Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023)

This issue examines populism, crisis and the manipulation of democratic processes. Furkan Çay and Assem Kalkamanova use quantitative content analysis of campaign speeches to trace how Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s populist discourse has changed over time. Andrea Capati treats the COVID-19 pandemic as a critical juncture that transformed the European Union’s financial assistance regime through the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Sarah Joan Clifford analyzes how Alberta’s draft K-6 social studies curriculum presents gender and history. In a research note, Kristin Eichhorn shows how electoral autocracies adjust voter registration and suffrage rights to secure their survival.

The issue also launches the Conversations section, a non-peer-reviewed space for essays, interviews, and reflections. Oleksii Zahreba reflects on student engagement and the representation of the Global South at the 2023 IPSA World Congress in Buenos Aires. Velomahanina Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo draws on a South–North collaboration with students in Madagascar to propose ways of making academic publishing more equitable.