Presentation abstracts

28–30 May 2026 · Faculty of History and Philosophy, UBB Cluj-Napoca

Publication notice

Accepted abstracts will be published on

21 May 2026

Following the call for papers selection process and notification of acceptance (20 May 2026), the abstracts of all accepted contributions will be made available on this page, organised by panel and presenter.

Call for Papers themes

Six thematic areas open for submission

Theme I Populist discourse strategies in EU member states

Comparative and case-study analyses of how populist actors construct, frame, and disseminate political messages across national contexts.

Theme II Disinformation, manipulation, and media literacy

Empirical and theoretical contributions on the production, circulation, and reception of misleading content, and on responses through education and regulation.

Theme III EU public opinion and democratic legitimacy

Studies drawing on Eurobarometer or comparable data sources on citizen support, trust, and the legitimation of EU policies in periods of contestation.

Theme IV Populism in the 2024 European Parliament campaigns

Analyses of party platforms, candidate communication, voter mobilisation, and post-election coalition dynamics across member states.

Theme V Constitutional citizenship and democratic resilience

Conceptual and legal contributions on rights, membership, and institutional safeguards against democratic backsliding within the Union.

Theme VI Counter-populist communication strategies

Practical and analytical studies on how political actors, civil society, and media organisations construct effective responses to populist mobilisation.

Submission scope

200–250 Words per
abstract

6 Thematic
panels

3 Parallel
tracks

Special issue JGPCD Vol. 14(1) · 2027

Selected papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Global Politics and Current Diplomacy (ISSN-L 2344-6293), a peer-reviewed academic journal indexed in international databases (BDI).

Full manuscript submission deadline: 15 July 2026. Submissions to contact@populistgamemode.com with the subject line JGPCD 14(1) — [author name].

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