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2026
Kieler Woche – Kieler Uni Live
Populism Research and the Authoritarian Threat
Datum: 24. Juni 2026
Uhrzeit: 21:00-22:00 Uhr
Ort: Kiellinie 5, 24105 Kiel
The international Populism Research Network based at Kiel University brings together interdisciplinary expertise from researchers in 13 countries across Europe, North and South America. Its aim is to analyse populist developments on a global scale and provide well-founded perspectives on current political dynamics. The lecture offers insights into key research questions and ongoing projects within the network and highlights its role in academic exchange as well as in transferring knowledge to society.
Kieler Woche – Kieler Uni Live
Populism and Fascism
Datum: 24. Juni 2026
Uhrzeit: 22:00-23:00 Uhr
Ort: Kiellinie 5, 24105 Kiel
What are the differences between populism and fascism, and where do they intersect? In this lecture, Prof. Carlos de la Torre from the University of Florida in Gainesville, who’s a leading expert on populism research and currently a visiting scholar at Kiel University, addresses these questions. He examines core elements such as notions of “the people,” leadership styles, and political practice. The discussion also explores how both phenomena relate to democracy, from invoking the will of the people to its gradual undermining.
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Postdoctoral Fellowship – Project DEMADEM at the University of Minho
2025
The International Populism Research Network at the APSA 2025
Panel 1: Populism, “The People,” and Democracy: Insights from the Latin American Experience
Chair: Kenneth Roberts
Presentations:
- Carlos de la Torre (University of Florida): Reimaging Populism and the People: Lessons from Latin America
- Paula Diehl (University of Kiel): Populism and the Tipping Point of Democracy
- Lisa Zanotti (Diego Portales University): The Authoritarian Feedback Loop: Rethinking the Populist Radical Right Beyond Nativism
- Kenneth M. Roberts (Cornell University): The People as a Political Subject in Comparative Historical Perspective
Comments:
- Jason Frank (Cornell University)
- Kurt Weyland (University of Texas at Austin)
Panel 2: Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective
Chair: Rob Goodman
Speakers:
- Paula Diehl (University of Kiel)
- Rob Goodman (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Tae-Yeoun Keum (University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Simon Lambek (University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia)
- Cary Nederman (Texas A&M University)
- David Ragazzoni (University of Toronto)
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LEIBNIZ RESEARCH ALLIANCE “VALUE OF THE PAST” – ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025
LEIBNIZ RESEARCH ALLIANCE “VALUE OF THE PAST” – ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025
Right-wing populism and the far right have once again become a central political force − in Europe and across the globe. A core element of their politics is the attempt to revise and redefine history. However, there are few comparative works on how right-wing and radical right populists interpret, reinterpret and instrumentalize the past in pan-European and global perspectives. The conference will bring together expertise from different European countries, and it will also look at right-wing populist movements and far-right thinking in the US, India, and Japan.
Vorlesung von Paula Diehl
Populist Twists and the Dangers for Democracy
Öffentlicher Vortrag an der CAU Kiel
Wo geht die Reise hin? Die AfD zwischen Normalisierung und Radikalisierung
In der Politikwissenschaft wird die strategische Positionierung der AfD mit konkurrierenden Begriffen beschrieben. Dies sind einerseits „Normalisierung“ oder „Mainstreaming“ und andererseits „Radikalisierung“. In der öffentlichen Debatte hat zuletzt die Höherstufung der AfD als „gesichert rechtsextreme Organisation“ durch das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz aufgrund der politischen Implikationen hohe Wellen geschlagen, die jedoch kurz darauf an einer gerichtlichen Eilentscheidung brandeten. Seit der Stillhaltezusage des deutschen Inlandsgeheimdienstes scheinen die Wogen vorerst geglättet. Doch wo die Reise der AfD hingehen soll, scheint weiterhin eine offene Frage zu sein. Vor diesem Hintergrund zeigt Benjamin Höhne auf der Grundlage von Daten aus einer Wahlhilfeapplikation zu den Kommunalwahlen 2024, dass beide Parteistrategien verfolgt werden. Doch lässt sich die Partei dabei von Großwetterlagen treiben oder hält sie das Ruder fest in der Hand und hält Kurs? E