Paul Taggart
@paultaggart.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex. Populism Euroscepticism Unpolitics
Always strikes me that Trump has a very limited record of legislation (across both terms) and while unilateral actions can be significant, they have much less chance of enduring than legislative achievements
PS: Political Science & Politics@pspolisci.bsky.social · 6d agoPresident Trump used the unilateral powers of the presidency in extraordinary ways during the first 100 days of his second term. Read more here, now on FirstView: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Great book - here's my review, hot off the @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social press!
Tribal politics in Britain – how Brexit divided a nation - LSE Review of Books
Tribal Politics by Sara Hobolt & James Tilley argues that the 2016 Brexit Referendum did not reveal, but created, two polarised political identities in the UK
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📖 🛒 'The Government and Politics of the European Union' is now available in paperback! 👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/governmen... This is a completely updated and restructured edition of a classic that makes it easier for students to understand how the European Union works! #EUsky #Eursky #Poliscisky
The Government and Politics of the European Union
The definitive textbook on EU politics and governance, now in its 9th edition, has been thoroughly updated to take into account the ongoing developments and evo…
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📣 @pietrocastellig.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that the call for the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’ is now open! 🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026. 🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353
Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, University of Bologna, 6 – 10 July 2026
European Consortium for Political Research
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NEWS From 2026 Government & Opposition will publish continuously with no more issues, just one volume each year. @govandopp.bsky.social - an International Journal of Comparative Politics
It was great sharing this panel on #unpolitics with @paultaggart.bsky.social and @petraguasti.bsky.social! Thanks to Robert Csehi for the comments on my paper on "Unpolitics in the European Parliament: Fraying the ‘cordon sanitaire’ after the 2024 elections"! #ecprgc25
We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Elizabeth Meehan best article prize was awarded to "Shocks to the System: Electoral Manipulation, Protests and the Evolution of Political Trust in Russia" - shorturl.at/4C5rY by Hannah S. Chapman (University of Oklahoma)
"We don't have a sensible conversation about why immigration occurs and why it’s central to Britain's identity." Don't miss our interview with Crick prizewinner James Hampshire on the political economy of immigration since Brexit.
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How do populists define “the people”? @tiondelisa.bsky.social examines how right-wing populists construct ingroup identity through opposition. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/GEvXWhB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci #ECRs
A really interesting extended podcast about populism by Lewis Waller, that uses an extended interview with me. A long watch but it's very thoughtful. If you have an interest in populism - and the time for something extended on the topic - I recommend watching it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZL-...
The Populist Backlash — And What Comes Next
YouTube video by Then & Now
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Worrying results linking declining support for demo and increasing support for far right among the young: Wouter van der Brug, @sarahobolt.bsky.social and Sebastian Adrian Popa 'The kids are Alt right? Age, authoritarian attitudes and far-right support in Europe' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The kids are Alt right? Age, authoritarian attitudes and far-right support in Europe
The traditional image of a far-right voter as ‘pale, male and stale’ is changing. The attention has shifted to younger people who are said to be less supportive of (liberal) democracy and now also ...
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Book launch for Sue Collard’s new book on Macron, discussed by John Gaffney and chaired by Liz David-Barrett www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
The very best research seminars push me to think about what I (think I) already know and tell me stuff about things I have no idea about. Sussex Politics seminar by our visiting fellow Sofya du Boulay talking about ‘Manufacturing Obedience: Media Coercion in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan’
Such a pleasure to welcome back Sussex alumnus Dan Keith to present on radical left parties at Sussex Politics research seminar yesterday
Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy? Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy? By Sarah L. de Lange and Larissa Böckmann, University of Amsterdam When the impact of populism on liberal democracy is examined, the focus often is on populists in…
Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy?
Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy? By Sarah L. de Lange and Larissa Böckmann, University of Amsterdam When the impact of populism on liberal democracy is examined, the focus often is on populists in power. After all, when in office, populists have the possibility to change legislation, thereby negatively affecting individual freedoms and rights, and to transform the political system, often toward democratic decline and illiberalism (Pappas 2019; Ruth-Lovell and Grahn 2023).1 Far less attention has been devoted to populist parties in opposition, even though this is the position in which populists find themselves most frequently.2 Prominent examples of Western European populist parties with a decades-long position in opposition include the
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Excellent collection of articles on populism and democracy. Guest-edited by @paultaggart.bsky.social & Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. They're all open access.
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 2y agoNew #OpenAccess symposium from @pspolisci.bsky.social - Populism and Democracy: Mapping the Field and the Road Ahead - cup.org/42erybO With papers by @sldelange.bsky.social, @paultaggart.bsky.social, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social, @larboe.bsky.social, @grantmitchell.bsky.social & more #populism
Really interesting reseach seminar today at Sussex from @russellfoster.bsky.social on ‘Brexit and Brexit-Lit’ showing a link between novels and the contestation of Europe. Love a seminar that I leave with ideas for novels to read under the guise of research.
Just out - mine and Anthee's short piece on responses to populism in this fantastic symposium on populism & democracy put together by @paultaggart.bsky.social & Cristoval Rovira Kaltwasser in PS. Lots of short, up-to-date pieces by those in the know - really good for teaching purposes!
Paul Taggart@paultaggart.bsky.social · 2y agoAnthoula Malkopoulou and @benmoffitt.bsky.social's article considers how to respond to populism www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
NEW ISSUE from @pspolisci.bsky.social - PS: Political Science & Politics - Volume 58 - Issue 1 - cup.org/3Q2ObbI
This looks like a great resource with a huge number of short, pithy and authoritative chapters covering the past, the present and future prescriptions, on everything you could want to know (and some things you might not want to know) about Brexit ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/the-...
The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset - UK in a changing Europe
For the past decade, UK in a Changing Europe has provided impartial, research-based analysis on a number of issues, but most particularly...
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A big thanks to Robert Sata for the invitation to present on ‘The Power of Unpolitics’ at CEU in Vienna this week. Great to get such valuable feedback and ideas from the CEU audience.
Just wonderful to be there to see Gilsun Jeong pass his PhD viva today on Eurosceptic parties in the European Parliament and their responses to crisis. Big thanks to @nathaliebrack.bsky.social and Paul Webb for examining, and to @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social for co-supervising with me.
Check out our latest symposium: Populism and Democracy: Mapping the Field and the Road Ahead cup.org/42erybO Guest edited by @paultaggart.bsky.social & Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser w/ papers by @sldelange.bsky.social @robert-a-huber.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @grantmitchell.bsky.social & others
New #OpenAccess symposium from @pspolisci.bsky.social - Populism and Democracy: Mapping the Field and the Road Ahead - cup.org/42erybO With papers by @sldelange.bsky.social, @paultaggart.bsky.social, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social, @larboe.bsky.social, @grantmitchell.bsky.social & more #populism
Teaching on populism, or just thinking about it? Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser and I have published a symposium in @pspolisci.bsky.social on 'Populism and Democracy' which is now available (open access).
Government & Opposition (@govandopp.bsky.social) is now an #OpenAccess journal. You can browse the January 2025 issue here - cup.org/3C78VvH An International Journal of Comparative Politics
Very proud to have contributed with @larboe.bsky.social @pspolisci.bsky.social symposium about populism and democracy. We focus on the impact of populist parties when in opposition, because most research concentrates on these parties in power www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy? | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy?
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It has been a pleasure and an honor to participate in the symposium under the great guidance of editors Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser and @paultaggart.bsky.social. They have put together a awesome collection of contributions that are also perfect for teaching purposes.
