Soraya Hamdaoui

Teaching Fellow
soraya.hamdaoui@warwick.ac.uk

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Room E2. 24

Research

My research is focused for the most part on the opposition to populism, also known as 'anti-populism.' My work is both theoretical and empirical as I look at the different ways anti-populism is manifested. Usually, anti-populism is expressed through discourses that delegitimise populists and the 'people' that follow them/vote for them. I am also interested in the policies seeking to 'repair' politics and society after a populist era. Populism is commonly considered a political and social disease and part of my research highlights the pathologisation of this phenomenon and the 'medecine' that politicians and civil society actors propose to 'heal' from populism. Another aspect of my work is the accommodative strategy that anti-populists use as they seek to weaken or deal with populism. My case-studies include various countries/regions: the United States, Latin America, France, Italy, and the UK.

In addition to anti-populism, I am interested in cultural policy, especially in Latin America and the politics of the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia).

Teaching (2026-2027)

This year I will be teaching PO379 United States Foreign Policy and PO2E3 Foundations of Political Theory.

Publications

My latest paper explores anti-populism in Latin America by taking Argentina as a case study. The link is available here.