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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL

"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"

- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of extensive media exposure on public perceptions and normalization. It references specific research surveys conducted on Sky News UK and Australia, analyzing changes in public attitudes and policy effects due to media strategies.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 11

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How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD

"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"

- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social

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BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.

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Tobias Risse @tobiasrisse.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 Publication alert @fpajrnl.bsky.social

In this article, I examine how democracy affects states' arms control preferences. I find that democracy facilitates support for conventional, but not nuclear arms control. For more info, see abstract below or full article: academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jun 17

Check out this new article by my friend and co-author @tobiasrisse.bsky.social! Amazing work!

Tobias Risse @tobiasrisse.bsky.social · Jun 16

Out now @intlinteractions.bsky.social:
In my new article, I find that rivalries with major powers tend to decrease minor powers' support for arms control. Why? See abstract below 👇 or here for the full article: doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2025.2518394

#armscontrol
#conflictsky
#polisky 🗺

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · May 8

🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy."

Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?

We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)

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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · May 7

Ich habe mit @tabouchadi.bsky.social für @volksverpetzer.de über den Forschungsstand zum Ausgrenzen rechtsextremer Parteien, ihrer Normalisierung in Politik und Medien und darüber gesprochen, was sich ändern muss, um die weitere Unterwanderung unserer Demokratie zu verhindern.

Klare Forschungslage: AfD Ausgrenzen funktioniert

Die Forschung widerspricht der Relativierung der Tagesschau: Eine Normalisierung der AfD stärkt Rechtsextremismus.

www.volksverpetzer.de

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Apr 17

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

Please share

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Apr 10

That's great news! Huge congrats, Alex!

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Markus Kollberg @markuskollberg.bsky.social · Mar 25

Does Mainstream Populism Work❓

I answer this question in a new paper officially out at @psrm.bsky.social❗

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

Key take-aways in the thread below 🧵⬇️:

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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · Mar 10

I’m over the moon that my 1st book, based on my PhD, will be published w/ Oxford University Press.

“Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right” investigates women’s involvement in PRR parties as party members.

I already have a full draft, so I hope I can share this labour of love w/ you soon 💜

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Mar 10

This is amazing, what an achievement! Huge congrats, Sofia!! :)

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Feb 28

Very happy that our paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social & E Dinas) has been accepted @bjpols.bsky.social .

We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.

Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.

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Abstract: How does anti-immigrant rhetoric by mainstream politicians affect norms of tolerance? How does this compare to similar statements made by radical-right politicians? Drawing on experimental evidence, we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians. Subsample analyses suggests that this is because statements by mainstream-right politicians erode norm perceptions of right-wing individuals, while those by radical-right politicians induce backlash among left-wing individuals, who hold closer to the norm in place. The latter effect (backlash by the left) disappears when similar statements are made by mainstream right politicians. We argue that this difference occurs because mainstream politicians represent the views of a larger part of the population or have a higher status. Our results highlight the pivotal role of mainstream politicians in enforcing or eroding democratic norms, and that similar political statements can have different effects depending on their sender.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Feb 26

Im Interview mit @tobiwan.bsky.social vom Tagesspiegel durfte ich darüber sprechen wie das Thema Migration den Wahlkampf geprägt hat und wie vor allem das Verhalten der anderen Parteien dazu beigetragen hat, die AfD zu stärken.
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/am-e...

„Am Ende wählen die Leute das Original“: Wie der Migrationswahlkampf die AfD gestärkt hat

Keine Partei hat bei der Bundestagswahl so viel dazugewonnen wie die AfD. Ein Experte erklärt, warum vor allem die Rechtspopulisten vom Top-Thema Migration profitieren konnten – und was man dagegen tu...

www.tagesspiegel.de

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Feb 17

Wichtiger Aufsatz von @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social

Was heißt Normalisierung? - Merkur

„Normalisierung“ ist zu einer Art politischem Schimpfwort avanciert oder gar zu dem, was Reinhart Koselleck asymmetrische Gegenbegriffe nannte: Normalisieren tun immer nur andere, man selbst normalis...

www.merkur-zeitschrift.de

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Martin Gross @martingross.bsky.social · Feb 17

‼️PostDoc (100% 2.5 years) @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

@dfg.de project "How Mainstream Parties Deal with Conflict: Rules, Practices, Media Exposure" (PIs: Nicole Bolleyer & I)

⏰Start: 01.10.2025
⏳Deadline: 06.04.2025
🎤Interviews: 14./15.05.2025

job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/1...

#Academicsky #Polisky

Job ad for a postdoctoral position at LMU Munich.

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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · Feb 6

My @polstudies.bsky.social article on stigma & grassroots activism in populist radical right (PRR) parties has now page numbers!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Drawing on the 1st ever comparative survey of PRR party members, I ask how stigma affects their participation in party activities.

Deterrent or Stimulus? How Perceived Societal Stigma Affects Participation in Populist Radical Right Parties - Sofia Ammassari, 2025

While the effects of political stigma on populist radical right parties have been extensively investigated, we know little about the impact of societal stigma o...

journals.sagepub.com

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Edoardo Viganò @eavigano.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨 Happy to see one of my PhD papers out at JEPOP
📚 I examine whether MPs' attention to local issues in parliamentary activities affects their re-election chances in party-centred contexts

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/G2HVG...

Ungated version here: eavigano.github.io/papers/jepop...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Feb 1

Für den @verfassungsblog.de habe ich aufgeschrieben was diese Woche im Bundestag bedeutet. Der Höhepunkt der programmatischen Anpassung an die AfD. Ein Dammbruch der zu ihrer Normalisierung und Legitimation führt. Eine dunkle Stunde für die deutsche Demokratie.

verfassungsblog.de/aus-dem-abse...

Aus dem Abseits in die Mitte der Demokratie: Die Normalisierung der radikalen Rechten im Bundestag und ihre Konsequenzen

Nun ist es passiert. Initiiert von Friedrich Merz – dem Kanzlerkandidaten der Union – verabschiedet der Deutsche Bundestag am 29. Januar 2025 Anträge zur Migrationspolitik mit den Stimmen der CDU/CSU,...

verfassungsblog.de

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Jan 30

On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.

It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.

I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jan 29

No country is immune to the far right.

No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jan 30

…to avoid further (and arguably unintended) strengthening of AfD—and, in turn, the (again unintended) risk of harming democracy. (6/6)

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jan 30

Given these far-reaching public opinion/normalization effects—and the fact that CDU is legitimizing AfD at a time when the party is more extreme than ever—in my view, CDU would be well-advised to make yesterday’s collaboration a singular instance… (5/6)

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jan 30

In my recently published article, I show that (a) voters follow mainstream party legitimization, (b) returning to delegitimization has little effect, (c) legitimization is no less effective even when a third party continues to delegitimize, and (d) legitimization resonates beyond co-partisans. (4/6)

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jan 30

Instead, most mainstream right parties have, at some point, moved toward legitimizing them (i.e., portraying them as democratic through collaboration). (3/6)

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jan 30

CDU’s shift follows a pattern seen in many other countries. In fact, few electorally successful far-right parties have been delegitimized (i.e., portrayed as undemocratic, for instance, via a cordon sanitaire) by the mainstream right for an extended period. (2/6)

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Valentin Daur @valentindaur.bsky.social · Jan 30

How will voters react to CDU shifting away from its strict "no collaboration"-stance toward AfD? During my PhD, I sought to answer this question. Sooner than I had hoped, it is no longer mostly hypothetical. A thread… (1/6)
doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond

doi.org

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