This episode explores how populism has irreversibly transformed the political landscape. How does digital media play a role in this phenomenon and why has populism been successful in some advanced western democracies? Listen to hear about the pitfalls of technocratic governance and the challenges posed by alliances of populist political forces.
Guest featured in this episode:
Catherine Fieschi is a leading expert on European politics and currently a Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence. She is a Senior Advisor to Macro Advisory Partners in London. Fieschi is the founder of Counterpoint, a London-based think tank that provides governments and NGOs around the world with strategic insights on how to manage new forms of social and political risk and dissent. She is also an advisor to the PEW Research Centre in Washington D.C., a member of Singapore’s Centre for Strategic Futures, and is on the Board of the National Centre for Social Research in the United Kingdom. Fieschi further served as director of the Britain’s leading think tank, Demos, and was also Director of Research at the British Council. As an analyst who focuses on the rise of populist and authoritarian politics in advanced democracies, Catherine Fieschi is a longstanding advisor to progressive political leaders and campaigns across the globe. Widely published in academia and beyond, she has a regular column in the Chatham House magazine and is a contributor for the Financial Times, The Guardian, Politico, also BBC, and CNN.
