Call for papers

The Current Populism in Europe: A Threat to Liberal Democracy?

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International conference in Political Science

 

The current populism in Europe:
A threat to liberal democracy?

18 – 19 May 2015 PRAGUE

Goethe-Institut Prague, Masarykovo nábřeží 32, 110 00 Praha 1

 

The growth of contemporary European populism represents one of the most topical problems that liberal democratic regimes on the continent must face. To understand the nature of the success of populists on a general level and in individual countries, it is useful to examine the causes of this phenomenon during the period from the outbreak of the economic crisis to the present. The event is dedicated to a comparative analysis of individual European countries where populism represents an important element of politics. Within this context and aiming to explore populism from various conceptual, empirical and methodological perspectives, the conference encourages papers in the following topics:
•    Conceptualization and approaches towards “new” European populism
•    Populism and new social movements in Western Europe
•    Populism in “new” democracies of Central and Eastern Europe
•    Welfare chauvinism and entrepreneurs in politics
•    Practical effects of populism on the political and party system


Confirmed keynote speakers are:    

  • Jacques Rupnik (Sciences Po, Paris)
  • Othon Anastasakis (University of Oxford)
  • Luke March (University of Edinburgh)


Submit a conference proposal

Applicants are invited to submit abstracts of up to 300 words and short CVs to Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. by 28 February 2015. Accepted papers will be announced until 15 March 2015. There is no conference fee for participants. More details will follow on the web page of the conference (http://populism.fsv.cuni.cz/).