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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 2d

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · 2d

A valuable addition to the ‘mainstreaming’ literature!

Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 2d

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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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

Sign up here! 👇

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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IE Political Science @iepolisci.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨

We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.

We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 13d

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

www.theguardian.com

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 13d

The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.

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PSA Italian Politics @psa-italian.bsky.social · 15d

📣 Italian Politics at PSA26 (Oxford, March 30 - April 1, 2026)

Here is a list of the exciting activities we are preparing for you (deadline for paper proposals Oct 17)

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 20d

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @mlorimer.bsky.social and @mgmessmer.bsky.social on Trump's crackdown on the menace of late-night chat show hosts and the day's other stuff, plus @warmatters.bsky.social on his terrific new book "War In The Smartphone Age". monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Is the long-feared US civil-liberties crackdown finally here? - Monocle

As Disney voluntarily pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live!, much to the White House’s glee, what does the US’s latest crackdown on...

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RRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 22d

I'm getting my 15 pages of fame. Awkward.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2474736X.2025.2549079

Automating awareness, digitizing dissemination: the radical right research robot as a template for (political) science communication in a fragmented social media landscape

Over the last 15 years, social media have become an integral part of the science infrastructure. The emergence of ‘Science Twitter’, the collective of scholars active on the platform now known as ‘...

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 26d

Always worth listening to what @mlorimer.bsky.social has to say 👇

Marta Lorimer: “I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right” - EUROPP

Marta Lorimer discusses the radical right, how Keir Starmer should respond to Reform UK and why there’s still space to engage for those worried about politics.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Sep 5

France has organised yet another governmental crisis while I am on holiday, so if I sound very quiet on Monday, you know why.

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Political Research Exchange @prxjournal.bsky.social · Sep 5

PRX Editor @mlorimer.bsky.social discusses the rise of the far right in this LSE blog.

Check it out 👇

LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Sep 4

"I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right.”

@mlorimer.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social spoke to @jobale.bsky.social about Europe's radical right.

Read more @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social 👇

Marta Lorimer: “I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right” - EUROPP

Marta Lorimer discusses the radical right, how Keir Starmer should respond to Reform UK and why there’s still space to engage for those worried about politics.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Sep 4

"I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right.”

@mlorimer.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social spoke to @jobale.bsky.social about Europe's radical right.

Read more @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social 👇

Marta Lorimer: “I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right” - EUROPP

Marta Lorimer discusses the radical right, how Keir Starmer should respond to Reform UK and why there’s still space to engage for those worried about politics.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Sep 3

I had a lovely chat with the LSE IQ podcast. You can listen to the podcast here: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i... or read the extended transcript of my part of the interview on the Europp blog.

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you are around and fancy having coffee and a chat/rant/open hearted discussion about anything from academia to circus to the best pop music of 2025, get in touch! DMs are not open due to age restrictions, but emails are.

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 26

In that same panel, I’ll be presenting my paper ‘Ideologising Europe and Europeanising Ideology: Political Party Ideologies and the European Union’. You can read the paper here: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 26

On Friday morning (8.30-10.15), I’ll be chairing the panel ‘The Politicization of Europe: Ideological Shifts, Media Framing, and Legislative Change’ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Also on Thursday 28th (15:45 - 16:45), I’ll be representing @prxjournal.bsky.social at the ‘Meet the Editor’ session. If you have some work you’d like to publish, come have a chat with us! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Meet the Editors

European Consortium for Political Research

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 26

On Thursday, 28 August (13.30-15.15), I’ll be taking part in the panel ‘Open Science in Political Research: Promises and Challenges’ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Open Science in Political Research: Promises and Challenges

European Consortium for Political Research

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 26

My favorite week in the academic calendar has arrived - it's the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference! From this afternoon/tomorrow, you'll find me lurking in the corridors of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 25

Action shot of my presentation from earlier today. Find out more about the project here: eupoplink.eu

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · Aug 25

📣 Super excited to be in Thessaloniki for the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference with the Extremism & Democracy @ecpr-ead.bsky.social team. On Tuesday, we kick off with a panel on far-right mobilization. I'll be presenting work in progress with Iris Beau Segers.
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
#ECPRgc25

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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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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...

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Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social · Aug 25

Arrived in Thessaloniki for a full week of conferencing! Day 1 is now in full swing. Excited to be co-leading a WP in this project on populism and Euroscepticism.

EUPopLink @eupoplink.bsky.social · Aug 19

We are excited to invite you to the 1st EUPopLink Conference, taking place on August 25, 2025 (09:00–17:00) at Conference Hall 1, KEDEA, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

📍 For more details on the program: eupoplink.eu/conference

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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · Aug 24

Headed to #ecprgc25? 🇬🇷☀️📝💻

Please join us for this roundtable on open science featuring editors from @prxjournal.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @stevenhauwert & from @ejprjournal.bsky.social @alessandronai.bsky.social @isabelleborucki

The roundtable doesn’t overlap with any research panels 👏

European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢 One week to go #ecprgc25

📊 Open Science in Political Research with @prxjournal.bsky.social & EJPR
📆 Thursday 28th August
⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST
📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B

➡️ buff.ly/xSvXWbU

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