Focusing on extreme events such as the reports of Farage’s teenage past can exceptionalise the nature of far-right politics and make it harder to call out Some thoughts @theconversation.com on the mainstreaming of far-right politics theconversation.com/nigel-farage...

Are you working on extremism (defined broadly) and/or democratic resilience in CEE? If so, @joncollins.bsky.social and I are organising a section at ECPR's General Conference in Krakow and we'd love to receive your submission. Deadline is 5 January 📝 Don't hesitate to contact us w any questions!

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Panels & Papers 🛡️ CEE Extremism and Resilience 🪑 @cburchett.bsky.social & @joncollins.bsky.social ⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/Qji5iTa #PoliSky #CallforPapers #ComparativePolitics #Europe

Today marks 10 years since the 2015 Paris terror attacks. Le Monde published the life stories of 112 of the victims. It is such an overwhelming, heartbreaking read www.lemonde.fr/attaques-a-p...

It was great to share some of my PhD research on the National Rally and victimhood identity at the conference « Identités, fluidité et altérité : Perspectives pluridisciplinaires » at Université Bourgogne Europe last week. Thank you for the invitation @theoaiolfi.bsky.social !

Normalising ideas which just a few years ago would have been regarded as career ending extremism but now are seen as legit, because they are constantly in every centre right MP and journalist's X replies, may end being Elon Musk's most lasting, and most destructive, impact on British politics.

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

*NEW PSA FILM* Why does #Equality, #Diversity & #Inclusion matter in academia? Find out with Dr Michael Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social how to help champion #EDI how and where you teach. ➡️ buff.ly/rYu9KAq Supported by @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @ukri.org #PoliticalStudies #BHM2025

Mit Anton Pelinka (1941–2025) verliert Österreich eine Stimme des kritischen Denkens. Ein Nachruf seines langjährigen Kollegen am Institut für Politikwissenschaft Günther Pallaver: www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwi...

Whether it is out of sheer incompetence or ideological alignment, this government is doing the far right's work The only consistent thing they have done since getting in power is echo reactionary talking points. There is not one bad faith reactionary tirade they won't lap up and recite.

That's a wrap! The second edition of the Reactionary Politics Summer School is over! Once again, it was incredibly energizing to share this space with critical, committed researchers from all over the world ❤️‍ More info about the RPSS below 1/ reacpol.net/summer-schoo...

📢 CfP alert! Our section “Bridging Boundaries: The State of the Art in Empirical Gender and Politics Research” at #ECPG26 is now open for submissions! @dariusribbe.bsky.social and I are super excited to chair this section! More info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecprgender.bsky.social

It's hard to understand what Starmer was apologising for on his 'island of strangers' comments when he's now apparently perfectly happy putting out obvious racist bait like this

Excellent interview with @cburchett.bsky.social about one of the most absurd developments on the #farright

With the honourable exception of @zoejardiniere.bsky.social, I don't think I've heard anyone on broadcast media laying out the objective fact that the immigration "crisis" is a wholly manufactured piece of political theatre that benefits a tiny minority of Britain's very richest people.

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

@salomeietter.bsky.social and I are very happy to share the call for papers for this year's PSA French Politics Specialist Group annual workshop. This will be held on 14th November at the University of Glasgow; the deadline for abstracts is 14th August. Please get in touch with any questions!

Happy to share my first published article based on my PhD in Party Politics with @journals.sagepub.com in open access! doi.org/10.1177/1354...

New article! 📚 "A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the #FPÖ's Electoral Strength" out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. It analyses long-term organizational integration, the 2024 success & growing elite openess towards the FPÖ. ▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Read @manesweisskircher.bsky.social‬ latest article for us. A normal(ised) far-right party? A long-term perspective on the FPÖ’s electoral strength in Austria #electoralsuccess #FPÖ #mainstreaming #normalisation #populism #radicalright onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

More than 130 charities & NGOs are calling for Israeli/US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food since the GHF started operating in May, following Israel's 3 month blockade of Gaza www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really enjoyed writing this piece on my PhD thesis for the @reacpolrn.bsky.social - just in time for my defence in a couple of weeks. Read it here 👇🏻

'Overall, the French, German, and Austrian far right care less about Jews themselves and more about the weaponisation of antisemitism'. Must read by @cburchett.bsky.social 👇

IWM has recently launched our India's War collecting project, aiming to improve our representation of the Indian experience of the Second World War within the museum’s collections. More details here: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

Our statement on the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the Equality Act. We stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believe that it is the responsibility of researchers to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and dignity. reacpol.net/supreme-cour...

Had a great time with colleagues & friends at #PSA25 in Birmingham. I presented my PhD work on how the National Rally's pro-Jewish framing legitimises exclusion for @psafrenchpol.bsky.social & early work on Vox's use of conspiracy theories for @psaepop.bsky.social - looking forward to next year!

All this money & energy spent to make life more miserable for trans people could've been used to fight against domestic violence, wage disparity, sexual harassment, harassment of people accessing abortion services, proper childcare provision; you know, to make the world a better place instead.

"The AfD is trying to present a more moderate image, the question will be whether they can convince prospective voters in the run up to the elections in February." Great to speak to @france24-en.bsky.social yesterday, I gave my thoughts on the AfD and the German elections: youtu.be/u-p2vFG0u7Y

Watched this today (cc: @cburchett.bsky.social) and would 100% recommend. It is moving, but a good (and important) first-hand account of life for Palestinians under occupation

Thank you to the Institut für Zeitgeschichte (@leibniz_ifz.bsky.social) in Munich for giving me the chance to present my research today! I shared some findings from my PhD, and also findings from my fellowship over the last two months on how the German far right has navigated the Nazi past.