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Bonnie Field
@bonniefield.bsky.social

Professor, Editor of South European Society and Politics (@sespjournal.bsky.social). Spain, European politics & political science. My views. https://www.bonnienfield.com

Political science 88%
Sociology 5%

Postdoc call‼️

I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.

Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.

Application deadline: December 10th.

Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
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Interested in the theory and empirics of multi-party governments? Thomas Bräuninger and I edited a Handbook on Coalition Politics with Edward Elgar Publishing: lnkd.in/eis8Yc2y /1

Download and read soon. Most articles are free access until the end of the year.
📚 SESP #ArticleCollections 🗳️➡️
The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe

2⃣1⃣ #FreeAccess Articles
🎯Introduction by N. Conti, @bonniefield.bsky.social and
@mattiazulianello.bsky.social

Read and download here ⬇️
tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

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📚 SESP #ArticleCollections 🗳️➡️
The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe

2⃣1⃣ #FreeAccess Articles
🎯Introduction by N. Conti, @bonniefield.bsky.social and
@mattiazulianello.bsky.social

Read and download here ⬇️
tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

On Turkey, @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social examines how foreign policy issues were instrumentalized by Pres Erdoğan & the AKP in the May 2023 elections, finding populist politicization through the discursive metanarrative of status elevation & external sponsorship
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in Turkey
In populist competitive authoritarian regimes, the distinction between the domestic and the foreign has become increasingly more porous. Yet we have limited knowledge about how populist politicians...
www.tandfonline.com

Konstantinos Papastathis & colleagues examine the Greek Níki party, arguing that the party redefines Greek conservatism and signals potential broader populist dynamics in Orthodox southeastern European contexts.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A populist version of religious rigorism in contemporary Greece? The case of the Níki party
This article scrutinises the rise of the Greek political party, Níki. Emerging as a faith-based movement, Níki questions the secular establishment, promoting traditional values rooted in Orthodox C...
www.tandfonline.com

- @juanroch.bsky.social & @guillermocordero.bsky.social examine whether left and right populist parties in Spain refer to class identities in their discourses or mainly highlight a moral distinction between ‘people’ and the ‘elite’. Open access
doi.org/10.1080/1360...
A moral or class divide for populist parties? ‘The people’ in the discourse of Podemos and Vox in Spain
Do populist parties refer to class identities in their discourses or do they, as most populism literature assumes, mainly highlight a moral distinction between ‘people’ and the ‘elite’? To explore ...
doi.org

Turning to Spain, Hugo Marcos-Marne, Isabel Inguanzo & Homero Gil de Zuñiga examine the connection b/t individuals’ attitudes towards gender equality & populism using panel data & find a general positive association between hostile sexism & populist attitudes.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Are sexist and populist attitudes connected? Positive evidence from the least-likely-case of Spain
Evidence suggests that populist parties, especially but not exclusively of the radical right, are more supported by men and can be a threat to gender equality. However, systematic analyses are miss...
www.tandfonline.com

Gianfranco Baldini, Filippo Tronconi & Davide Angelucci examine the Brothers of Italy, arguing that while both leader & party can be classified as belonging to the populist radical right family, FdI must be understood as a ‘rooted newcomer’. Currently free access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Yet Another Populist Party? Understanding the Rise of Brothers of Italy
From its 2012 beginnings as a marginal radical right splinter group, in the 2022 general election ‘Fratelli d’Italia’ (Brothers of Italy, FdI) was the most voted party and its leader, Giorgia Melon...
www.tandfonline.com

Antonella Seddone & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social explore populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming -- if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters -- using survey data from Italy. Currently free access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Perceptions of populist radical right mainstreaming as a threat to democracy: evidence from Italian voters
This paper explores a little-studied side of populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming: if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters. Using surv...
www.tandfonline.com

Moreno Mancosu, Federico Vegetti, Antonella Seddone & Giuliano Bobba examine the dynamics of perceived victimhood in the Italian political landscape, highlighting its correlation with political ideology, populism, and economic distress.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Perceived victimhood in Italian politics: political ideology, populism, and economic grievance
This paper examines the dynamics of perceived victimhood in the Italian political landscape, highlighting its correlation with political ideology, populism, and economic distress. Utilizing origina...
www.tandfonline.com

Massimo Prearo & @scopelliti.bsky.social scrutinise the radical-right populist narratives in Italy to assess to what extent issues related to LGBTIQ+ rights matter for this party family. doi.org/10.1080/1360...
doi.org

- @silviadecadri.bsky.social & Fedra Negri offer a diachronic overview (1948–2020) of Italian deputies’ strategic use of populist language, by applying a novel dictionary to a new dataset on Italian parliamentary debates. Currently free access. doi.org/10.1080/1360...
doi.org

Take a look at recent @sespjournal.bsky.social articles on populism. On Italy, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social investigates the communication strategies of the populist radical right parties that govern together. Currently free access doi.org/10.1080/1360...
www.tandfonline.com

It’s back
I regret to inform you that Manuscript Central is also down because of Cloudflare blackout so please don't yell at me in my inbox it's not my fault. Your friendly neighborhood journal editor.

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Latest episode, from last week 📌📌

Senem Aydın-Düzgit (@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social) on the weaponisation of foreign policy in Turkey's domestic politics

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turkeybooktalk.com/2025/11/11/s...
Senem Aydın-Düzgit on foreign policy weaponisation in Turkish domestic politics
Turkey Book Talk #257 – Senem Aydın-Düzgit, professor of international relations at Sabanci University and director of the Istanbul Policy Centre, on her article “Foreign Policy as Domestic P…
turkeybooktalk.com

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I regret to inform you that Manuscript Central is also down because of Cloudflare blackout so please don't yell at me in my inbox it's not my fault. Your friendly neighborhood journal editor.

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🆕Just published!

En el último número de Encrucijadas (25(2)), Alba Polo-Artal y yo publicamos este nuevo estudio sobre el derecho agraviado del electorado de Vox.
En él, analizamos por primera vez el derecho agraviado que sienten las y los votantes de Vox.

👉 recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/en...
(1/5)
(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨

In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon.

doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 🔓 #Italy
The disproportional consequences of a proportional bargain: candidate selection within Italian electoral coalitions in 2022

Read the article by Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social and @klingelt.bsky.social here #OpenAccess👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Too young to party, ready to say enough? Youth #turnout and the rise of #Chega in #Portugal

Read the article by P. Costa, C. Jalali and P. Silva here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess
Kulturkampf to Partykampf? Democratic backsliding and democratic satisfaction in #Turkey

🔓Read the article by S. Toros, G. Zeybek Kabakçı & E. Toros here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’! | Arwa Mahdawi
Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’! | Arwa Mahdawi
This week, Mexico’s president was groped in public. But a New York Times podcast is fretting about excessive wokeness
www.theguardian.com

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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Giorgia #Meloni succeeds in a second-order contest: the 2024 #EuropeanElections in #Italy

Read the article by N. Maggini, D. Angelucci, L. Carrieri, and E. Mannoni here 👇
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey
‘approaching foreign policy as a solely external matter... may run the risk of attributing it marginal significance in electoral contests where populists compete for power’

Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Narratives of social democracy’s demise: insights from the Portuguese case

Read the article by A. Espírito-Santo, @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social, and N. Santos here 👇
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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💡 J. P. Lopes FINDS…💡

‘Working in interpersonal jobs drives a culturally progressive attitude, which in turn drives radical left support’ in #Portugal, #Spain & #Greece

🔓Read the article #OPENACCESS 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We had 35 kids. Wish there were more but still nice
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
‘Transitions to democracy compel ruling elites to confront unresolved historical legacies that raise fundamental questions about membership in the nation’

Read the article by @mjhierro.bsky.social, J.P. Monteiro & @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....