A new project sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation at the Freeman Spogli Institute's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law examines the global surge in populist movements and what it means for established democratic rules and institutions.
Populism argues that the establishment elites are a corrupt and unresponsive cartel, and that the people need to have their general will represented.
Project working definition
Populism by the Numbers
22
Average % of vote for populists in Europe in 2016
2016
Peak year of Google mentions for populisms
40
% support for populists in French presidential election
Conference 2019
This conference aims to examine the international aspects of the rise of populism across the globe: the role of international alliances, disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and the use of hacking, international institutions, and ideology as ways of building the new "illiberal international."
Conference 2017
The Freeman Spogli Institute and CDDRL will convene a conference of experts to discuss how populisms arise, forms of populism in America and internationally, and whether and how much populism is a threat
Conference 2018
This workshop focuses on the relationship between populism and immigration, as part of a larger project on the rise of diverse forms of populisms around the globe.
Leadership
Convening experts to study and report on the surge in populist movements around the world
Anna Grzymala-Busse
Director, Global Populisms Project
Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute
Michael McFaul
Co-Director, Global Populisms Project
Director and Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute and Professor of Political Science
Francis Fukuyama
Co-Director, Global Populisms Project
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute