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Left-Populism Is Down but Not OutSetbacks for left-wing parties across Europe have led many analysts to declare the end of the “left-populist moment” which began after the financial crisis. But these defeats don’t have to be permanent — and populist strategies remain a vital means of mass mobilization.

🔮 Debunking myths about populism in power'Populism' and 'power' have an uneasy relationship. Key texts reveal three assumptions about populism's 'fate' in power: first, it becomes mainstream; second, it turns authoritarian; third, it fails/succeeds to implement policies. Giorgos Venizelos argues we must look beyond the myths about populism's content or outcomes, and turn instead to populism's function of constructing collective identities through discursive / affective performativity

The Elitism of the “Anti-Populists”Pundits analyzing the “populist threat” often assume an audience that wants to defend the status quo. Presenting all political “outsiders” as merely dangerous, anti-populist literature tells us more about the role of public intellectuals than the movements it is meant to describe.

Επανεκλογή Trump κόντρα στην αλαζονεία των φιλελεύθερων ελίτ - ETERONΕάν η εκλογή του Donald Trump το 2016 εξέπληξε φιλελεύθερους αναλυτές, πολιτικούς και πολίτες, η επανεκλογή του το 2024 δεν προκάλεσε ...

Cyprus 2023 Elections: Politics Turns Rightward Amid Severe Corruption - Democracy ParadoxGiorgos Venizelos explains the political dynamics of the upcoming presidential elections in Cyprus with a detailed analysis/

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After Populism and the Pandemic

The populist hype, the people and the far right | RACE.EDRACE.ED showcases teaching, research and KEI in race and decolonial studies at the University of Edinburgh

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Giorgos Venizelos on Populism in Power, and the Similarities and Differences of Left and Right-wing Populists | illiberalism.orgGiorgos Venizelos discusses the performative element of populism, how populists navigate power, the similarities and differences between right-wing and left-wing populists and where populism goes from here.

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