How did Zohran Mamdani use digital media to win the NYC elections

Who is Zohran Mamdani?Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a 34-year-old American politician and a proud democratic socialist. On November 5th, 2025, he won the elections with 50.4 % of the votes and from January 1st, 2026, has become the 112th mayor of New York (NYC Gov, 2026). Firstly, considering Mamdani� ...

Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’

Will Europe’s populists dump Trump?

Populism is plain to see all around us

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Australia’s Future With Tony Abbott - Is populism simply democracy in action?

On this special ‘on the road’ episode, former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and the IPA's Deputy Executive Director, Daniel Wild, discuss why it is short sighted for some to dismiss the rise of One Nation as simple "populism".

The Populist Trap: Why Trump's Chaos Was Inevitable

Populist rhetoric is exceptionally effective for pursuing and gaining power, but it provides no program for the complexities of actual governance.

My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late

From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public

Across the democratic world, the postwar era’s dominant parties face a populist insurgency.