In light of many crises in the last two decades, including democratic recession, climate change, economic crises, and massive waves of migration affecting perceptions of security around the world, this book examines the impact of cultural change in political communities on the global political and security environment. Through various case studies of political communities around the world, the book analyzes contemporary responses to cultural change, often culminating in the rise of political populism and extremism.

The book is divided into two parts and presents a foreword by Larry Diamond and an afterword by Eric Shiraev. The first part focuses on the micro-level of cultural change in political communities and discusses conflict mechanisms and the role of political participation in producing changes. The second part features studies on extremism and populism, analyzing their impact on cultural change in Europe. The book is intended for scholars and students in a variety of disciplines, including international relations, security studies, cultural studies, and related fields.

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Holger Mölder is Associate Professor in International Relations at the Department of Law, School of Business and Management, Tallinn University of Technology and Research Fellow at the Estonian Military Academy, Estonia and his research focuses on various international security issues, cognitive warfare, political and security cultures.

Camelia Florela Voinea is Associate Professor at the Department of Public Policy, International Relations and Security Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest (Romania), and Director of the European Research Center for Political Culture. Her research areas include political culture, political attitudes, migration and security risks, political methodology, modeling, and simulation research.

Vladimir Sazonov is Leading Researcher at the Estonian Military Academy and Associate Professor at the University of Tartu (Estonia). His research areas include hybrid warfare, Middle East, Russian information warfare, and history.