The track on Populism and Polarization will provide a space for an open, pluralistic and lively debate on two of the most salient political phenomena of our era. We invite theoretical and empirical reflections on the topic that ranges from the party families to performance and dynamics. This track welcomes papers from all approaches and regions. Authors doing cross-regional comparisons are encouraged to send their papers. Studies focusing on the political polarization of gender, sexuality and ethnicity are welcome, as are those working on de-polarization. The track also wants to highlight works presenting methodological innovations in the field. These include measuring and identifying polarization and populism. We particularly invite papers dealing with emotions and social mediated politics in this context. As different approaches and traditions have been geared to or emerged in the study of this phenomenon, we also would like see papers and panels submitted in discussing particular approaches within this sub-field.
- "On Populist Reason" Twenty Years after its Publication
Chair: Dr. Emilia Palonen - Does Affirmative Action Reinforce Polarization or Helps in Alleviating It?
Chair: Dr. Asha Gupta - Far-right uses and abuses of gender and sexuality
Chair: Prof. Anelise Gregis Estivalet - Institutional Change? Navigating the Relationship Between Populism, Political Polarization and (In)Tolerance
Chair: Prof. Ana M. Belchior - Montée des populismes en Occident et reconfiguration des débats migratoires
Chair: Prof. Nour-eddine Jallal - Populist Polarization: Threat or Corrective for Democracy?
Chair: Dr. Giorgos Venizelos - Promoting Depolarization: Values, Attitudes, Beliefs and Policies in Comparative Perspective
Chair: Dr. Diego Muro - The Multidimensionality of Party-Based Populism and the Dynamics of Polarization
Chair: Prof. Oscar Mazzoleni - Unpacking Populism: Historical Roots and Modern Realities
Chair: Dr. Filipe Carreira da Silva - Visual populism and political polarization
