Looking forward to speaking tomorrow at @ibei.org! If you are in Barcelona and interested in geopolitical shifts, populist polarization, and fragmentation trends shaping EU–Latin America relations and beyond, feel free to join us. Details: eulas.network/event-list
Daniel F. Wajner
@dwajner.bsky.social
International Relations scholar at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Legitimation Struggles, Populist Foreign Policy, Regionalism & Conflict Resolution in Europe, Latin America & MENA
Events in #Venezuela cannot be understood in isolation. In recent ISA webinar, I discussed: • How this moment fits into a 12+ year crisis. • The geopolitics behind U.S. actions & their int'l legitimation. • Latin America in Trumpism & MAGA’s “Golden Age”. 🎥 Recording: youtu.be/eb3qb2RgZEA?...
Venezuela: Global, Regional, and Local Implications
YouTube video by International Studies Association (ISA)
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Very relevant read for our #IDEoPOP network on the relationship between populism and regionalism. In this article, @dwajner.bsky.social explores how populists engage in regional cooperation. It was very interesting to read it!
My piece proposing a typology of populist regionalism has finally found a home! Published in @jei-publication.bsky.social (47, 8), it examines how populists manage regional integration once in power, identifying four distinct pathways. Open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My piece proposing a typology of populist regionalism has finally found a home! Published in @jei-publication.bsky.social (47, 8), it examines how populists manage regional integration once in power, identifying four distinct pathways. Open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Populism in power and regional (dis-)integration: charting paths of populist regionalism in Europe and Latin America
How do populists approach regional integration from the government? Existing research shows that a rhetoric backlash against regional organizations and their bureaucracies is central to contemporar...
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It was a pleasure to take part in the lecture series of The International Dimensions and Effects of Populism! Thanks to @sdestradi.bsky.social and the IDEoPOP team for having me! If you are interested in the lecture, you can find it here: ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/lecture-ii-4...
This book is a MUST-READ for anyone researching contemporary #populism, #populist foreign policy, and populism in International Relations more broadly. Congrats, dear @sdestradi.bsky.social! Already added to my 'Global Populism' course syllabus... and I highly recommend everyone to do the same!
Very happy to share that my new book "Populism and Foreign Policy", co-authored with Johannes Plagemann, is now out as an e-book with Oxford University Press! We examine how populist governments reshape #foreignpolicy across the globe. More here: academic.oup.com/book/61646
Very happy to share that my new book "Populism and Foreign Policy", co-authored with Johannes Plagemann, is now out as an e-book with Oxford University Press! We examine how populist governments reshape #foreignpolicy across the globe. More here: academic.oup.com/book/61646
Populism and Foreign Policy
Abstract. How and why does the formation of populist governments lead to changes in foreign policy? This book theorizes and empirically analyses how populi
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Had a fantastic time in Freiburg at the kickoff of the IDEoPOP doctoral network! 🎉 Big thanks to @sdestradi.bsky.social @lesliewehner.bsky.social & all IDEoPOP partners for having me, and to S.Fouquet for the organization. Especially loved meeting the new PhDs; so much promising research ahead!
🚨NEW ARTICLE🚨 Now with a volume, issue and page numbers in Millennium. @chrsjcksn.bsky.social and I wrote about the craziness of Skopje's faux neoclassical revamp, a huge statue of Alexander the Great, copy of Arc de Triomphe and things that are supposed to look like... Venice? It's a riot. Pics 👇
The Ontological Security-Seeking Paradox: Domestic and International Effects of Public Architecture in North Macedonia’s ‘Skopje 2014’ Project - Christopher M. Jackson, Jelena Subotic, 2024
This article theorises the relationship between material environment and state ontological security by analysing how public architecture is used to defend, asse...
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This story is simultaneously unsurprising and insane on more levels than it is possible to count. wapo.st/4kjmqsn
The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down
A new culture of secrecy in government is taking root – among career staffers and new political appointees alike.
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🎥Short clip from my talk at GIGA's WONAGO lecture series on patterns, effects & prospects of global #populism— a topic evolving in fascinating (& challenging) ways. Thanks to @hakkitas.bsky.social for the kind invite, and to all who joined! Next time in Hamburg—not from a shelter!
Today! At the WONAGO lecture series of the German Institute for Global Affairs (GIGA): Towards a Populist International Order (PIO)? Thanks @hakkitas.bsky.social for the kind invitation! www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
"..agencies should deliver uncomfortable truths without fear of political retaliation. (If) warnings are dismissed or sidelined for political convenience, the state’s ability to anticipate threats (...will be) impaired.. Distraction can easily turn into destruction" warontherocks.com/2025/06/popu...
Populists vs. Spies in Israel and Beyond – War on the Rocks
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🚨 New paper with @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social in @cambridgecria.bsky.social: In "Theorizing populism in international relations: a classical realist perspective", we explore the prospects of IR theories, focusing on classical #realism, for studying #populism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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3 intense days, big questions & inspiring minds! Wrapped up our workshop on the impact of #populism: IOs, FP, & LIO. Closed w/sharp student-led roundtable with M.Zürn, @lesliewehner.bsky.social & @sdestradi.bsky.social. Big thanks to @iajournal.bsky.social: the special section framed our sessions!
I had a wonderful time in Jerusalem this week at the workshop "The International Impact of #Populism: Mitigation or Boost?" organized by @dwajner.bsky.social @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social Very much enjoyed discussions with colleagues and students. Thank you for the invitation!!
The workshop on the international impact of #populism is underway! Amazing vibe from the group already! 📢🌍 Kicked off with a thought-provoking keynote by Emeritus Prof. Emanuel Adler on “Populism, Technology & the Practice of Truth Subversion!” Some shots from the session👇 See you tomorrow!
The workshop on the international impact of #populism is underway! Amazing vibe from the group already! 📢🌍 Kicked off with a thought-provoking keynote by Emeritus Prof. Emanuel Adler on “Populism, Technology & the Practice of Truth Subversion!” Some shots from the session👇 See you tomorrow!
What an honour to see my book "Reluctance in World Politics" in the @iajournal.bsky.social list of top 10 books written by women! And a reference to our #populism special section, too. Thank you!!😊 medium.com/internationa...
Top 10 Books: International Women’s Day 2025
To mark International Women’s Day this year, the official celebratory website asks us to ‘Imagine a gender equal world … A world where…
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End of great workshop on #Populism and #Resilience in Prague, organized by HUJI's European Forum & Charles University of Prague. Now heading to the International Studies Association (ISA) Summit! See you in Chicago! #ISA2025 #isa2
#Bregrets are common, but support for rejoin is (at best) conditional. Very clear and concise summary of British public opinion on #Brexit & 🇪🇺 membership by @miriamsorace.bsky.social over @theconversation.bsky.social
Bresignation: British people are ready to turn a page on the EU referendum vote
The British public has moved beyond wanting to relitigate the Brexit referendum, making now a good time to reset relations with Brussels.
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