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Online PapersThe Far-Right Across Borders Fractured and Splintered: Mapping Transatlantic Illiberal Events with Louvain Fractured and Splintered: Mapping Transatlantic Illiberal Events with Louvain by Erik Piccoli IERES Occasional Papers,…Erik PiccoliJanuary 26, 2026
Agora Yannis Stavrakakis on Populism, Democracy, and the Crisis of Contemporary Liberalism Yannis Stavrakakis, thank you for joining us and congratulations on your new book Populist Discourse:…illiberalism.orgJanuary 22, 2026
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Illiberal Forces at the Ballot Electoral Victory without Institutional Dominance: Chile’s “Right-Wing Turn” in Comparative Perspective Over the past decade, Latin America has frequently been described as experiencing a renewed surge…Lisa Zanotti and Fabián Villalobos-MachucaJanuary 6, 2026
Agora Quinn Slobodian on New Fusionism, Libertarian Eugenics, and Far-Right Capitalism Quinn Slobodian, thanks for joining us and congratulations on your new book, Hayek’s Bastards: Race,…Quinn SlobodianDecember 29, 2025
Fall 2025 How the West Ignites: Lessons from Croatia and Serbia in the Illiberal International How the West Ignites: Lessons from Croatia and Serbia in the Illiberal International By Lorena…Lorena DrakulaDecember 23, 2025
Fall 2025 The Radicalization of ‘Intellectual Conservatism’ in the Illiberal Moment: The Case of The European Conservative The Radicalization of ‘Intellectual Conservatism’ in the Illiberal Moment: The Case of The European Conservative…Valentin Behr and Eve GianoncelliDecember 23, 2025
Fall 2025 The American Friend: Trans-Atlantic Illiberal Events and Prospects for Joint Ideological Development The American Friend: Trans-Atlantic Illiberal Events and Prospects for Joint Ideological Development By Erik Piccoli…Erik PiccoliDecember 23, 2025