17 May 2021

Populism in Turkey: Towards the Demise of Democracy?

By Élise Massicard In recent years, Turkish democracy appears to have experienced a step-by-step descent into hell, with a succession of events such as the […]
17 May 2021

United States: a Tired Democracy Under Attack from Trumpian Populism

By Mario Del Pero The last US elections seem to have once again shown the vitality and adaptability of American democracy. The country had record […]
17 May 2021

Does Anger Play Into the Hands of Populism?

by Lou Safra Whether directed at elites or more broadly at the establishment, anger is a characteristic that many populist candidates and elected officials share. […]
17 May 2021

Politics of Ethnicity and Democratic Resilience

by Jan Rovny The democratisation of central and eastern Europe was initially celebrated as a historical success story. A European subcontinent moved from communist authoritarian […]
17 May 2021

Right-wing Populist Vote: Challenging Popular Assumptions

by Alexis Baudour The storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 by Donald Trump’s supporters provided surreal images to illustrate the ‘wave of populism’ […]
17 May 2021

Populism: Research Directory

Permanent Faculty Yann Algan Welfare state, Political economy, Labour markets Department of économics, Sciences Po/CNRS Julia Cagé Political economy, Media economy, International trade, Economic History, […]
16 March 2021

Cogito 13

Recent months have taught us the importance of the formation of choices and the acceptance of political decisions. Two original approaches are applied here to […]
16 March 2021

When Econometrics Sheds Light on the History of Social Relations

Applying recently developed econometric methods to analyse trade flows in Antiquity may seem bold. It is what Thomas Chaney, a researcher in the Department of […]
16 March 2021

Policy Elites and Politics: The Case of Obamacare

Does the idea of all-powerful elites shaping public policy to align with their interests reflect reality? If so, how do they pull it off? If […]