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Sofia Ammassari

@ammassarisofia.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer at Flinders University 🇦🇺 populist radical right • political parties • women’s and youth political participation sofiaammassari.com

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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oslo was 🔥 On Monday morning, @duncanmcdonnell.com & I discussed findings from our new book, “Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right”, and our YOUMEM project at the European Wergeland Centre, which does great work to strengthen democratic resilience and civic education among young people.
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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ready for the Harvest Moon tonight? Cue up the Neil Young, shine up your dancing shoes, and take a moment out from all this wretchedness to bask with loved ones in some gentle majesty.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I had the most lovely time during my 2 days in Uppsala 💕 Yesterday @grahn.bsky.social @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social & I had a very productive workshop for our book “Rainbow Wings”, which is the 1st to investigate LGBTQ+ party wings (you can read more about it here: www.michalgrahn.com/wings-book).
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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 14/09/2026
We've a new YOUMEM article out in Party Politics! Led by Henrik Seeberg, it looks at youth wing members' personal efficacy. We find this is associated with higher levels of: - member activism - youth wings' integration into the party - intra-party democracy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 09/09/2026
Yesterday morning, @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & I had a lot of fun presenting our new books at #ECPR26. Huge thanks to everyone who came, but especially to our discussants @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social, and our chair @leoniedejonge.bsky.social. You were great!
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s book tour time 💓 📖 🤸 I’m very excited to be heading back to Europe tomorrow for a little tour to talk about “Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right”!
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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 01/09/2026
At 9.00 next Tuesday at #ECPR2026, @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & I will talk about our new books - on grassroots women and on young people in the radical right. With @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social discussing, and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social chairing, it should be lively!
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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 24/08/2026
My copies of "Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right" finally made it to Australia. It's always nice to see the physical copy of your book. Especially when the journey from idea to publication took over a decade. I'm glad we persevered though, as I'm very proud of this. 🧵A wee thread below...
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Sofia Marini @sofiamarini.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In this article, recently out for @wepsocial.bsky.social, @henrikseeberg.bsky.social and I present key findings from our coding of party youth wing statutes in 11 countries. Bonus: data available here! 👇🏼 dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
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Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My latest in @theconversation.com: "Hanson’s recent comments are not an aberration. Her anti-feminist and pro-men’s rights beliefs have been as consistent over the last 30 years as her racism and stance on immigration. It’s clear that men’s rights is central to Hanson’s political project." #AusPol
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Pauline Hanson was once dubbed ‘queen of the men’s rights movement’. Her 30-year career shows why
As consistent as her beliefs on race and immigration, Hanson has been championing men’s rights causes for 30 years – at the expense of women.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Still amazing to see this final product of a long and testing process. Thanks again to @duncanmcdonnell.com & @ammassarisofia.bsky.social for saving this project and turning all our work into a great book. 🙏 If you are interested in discussing the interesting findings, interview Duncan & Sofia!
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Thomas Tichelbaecker @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Happy to share that I've (re)joined @aleininger.bsky.social at @uni-hamburg.de as a postdoc! I'll continue my research on party organizations, building on my dissertation @princeton.edu. My first dissertation spin-off examines how far-right parties tap into rural communities. 1/5
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 07/07/2026
‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis. But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right. By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵 Just out in Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I couldn’t have asked for a better gift upon my return from Europe than holding my book for the first time! “Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right” is now out in the physical world 💗
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Hugo Ferrinho Lopes @hferrinholopes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Happy to be at #EPSS2026 in Belfast today. I'm chairing panel PP03 — four papers on youth wings as recruitment grounds and early arenas where patterns of political representation take shape. Drop by if you're around! 🕞 15:20–17:00 · Meeting Room 3a (ICC).
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🥁 Exciting news: on 1 September I’ll start a new job as a Senior Lecturer at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social in Adelaide! I’ll be in good company: @duncanmcdonnell.com will be joining the same day as a Matthew Flinders Professor. In early 2027, @fravittonetto.bsky.social will begin as a post doc.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Quick break from ECPG to say that "Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right" is now out 🥳 We hope that this book (& mine) can pave the way for more research on the 'inside' of PRR parties. Understanding how they organise & mobilise is crucial to explaining their growing popularity & legitimacy.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Excited to be heading to Newcastle for the European Conference on Politics and Gender! On Monday at 1pm, I'll be presenting new research on LGBTQ+ party wings in democracies with @grahn.bsky.social & @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social in the panel "Women and diversity in parties and among legislators".
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 07/06/2026
The 2026 update brings you 130 new research articles on the #RadicalRight. Here’s to the people who wrote these, and especially to 7 super-productive super-contributors: Marianna Griffini, Luca Manucci, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social, 1/2
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Hot references summer: the 2026 update of the radical right bibliography is here - kai arzheimer
Voting! Gender! Normalisation! 130 new pieces on the far right for you
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I’m very happy to share that the first chapter of my book, Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right, is now free to read on Oxford Academic until 8 July 2026 ✨ academic.oup.com/book/62754/c...
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Politikwissenschaft Universität Hamburg @politikuhh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We are excited to welcome @ammassarisofia.bsky.social in our HPS³ this Wednesday🥳 When? 17:15-18:45. Where? VMP9 B130. Everybody is welcome to attend!🗯️
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It’s time for the first Euro trip of the year! 🌏 🤸 🌍 1st stop: University of Hamburg, where I’ll be giving a research seminar on my new book “Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right”: www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei....
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HPS³- Sofia Ammassari - "Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right"​
Sofia Ammassari presents at the HPS³ Seminar Series at Universität Hamburg the paper "Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right"
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Our study on gender differences in feelings of political efficacy and ambition among youth wing members is now out, open access, with @politicsgenderj.bsky.social ✨ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It was a pleasure to chat with Andy Park earlier on ABC's "The World Today" about my new book and women's increasing involvement in the far right (including in Australia). You can listen to the interview here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Why Pauline Hanson appeals to women - ABC listen
Right leaning parties are often seen as "men's parties" - parties with either a male-dominated membership or because of their perception of stereotypically masculine political attitudes.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In today’s @aunz.theconversation.com, I write about how the rise of One Nation among women voters is part of a global far-right trend, rather than an Australian anomaly: theconversation.com/pauline-hans...
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Pauline Hanson attracting women voters? It’s part of a global far-right trend
Riding high on new opinion polling, Pauline Hanson is one of the women leading the charge for the far-right all over the world.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My book Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is currently available at a 30% discount from the link below with the code AUFLY30 ✨ global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
6 years ago, I started asking a question that political science had largely ignored: how & why do women get involved in PRR parties as grassroots members? Today, my 1st book proposes an answer. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is now out online with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/62754
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Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right
Abstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What can we learn from automating an entire quantitative social science paper, from prompt to finished product? Thread about ongoing work with @natewilmers.bsky.social 1/12 Paper: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Proud supervisor moment: the second article from Francesco’s PhD thesis has been accepted for publication in the @ejprjournal.bsky.social!
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
why do fur seal pups look like British men who've been told the pub doesn't do lager
a fur seal pup in some sand with beachy grasses behind it. it has the expression of a man who is quite drunk but is trying his best to seem dignified despite everything falling apart two fur seal pups in amongst long grass. it is a grey day with a stormy sea behind them. one is turning up its nose in apparent disgust, while the other looks like it's going to cry. this seal pup is perched on a rock, and looks a little cross-eyed but nonetheless deeply annoyed with you. another pup is visible in the background, crawling away from this mess a seal pup that appears to have just had a bath, so it's all wet and its fur is soapy and slick to its body. it is desperately trying to hold onto its dignity.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It was a pleasure to speak with @vn.nl about my forthcoming OUP book for this article on women in the far right, which you can access via the link below: www.vn.nl/op-rechts-sh... The article is in Dutch but hey, Google Translate works wonders nowadays ;)
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Op rechts shinen vrouwen wel
Dat vrouwen zich laten gebruiken door extreemrechts vertroebelt het werkelijke probleem: links biedt ambitieuze vrouwen onvoldoende kansen.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I'm flattered to have received this commendation for excellence in teaching. There is something particularly rewarding about knowing that one's work matters beyond publications.
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Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
strange these op-eds about women being too angry have all come out the last few days when during the same time there's also been a massive investigation published on an online rape academy with millions of viewers a month and none of them have bothered to even cover it, even as news
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The book cover is ready 🤩 Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right (Oxford University Press) will be available online in June 2026, and in print in July 2026. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Our @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org author shared insights from her book: “The truth is, they’d always been standing in political quicksand. As @zeynsom.bsky.social describes in her book “Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands,” female leaders often operate in more precarious environments.”
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MAGA Women Are Learning The Hard Way What The 'Glass Cliff' Phenomenon Is
Experts break down what women in Trump's orbit should learn from his latest dismissals.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Our new article on gender differences in why young people join political parties is now out, open access, in @ejprjournal.bsky.social ✨ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @duncanmcdonnell.com @profannikawerner.bsky.social @rheinisch.bsky.social Marco Valbruzzi @cwegscheider.bsky.social
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More social, less material, more influenced by family ties: Why young women join political parties | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
More social, less material, more influenced by family ties: Why young women join political parties
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NTEU Victoria @nteuvictoria.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Australia's universities are spending $1.8 billion a year on external consultants and contractors, while slashing courses and jobs, with students, staff and taxpayers left shortchanged. Watch ABC Four Corners tonight. #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
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As universities cut courses, spending on consultants and contractors nears $2b
Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs.
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Niklas Bolin @niklasbolin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
New article accepted! Do youth wings produce the party members parties hope for? Using data from 5,000+ members in 12 youth wings across 6 countries, we show that active members are more ideologically aligned and engaged than passive ones – but longer membership is linked to lower ambition.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I had a lot of fun last night speaking at a panel discussion on lowering the voting age in Australia, organised by ASPG-Q and hosted by the Queensland Parliament. Thanks to the public for their engaging and thought-provoking questions - it was great to see a full house for this important topic!
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The best email to wake up to on a Monday morning ☀️ Coming soon in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social: our study on gender differences in political efficacy and ambition among youth wing members, drawing on original survey data from 12 parties across Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
When you see the proofs, it feels a bit more real ✨ Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right (Oxford University Press) will be published online in June 2026 and in print in July 2026.
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Thank you @polstudies.bsky.social for the shout-out 🌼
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I've just come back from my leave to learn that my @cpsjournal.bsky.social article on women's activism in populist radical right (PRR) parties has now page numbers 🤗 you can find it open access at the link below: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New publication in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🥳 It was lots of fun writing this with the great @asheinze.bsky.social! I hope this article can contribute conceptual clarity and new ideas to research on far-right normalisation and mainstreaming.
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
IN NEW ISSUE: Gen-Z Compulsory Turnout: @ammassarisofia.bsky.social, Ferran Martinez i Coma & @duncanmcdonnell.com examine what drives Gen-Z electoral behaviour by surveying them on their '22 AU federal election choices. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3CAvTvp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
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Emanuela Lombardo @elombardo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Happy to start March 💜 with a newly created research group on Gender and Politics 👉🏽 genderandpolitics.sns.it at @sns.it ! 🎉🎉🍾🥂
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Research Group Gender and Politics
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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Very excited to be in Barcelona and present new work with @ammassarisofia.bsky.social! Thank you so much for the invite :)
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Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
As I'm about to contact officials from LGBTQ+ party wings for a new research project, I am reminded of that time in January 2021 when, while sending emails to dozens of youth wing leaders in Spain, I wished them a happy new ass**le (feliz ano nuevo) rather than a happy new year. #fieldworktales
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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