CfP: Populism and Illiberalism in East, Central and Southeast Europe
2022 Annual Conference of the Irish Association for Russian, Central and East European Studies 15-17 September 2022, Maynooth, National University of Ireland Maynooth Writing about what defines illiberal democracy, A. Applebaum (2021) observes “illiberal oneparty state is not a philosophy. It is a mechanism for holding power, and it functions happily alongside many ideologies. It works because it clearly defines who gets to be the...
Populism in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
Populism in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century EHESS – Room M. et D. Lombard – 96 boulevard Raspail – 75006 Paris, France 11-12 May 2017 Since the 1990s, several political movements qualified as “populist” have emerged in Central and Eastern Europe, drawing the attention of political scientists. If we want to understand why these movements exercise such attraction and why they are so relentless in this...
CfP: Populism in Historical Perspective
Populism in Historical Perspective UCL, London, UK 11 November 2016 Deadline : 1 September 2016 The last decade has seen the rise of politicians, parties and governments to whom the label ‘populist’ can usefully be applied. This is true not only in Europe, but also in North and South America, Turkey, India and elsewhere. British media responses to this global shift have focused on the ‘Brexit’ referendum result and the short term...
