Nicholas Morieson

Nicholas Morieson is an Associate Research Fellow at Deakin University's Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, specializing in political science with focus on populism, religion, and international relations. He maintains a non-resident fellowship with the European Center for Populism Studies in Brussels and has authored significant works on civilizational populism including 'Religions and the Global Rise of Civilizational Populism' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University

Research Focus: Morieson's scholarship examines the intersection of religious identity and populist politics across democratic and authoritarian contexts. His current work analyzes the transnational diffusion of authoritarian models, media strategies of civilizational populism, and the political instrumentalization of religious narratives in Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Central Europe.

Supervision: Actively supervises seven doctoral candidates researching Islamic democracies, gender populism, religious mobilization, and identity politics across multiple cultural contexts including Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, and the Hindu diaspora.