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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 3h

📺 #Danslesmédias

La mue des droites extrêmes en Europe

Ambiguïté et opportunisme vis-à-vis de l'UE, mouvements sociaux réactionnaires et influence sur le débat public...

@caterinafr.bsky.social, Associate Professor au CEE, interviewée dans ce reportage d'@artefr.bsky.social ⤵️

Europe : les droites extrêmes en ordre de bataille ? - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

Connaissez-vous les CPAC? Ces conventions destinées aux partis très conservateurs fleurissent partout dans le monde, y compris en Europe où elle se tiennent depuis 2022 dans la Hongrie de Viktor Orban...

www.arte.tv

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 2d

“His voice is both sharp and accessible, a rare combination in the academy.”

What a nice compliment by @catherinedevries.bsky.social 🙏

She interviewed me about how and why I write? Things I hadn’t thought so much about before this interview. Read the whole series!

Etched in Marble: Cas Mudde on The Power of Voice, Structure and the Politics of Writing

Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · 2d

Massive congrats Theresa, Hamburg is very lucky to have you!!!!

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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 7d

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · 7d

Honored to deliver the 2025 Peter Mair Lecture at the Irish PSA @uniofgalway.bsky.social. I’ll reflect on why political science struggles with the far right today, and where we go from here. Peter, who began supervising my PhD in 2010, passed the next year, but his ideas remain a compass.

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Manès Weisskircher @manesweisskircher.bsky.social · 12d

I’m glad that the 2nd #REXKLIMA workshop in Dresden brought together so many insightful presentations and lively discussions - with a great mix of quantitative and qualitative manuscripts. Looking forward to seeing these papers published! 💫📑

hait.tu-dresden.de/ext/veransta... @rexklima.bsky.social

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 15d

💡New! Why AI needs social science, by @helenmargetts.bsky.social and Cosmina Dorobantu of @lsedatascience.bsky.social.

"If people are central to AI, the social sciences must play a key role in AI advancement."

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Why AI needs social science | British Politics and Policy at LSE

AI is about humans, that's why it needs to be shaped not just by computer science, but by social science.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 14d

📣 Together with Iris Beau Segers, I wrote about the recent far-right violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague in the Netherlands. If you are curious about what is happening in the run-up to the elections, this blog is for you 👇🇳🇱

C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 14d

📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Far-Right Normalization and Democratic Erosion: A Pre-Election Update from the Netherlands - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism

Just a month ahead of the Dutch elections, Léonie de Jonge and Iris B. Segers raise concerns about the growing normalization of extreme-right ideologies and actions, highlighted by the unprecedented v...

www.sv.uio.no

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · 16d

Great people, great workshop. Thanks again!

CERiM @umcerim.bsky.social · 17d

Great event co-hosted with BrIAS on Challenges to Democracy. Grateful to all panelists for their insights and to everyone who joined us for the lively and inspiring discussions! @dfuturevub.bsky.social @sciencepoulb.bsky.social

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 22d

Quite surreal report of this weekend’s far-right protest in The Hague 🇳🇱 by teen reporter “Bender” 😳

Some quick thoughts 🧵

NEDERLANDERS KLAAR MET AZC’S: DEN HAAG IN BRAND

YouTube video by BENDER

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · 21d

Super, thanks!!!

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Maureen Eger @maureeneger.bsky.social · 21d

What is the liberalizing potential of higher education? In this @bjsociology.bsky.social research, we show substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant sentiment — a pattern most pronounced among those with tertiary degrees doi.org/10.1111/1468...

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · 26d

Again congrats @sldelange.bsky.social, Leiden University is very very lucky to have you!

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks @sophiahunger.bsky.social and @swenhutter.bsky.social for such a timely contribution. Happy to see work wt @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it in this stellar line up of contributors!

Swen Hutter @swenhutter.bsky.social · 27d

As I am fairly new to Bluesky, this comes a bit late, but it is still worth checking out:

Our #oa introduction to the @jeppjournal.bsky.social special issue on "Europe’s Changing Protest Landscape"
with @sophiahunger.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...

Journal of European Public Policy

Special Issue: Europe's Changing Protest Landscape. Guest Editors: Sophia Hunger & Swen Hutter. Volume 32, Issue 8 of Journal of European Public Policy

www.tandfonline.com

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Pietro Castelli Gattinara @pietrocastellig.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Call for applications!

I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right

You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025

👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW

Doctoral Researcher (100%) in Political Science 4 years Focus: Public opinion, Political Conflict, and the Far Right

The Department of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is hiring a doctoral researcher with a specialization in quantitative research (survey and experiments) for the project “...

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · Aug 27

So sorry to miss this year #ecprgc25 and many inspiring discussions! See you all next year!

The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Aug 27

🗣️ Feeling inspired by the Academic Freedom Under Pressure roundtable earlier at #ecprgc25?
👀 Check out The Loop blog pieces from speakers @sldelange.bsky.social and Iris B. Segers:
✍️ bit.ly/45wLUNi
✍️ bit.ly/3Jf8HFU

Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 27

Great roundtable on a critical issue: threats to academic freedom and scholars
Moderated by @sldelange.bsky.social
#ecpr2025 #ecprgc25

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congratulations Dominika!

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ECPR SG Extremism & Democracy @ecpr-ead.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎉 Congrats to @dom-of-tronina.bsky.social, winner of the 2024 Best Paper Prize! Her paper shows how anti-gender movements build transnational ties on Twitter/X via shared hashtags👏
🪷 Big thanks to our esteemed jury members: @kai-arzheimer.com @caterinafr.bsky.social @ammassarisofia.bsky.social

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 19

I gave a lecture on “The Far Right in the Trump Era” at @renner-institut.at in Vienna this Summer. You can watch it here. 👇

Cas Mudde: The Far Right in the Trump Era

YouTube video by Karl-Renner-Institut

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are delighted to present the latest edition of our @ecpr-ead.bsky.social e-Extreme Newsletter, courtesy of our wonderful editorial team: @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social and @sabinedvolk.bsky.social. You can download it via our website: ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

e-Extreme Archive

European Consortium for Political Research

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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · May 14

The Hungarian government 🇭🇺 further cracks down on its civil sector. The bill proposes forcing those leading civil orgs to disclose their private assets and defunding orgs that 'harm sovereignty' e.g. by criticizing the gov as undemocratic or advocating LGBTQ rights

summary: telex.hu/english/2025...

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Andrea Pirro @andreapirro.it · Jul 22

📖 Our @jeppjournal.bsky.social article now has a volume & issue number! In our work, @pietrocastellig.bsky.social, @caterinafr.bsky.social & I overview far-right contentious politics in Europe and argue for a ‘normalisation of protest’.

🔗 50 free copies available at this link: shorturl.at/iiDrt

Far-right contentious politics in times of crisis: between adaptation and transformation

The far right is often seen to thrive in times of crisis. The unfolding of the Great Recession, the migration crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic provide an unprecedented opportunity to delve into fa...

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Caterina Froio @caterinafr.bsky.social · Jul 22

Dans cette tribune pour @lemonde.fr, @pietrocastellig.bsky.social et moi discutons pourquoi #TorrePacheco n’est pas un cas isolé et comment l’extrême droite transforme des faits divers en paniques morales à travers des stratégies médiatiques rodées. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

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