๐ข ECPS Commentary ๐ฎ๐ณ India's Gen Z Cockroach Protests: Youth Mobilization, Democratic Dissent, and the Limits of Modi's Populism โ๏ธ By Dr. Amir Ali ๐ Read the article: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/indias-gen-z...
European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS)
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ECPS is an independent, nonprofit organization for research on and analysis of challenges posed by increasing political populism. ECPS observes and reports on different manifestations of populism across the world. www.populismstudies.org
๐ข ECPS โ Voice of Youth (VoY) ๐ From Beneficiaries to Changemakers: Why Rohingya Youth Must Have a Voice in Their Future โ๏ธ By PS Ayaas ๐๏ธ What does meaningful participation look like in one of the world's largest and most protracted refugee crises? ๐๐ www.populismstudies.org/from-benefic...
๐ข ECPS Commentary ๐บ๐ธ From Conspiracy Theory to State Policy: Trump, MAGA, and the Specter of "Cultural Marxism" โ๏ธ By Dr. Joรฃo Ferreira Dias ๐๏ธ What happens when a political conspiracy theory becomes a principle of governance? ๐ Read the commentary: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/from-conspir...
๐ขECPS Commentary ๐From Wealth Concentration to Anti-Immigrant Populism: The Strategic Alliance Between Super-Rich and the Far Right โ๏ธBy Bulent Kenes ๐ฐWhy do the world's wealthiest individuals openly support populist radical right and far-right movements? ๐ www.populismstudies.org/from-wealth-...
๐ข ECPS European Observatory ๐ฌ๐ง Burnham, Post-Neoliberalism & the Rematerialization of the Left โ๏ธ Is the center-left entering a new post-neoliberal era? Dr. Dias argues that Burnham's political vision signals a broader transformation in progressive politics. ๐ www.populismstudies.org/burnham-post...
๐ฅ ECPS Interview | VIDEO ๐ Prof. Danielle Allen: AI Should Strengthen Human Judgment, Not Replace It โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐ค Can artificial intelligence strengthen democracyโor fundamentally reshape it? โถ๏ธ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeT6... ๐ Read here: populismstudies.org/prof-allen-a...
๐ ECPS Book Review ๐ The Political Theologies of Populism: The Garveyites, the Klan, and the Wobblies, 1905โ1930 ๐ What connects the Ku Klux Klan, Marcus Garvey's movement, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Trumpism, BLM, and democratic socialism? ๐ www.populismstudies.org/the-politica...
๐ข ECPS Interview ๐ Prof. Danielle Allen: AI Should Strengthen Human Judgment, Not Replace It โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐ A conversation on democracy, constitutionalism, populism & the governance of AI with one of the world's foremost political philosophers. ๐ www.populismstudies.org/prof-allen-a...
๐ข ECPS Interview | VIDEO ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐บ Dr. Hanna Folsz: Even Deeply Entrenched Competitive Authoritarian Regimes Have Vulnerabilities โ๏ธ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli โถ๏ธ Watch now: ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Vk... ๐ Read here: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/dr-folsz-eve...
๐ฅ ECPS Interview | VIDEO ๐จ๐ด Associate Professor Laura Gamboa: By the Time the Authoritarian Threat Becomes Evident, It's Usually Too Late โ๏ธ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli โถ๏ธ Watch now: ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2p... ๐ Read here: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/assoc-prof-g...
๐ข ECPS Interview | VIDEO ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐บ Professor Kim Lane Scheppeleโs Three Priorities for Hungary: Reform the Constitutional Court, Restore Judicial Checks & Change Election Law โ๏ธ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli ๐ฅ Watch: ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRd6... ๐ Read: ๐ populismstudies.org/prof-scheppe...
๐ข ECPS Commentary ๐ Why Environmental Displacement Is the Next Frontier in Populist Politics โ๏ธBy Oludele Solaja ๐ Read the piece & join the conversation on one of the most important emerging intersections of populism, climate politics & democratic theory:๐ www.populismstudies.org/why-environm...
๐ข ECPS Interview ๐ญ๐บ Dr. Hanna Folsz on Hungary: Even Deeply Entrenched Competitive Authoritarian Regimes Have Vulnerabilities โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐ Read the interview: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/dr-folsz-eve...
๐ข ECPS Interview ๐จ๐ด Associate Professor Laura Gamboa: By the Time the Authoritarian Threat Becomes Evident, It's Usually Too Late โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐Read the full interview: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/assoc-prof-g...
๐ข ECPS Interview ๐ญ๐บ Prof. Kim L. Scheppeleโs Three Priorities for Hungary: Reform the Constitutional Court, Restore Judicial Checks & Change the Election Law โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐ฌ "Fight corruption, build a big tent, and take people out of fear." ๐Read: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/prof-scheppe...
๐ข ECPS Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 9 | Prof. Markus Kotzur: Can the EU Lead? Policy Tools, Regulatory Power & Global Influence ๐ฅ www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90H... ๐ www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Academy Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism, and Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 8 | Professor Axel Berkofsky: EUโJapan Relations and Populism ๐ฅ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Hl... ๐ Read: www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Summer School ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 6 |Dr. Pugliese: The EUโs Policy Towards Asia Amidst Changing USโChina Security & Trade Dynamics ๐ฅ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzsd... ๐ www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 5 / Reuben Wong: Strategic Autonomy, De-risking, & EU Economic Security Tools ๐ฅ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxsG... ๐ Read: www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Academy Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐Lecture 5/Prof. Alasdair Young: Populism Trumped Transatlantic Trade Cooperation ๐ฅWatch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOGg... ๐ Read: www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Academy Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 3 / Prof. Erik Jones: The Political Economy of EUโUS Trade Relations ๐ฅ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGt_... ๐ Read: www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Academy Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 2/Prof. Kent Jones: Populism, Legitimacy & the Politicization of Trade ๐ฅ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLy4... ๐ Read: www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Summer School 2026 ๐ Europe Between Oceans: The EU in the Age of Geoeconomics, Populism & Strategic Competition ๐ Lecture 1 / Prof. Poletti: The Evolution of EU Trade Policy & the Global Trade Order ๐ฅ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pgx... ๐ Read: www.populismstudies.org/ecps-academy...
๐ข ECPS Interview / VIDEO ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ด Prof. Michael Shifter: Anti-Establishment Politics, Not Ideology, Drove Colombia's Election โ๏ธ Interview by Selรงuk Gรผltaลlฤฑ ๐ฅ Watch the full interview! โถ๏ธ ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRh... ๐ Read here: populismstudies.org/prof-shifter...
๐ข ECPS Publication Alert! ๐จ ๐ Populism & Politics (P&P) ๐ Beyond Islamo-Populism: Religious Framing and Sectarian Mobilization among Far-Right Islamist Parties in Pakistan โ๏ธ By Karrar Ali & Aamina Urooj ๐Read the article: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/beyond-islam...
๐ข ECPS Publication Alert! ๐จ ๐ Journal of Populism Studies (JPS) ๐ The Orphan Paradox in India and the USA โ๏ธ By Professor Dinesh Sharma & Professor Gregory W. Streich ๐ Read the article: ๐ jps.populismstudies.org/articles/the...
๐ข ECPS Publication Alert! ๐จ ๐ Journal of Populism Studies (JPS) ๐ From Economic Crisis to Democratic Backsliding: Evidence from Thailand, Argentina, the United States, and Greece โ๏ธBy Professor Akis Kalaitzidis ๐ Read the article: ๐ jps.populismstudies.org/articles/fro...
๐ข ECPS Interview / VIDEO ๐ฅ ๐ Prof. Aziz Huq: The US Supreme Court Has Created the Conditions for Democratic Backsliding โ๏ธ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli ๐ฅ Watch now: โถ๏ธ www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8XH... ๐ Read here: ๐ populismstudies.org/prof-huq-the...
๐ข ECPS Interview ๐จ๐ด Professor Michael Shifter: Anti-Establishment Politics, Not Ideology, Drove Colombia's Election โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐ Read the interview: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/prof-shifter...
๐น ECPS Interview | VIDEO ๐บ ๐ช๐บ MEP Juan Fernando Lรณpez Aguilar: The Return Regulation Is a Violation of EU Fundamental Values โ๏ธ By Selcuk Gultasli ๐ฅ Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel! ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_18... ๐ Read the interview: ๐ www.populismstudies.org/mep-lopez-ag...
