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José Javier Olivas Osuna

@josejavierolivas.bsky.social

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PoliSci, Spanish politics, populism, Brexit, public policy @UNED / @LSEIdeas Señalando inconsistencias en la argumentación política. No pertenezco a ninguna tribu. My research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose-Javier-Olivas-Osuna

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Jan 7

🚨New article: "Varieties of Populist Attitudes in Brexit Britain: Socio-Political and Psychological Correlates of a New Multi-dimensional Scale" (with M. Martín, @unnombrealazar.bsky.social , @mmoyanop.bsky.social and @quiqueclari.bsky.social )
#populism journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 20h

#Islamophobia in Western Europe is driven by nativism and authoritarianism, not religiosity.

@kai-arzheimer.com @powimz.bsky.social for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity

Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 4d

The music recommendation of this weekend goes to Manu Chao youtu.be/VuktJ8mppE0?...
I also like that he is a musician constantly raising the issue of borders and the suffering of migrants

Manu Chao - Welcome to Tijuana

YouTube video by pidzej78

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Sabine Volk @sabinedvolk.bsky.social · 7d

🧵 Out now: Editorial on #Populism and the #border: theoretically and empirically dissecting strategies of exclusion and the recreation of identities

@josejavierolivas.bsky.social and I summarize the contributions of our @frontiersin.bsky.social
special issue

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 9d

#Spain's Pedro Sánchez has committed to pursuing democratic regeneration.

Yet as Fernando Casal Bertoa and @josejavierolivas.bsky.social argue on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, international indicators point to declining democratic standards since Sánchez came to power in 2018.

Spain under Pedro Sánchez – from democratic regeneration to degeneration - EUROPP

Pedro Sánchez has committed to democratic regeneration in Spain, but international indicators point to declining democratic standards since he came to power.

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 12d

The #rock recommendation for this weekend is an easy pick: #Mororhead.
And this is one of their most iconic songs. The Ace of Spades.
youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g?...

Motörhead – Ace Of Spades (Official Video)

YouTube video by Motörhead Official

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 12d

Today Netanyahu speaks at the #UNGA. Guy Burton and I compared his discourses to those of Abbas (open access article): "Populism at the UN: comparing Netanyahu’s and Abbas’s speeches 2010-19", striking differences.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@brismes.bsky.social #palestine #israel

José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 13d

Fernando Casal Bertoa and I show at @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social that democratic indicators in Spain have acquired a worrisome tendency in the last few years. Not many foreign analysts seem to have noticed it.
#democracy

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Spain under Pedro Sánchez – from democratic regeneration to degeneration - EUROPP

Pedro Sánchez has committed to democratic regeneration in Spain, but international indicators point to declining democratic standards since he came to power.

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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been published open access today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 💫

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

This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on.

A quick 🧵:

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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 ...

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 18d

“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”

V-Dem data

When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900

The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 18d

And The Offspring gets the #rock music recommendation of this weekend.
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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 19d

The path to authoritarianism.
Governments' interference in the media and free speech via threats, harassment, legal hindrances, orchestrated boycotts, or targeted incentives should be always condemned and rejected.
@thetonight.show
youtu.be/_Gma4TPZCXg?...

Jimmy Reacts to Kimmel's Suspension After FCC Pressure; Trump Wraps Up U.K. Visit | The Tonight Show

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Eva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 21d

🧲 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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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 26d

The #rock recommendation of the weekend goes to the very influential The Doors. Have a lovely weekend! youtu.be/mbj1RFaoyLk?...

The Doors - Light My Fire

YouTube video by TheDoorsVEVO

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Sep 7

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yeah, just 2 or 3 images had a working woman. It is completely outrageous

José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚨#Racism alert
Is the US Labor Department trying to erase non-white workers from the collective imaginary?
Why are no Asian, Hispanic, Black or other workers appearing in their posts anymore?
Check below the latest images of workers that appear in their X account
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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Sep 6

This weekend's #rock recommendation goes to Slayer's Raining Blood. Which is one of the most iconic songs in the history of thrash metal. This "Big 4" california band received a lot of influence from punk music and later released an entire punk album. youtu.be/d3-ITn0e00U?...

Slayer - Raining Blood (Official Video) HD

YouTube video by Slayer MX

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Sep 5

Excellent closing day at @fomatplay.bsky.social conference on migration, identity and transnational discourses. Thank you very much to E. Hudalgo-Tenorio , Pascual Perez Paredes, the organising team at the UGR, and speakers. Extremely relevant and thought-provoking sessions.
#Migration

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Sep 2

Are the US Military going to summarily execute drug smugglers from now on?
No attempt to arrest or judge drug traffickers?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US conducts ‘lethal strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, Rubio says

Trump says ‘we took it out’ amid US-Caracas tensions but not clear if incident occurred inside Venezuelan waters

www.theguardian.com

José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Aug 31

Como un cohete

José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Aug 30

Once more I had a great time at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference. Nice panels, great food (this year the organisation excelled at the catering kudos for them), many friends and colleagues and a charming and very alive city, Thessaloniki.
#ecpr2025

José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Aug 23

The #rock recommendation for this weekend is a very easy pick: Metallica
This one is a ballad. Next time I will recommend something from the first couple of albums.
youtu.be/tAGnKpE4NCI?...

Metallica: Nothing Else Matters (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Metallica

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Aug 16

This week the rock music recommendation goes to Operation Ivy, a short-lived ska-punk band (and a precursor of Rancid).
youtu.be/PjOF-Cr2k1A?...

Sound System - OERATION IVY

YouTube video by jamacaman14

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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · Aug 8

Buzzcocks is another classic #punk-rock band that deserves to be revisited every now and then.
youtu.be/0Af7ayYIJ9w?...

Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?) (TOTP, 1978)

YouTube video by Domino Recording Co.

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