Some thoughts of mine about the radical right gaining ground in Japan in this 👇 thanks to the great @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social for asking me to be a part of this newsletter

🚨new article🚨 "Polarisation" has become one of those terms commonly used to discuss the dire state of politics and democracy today Here @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I argue that this simplistic framing is counterproductive 🧵Thread🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Were former Japanese Prime Ministers Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan security policy amateurs? Conversely, was Abe Shinzō an expert? How and why do reputations for expertise and amateurism emerge and spread? For some answers, see my new article with Björn Jerdén. doi.org/10.1057/s413...

Following up on the two recent #FutureHistories episodes with Aaron Benanav (@abenanav.bsky.social), here you'll find the full versions of his new papers #BeyondCapitalism 1 & 2 -> buff.ly/k23voql Must read! Find the two episodes here: Ep1 -> buff.ly/MkPKGXT Ep2 -> buff.ly/dqWZ5Q3

テッサ・モリスースズキ先生による、ラムザイヤー氏の在日コリアンに関する論文 (Social Capital and the Problems of Opportunistic Leadership: The Example of Koreans in Japan) の徹底的な反論とファクトチェックです。ラムザイヤー氏の元論文はThe European Journal of Law and Economicという学術誌のオンライン版に2021月2月に発表されたものでした。 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

🚨 Registration still open! Come to Vienna and discuss (un)democratic futures with/through the Japanese experience. All details here: vsjf2025.univie.ac.at

Given yesterday's election result in Japan, please consider joining this conference (📅November 7-9). It offers many perspectives on why parties like Sanseitô are successful, and how democratic livable futures might be attainable. 👉See the full program here: vsjf2025.univie.ac.at/program/

📢 New article with @bolandeira.bsky.social in JCES! Can left populism embrace anti-racism & queer politics - or must it stick to patriotism to reach “the people”? We reply to Rojas-Andrés, Mazzolini & Custodi with a French case: the Mélenchon–Ruffin split.👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🗓️ What does historic memory mean politically in hyperpoltical times? Join us Friday 13th (June) to discuss with great people such as @tomomiyg.bsky.social and @eltschiggolo.bsky.social at the University of Vienna or online. More: vsjf2025.univie.ac.at/undemocratic...

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social. The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

🤱Come join us for a talk by Yamaura Chigusa (Oxford) this Thursday 6pm. At the Vienna Japanese Studies department or online: japanologie.univie.ac.at/startseite/e...

Japan used to be covered with massive monuments to fascism, but most of them have been torn down. One exception is the "Peace Tower" in Miyazaki: 1/

If you are in Tokyo, you might be also interested in this event (まだ未定だが、参加するかも)💡

My essay "Parkside Demolitionist", published last year by @othersidelitmag.bsky.social, is now available to read online (with the rest of the issue). I write about different migrant experiences, based on a chance encounter with Kurds in my local area of Tokyo. othersideofhope.com/parkside-dem...

A new episode of Future Histories! This time I talk to Kohei Saito (@koheisaito.bsky.social) and Matt Huber (@matthuber.bsky.social) about growth, natural limits, technology and progress. Find the full episode here: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo... #FutureHistories #Podcast

Trump und Merz wollen eine neue neoliberale Ära beginnen. Wir gründen das Wirtschaftsmagazin »Surplus«, das die Interessen der großen Mehrheit ins Zentrum rückt, nicht die der Reichsten. Jetzt abonnieren 👉 surplusmagazin.de

Es gibt ein neues, heterodoxes deutschsprachiges Wirtschaftsmagazin, herausgegeben von @isabellamweber.bsky.social @adamtooze.bsky.social und @mauricehoefgen.bsky.social Toll! www.surplusmagazin.de/kolonialer-h...

📣 New open access publication in @politicsjournal.bsky.social 📣 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... We about pluralism a lot in populism studies as populism’s supposed opposite, but what does pluralism actually mean? More importantly, perhaps, what do we want it to mean? 🧵

Critical populism studies are flourishing, and we're curating a Bluesky starter pack featuring brilliant young minds and seasoned experts shaping the field! Dive into their groundbreaking work here 👇 go.bsky.app/NEheVTj

"Anti-rape activism in Japan from the 1980s" a hybrid u:japan lecture by Chiara Fusari (University of Zurich, CH) - 28.11.2024 18:00 - 19:30 japanologie.univie.ac.at/startseite/e...

I will be talking about Daishima Haruhiko's film and issues surrounding memory and the New Left in Japan at a symposium at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, on November 30. www.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/symposium/zi...

New book chapter with my colleague Matsutani Mitsuru on "Varieties of Populism in Japan" for this great bookMuch needed insight into an understudied region in populism research. Amazing effort by Shiru Wang routledge.com/Three-Faces-... #日本維新の会 #おおさか維新の会 #れいわ新選組

Prof. Park Seung-Joon was tremendously generous and kind to translate my article on the Japanese left-wing populist party Reiwa Shinsengumi published in the Journal for the Study of Radicalism into Japanese. It is now open access as well: parkseungjoon.hatenadiary.com/entry/2023/1...

Just received my first ever journal request to act as a reviewer. Strange how more work gives you a sense of accomplishment 😄

Als ersten Post hier möchte ich Chamayous Die unregierbare Gesellschaft: Eine Genealogie des autoritären Liberalismus feiern, tolles Buch! Es zeigt ideengeschichtlich wie Neolib nie eine anti-Staats-Ideologie war, sondern eine anti-demokratische Reaktion. www.suhrkamp.de/buch/gregoir...