PSA Annual Conference, 29 – 31 March 2021
You can view the full conference programme here.
1. Panel 523 Populism and mobilisation – from the margins to the centre of power
2. Panel 623 Populism, culture and identity across countries
3. Panel 723 Populism in Theory: Conceptual developments and challenges
4. Panel 823 Populism/anti-populism left and right
5. Panel 512 Populist Challenges to the Liberal Order (co-organised with the Anti-Politics Specialist Group)
6. Panel 612 Populist rhetoric and political influence (co-organised with the Rhetoric, Discourse and Politics Specialist Group)
7. Panel 923 Why do populists succeed? Government experiences, discursive strategies and party organisation (co-organised with the Anti-Politics Specialist Group)
Panel 523 Populism and mobilisation – from the margins to the centre of power
9:30am – 11:00am
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Chaired By
Dr. Marina Prentoulis (University of East Anglia)
9:30am – 9:45am
Abeyance, Cycles of Activism and the Survival of Populist Repertoire
» Dr. George Newth
University of Bath
9:45am – 10:00am
Populism and Polarization in Urban India: Study of Resident Welfare Association in Delhi
» Ms. Nikita Audichya
Jawaharlal Nehru University
10:00am – 10:15am
Challenging the Rule-of-Law in Romania: The Metamorphosis of Political Discourse Towards Populism
» Mr. Ionut-Valentin Chiruta
University of Tartu
10:15am – 10:30am
From the Front de Gauche to La France Insoumise
» Ms. Laura Chazel, Mrs. Chloé Alexandre
Sciences Po Grenoble
Panel 623 Populism, culture and identity across countries
11:15am – 12:45pm
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Chaired By
Mr. Giorgos Venizelos (Scuola Normale Superiore)
11:15am – 11:30am
Lessons for Left-Wing Populism from the 2010s Austerity Wave in Europe
» Mr. Panos Panayotu
Loughborough University
11:30am – 11:45am
We Need to Talk about Right-Wing Populism
» Dr. Andy Knott
University of Brighton
11:45am – 12:00pm
‘L’Italia e’ affetti da declino sotto vari punti di vista’: The Role of the Crisis in Populist Radical Right Parties’ Discourse
» Dr. Marianna Griffini
King’s College London
12:00pm – 12:15pm
Populism, Culture and Class: Articulation and Performance in Contemporary British Populism
» Mr. Callum Tindall
University of Nottingham
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Post Populism Politics: A Way Back to the Bio-Politics
» Dr. Thomas Siomos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Panel 723 Populism in Theory: Conceptual developments and challenges
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Chaired By
Dr. Andy Knott (University of Brighton)
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Tough Men or Empty Suits? Populism, Masculinity and Technocracy in Social Media Performances of South American Presidents
Dr. Maria Esperanza, Dr. Rodolfo Colalongo
National University of Río Negro, Università degli studi di Salerno
1:45pm – 2:00pm
The Utopian Dimension of Populist Demands
» Dr. Erick Gonzalo Palomares Rodríguez
University of Copenhagen
2:00pm – 2:15pm
Demands and Desire in Pre-Populist Movements: A Study of the Yellow Vests in France
» Mr. Thomás Zicman de Barros
Sciences Po Paris
2:15pm – 2:30pm
Populism and Diversity: A Relational and Temporal Approach
» Dr. Ertug Tombus, Dr. Sinem Adar
Humboldt University, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin
Panel 823 Populism/anti-populism left and right
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Chaired By
Dr. Giorgos Katsambekis (Loughborough University)
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Populist and Anti-Populist Discourse on Minorities in Greece: The Cases of SYRIZA and ND
» Dr. Grigoris Markou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Populism vs Demagogism: What If Anti-Populists Are the Real Demagogues?
» Mr. Francesco Melito
Jagiellonian University in Krakow
4:00pm – 4:15pm
Policing or Embracing Crisis? Brexit, Anti-Populism and Neoliberal Resilience
» Ms. Salomé Ietter
Queen Mary University of London
4:15pm – 4:30pm
Nostalgia for the End of History: Anti-Populism and the Post-2015 British Labour Party
» Dr. Jonathan Dean
University of Leeds
4:30pm – 4:45pm
Populism and the Return of the Political? Populism in Post-War Germany and the Rise of the Alternative für Deutschland
» Mr. Stephan Ritscher
University of Aberdeen
Panel 512 Populist Challenges to the Liberal Order
9:30am – 11:00am
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Chaired By
Dr. Daniele Albertazzi (University of Birmingham)
9:30am – 9:45am
Anti-Neoliberal Populism in Power and Social Policy Change: Evidence from Southern Europe
» Dr. Beatrice Carella
Scuola Normale Superiore
9:45am – 10:00am
Challenging the Legal Theory of Authoritarian Populism
» Dr. Attila Antal
Eötvös Loránd University
10:00am – 10:15am
The Right-Wing Populist Challenge to the Liberal Global Order: Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in International Relations
» Dr. Thorsten Wojczewski
King’s College London
10:15am – 10:30am
Unprecedented Leaderless Populist Movement – A Case Study of Hong Kong Anti-ELAB Movement
» Mr. Chan Man-Hei
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Panel 612 Populist rhetoric and political influence
11:15am – 12:45pm
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Chaired By
Dr. Daniele Albertazzi (University of Birmingham)
11:15am – 11:30am
German New Right Discourse about Populism
» Mr. Omran Shroufi, Prof. Benjamin De Cleen
University of York, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11:30am – 11:45am
How Does a Left Populist Party Talk about Populism: The Case of SYRIZA
» Mr. Antonis Galanopoulos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
11:45am – 12:00pm
Beyond Populism: The Ideological Dimensions of Anti-Politics
» Prof. Blendi Kajsiu
University of Antioquia
Panel 923 Why do populists succeed? Government experiences, discursive strategies and party organisation
9:00am – 10:30am
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Chaired By
Dr. Gergana Dimova (University of Winchester)
9:00am – 9:15am
Welfare Benefactor, Paladin of Order or Technocratic Manager? The Effect of Populist Mayor on Public Policy and Investment in Czech Cities.
» Dr. Eliska Drapalova
University of Gothenburg
9:15am – 9:30am
Talking ‘With’ and ‘About’ the Far Right: How the Populist Hype Means We Do Both
» Ms. Katy Brown
University of Bath
9:30am – 9:45am
Why Do Populists Succeed?: The Survival of the Mass Party: Centralisation, Rootedness and Control Among Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRPs) in Europe
» Dr. Daniele Albertazzi1, Dr. Stijn van Kessel
University of Birmingham, Queen Mary University of London
9:45am – 10:00am
Why Do Populists Succeed?: EP Elections 2019 and Mainstreaming Populism in Whirl of Knowledge
» Dr. Emilia Palonen
University of Helsinki
PSA Populism Specialist Group 