Conf * Beyond populism * 28 jan 2021 * En ligne

L’ESPOL-LAB (European School of Political and Social Sciences, Lille) organise un séminaire en ligne sur Beyond populism: Critical reflections on the debate about populism le 28 janvier 2021 (14h-16h) autour de l’intervention de Benjamin de Cleen.


Présentation par les organisateurs :

Discourse about populism is everywhere in politics, media and academia. In this talk I want to critically reflect on the ubiquity of the concept of populism and the analytical and normative limitations of focusing political debate and analysis around populism. I will start with a precise and modest conceptualization of populism as a political logic, focused on distinguishing populism from nationalism and racism with which it is all too often confused. Secondly, I turn attention to the politics of discourses about populism, asking what the debate about populism reveals about those using the term, in politics, media and academia. In conclusion, I will argue against the development of a field of ‘populism studies’, shedding light on the limitations of organizing academic analysis around ‘populism’ and proposing that it is time for academia to move beyond its own ‘populist moment’.

  • Benjamin De Cleen is associate professor at the VUB Communication Studies Department where he is the coordinator of the English-language master on Journalism and Media in Europe. His research has mainly been focused on radical right rhetoric, and on the discursive conceptualization of populism, nationalism and conservatism.

Les conférences de l’ESPOL :

  • 28 janvier 2021, 14h-16h : Conférence ESPOL – “Beyond populism: Critical reflections on the debate about populism” – Benjamin DE CLEEN, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgique.
  • 11 février 2021, 14h-16h : Séminaire ESPOL – “The European Union in the Sahel: Projecting stability, transforming the region” – Edoardo BALDARO, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique.
  • 4 mars 2021, 14h-16h : Conférence ESPOL – “Diplomatic courtship and contestation in EU-Russia relations” – Anna-Sophie MAASS, University of Lancaster, Royaume-Uni.
  • 18 mars 2021, 14h-16h : Conférence ESPOL – “Harassment in Politics. The character, explanations and impact of political harassment” – Karina KOSIARA-PEDERSEN, University of Copenhagen, Danemark.
  • 15-16 avril 2021, 9h-17h : Symposium ESPOL – “The Making of Modern International Realm: Economy and International Political Theory from T. Hobbes to J. Bentham” – Benjamin BOURCIER, ESPOL, Université Catholique de Lille, France & Mikko JAKONEN, University of Jyväskylä, Finlande.
  • 22 avril 2021, 14h-16h : Séminaire ESPOL – « Un nouveau droit pour l’anthropocène ? Vers un droit des relations humains/non-humains ? » – Ferhat TAYLAN, Université de Bordeaux, France.
  • 6 mai 2021, 14h-16h : Séminaire ESPOL – « Militer, soulager, humilier, injurier : Regards sur le rire politique en France lors des élections présidentielles de 2017 » – Guillaume GRIGNARD, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique.

OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Jeanne Pawella (21 janvier 2021). Conf * Beyond populism * 28 jan 2021 * En ligne. Radicalisations. Consulté le 18 juillet 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/t6di


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