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Interviews and articles about populism, nationalism, memory, the far right...
Blog: POP 🔥 populismobserver.com
Book: The Populism Interviews 📕
https://www.routledge.com/The-Populism-Interviews-A-Dialogue-with-Leading-Experts/Manucci/p/book/9781032162669
Blog: POP 🔥 populismobserver.com
Book: The Populism Interviews 📕
https://www.routledge.com/The-Populism-Interviews-A-Dialogue-with-Leading-Experts/Manucci/p/book/9781032162669
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The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, …
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Thank you so much for the wonderful decade of posts on populism 🙏
POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢
That's all folks...
POP is dead, long live POP 🤟
Read here the last post 🤓
populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢
That's all folks...
POP is dead, long live POP 🤟
Read here the last post 🤓
populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
New book out 🔥
The Fascist Zeitgeist.
Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right.
(Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism
@universitypress.cambridge.org)
How is the success of the Iberian far right linked to the memory of Franco and Salazar?
doi.org/10.1017/9781009588072
The Fascist Zeitgeist.
Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right.
(Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism
@universitypress.cambridge.org)
How is the success of the Iberian far right linked to the memory of Franco and Salazar?
doi.org/10.1017/9781009588072
September 30, 2026 at 9:24 AM
New book out 🔥
The Fascist Zeitgeist.
Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right.
(Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism
@universitypress.cambridge.org)
How is the success of the Iberian far right linked to the memory of Franco and Salazar?
doi.org/10.1017/9781009588072
The Fascist Zeitgeist.
Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right.
(Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism
@universitypress.cambridge.org)
How is the success of the Iberian far right linked to the memory of Franco and Salazar?
doi.org/10.1017/9781009588072
Thank you so much for the wonderful decade of posts on populism 🙏
POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢
That's all folks...
POP is dead, long live POP 🤟
Read here the last post 🤓
populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢
That's all folks...
POP is dead, long live POP 🤟
Read here the last post 🤓
populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, …
populismobserver.com
September 28, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Thank you so much for the wonderful decade of posts on populism 🙏
POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢
That's all folks...
POP is dead, long live POP 🤟
Read here the last post 🤓
populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢
That's all folks...
POP is dead, long live POP 🤟
Read here the last post 🤓
populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this…
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this…
The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this wonderful project. The last months have been so busy that I did not even have time to write a proper goodbye.
populismobserver.com
September 28, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this…
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this…
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The Atlas of Social Attitudes is now live: www.atlasofsocialattitudes.eu What is it, what can you do with it, and why did we build it? A short🧵. (1)
Atlas of Social Attitudes
Explore comprehensive public opinion data from the European Social Survey and the European Values Survey. Discover insights across topics, countries, an...
www.atlasofsocialattitudes.eu
September 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The Atlas of Social Attitudes is now live: www.atlasofsocialattitudes.eu What is it, what can you do with it, and why did we build it? A short🧵. (1)
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1/ Far-right leader Roberto Vannacci shared an AI video set in ancient Rome where he sentences to death opposition leaders Schlein and Conte. The gladiator armed with a hammer and sickle is a local representative of National Future who was recently reported for the beating of an Iraqi immigrant.
July 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
1/ Far-right leader Roberto Vannacci shared an AI video set in ancient Rome where he sentences to death opposition leaders Schlein and Conte. The gladiator armed with a hammer and sickle is a local representative of National Future who was recently reported for the beating of an Iraqi immigrant.
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Today we launch the new version of The PopuList!
The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026.
Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026.
Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
Home - The PopuList
The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]
popu-list.org
June 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Today we launch the new version of The PopuList!
The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026.
Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026.
Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
If we "cancel" far right ideas just a bit more, we might not hear anything else for quite a long time 🫣
Someone should write a book about this topic...oh wait!
www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
Someone should write a book about this topic...oh wait!
www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
June 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
If we "cancel" far right ideas just a bit more, we might not hear anything else for quite a long time 🫣
Someone should write a book about this topic...oh wait!
www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
Someone should write a book about this topic...oh wait!
www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
🎵 Hey, you know, everybody's talking about the "good old days," right?
Everybody! The good old days
Well, let's talk about the good old days! 🎶
youtu.be/7m148vZDwJA?...
Everybody! The good old days
Well, let's talk about the good old days! 🎶
youtu.be/7m148vZDwJA?...
June 14, 2026 at 8:36 AM
🎵 Hey, you know, everybody's talking about the "good old days," right?
Everybody! The good old days
Well, let's talk about the good old days! 🎶
youtu.be/7m148vZDwJA?...
Everybody! The good old days
Well, let's talk about the good old days! 🎶
youtu.be/7m148vZDwJA?...
📢The Fascist Zeitgeist is coming out soon for @universitypress.cambridge.org
Thanks a lot to @casmudde.bsky.social, Filipa Raimundo, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Hans-Georg Betz, and @dafnoukos.bsky.social for the kind words.
The book will be open access for the first two weeks, stay tuned 📡
1/2
Thanks a lot to @casmudde.bsky.social, Filipa Raimundo, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Hans-Georg Betz, and @dafnoukos.bsky.social for the kind words.
The book will be open access for the first two weeks, stay tuned 📡
1/2
June 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM
📢The Fascist Zeitgeist is coming out soon for @universitypress.cambridge.org
Thanks a lot to @casmudde.bsky.social, Filipa Raimundo, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Hans-Georg Betz, and @dafnoukos.bsky.social for the kind words.
The book will be open access for the first two weeks, stay tuned 📡
1/2
Thanks a lot to @casmudde.bsky.social, Filipa Raimundo, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Hans-Georg Betz, and @dafnoukos.bsky.social for the kind words.
The book will be open access for the first two weeks, stay tuned 📡
1/2
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The 2026 update brings you 130 new research articles on the #RadicalRight. Here’s to the people who wrote these, and especially to 7 super-productive super-contributors: Marianna Griffini, Luca Manucci, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social, 1/2
Hot references summer: the 2026 update of the radical right bibliography is here - kai arzheimer
Voting! Gender! Normalisation! 130 new pieces on the far right for you
www.kai-arzheimer.com
June 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The 2026 update brings you 130 new research articles on the #RadicalRight. Here’s to the people who wrote these, and especially to 7 super-productive super-contributors: Marianna Griffini, Luca Manucci, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social, 1/2
📢 The #EUPopLink Survey is open!
@eupoplink.bsky.social is a Cost Action (here some info: eupoplink.eu) studying EU politics & public opinion, and you can take its new survey in whichever language you prefer🌍
Fill it in, share it, pass it on. Every response matters!
👉 get.epoll.eu/index.php/48...
@eupoplink.bsky.social is a Cost Action (here some info: eupoplink.eu) studying EU politics & public opinion, and you can take its new survey in whichever language you prefer🌍
Fill it in, share it, pass it on. Every response matters!
👉 get.epoll.eu/index.php/48...
EUPopLink
get.epoll.eu
May 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
📢 The #EUPopLink Survey is open!
@eupoplink.bsky.social is a Cost Action (here some info: eupoplink.eu) studying EU politics & public opinion, and you can take its new survey in whichever language you prefer🌍
Fill it in, share it, pass it on. Every response matters!
👉 get.epoll.eu/index.php/48...
@eupoplink.bsky.social is a Cost Action (here some info: eupoplink.eu) studying EU politics & public opinion, and you can take its new survey in whichever language you prefer🌍
Fill it in, share it, pass it on. Every response matters!
👉 get.epoll.eu/index.php/48...
Very much looking forward to seeing *The Fascist Zeitgeist* published by @universitypress.cambridge.org and many thanks to the editors @finchelsteinf.bsky.social and @acostapinto.bsky.social for the opportunity!
It should be out in a few weeks, more on this soon...
It should be out in a few weeks, more on this soon...
Coming soon:
our Series with @acostapinto.bsky.social : Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism
The Fascist Zeitgeist
Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right by Luca Manucci www.cambridge.org/core/element...
our Series with @acostapinto.bsky.social : Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism
The Fascist Zeitgeist
Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right by Luca Manucci www.cambridge.org/core/element...
The Fascist Zeitgeist
Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - The Fascist Zeitgeist
www.cambridge.org
May 26, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Very much looking forward to seeing *The Fascist Zeitgeist* published by @universitypress.cambridge.org and many thanks to the editors @finchelsteinf.bsky.social and @acostapinto.bsky.social for the opportunity!
It should be out in a few weeks, more on this soon...
It should be out in a few weeks, more on this soon...
What an amazing special issue about the Portuguese elections since 2002!
Incredible line-up and terrific articles.
Great stuff from @sespjournal.bsky.social, special thanks to the special issue's editors @marinacostalobo.bsky.social and Ana Espírito-Santo!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/3...
Incredible line-up and terrific articles.
Great stuff from @sespjournal.bsky.social, special thanks to the special issue's editors @marinacostalobo.bsky.social and Ana Espírito-Santo!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/3...
South European Society and Politics
The new Portuguese electorate in the XXI century; Guest Editors: Marina Costa Lobo and Ana Espírito-Santo. Volume 31, Issue 2 of South European Society and Politics
www.tandfonline.com
May 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM
What an amazing special issue about the Portuguese elections since 2002!
Incredible line-up and terrific articles.
Great stuff from @sespjournal.bsky.social, special thanks to the special issue's editors @marinacostalobo.bsky.social and Ana Espírito-Santo!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/3...
Incredible line-up and terrific articles.
Great stuff from @sespjournal.bsky.social, special thanks to the special issue's editors @marinacostalobo.bsky.social and Ana Espírito-Santo!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/3...
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Make Your Voice Heard: EUPopLink Launches Major Pan-European Survey on the Future of Europe
How do you feel about the future of the European Union?
How do you feel about the future of the European Union?
EUPopLink
get.epoll.eu
May 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Make Your Voice Heard: EUPopLink Launches Major Pan-European Survey on the Future of Europe
How do you feel about the future of the European Union?
How do you feel about the future of the European Union?
Excellent new contribution to the loop illiberalism series, based on amazing experimental research 👏
🌊 #Illiberal Wave No.46
💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters.
👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters.
👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
🌊 The dark logic of visual strongman propaganda
Philipp Lutscher, Jonas Bergan Dræge, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Karsten Donnay draw on three survey experiments across Venezuela, Turkey and the United States to show that visual strongman propaganda ca...
bit.ly
April 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Excellent new contribution to the loop illiberalism series, based on amazing experimental research 👏
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🌊 #Illiberal Wave No.46
💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters.
👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters.
👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
🌊 The dark logic of visual strongman propaganda
Philipp Lutscher, Jonas Bergan Dræge, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Karsten Donnay draw on three survey experiments across Venezuela, Turkey and the United States to show that visual strongman propaganda ca...
bit.ly
April 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM
🌊 #Illiberal Wave No.46
💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters.
👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters.
👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
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📣Deadline extended! You have until Sunday (29.3) to apply.
We are looking for Early Career Researchers engaging with far-right politics in Europe.
We are looking for Early Career Researchers engaging with far-right politics in Europe.
📣 Call for Applications: ECPR SGEU ECR Pre-Workshop
“The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe” organized with @larboe.bsky.social, 30 June 2026, one day ahead of the ECPR SGEU Conference in Catania, Italy.
“The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe” organized with @larboe.bsky.social, 30 June 2026, one day ahead of the ECPR SGEU Conference in Catania, Italy.
March 27, 2026 at 8:22 AM
📣Deadline extended! You have until Sunday (29.3) to apply.
We are looking for Early Career Researchers engaging with far-right politics in Europe.
We are looking for Early Career Researchers engaging with far-right politics in Europe.
From The Assault, by Harry Mulisch.
"Only later did Anton realize that almost nobody voted rationally, but simply out of self-interest, or because he felt an affinity for the members of a certain party, or because the leading candidate inspired confidence. It was physiological, in a way."
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"Only later did Anton realize that almost nobody voted rationally, but simply out of self-interest, or because he felt an affinity for the members of a certain party, or because the leading candidate inspired confidence. It was physiological, in a way."
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March 18, 2026 at 9:33 AM
From The Assault, by Harry Mulisch.
"Only later did Anton realize that almost nobody voted rationally, but simply out of self-interest, or because he felt an affinity for the members of a certain party, or because the leading candidate inspired confidence. It was physiological, in a way."
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"Only later did Anton realize that almost nobody voted rationally, but simply out of self-interest, or because he felt an affinity for the members of a certain party, or because the leading candidate inspired confidence. It was physiological, in a way."
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Excellent critique of the media’s normalization of the far right.
Media must stop normalizing the far right
Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.
www.politico.eu
March 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Excellent critique of the media’s normalization of the far right.
The far right in Spain and Portugal didn’t go mainstream alone.
The Iberian media system played a key role in their normalization 📺📻📰
2 new publications out now🔥
This marks the closing chapter of my project POLAR, a research journey that began in 2021.
A 🧵on how Vox and Chega became mainstream 👇
The Iberian media system played a key role in their normalization 📺📻📰
2 new publications out now🔥
This marks the closing chapter of my project POLAR, a research journey that began in 2021.
A 🧵on how Vox and Chega became mainstream 👇
March 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The far right in Spain and Portugal didn’t go mainstream alone.
The Iberian media system played a key role in their normalization 📺📻📰
2 new publications out now🔥
This marks the closing chapter of my project POLAR, a research journey that began in 2021.
A 🧵on how Vox and Chega became mainstream 👇
The Iberian media system played a key role in their normalization 📺📻📰
2 new publications out now🔥
This marks the closing chapter of my project POLAR, a research journey that began in 2021.
A 🧵on how Vox and Chega became mainstream 👇
Another excellent post for the illiberalism series! 🌊
Get in contact with me or The Loop if you want to contribute 📢
Get in contact with me or The Loop if you want to contribute 📢
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.45
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
🌊 How democratic erosion became administratively normal in Greece
Vera Tika argues that contemporary illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture. Instead, it advances quietly through routine governance and administrative practices that normalise ...
bit.ly
February 26, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Another excellent post for the illiberalism series! 🌊
Get in contact with me or The Loop if you want to contribute 📢
Get in contact with me or The Loop if you want to contribute 📢
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🌊 #IlliberalWave No.45
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
🌊 How democratic erosion became administratively normal in Greece
Vera Tika argues that contemporary illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture. Instead, it advances quietly through routine governance and administrative practices that normalise ...
bit.ly
February 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.45
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
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"What does Matt Goodwin really think? By the time we find out, it may be too late"
Who cares what he "really thinks"?
Can't we focus on what he and Reform propose and normalise which is very clear, even with the euphemisms in the article?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Who cares what he "really thinks"?
Can't we focus on what he and Reform propose and normalise which is very clear, even with the euphemisms in the article?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Matt Goodwin is running: the search for Reform’s elusive byelection candidate
Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2026 at 8:18 AM
"What does Matt Goodwin really think? By the time we find out, it may be too late"
Who cares what he "really thinks"?
Can't we focus on what he and Reform propose and normalise which is very clear, even with the euphemisms in the article?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Who cares what he "really thinks"?
Can't we focus on what he and Reform propose and normalise which is very clear, even with the euphemisms in the article?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Worth a read just for the title, but the actual research is an incredible contribution to the literature on Media and Politics.
Would definitely be interested to see if the same patterns exist in Hungary and Romania, given the highly politicised nature of media in each.
Would definitely be interested to see if the same patterns exist in Hungary and Romania, given the highly politicised nature of media in each.
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Worth a read just for the title, but the actual research is an incredible contribution to the literature on Media and Politics.
Would definitely be interested to see if the same patterns exist in Hungary and Romania, given the highly politicised nature of media in each.
Would definitely be interested to see if the same patterns exist in Hungary and Romania, given the highly politicised nature of media in each.