[WAF Conversations] Is Populism a Possible Strategy for the Left?

Name: [WAF Conversations] Is Populism a Possible Strategy for the Left?
Start: 2026-06-10T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Chaussée de Vleurgat 89, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium

Schedule

Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Chaussée de Vleurgat 89, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium | Ixelles, BU

Women Against Fascism (WAF)
Is Populism a Possible Strategy for the Left?
Emmy Eklundh
Conversations | Wed 10th June | 7pm
Doors open 6.30pm
Open to everyone | Booking required
Bar open
Can populism and nationalism be useful for the Left as a political strategy? Is there a form of good populism? What would really be feasible for the Left to do?
An original thinker in the field of populism, Emmy Eklundh joins us to question and rethink existing, comfortable paradigms. In this WAF conversation, Emmy draws upon both her extensive experience on the frontiers of populism studies and her engagement on the Left to consider possible ways forward to pursue effective progressive politics today. For all of us concerned about contemporary politics, she connects liberalism, populism and a critical decolonial perspective in a highly original way.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Emmy Eklundh is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University, UK. The focus of her research is in the interface between European Politics and political and social theory. I'm particularly interested in social movements and political parties on the left, and especially cases of left-wing populism in Southern Europe. She uses radical democratic frameworks to further our understanding of democracy in Europe, the challenges to our current liberal order, but also the possibilities for democratic reform.
Current research projects include left-wing populist responses to nationalism, and resistance to European integration from the left. She also closely looks at the role of social media for political action, and at how emotions influence the way we think about political identities.
She is a regular contributor to media outlets on discussions on Spanish politics and populism (including the BBC, CNN, Sky News, CNBC, Swedish national radio, Newsweek). She was previously Lecturer in Spanish and International Politics at King's College London.