My interview in the inaugural issue of Autocratization Research Journal is out: democratic backsliding, populism, and early warning signs of authoritarian drift in Latin America (and beyond). Link: revistas.usergioarboleda.edu.co/index.php/au...

1/ 🧵 Can language erode a democracy before a single law changes? In our new report "Tracing Illiberal Talk," Hugo Marcos-Marné and I dig into how far-right rhetoric undermines democratic institutions — long before policies shift. Part of a broader research project we're developing together.

👋 Hello 2026! 🔓 We are @ecpr.bsky.social's O.G #OpenAccess journal 🏠 Home for innovation in #PolSci 🌱 Looked after by Editors @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social 😍 Take a look at all the amazing articles from last year: buff.ly/QopHmSx

The last post we wrote on the Chilean right after last year's election for @illsp.bsky.social

First article of 2026 in @politicsjournal.bsky.social on the discursive strategic inclusion of the far right in Spain

A look on the far right at the global level after the Chilean election @elpais.com elpais.com/internaciona...

On the far right in Chile in @eldiario.es www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Chile se juega su rumbo político entre el legado social de Boric y el auge de la ultraderecha www.infolibre.es/1_200215

IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Tomorrow in Salamanca!

Sobre la ultraderecha y la elección de la próxima semana en #Chile www.ciperchile.cl/2025/11/10/e...

With @marianotorcal.bsky.social and Carolina Segovia on polarization, democracy and the far right in Latin America. Here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCZl...

1. "𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’ 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲" by @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social, @elbanchas.bsky.social, Francisco Roldán Duque and Fabián Villalobos-Machuca (www.tfd.org.tw/backend/uplo...). A well-informed account of the demand for the far-right in Chile.

New paper: determinants of support for mainstream and far-right candidates before next November’s presidential election in Chile. #Chile. Here: openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3Agcd%3...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Paper de verano recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/re...

📙 Hello from PRX 🔓 We are @ecpr.bsky.social's ECPR's original Gold #OpenAccess journal 🏠 Home for innovation in #PolSci 🌱 Looked after by Editors @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Polisky #IRsky

I was interviewed on Sunday by the Brazilian newspaper @estadao.com.br about the Left primaries in Chile. 👇🏻

We are deeply saddened to learn that Leonardo Morlino, a member of our editorial board, passed away. Leonardo was one of the noble founders of political science in Italy, Southern Europe and beyond. We will miss him greatly and try to live up to his teachings.

We continue with Daphne Halikiopoulou (University of York, @dafnoukos.bsky.social) presenting work on ethnic vs civic nationalism in speeches by far right leaders in Europe and Latin America 🇪🇺🌎 (joint work with Carlos Meléndez @eljorobado.bsky.social and Lisa Zanotti @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social)

Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - A Borges (@aborges75.bsky.social) & L Zanotti (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social) examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/dYS6V4I (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

On 31 March we'll explore "A New Authoritarian Tide? Challenges to Democracy around the World". @sundersays.bsky.social, @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social, @sajuria.com & Richard Youngs will assess the pressures facing democracy & how to reinforce democratic institutions. www.qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/m...

📯 Introducing a ✨ NEW conference ✨ for researchers specialising in extremism, democracy, and populism 🥇 Inaugural Conference of @ecpr-ead.bsky.social 🕰️ New and Old Challenges of #Populism and #Radicalism 💂‍♂️ Hosted by @qmul.ac.uk 📅 9–10 June 2025 ✍️ Submit your Panel or Paper by 3 March

Women have always been prominent scholars within far-right studies. From pioneers like Kathy Blee & Nonna Mayer to groundbreakers like Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Sarah de Lange, Daphne Halikiopoulou & Caterina Froio, to new stars like Léonie de Jonge, Gefjon Off & Lisa Zanotti. #nomanels

Important research-in-progress presentation by @dafnoukos.bsky.social et al👇 (ping @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social)

Hoy se cierra mi capítulo en la UDP y mi experiencia académica en Chile. Ahora, a lo que sigue.

Reminder: We are organising the first standalone ECPR conference for the @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on Extremism & Democracy (@ecpr-ead.bsky.social)! 🔍 Check out our nine thematic sections! ⏳ The deadline to submit panel and paper abstracts is this coming Monday, 3 March - don’t miss out! 😎

@eljorobado.bsky.social and I are going to present our new paper on support for fascism in Italy next Wednesday at @eui-eu.bsky.social

🚨 Call for papers 🚨 "Contesting the Far Right, Safeguarding Democracy: Comparative Insights from Europe and Latin America" Central European University, 22-23/9/2025 Organised by @dafnoukos.bsky.social & Carlos Meléndez democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/CfP...

This is a great @illsp.bsky.social interview with @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social about her work on the far right and populism in Latin America in general, and Chile in particular. Excellent read!

📢 We’re putting together the very first standalone @ecpr.bsky.social conference for the thriving @ecpr-ead.bsky.social Extremism & Democracy Standing Group! The call for panels & papers is now open. Join us! 🤩

I have this interview out in @illsp.bsky.social with spoilers of a couple of a cool projects I am working on

Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - A Borges (@aborges75.bsky.social) & L Zanotti (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social) examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: https://buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your proposal to our workshop on democratic backsliding and polarisation www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/eve... cc @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 I’m looking for a postdoc to join my Emmy Noether project on the New Climate Divide! 🌍 🔍 It is a 3-year position with a likely extension for another 3 years & no teaching obligations 📄 Check out the job call: uni-heidelberg.de/md/politik/p... Thanks for sharing! 🤝

📢 New OA publication alert! 🚨 How do far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterparts? @aborges75.bsky.social and I, in @polstudies.bsky.social, analyze the far right in a region where immigration is not a central issue. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Just got this!

In our latest issue - "Surviving But Not Thriving: VOX and Spain in Times of COVID-19" - doi.org/10.1017/gov.... @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social and @turnbulldugarte.bsky.social FREE to view until the end of December 2024!

We (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social & Noam Titelman) are organising a workshop on polarisation and democratic decline in March/April at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social. Please share and apply! www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res... @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social

My paper with @turnbulldugarte.bsky.social on #VOX and #Covid19 is now officially published in print with page numbers in @govandopp.bsky.social. Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

👋 Say Hello to your next opportunity! 🔓 PRX, our Gold #OpenAccess Journal, 👀 seeks a NEW team of Associate Editors ✒️ 📙 Drive innovation and growth 📙 Encourage high-quality submissions 📙 Support triple-anonymous peer-review ⌛ Apply by 29 Nov @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social

Why would people vote for a candidate who is openly undemocratic? New working paper with Noam Titelman and @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social: "When citizens support democratic backsliding in the name of democracy", available here: osf.io/preprints/so...

A little preview from a paper we’re working on about discursive 'othering' by #far-right leaders at CPAC, Viva, and the Madrid Forum from 2021 to the present with #LLMs

My co-editors and I are thrilled to announce that our book on the reorganization of the Latin American political right is finally available for pre-order! In the thread below I briefly present some of the key findings of this edited volume 1/5 www.cambridge.org/br/universit...

Back when Twitter was still Twitter, with @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social and @lgamboa.bsky.social we tracked and analyzed the TL of the top 4 candidates in 🇨🇴 presidential elections. We wanted to understand the effect of tone and (de)polarizing rhetoric. Check it out! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New paper on the support and rejection towards the far right in Chile with Rocio Salas-Lewin and Cristóbal Rovira. Link here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In a historic decision Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court barred Donald Trump from running in the state’s presidential primary after determining that he had engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

Our forthcoming Edward Elgar "Research Handbook on #Populism" got its fourth & final endorsement from the kind & generous Levente Littvay, which makes me hopeful that we'll be getting a book cover soon. Another 3 months until we see this bad boy published! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...

🚨New Preprint: "Generative language models exhibit social identity biases" Did you know LLMs mirror human-like biases, showing human-levels of ingroup solidarity & outgroup hostility? @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @steverathje.bsky.social 📄 arxiv.org/abs/2310.15819