A major leadership change has drawn attention to shifting trends across different regions. Observers are closely tracking how ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Populism is a political ideology that positions “the people” as a morally just, good ...

One of the great mysteries about the rise of populism, in both the United States and Europe, is why it has benefited the political right so much more than the left. For years, American progressives ...

The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary ...

We live in a populist age. Widespread discontent has swept unlikely politicians to the top of both political parties, and those politicians are pursuing unorthodox policies to respond to the concerns ...

Radical populists are coming to power or gaining a significant presence in the parliaments of many European countries. What ...

In his book, The Populist Persuasion, Michael Kazin defines populism this way: a language whose speakers conceive of ordinary people as a noble assemblage not bounded narrowly by class, view their ...