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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · 1d

The excellent work of editors @albertagiorgi.bsky.social & Hande Eslen-Ziya is bearing fruit, & this edited volume is soon available at a most needed time. In chapter w/h colleagues from Norway Iris B Segers & Charles M Ess we put in perspective institutional ethical challenges in online research

Alberta Giorgi @albertagiorgi.bsky.social · 2d

We do have a cover (by Ozan Soubois)! Edited with Hande Eslen-Ziya, with so many great contributions - including, here on BlueSky, @ariannarubi.bsky.social @norocel.bsky.social @debbieging.bsky.social @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social @audreygagnon.bsky.social

(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence

This volume tackles the pressing issue of online violence against academics, considering the diverse forms that cyberbullying and harassment can take, as well as their likely targets. Offering both th...

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 8d

🌸 #ECPG26 @ecprgender.bsky.social Section seeking Panels & Papers ⤵️
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer & Trans Studies, Policies & Politics
🪑@frammaturo.bsky.social, @norocel.bsky.social @auroraperego.bsky.social @massimoprearo.bsky.social @lrubiogrundell.bsky.social, Giada Bonu Rosenkranz
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LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer and Trans Studies, Policies and Politics

European Conference on Gender and Politics, Newcastle University, 15 – 17 June 2026

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · 9d

Results need be understood in a context of intense hybrid warfare from Kremlin-supported entities & dedicated counter-mobilization. Blocul Patriotic (bitter irony, their name appealing to patriotism) plans on following 🇷🇴 scenario of contesting electoral results & organizing demonstrations. Last 4/

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · 9d

However in 2 regions w/h other ethnic majorities than Romanian speaking Moldovans the situation is different. Blocul Patriotic received a significant majority (82,35%) in Gagauzia autonomous unit & a majority (51%) among those voting from Transdniestr. 3/

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · 9d

Regional differences picture a more complex picture. In capital Chișinău PAS received a clearer majority (52,68%) w/h Blocul Patriotic slightly lower (21,26%) than at national level. 2/

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · 9d

W/h 99,9% of votes counted (2272 of 2274 voting stations) it seems it seems that Moldova 🇲🇩 will continue its careful balancing act away from Kremlin. W/h a 52,19% voting presence the elections mark the victory of pro-European PAS (50,16%) ahead of pro-Kremlin Blocul patriotic (24,19%). 1/

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Lucrecia Rubio Grundell @lrubiogrundell.bsky.social · 13d

💫📣 #ECPG2026 Call for Papers and Panels is open!! Join our LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer and Trans Studies, Policies and Politics Section 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸: mobilizations, trans/intersex politics, anti-gender movements, links to racism/colonialism, migration, geopolitics & affect/resistance.
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LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer and Trans Studies, Policies and Politics

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · 29d

Parliamentary elections in 🇳🇴 are another example of collapse of right-wing conservatives: H performed badly & is replaced by radical right populist FrP as largest party on the right. Center-left Ap is largest party though difference between latter two not so big #Norge
#Stortingsvalget 2025

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Sep 4

The most recent e-Extreme Newsletter is now available thanks to the excellent work of @audreygagnon.bsky.social , @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social & @sabinedvolk.bsky.social

ECPR SG Extremism & Democracy @ecpr-ead.bsky.social · Sep 3

📣 Our latest e-Extreme Newsletter is out! Find it here: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... (Current Issue)
✋ Kindly brought to you by @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social and @sabinedvolk.bsky.social!
🍿 Read on for expert interviews (on elections in 🇵🇹 & 🇷🇴), book reviews and more!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Sep 1

Such a pity! Regardless, I hope you have a great stay & maybe you can share some tips & tricks as you depart. It’s the first time I’m staying for a longer period of time in Paris. Anyway I am very excited to join the research milieu at CEE in SciencesPo

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Sep 1

I wonder for how long are you going to be around? I plan on starting my own visit at SciencesPo 3/10, maybe we manage to meet?

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congratulations 🎊! Felicitări 🥳!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 31

Written in 1969 the book is a product of its time but also a beautiful & bold example of feminist SciFi interrogating our (even today) assumptions abt. what we deem to be “natural” în us humans. Slow yet rewarding reading. 3/3.

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gethen people’s ambisexuality (latency of being both man & woman) at same time & inability of the Terran man to understand & accept it echoes the raging debate on 🏳️‍⚧️ issues. Besides the dude must gender & apply his gendered hierarchies to everyone even when this time & again proves a losing game 2/

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 31

Maybe it was the best of times (see around) to try (& finish) reading Le Guin’s beautiful book. The pace is slow (reason I gave up last time) but perseverance is rewarded w/h seeing though the eyes of a (male) human from Terra the complexity of societies from Gethen whose people are ambisexual 1/

Picture of the book by Ursula K Le Guin resting against a dark wooden surface.

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 24

Terrible fomo but it was just not possible to attend this time. Enjoy ECPR and Thessaloniki!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 22

These days I’ve enjoyed deep & generous conversations w/h Mia Liinason, Marta Kolankiewicz & Luisa Voss abt. democratic decay, transformations of social contract & epistemic contestations at the kickstart of project Conjunctures of Struggle: Gender, sexuality & future of human rights in 21st century

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congratulations & welcome to Scandinavia 🥳! These are great news; I’m a short journey over the Bridge, hopefully we’ll get the chance to meet in person. Who knows maybe we can develop Scandinavian synergies given common research interests (deleted a too quickly posted comment earlier).

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations 🎊!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 18

Congratulations, well done 👍🏼!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 18

Mycket spännande, ser fram att emot era evenemang!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 8

Nothing says late summer than having a whole cloud of swarming mosquitoes (surprisingly, not visible in the pictures) over one’s head when picking blueberries (look at these beauties) in the Ostrobothnian forest in western 🇫🇮.

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 2

And it gets even ”better”. The White House itself has at present some 55.000 sq ft (5.100 m2 for us Europeans). The extension alone will be some 90.000 sq ft (about 8.361 m2)! I suspect is the Big Beautiful Ballroom to celebrate all that big beautiful tariff-winning?!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 2

And the architectural tumor sorry extension (to the right in the official rendering below) is basically dwarfing the original building (to the left). Who needs a functioning democracy when they get to have such a massive ballroom?!

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Ov Cristian NOROCEL @norocel.bsky.social · Aug 1

What is resemblance btw. the architectural tumor Tr*ump’s sycophants are going to inflict onto the White House (for ”only” 200 million $) in 🇺🇸 & Ceauşescu’s Bucharest-build monstrosity unironically called ”People’s House” in 🇷🇴 ? I suspect it may be called ”monumental autocratic chic”.

The proposed architectural tumor to be outgrown onto the White House, bowed arches, golden chandeliers and other details in ”faux riche” style loved by autocrats

The architectural monstrosity built downtown Bucharest during Ceauşescu’s dictatorship, bowed arches, golden chandeliers and other details in ”faux riche” style loved by autocrats.

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