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...
Stealing from the Future: Erdogan’s Medium-Term Program and Economic Populism for Electoral Survival
Professor Ibrahim Ozturk argues that Turkey’s 2027–2029 Medium-Term Program is less a credible development strategy than a politically sequenced exercise...
How to Explain the AfD’s Victory in Eastern Germany
Dr. João Ferreira Dias argues that the AfD’s strength in Eastern Germany cannot be explained by poverty alone. Instead, its...
From Mass Parties to Digital Bubbles: How Young Europeans Encounter Politics
In this commentary, Filippo Palmieri examines how digital platforms are reshaping the political socialization of young Europeans. As mass parties...
The Bukele Model: Populist Power, Judicial Erosion, and Authoritarian Consolidation in El Salvador
In this commentary, Dr. Lilliam Arrieta examines how Nayib Bukele’s rise in El Salvador illustrates the speed with which elected...
Ceuta Could Be the Last Frontier of the Liberal-Multicultural Age
In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira Dias examines the migration crisis in Ceuta as a “total crisis” encompassing humanitarian obligations,...
From Parallel Constitutions to Schrödinger’s Tribunals: Poland’s Unresolved Constitutional Crisis
In this commentary, Dr. Kamil Jonski examines Poland’s protracted constitutional crisis through the prospect of what he calls “Schrödinger’s Tribunals”:...
“Making Sweden Sweden Again”—or Undoing the Sweden You Know?
In this commentary, Dr. Bulent Kenes examines the political transformation of Sweden through the rise of the Sweden Democrats (SD)...
August 25: From Remembrance to Responsibility for the Rohingya
In this reflective Voice of Youth commentary marking Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day on August 25, PS Ayaas, a young Rohingya...