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Jens Rydgren
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Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University | Research on nationalism, populism, radical right-wing parties and voters; Class politics; Ethnic relations | Hammarby IF football supporter

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Jens Rydgren is a Swedish writer, political commentator and a professor of sociology, at Stockholm University. Specialising in research of political sociology, for many years he has studied populist right-wing parties. In 2002 he defended his thesis Political Protest and Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization: The Case of the French National Front in a debate with Sidney Tarrow of Cornell University. He has appeared as an expert on right wing populist parties, including the Sweden Democrats, in various news media. .. more

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 14h
In Sweden, for example, there are discussions about revoking citizenship. Hence, the legal-constitutional question is key.

Reposted by Werner Krause

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 14h
The radical right’s master frame remains ethnic nationalism. Remigration is simply one of its logical consequences. First came stopping (or minimizing) immigration; next is pushing people with migrant backgrounds to leave. Expect further radicalization.
kai-arzheimer.com Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 14h
'Remigration' is on its way to become a #farright master frame, but what does it actually mean? In Germany (somewhat unsurprisingly), that's 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 a legal-constitutional question, with implications for the #AfD. Excellent reporting by Correctiv - in German, but worth a click on 'translate'
Zwei Jahre nach der Potsdam-Recherche: Von angeblichen „Deportationslügen“ bis zum möglichen AfD-Verbotsverfahren
Erfahren Sie, wie sich die Debatte um Remigration und AfD-Verbot zwei Jahre später entwickelt hat und welche politischen Spannungen bestehen.
correctiv.org

Reposted by Jens Rydgren, Werner Krause

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 14h
'Remigration' is on its way to become a #farright master frame, but what does it actually mean? In Germany (somewhat unsurprisingly), that's 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 a legal-constitutional question, with implications for the #AfD. Excellent reporting by Correctiv - in German, but worth a click on 'translate'
Zwei Jahre nach der Potsdam-Recherche: Von angeblichen „Deportationslügen“ bis zum möglichen AfD-Verbotsverfahren
Erfahren Sie, wie sich die Debatte um Remigration und AfD-Verbot zwei Jahre später entwickelt hat und welche politischen Spannungen bestehen.
correctiv.org

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 1d
Och man kan inte heller utesluta det intellektuellt slappa svaret att han är galen. Men det finns, speciellt om man zoomar ut från Trump och ser bredare på det amerikanska ledarskapet, systematik i galenskapen. Ideologi spelar också roll, och vad den ideologin ska kallas sparar vi till en annan tråd

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 1d
Det finns en lång rad möjliga svar, varav du pekar på flera stycken. Ytterligare ett är att Trump har varit fastighetsentreprenör betydligt längre än vad han har varit politiker. Att förvärva mark (territorium) billigt och spekulera i ev värdeökning ligger i hans habitus. Ju mer mark desto bättre.

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 2d
Tråkigt! Svea och Mari är värvade som anfallare, och så har vi Stella som nog kan ta stora steg i år. Kan bli bra ändå. Men håller med, skulle kännas skönt med ytterligare nyförvärv.

Reposted by Carl Henrik Knutsen, Jens Rydgren, James Cameron , and 1 more

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 2d
We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites!

It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov.

You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 2d
Ja, Hammarby är kvar på X. Och jag instämmer: de borde definitivt lämna. De hart ett konto här på Bluesky också, men de postar inget.

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Sean Phelan @s-phelan.bsky.social · 3d
Open-access link to Michał Krzyżanowska, Natalia Krzyżanowska & @jensrydgren.bsky.social's introduction to a special issue of Social Semiotics on the far-right's promiscuous "conceptual flipsiding" & inversion of liberal democratic discourses for illiberal ends

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com

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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · 3d
Very happy to see this out in CPS! We study class identities and their social and political relevance over several decades in Britain, Denmark, Norway, and the US. A small thread:

journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SIRW4...

Reposted by David Lazer, Alessandro Nai, Jens Rydgren , and 2 more

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 3d
PLEASE SHARE

📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”

Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).

Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.

Links in🧵

#commsky

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Sofia Mirjamsdotter @mymlan.bsky.social · 3d
Påminner stockholmare om detta!

www.facebook.com/events/19523...
Nej till 13- åringar i fängelse! Manifestation 13 januari 16:30 Mynttorget, Stockholm
Event in Stockholm, Sweden by Kerstin Olsson on Tuesday, January 13 2026 with 2.7K people interested and 208 people going.
www.facebook.com

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 4d
Ja, det är illa. Hade hoppats mycket på henne i år. Om det är sant så sällar jag mig till pessimisterna :)

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 4d
Det kommer säkert att göras också. Januari är lång. Och Elin Sörum tror jag kommer att vara en förstärkning. Och det plockades in en etablerad spelare från NWSL så sent som i går. Min poäng är bara att "talang" inte är statiskt - en del av dem blir toppspelare redan i år.

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 4d
Ja några till behövs nog, men samtidigt tror jag att många av de unga spelarna kommer att ta stora steg i år. Koivisto är bra redan nu och kommer att bli bättre. Bea kan bli riktigt bra. Svea har vi inte sett än men gjorde det bra i Peking. Fanny skulle kunna bli en toppspelare redan i år.

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Marie Demker @vanstrastranden.bsky.social · 4d
"A vicious circle exists, where tougher penal policies increase fear of crime, which in turn leads to harsher penal policies and further politicisation of crime, resulting in a policy bubble" (p 427) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Frightening politics: citizens’ reactions to party statements about law and order
How do voters respond to the politicisation of law-and-order issues? This article analyses this question by studying to what extent citizens in Western Europe are more fearful of crime when politic...
www.tandfonline.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Jens Rydgren

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Piotr Zagórski @pzag.bsky.social · 4d
📣 Kicking off 2026 with a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social!

When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties?

Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...

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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 4d
What would Greenlanders want?

The latest available opinion poll: 85 % says "No" to the question "Do you want Greenland to exit the Danish Kingdom and instead become part of United States?"

The poll (www.veriangroup.com/da/news-and-...) also show that a small majority supports independence from DK

Reposted by Bruno Amable, Richard S.J. Tol, Dorothy Bishop , and 7 more

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 4d
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com

Reposted by Frédéric Mérand, Jens Rydgren

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 5d
I wanted to see how many friends the President of Peace has made during his first and second term, so I made a map of countries he has threatened both economically and militarily, banned citizens from, and bombed.

Some things are up for discussion, so a bit on methodology below.

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 5d
To take radical or extreme statements by the far right literally is usually a better strategy, because it allows us to develop countermeasures more quickly and effectively.

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 5d
Far-right leaders surprisingly often mean what they say. The rest of us, instead of believing them, surprisingly often look for “what they really mean” or call it theater. But it’s usually wiser to take them at their word. If Trump says he wants Greenland, he’ll probably try to get Greenland.

Reposted by Jochen Müller, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Maarten Vink , and 2 more

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 5d
🚨Job alert! 🚨

I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.

⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26

More info:
Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
www.hu-berlin.de

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 5d
In a future without immigrants...

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 5d
Now available worldwide, Furious Minds by @lkatfield.bsky.social tells the story of the thinkers of the New Right—and their powerful assault on American freedoms, values, and ideals.

Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#PoliticalScience #ReadUP
Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right by Laura K. Field

Reposted by Will Jennings, Jens Rydgren

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 5d
Further evidence that Reform voters are the most distinct political group in the country

benansell.substack.com/p/odd-ones-out

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 6d
Och Lottas kontrakt löpte väl ut vid nyår? Eller har det hänt något där som jag har missa?

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 6d
Det pratas om Linnea Borbye från Bröndby. Också anfallare som omskolats till ytterback, möjlig ersättare till Julie. Kan bli bra, med Hasund/Jösen framför. Och sen spelade väl Reidy vänsterback några matcher väl, ialla fall som inhopp? Som backup borde det funka. Men visst, försvagning från 2025.

Reposted by Juan Cole, Daniel W. Drezner, Jens Rydgren

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 6d
4/So what is going on? @segoddard.bsky.social and I argue the confusion is people using old models of global politics. This is not balancing or spheres of influence. It is international politics based on elite cliques rather than national interest i.e. neo-royalism.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
www.cambridge.org

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 7d
Social relationships are central to international migration, yet the role of network structure remains poorly understood. In this new @pnas.org paper, We used longitudinal data from 73 Honduran villages (N=15,480) over 6 yrs to disentangle effects of kinship, friendship, and economic ties.