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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 2d

This Thursday, we celebrate the retirement and work of Michael Minkenberg, one of the most underrated scholars of far-right politics. I will give an online keynote but there is also a great in-person panel with, among others, @andreapirro.it & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social

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Keynote und Diskussion: Rechtsextremismus-Studien in Zeiten von Trump • Europa-Universität Viadrina

Pressestelle: Die öffentlichen Veranstaltungen der Universität

www.europa-uni.de

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · 18h

Congrats to Michael, a world-class scholar!

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · 21h

New co-edited book on pedagogy in PoliSci is out!

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · 5d

Fascinating. Thanks, Dr. Cantir!

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20d

So even someone like Jimmy Kimmel, who brings in millions, isn’t safe from far-right intimidation!

And every high-profile surrender not just feeds the thirst for more among the far-right mob but also facilitates the next surrender.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

www.nytimes.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 23d

Building on this theme, despite strenuous efforts by Right-leaning commentators to claim that the AfD is the party of German youth, in North Rhine Westphalia among under-25s it sits well behind the CDU, SPD, Hard Left Linke and the Greens

Linke in particular are building momentum among young voters

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Maya May @mayaonstage.bsky.social · 25d

Hate in the Homeland is a must-read. We have ALL the expertise at our fingertips so it’s on us to do the work. Book club anyone?? I'm happy to re-read it. Shit, I'll even read it TO you. WHATEVER IT TAKES!

Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 25d

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Aug 16

How “hard right” became so ubiquitous in the media, I’ll never know. It’s not political science

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 15

Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Aug 14

8th edition w/ @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social is now available!

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Jul 15

Congratulations!

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thanks for the shout out!

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · May 22

Ok! I must have missed it

jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · May 20

Hi Kai, you can add this to the bibliography (from 2024):

www.amazon.com/Political-En...

Political Entrepreneurship in the Age of Dealignment: The Populist Far-Right Alternative for Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)

Political Entrepreneurship in the Age of Dealignment: The Populist Far-Right Alternative for Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies) [Hansen, Michael A., Olsen, Jonathan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Political Entrepreneurship in the Age of Dealignment: The Populist Far-Right Alternative for Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)

www.amazon.com

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · May 16

“Far-right leaders from across Europe will gather near Milan next week to promote 'remigration', a hardline plan to deport non-white immigrants and their descendants, regardless of citizenship, birthplace, or legal status.” (H/T @drmarina.bsky.social) www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

'Remigration' conclave: Europe’s far-right to plot mass deportations at Italian gathering - Euractiv

A rogues' gallery of extremists is expected to attend, but the exact location remains a secret.

www.euractiv.com

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · Apr 8

The federal state of Saxony has just published first *register data* results from the German elections in 2025:

These numbers show that young women overwhelmingly supported the LINKE (37%).

Young men voted more strongly for the AfD (42%), but this is lower than among middle-aged men (50%).

Saxony: Register Data for the Federal Elections, Men

Saxony: Register Data for the Federal Elections, Women

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · Mar 17

As speakers of the @dvpw.bsky.social's working group Elections and Public Opinion, we invite proposals for a special issue on the 2025 German federal election (to be submitted to Electoral Studies).

See: www.dvpw.de/gliederung/a...

Also see the previous SI: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Mar 15

Awful

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Mar 12

Can anyone suggest a good, fairly recent German film about the immigrant experience or multiculturalism in Germany? Helpful if it’s available on Kanopy as well

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Mar 11

Excellent!

jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking forward to reading this!

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Mar 5

www.populismstudies.org/professor-ol...

Professor Olsen: AfD’s Growth Faces a Ceiling Despite Eastern Stronghold - ECPS

In a comprehensive interview with the European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Professor Jonathan Olsen, Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and

www.populismstudies.org

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LC @lc1summit.bsky.social · Mar 1

We all saw it and heard it with our own eyes.

So did Europe!

#TheGreatestBetrayal

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · Feb 28

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

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jrob0922.bsky.social @jrob0922.bsky.social · Mar 1

I’m so ashamed for my country

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