Populism and Extremism in Foreign Policy

I’ve recently prepared some thoughts on foreign policy of populist and extremist parties in postcommunist Europe and have uploaded an annotated presentation–see Populist foreign policy annotated.ppt or Populist foreign policy annotated.pdf–for those who are interested. It contains some thoughts on definitions of extremism and populism, makes reference to the excellent expert surveys by Hooghe and …

And yet more populism (now in Slovak!)

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Sociological Institute, 25.06.2008 Many thanks to Zuzana Kusa and the researchers at the Sociological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for hosting a lively discussion on populism, with the best and most challenging questions yet. Dakujem. Tu je powerpoint (po slovensky): http://www.la.wayne.edu/polisci/kdk/populism/SU SAV populism 2008.ppt I am delighted by the …

Populism in Postcommunist Europe: Discussion Transcript, 23.06.2008

Populism in Postcommunist Europe A panel discussion with regional specialists in political science: Monday, 23 June 2008 at 15.30 Slovak Foreign Policy Assn., Hviezdoslavovo nám. 14 Bratislava Thanks to the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Fulbright Slovakia, the German Marshall Fund, the Department of Political Science of Comenius University, the Institute for Public Affairs, and the …

Discussion in Bratislava: Populism in Postcommunist Europe

Join us for a discussion of Populism in . Postcommunist . Europe * What is it? * How should we study it? * Why should we care? With political science scholars who study politics in postcommunist Europe, especially in Slovakia and Poland Kevin Deegan-Krause, Department of Political Science, Wayne State University, USA Ann-Cathrine Jungar, CBEES …

September Polls and Populism

I am late posting the Slovakia’s September polling numbers (October should be out already, actually, but the news has not yet arrived in my inbox), though given the current stability, we could just as well rely on polls from last month (or, indeed, last year).  Smer shows a 4 point drop in UVVM polls from …

Political Parties in Eastern Europe: A Discussion about the State of Our Art

Kevin Deegan-Krause, Wayne State University Tim Haughton, University of Birmingham Ján Rovny, Sciences Po Stephen Whitefield, Oxford University This is a full text of a discussion that appears in abbreviated version on the SSEES Research Blog of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/2015/01/19/all-tomorrows-parties-the-future/). The editors of East European Politics and Societies …

Sean Hanley waxes eloquent on Sovereignty

Excellent post today by Sean Hanley on the potential of the “new”(ish) Czech Party “Sovereignty” which perfectly corresponds to all that is interesting to me about the region’s politics these day: Sovereignty’s politics are straightforward:   a mix of Czech nationalism, euroscepticism and the anti-elite, outsider rhetoric that many people like to call populism. It …

Guest Blogger: Tim Haughton on Slovak Electoral Politics, Part I

More from wide-ranging Tim Haughton, who this time sacrificed dry feet to bring a full report of Tuesday’s political campaigning in Slovakia and showed his political acumen and intrepidity by going not to Bratislava, where everybody goes, but rather to Kosice. How to Win Votes and Influence People – Some Reflections from Slovakia Tim Haughton, …