Anitta Kynsilehto
Chile has elected extreme-right candidate José Antonio Kast as its new president. His victory, argues Anitta Kynsilehto, may reflect a broader process of rewriting political memory in the post-dictatorship era, suggesting that Chileans' memories of 'never again' moments are beginning to fade Read more
Nelson Santos
Nelson Santos, Sofia Serra-Silva, and Tiago Silva analysed voting patterns in Portugal’s parliament. They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right Chega contradicts the party’s anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels in what was historically a consensual parliament Read more
Avery Gozu
Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and hegemonic masculinity Read more
Đorđe Milosav
Đorđe Milosav explores how young men are reshaping Europe's political landscape. Drawing on European Election Study data, and based on recent co-authored research, he shows that rising male support for the far right is a generational shift — with potentially serious democratic consequences Read more
Iris B. Segers
Far-right politicians around the world have mastered the art of epistemic warfare, posing a serious threat to academic freedom. Iris B. Segers reflects on the challenges of feminist resistance to a bizarre political reality rife with lies Read more
Ankita Mukherjee
Right-wing ideology is on the rise in Indian politics. Contemporary citizenship projects such as the National Register of Citizens and the abrogation of Article 370 are increasingly using the law to implement unconstitutional changes. Ankita Mukherjee argues that individuals with intersecting minority identities have become prime targets of these projects Read more
Donatella Bonansinga
Is populism ‘emotional’ and mainstream politics ‘rational’? Donatella Bonansinga argues that the divide between rationality and emotionality is rooted in cultural misperceptions, and all politics can be ‘emotional’. Populism is peculiarly emotional, because it taps in to very specific affective states, with key differences between left and right Read more
Vladimir Bortun
Researchers have made significant advances over the past decade in making sense of right-wing populism. However, as this party family continues to win elections, scholars need to pay more attention to the class forces and material interests it represents, writes Vladimir Bortun Read more
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