Although anti-populism has a place for ‘the people’, it ultimately aims at the restoration of responsible elite rule: government for the people, rather than of or by them Alex Yates and I in BJPIR

#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princecharle…

Been waiting for this one to come out! Check out a great paper on populism and transgressive aesthetics from Thomás Zicman de Barros and Théo Aiolfi.

Been trying to formulate some of my thoughts on The Discourse that's going on right now, and it is nailed here in two sentences.

Not you too Hank Green :( Populist hype finds its next victim and teenage Alex is gutted

Nothing on young women turning to the left in even greater numbers? I guess for the Guardian, only reactionary men have political agency.

This links directly to what Alex Yates & I discuss in this paper on the anti-populist construction of the people, where reactionary demands are considered bad but legitimate and worth addressing and where left demands are seen as irrelevant and naive journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

"If the far right proudly wears the badge of “populism”, we must ask how it helps them. They know it grants them legitimacy. Why, then, should we play into the hands of extremists whose loathing of democracy has been repeatedly demonstrated?" theconversation.com/the-word-popul…

If you are a member of the Political Studies Association, consider joining our new Specialist Group for the critical study of reactionary politics! For more information: psa.ac.uk/specialist-gro…

Travel Alert for #PSA25 attendees: We’re counting down the days to meet you in Birmingham! Please note: non-UK residents — including EU and Schengen citizens — now need a UK travel authorisation (ETA) to enter. This rule started last week. Apply easily via the UK ETA app.

Our final #PSA25 panel—held in partnership with Italian Politics SG—wraps up with a sharp discussion on populism and economic elites. Chaired by Владимир Бордун, with papers by Adam Dinsmore, Laura Montecchio, Alex Yates, Reid Kleinberg & Lorenzo Ghiduci.

📢 PUBLICATION ALERT! New article by Lazaros Karavasilis in CDS re-examines how 'the elite' is constructed in populist discourse, using the cases of Die Linke and AfD. A crucial contribution to populism studies! Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

"Despite capitalizing on popular anger against established elites, [the far right] is itself an elite project for state power. In the process, the ordinary people it claims to represent are left behind." Vladimir Bortun on Romania's presidential elections

It's a big club, and you ain't in it.