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Au-delà de la politique française, cette décision aura des échos dans les cercles d'extrême droite à travers le monde. Leur argumentation se fera autour de l'atteinte à la démocratie, mobilisant les codes populistes (le peuple privé de sa candidate contre les élites judiciaires).

Pareil ici, Poutine n'éprouve aucune honte à donner encore des leçons de démocratie, condamnant la décision sur la forme mais pas sur le fond.

Ensuite, se pose bien sûr la question de la succession de Le Pen au RN. Il ne faudra pas attendre plus de quelques mois pour que le ton passe de "l'unité face à l'injustice" aux rivalités à couteaux tirés, même si Bardella cherchera à assoir sa légitimité de dauphin légitime.

Does opposing populism protect democratic institutions? Ece Özbey discusses with Giorgos Venizelos the complexities of the populism vs. anti-populism debate and explore what this struggle means for the future of democracy worldwide. 🎧👉: tinyurl.com/mr6mt9tn

#PSA25 is off to a brilliant start in Birmingham with a panel that couldn’t be more fitting: “Birmingham Meets Essex”—bringing Stuart Hall and Ernesto Laclau into dialogue. Sharp talks from Gulshan Khan, Mark Wenman, Daniel Fitzpatrick & George Newth. Great energy!

The populism panels roll on at #PSA25! We wrapped up the day with a rich discussion on innovations in performative approaches. Thought-provoking presentations by Emmy Eklundh, Sebastián Ronderos, Chris Burden, Renato Duarte Caetano & Erdoğan Çiftcioğlu!

Our second panel of the day discussed left-wing populism and its challenges, with presentations from Thomás Zicman de Barros and Théo Aiolfi, Freddie Larden and Hannah Shaw! #PSA25

The second day of #PSA25 kicked off with another powerful panel on dislocation and its epistemics! Insightful exchanges with Olivier Ouzilou, Donatella Bonansinga & Daniele Albertazzi, Roni Küppers, Michaelangelo Anastasiou, and Andy Knott—deep theory, sharp debates!

The engaged participation of brilliant colleagues and sharp minds sparked vibrant exchanges throughout the panel discussions on this second day of #PSA25—rich insights and dynamic debate all around!

We closed the day at #PSA25 with a fantastic panel co-organized with Politics on populism and gender minorities—featuring compelling talks by Sergiu Gherghina, Archibald Gustin, Victoria Scheyer, Marianna Griffini, & Tadeo Vazquez Sanchez!

We’ve won a prize! So happy to see years of hard work and dedication recognised. Huge congratulations to all past and present convenors—this one’s for all of us!

It truly was an honour to receive this award on behalf of our beloved specialist group, which has always had a unique space in academia. We are proud that our efforts at fostering this community for critical scholars on populism are recognised & we owe it all to our members!

Populism Specialist Group Review of Democracy 📝 Op-ed by Antonio Athayde Sauandaj on Bolsonaro’s Gendered Populist Performance and Polarisation in Brazil: revdem.ceu.edu/2025/04/15/how…

🌟BISAWG Emotions in Politics and IR roundtable🌟 'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ Elisabeth Katherine Mörking Uygar Baspehlivan Charlie Price and Théo Aiolfi 13 May and free and open to all👉 ow.ly/UZgp50VLo5T ChaeyoungYong Dr Marcelle Trote Martins

Join us for the 'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ Elisabeth Katherine Mörking Uygar Baspehlivan Charlie Price and Théo Aiolfi 13 May and free and open to all👉 ow.ly/UZgp50VLo5T

Nouveau Rhinocéros avec Usul sur BLAST, Le souffle de l'info ! Ce soir on vous présente le milliardaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin, ses projets d'investissement et d'influence pour faire gagner ses idées libertariennes et réactionnaires. youtube.com/watch?v=g-VPcZ…

New article out in Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics with George Newth and Aurelien Mondon: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 Short 🧵 on the key ideas: 1/

We are proud to announce the online symposium "Visualising populist identities", organised by Jessica Wax-Edwards @waxwards.bsky.social and Théo Aiolfi on Dec 2-3, 2025, with keynotes by mecasullo and Benjamin Moffitt | benmoffitt.bsky.social. You can read the CfP here (tinyurl.com/VisualPopulism…) and submit your abstracts by July 31.