Prokop Válek
American conservatives revere the illiberal playbook of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Perhaps nowhere is this inspiration more visible than in education. Yet, says Prokop Válek, this battleground against 'the woke agenda' also reveals clear limits to transnational populist learning Read more
Anastasiia Kudlenko
Anastasiia Kudlenko argues that a corruption scandal that toppled yet another Prosecutor General in Ukraine offers Ukrainian society and international partners an opportunity to reinvigorate reforms, aimed at dismantling state capture in the system of law enforcement Read more
Hugo Bonin
Drawing on a systematic review of 2,401 scientific articles, Hugo Bonin shows how 'liberal democracy' has shifted from a contested analytical concept to a defensive catchphrase. The more the term circulates, the less scholars are examining it. But examining the term is crucial for how we think about democracy's future Read more
Péter Kállai
Hungary's 2026 parliamentary election revealed how a politically captured system of minority representation and non-resident voting continue to shape electoral outcomes. Péter Kállai, Balázs Majtényi and Alíz Nagy argue that meaningful reform must address both Read more
Sabine Volk
In countries across Europe, Pride events celebrating LGBTQI visibility face threats of violence. This, warns Sabine Volk reveals the transnationalisation of far-right activism and the mainstreaming of trans-hostile discourse. Democratic states, she says, are failing to protect marginalised communities Read more
Yunus Poblome
Populist radical-right parties are forging cross-border ties. Yunus Poblome's research into Conservative Political Action Conferences reveals how inter-and transnational populists have established international alliances Read more
Marta Kołczyńska
Political trust can shape the trajectory of democracy writes Marta Kołczyńska, but its effects are conditional, uneven, and increases in trust may sometimes even be conducive to democratic decline rather than renewal Read more
Jeremy Ko
Populist governance poses a profound threat to universities, undermining the autonomy essential to knowledge production. Jeremy Ko and James F. Downes reveal how populist leaders invoking 'the people' against elites consistently reduce academic freedom – and right-wing variants accelerate the decline most sharply Read more
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