Michael Kranert
@kranertmichael.bsky.social
Associate Prof in Sociolinguistics at UoS. Language, politics, discourse and institution. Here more citizen and father.
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After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
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These people believe in nothing - except power for its own sake.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
These people believe in nothing - except power for its own sake.
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Looking forward to this workshop! Join me, @kranertmichael.bsky.social , Tom Bartlett and Jane Mulderrig to work on using CDA in your research!
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research: 2-day, in-person workshop for PhD students & early career researchers.
15 & 16 January 2026
Sheffield, UK
Details:
www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
15 & 16 January 2026
Sheffield, UK
Details:
www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Looking forward to this workshop! Join me, @kranertmichael.bsky.social , Tom Bartlett and Jane Mulderrig to work on using CDA in your research!
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How to use critical discourse analysis in your research - an in-person, 2-day workshop for PhD and early-career researchers in Sheffield. 15 & 16th January 2026. With: Tom Bartlett, Michael Farrelly, @kranertmichael.bsky.social, Jane Mulderrig. Booking open!
www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research | Discourse Academy
Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your resear...
www.discourseacademy.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research - an in-person, 2-day workshop for PhD and early-career researchers in Sheffield. 15 & 16th January 2026. With: Tom Bartlett, Michael Farrelly, @kranertmichael.bsky.social, Jane Mulderrig. Booking open!
www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
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"Es ist empörend und ein Skandal, dass sich in der Hauptstadt des Deutschen Reiches 78.000 Juden [...] herumtreiben können. Sie verderben nicht nur das Straßenbild, sondern auch die Stimmung. [...] Ganz abstellen wird man das erst dadurch, dass man sie beseitigt." Goebbels, Tagebücher, 20.08.1941.
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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"The colonized is indebted to the colonizer for being colonized."
David Graeber speaks about the brutality of Debt in history.
David Graeber speaks about the brutality of Debt in history.
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"The colonized is indebted to the colonizer for being colonized."
David Graeber speaks about the brutality of Debt in history.
David Graeber speaks about the brutality of Debt in history.
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There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
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During WW1 there was a rumour that aspirin caused the Spanish Flu. As I was writing about that last year I often shook my head in disbelief at the stupidity of our near ancestors. Seems a lot of people are still dumb enough to believe nonsense.
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
During WW1 there was a rumour that aspirin caused the Spanish Flu. As I was writing about that last year I often shook my head in disbelief at the stupidity of our near ancestors. Seems a lot of people are still dumb enough to believe nonsense.
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Linke wollen bei Bundesverfassungsgericht-Richter wählen & damit 2/3-Mehrheit sichern, obwohl die CDU nicht mit der Linken geredet hat.
Die Linke war es auch, die die Geschäftsordnung damals mit geändert hatte, damit Kanzlerwahl noch am gleichen Tag wiederholt werden konnte.
CDU, so unreif.
Die Linke war es auch, die die Geschäftsordnung damals mit geändert hatte, damit Kanzlerwahl noch am gleichen Tag wiederholt werden konnte.
CDU, so unreif.
September 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Linke wollen bei Bundesverfassungsgericht-Richter wählen & damit 2/3-Mehrheit sichern, obwohl die CDU nicht mit der Linken geredet hat.
Die Linke war es auch, die die Geschäftsordnung damals mit geändert hatte, damit Kanzlerwahl noch am gleichen Tag wiederholt werden konnte.
CDU, so unreif.
Die Linke war es auch, die die Geschäftsordnung damals mit geändert hatte, damit Kanzlerwahl noch am gleichen Tag wiederholt werden konnte.
CDU, so unreif.
This is why we shouldn't laugh at Trump's announcement. Made up categories can have a violent effect, that is how political discourse works. They know what they are doing, these are the mechanisms totalitarian regimes are built on.
How do I explain that the fact of “antifa” being a made-up org is exactly *why* calling it one is so dangerous.
It doesn’t exist. There are no members.
Which means it can be anything, & anyone can be a member
It exists only in the minds of those who crave permission harm to whomever they wish.
It doesn’t exist. There are no members.
Which means it can be anything, & anyone can be a member
It exists only in the minds of those who crave permission harm to whomever they wish.
September 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This is why we shouldn't laugh at Trump's announcement. Made up categories can have a violent effect, that is how political discourse works. They know what they are doing, these are the mechanisms totalitarian regimes are built on.
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This is brilliant: www.storiescourse.org/new
free online ecolinguistics course "The Search for New Stories to Live By" (Arran Stibbe) discourses that can help build a fairer and more ecological world
free online ecolinguistics course "The Search for New Stories to Live By" (Arran Stibbe) discourses that can help build a fairer and more ecological world
The Search for New Stories to Live By
www.storiescourse.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This is brilliant: www.storiescourse.org/new
free online ecolinguistics course "The Search for New Stories to Live By" (Arran Stibbe) discourses that can help build a fairer and more ecological world
free online ecolinguistics course "The Search for New Stories to Live By" (Arran Stibbe) discourses that can help build a fairer and more ecological world
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Ein Mann ist in Berlin in eine Menschenmenge mit Kindern gefahren, vier Verletzte. Vorgestern schon. Habt ihr nicht mitbekommen? Natürlich nicht, war ja auch ein Deutscher. Sonst hätten wir zwei Wochen lang panisch diskutiert und hätten Soldaten an die Grenze geschickt oder wasweißich.
September 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ein Mann ist in Berlin in eine Menschenmenge mit Kindern gefahren, vier Verletzte. Vorgestern schon. Habt ihr nicht mitbekommen? Natürlich nicht, war ja auch ein Deutscher. Sonst hätten wir zwei Wochen lang panisch diskutiert und hätten Soldaten an die Grenze geschickt oder wasweißich.
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Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
September 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
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Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year.
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
The right is desperately seeking to make a martyr out of Lucy Connolly in order to distract from the real victims of the hate she helped to spread, argues Otto English
bylinetimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year.
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
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Warum die faschistische AfD niemals an die Macht kommen darf, erklärt in 5 Sekunden:
September 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Warum die faschistische AfD niemals an die Macht kommen darf, erklärt in 5 Sekunden:
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Good summary of what awaits Britain under Reform.
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Good summary of what awaits Britain under Reform.
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The papers I vowed to read over the summer.
September 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The papers I vowed to read over the summer.
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ich hoffe, dass die Betonfetischisten in der Stadt Wien dieses Interview lesen. Das Auto hat in der Stadt nur wenig verloren, die Öffis sind bekanntlich gut und es gäbe genug Platz für Alternativen. Die Hitze schadet allen, egal, welcher Partei man angehört.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
UN-Hitzebeauftragte: "Wir müssen die Autos in der Stadt loswerden"
Eleni Myrivili kennt Hitzewellen aus ihrer Heimatstadt Athen nur zu gut. Angesichts zehntausender Hitzetoter allein in Europa fordert sie ein radikales Umdenken in Städten
www.derstandard.at
September 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
ich hoffe, dass die Betonfetischisten in der Stadt Wien dieses Interview lesen. Das Auto hat in der Stadt nur wenig verloren, die Öffis sind bekanntlich gut und es gäbe genug Platz für Alternativen. Die Hitze schadet allen, egal, welcher Partei man angehört.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Es ist mir ein Rätsel, warum es nicht mindestens e i n Gesprächsformat mit dem Fokus #internationale Politik gibt. Diese rein nationalen Diskurse sind völlig an unserer Wirklichkeit vorbei. Lasst doch wenigstens Sonntags #Miosga die Gegenwart in internationaler Perspektive verhandeln #ÖRR #getreal
September 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Es ist mir ein Rätsel, warum es nicht mindestens e i n Gesprächsformat mit dem Fokus #internationale Politik gibt. Diese rein nationalen Diskurse sind völlig an unserer Wirklichkeit vorbei. Lasst doch wenigstens Sonntags #Miosga die Gegenwart in internationaler Perspektive verhandeln #ÖRR #getreal
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Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Tories pledge to get 'all our oil and gas out of the North Sea'
The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis".
www.bbc.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
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„Wir leben seit Jahren über unsere Verhältnisse."
August 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
„Wir leben seit Jahren über unsere Verhältnisse."
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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
“The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
“The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
“The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
“The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
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Absolutely perfect description. If only this had been his obituary.
August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Absolutely perfect description. If only this had been his obituary.
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London Sept 20th, a carnival will be held that you are all free to join which will celebrate the life of David Graeber.
It will be held in Camden at the Alexandra Estate.
To know what to expect here is a video from the carnival held a few years ago!
It will be held in Camden at the Alexandra Estate.
To know what to expect here is a video from the carnival held a few years ago!
August 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
London Sept 20th, a carnival will be held that you are all free to join which will celebrate the life of David Graeber.
It will be held in Camden at the Alexandra Estate.
To know what to expect here is a video from the carnival held a few years ago!
It will be held in Camden at the Alexandra Estate.
To know what to expect here is a video from the carnival held a few years ago!