João Carvalho
@joaocarvalho21.bsky.social
Integrated researcher at CIES-ISCTE interested on the topics of the politics of international migration and the far right.
The return to the good old colonial days when the absence of respect of human rights was the daily practice will certainly stall the far right...
or in alternative, this rationality only legitimizes the far right lack of respect...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
or in alternative, this rationality only legitimizes the far right lack of respect...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer urges European leaders to reform human rights laws to tackle immigration
The ECHR is seen by its critics as a major barrier to attempts to deport illegal migrants from the country.
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The return to the good old colonial days when the absence of respect of human rights was the daily practice will certainly stall the far right...
or in alternative, this rationality only legitimizes the far right lack of respect...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
or in alternative, this rationality only legitimizes the far right lack of respect...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
when the Portuguese centre-right did not copy the far right discourse on immigration
yes it is Passos Coelho, the current defender of national identity
yes it is Passos Coelho, the current defender of national identity
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
when the Portuguese centre-right did not copy the far right discourse on immigration
yes it is Passos Coelho, the current defender of national identity
yes it is Passos Coelho, the current defender of national identity
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
Vasco Gargalo's cartoon, just brilliant
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Vasco Gargalo's cartoon, just brilliant
excited by seeing the digital version of the upcoming edited book on the new Portuguese far right party - Chega! and its mixed effects on the quality of Portuguese democracy
Many thanks to all the colleagues who participated in this endeavor.
"To be released on December 29, 2025." 😃
Many thanks to all the colleagues who participated in this endeavor.
"To be released on December 29, 2025." 😃
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
excited by seeing the digital version of the upcoming edited book on the new Portuguese far right party - Chega! and its mixed effects on the quality of Portuguese democracy
Many thanks to all the colleagues who participated in this endeavor.
"To be released on December 29, 2025." 😃
Many thanks to all the colleagues who participated in this endeavor.
"To be released on December 29, 2025." 😃
the tip of the iceberg...
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
the tip of the iceberg...
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It's increasingly obvious that Labour's strategy - call it Starmerism, Blue Labour, whatever - has got it badly wrong. It has alienated the party's core vote while failing to win over those leaning to Reform. There was no shortage of people warning them they were getting it wrong either.
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's increasingly obvious that Labour's strategy - call it Starmerism, Blue Labour, whatever - has got it badly wrong. It has alienated the party's core vote while failing to win over those leaning to Reform. There was no shortage of people warning them they were getting it wrong either.
it is a great pleasure to share the pre-print version of submitted research on the Portuguese far right, coauthored with Didier Ruedin and entitled: Enough of what? Changes in support for Chega between 2019 and 2025
Sorry, the main driver was not the number of immigrants!
osf.io/preprints/so...
Sorry, the main driver was not the number of immigrants!
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
it is a great pleasure to share the pre-print version of submitted research on the Portuguese far right, coauthored with Didier Ruedin and entitled: Enough of what? Changes in support for Chega between 2019 and 2025
Sorry, the main driver was not the number of immigrants!
osf.io/preprints/so...
Sorry, the main driver was not the number of immigrants!
osf.io/preprints/so...
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In case you missed this: the well-known right-wing extremist 'Tommy #Robinson', who has several convictions to his real name (Stephen Yaxley Lennon), says at the start of a new trial that Elon #Musk is paying his legal bills. Wouldn't be a huge surprise if true 1/2
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
out in paper article on the French far right impact on immigration under President Hollande with important revision of its definition: the presence of a far right party is not a necessary condition, as President Trump demonstrates...
50 free copies available at: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VUTWD...
50 free copies available at: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VUTWD...
Les Identitaires’ Impact on French Foreign Policy During the 2015 Crisis of the European Asylum System
In 2015, the Common European Asylum System and the Schengen regime were placed under unparalleled strain by the mass arrival of 1.2 million asylum seekers. This event was followed by the failure of...
www.tandfonline.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
out in paper article on the French far right impact on immigration under President Hollande with important revision of its definition: the presence of a far right party is not a necessary condition, as President Trump demonstrates...
50 free copies available at: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VUTWD...
50 free copies available at: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VUTWD...
a kind of universal trend in a world of growing inequality:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
a kind of universal trend in a world of growing inequality:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No one normalizes the Trump administration’s authoritarianism like the New York Times.
September 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
No one normalizes the Trump administration’s authoritarianism like the New York Times.
when France is led by a president unwilling to recognize democratic results of the 2024 snap general election, when the American president fires a director because he dislikes the national statistics, I wonder: who is going to stop this genocide?
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
when France is led by a president unwilling to recognize democratic results of the 2024 snap general election, when the American president fires a director because he dislikes the national statistics, I wonder: who is going to stop this genocide?
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Peak New York Times!
Prominent interview with marginal neo-Nazi, full of glossy pictures and euphemisms, which normalize the dominant far right (“conservatives”).
Prominent interview with marginal neo-Nazi, full of glossy pictures and euphemisms, which normalize the dominant far right (“conservatives”).
September 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Peak New York Times!
Prominent interview with marginal neo-Nazi, full of glossy pictures and euphemisms, which normalize the dominant far right (“conservatives”).
Prominent interview with marginal neo-Nazi, full of glossy pictures and euphemisms, which normalize the dominant far right (“conservatives”).
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An increasingly global problem…
The British Political-Media Class’s Mainstreaming of the Populist Radical-Right
Julian Petley explores how hard-right views have increasingly been normalised as the ‘common sense’ of the more mainstream right
www.bylinesupplement.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
An increasingly global problem…
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Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.