How Anti-LGBTQ+ Ideas Help the Georgian Dream Consolidate Power Published: 17 April 2025 Analysis Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has been a central element of the Georgian Dream’s anti-democratic turn towards the far right. How do anti-LGBTQ+ statements and policies help GD expand its grip on power, and why does this strategy work? By Tamta Gelashvili
"Gender Ideology" - A Fantastical and Flexible Narrative Published: 27 September 2022 Analysis The ultraconservative extreme right in Brazil is creating moral panic by pushing fake news about “gender ideology”. The fear of anything but heteronormativity plays a central role in the ascension of authoritarian leaders and democratic backsliding. By Andrea Dip
Everyday feminism and the authoritarian right in Poland Published: 1 December 2021 Despite the authoritarian atmosphere, the contemporary feminist and queer movements in Poland are becoming more diverse, informal, intersectional, and focused on countering misogyny and homophobia in locally defined contexts. By Magdalena Grabowska and Marta Rawłuszko
Women, Queers, and Far-Right Politics in Israel/Palestine Published: 1 December 2021 Israel's embrace of far-right politics rendered the lives of the marginalized Jewish population and Palestinians ever more precarious with forces that promote women’s and queer rights, in tension with forces promoting misogyny and homophobia, all contributing to the contemporary far-right political landscape in Israel. By Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor
School as a Battlefield: The Debate on Sexuality Education in Ukraine Published: 1 December 2021 Over the past decade, activists and CSOs have argued with conservative and religious groups in Ukraine over the introduction of the so-called “comprehensive sexuality education” in Ukrainian schools. By Maryna Shevtsova
Statements From Everyday Life - One Option for the Argumentation Around Identity Politics Published: 1 December 2021 Statements we encounter in conversations about left-wing identity politics which it is important to respond to. By Josephine Apraku and Lou Herbst
Left-wing Liberal Identity Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina Published: 23 November 2021 In the 1990s, excesses of ethnonationalism led to the devastating Balkan Wars. Today, left-wing liberal agents are trying to free themselves from these destructive forces. By Marion Kraske
The Treaties of Rome sixty years on: Moving Forward with Europe! Published: 31 March 2017 Sixty years after the signing of the Treaties of Rome, Europe finds itself at a crossroads. Understanding what this wake-up call means for a liberal Europe was the subject of discussion at an international conference titled “Moving Forward with Europe!”. By Ama Lorenz
The Dutch defeat ‘the wrong kind of populism’ Published: 22 March 2017 Especially three developments appear to have caused Wilders’ “defeat” in the election. Still, the next Dutch government will chose a centre-right course on social-economic, climate and immigration policies. By Simon Otjes
Radicalisation in Isolation: The Success of the Dutch Freedom Party Published: 25 February 2017 The radical right-wing populist Freedom Party (PVV) is currently tied for first place in the polls for the upcoming Dutch elections. Is this a clear sign of a radical right-wing populist wave in the Netherlands? What underlies the success of this party? And how can it be compared to other radical right-wing populist parties? By Simon Otjes
