It has become common for those who embody the traits of a stigmatized category to define it—in ways that conveniently exclude them.Antisemites, for example, claim authority to decide who is antisemitic; today, far-right supporters use the same strategy,defining ‘far-right’ to exempt their own views.

New article by @dziblatt.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...

Radical-right parties are often linked to the “left-behind”. But supporting them when stigma is strong is costly. So who is willing to pay that cost early on, before it’s normalized? In my new WP, I argue that breaking political norms is socially stratified. 🧵👇

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One of our recent articles 'How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms' has been referenced in a Time magazine article - cup.org/4mANXXT You can read the BJPolS article by @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social article #OpenAccess here - cup.org/4lfeHvD

Currently in FirstView: “Mapping (A)Ideology: A Taxonomy of European Parties Using Generative LLMs as Zero-Shot Learners.” Riccardo Di Leo, @zengchen.bsky.social, @eliasdinas.bsky.social‬, and @redatamtam.bsky.social see if ML can obtain measures of party ideology that match the validity of experts.

Once again, PBC is back and calling for your applications! As always, this is a no-budget but heart-rich story — and we can’t wait to see your proposals!

EuroWEPS is back to Italy, this time with two slots: Milan & Florence -- see below (and apply or spread the word).