National bitterness, powerlessness and greatness: Examining constructions of affect as part of argumentation in populist EU discourse in Finland. [PDF]
Br J Soc PsycholTormis H, Sakki I, Pettersson K.
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study analyses the success of populist radical right (PRR) parties in the 2023 Swiss elections using reference group theory. While existing literature emphasizes the influence of objective and subjective group membership on electoral choice, it often overlooks voters' feelings toward groups they do not belong to and their perceptions of ...
Anke Tresch, Line Rennwald
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Navigating Environmental Perceptions: Exploring the Impact of Political Orientation and Climate Change Beliefs on the Evaluation of the Local Environment. [PDF]
Environ ManageGunko R +4 more
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Exploring university student perspectives of a challenge‐based curriculum
The Curriculum Journal, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 507-522, June 2026.Abstract The world faces multiple global and local challenges, with some describing one challenge, climate breakdown, as an existential threat. Publications in this journal have highlighted the importance of curricula that help students better understand and address these challenges.
Miles Thompson +3 more
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Populist attitudes and belief in conspiracy theories: anti-elitist attitudes and the preference for unrestricted popular sovereignty reduce the positive impact of an analytical thinking style on conspiracy beliefs. [PDF]
BMC Res NotesMehl S, Rief W, Soll D, Pytlik N.
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Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 272-283, June 2026.ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
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Falling behind whom? Economic geographies of right-wing populism in Europe. [PDF]
J Eur Public PolicySchraff D, Pontusson J.
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Education for Civil Disobedience in the Context of Democratic Decline
Educational Theory, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 339-356, June 2026.Abstract In this article, I discuss the educational relevance of civil disobedience as a form of political dissent in contemporary democracies demonstrating signs of significant democratic decline. The article challenges the plausibility of the impactful Rawlsian understanding of civil disobedience in societies in a state of democratic backsliding.
Anniina Leiviskä
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The Electoral Coalition of the Radical Right in Western Europe. [PDF]
Br J SociolBuchmayr F.
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Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 3, June 2026.Abstract The proliferation of conspiracy theories online has tangible offline consequences, both on an individual and collective level. Conspiracy narratives have been associated with reduced belief in democracy, the rise of populist parties, and can act as a radicalization multiplier in such contexts.
Darja Wischerath +3 more
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