Muslim community volunteering: the civic-religious ‘culture of benevolence’ and its sociopolitical implications: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: Vol 46, No 11 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#ERSNew 🐣🔓This multi-method empirical study among 862 people from racialised communities in Australia highlights how structural and psychological factors create barriers to speaking out against racism. Article: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2508393

Radio interview on SBS. Good to see that this is getting some media attention. www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

The study argues that the current system for reporting racism is not working well for the communities who need it the most. ... "We’re seeing the emergence of locally grounded alternatives that provide care, validation and advocacy...." www.vu.edu.au/about-vu/new...

Happily sharing our new article about reporting barriers that silence the voices of those who experience racism. Article is open access. Speaking out against racism? Silence, agency and unheard voices among racialised communities in Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Traditional methods of myth busting remain important for slowing misinformation, but to properly stop it democracies will have to do much more." thewire.in/media/fact-c...

‘You become a target’: research shows why many people who experience racism don’t report it theconversation.com/you-become-a...

New piece! Mario Peucker on the social drivers and embeddedness of far-right attitudes in our societies, and strategies to counter the far right's appeal. Check it out! @mariopeucker.bsky.social

"A story of resistance across generations, the power of family and the unrelenting struggle for justice in a country [namely, Australia] that remains in denial." Trailer: vimeo.com/1045934675?s... www.ourwarriordoco.com

Racism creates and cements a system of superiority claims and an unjust hierarchy that denies the fundamental principle of equal human dignity. If in our attempts to address racism we apply different standards depending on what group we're talking about, we fall into the same 'hierarchy trap'.

Panel discussion 'Democracy in Danger' in Australia, but I'd argue the situation elsewhere is often so different. (...and yes, I'm also not happy with the 'demographics' of the panel, including myself - it was raised beforehand. We must do better!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3EK...

Speaking out against #racism? #Silence, #agency and unheard voices among racialised communities in #Australia Authors: @mariopeucker.bsky.social , Franka Vaughan, Jo Doley, Tom Clark Victoria University Coming soon! #resistance #underreporting

Thanks for the chat.

A super-short summary of 'Democracy Strikes Back'.

Feed: "Pearls and Irritations" By: Mario Peucker on Sunday, May 4, 2025

Sam Kerr’s alleged comments may have had a racial element, but they were not ‘racist’ writes Mario Peucker www.nriaffairs.com/sam-kerrs-al...

Was sind die Ursachen für Rechtsextremismus und wie kann er bekämpft werden? Die Wissenschaft hat dazu bereits Antworten geliefert. Dem Staat kommt eine zentrale Rolle zu. Von Dr. Mario Peucker 👉 www.migazin.de/2025/05/18/k... #NieWieder #Zivilgesellschaft #DemokratieStärken

My first post on Bluesky - and using to to self-promote. What a start! The book 'Democracy Strikes Back: Understanding and Countering the Rise of the Far-right' is out. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Let's see how all this works here on Bluesky...