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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 21h

🎥 ECPS Interview/VIDEO

🇨🇿 Prof. Lenka Bustikova: Babiš’s Victory in Czechia Is a Big Win for Illiberalism in Europe

🖊️ Interview: Selcuk Gultasli

▶️ 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkS...

📑🔗https://www.populismstudies.org/prof-bustikova-babiss-victory-in-czechia-is-a-big-win-for-illiberalism-in-europe/

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 2d

📢 ECPS Publication Alert!

📰 Journal of Populism Studies (JPS)

🇲🇾 Anwar Ibrahim’s Civilisational Populism: The Gaza War and Malaysia

✍️By Syaza Shukri & Isyraf Hassan

🪄How does PM Ibrahim use civilisational populism to shape foreign policy?

📖 Read 👉 jps.populismstudies.org/articles/anw...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 2d

📢 ECPS Interview

🇨🇿 Prof. Lenka Bustikova: Babiš’s Victory in Czechia Is a Big Win for Illiberalism in Europe

📝 Andrej Babiš’s ANO party won the Czech elections. In this interview, Prof. Bustikova offers a penetrating analysis of the poll’s implications. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/prof-bustiko...

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Bülent Kenes @bkenes.bsky.social · 3d

The six copies of the book titled “Hybrid Transnationalism and Repression: Turkey’s Diaspora Under Authoritarian Islamist Siege”, which I co-authored with my dear friend @ihsanylmz.bsky.social , have just arrived from the publisher.

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Ihsan Yilmaz @ihsanylmz.bsky.social · Aug 8

Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia

theconversation.com/foreign-inte...

Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia

Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.

theconversation.com

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Ihsan Yilmaz @ihsanylmz.bsky.social · Mar 30

Can you please circulate?

PhD Scholarship:

The Effectiveness of Authoritarian Sharp Power Online in Influencing Diaspora Groups

www.deakin.edu.au/study/fees-a...

HDR Scholarship - Sharp power effectiveness

PhD Scholarship to research The Effectiveness of Authoritarian Sharp Power Online in Influencing Diaspora Groups

www.deakin.edu.au

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 4d

🌍 ECPS Virtual Workshop Series

📢 Session 4: Performing the People: Populism, Nativism & the Politics of Belonging
🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 ⏰ 15:00–17:15 (CET)

ℹ️ More info: populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...

🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#Populism #Nativism #Authoritarianism

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 7d

📢 ECPS Interview

📝 Dr. Ecaterina Locoman: Moldova’s Win Is Real, But Russia Is Not Done Yet

✨The pro-EU PAS party secured a decisive victory, but Dr. Locoman cautions that this is “more of a temporary setback” for Moscow than a strategic defeat.

📚 Read now: 👉 populismstudies.org/dr-locoman-m...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 8d

📢 ECPS Interview /🎥 VIDEO

⚖️🇧🇷 Dr. Tatiana Paula da Cruz: Brazilian Society Will No Longer Tolerate Attacks on Democracy

🎙️ Dr. da Cruz highlights institutional maturity while warning of ongoing risks posed by Bolsonaro’s rhetoric & military fractures.

▶️ Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=W3Q4...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 11d

📢 Call for Volunteers‼️

🌍 The European Observatory on Illiberalism & Culture Wars

📍The Observatory is a new research initiative exploring how illiberalism & culture wars are reshaping democracies worldwide.

📧 Get involved: [email protected]

ℹ️ More info: populismstudies.org/european-obs...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 9d

📢 ECPS Report

🌍 Session 3 | Populism, Freedom of Religion & Illiberal Regimes

Populist & illiberal actors in 🇭🇺 🇸🇰 🇺🇸 are reshaping national identities by weaponizing religious freedom.

Read how ⬇️
📄 www.populismstudies.org/virtual-work...

#Populism #Religion #Illiberalism #Democracy #ECPS

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 9d

📢 ECPS Interview / 🎥 VIDEO

🎙️ Assoc. Prof. Cristian Cantir: Moldova’s Election a Victory for EU, Defeat for Kremlin

🖋️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

🇲🇩 Moldova’s experience, Dr. Cantir argues, holds crucial lessons for other democracies.

🎥 Watch the full interview here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=HSKe...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 9d

📢 ECPS Interview

⚖️🇧🇷 Dr. da Cruz: Brazilian Society Will No Longer Tolerate Attacks on Democracy

👉Dr. Tatiana Paula da Cruz frames the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro and senior military leaders for plotting a coup as a historic cultural shift.

🔗 Read now 👉 www.populismstudies.org/dr-da-cruz-b...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 9d

📢 ECPS Interview

🎙️ Dr. Cristian Cantir: Moldova’s Election a Victory for EU, Defeat for Kremlin

🇲🇩 Moldova’s polls were held under massive Russian interference. Cantir argues this experience offers key lessons for democracies under populist & hybrid threats.🔗 www.populismstudies.org/assoc-prof-c...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 11d

🎥 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

🇳🇵 “Nepal’s Uprising Has Shaken Institutions, Not Transformed Them” — Dr. Mom Bishwakarma

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

🔎 📌 In this video interview, Dr. Bishwakarma reflects on Nepal’s Sept. 2025 Gen Z uprising.

📺 Watch the interview here ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=egHs...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 11d

📢 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

📰 Dr. DB Subedi: Transitional Nepal May Face Real Dangers from Rising Religious Populism

🎙️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

📌 Dr.Subedi warns that Nepal’s fragile secularism makes it highly vulnerable to religious populism.

▶️ Watch the interview: youtube.com/watch?v=lo8U...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 11d

📢 ECPS Commentary

🇺🇸From the Tea Party to MAGA – How White Christian Nationalism Is Taking Control of the US

🖊️By João Ferreira Dias

✝️ What looks like grassroots populism is really a strategic project turning fringe radicalism into a national force.

👉 Read: www.populismstudies.org/from-the-tea...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 11d

📢 ECPS Interview

🇳🇵 “Nepal’s Uprising Has Shaken Institutions, Not Transformed Them” — Dr. Mom Bishwakarma

✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

📌Dr. Bishwakarma analyzes Nepal’s Sept.2025 Gen Z uprising, framed by many as a revolution.

👉 Read the full interview: www.populismstudies.org/dr-bishwakar...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 11d

📢ECPS - Voice of Youth (VoY)

🇬🇧 How Should Mainstream Parties Respond to Populism? The Internal Debates of Britain’s Labour Party under Starmer

✍️ By Luke Malhi

Malhi explores the inner debates of Britain’s Labour Party under Keir Starmer.

🔍 Read more 👉 www.populismstudies.org/how-should-m...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 12d

📢 ECPS Interview

📰 Dr. DB Subedi Warns: Transitional Nepal May Face Real Dangers from Rising Religious Populism

🎙️Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

📌"Nepal’s fragile secularism makes it vulnerable to the instrumentalization of religion by populists."

👉Read now: www.populismstudies.org/dr-db-subedi...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 13d

📖✨ ECPS Commentary

🌍Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine 🏳️‍🌈⚖️✊🏽🕊️

🖊️By Izat El Amoor

📌How does queerness reshape our understanding of genocide, law, and Palestinian liberation?

👉🔗 Read the commentary: www.populismstudies.org/queerness-ge...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 15d

📢 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

💬 Professor Kenneth Roth: “Israel Exploits Antisemitism Allegations to Silence Criticism of Genocide in Gaza”

🖊️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

📺 Watch the full interview now 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=3pZ5...

📖 Read the full transcript 👉 populismstudies.org/professor-ro...

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Bülent Kenes @bkenes.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 Don’t Miss Out! 🚨

Register now and join us tomorrow for a timely and thought-provoking panel discussion:
“From Populism to Fascism?
Intellectual Responsibilities in Times of Democratic Backsliding”

👉 Secure your spot here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 17d

📢 ECPS – Publication Alert‼️

📰 Journal of Populism Studies (JPS)

🇮🇱 Authoritarianism Curbed? Populism, Democracy and War in Israel

🖊️By Guy Ben-Porat & Dani Filc

📌 Read the article: jps.populismstudies.org/articles/aut...

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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) @populismstudies.bsky.social · 17d

📢 ECPS Interview / VIDEO

🇳🇵 Prof. Dinesh Paudel: “The Youth Uprising in Nepal Is the Result of Long-Brewing Frustrations”

🖊️Interview by Selcuk Gultasli

📌 Professor Paudel explains why the Sept. 2025 protests in Nepal were not a sudden “Gen Z revolution."

🎥 Watch : www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmEG...

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