European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS)
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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS)
@populismstudies.bsky.social
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
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📢 Publication Alert!!! 📢

ECPS Report on 2024 European Parliament Elections under the Shadow of Rising Populism

The ECPS' latest #report on 2024 EP elections offers a comprehensive look at how populist forces are influencing the political landscape of Europe. populismstudies.org/ecps-report-...
ECPS Report: 2024 European Parliament Elections under the Shadow of Rising Populism - ECPS
Ivaldi, Gilles & Zankina, Emilia (Eds). (2024). 2024 EP Elections under the Shadow of Rising Populism. European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS).
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📢 ECPS Interview / 🎥 VIDEO

🗣️ Assoc. Prof. Manuel Larrabure: A New Right-Wing Alliance Is Emerging in Latin America — and Democracy Will Take a Toll

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

🎥 Watch the interview:🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cmO...

📘 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/assoc-prof-l...
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

📌Asst. Prof. Lisa Zanotti: Presidential Systems Ease Populists’ Rise to Power in Latin America

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

▶️ Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfNN...

📖 Read the interview: populismstudies.org/asst-prof-za...
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

🌍 Professor Richard Youngs: We Are in an Interregnum Between the Liberal Global Order and Whatever Comes Next ⚖️

📝 Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

▶️ Watch the video of interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lknr...

📖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/professor-yo...
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📢 ECPS Interview

📘 Asst. Prof. Lisa Zanotti: Presidential Systems Ease Populists’ Rise to Power in Latin America

🎙️ Dr. Zanotti offers a sharp analysis of Latin America's accelerating shift to the far right and what Chile’s 2025 election means.

📄 Read now: www.populismstudies.org/asst-prof-za...
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🌍 ECPS Virtual Workshop Series

🎓 Session 7: Rethinking Representation in an Age of Populism

📅 Thursday, November. 27, 2025 🕒 15:00–17:00 (CET) 💻 Online Event

🔗 Register & Join us: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📌For more details: www.populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
📢 ECPS Commentary

📌 Trump’s New Heavy-Hand Strategy in Latin America

✍️ By Imdat Oner

🧭 Dr. Oner unpacks the strategic shift behind the Trump administration’s move from traditional interdiction to militarized attrition in the Caribbean & Eastern Pacific. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/trumps-new-h...
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
📢 ECPS – Voice of Youth

🟣 Nov.25: The Normalization of Violence & the Forgetting That Keeps It Alive

✍️ By Emmanouela Papapavlou

💔 Papapavlou explores why we “remember” gender-based violence only once a year while forgetting it for the remaining 364 days. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/november-25-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
📢 ECPS – Voice of Youth

🌾How European Populists Turn Farmers’ Anger into Political Power

✍️ By Kader Gueye

🧭 In this VoY piece, Gueye examines how European populists are strategically converting farmers’ genuine grievances into political influence.

🔗 Read: www.populismstudies.org/how-european...
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📢 ECPS Interview

🗣️ Assoc. Prof. Larrabure: A New Right-Wing Alliance Is Emerging in Latin America & Democracy Will Take a Toll

🔥 Dr. Manuel Larrabure warns that Chile’s election marks not only a national turning point but part of a continental realignment. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/assoc-prof-l...
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
📢 ECPS Interview

🌍 Professor Richard Youngs: We Are in an Interregnum Between the Liberal Global Order and Whatever Comes Next⚖️

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

📖 Read the interview: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/professor-yo...
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
📢 ECPS Publication Alert!

📘 Journal of Populism Studies (JPS)

🌍 Civilizational Populism and Migration Diplomacy: Tunisia, the European Union, and Italy 🇹🇳🇮🇹🇪🇺

✍️ By Dr. Helen L. Murphey

📄 Read the article in the Journal of Populism Studies: 🔗 jps.populismstudies.org/articles/civ...
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
📢 ECPS Commentary

🌍 COP30 – The Spaceship Is on Fire 🔥

✍️ By Dr. Heidi Hart

⁉️ Dr. Heidi Hart unpacks the dramatic—and symbolic—pavilion fire in Belém and the deeper political forces behind the summit’s deadlock.

👉 Read the commentary: www.populismstudies.org/cop30-the-sp...
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

🇺🇸 Professor Barry Sullivan: The Separation of Powers in the US Does Not Function as the Framers Anticipated⚖️

📝 Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

🎬 Watch the interview: 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6WO...

🔖 Read the interview:🔗 populismstudies.org/professor-su...
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

📘 Professor Patricio Navia: Chileans Vote for Radicals, but Expect Moderate Governance 🇨🇱

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

🎬 Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=73tZ...

🔖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/professor-na...
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

📘 Prof. Axel Klein: It Is Difficult to Label Japanese PM Takaichi a Populist, Despite Her Nationalism and Anti-Feminism

🎤 Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

▶️ Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPb9...

📖 Read the interview:🔗 populismstudies.org/prof-klein-i...
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
📢 ECPS Interview

🇺🇸 Professor Barry Sullivan: The Separation of Powers in the US Does Not Function as the Framers Anticipated⚖️

📝 Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

Prof. Sullivan warns about the Supreme Court’s expanding presidential immunity doctrine.

📘🔗 Read: www.populismstudies.org/professor-su...
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

🎙️Professor Jan Kubik: Populism in CEE Is Rooted in Deep Feudal Structures—Not the Communist Past

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

▶️ Watch the video: 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jMI...

📖 🔗 Read the interview: populismstudies.org/professor-ku...
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

🎙️ Dr. Damon Linker: Trump Is the Worst Possible Example of a Right-Wing Populist

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

▶️ Watch video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJS...

🔗 Read the interview: populismstudies.org/dr-linker-tr...
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
📢 ECPS Interview

📘 Professor Patricio Navia: Chileans Vote for Radicals, but Expect Moderate Governance 🇨🇱

✍️Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

🇨🇱 Prof. Navia unpacks the paradox at the heart of Chile’s recent presidential election.

📝 Read the interview: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/professor-na...
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📢 ECPS Interview

📘Professor Axel Klein: It Is Difficult to Label Japanese PM Takaichi a Populist, Despite Her Nationalism and Anti-Feminism

📍Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

👉 Read the interview: www.populismstudies.org/prof-klein-i...
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
📢 ECPS Publication Alert! 🆕

🗞️ Populism & Politics (P&P)

✨ Discursive Violence and Moral Repair: The Promise and Limits of Non-Violent Communication Against Populism

👤By Prof. Ibrahim Ozturk & Dr. Claudia Fritsch

🔗 Read the article: www.populismstudies.org/discursive-v...
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌟 ECPS Interview

📘 Prof. Jan Kubik: Populism in CEE Is Rooted in Feudal Structures—Not the Communist Past

Prof. Kubik reveals how neo-feudal hierarchies & neo-traditionalism shape the region’s democratic crisis & what it would take to reverse it.

‼️Read ➡️ www.populismstudies.org/professor-ku...
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎙️ECPS Interview

📘 Dr. Damon Linker: Trump Is the Worst Possible Example of a Right-wing Populist

📌 Trump’s assault on the democratic “middle layer” creates a political dynamic in which “the people” and “the strongman” stand alone.

➡️ Read the interview: www.populismstudies.org/dr-linker-tr...
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
📢 ECPS–Voice of Youth

📖 November 17th: The Rise of the Far-Right as a ‘Youth Trend’

✍️ By Emmanouela Papapavlou

🔥 What happens when a society forgets the meaning of unfreedom?

🛡️ Memory, she reminds us, is not a burden—but our first line of defense.

🔗 Read: www.populismstudies.org/november-17t...
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🌍 ECPS Virtual Workshop Series

🎓 Session 7: Rethinking Representation in an Age of Populism

📅 Thursday, November. 27, 2025 🕒 15:00–17:00 (CET) 💻 Online Event

🔗 Register & Join us: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📌For more details: www.populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM