OPUS | Young Scholars Initiative on Populism

OPUS is a platform inaugurated by @PopulismTeam for Emerging Scholars of #Populism. Join here: tuned for updates!📢📅

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🚨 Join our junior scholars leadership team on populism!

Want to connect with peers, collaborate on events, and help shape a vibrant research community on populism?

We're inviting new members to join the OPUS Steering Committee.

Apply by April 30: https://t.co/ucO8VnPDl0

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🎙️ Join us for our Online Conversation on “the Rise of Authoritarian Populism” with Prof. Gerald Davis from University of Michigan, and Prof. Andrea Wagner from MacEwan University!
Meeting Link: https://t.co/ZbHLpjbjZz
📅 June 12 | 🕛 16.00 - 17.30 CEST

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Our next event is in 2 days!
🎙️Join us for our Online Conversation on “the Rise of Authoritarian Populism” with Prof. Gerald Davis from University of Michigan, and Prof. Andrea Wagner from MacEwan University!
Registration: https://t.co/KrbESiq1Ae
📅June 12 | 🕛 16.00 - 17.30 CEST

[OPUS | Young Scholars Initiative on Populism @OPUSinitiative]

Our next event is coming up!
🎙️ Join us for our Online Conversation on “the Rise of Authoritarian Populism” with Prof. Gerald Davis, and Prof. Andrea Wagner!
Registration Link: https://t.co/KrbESiq1Ae
📅 June 12 | 🕛 16.00 - 17.30 CEST

[OPUS | Young Scholars Initiative on Populism @OPUSinitiative]

Our next event is coming up!
🎙️Join us for our Online Conversation on “the Rise of Authoritarian Populism” with Prof. Gerald Davis from University of Michigan, and Prof. Andrea Wagner from MacEwan University!
Registration: https://t.co/KrbESiq1Ae
📅June 12 | 🕛 16.00 - 17.30 CEST

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📢 Event Update
Our event will take place featuring Prof. Gerald Davis and Prof. Andrea Wagner, who will share their insights on the rise of authoritarian populism and its contemporary implications.

📅 June 12 | 16:00–17:30 CEST
Registration link: https://t.co/KrbESiptKG

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Our next event is coming up!
Join us for our Online Panel on the Rise of Authoritarian Populism!
Sign up here: https://t.co/KrbESiq1Ae
📅 June 12 | 📷 16.00 - 17.30 CEST

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🎓Calling all PhD candidates and post-docs!

OPUS invites you to present your ongoing research!
Share your work and connect with fellow researchers in the field.

You can reach us through our mail: [email protected]
or through our socials!

📩 Submit your idea today!

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We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Andrea Wagner (MacEwan University) to our upcoming online panel!

Prof. Wagner’s research engages with populism, political communication, and contemporary democratic politics!

📅 June 12 | 🕛 16:00 CEST

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Psst... Our next event is coming up!

Join us for our Online Panel on the Rise of Authoritarian Populism with Prof. Gerald Davis from University of Michigan, Prof. James McCarthy form Clark University, and Prof. Andrea Wagner from MacEwan University!

📅 June 12 |🕛 16.00 CEST

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We’re pleased to welcome Prof. Gerald Davis (University of Michigan) to our upcoming online panel!
Prof. Davis is widely known for his work on organizations, political economy, and the changing structures of contemporary capitalism.

📅June 12 | 16:00 CEST

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📄 Why present work in progress?

Early-stage discussions can help:
• clarify arguments and concepts
• identify gaps or new directions
• strengthen theoretical and empirical approaches
• build confidence in presenting your work

We invite you to present your work!

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🎓Calling all PhD candidates and post-docs!

OPUS invites you to present your ongoing research on populism and pop-culture in an online roundtable.

You can reach us through our mail: [email protected]
or through our socials!
📩 Submit your presentation idea today!

[OPUS | Young Scholars Initiative on Populism @OPUSinitiative]

Our next event is coming up!

Join us for our Online Panel on the Rise of Authoritarian Populism with Prof. Gerald Davis from University of Michigan, Prof. James McCarthy form Clark University, and Prof. Andrea Wagner from MacEwan University!
📅 June 12 | 🕛 16.00 - 17.30 CEST

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We had the pleasure of hosting an excellent keynote lecture with Professor Stavrakakis, whose presentation made complex political discourse and its intersections with psychoanalysis not only accessible, but genuinely engaging!

Thank you all for participating! See you soon!👀

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📅 More to come from OPUS

Behind the scenes, we’re working on the next round of seminars, Open Tables, and Digital Dialogues.

These spaces bring together early-career researchers from different institutions and countries to exchange ideas and connect across perspectives!

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Join us today!
🎙️ Join us next week for our Online Keynote Lecture on “Populism and Populism Research Today: Psychosocial Implications” with Prof. Yannis Stavrakakis from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki!
Event Link: https://t.co/AAhRn50lIc
📅May 6 | 🕛16.30 CEST

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Just a couple of days left!
🎙️ Join us next week for our Online Keynote Lecture on “Populism and Populism Research Today: Psychosocial Implications” with Prof. Yannis Stavrakakis from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki!
Sign-up: https://t.co/6SmWeXNuvc
📅May 6 | 🕛16.30 CEST

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📚 Selected publications by Yannis Stavrakakis

• Populist Discourse: Recasting Populism Research (2024)
• Populism, Populism Research, and Their Discontents: Strategies of Interpretation from a Psychosocial Perspective (2026)

Join us:📅May 6 | 🕛16.30 CEST

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Let us introduce: Prof. Yannis Stavrakakis!

His work explores the intersections of populism, discourse theory, and psychoanalysis, along with how political identities and narratives are constructed and contested in contemporary democracies.

Join us: 📅May 6 | 🕛16.30 CEST

[OPUS | Young Scholars Initiative on Populism @OPUSinitiative]

The time is now decided!
🎙️ Join us next week for our Online Keynote Lecture on “Populism and Populism Research Today: Psychosocial Implications” with Prof. Yannis Stavrakakis from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki!
Sign up here: https://t.co/6SmWeXNuvc
📅May 6 | 🕛16.30 CEST