Conspiracy theories have a prominent role in politics, but what is that role and why are conspiracy theories deployed to play it? M. Giulia Napolitano’s (2025) “Conspiracy Theories, Resistance to Evidence, and Propaganda: How Conspiracy Theories Advance Political Causes” discusses... Read More ›Source| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Diana L. Moss reviews the increasing politicization of antitrust and regulation in the United States and what avenues are available to resist the corruption of due process and usurpation of the rule of law. Read it at ProMarket >>| ProMarket
Have we lost the feeling that things are going to get better, and that progress under democracy is inevitable? The post Tackling the rise of right-wing populism first appeared on North East Bylines.| North East Bylines
In an interview with the ECPS, Dr. Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Newcastle University, examines how digital […]| ECPS
Populist actors often present themselves as defenders of “the people” while strategically boosting state capacity for select groups and […]| ECPS
In an in-depth interview with the ECPS, Bruce E. Cain—Professor of Political Science at Stanford University—analyzes how Donald Trump […]| ECPS
Is it really true that Britain’s special path as a nation of tolerance, parliamentary debate and democracy is only coming to an end in the age of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson? The post British History: As Full of Cruelty, Racism and Hate as Any Other Nation in Europe appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Founder of the Order of the Fire, Jack Donovan, on Vicious and Virtuous Conversation: How much is gossip driving engagement in male online spaces? L'articolo Gossip’s Carrion Call proviene da IM—1776.| IM—1776
How the Culture War is leading America ever deeper into Modernity| IM—1776
“Transitional Nepal may face real dangers from rising religious populism,” warns Dr. DB Subedi, a leading scholar of peace and conflict studies at the| ECPS
“Transitional Nepal may face real dangers from rising religious populism,” warns Dr. DB Subedi, a leading scholar of peace and conflict studies at the| ECPS
Su, Yu & Li, Tongtong. (2025). “Diversity, Rationality, and the Diffusion of Online Populism: A Study of Chinese Social Media Discussions.” Journal of| ECPS
“Combatting Authoritarian Populism,” by Dr. Larry Diamond (Professor of Sociology and of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the| ECPS
In the wake of Norway’s September 8, 2025, general election, the country’s political landscape has been reshaped by growing polarization and the unexpected| ECPS
Giving an interview to the European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), iconic human rights defender Aryeh Neier — former Executive Director of the American| ECPS
Are you passionate about global politics and understanding the dynamics that shape it? Are you looking for a way to expand your knowledge under the| ECPS
“Anti-fascism is the worst product of fascism.”[1] Trump’s re-election in the US and the rise of populism and far-right movements in other countries have once again highlighted the threat of fascism and the... The post Decisive Choice: It’s Not Democracy or Fascism, But Socialism or Barbarism appeared first on Internationalist Voice.| Internationalist Voice
Illustration by Maria Farre Originally published in Turkish in Ayrıntı Dergi: a Quarterly of Socialist Politics and Culture, and translated with the help of Tilbe Akan. Since the 1970s, the world left has gradually lost its claim to represent the total liberation of humanity from capitalism and imperialism. At first, the left was drawn into the path of taming the order through “new social movements.” The blocking of this path, as well as the increasing destructiveness of market capitali...| Lefteast
Though populism can, in theory, amplify marginalized voices and energize democracy, it often becomes a tool for weakening democratic institutions.| The Globalist
A review of Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger (Macmillan, 2023).| Damage
Tribal white politics has once again found a place at the heart of American power.| New Statesman
Teresa Völker interviewed Jeanette Hofmann about the role of science communication in fragmented publics, the impact of social media on democratic discourse, and why scientists shouldn’t retreat from…| Elephant in the Lab
At the Battle of Ideas last Saturday, a panel on "populism" spent an hour and a half discussing everything except economics. Sherelle Jacobs of the Telegraph called for the Tory party to replace what she called a "twisted morality of sacrifice and dependency" with the "Judaeo-Christian" values of thrift and personal responsibility. And when a brave audience member asked "shouldn't we be discussing economics?" Tom Slater of Spiked brushed him off and carried on talking about cultural issues. E...| www.coppolacomment.com
Where amid this turmoil does neoliberalism stand? In emergency conditions it has been forced to take measures –...| London Review of Books
[Ottawa – May 20, 2025] Below is a retrospective of the 45th Canadian federal election, the forces that shaped it, and the challenges Canada faces.| EKOS Politics
Populist leaders like United States President Donald Trump are zealously challenging the authority of independent technocrats and judges. This backlash follows decades of steadily increasing delegation of policymaking authority to unelected experts, bureaucratic agencies, and the judiciary. In new research, Gabriele Gratton and Jacob Edenhofer argue that such backlash is a predictable development in political environments where majorities are unstable and new political coalitions frequently f...| ProMarket
The co-manager of Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign told undercover reporters he provided advice to the Liberal Party about leader Peter Dutton, who has rejected comparisons with Trump. The post Trump’s campaign chief claimed he secretly advised Australian Liberal Party ahead of general election appeared first on Centre for Climate Reporting.| Centre for Climate Reporting
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is working to push gas to emerging markets as part of Donald Trump’s plans for global energy dominance.| Centre for Climate Reporting
Come, love of country, fill my heart… I do love Britain. I guess I love England more. London most of all. I hope that in my life I’ve honoured the place I live and not disgraced it or undermined it (I support England and GB in sporting events – I fly a little flag on… Continue reading When will I become patriotic?| Bowblog
Is a Democratic Tea Party emerging?| The Dispatch
In Washington, the struggle within Trump’s coalition between MAGA and Musk is picking up steam. Alex Gourevitch thinks MAGA’s fascist-saluting champion Steve Bannon is likely to be on the losing en…| The Northern Star
“Queer history has a problem with memory,” Jennifer Evans contends in her rich and bold monograph that encourages its readers to think, and to think [...] The post Queer History that Surprises, Frustrates, Embarrasses, and Delights appeared first on The New Fascism Syllabus.| The New Fascism Syllabus
The secretive “second phase" and the radical policies set for rollout on day one of a new Trump administration| Centre for Climate Reporting
Peter Ramsay argues that the official reaction to the recent riots in England is an ideological distortion that seeks to deflect responsibility for national disintegration. The riots and disorder t…| The Northern Star
The UK’s general election result might seem like a restoration of the old pre-2016 political order. A bland technocrat has won a sweeping majority. However, Peter Ramsay and Philip Cunliffe argue t…| The Northern Star
On June 21, 2024, Frank Graves was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Carleton University in recognition of a distinguished career in public opinion and policy research and o…| EKOS Politics
Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers.| Contexts
Louise Tillin explores the sources of populism in India, its recent developments, and what this means for the country’s 2024 general election, which begins April 19 and ends June 1.| ProMarket
"It’s hard not to view GB News as Neil's next step in his march of destruction through institutions which once promoted stability for Britain’s ruling strata."| Source
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a feature on Willard, Ohio – a town of some 6,000 people about 30 miles southwest of my birthplace of Oberlin and about 15 miles northeast of Savannah, where my 90…| winter tomato
Patrick Deneen has written a book that reproduces and encourages a form of self-deception that’s pervasive in the United States on the populist Right.| Quillette
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