During the last 20 years, populist parties have significantly increased their support across Europe. Through a study of the mechanisms that "exclusionary populists" use to undermine the Rule of Law in the areas of law, the economy, and the media, the POPBACK project will inform strategies to increase democratic resilience by identify the “coping strategies" societal actors use when faced with exclusionary populism.
Their work is comparative, focusing on Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and Turkey, all of which have experienced varying degrees of populist success. Several exciting outcomes arise from the project: numerous publications, five International Policy Fellowships in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, and participatory artistic performances.
Contact:
popback.org
Lead PI: G.Schnyder@lboro.ac.uk