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Resistance Psychology Network @psychresist.bsky.social · 4d

The 3rd year of the Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series is starting this month - here is the schedule for the academic year 2025/26. More information, recordings, and form for mailing list to receive registration links here:
resistancepsych.blogspot.com

The image contains the schedule of the planned events for the Psychology of Resistance Network. The schedule can be found online: https://resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/schedule.html

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt @jrvollhardt.bsky.social · 4d

The Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series and network is now here on Blue Sky, please follow for our updates on upcoming talks, recordings from sessions, papers from our presenters, etc.! bsky.app/profile/psyc...

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 5d

This short piece co-authored with Alex Yates shows why the misuse of populism plays right in the hands of the far right

(Annoyingly, the app is not allowing me to tag colleagues, but follow them!)

theconversation.com/the-word-pop...

The word ‘populism’ is a gift to the far right – four reasons why we should stop using it

Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.

theconversation.com

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Carol Galais @galais.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Call open!
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.

ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...

🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...

e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya

tauler.seu-e.cat

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Eva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 14d

We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right

Using survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Daniel Balinhas @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you so much for recommending my work, @lknochelmann.bsky.social!

@bcastanho.bsky.social, in addition to this paper, we've been working on a new one that is gonna come out soon with @juanroch.bsky.social & @aurelmondon.bsky.social. We extensively and critically discuss these assumptions.

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · Sep 9

A belated 'repost'
@galais.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...

Affective Polarization in the Face of Crisis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and De-Escalation Policies in Spain

Abstract. Prior research on affective polarization (AP) has often overlooked short-term variations due to external shocks and crises, which have significan

academic.oup.com

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Eva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 22d

🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2

Call for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 26d

One of the reasons why people often prefer debating ("dining across the divide") with the far right than the left is that the former makes them feel good about themselves by comparison

Debates with/amongst the left bring up uncomfortable reflections about our participation in systems of oppression

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Mete Sefa Uysal @metesefauysal.bsky.social · Sep 3

We cannot allow this to stand anymore! We have prepared a petition calling for a boycott of the next ISPP 2026 conference in Newcastle, UK, unless the Executive Committee resigns or responds to our concerns. Please read and sign the petition here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · Aug 30

While there can be no complacency in countering fascists on the streets, concerns about the far right must also be concerns about the role of mainstream politicians and media in shaping the reactionary agenda

aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...

‘The people’, ‘legitimate concerns’ and the far-right ‘protests’

Our understanding of the world, beyond the most direct elements in our personal life, is always mediated. In today’s information landscape…

aurelmondon.medium.com

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · Aug 21

New article out!

@luke-shuttleworth.bsky.social,
@k8ebrown.bsky.social & I teamed up to explore whether the concept of 'cordon sanitaire' remains useful in the current stage of mainstreaming of far right politics

Read the full article, open access, here

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

The pretence of the cordon sanitaire: non-collaboration as a distraction from discursive congruence

Much has been written about how mainstream parties respond to far-right challengers in liberal democracies. Whereas some mainstream parties have become more open to forming coalitions with far-righ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Mete Sefa Uysal @metesefauysal.bsky.social · Aug 12

New from me and @yasemingacar.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com, summarising our recent work on the role of reappropriation/reclaiming stigmatising labels in identity politicisation, empowerment, and collective action.

theconversation.com/why-people-r...

Why people reclaim words meant to insult them – and how this has become a powerful tool for protest

Saying ‘yes, I’m queer’ or ‘yes, I’m fat’ isn’t just resistance, it can be the start of a political identity.

theconversation.com

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Daniel Balinhas @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social · Aug 12

For those interested in ‘polarization’ and political conflict, check this interview by @reacpolrn.bsky.social. I discuss why we need critical approaches to political polarization beyond ahistorical & depoliticizing calls for social harmony. Many thanks to @aurelmondon.bsky.social for the interview!

Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣New interview📣

''Polarisation’ is used not only by those concerned with democratic erosion, but also by those seeking to protect ‘really existing (neo)liberalism’ from democratic critique'

@daniel-balinhas.bsky.social discusses his critical approach to 'polarisation'

reacpol.net/critical-pol...

Interview: Bringing critical social psychology to the study of political polarization (Daniel Balinhas) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Daniel Balinhas's article 'Bringing critical social psychology to the study of political polarization' (2025)

reacpol.net

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · Jul 24

It's crucial to counter claims that polarisation (much like populism) is always bad

The middle ground between racism and anti-racism, transphobia and trans rights, genocide and anti-genocide is complicit with racism, transphobia and genocide rather than the "reasonable" position

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Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · Sep 2

New publication from me in Political Psychology on the phenomenon of the rise in applications for Irish passports post-Brexit and how such applicants negotiate discourses of citizenship and identity: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

“I feel I should put that work in”: Discourses of effortfulness and essentialism among post‐Brexit applicants for Irish citizenship

This article explores the post-Brexit increase in applications for Irish passports through descent, and in so doing, seeks to develop a social/political psychology of diasporic citizenship. It draws ....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · Jun 30

'Overall, the French, German, and Austrian far right care less about Jews themselves and more about the weaponisation of antisemitism'.

Must read by @cburchett.bsky.social 👇

Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣New interview📣

@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.

reacpol.net/weaponisatio...

Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, a...

reacpol.net

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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣New interview📣

@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.

reacpol.net/weaponisatio...

Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, a...

reacpol.net

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Philippa Carr @philippacarr.bsky.social · Jun 30

New article with @drsimongoodman.bsky.social, @adamjowett.bsky.social and Jackie Abell on how the international super rich are constructed as migrants in entertainment documentaries

Open access too!

@ree-uwe.bsky.social

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

Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants

Unlike poorer migrant groups, governments offer visa inducements to attract wealthy individuals into a country. However, super-rich migrants’ impact on the UK has been shown to be negative. This re...

www.tandfonline.com

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Marc Guinjoan @mguinjoan.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨 Call for papers

📢 VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya / 8th Catalan Political Behavior & Public Opinion Workshop

📅 6 de novembre de 2025 / November 6, 2025 at
@IBEI

📩 Deadline: 4 de juliol / July 4.

Submission: 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

👇

VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya

IBEI, 6th of November 2025 Submission form

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Carol Galais @galais.bsky.social · Jun 12

🚨 New Open Access! 🚨

Our article “Affective Polarization in the Face of Crisis” is now freely available!

While polarization rose among some, it dropped after de-escalation—thanks to perceived elite consensus.
🔗 academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
Galais & Balinhas 2025

#polsci

Affective Polarization in the Face of Crisis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and De-Escalation Policies in Spain

Abstract. Prior research on affective polarization (AP) has often overlooked short-term variations due to external shocks and crises, which have significan

academic.oup.com

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Daniel Balinhas @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social · Jun 12

#QualitativeResearch #ParticipatoryActionResearch #SocialPsychology #RuralStudies #EcosocialCrisis #PlaceAttachment #Sustainability #Galicia #EnvironmentalJustice #SensesOfPlace #Degrowth #RuralVoices

Daniel Balinhas @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social · Jun 12

New OA paper! 🌍
We explore how diverse rural voices articulate senses of place tied to territory & land use, and how they envision sustainable futures in rural Galicia.
We delve into place, identity, and land uses in times of ecosocial crisis.

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

Beyond the rural–urban entrenchment: untangling, exploring, and legitimizing rural diversity through participatory action research

As the ecosocial crisis deepens, rural contexts have become focal points of ideological struggles over ecology and sustainability, often envisaged through the narrow framework of a rural–urban divi...

www.tandfonline.com

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Jun 11

"So, is it really that hard to find a date when you vote radical right? The answer, unsettlingly, is no. But for democracy’s sake, maybe it should be."

theloop.ecpr.eu/how-hard-is-...

A short piece with my current professional boyfriend @bertous.bsky.social in the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social

How hard is it to find a date when you vote radical right?

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte and Alberto López Ortega explore what our dating choices reveal about democracy. While liberal circles assume radical-right supporters are socially shunned, experimental eviden...

theloop.ecpr.eu

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Juan Roch @juanroch.bsky.social · Jun 11

En la Facultad de Educación de la UAM han organizado este evento mañana. Muchas ganas de estar allí y pasaros si tenéis hueco!

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