PSA Anti-Politics

Call for Papers for the 2022 PSA Conference in York: "The Emotional Dynamics of Anti-Politics": psa.ac.uk/specialist-gro…

This conference is shaping up to be a blockbuster event: a stellar line-up of keynote speakers, it is free, online and the organisers @PoliticalSpike welcome contributions. Details here: psa.ac.uk/specialist-gro…

Luca Tomini is presenting his book “Autocratization in post-cold war political regimes”

Some great questions from the audience!

Is there a crisis of democracy?

Jonathan van Eerd on political cleavages in Africa

Jonathan van Eerd (HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich): The Quality of Democracy in Africa: Opposition Competitiveness Rooted in Legacies of Cleavages

Gabor Sheiring presenting some fascinating material

Gabor Sheiring presenting his book The Retreat of Liberal Democracy

Thomas Denk presenting his book State-Formation and Democratization: A New Classification

Challenges to Democracy Chair: Flinders Dimova: Media Scandals and the Crisis of Democracy Tomini: Assessing the Threat of Autocratization Denk: State-Formation and Democratization Scheiring: The Retreat of Liberal Democracy van Eerd: The Quality of Democracy in Africa

For an overview of all panels of the Anti-Politics Specialist Group at the Annual Conference of the UK Political Science Association, please click here: facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Happening now: Panel: The Liminality of Anti-Politics and De-Politicisation Chair: Jim Buller Karlo Kralj: New Left Electoral Turn in Southeast Europe Ana Matan/ Tonči Kursar: Radical political theory and antipolitics Peter Burnham/ Rong Wei: Scapegoating China:

We are excited about our Specialist Group panel "Populist rhetoric and political influence" at the annual PSA conference: psa21.exordo.com/programme/sess…

The Anti-Politics Specialist Group, along with the Populism Specialist Group, are happy to present the panel "Populist Challenges to the Liberal Order" psa21.exordo.com/programme/sess…

Our Specialist Group is putting together an excellent panel on the "Challenges of Democracy in the 21st Century" psa21.exordo.com/programme/sess…

The deadline for the PSA 2021 conference, which will be held entirely ONLINE, is fast approaching! Please submit your proposal by Friday, October 23rd at 5pm. psa.ac.uk/specialist-gro…

A reminder that the Call for panel and paper proposals for the PSA conference is fast approaching. Submit by October 10th: psa.ac.uk/specialist-gro…