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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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Sociology 25%
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Thomas Diez @thomasdiez.bsky.social · 21h
The #populist #right is a master of #flipsiding established #concepts. Michal Krzyzanowski, Natalia Krzyzanowska, @jensrydgren.bsky.social have edited a special issue with pieces analysing this practice, including my analysis of double flipsiding of #security www.tandfonline.com/toc/csos20/3...
Social Semiotics
Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right. Volume 36, Issue 1 of Social Semiotics
www.tandfonline.com

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 2d
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.

The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 2d
Tack!

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 2d
With @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social and Natalia Krzyznanowska. Papers by Ruth Wodak, @pawelkarolewski.bsky.social, @thomasdiez.bsky.social, @sean-phelan.bsky.social, @benjamindecleen.bsky.social, @elgenius.bsky.social, Hannah Bradby, and Michal, Natalia, and myself.

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 2d
Our new special issue is now published! "Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right"

www.tandfonline.com/toc/csos20/3...
Social Semiotics
Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right. Volume 36, Issue 1 of Social Semiotics
www.tandfonline.com

Reposted by Stephan Lewandowsky, Steve Peers, Jens Rydgren

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 2d
Some really striking numbers in this new survey showing the flip in European public opinion about America.

But bear in mind this is only Western Europe. In Eastern Europe, it has been harder to take the blinders off peoples' eyes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.
The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 2d
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.

Reposted by Jens Rydgren, Ben Rosamond, Davide Vampa

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 4d
Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics

Reposted by David M. Farrell, Alessandro Nai, Matthijs Rooduijn , and 1 more

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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 4d
What Sofia is too modest to explicitly say in her post below, is that - in addition to our PRR youth wings book - she has a solo one coming out with OUP in June on grassroots women in the PRR:

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Jens Rydgren

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 5d
Great intervention by @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social on reactionary centrism, anti-wokeness, and the tendency to interpret the success of the right as backlash instead of as its own political project

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beware of ‘anti-woke’ liberals: they attacked the left and helped Trump win | Jan-Werner Müller
So-called ‘reactionary centrist’ pundits proclaimed that there was a global ‘vibe shift’ in favor of the right. They were wrong
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Alessandro Nai, Jens Rydgren

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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 5d
Coming out in June.

(when @casmudde.bsky.social & I will be presenting it at the @ces-europe.bsky.social conference in Dublin)

Reposted by David Lazer, Jon Green, Justin H. Kirkland , and 4 more

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Jona de Jong @jonadejong.bsky.social · 6d
Do ordinary Republicans and Democrats really avoid each other in everyday life? In a new working paper with Delia Baldassarri, we present descriptive and experimental evidence to challenge the view that partisanship drives the formation of social relationships.

osf.io/preprints/so...

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 7d
Jag tror tvärtom att det skulle kunna vara verkningsfullt. Exit är ibland en bra strategi för att få voice att höras ordentlig. Men ett collective action-problem så klart, behövs några större länder som initierar för att få igång bandwagon-effekt.

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 9d
This article, new in Comparative Political Studies, seems relevant

The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 9d
Not much

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 9d
Without social stratification (across class, gender, ethnicity/race, etc) = no sociology

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 9d
"Compared to the original 669-page textbook, the new version is just 267 pages. ... the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality."

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...
www.insidehighered.com

Reposted by Alessandro Nai, Jens Rydgren

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Elin Lerum Boasson @elinlb.bsky.social · 9d
Interested in an academic career in political science? Do you want to work in a vibrant department with friendly colleagues? Interested in climate governance or EU studies? Do to live close to nature, but also enjoy a vibrant cultural scene? Appreciate a good work-life balance?

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Jens Rydgren @jensrydgren.bsky.social · 10d
Välkommen till Bajen, Mathilde!

Ps. @hammarbyfotboll.se, lägg gärna ut nyheter även på Bluesky.

#bajen #hammarby

www.hammarbyfotboll.se/nyheter/hamm...
Hammarby värvar Mathilde Janzen
Bajen är överens med Kristianstads DFF om en övergång för svensktyska vänsterbacken Mathilde Janzen. U23-landslagsspelaren har skrivit på ett kontrakt över säsongen 2029. – Mathilde är en väldigt
www.hammarbyfotboll.se

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Jan P. Vogler @janvogler.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 Deadline Soon (***February 5, 2026***): 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science 🚨

I am seeking applicants for a 3-year postdoc related to my @erc.europa.eu research project EQUILIBRIUM that focuses on state-citizen interactions.

The application link and further information are in the post below. ⬇️

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Sophie Mainz @sophiemainz.bsky.social · 11d
Happy that my article just published in PSRM! In "Inclusion to Exclude“, I show that when politicians invoke women's rights to justify anti-immigration positions, it shifts citizens' policy preferences - but differently so depending on their prior views. doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

[Thread below]

Reposted by Jens Rydgren, Manjeet S. Pardesi

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Antje Wiener @antjewiener.bsky.social · 11d
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New book OPEN ACCESS
👇🏻👇🏻
This chapter introduces #deepcontestation and explains the distinction between normal contestation, which permits gradual adaptation, and deep contestation, which rejects foundational norms and threatens systemic stability.
@scripts-berlin.eu
Introduction: Deep Contestations of the Liberal International Order
Abstract. This introductory chapter examines the Liberal International Order (LIO), its evolution since the Second World War, and its present state of deep
academic.oup.com

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 11d
An important study on an underappreciated diversity concern in academia: by class background.
annastansbury.bsky.social Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · 12d
📢now forthcoming in ECMA!

The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia

Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations.

Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵

Reposted by Dave O’Brien, Matthias Doepke, Benjamin Braun , and 10 more

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · 12d
📢now forthcoming in ECMA!

The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia

Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations.

Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 12d
Good piece by @jonhenley.bsky.social on how European far-right parties and voters are responding to Trump.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy
www.theguardian.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 12d
Tiktok 🇺🇸 turns out to be Trump aligned state platform. In no time.

www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
TikTok users in the US can’t write ‘Epstein’ or see anti-Trump videos
Alleged censorship comes after investors loyal to Trump take over social media platform
www.independent.co.uk

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Joanna Bryson, Tobias Bunde , and 36 more

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12d
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Alessandro Nai, Jens Rydgren , and 1 more

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Francesco Raffaelli @fraraffaelli.bsky.social · 12d
🚨Happy to finally see this out in the @ejprjournal.bsky.social (with @leonardocarella.bsky.social)

⁉️ Does growing up when immigration is salient make people vote for parties they agree with on immigration *for the rest of their lives*?

doi.org/10.1017/S147...
From context to congruence: Immigration salience and voter socialization | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
From context to congruence: Immigration salience and voter socialization
doi.org

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Bibliotek i Samhälle @foreningenbis.se · 12d
Efter ett år av amerikanska utspel på den globala arenan börjar många nu tvivla på om USA verkligen är en partner att lita på. Vi förklarar varför det är dags att ta avstånd från amerikansk teknik, och presenterar några alternativ för den som själv vill bryta.
Alternativ till amerikansk tech
De senaste veckorna av utrikespolitik har varit tumultartade. Det militära angreppet på Venezuela och politiska hot mot Grönland och Danmark väcker frågor: Är det inte dags att bli oberoende av US-amerikansk teknik? Leodan Rodríguez målar upp några alternativ och tipsar om icke-amerikansk programvara.
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