Populism Without a Populist: India’s New Experiment in Protest Politics
India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has transformed a satirical identity into a vehicle for political mobilization outside conventional party structures....
Europe’s Democratic Blind Spot: Who Selects the Candidates?
In this Voice of Youth (VoY) commentary, Filippo Palmieri examines a critical blind spot in the European Union’s democratic resilience...
Leader-Centrism and Polarization: Tracing the Determinants of Youth Voting Behavior
This Voice of Youth (VoY) piece examines the growing influence of leader-centrism, political polarization, and digital mobilization on youth voting...
The Antifeminist Paradox: Eduarda Campopiano and the Political Rewards of Reaction in Brazil
The electoral rise of Eduarda Campopiano illustrates how female political entrepreneurship, antifeminism, and cultural backlash converge in contemporary Brazil. Beyond...
Who Pays to Adapt? Climate Debt and Populist Politics of Climate Justice in Africa
In this commentary, Dr. Oludele Mayowa Solaja uses the concept of “climate debt populism” to examine how climate vulnerability, sovereign...
France’s Student Protests: A Generation Catching Fire
In this Voice of Youth (VoY) commentary, Emmanouela Papapavlou reflects on the wave of student protests sweeping France and asks...
Material and Cultural Convergence in French Youth Protest
In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira Dias examines how material grievances in France’s 2026 youth protests become intertwined with broader...
The Nine Ps of Digital Populism as a Chameleonic Political Marketing Strategy
In this commentary, Dr. Ana Filipa Joaquim develops a political-marketing framework for understanding the adaptive power of digital populism. Drawing...
From ‘My Family Is Safe’ to Gendered Authoritarianism: Redrawing the Boundaries of Belonging in Turkey
In this commentary, Dr. Hafza Girdap examines Turkey’s intensifying anti-gender politics through the interconnected concepts of gendered populism, gendered authoritarianism, and differentiated...
The Pendulum Swings Back: Why the Sweden Democrats Lost Ground in Sweden’s 2026 Election
In this commentary, Associate Professor Anders Hellström examines why the Sweden Democrats emerged as one of the main losers of...
Green Colonialism or Green Sovereignty? Africa’s Critical Minerals and the Politics of the Energy Transition
Africa’s centrality to the global energy transition rests increasingly on its vast reserves of critical minerals, yet mineral abundance alone...
From Mobility Inequality to Populist Grievance: Passport Privilege, Travel Influencers, and the Politics of the Digital Tourist Gaze
In this commentary, author Zeynep Temel examines how passport hierarchies and unequal mobility shape not only who can travel, but...