Three decades since the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the ideal of
liberal democracy is under considerable strain. Recent developments in the region show …

We approach critically the assertion that a referendum ultimately defends the “traditional
family,” by examining the articulation of anti-gender politics in Romanian parliamentary …

This article analyses and explains the rapid electoral success of an emergent populist
radical right party in Romania—the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR). AUR's …

Right-wing populist parties across Europe made significant inroads into main stream politics
in the past couple of decades, to the point that they are actively involved in setting the …

This paper examines how a radical right populist party uses anti-communism to produce an
anti-establishment discourse and consolidate ultra-conservative political values. At the end …

While populism is one of the most analysed aspects of contemporary politics, we know little
about its interaction with religion and about motivations leading political parties to oppose or …

We analyse Roșia Montană environmental activism as a critical case that brings together an
unusual combination of high levels of transactional activism and high levels of mass …

Building on insights from political geography and the social sciences, this paper illuminates
the diversity of European far-right politics in general and far-right ecologism in particular by …

This special issue brings together scholars of media, sociology, and political science to
examine the discursive opportunities for radical-right populist politics across Eastern …

Studies of tolerance often employ an ethnic lens. Reports of increasing anti-Chinese racism
during the pandemic is evidence. Yet, COVID-19 is a global pandemic. How the disease is …