17 May 2021

Does Anger Play Into the Hands of Populism?

by Lou Safra Whether directed at elites or more broadly at the establishment, anger is a characteristic that many populist candidates and elected officials share. […]
17 May 2021

Politics of Ethnicity and Democratic Resilience

by Jan Rovny The democratisation of central and eastern Europe was initially celebrated as a historical success story. A European subcontinent moved from communist authoritarian […]
17 May 2021

Right-wing Populist Vote: Challenging Popular Assumptions

by Alexis Baudour The storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 by Donald Trump’s supporters provided surreal images to illustrate the ‘wave of populism’ […]
17 May 2021

Populism: Research Directory

Permanent Faculty Yann Algan Welfare state, Political economy, Labour markets Department of économics, Sciences Po/CNRS Julia Cagé Political economy, Media economy, International trade, Economic History, […]
16 March 2021

Cogito 13

Recent months have taught us the importance of the formation of choices and the acceptance of political decisions. Two original approaches are applied here to […]
16 March 2021

When Econometrics Sheds Light on the History of Social Relations

Applying recently developed econometric methods to analyse trade flows in Antiquity may seem bold. It is what Thomas Chaney, a researcher in the Department of […]
16 March 2021

Policy Elites and Politics: The Case of Obamacare

Does the idea of all-powerful elites shaping public policy to align with their interests reflect reality? If so, how do they pull it off? If […]
16 March 2021

When Earning a Living Costs Your Life

by Jean-Noël Jouzel,  Jérôme Pelisse (CSO), Catherine Cavalin, Emmanuel Henry (IRISSO) A History of the Lack of Recognition for Occupational Illnesses Occupational illnesses, such as […]
16 March 2021

Counting the Forgotten in Politics

Financing political parties and candidates for their electoral campaigns is not a trivial phenomenon. Yet one of its essential dimensions – the “small” donations made […]