Austerity and economic hardship are common themes in the narratives about the causes of contemporary populism. Ireland, having endured a decade of austerity and a very severe EU-IMF bailout, might therefore seem to be a fertile bed for populism. But Ireland has (so far) seen the … [Read more...]

The Colombian Constitutional Court, when facing cases regarding the presence of religious symbols in public spaces or the use of public funds for religious celebrations, has followed the European Court of Human Rights and has adopted a distinction between passive and active … [Read more...]

This paper is concerned with understanding and responding to the rise of populism in Central and Eastern Europe. It makes two broad claims. First, that there is much to be gained by analyzing the rise of populism in the region (and elsewhere) as connected to a broader crisis of … [Read more...]

Donald Trump would most likely not be President but for the institutional change made in the 1970s, and analyzed here, in the nature of the presidential nomination process. In the 1970s, the United States shifted almost overnight from the methods that had been used for nearly … [Read more...]

The spread of fake news on the Internet, the educational divide, the adverse effects of the economic crisis and the emergence of international terrorism are often ranked among the factors that led to the rise of populism. However, quite rarely it is called into question whether … [Read more...]