Our book launch is still planned for next Thursday, November 20th, 5PM at Queen Mary University of London. Catering has also been booked 🍷🫒. Register via: tinyurl.com/382xbuy5

Terrific project on #YouthWings by some great colleagues. Read and share!

Join us in Catania to discuss your research about populism, the far left and right, and everything related

We are out in force yet again in London to present the monograph originating from our Populism in Action project! Book your place below

We will present our book 'Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party' (Oxford UP) at Queen Mary University of London on Thursday, November 20th, 5-6:30pm GMT. Corina Lacatus will discuss, and there will be a reception. Register via 👉 tinyurl.com/382xbuy5

The deadline for #PSA26 is tomorrow! Our group @psa-italian.bsky.social is accepting proposals on: 🇮🇹 Italian politics 🖼️ Visual populism - collab with @populismpsa.bsky.social 🚜 Rural politics - with @psagreekpol.bsky.social 🌐 Populism & IR - with @psainter-relations.bsky.social Direct links below:

This is tomorrow and you can still sign up to attend online!

This week 👇 “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” - October 15, King’s College London 🚨There is still time to register for attending online!

We are on the road again to present the major output of our research, funded by the ESRC. Don't miss our principal and co-investigators next Wednesday, if you are in London! Details below 👇

We are on the road again to present the major output of our research, funded by the ESRC. Don't miss our principal and co-investigators next Wednesday, if you are in London! Details below 👇

The Department of Politics & IR at the University of Surrey invites applications for fully funded ESRC SEDarc studentships for PhD study, starting in October 2026. They cover fees and stipend for UK & international students Deadline: 19 January 2026 www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...

[email protected] of the @financialtimes.com on the many protests & strikes in Italy to put pressure on Meloni over Gaza. As l say in my comments for this article, ultimately l do not think she will shift her position.

As the convenors of @psa-italian.bsky.social, @dbonansinga.bsky.social and l are looking forward to your submissions in advance of PSA26 in Oxford. Note our CFPs below!

This week I spoke to The Economist about the positions of Italy's governing parties towards Russia. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Our team has been busy in recent weeks! @jsijstermans.bsky.social has published an article in Government and Opposition on emotions and stigma in Populist Radical-Right Party activism that draws on the interviews conducted by the PiAP team. Congrats to Judith: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Really nice to see the members of the Populism in Action team being so busy lately...

Our team has been busy in recent weeks! @jsijstermans.bsky.social has published an article in Government and Opposition on emotions and stigma in Populist Radical-Right Party activism that draws on the interviews conducted by the PiAP team. Congrats to Judith: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

One to read...

Very nice to meet you, printed version of our book... :-)

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

In the final chapter of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party" we provide our comparative conclusions, after discussing party organisation & activism within 4 radical right parties in Europe. The book is free to download: academic.oup.com/book/60532

In chapter 5 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we provide an account of the lived experiences of the active members of four radical right parties in Europe. What motivates them to stay in these organisations? The book is free to read: academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

In chapter 5 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we provide an account of the lived experiences of the active members of four radical right parties in Europe. What motivates them to stay in these organisations? The book is free to read: academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

In chapter 4 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we explain why party elites within the radical right often choose to preserve the mass party organisational model. Interested? The book is open access (free to read): academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

In chapter 4 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we explain why party elites within the radical right often choose to preserve the mass party organisational model. Interested? The book is open access (free to read): academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

Interested in the key ideological features & organizational structures of League for Salvini Premier, Vlaams Belang, Finns Party, & Swiss People’s Party? See Chapt 3 of our new monograph for Oxford University Press, which is Open Access (free to read): academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

Interested in the key ideological features & organizational structures of League for Salvini Premier, Vlaams Belang, Finns Party, & Swiss People’s Party? See Chapt 3 of our new monograph for Oxford University Press, which is Open Access (free to read): academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...

Key takeaways: 1) My study counters extensive evidence from mainstream parties showing that men are more active. So PRR parties stand apart from mainstream ones not only in terms of party org (see new book by @populisminaction.bsky.social) but also because women are very active at their grassroots.

The mass party is dead, right? Not so fast. Our new book, "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" explores the puzzle of why several of Europe's most prominent populist radical right parties are successfully reviving this "outdated" model. The book is completely Open Access 👇

Our brand new monograph, discussing the findings of our work together during the last seven years, is now out for @oxfordacademic.bsky.social‬ and free to read and download!

Great to see our principal investigator @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, co-investigator @stijntvankessel.bsky.social, & research fellow @adrianfavero.bsky.social launching our brand new monograph "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action - The Survival of the Mass Party" at the University of Groningen!

New monograph co-written by our member and former Co-Director, Prof. Albertazzi, soon out! Looking at party organisation and activism among populist radical right parties, the book, published by Oxford University Press, will be free to read and available online.

It's a turning point for the Populism in Action project, as our monograph summarising 5 years of research on the survival of the mass party among populist radical right organisations will soon be out and free to read...

We are happy to present our book: "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party" on 13. June 2025 at @rug.nl. For more information and registration please see the poster and the link below. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A big thank you to all those who came to Guildford this week to discuss the many challenges facing Europe with us. In particular, the many PhD students from all over the world! We wish you all the best with your research!

On campus here in Guildford today? Come and join us in LTE (Lecture Theatres building) for the very last day of discussions, with a key note by @nickkitchen.bsky.social on great powers competition and EU-US relations starting us off at 9.30pm. All welcome!

It's all starting tomorrow! A warm welcome to all researchers joining us in Guildford!

Free to travel to sunny Surrey towards the end of May? Whether you are an academic, a student or just interested in European politics, you are very welcome to join us for two days of debates on the challenges facing Europe today. Get a free ticket and find the full programme below 👇

Check the programme of this terrific event below, and get your free ticket while they last! Featuring, among many others scholars, our team members Dr @dbonansinga.bsky.social and Prof. @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social!

Ricercatori su democrazia, partiti, antipolitica, politica italiana e tanto altro, Alfio Mastropaolo e' arrivato su BlueSky ed e' da seguire su: 👇 @alfmast.bsky.social If you study political systems, democracy, political elites, anti-politics & Italian politics, follow Alfio Mastropaolo here...

Professor Alfio Mastropaolo is now on Blue Sky. A great scholar of democracy, anti-politics and much more: @alfmast.bsky.social Make sure to give him a follow!

Check these panels on Italy being hosted by the excellent #PSA25 this year

Reallly looking forward to #PSA25 next week. If you're interested in democracy & political parties, please come and join us for the roundtable on my recent @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Parties under Pressure. Wed, 16 Apr, 3.30pm, The Rep-LOB102. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/bp7tpr4a

Viktor Orbán, Matteo Salvini and other loyal fans of the US administration can pretend as much as they like that the latter is executing a brilliant strategy... But reality is catching up with US and EU electorates alike... including their own.

Check these panels on Italy being hosted by the excellent #PSA25 this year

Great to see our team member and former Co-Director, Prof. @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, present his brand new book in Rome!

From Australia to the heart of Europe, our team members are presenting our new book on activism & party organisation within the populist radical right. It is almost ready to come out! Keep your eyes peeled for further information about it in the next few weeks...

Interested in understanding Brothers of Italy? Both this well informed review and the book itself are well worth a read.

Nice to see this article out about Podemos’ core ideological message being rooted in insecurity. Co-authored by our team member @dbonansinga.bsky.social and open access 👇👇

In a crucial moment for European integration, can the EU and its member states rise up to the occasion? Join us in Surrey on 28-29 May to discuss the challenges of populism, security, and migration!