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Erol Saglam

@erolsaglam.bsky.social

Anthropologist. UCL. IMU Researching conspiracy theories, radical right politics, surveillance, vigilantism, the state, masculinities London, Berlin & Istanbul orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-5113

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little lamb @puddleofbrain.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Your 30s are all about giving up on your imperial ambitions

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Had a fantastic conference in Bilbao, Spain, debating conspiracism, radical right politics, and vigilantism! Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!

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Takhayyul Project @takhayyul.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

“Heritage in the Margins: Forgetting, Remembering, Rewriting”📑 our new #specialissue explores how marginalized communities navigate heritage preservation, representation and cultural memory in complex, often contested spaces tinyurl.com/IJHS-319 @erc.europa.eu @ucl.ac.uk @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

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International Journal of Heritage Studies

Heritage in the Margins: Forgetting, Remembering, Rewriting. Volume 31, Issue 9 of International Journal of Heritage Studies

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

My brief reflections on the effects of mainstreamisation of conspiracism on governance

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Last couple days for application

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Consider submitting chapters for this exciting project 👇

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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

This statement from the NSF is insane. Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false. Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

CfP is out for the upcoming conference I co-organise with @bilgeyabanci.bsky.social & Sonia Alonso Sáenz de Oger in Bilbao this coming October. Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇 agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...

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Conference: Radical Right Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, and Vigilantism in an Age of Democratic DeclineConference: Radical Right Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, and Vigilantism in an Age of Democr...

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Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology @anthroencyclo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

New article alert! 📚📣 👏 Eron Saglam urges us to "rethink how conspiratorial narratives do not solely destabilize the truth but also generate dramatic setbacks for the way we conceive of society and politics." @erolsaglam.bsky.social #CurrentAnthropology #OpenAccess

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Another recent publication--this time from my research on street-level bureaucracies

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

And, consider submitting papers for the upcoming APeCS Conference in Edinburgh (June 2-3). I am co-organising a panel, titled "Vigilant Futures" with Ana Ivasiuc and Vita Peacock Details and CfP here👇 www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

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APeCS Conference 2025: Future-Making in Times of Conflict, Violence and Insecurity | School of Social and Political Sciencelogo

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Erol Saglam @erolsaglam.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

First post on bluesky: my article on conspiracy theories, masculinities, and the changing parameters of statecraft just got published on Current Anthropology. It took some tiresome years but finally out--and fully free for anyone to read. Here is the link: doi.org/10.1086/733925

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Embodying the State in the Margins : Men’s Forgings of Politics via Conspiratorial Narratives and Vigilante Violence | Current Anthropology: Vol 66, No 1

This article explores the reconfigurations of state making in Turkey through an exploration of men’s circulation of conspiracy theories and engagements with vigilante violence since the 2000s. Rather ...

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