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Our fourth newsletter is out!

Welcome to the 4th issue of Populism, the electronicnewsletter of Populism Specialist Group of the PoliticalStudies Association. We have recently held our 5th annualworkshop titled ‘Populism: New Perspectives’ and in page 2you will get a taste of how it went. Our second issue released back in July 2020 was dedicatedto left-wing populism. This issue shifts […]

July 28, 2021
‘Populism: New perspectives’, 5th Populism Specialist Group (PSA) Workshop, 9 – 11 June 2021, Zoom Conference

DAY 0 | Wednesday, June 9 17:00-18:15 | KEYNOTE: Dr Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath) – ‘The populist hype, ‘the people’ and the far right’ 18:15 | DRINKS & NETWORKING – Online breakout room DAY 1 | Thursday, June 10 09:00-09:30| Welcome by hosts/organisers 09:30-11:00 | Panel A1: Populism and Discourse Theory Carola Schoor (Maastricht […]

May 23, 2021
Preview of our panels for the upcoming Political Studies Association online conference. We are looking forward to it!

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 […]

March 26, 2021
Our third newsletter is out!

The third issue of ‘Populism’ is released amid extraordinary circumstances. The ongoing pandemic creates uneasy conditions that directly affect our everyday lives at both personal and professional levels. The work-life balance is becoming increasingly obscure while uncertainty casts a shadow over the future, especially for junior researchers. We hope to offer you something interesting and […]

February 2, 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS – ‘POPULISM: NEW PERSPECTIVES’, 5TH POPULISM SPECIALIST GROUP (PSA) WORKSHOP, 10-11 JUNE 2021

Keynote speaker: Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath) Populism remains as hotly debated as ever with relevant studies proliferating in recent years to an unprecedented extent. This has led many to talk about the emergence of a distinct field of ‘populism studies’ which spans disciplines from political theory and comparative politics to anthropology and international relations. […]

January 8, 2021
Our second newsletter is out with a refreshed look!

This issue is dedicated to left-wing populism. It features interviews with Paula Biglieri and Luke March, timely commentary on the future and past of Left populism by Giorgos Venizelos and Yannis Stavrakakis, and reflections on the complex relationship between the pandemic and populism by Antonis Galanopoulos. It also includes four book reviews of recent publications […]

July 10, 2020
The ‘Populist Moment’: Temporality, Transformations, Crises – 4th Populism Specialist Group (PSA) Workshop, 2-3 April 2020, University of Brighton

Keynote speakers Simon Tormey (University of Bristol) María Esperanza Casullo (Universidad Nacional de Río Negro) Call for Papers After the rise of Trump and Brexit, it has almost become a cliché among scholars and commentators to suggest that we are living through a ‘populist moment.’ As the argument goes, populism has always been a significant […]

December 6, 2019
Our first newsletter is out!

September 30, 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS – 70th Political Studies Association Annual International Conference, Edinburgh, 6th – 8th April 2020

The Populism Specialist Group (SG) is requesting paper and panel proposals for the PSA’s 70th annual conference in Edinburgh. The phenomenon of populism appears alive and well and shows no signs of disappearing with multiple manifestations around the globe. Why is this? Are the extant analytical and conceptual frameworks sufficient, or are they in need of development? And […]

September 20, 2019
Populism SG Membership Meeting

June 19, 2019