Populism

Four Reasons to Stop Using the Word ‘Populism’
Insights
March 4, 2024

Four Reasons to Stop Using the Word ‘Populism’

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Did the Mainstream Make the Far-Right Mainstream?
Communication
February 27, 2024

Did the Mainstream Make the Far-Right Mainstream?

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Social Science Perspectives on the Far-right
Event
February 27, 2024

Social Science Perspectives on the Far-right

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Words Matter: Shamelessly Normalizing Big Lies And Alternative Facts
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January 14, 2021

Words Matter: Shamelessly Normalizing Big Lies And Alternative Facts

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Ruth Wodak on How to Become a Far-Right Populist

Ruth Wodak on How to Become a Far-Right Populist

Depending on your views, far-right populism can represent a welcome return to the past , or a worrying one. The former, argues sociolinguist Ruth Wodak in this Social Science Bites podcast, is one of the hallmarks of far-right populism – a yearning for an often mythical past where the “true people” were ascendant and comfortable.

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Sociology & Philosophy the First Victims in Bolsonaro’s Culture War

Sociology & Philosophy the First Victims in Bolsonaro’s Culture War

Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, threatens to slash funding to sociology and philosophy departments. It was just the opening shot in a new battle against the humanities.

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Louise Richardson: Educational Divide Fuels Corrosive Populism

Louise Richardson: Educational Divide Fuels Corrosive Populism

Speaking before a sell-out audience of policymakers, journalists and academics in Whitehall, Louise Richardson FAcSS, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford, said we must bridge the educational divide to prevent populism for threatening democracy

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