A new issue of the Journal of Illiberalism Studies #JIS is out now! Just in time for the holiday period! Check out the thread below for what lies inside! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social www.illiberalism.org/jis-fall-2025/

New piece! Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, touching on the key themes, figures, and her approach. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social

Happening Tomorrow! There is still time to register at the link in the post below. You won't want to miss it! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

My article in @illsp.bsky.social on the intersection of right-wing violence and fan performances has just been published.

New piece! @anthonydannar.bsky.social on how the acts and aesthetics of right-wing extremism mirror the performances and practices often associated with fandom. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Episode 2 of Ideology Unbound is live now! @lkatfield.bsky.social interviews Nicholas Buccola about his book One Man's Freedom, which explores the contrasting ideologies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Barry Goldwater. Check it out here! www.illiberalism.org/ideology-unb... @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Reminder! Join us on Dec. 18 for a presentation of Anger, Fear, Domination. The author, Bill Galston, will be in conversation with Kristen Collins and Laura K. Field. You won't want to miss it! RSVP: tinyurl.com/y643my7w @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social @kristenrosec.bsky.social

Weekend Reading: Marijana Grbeša on the cultural references informing Trump's social media persona, and what purposes they may serve for the administration. www.illiberalism.org/trump-the-av...

Really excited to serve as discussant for this event on William Galston’s most recent book on emotions in politics and the challenges faced by liberal democracy today! Come by if you’re in DC!

Join us on Dec. 18 for a presentation of Anger, Fear, Domination. The author William A. Galston will be in conversation with Kristen Collins and Laura K. Field. You won't want to miss it! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/82spzsch @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social @kristenrosec.bsky.social

New piece! Marijana Grbeša on Donald Trump's use of pop culture references and memes in his social media posts as a new synthesis of populist politics and popular culture. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

In case you missed it, we have published a recording of our event with Steven Hahn on his book, Illiberal America: A History. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CU...

Great Know Your Enemy interview with @lkatfield.bsky.social on her new book. Really captures the idealism of so many MAGA intellectuals. The love of high falutin critiques of liberal rights while rarely addressing just whose rights are getting chopped. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

📚 AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight Périne Schir (Uni of Rouen) & Marlène Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social explore how far-right ideas spread through literature & find that social & discursive capital shape their diffusion. Read open access ⤵️ www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

I'm trying to use this site more, so I want to share a new conference paper of mine that puts Patrick Deneen and Nick Land into conversation on post-liberalism and lost pasts and lost futures (with help from Derrida and Mark Fisher). I hope you'll check it out! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

New piece! Grace Truslow traces the right wing's relationship to environmentalism, historically and today, in its conservative, populist, and fringe iterations. Check it out!

We've launched a new podcast called Ideology Unbound. Host @lkatfield.bsky.social will be interviewing guests on ideas and liberalism. This first episode is with @lefebvrealex.bsky.social. Check it out and subscribe! www.illiberalism.org/ideology-unb...

New interview! @selimkoru.bsky.social discusses Erdoğan's New Turkey, the far-right influences and goals of him and his party in the domestic and foreign policy domains, and #illiberalism. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

In case you missed it, a recording of our Nov 10 event with Laura Field on her book Furious Minds is now available on our YouTube channel. Check it out! @lkatfield.bsky.social @libankerdc.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU5h...

New piece! Silvija Vuković on the rise of chatbot politicians and the role they play in advancing #illiberal tendencies disguised by a technopopulist appeal. #AI @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us on Nov 20 for the presentation of Illiberal America: A History with author Steven Hahn. Discussion led by @lkatfield.bsky.social and @jeromecopulsky.bsky.social. 📅 Please note: this is the updated date for the event. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2an6mm93 @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Today at 4pm! Join @libankerdc.bsky.social, Tim Shenk, Matthew Dallek and I to discuss FURIOUS MINDS at GW's Elliott School. @illsp.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/qjdn8...

⚡How does illiberalism transform Europe? Watch our discussion with 🎙️@petraguasti.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz 🎙️Marlene Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social @gwu1821.bsky.social 🎙️Bálint Mikola @ceudeminst.bsky.social Chair: @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social ▶️ youtu.be/xg6sPTQfsc0

New interview! Didi Kuo discusses the functions of political parties, party-building, revitalizing local politics, Trumpism, and illiberalism. Check it out! www.illiberalism.org/didi-kuo-on-... @didikuo1.bsky.social @fsi.stanford.edu

New piece! Sebastiano Lai on the various radical actors which help transform Italy's Lega party. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social www.illiberalism.org/the-many-fac...

New piece! Stephanie Thomas discusses the 2025 Remigration summit and its implications on the future of transnational far-right collaboration. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Next week! Join us on November 10 for an event with Laura Field on her new book Furious Minds, in conversation with Elisabeth Anker, Tim Shenk, and Matthew Dallek. You won't want to miss it! @lkatfield.bsky.social @libankerdc.bsky.social Register here: tinyurl.com/528d5ykw

New piece! Vlastimil Havlík on the 2025 elections in Czechia, the fragility of anti-populist politics, and the enduring appeal of populism in the country. Check it out! @havlikv.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

New piece! Sam Hamad on Britain's rising tide of illiberalism, its thin and thick variants, and the British mainstream's co-optation and capitulation to the trend. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Online discussion | Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe 🗓️ Oct 31 | 🕒 15:00 CET Illiberal politics transform European democracies. But how deeply? 🗣️ Petra Guasti, Marlene Laruelle, Bálint Mikola, Zsuzsanna Végh Register: www.authlib.eu/democracy-un...

New piece! Marlene Laruelle on the failures of technocratic governance in #France under #EmmanuelMacron and the collapse of the cordon sanitaire against #MarineLePen's #NationalRally. www.illiberalism.org/the-failure-...

Join us on November 10 for an event with Laura Field on her new book Furious Minds, in conversation with Elisabeth Anker, Tim Shenk, and Matthew Dallek. You won't want to miss it! Register here: tinyurl.com/528d5ykw @lkatfield.bsky.social @libankerdc.bsky.social

New piece! Matt McManus on Leo Strauss' relationship to liberalism, modernity, and antiquity, how Strauss' views have been taken up by his followers and critics, and their relevance today. Check it out! @mattpolprof.bsky.social

New piece! Renata Avelar Giannini and Caitlin Wiley on Jair Bolsonaro's presidency in Brazil and how authoritarian logics interact with environmental impact. Check it out!

New piece! Katrine Fangen on Norway's election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @katrif.bsky.social @crexuio.bsky.social

New piece! @joelschnapp.bsky.social on #CharlieKirk being cast as not only a martyr but a prophet, and the eschatological posthumous interpretation of his life. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

New piece! Kristina Čufar and Hana Hawlina on the weaponization of cultural policy by #illiberal actors in efforts to reshape the political landscape. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

In case you were unable to make it, a recording of our October 8 event with Robert Shepherd is now available. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW_F...

Join us on Oct 23 for the presentation of Illiberal America: A History with author Steven Hahn. Discussion led by @lkatfield.bsky.social and Jerome Copulsky. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/mwwjzn88 @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

New interview@ Hanna E Morris discusses Apocalyptic Authoritarianism and how centrist and far-right discourses converge vis-à-vis climate change. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @hannamorris.bsky.social

Reminder! Register for our upcoming conference on October 20, where we will bring together a diverse group of thinkers to try and make sense of postliberalism. Join us! Register here: tinyurl.com/bdf87tw5

The latest issue of the Journal of Illiberalism Studies #JIS is out now! 👀 Read the full issue here: www.illiberalism.org/jis-summer-2... @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us on October 20 for a conference gathering scholars and thinkers to explore the contours of the emerging postliberal imagination. You will not want to miss it! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/sbfht482

With Andrej Zaslove, I wrote a piece on the recent extreme-right riots in the Netherlands, and what should be learned from them 👇

New piece! Stijn van Kessel and Andrej Zaslove on the far-right riots in The Hague, the reaction from political leaders, and lessons for preserving liberal democracy and liberal democratic principles. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @stijntvankessel.bsky.social

New piece! Gilles Gressani interviews Pasquale Annicchino on the transformation of #CharlieKirk's image and the new "apocalyptic mentality" in the United States @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Join us on October 8 for a presentation by Robert Shepherd of his new book tracing how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in nineteenth-century #liberalism and post-war principles. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/bdckp7yd @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

New piece! Nathalie Dupont on the rise of American Christian cinema and its mixed successes in reaching broader audiences. @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

📢 Call for Papers! #CFP The Journal of Illiberalism Studies is actively seeking paper submissions exploring the relationship between AI and ideology. Paper proposals due Oct 31. See details here: tinyurl.com/yck9jdtj @raphdemiasmorisset.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social

New piece! Chloé Delaporte on the rise of an autonomous Christian film industry in the United States, its connections to the Trump administration, and its attempts to go global. Check it out!