📣Deadline extended! You have until Sunday (29.3) to apply. We are looking for Early Career Researchers engaging with far-right politics in Europe.

📣 Call for Applications: ECPR SGEU ECR Pre-Workshop “The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe” organized with @larboe.bsky.social, 30 June 2026, one day ahead of the ECPR SGEU Conference in Catania, Italy.

Excited to co-host the pre-conference workshop "The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe" with @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social in Catania on June 30 2026. The workshop is open to ECRs working on far-right politics and actors in Europe. For more information, funding and application, see LinkedIn⬇️

First polls suggest a clear rejection of the far-right initiative that demanded to cut fees for public broadcasting in half.

According to the most recent Global Gender Gap report published by the WEF, the Netherlands has dropped from 28th to 43rd place in the rankings. The low ranking is mostly due to only two of the index’s metrics – economic and political representation.

Excited to co-host the pre-conference workshop "The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe" with @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social in Catania on June 30 2026. The workshop is open to ECRs working on far-right politics and actors in Europe. For more information, funding and application, see LinkedIn⬇️

Die AfD-Affäre wird nun einigermaßen kurios. Recherche @t-online.de mit Annika Leister, @janzegal.de und @larswienand.bsky.social

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim 🚨 7 days of hands-on advanced methods + networking for PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers. Free of charge (limited travel support). Deadline 1 March 2026: summerschoolwpm.org #methodsky #polisky

Really looking forward to this seminar by @turnbulldugarte.com on Thursday. Drop by if you are in Oxford (+ for drinks after) or join online. Stuart is an amazing speaker and this research is as timely as ever.

'Remigration' is on its way to become a #farright master frame, but what does it actually mean? In Germany (somewhat unsurprisingly), that's 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 a legal-constitutional question, with implications for the #AfD. Excellent reporting by Correctiv - in German, but worth a click on 'translate'

X is the megaphone of 21st century fascism and authoritariansim. It has poisoned public debate. It is a tool for bullying, abuse, and assault. X needs to disappear from our discourse. When people and institutions post there, it gives X credibility. It keeps it relevant. It's time to stop.

Heute besucht uns Sarah de Lange (Universität Leiden, NL) in der #Forschungswerkstatt (16 Uhr, P5). Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden Vortrag zu einem aktuellen Thema: "Threats, intimidation, and harassment that political scientists experience in Europe". Alle sind herzlich willkommen.

Happening Today! 👇

+2,8 Grad Celsius – auf diese Erwärmung steuert die Weltgemeinschaft aktuell zu. Das unterstreicht der heute vorgestellte Emissions Gap Report der Vereinten Nationen. Im Vergleich zu Prognosen vor dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen ist das weniger schlimm, aber immer noch scheiße.

Visualized here. Hot tip for journalists: the real question isn’t why Wilders lost, but why the far right has consolidated — despite Wilders's ineffectiveness in government.

On the “defeat” of the far right in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 The total number of far-right seats in the Tweede Kamer: 2021: 28 2023: 41 2025: 42 👈 And I don’t even count BBB here, which has radicalized significantly in the last year.

Deze verkiezingen behoren tot de top 3 meest veranderlijke ("volatiele") verkiezingen in Nederland. Zo'n 44 Kamerzetels verschieten van partijkleur /1

🗳️ First exit polls from the Netherlands: Wilders’ PVV appears to shrink from 37 to 25 seats. Make no mistake — the far right remains strong. Support hasn’t disappeared; it’s shifted across parties. The Dutch political landscape is more fragmented than ever — and the far right is no exception. 🇳🇱

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets. nos.nl/artikel/2583...

The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization. This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.

🔴 Live at #ecprgc25 🎙️ Fascinating Featured Roundtable exploring the roots, variations, and consequences of #illiberalism across Europe 🚫🗣️ @petraguasti.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social Andrej Zaslove

Interested in mainstream responses to illiberalism and far right mobilization?Join us tomorrow at 10:45 for an interesting panel dealing with reactions to the far-right in various arenas @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social @javidibad.bsky.social @tevoelker.bsky.social, discussed by @sldelange.bsky.social

I know y'all just want to watch the #ESC in peace, but 📢 :The Spring 2025 update to the Eclectic, Erratic Bibliography on the Extreme Right is out! 180 new titles added, making it the second-largest update ever. Radical right research is growing fast. Like the #RadicalRight ☹️ #PoliticalScience

Very excited to share this publication in Politics & Governance together with @sldelange.bsky.social @nathaliebrack.bsky.social @mrooduijn.bsky.social We study the embrace of illiberalism in far-right discourse in the European Parliament between 1999 and 2019 www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

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On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens. It includes links to references, from my work and that of others. I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work. 1/8

In #Germany, a watershed moment: Just hours after commemorating the Holocaust, the centre-right has accepted the support of the #farright #AfD to pass a (largely symbolic) motion against immigration, tearing a massive hole into the so-called 'firewall', Germany's variety of the cordon sanitaire.

Dass die meisten Statements des AfD Parteitags auf programmatische und diskursive Annäherung von CDU/CSU an AfD verweisen, zeigt einmal mehr wie solches Mainstreaming extrem rechten Parteien nützt und aufgegriffen wird, um es als leeres Versprechen zu bezeichnen und die eigene Position zu stärken.

Die AfD hat sich was Neues überlegt, um Pressearbeit so weit wie möglich zu erschweren. Zwischen den Delegierten und dem Pressebereich sind nicht mehr nur Banderolen, sondern drei Meter Sperrzone und der Gästeblock. #pressefreiheit #rie1101 #Riesa

Alice Weidel und Tino Chrupalla loben explizit Björn Höcke für seinen Wahlsieg. Und nachdem der wegen der SA-Parole „Alles für Deutschland“ verurteilt wurde, wurden hier nun offizielle Herzen verteilt mit „Alice für Deutschland“. #riesa #rie1101

Die AfD ist wieder über 20%. Dabei hat die Bundesregierung doch dafür gesorgt dass die Asylanträge zurückgehen, dass endlich mehr abgeschoben wird, dass die Grenzen kontrolliert, Bezahlkarten eingeführt werden. Könnte es vielleicht sein dass rechte Politik nicht gegen Rechtsextreme hilft?

Thousands have taken to the streets in protest against the pre-election conference that Germany's #farright #AfD is holding in one of their eastern strongholds. This live blog covers the events 👇

Tomorrow is the deadline to send your abstracts for the 2025 joint sessions! If you work on authoritarian nostalgia, this is the workshop for you... @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social

Tiefer Einblick in das Vorgehen dieser Gurkentruppe und ihrer Obergurke die sich als große Strategen betrachten und demokratischer Öffentlichkeit mit Verachtung begegnen. Ein selbstverliebter Boys Club ohne Sinn für politische Verantwortung. Eine Partei die kein Mandat verdient

The Dutch government has been in office for only 4 months and a bit and the second NSC junior minister has just resigned over conflict with the other governing parties, and especially Wilders PVV. So far, the cabinet characterized by instability, inaction, and pushing the boundaries of rule of law

Nothing to see here, just 5 of the 8 right-wing extremists arrested last week on terrorism charges, posing behind a banner of the party's youth wing with the 'real boss' (©️ The Guardian) of #Germany's #farright #AfD. taz had the scoop: bit.ly/3O3VGy8?m=b

Wie man auch in belastenden Zeiten nicht die Hoffnung verliert 🧵 Seit Jahren gibt es kaum eine Pause.Schlimme Meldungen reihen sich aneinander. Der Rechtsextremismus steigt, Kriege und gewalttätige Konflikte nehmen zu, die Klimakrise wird immer dringlicher.

For all non-German speakers interested in the German far-right: a short summary of the @correctiv.org report on the gathering over a masterplan for mass deportation, including German citizens. #correctiv

Millionen Menschen sollen Deutschland verlassen – auch deutsche Staatsbürger. CORRECTIV hat ein Treffen von hochrangigen AfD-Politikern, Neonazis und Unternehmern dokumentiert. Während Politiker harte Konsequenzen fordern, spricht AfD-Vorsitzende Weidel offen von „Remigration“.

Die Landvolkbewegung bereitete den Boden für die NSDAP. Symbole der Bewegung tauchen jetzt bei den Bauerprotesten auf. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/was-e...

"Vertreter seien bestrebt, das demokratische Prinzip der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sowie seine Institutionen und deren Vertreter verächtlich zu machen, um das Vertrauen der Bevölkerung in diese fundamental zu erodieren." #noafd