Profiteers of Fear? Finland’s Right-Wing Populists and the Coronavirus Crisis
How has Finland’s only right-wing populist parliamentary party reacted to the government’s actions during the first wave of the Coronavirus outbreak?
Read Moreby Niko Hatakka | Jan 15, 2021 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Finland, World | 0
How has Finland’s only right-wing populist parliamentary party reacted to the government’s actions during the first wave of the Coronavirus outbreak?
Read Moreby Mattia Zulianello | Jan 13, 2021 | Comparative Populism, Europe, Populism in Action, World | 0
Coronavirus’s lesson is of a substantial resilience of the populist radical right, even in an unprecedented global crisis: “These parties are here to stay.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Dec 24, 2020 | Audio, Brexit, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, UK, What's New, World | 0
“There will be a sigh of relief that the divorce wasn’t messier between the UK and Europe” — but there will still be a Brexit shock for Britain in 2021.
Read Moreby Arnov Paul-Choudhury | Dec 24, 2020 | Europe, World | 0
“While French Muslims plead to President Macron to ‘stop stigmatizing us’, recognition of both achievement and challenge offers a way forward for France.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Dec 16, 2020 | Audio, Brexit, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, UK, US, What's New, World | 4
Scott Lucas joins Coffee Talk Politics for a 68-minute tour of vital issues in international politics, from the Middle East and Iran to US to Brexit Britain.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Nov 29, 2020 | EA Birmingham, Europe, Media, World | 0
What can we learn from Italy’s past and present? Journalist Barbara Serra discusses her film “Fascism in the Family” with Daniele Albertazzi and Scott Lucas.
Read Moreby Judith Sijstermans | Nov 11, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, World | 0
What European politics can learn from Vlaams Belang, the right-wing party in Belgium’s Flanders: “a nationalist approach incorporated populist narratives”
Read Moreby Anna-Sophie Heinze | Nov 3, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in the World, World | 0
“Dealing with populists’ parties will remain difficult balancing act into future for other parties, media actors, & civil society. Have a look at Germany.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Oct 31, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Italy, World | 1
Italy’s PM Conte has won credit for handling pandemic but “the economy is going to be hit very badly, and people are getting very tired of restrictions”.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Oct 28, 2020 | Comparative Populism, Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, US, What's New, World | 0
“Is Trump a populist? What are similarities and differences between Trump’s rhetoric and ideology and that of populists in Europe?” Five analysts discuss.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Oct 21, 2020 | Asia, Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Russia, The Trump Project, UK, US, World | 0
Trump lashes out at Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci; UK Government’s Brexit self-harm; Russia cyber-attacks from Olympics to elections; China’s economic rebound
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Oct 21, 2020 | Comparative Populism, Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in the World, What's New, World | 0
What can we learn from examining populism across as well as within countries? Drs. Daniele Albertazzi, Stijn van Kessel, & Julien Mercille take on question.
Read More“The role of mediator between the EU and China, while representing the interests of Africa’s states, can only be occupied by those states themselves.”
Read Moreby Judith Sijstermans | Oct 8, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, World | 0
How Belgium’s Vlaams Belang right-wing populist party, ostensibly opposing government, is mobilizing supporters to make itself voice of Flemish nationalism
Read Moreby Abigail Pease | Sep 28, 2020 | Europe, World | 2
“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.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 25, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, What's New, World | 0
Populism in Action Project’ s season of 5 VideoCasts: Research Fellows assess effect of Coronavirus on right-wing populist parties in 4 European countries
Read Moreby Sara Jones | Sep 17, 2020 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, Europe, World | 0
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”?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 16, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Finland, World | 0
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.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 8, 2020 | EA Birmingham, Europe, Media, Podcast, Populism in Action, Populism in Italy, World | 0
Populism in Action’s Matteo Zulianello & Daniele Albertazzi discuss central themes around right-wing populism and rapid development of Italy’s League Party.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 5, 2020 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Russia, World | 0
Analysis of poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with the nerve agent Novichok, the Kremlin as the #1 suspect, and international response
Read MoreTo 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”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Aug 21, 2020 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Russia, US, What's New, World | 0
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
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Aug 10, 2020 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, The Trump Project, US, World | 0
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
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 30, 2020 | EA Birmingham, Europe, Media, Podcast, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, World | 0
Judith Sijstermans on Belgium’s right-wing populism: How is Flemish Interest (Vlaams Belang) party seeking to expand support in Flanders and across country?
Read Moreby Abigail Pease | Jul 25, 2020 | Europe, World | 0
“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 Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 23, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, Populism in Finland, Populism in Italy, Populism in Switzerland, Populism in the World, World | 0
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.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 20, 2020 | America Unfiltered, America Unfiltered --- US and World, Europe, Iran, Podcast, US, What's New, World | 0
America Unfiltered with writer, activist, storyteller Tori Egherman about “America” in the world, amid her journey from Illinois to the Netherlands to Iran
Read Moreby Liam Kennedy | Jul 18, 2020 | America Unfiltered, America Unfiltered --- US and World, Europe, World | 0
US protests are a catalyst for Europe’s long-overdue engagement with race, immigration, and legacies of empire and coloniality, including “premature death”.
Read Moreby Judith Sijstermans | Jul 17, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, World | 0
“Debates around Belgium’s colonial past remind us that ideologies of populist radical right parties in Europe shouldn’t be reduced to nativism.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 15, 2020 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Switzerland, Populism in the World, World | 0
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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