Welcome to the Populism Specialist Group
The Populism Specialist Group is one of the largest groups within the Political Studies Association.
Our Goal
The group's goal is to promote the study of populist discourses, movements and parties at a local, national and international level. It aims at encouraging a rigorous theoretical and conceptual grounding of populism research as well as the strengthening of its analytical scope through comparative, quantitative and qualitative methods.
The group purports to facilitate a critical dialogue about contemporary democratic politics, and populism’s complex role within that. It particularly invites the participation and contribution of international scholars from countries and regions where populism has marked political culture, shaping political frontiers and stimulating antithetical discursive articulations.
8th Annual Populism Specialist Group Workshop
Populism, Anti-Populism, Polarisation
19-20 September 2024
Democracy Institute, CEU
Budapest (on-site event)
Keynote Speakers:
Oliver Marchart (Vienna)
Emilia Palonen (Helsinki)
To read the CfP and find out more, please click here
OUR ACTIVITIES
The group holds a number of academic activities throughout the year, including an annual workshop and participation at the PSA annual conference. Furthermore, we are now launching our podcast, Populism. Explore our website to find out more.