The Battle for LGBTQ+ Rights in Post-Communist States
“This is a war on identity that is set to continue”: LGBTQ+ community faces restrictions, spurred by Putin, in post-Communist states in Eastern Europe.
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Europe
Right-Wing Populism Across Europe: The PiAP VideoCasts
Populism in Action Project’ s season of 5 VideoCasts: Research Fellows assess effect of Coronavirus on right-wing populist parties in 4 European countries
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How Can We Properly Remember in the Time of TikTok Holocaust?
Amid the TikTok Holocaust trend, how do we ensure that young people are fully supported in their wish to remember while avoiding “simplistic role playing”?
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VideoCast: Understanding Right-Wing Populism in Finland
In fifth & final videocast in Populism in Action’s 1st season, Niko Hatakka explains position and aspirations of Finland’s right-wing populist Finns Party.
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VideoCast: Understanding Right-Wing Populism in Italy
Populism in Action’s Matteo Zulianello & Daniele Albertazzi discuss central themes around right-wing populism and rapid development of Italy’s League Party.
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UPDATED: EA on BBC — The Kremlin and the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Analysis of poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with the nerve agent Novichok, the Kremlin as the #1 suspect, and international response
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Why The Kremlin Celebrated the UK’s “Russia Report”
To counter Russia’s operations, UK institutions need to create clarity and transparency. Due to a lack of will and coordination, they are unlikely to do so”
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EA on TRT World, talkRADIO and BBC: Biden, Bannon, and Russia
Analyzing developments from Joe Biden’s acceptance speech to arrest of Trump’s ex-top advisor Steve Bannon to attempted assassination of Russia’s Navalny
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EA on talkRADIO: “Rigged” Elections from Belarus to the US
From Sunday’s vote in Belarus, apparently engineered for a 6th term for Alexander Lukashenko, to Donald Trump’s effort to undermine November’s US elections
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VideoCast: Understanding Right-Wing Populism in Belgium
Judith Sijstermans on Belgium’s right-wing populism: How is Flemish Interest (Vlaams Belang) party seeking to expand support in Flanders and across country?
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One Year After That Trump Call, Ukraine’s Zelensky Struggles in Anti-Corruption Fight
“One year after Trump quid pro quo scandal, Ukraine President Zelensky is a long way from success against a disease that may not have a cure.”
Read More Coming Soon: A Special Issue on Populism Edited by PiAP’s Albertazzi and Van Kessel
Populism in Action Project’s Daniele Albertazzi and Stijn van Kessel are editing a special issue of journal Politics and Governance for publication in 2021.
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America Unfiltered Podcast: No Longer A Shining City on A Hill?
America Unfiltered with writer, activist, storyteller Tori Egherman about “America” in the world, amid her journey from Illinois to the Netherlands to Iran
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“This is Not America”: Race and Protest in Europe
US protests are a catalyst for Europe’s long-overdue engagement with race, immigration, and legacies of empire and coloniality, including “premature death”.
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A “Great Identity Crisis” Complicates Belgium’s Colonial and Racial Reckoning
“Debates around Belgium’s colonial past remind us that ideologies of populist radical right parties in Europe shouldn’t be reduced to nativism.”
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VideoCast: Populism and Media — From Poland to Switzerland
How are Europe’s populist parties using media in their pursuit of power? Adrian Favero and Daniele Albertazzi draw lessons from Switzerland and Poland.
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Russia’s Elite Extend Power With New Constitution — But Can They Maintain It?
Vladimir Putin’s elite extend their power with adoption of Russia’s new Constitution. But can they maintain it with their promises of welfare for all?
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America Unfiltered Podcast: What Does Black Lives Matter Mean for Ireland
What does Black Lives Matter mean for race and racism? America Unfiltered’s interview with author and social activist Dr. Ebun Joseph
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Rebels Without a Cause: The Confederate Flag in Ireland
A fan of the Cork hurling team waves the US Confederate flag Written for America Unfiltered, the...
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George Floyd, Race, and Protest in Ireland
Protest in Ireland after killing of George Floyd: “Not for the first time, young generations of Europeans feel the need to save America from itself.”
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Westlessness: Europe and the Post-American World
“Europeans are not looking to US to lead during pandemic emergency, as they might have done in past.” What will “Westlessness” entail beyond Coronavirus?
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“A Right-Wing Government in Italy in the Future”
The Wall Street Journal echoes analysis from the Populism in Action Project with its article,...
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Coronavirus — Europe Looks to a Post-American World
“Amid Coronavirus, a divided Europe will need to develop ‘an appetite for power’ amid the realization that it can no longer count on the US.”
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VideoCast: Populism and Activism in Europe Today
The inaugural Videocast of the Populism in Action Project: populism, its parties and memberships, and its potential for influence and government in Europe
Read More Untamed and Close to Power: How Europe’s Populist Parties Are Navigating Coronavirus
“In the age of Coronavirus, populist parties have a substantial media presence and increasingly shape the public agenda in contemporary Europe.”
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Coronavirus Aftermath Is Likely to Unite Finland’s Right-Wing Parties
Finland’s right-wing populist Finns Party has eased off confrontation during Coronavirus crisis. But now an alliance beckons with the Finnish center-right.
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Populism and the Collapse of Italy’s Coronavirus Truce
Italy’s political truce over Coronavirus collapses as “parties embraced their assigned parts in the script written before this crisis struck”.
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Coronavirus Brings Rare Unity Among Switzerland’s Parties
As Switzerland faces Coronavirus, “pragmatic solutions replace ideological disputes. Populist rhetoric and political attacks give way to unity and solidarity.”
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Coronavirus Shapes Belgium’s Government and Populist Opposition
“The Coronavirus crisis, alongside long-term government deadlock and recent polls, provides a window of opportunity for Belgium’s Vlaams Belang Party.”
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Ireland and the US in the Age of Great Disruption
Facing Brexit and Trumpism: “This is the interregunum, a precarious time in which Ireland needs to carefully navigate its place in an emergent world order.”
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