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The People, the Fear, and the Exhaustion Machine: How Populist Elites in Georgia and Serbia Rule by Chaos

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!”...

La Ultraderecha: Is Spain’s Vox an Example of Right-Wing Populism?

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...

A Win for Democracy in Poland: How the Opposition Overcame the Authoritarian PiS Party in October Elections

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...

Right Wing Populism in Spain: How the VOX Party Serves as an International Threat to Climate Change

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...

1922 in 2022: The Return of the Far Right in Italy

by Cayden Bobley O'Connor | Nov 10, 2022 | Skidmore College

The polls have closed; the votes have been tallied; the election is over — Giorgia Meloni, head of the far-right Brothers of Italy Party is the country’s next prime minister.  Meloni, who is the first woman to serve in the office, is a tremendously controversial...
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