by Lillian Garner | Apr 20, 2025 | University of Memphis
With the recent elections in Germany, there is a clear growth in favor of populist leaders. The election saw record-breaking voter turnout, with 82.5% of eligible voters participating. This is a significant jump from 76.6% in 2021. This shows that the German public is...
by Davit Shavdatuashvili | Mar 31, 2025 | Tartu University
The People, the Fear, and the Exhaustion Machine: How Populist Elites in Georgia and Serbia Rule by Chaos In recent elections, during political crises, in every speech and briefing held after violently shutting down protests—there it is: “We are here for the People!”...
by Ailey Costantino | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
On December 17, 2013, Santiago Abascal established the Spanish political organization Vox, which the New York Times describes as “nationalism at its finest” (Source). The organization is notorious for its anti-immigration and anti-Muslim platform, as well as its...
by Anna Palmer | Nov 21, 2023 | Northeastern University
In their past eight years of control, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has eroded judicial and constitution checks and balances while centralizing media ownership. These attacks on democratic values have allowed the party to create biased state-sponsored...
by Konner Lee | Nov 27, 2022 | Boston University
VOX, a right-wing populism party in Spain, is renowned for its denial of global warming. Experts believe this is the reason for its political success as the party was established in 2013 with the aim of protecting the nation’s social harmony from the...
