Highlights from today's seminar with Luca Manucci about the "The Art of Academic Outreach and Mind-blogging".

An Introduction

Populism isn’t just another political buzzword (well, it's also that...)—but it is an important tool to understand today's world, if used correctly. The problem? Everyone talks about populism, but few can actually pin down what it is. Is it a dangerous threat to democracy—or a much-needed wake-up call? Is it ideology, performance, strategy… or all of the above? Who counts as “the people,” and who are “the elites”?

One of the most iconic pieces of academic literature on populism celebrates its 20th anniversary since publication. We’re referring to “The Populist Zeitgeist”, Cas Mudde’s paper published by…

Luca Manucci argues that illiberalism and autocratisation have too readily been labelled as ‘populism’, an all-embracing concept which simply helps to provide cover to the neo-fascist cause. This has ...

Alt: Clint Eastwood nods with his hat, in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

This article examines the evolution of Portugal’s right-wing electorate from 2002 to 2024. For decades following its democratic transition, Portugal stood as a unique case in Europe, with political...

This article examines the evolution of Portugal’s right-wing electorate from 2002 to 2024. For decades following its democratic transition, Portugal stood as a unique case in Europe, with political...

European Consortium for Political Research

O Blog da EdUERJ entrevistou Luca Manucci, doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade de Zurique e pesquisador do Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa. Manucci é o organizador do ...