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Dr Emmy Eklundh
Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Gwleidyddiaeth
Ysgol y Gyfraith a Gwleidyddiaeth
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Trosolwyg
I joined Cardiff University in January 2020. Prior to this appointment, I was a Lecturer in Spanish and International Politics at King’s College London.
I hold a PhD in Politics from the University of Manchester (2015), an MA in International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory from the University of Bremen, Germany (2011), and two BAs in Political Science and Latin from Lund University, Sweden (2009).
My research is located 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. I use 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. I also have a strong interest in the role of social media for political action, and how emotions and affect influence the way we think about political identities.
I regularly contribute to media outlets on discussions on Spanish politics and populism (including the BBC, CNN, Sky News, CNBC, Swedish national radio, Newsweek)
Cyhoeddiad
2025
- Eklundh, E. and Ronderos, S. 2025. Studying affect through discourse theory: Towards a methodology of practice. Journal of Language and Politics (10.1075/jlp.24197.ekl)
2024
- Eklundh, E., Stengel, F. and Wojczewski, T. 2024. Why there is no "populist" foreign policy. [Online]. London School of Economics. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2024/11/06/why-there-is-no-populist-foreign-policy/
- Eklundh, E., Stengel, F. and Wojczewski, T. 2024. Left populism and foreign policy: Bernie Sanders and Podemos. International Affairs 100(5), pp. 1899-1918. (10.1093/ia/iiae137)
- Eklundh, E. 2024. Populism and emotions. In: Stavrakakis, Y. and Katsambekis, G. eds. Research Handbook on Populism. Edward Elgar Publishing
- Eklundh, E. 2024. Is there a left-wing illiberalism?. In: Laruelle, M. ed. The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism. Oxford University Press, (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197639108.013.8)
2022
- Eklundh, E. 2022. Questioning European Democracy? Versions of representation in the 15M movement and Podemos. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research 28(3), pp. 335-349. (10.1080/13260219.2022.2170729)
- Eklundh, E. and Tavares Furtado, H. 2022. Populism or the European condition. Journal for the Study of Radicalism 16(2), pp. 21-38.
- Eklundh, E. 2022. Emotions, populism and the politics of the everyday. [Online]. University of Coimbra. Available at: https://unpop.ces.uc.pt/en/emotions-populism-and-the-politics-of-the-everyday/
2021
- Eklundh, E. and illiberalism.org, . 2021. Emmy Eklundh on left-wing illiberalism. [Online]. The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Available at: https://www.illiberalism.org/emmy-eklundh-on-left-wing-illiberalism/
- Eklundh, E. 2021. Mad Marx? Rethinking emotions, euroscepticism and nationalism in the populist left. Journal of Contemporary European Research 17(2), pp. 206-223. (10.30950/jcer.v17i2.1182)
2020
- Eklundh, E. 2020. Spain [section in Populism and the Pandemic: A Collaborative Report]. University of Thessaloniki. Available at: http://www.populismus.gr/interventions/
- Eklundh, E. 2020. Excluding emotions: The performative function of populism. Partecipazione e Conflitto 13(1), pp. 107-131. (10.1285/i20356609v13i1p107)
- Eklundh, E. 2020. Why populists aren't mad. In: Eklundh, E. and Knott, A. eds. The Populist Manifesto. London: Rowman and Littlefield International, pp. 71-82.
- Eklundh, E. and Knott, A. eds. 2020. The Populist Manifesto. Rowman and Littlefield International.
2019
- Eklundh, E. 2019. Our damned weakness: Tensions between reason and emotion in Podemos. In: Cossarini, P. and Vallespín, F. eds. Populism and Passions: Democratic Legitimacy After Austerity. Routledge Advances in Democratic Theory New York: Routledge, pp. 67-81., (10.4324/9781351205474-5)
- Eklundh, E. 2019. Emotions, protest, democracy: Collective identities in contemporary Spain. Routledge Advances in Democratic Theory. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. (10.4324/9781351205719)
2017
- Eklundh, E. 2017. Populism, hegemony, and the phantasmatic sovereign: The ties between nationalism and left-wing populism. In: García Agustín, ?. and Briziarelli, M. eds. Podemos and the New Political Cycle. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 123-146., (10.1007/978-3-319-63432-6_6)
- Eklundh, E. 2017. Catalonia crisis shows Spain’s constitution is no longer fit for purpose. The Conversation 2017(26 Oct), pp. -.
- Eklundh, E., Zevnik, A. and Guittet, E. eds. 2017. Politics of anxiety. London: Rowman and Littlefield International.
2016
- Eklundh, E. 2016. El soberano fantasmático: Las implicaciones políticas de la apropiación de Laclau por parte de Podemos. Relaciones Internacionales 31, pp. 111-136.
2015
- Eklundh, E. 2015. New challenges for democracy: The continuing deadlocks between theory and practice. European Political Science 14(3), pp. 358-360. (10.1057/eps.2015.35)
- Eklundh, E. and Turnbull, N. 2015. Political sociology. In: Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R. A. W. eds. Routledge Handbook of Interpretive Political Science. London: Routledge, pp. 298-308., (10.4324/9781315725314-30)
2014
- Eklundh, E. 2014. Who is speaking? The Indignados as political subjects. Global Discourse / Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 4(2-3), pp. 223-235. (10.1080/23269995.2014.910058)
Articles
- Eklundh, E. and Ronderos, S. 2025. Studying affect through discourse theory: Towards a methodology of practice. Journal of Language and Politics (10.1075/jlp.24197.ekl)
- Eklundh, E., Stengel, F. and Wojczewski, T. 2024. Left populism and foreign policy: Bernie Sanders and Podemos. International Affairs 100(5), pp. 1899-1918. (10.1093/ia/iiae137)
- Eklundh, E. 2022. Questioning European Democracy? Versions of representation in the 15M movement and Podemos. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research 28(3), pp. 335-349. (10.1080/13260219.2022.2170729)
- Eklundh, E. and Tavares Furtado, H. 2022. Populism or the European condition. Journal for the Study of Radicalism 16(2), pp. 21-38.
- Eklundh, E. 2021. Mad Marx? Rethinking emotions, euroscepticism and nationalism in the populist left. Journal of Contemporary European Research 17(2), pp. 206-223. (10.30950/jcer.v17i2.1182)
- Eklundh, E. 2020. Excluding emotions: The performative function of populism. Partecipazione e Conflitto 13(1), pp. 107-131. (10.1285/i20356609v13i1p107)
- Eklundh, E. 2017. Catalonia crisis shows Spain’s constitution is no longer fit for purpose. The Conversation 2017(26 Oct), pp. -.
- Eklundh, E. 2016. El soberano fantasmático: Las implicaciones políticas de la apropiación de Laclau por parte de Podemos. Relaciones Internacionales 31, pp. 111-136.
- Eklundh, E. 2015. New challenges for democracy: The continuing deadlocks between theory and practice. European Political Science 14(3), pp. 358-360. (10.1057/eps.2015.35)
- Eklundh, E. 2014. Who is speaking? The Indignados as political subjects. Global Discourse / Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought 4(2-3), pp. 223-235. (10.1080/23269995.2014.910058)
Book sections
- Eklundh, E. 2024. Populism and emotions. In: Stavrakakis, Y. and Katsambekis, G. eds. Research Handbook on Populism. Edward Elgar Publishing
- Eklundh, E. 2024. Is there a left-wing illiberalism?. In: Laruelle, M. ed. The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism. Oxford University Press, (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197639108.013.8)
- Eklundh, E. 2020. Why populists aren't mad. In: Eklundh, E. and Knott, A. eds. The Populist Manifesto. London: Rowman and Littlefield International, pp. 71-82.
- Eklundh, E. 2019. Our damned weakness: Tensions between reason and emotion in Podemos. In: Cossarini, P. and Vallespín, F. eds. Populism and Passions: Democratic Legitimacy After Austerity. Routledge Advances in Democratic Theory New York: Routledge, pp. 67-81., (10.4324/9781351205474-5)
- Eklundh, E. 2017. Populism, hegemony, and the phantasmatic sovereign: The ties between nationalism and left-wing populism. In: García Agustín, ?. and Briziarelli, M. eds. Podemos and the New Political Cycle. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 123-146., (10.1007/978-3-319-63432-6_6)
- Eklundh, E. and Turnbull, N. 2015. Political sociology. In: Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R. A. W. eds. Routledge Handbook of Interpretive Political Science. London: Routledge, pp. 298-308., (10.4324/9781315725314-30)
Books
- Eklundh, E. and Knott, A. eds. 2020. The Populist Manifesto. Rowman and Littlefield International.
- Eklundh, E. 2019. Emotions, protest, democracy: Collective identities in contemporary Spain. Routledge Advances in Democratic Theory. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. (10.4324/9781351205719)
- Eklundh, E., Zevnik, A. and Guittet, E. eds. 2017. Politics of anxiety. London: Rowman and Littlefield International.
Monographs
- Eklundh, E. 2020. Spain [section in Populism and the Pandemic: A Collaborative Report]. University of Thessaloniki. Available at: http://www.populismus.gr/interventions/
Websites
- Eklundh, E., Stengel, F. and Wojczewski, T. 2024. Why there is no "populist" foreign policy. [Online]. London School of Economics. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2024/11/06/why-there-is-no-populist-foreign-policy/
- Eklundh, E. 2022. Emotions, populism and the politics of the everyday. [Online]. University of Coimbra. Available at: https://unpop.ces.uc.pt/en/emotions-populism-and-the-politics-of-the-everyday/
- Eklundh, E. and illiberalism.org, . 2021. Emmy Eklundh on left-wing illiberalism. [Online]. The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Available at: https://www.illiberalism.org/emmy-eklundh-on-left-wing-illiberalism/
Ymchwil
Diddordebau a phrosiectau ymchwil
Mae fy ymchwil wedi'i leoli yn y rhyngwyneb rhwng Gwleidyddiaeth Ewrop a theori wleidyddol a chymdeithasol. Mae gen i ddiddordeb arbennig mewn mudiadau cymdeithasol a phleidiau gwleidyddol ar y chwith, ac yn enwedig achosion o boblyddiaeth asgell chwith yn Ne Ewrop. Rwy'n defnyddio fframweithiau democrataidd radical i wella ein dealltwriaeth o ddemocratiaeth yn Ewrop, yr heriau i'n trefn ryddfrydol bresennol, ond hefyd y posibiliadau ar gyfer diwygio democrataidd. Ar hyn o bryd, rydw i'n gweithio ar dri prosiect:
Y prosiect cyntaf yw cwblhau fy ail fonograff, Cyflwr Pobol Ewrop, i'w gyhoeddi gan Wasg Prifysgol Bryste yn 2025.
Mae'r ail brosiect, o'r enw Constructing Contemporary Labour Struggles, yn cael ei redeg ar y cyd â chydweithwyr ym Mhrifysgol Bremen, yr Almaen, ac yn ymchwilio i'r goddrychebau gwleidyddol mewn gweithredoedd streic presennol.
Mae'r trydydd prosiect, Adwaith o'r chwith, yn ymwneud â'r cynnydd mewn teimlad cenedlaetholgar o fewn pleidiau democrataidd cymdeithasol yn Sgandinafia.
Rhwydweithiau ymchwil
Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n un o sylfaenwyr y Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Gwleidyddiaeth Adweithiol, sy'n dod ag ymchwilwyr ynghyd i astudio a mynd i'r afael â chynnydd gwleidyddiaeth waharddol, awdurdodaidd ac adweithiol. Rydym wedi derbyn cyllid GW4 yn 2024.
Rhwng 2016 a 2022, roeddwn yn gyd-gynnull y Grŵp Arbenigwyr Populism yn y Gymdeithas Astudiaethau Gwleidyddol. Rwyf hefyd wedi bod yn ymgynghorydd prosiect ar gyfer UNpacking POPulism: cymharu effeithiau naratifau emosiwn ar ymddygiad gwleidyddol (UNPOP), a ariennir gan Sefydliad Portiwgal ar gyfer Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg; Mae'n aelod sylfaenol o'r European Network of Populism Research ynghyd â Banc Canolog Malta.
Gwasanaeth
Mae gennyf brofiad o adolygu ar gyfer nifer o gylchgronau, gweisg a chyrff cyllido (megis Political Studies Review, Politics, Manchester University Press, Ymddiriedolaeth Leverhulme, Gwasg Prifysgol Bryste).
Addysgu
Rwy'n addysgu modiwlau gwleidyddiaeth ragarweiniol, modiwl PG ar Integreiddio Ewropeaidd, a modiwl ar boblyddiaeth yn Ewrop. Rwy'n Gymrawd Advance HE a chefais Dystysgrif Ymarfer Academaidd Ôl-raddedig yng Ngholeg y Brenin Llundain yn 2017.
Cyflwyniad i'r Llywodraeth (Blwyddyn 1af)
Gwleidyddiaeth Populism in Europe (Blwyddyn 3)
Cydweithredu ac Integreiddio yn Ewrop: Themâu a Dadleuon (ôl-raddedig)
Bywgraffiad
I joined Cardiff University in January 2020. Prior to this appointment, I was a Lecturer in Spanish and International Politics at King’s College London.
I hold a PhD in Politics from the University of Manchester (2015), an MA in International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory from the University of Bremen, Germany (2011), and two BAs in Political Science and Latin from Lund University, Sweden (2009).
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
I welcome requests for supervision in any areas of research listed in my profile. I'm especially interested in projects on
- Populism
- Emotions and rationality in politics
- Social movements and political parties of the left
- The politics of Southern Europe
- Social media and politics
Contact Details
+44 29208 75636
Adeilad y Gyfraith, Ystafell 0.11, Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa, Caerdydd, CF10 3AX