New policy paper from the IDEoPOP & @iirprague.bsky.social collaboration! In this second paper, @lesliewehner.bsky.social and @simonkaack.bsky.social explore the foreign policy implications of the election of José Antonio Kast as president of Chile. Check it out!

@simonkaack.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Chile’s far-right shift under #Kast isn’t an outlier. In our new @ideopop.bsky.social @iirprague.bsky.social policy paper with @lesliewehner.bsky.social, we analyse how #LatinAmerica’s rightward turn reshapes global politics and what it means for #Europe. Read here: www.iir.cz/en/the-rise-...

''How does right-wing populism reshape foreign policy?'' New analysis by our PI @sdestradi.bsky.social with @carnegieendowment.org on the impact of right-wing populism on India's foreign policy. You can find it here: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

India’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Populism

Domestic mobilization, personalized leadership, and nationalism have reshaped India’s global behavior.

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It was a pleasure to speak with Milan Vaishnav @carnegieendowment.org about our new book "Populism and Foreign Policy" @academic.oup.com carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/gra...

Populism and the Politics of India’s Foreign Policy

We tend to think of populist leaders around the world as disruptive. But a new book by scholars Sandra Destradi and Johannes Plagemann argues that the extent of change depends on key factors. Milan an...

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Many thanks to the @ideopop.bsky.social team for the feedback on this article, now published in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social: "Populist Publics' Affinity for Nuclear Weapons? Explaining Opposition to the Nuclear Sharing Weapons in European Populist Publics" by Etienne et al. 👇

IDEoPOP@ideopop.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An article by @sdestradi.bsky.social with Tom W. Etienne, @profonderco.bsky.social and André Krouwel on populist publics' attitudes towards nucelar weapons sharing has been published. Sandra presented the article in the #IDEoPOP colloqium, we are happy to see it published. doi.org/10.1093/isq/...

We're excited to share that we launched the #IDEoPOP policy paper series in collaboration with the @iirprague.bsky.social! The first policy paper by our PI @sdestradi.bsky.social explores #populist engagement with the #UnitedNations. Read the contribution here: www.iir.cz/en/populists...

Populists at the United Nations | Institute of International Relations Prague - Expertise to impact

The policy paper explores how governments led by anti-elite or people-centred political movements approach multilateral cooperation within the United Nations, with particular attention to the links be...

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We conclude the #IDEoPOP doctoral training with a lecture by @profannikawerner.bsky.social on radical right populist parties in the EU. The seminar provided interesting insights into the main drivers for populists alliance building in the European Parliament. Thank you for the lecture!

We start the new year with an #IDEoPOP workshop on #populism and security by our PI, @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social. We received very interesting insights into Fabrizio's research results, particularly on the case of Italy. Thank you for the lecture! #MSCA #foreignpolicy

So nice to see that our early piece (with Johannes Plagemann @giga-hamburg.de) on #populism and #foreignpolicy remains among the 5 most read and 5 most cited articles in Foreign Policy Analysis! @fpajrnl.bsky.social @ideopop.bsky.social @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social

Last week, I attended a super inspiring workshop on right-wing #Populism in middle powers @carnegieeurope.bsky.social in Brussels. Thanks for the invitation @rohanmukherjee.bsky.social & @milanv.bsky.social !! @ideopop.bsky.social

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...

Today we had an inspiring lecture by our #IDEoPOP PIs Fredrik Söderbaum and @kilianspandler.bsky.social on #populism and #InternationalOrganizations. Thank you both for presenting and @pbilgin.bsky.social for chairing the session. #multilateralism #regionalism #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks #HorizonEurope

As part of our lecture series on populism and foreign policy we had a workshop on the populist politicization of foreign policy today. Thank you @davidcadier.bsky.social for the interesting lecture and insightful Q&A session 😊 #Politicisation #ForeignPolicy #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks #HorizonEurope

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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We had an excellent lecture by @hakkitas.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de yesterday in our #MSCA Doctoral Network IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social. Thanks a lot, dear Hakki, for presenting your super inspiring and innovative research agenda on #populism and #territoriality! @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social

Thank you so much, dear @erinjenne.bsky.social, for giving a lecture on #sovereigntism and the international dimensions of #populism to our doctoral candidates in the @ideopop.bsky.social doctoral network! #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks

IDEoPOP@ideopop.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Yesterday, we had the pleasure to host @erinjenne.bsky.social in our @IDEoPOP lecture series on the #international dimensions of #populism. The recording will be available soon on our website! :-) #sovereigntism #populism #nationalism #revisionism #MSCA #DoctoralNetworks #HorizonEurope

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Back from Rapallo, where I had very inspiring three days with fantastic colleagues to discuss our emerging research agenda on #politicization of #foreignpolicy. Thank you @europeanisa.bsky.social for this wonderful opportunity! #RapalloSymposia

The local newspaper reported about our public roundtable (in German only): www.badische-zeitung.de/wie-war-s-be...

Wie war’s bei … der Podiumsdiskussion über die Macht der Populisten

Populistische Parteien werden immer beliebter. In vielen Ländern, wie den USA, sind Populisten bereits an der Macht. In dieser Podiumsdiskussion befassten sich die Forscher mit den Folgen.

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Some impressions from our IDEoPOP Kick-off Conference on the international dimensions and effects of #populism held @uni-freiburg.de on 17-19 September. The entire network met in person for the first time for an inspiring mix of poster sessions by our doctoral candidates, panels, and roundtables.

New publication (with Emidio Diodato) in @jcms-eu.bsky.social The Long‐Term Effects of #Populism on #ForeignPolicy: Berlusconi's Legacy and Its Impact on Italy's Approach to the #EU and International Politics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ideopop.bsky.social @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social

The Long‐Term Effects of Populism on Foreign Policy: Berlusconi's Legacy and Its Impact on Italy's Approach to the EU and International Politics

What are the long-term effects of populism on foreign policy? This aspect has not been addressed yet by the burgeoning literature on the international consequences of populism. In this contribution, ...

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Thank you so much for coming to our @ideopop.bsky.social kick-off conference and for presenting your super interesting research, dear @dwajner.bsky.social !

Daniel F. Wajner@dwajner.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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!

We had two very inspiring panels on the international consequences of #populism at #SISP2025 today 😊 @ideopop.bsky.social

Good morning Napoli! Looking forward to #SISP2025 with two panels on #populism and #IR co-organized with @khayyamrza.bsky.social of the @ideopop.bsky.social doctoral network

My contribution this morning in Deutschlandfunk (in German) on Germany's foreign minister's trip to #India www.deutschlandfunk.de/wirtschaft-u...

Wadephul in Indien - Komplizierte neue Partnerschaft mit dem Subkontinent

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Today, I could finally collect my copies of our Routledge #Handbook of #Populism and #ForeignPolicy. I am so grateful to all our authors and to the best co-editors in the world: @achryssogelos.bsky.social and @davidcadier.bsky.social!

Interested in different theories and conceptualization of #populism? Here are lectures by some of the leading scholars in the field, given in the context of our MSCA doctoral network @ideopop.bsky.social

IDEoPOP@ideopop.bsky.social · last yr.

The first six #lectures of our series on #Populism are now available online! Super interesting contributions on the different theorizations of populism and on how to measure it. Follow this space for more video lectures in the coming weeks! ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/doctoral-tra...

The first six #lectures of our series on #Populism are now available online! Super interesting contributions on the different theorizations of populism and on how to measure it. Follow this space for more video lectures in the coming weeks! ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/doctoral-tra...

Lecture series - IDEoPOP

Concepts, Causes, and Consequences of Populism Session 1Introduction to populismCristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser (Catholic University of Chile)Provides an overview of developments in how populism has manif...

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📣 We're #hiring: You successfully completed your #PhD and are motivated to research and teach in #InternationalRelations? Consider joining our lovely team at @uni-freiburg.de in Germany's sunniest region. 🌞 More info 👇 @sdestradi.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

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The Chair for International Relations, Department of Political Science, at the University of Freiburg invites applications for a PostDoc position (m/f/d) in International Relations

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Our #handbook of #populism and #foreignpolicy has a publication date: 20 June! Very much looking forward to seeing this in print :-) @davidcadier.bsky.social @achryssogelos.bsky.social www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...

Routledge Handbook of Populism and Foreign Policy

This handbook provides a methodical, comprehensive, and unifying overview of the vibrant yet disparate scholarship on populism and foreign policy. By mapping the debates and existing findings, as well...

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*** Postdoc-Stelle in der IB ***

Sandra Destradi@sdestradi.bsky.social · last yr.

*We are hiring!* @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de 2-year Postdoc position in #InternationationalRelations at my chair with a fantastic team! :-) uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...