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Emmy Eklundh

@emmyeklundh.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff Uni. Researching populist parties and movements. New book out now: “Europe’s Populist Condition” bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europe…

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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 14/09/2026
UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm. It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance. 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
yeap, between Streeck and the NLR people who published that soft interview with her, a lot to answer for.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just from the perspective of growing up in Hannover, I find the claim that people in Niedersachsen need to somehow bend to the will of rural Sachsen Anhalt because that is apparently who the true Volk now are as absurd as it is irritating
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
IN NEW ISSUE: Can mainstreaming of the far right help normalise undemocratic practices? @mlorimer.bsky.social & Cavallaro explore the case of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, showing how the party still displays elements of continuity with its neofascist predecessor. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/vzjuT1y
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The mainstreaming of the far right is a defining feature of European politics, raising concerns that incorporating far right parties into democratic politics could lead to the normalisation of undemocratic ideas. This paper explores this contention in the case of Brothers of Italy, a radical right party with extreme right roots. Conceptualising mainstreaming as the result of moderation or normalisation, it assesses whether Brothers of Italy can facilitate the normalisation of undemocratic ideas. The analysis evaluates ideological, organisational and symbolic continuity and change between Brothers of Italy and its predecessors: the extreme right Italian Social Movement and the conservative National Alliance. Drawing on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of party programmes, the study finds limited ideological continuity, suggesting restricted potential for normalising extremism. However, continuity in party personnel and narratives highlights ongoing organisational and symbolic links, indicating that Brothers of Italy may still indirectly contribute to the normalisation of extremism.
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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📣New interview📣 "Transgression makes the limit exciting. Subversion makes the limit lose its necessity." Sebastián Ronderos and @emmyeklundh.bsky.social discuss whether populism threatens the status quo, and the difference between transgression and subversion. reacpol.net/populism-tra...
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Interview: Does populism challenge the status quo? Transgression, subversion, and the politics of enjoyment (Sebastián Ronderos and Emmy Eklundh) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This interview is based on Sebastian Ronderos and Emmy Eklundh's article "Does populism challenge the status quo? Understanding transgression and subversion in contemporary politics."
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
FFS, You don’t even have to look *outside Cambridge* for examples of white professors who have behaved far, far worse and not only kept their jobs, but have been protected and celebrated by both their institution and the media.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting
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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📣 New #BJPIR article out now! 'Does populism challenge the status quo? Understanding transgression and subversion in contemporary politics' by Sebastian Ronderos & @emmyeklundh.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/3eLRCnY @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Universities are indeed exporters - huge exporters. Education was a £29 billion credit on the current account balance in 2024, almost all of it universities. That's considerably larger than the insurance industry's contribution, and about the same as the management & consultancy industry.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In addition to the moral collapse the sheer stupidity of this guidance is stunning.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/05/2026
The new EHRC guidance is a joke. It defines the protected category of sex by biology and then relies on enforcement based on appearance. The GRC has effectively been nullified. It's involuntary disclosure carries criminal penalties but then requires Anyone having a GRC to constantly out themselves.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is horrible and a clear targeting of scholars critical of management practices. Please sign
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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📣New interview📣 'The route to transnational left-populism is simply a question of political will.' Reid Kleinberg discusses left-wing populism, nationalism and the limits of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s conversion strategy. reacpol.net/populism-nat...
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Interview: Left-wing populism, nationalism, and the limits of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s conversion strategy (Reid Kleinberg) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This interview is based on Reid Kleinberg's article "The Firebrands Echo: National Fantasy as an Obstacle to Jean‐Luc Mélenchon's Populist Spectacle."
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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
📣New working paper📣 Benjamin Nangle launches our working paper series by reflecting on the consolidation of reactionary politics in Lithuania. He credits this consolidation to the fusion of market fundamentalism, cultural traditionalism, and border securitisation. reacpol.net/workingpaper...
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Working paper: Mythologised Pasts, Foreclosed Futures (Benjamin Nangle) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
Mythologised Pasts, Foreclosed Futures: Selective Memory, Neoliberalism, and Reactionary Consolidation in Lithuania (Benjamin Nangle)
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Very excited to head to Oxford tomorrow for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social annual conference! Will be doing a roundtable on my book Monday afternoon and present some new work on Wednesday morning! @reacpolrn.bsky.social
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Read this short blog based on my latest book!
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 06/03/2026
If you are even remotely interested in populism, don't miss out the book launch of @emmyeklundh.bsky.social's excellent new book: Europe's populist condition It's a brilliant addition to the literature which really unsettles many of the preconceptions about the concept and its potential
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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🎉 New publication 😍 The 4th wave of the #farright is marked by #mainstreaming & #normalisation - but how can we distinguish between them? In our new article, @gefjonoff.bsky.social and I map the existing literature, introduce a conceptual framework & outline research avenues. doi.org/10.1017/S147...
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Some internal clarity. Rare.
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Fraser McQueen @frasermcqueen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I wrote for Red Lines @reacpolrn.bsky.social about the killing of French neo-fascist Quentin Deranque & the demonisation of the left/mainstreaming of far-right politics. Grateful to all three editors, and to @aurelmondon.com for the invitation! Link below: reacpol.net/antifascism-...
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Red Lines: The death of Quentin Deranque, the demonisation of the French left, and far-right mainstreaming (Fraser McQueen) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This article by Fraser McQueen discusses the demonisation of the left in the aftermath of Quentin Deranque's death
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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 25/02/2026
Caveat here that I'm not a political scientist & haven't studied people's reasons for voting Green. That said, I can't get over the reductionism of equating Green support with traditional conservationist views & a generalised love of nature.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This is causing despair in academe. (1) We were forced to close during Covid. We had no choice! (2) We're not service providers like a restaurant, we are institutions of state. (3) We did everything we could. (4) This will cripple current students' education. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The students claiming uni Covid compensation 'for the principle'
Dozens of universities have received legal letters over what students say they missed out on during Covid.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Please submit your work to our working paper series!
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Please come along to my book launch on March 12! Online and in Bristol!
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 03/02/2026
Spain's constitution promises democracy at work. Last year, @yolandadiaz.bsky.social convened an expert group to study how to make good on that promise. Lead by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, we have delivered what is, we think, the highest-level 400-page report on economic democracy out there. 1/2
Front page of the report, available here: https://reportondemocracyatwork.org/en/the-report/Picture of Yolanda Diaz and the expert committee members at the report's launch in Madrid, 2 Feb 2026.
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Théo Aiolfi @theoaiolfi.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Very proud to share this piece with @bolandeira.bsky.social for @jacobinmag.bsky.social, where we discuss the complicated relationship between the radical left and the nation, based on our article in JCES (doi.org/10.1080/1478...).
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Eviane Leidig @evianeleidig.com · 20/01/2026
New report by @csohate.bsky.social Remigration: The rise of a fringe idea into the political mainstream Key findings ⤵️ www.csohate.org/2026/01/20/r...
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Remigration: The Rise of a Fringe Idea into the Political Mainstream
This report traces how “remigration” evolved from a fringe far-right concept into mainstream political discourse, mapping its spread across Europe and the US (2010–2025).
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
My new book is out now! Read for an alternative view on populism in Europe, influenced by decolonial theory, feminism and psychoanalysis. I'm available to do book talks in 2026! @populismpsa.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social @reacpolrn.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europes-popu...
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Europe’s Populist Condition
Europe’s Populist Condition; Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that the main threat to democracy is the exclusionary nature of European democrat...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
And they complain that Zack Polanski is against NATO….
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Cardiff UCU @cardiffucu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🔊 Calling all Cardiff UCU members: get your vote in by next Monday! ⏰ The countdown is on: www.cardiffucu.org.uk
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This is the biggest question I have about university management.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Latest episode of “Rich people don’t think they’re rich”. Sequel to Question time guy on 80 grand a year thinking he was on “average income www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
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Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Huge COPs are an equity issue. We don't hear marginalised voices above the din of who can afford the pavilions, flights, comms teams, or hosting. theconversation.com/the-un-clima...
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The UN climate talks have become too big for their own good
Cop30 will have 50,000 delegates. But bigger Cops are not better Cops.
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Even more petitions popping up. Doesn't make for a great endorsement, does it? Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university: c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ c.org/Q6pTJXz87F c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
A screen shot for the change.org petition with the title "Stop the suspension of Uni of Nottingham Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion"A screen shot for the change.org petition with the title "Save Agriculture at the University of Nottingham"A screen shot for the change.org petition with the title "Stop the removal of Modern Language courses at the University of Nottingham!"
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
With just a few weeks until publication, it's possible to pre-order my book in time for Xmas! For anyone who wants to read a decolonial approach to populism and understand why we are still so attached to the idea of 'populism' bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europes-popu... @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Europe’s Populist Condition
Europe’s Populist Condition; Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that the main threat to democracy is the exclusionary nature of European democrat...
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I’m really sorry to say that I don’t think these people are scared, but that they quietly agree with what Trump is doing, and see opportunities for themselves going forward. There is no other explanation.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This is outrageous. The amount of time that we spend on these apparently futile applications is clearly not reasonable.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Amazing, under these conditions the would definitely kick me out. Thanks Britain.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Idk, I’m increasingly uncomfortable with this narrative that Reform represent some kind of anti-politics when their narrative has been absolutely dominant for more than 10 years and seems to be seamlessly adapted by all mainstream actors.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This cannot be emphasised enough. But also, there is something cruel and morally corrupt to limiting welfare benefits, which is one of the most direct transfers of wealth to those who need it the most.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Idk, I thought the point of representative democracy was that parliament was seen as legitimate based on electoral results, not based on polling.
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Thank god for this
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 30/09/2025
You do not need the far right in power to have far-right politics implemented and far-right discourse normalised This should be clear by now and yet those responsible keep being given the benefit of the doubt
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
It’s just so blatantly obvious.
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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
📣Call for papers📣 If you are planning to attend the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social annual conference in Oxford (30 March-1 April), please consider submitting your paper to our Rectionary Politics Specialist Group stream at the link below! Deadline: 17th October. www.psa.ac.uk/events/psa-a...
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PSA Annual Conference | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
Political Studies Association 76th Annual International ConferencePSA26: Political Studies Futures30 March – 1 April 2026, Oxford Join us in Oxford for PSA26 to discuss 'Political Studies Futures'Our ...
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Emmy Eklundh @emmyeklundh.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
People. There is basic decency between PEOPLE. I know this is just headline nonsense but that this is seen as local to these isles is part of the problem.
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‘There’s a basic decency among British people’: Hope Not Hate’s Nick Lowles on how to defeat the far right
Lowles has spent his entire adult life organising against fascism, facing countless threats as a result. He discusses the street confrontations of the 80s, foiling a murder plot, Nazi satanists – and ...
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