Illiberalism Studies Program

Refusing “the Machine”: Paul Kingsnorth and the Reactionary Mind illiberalism.org | Alex Zakaras reviews Paul Kingsnorth's Against the Machine, illuminating its strengths and weaknesses while using it to peer inside the reactionary imaginary.

New piece! Alex Zakaras reviews Paul Kingsnorth's Against the Machine, illuminating its strengths and weaknesses while using it to peer inside the reactionary imaginary. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow for an exciting event with Oren Cass, @lkatfield.bsky.social and @stevenlivingston.bsky.social on the future of the American working class. Link to register here: tinyurl.com/5hdahhk4

Join us on March 5 for an online event discussing the Dark Enlightenment phenomenon with Arnaud Miranda who will present his new book Les Lumières sombres.

Register here: tinyurl.com/yp4ww4xf

Episode 5 of Ideology Unbound is now live. @lkatfield.bsky.social sits down with Marlene Laruelle to talk about #Russia and #illiberalism.
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.

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Stefan Borg on Post-liberalism and the Return of the Common Good illiberalism.org | Stefan Borg on post-liberalism and the common good, and how they relate to populism, gender, environmental politics, and interventionism.

New interview! We talked to Stefan Borg about post-liberalism and the common good, and how they relate to populism, gender, environmental politics, and interventionism. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us on February 25 for a discussion at @ieres-gwu.bsky.social with Oren Cass about the future of American society, economics, and public policy. Moderated by @lkatfield.bsky.social with discussant @stevenlivingston.bsky.social

Register here: tinyurl.com/5hdahhk4

When the Channel Number Changes Democracy | illiberalism.org Elliott Ash on the impacts of increased exposure to Fox News and how it changes voting behavior, judicial decisions, and even local media partisanship.

New piece! Elliott Ash on the impacts of increased exposure to Fox News and how it changes voting behavior, judicial decisions, and even local media partisanship.

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Charles Taylor and Making Peace with Liberalism illiberalism.org | Matthew McManus on Charles Taylor's critique and appreciation of liberal modernity, and how it is a necessary corrective to the malaise of contemporary liberalism, which finds itself unable to combat ...

New piece! Matthew McManus on Charles Taylor's critique and appreciation of liberal modernity, and how it is a necessary corrective to a contemporary liberalism that finds itself unable to combat assaults from the right. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @mattpolprof.bsky.social

Recursive Polarization of Pan-Slavism in Contemporary Slovakia: Being a Slavic Minority vs. Representing Slavic Power | illiberalism.org Tatyjana Szafonova on the political activism, history, and internal divides of the Slovakian Pan-Slavist movement.

New piece! Tatyjana Szafonova on the political activism, history, and internal divides of the Slovakian Pan-Slavist movement.

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A special episode of Ideology Unbound is live now!
@aaronirion.bsky.social interviews @mattpolprof.bsky.social about his book The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism and the contemporary political stakes of revisiting this neglected tradition.

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Making Sense of AI for Illiberalism Studies | illiberalism.org Raphaël Demias-Morisset on the growing integration of artificial intelligence in digital ecosystems and the political implications.

New piece! @raphdemiasmorisset.bsky.social on the growing integration of artificial intelligence in digital ecosystems and the political implications.

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Contemporary (Pan-)Turkism: An Ethno-Cultural Ideology Shaping Intergovernmental Cooperation | illiberalism.org Aurélie Stern on the evolution of Pan-Turkism and how its nationalist vision has come to shape international collaboration among Turkic communities.

New piece! Aurélie Stern on the evolution of Pan-Turkism and how its nationalist vision has come to shape international collaboration among Turkic communities. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Garbage Politics and Sin Tariffs: How the Global South can Protect the Environment Without Banning Trade illiberalism.org | Rachael Wellhausen on shifting patterns in the global waste trade, environmental consequences, and new ways of thinking about, and dealing with, the trade in waste of all kinds.

New piece! Rachel Wellhausen on shifting patterns in the global waste trade, environmental consequences, and new ways of thinking about and dealing with the trade in waste of all kinds. Check it out! @rwellhausen.bsky.social

Alain de Benoist as an Interpersonal Node of Far-Right Intellectuals | illiberalism.org Mintae Hwang on the influence of Alain de Benoist in shaping the Nouvelle Droite and as an illiberal consecrator of newer generations on the far-right

New piece! @hmintae.bsky.social on the influence of Alain de Benoist in shaping the Nouvelle Droite and as an #illiberal consecrator of newer generations on the far-right

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Fractured and Splintered: Mapping Transatlantic Illiberal Events with Louvain Erik Piccoli on the composition of illiberal transatlantic conference networks.

New piece! @evokp.bsky.social on the composition of #illiberal transatlantic conference networks.
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YouTube video by Illiberalism Studies Program Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech

In case you missed it, we have published a recording of our event with William Galston on his book, Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social @kristenrosec.bsky.social

Yannis Stavrakakis on Populism, Democracy, and the Crisis of Contemporary Liberalism illiberalism.org | Yannis Stavrakakis on Populism, Democracy, and the Crisis of Contemporary Liberalism.

New interview! Yannis Stavrakakis discusses populism, democracy, and the crisis of contemporary liberalism. You won't want to miss this one! Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

What is driving “newsfluencers”? What do they mean for the liberal public sphere? | illiberalism.org Edward Hurcombe on the past, present, and future of alternative news media and how mainstream actors are changing their response to it.

New piece! @eddyhurc.bsky.social on the past, present, and future of alternative news media and how mainstream actors are changing their response to it.

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Happening next week! Register here for this online event: tinyurl.com/3dpcc6wr

Episode 3 of Ideology Unbound is live now! @lkatfield.bsky.social interviews William Galston about his book Anger, Fear, Domination and talks about the vulnerabilities of liberal democracy.

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Part I - Pathways to Radicalization: How Teens Are Drawn In | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University Featuring Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern, Jacob Ware and Bradley Parents; moderated by Senior Research Fellow David Collins.

🚨 New event!
How do teens get pulled into extremist ideologies? Join us for a panel on pathways to radicalization - identity, belonging, trauma & the online ecosystem - featuring a parent’s firsthand story and expert insight.

🗓️ Jan 14 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Register now👇

Join us on January 26 for a virtual discussion with Stefan Borg on his new book, The Return of the Common Good.
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Register here: tinyurl.com/3dpcc6wr

Dirk Philipsen on Post-Growth, Progress and Democracy, and Building a “Wellbeing Economy” illiberalism.org | Dirk Philipsen on Post-Growth, Progress and Democracy, and Building a “Wellbeing Economy”

New interview! Dirk Philipsen on post-growth, progress and democracy, and building a “wellbeing economy.” Check it out!

Electoral Victory without Institutional Dominance: Chile’s “Right-Wing Turn” in Comparative Perspective illiberalism.org | Lisa Zanotti and Fabián Villalobos-Machuca on the victory of the right in Chile's election, and why it may be less unequivocal than it first appears.

New piece! @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social and Fabián Villalobos-Machuca on the victory of the right in Chile's election, and why it may be less unequivocal than it first appears. Check it out!

Quinn Slobodian on New Fusionism, Libertarian Eugenics, and Far-Right Capitalism | illiberalism.org Quinn Slobodian discusses the fusion between radical libertarians and the far-right, and the unique form of capitalism they have come to espouse.

New interview! Quinn Slobodian discusses the fusion between radical libertarians and the far right, and the unique form of capitalism they have come to espouse. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

The Illiberal Shield: Hungary’s Role in Averting EU Democracy Promotion in Georgia | illiberalism.org Anastasia Mgaloblishvili examines Hungary’s role in the EU’s enlargement policy toward Georgia, highlighting how the Fidesz government’s approach under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has shifted dependin...

Last, @tasomga.bsky.social examines #Hungary’s role in the #EU’s enlargement policy toward #Georgia, highlighting how the Fidesz government’s approach under Prime Minister Viktor #Orbán has shifted depending on the candidate state’s alignment with illiberal norms.

Kill the Bill: Ordo Iuris and the Ratification of the Istanbul Convention in the Czech Senate | illiberalism.org Lenka Bustikova and Petra Guasti look at the conservative Polish legal network Ordo Iuris’ influence campaign targeting the Czech Senate to block the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and @petraguasti.bsky.social look at the conservative Polish legal network Ordo Iuris’ influence campaign targeting the Czech Senate to block the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

Illiberal Repurposing of International Cooperation: Explaining the Polish-Hungarian Opportunistic Partnership | illiberalism.org Aleksandra Dzięgielewska takes a critical look at how Poland under the PiS party (2015–2023) and Hungary under the Fidesz party (2010–present) have formed a strategic alliance within the EU to resist ...

Aleksandra Dzięgielewska takes a critical look at how #Poland under the #PiS party (2015–2023) and #Hungary under the #Fidesz party (2010–present) have formed a strategic alliance within the EU to resist liberal pressures.

How the West Ignites: Lessons from Croatia and Serbia in the Illiberal International | illiberalism.org Lorena Drakula provides an empirical examination of the transnational links between Western illiberal actors and their counterparts in Southeast Europe.

Lorena Drakula follows by providing an empirical examination of the transnational links between Western #illiberal actors and their counterparts in Southeast Europe.