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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 45m

Crucial to call out racial dog-whistles for what they are. The amount of (thinly) veiled racial statements public figures get away with under the veneer of deniability is astonishing.

Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 49m

"They love death as we love life" - this was not just an offhand comment that Wilders made today. There is a dark and disturbing history behind it. Best explained by @antigonesdream.bsky.social here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“They love death as we love life”: The “Muslim Question” and the biopolitics of replacement

This article approaches the analytic of the “Muslim Question” through the prism of the discursive and conspiratorial use of demographics as an alleged threat to Europe. It argues that concerns about ...

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 50m

"They love death as we love life" - this was not just an offhand comment that Wilders made today. There is a dark and disturbing history behind it. Best explained by @antigonesdream.bsky.social here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“They love death as we love life”: The “Muslim Question” and the biopolitics of replacement

This article approaches the analytic of the “Muslim Question” through the prism of the discursive and conspiratorial use of demographics as an alleged threat to Europe. It argues that concerns about ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 22h

Amazing read! Fomo for not being there in person. Crucial step in the much-needed research agenda on the embeddedness of politicians into digital media networks.

Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 1d

After a great evening at the first @wzb.bsky.social conference on the future of democracy I’m looking forward to the first full day first tomorrow. I’m presenting work (w/ @curdknupfer.bsky.social & @yunkangyang.bsky.social) at 9:30am in B001

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Title page for the paper “The Logic of Connective Faction”
By Curd Knüpfer, Yunkang Yang, and Mike Cowburn

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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 3d

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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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 4d

The call for papers/panels for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference is open.
Have a look at section 3 on populism, radical politics and the EU that I'll chair together with @sldelange.bsky.social
Deadline: December 10

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Populism, Radical Politics and the EU

European Consortium for Political Research

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 7d

When was Dave Rubin leftist??

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11d

WhatsApp deactivation experimental results in Brazil, India, and South Africa mirror those from prior social media studies: big changes in content exposure -> minimal changes in attitudes, decreases in political knowledge, increases in subjective wellbeing www.venturatiago.com/talk/vmtn_wh...

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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 21d

i mean there’s a guy from a Dutch far-right group sitting in custody right now on terror and weapons offences and another foiled neo-Nazi attack on Eurovision 2020 where the guy planned on using chemicals like cyanide and ricin but ok tweede kamer

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Dutch parliament wants to follow U.S. example and label Antifa a terrorist organization

A majority in the lower house of the Dutch parliament wants the Netherlands to follow the United States’ lead and designate the far-left Antifa movement as a terrorist organization. A motion to that e...

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 25d

Super cool position opening up at the super cool department! If you have any questions about the PhD life at CEVIPOL (or know someone who might have them), feel free to reach to out to me:)

Pietro Castelli Gattinara @pietrocastellig.bsky.social · 25d

📢 Call for applications!

I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right

You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025

👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW

Doctoral Researcher (100%) in Political Science 4 years Focus: Public opinion, Political Conflict, and the Far Right

The Department of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is hiring a doctoral researcher with a specialization in quantitative research (survey and experiments) for the project “...

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 29d

Below more information on the research note on how citizens view their political opponents, I have had a pleasure to work on with brilliant colleagues @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social and @jnareal.bsky.social.

Eelco Harteveld @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social · Sep 10

What do citizens imagine their political opponents to be like? Polarization is real, but it also lives in our heads, fueled by stereotypes. We asked people in 🇧🇷, 🇬🇧, 🇩🇪 & 🇵🇱 to describe opponents in their own words.

With @jnareal.bsky.social, @markuswagner.bsky.social & @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social 👇

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · Sep 4

Trend that was visible in previous polls continues: VVD losing support while CDA is gaining. PVV slightly ahead of GL/PvdA and CDA. Beyond these four parties, others are below 10% (D66 and JA21) or 5% (another 9 parties)

Peilingwijzer @peilingwijzer.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Peilingwijzer poll of polls for the Netherlands has been updated to include the latest poll of Ipsos I&O.

📊 📈 All graphs & figures: https://peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl/

Source Ipsos I&O: https://is.gd/F2ilU1

Graph with most recent scores of Peilingwijzer poll of poll (Netherlands)

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Sep 3

Traditional problem of political theory. Who fact-checks the fact-checker?

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · Aug 22

On Tuesday, Ill be discussing four exciting papers on the far right and illiberalism. They will be presented by @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @javidibad.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Aug 14

Helsinki Vantaa

Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thanks! Will check for other countries!

Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Aug 8

Question to my followers and #polisky at large. I have data for MPs from Greece, Poland, Belgium and Finland in the period (2019-2023). I am looking for MP-level variables that capture seniority in the party and if it is a new/safe seat. Is there dataset like this? Any tips welcome:)

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Aug 4

Great read and wonderful example of incorporating insights from media studies and political communication to address traditional political science questions. I believe that the self-identification as centrist combined with extreme policy views is indicative of algorithmic division of political space

Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · Aug 4

📝Why has a Bukele-style far-right party emerged in Spain—even though VOX already exists?

In our new paper, @javierpadilla.bsky.social, @canalejoalvaro.bsky.social and I explain the unexpected rise of SALF ("Let the Party Be Over") in the 2024 EP elections:

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · Jul 30

getting my phrenology checked by my laptop camera before I can listen to WAP, a future I always wanted www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...

Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content

Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.

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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · Jul 12

⚽️ In their third and last group stage match of Euro 2025, the Polish women’s team secured a hard-fought victory over Denmark, winning 3–2.

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Britain Elects @britainelects.com · Jul 8

The polls, one year since the general election:

Reform: +14.1
Greens: +2.6
Lib Dems: +1.5

Conservatives: -6.7
Labour: -11.1

👉https://britainelects.substack.com/p/whos-ahead-in-the-polls

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Jul 9

Lives up to the hype! The book shows the authoritarian structure of corporation in action. With Facebook employees withholding bad news from the leadership and rushing to like all their Facebook posts (they usually wrote), the parallels with dysfunctional authoritarian systems are striking.

Careless People

#1 New York Times BestsellerA 2025 best book of the year so far by The New York Times, The Economist, NPR, and more“Careless People is darkly funny and gen...

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Laura Jacobs @lcjacobs89.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 SAVE THE DATE

State of the Federation

🗓️ 6 Feb 2026 | 📍UAntwerp ‪@uantwerpenfsw.bsky.social‬

The 13th edition of this annual polsci conference — hosted by
ABSP & ‪@vpw-politicologie.bsky.social‬ — brings together scholars from across subfields to explore Belgium’s polity, politics & policy‪

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · Jul 9

Quite a strong final statement: "Descriptive research is important and it is a pity that the general obsession with causal estimates disincentivizes researchers from attempting to publish careful and detailed description."

Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · Jul 9

Local reactions to wolf attacks in Germany are not powerful enough to influence the election decisions of many voters www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The East in wolf’s clothing. Wolf attacks correlate with but do not cause far-right voting

The resurgence of wolves in Germany has sparked intense debate, particularly in rural areas where wolf attacks on livestock are frequent. Prior resear…

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Jul 6

Organizing summer schools surely is a lot of work, but getting to know all these *amazing* junior scholars and learning about their work 💯% makes it worth it!! Can’t wait to see their work come out in top journals!

Romain Lachat @rlachat.bsky.social · Jul 5

The CERIUM-FMSH summer school comes to an end. Thanks to this fantastic group of promising young scholars: @annasawallisch.bsky.social @anninahermes.bsky.social @francescayton.bsky.social @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social @galron3.bsky.social @ginaaniano.bsky.social Isolde Hegemann

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · Jul 6

Many thanks to @rlachat.bsky.social and @rdassonneville.bsky.social for organising the event and to all great speakers! I'm happy I got to spend a week in Paris getting to know a bunch of smart and kind people and learning about their research.

Romain Lachat @rlachat.bsky.social · Jul 5

The CERIUM-FMSH summer school comes to an end. Thanks to this fantastic group of promising young scholars: @annasawallisch.bsky.social @anninahermes.bsky.social @francescayton.bsky.social @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social @galron3.bsky.social @ginaaniano.bsky.social Isolde Hegemann

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