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The TheoryLAB was established at the School of Politics and International Relations in May 2013. Why a lab in a School of Politics and International Relations? The idea of a laboratory for theory signals a characteristic of thinking that is central to critical political theory: it is experimental and engages creatively with spaces beyond its disciplinary boundaries. A laboratory builds connections
Studying Populism as Discourse: New Directions
Research Workshop
22 April 2026 1-5 pm
A critical assessment of the discourse theoretical (Essex School) approach to the study of populism
Speakers:
Emmy Eklundh (Cardiff University): “Europe’s Populist Condition”
Allan Dreyer Hansen (Roskilde University): “‘What is populism?’ – And Can the Question Be Solved Through Conceptual Formalization?”
Salomé Ietter (University of Glasgow): “What Do Populism and Anti-Populism Tell Us About Class and Capitalism In the 2010s and 2020s?”
Francisco Panizza (LSE): “Populist Governance and Populism’s Host Ideology in the Fight Against COVID-19: The Cases of Brazil and Mexico”
Chair: Lasse Thomassen (Queen Mary University of London)
Graduate Centre 204
Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Society and Environment
Theory LAB
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Campus
The workshop is made possible through an Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) Visiting Fellowship for Dr Allan Dreyer Hansen. It is organised under the auspices of the IHSS and the TheoryLab.
05/02/2026
Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory book launch 25 February 2026 Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations School of Society and Environment Queen Mary University of London
Book launch: Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory Join us for the launch of Lasse Thomassen’s Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory
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