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Andrew Mackenzie @ahmackenzie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Dr Georgios… who?!

A post on X from Sky News:

"It's scary in may ways."
Dr Georgios Samaras of King's College London says the increase in support for the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is "the consequence of years of far-right normalisation in Germany".

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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The attempt by transphobes to proclaim their position as 'biological reality' was always a grim mirror of the "race realist" position. The Idea that social relations are sharply overdetermined by biology acts as a blank cheque for discrimination and persecution. TERFs are showing their true colours.

Maya Forstater encouraging academics to sign an open letter against the suspension of eugenicist Nathan Cofnas by the University of Ghent.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Which opinions?

Daniel Hannan O @DanielJHannan
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This is what being hounded actually looks like.
An academic has been suspended, not for professional misconduct or plagiarism or bad teaching, but because his opinions are unpopular.
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BBC News (UK) 7 @BBCNews • 14h
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university bbc.in/ 4xbJuk1

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I don't have the words I need to discuss the loss of Jason Arday's young life. All I can say is that this internet age is especially violent, nasty, and despicable toward Black intellectuals. We are targeted more than any academic group esp if we are dark-skinned, fat, disabled, queer or trans.

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Alexandra Jabbour @alexjabbour.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

My department at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social is advertising 3 Tenure-Track AP positions in Political Science and 2 Teaching positions. The department is nice, non-toxic, and in good financial shape (which is not a given these days, in the UK or elsewhere): warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 21/06/2026

Until the left understands that "immigration" is a "concern" created in a top down manner to divert from other issues, it will continue to fight the (far)right on its turf This is what I explored here at length journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Populism, public opinion, and the mainstreaming of the far right: The ‘immigration issue’ and the construction of a reactionary ‘people’ - Aurelien Mondon, 2025

While mainstream elite actors with the ability to shape public discourse (politicians, academics, and the media) generally oppose far-right politics, it is wide...

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 19/06/2026

As the Reform hype is dealt another blow, the mistake would be to think far-right politics have been defeated While the far right only really appeals to 20/25% of the electorate even in fertile circumstances, its politics can be mainstreamed without them winning as Starmer woefully demonstrated 1/

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Politics Journal @politicsjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

1/5.📢 New Article We're thrilled to announce the publication of "Make Britain Great Again: The Morphology of Restorationist Re-politics", by Georgios Samaras. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com @glasgow.ac.uk

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Georgios Samaras @gsamaras.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I have a new paper out in Critical Studies on Terrorism 🚨 I argue that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota turned Trump’s immigration crackdown into state terror. ICE raids spread fear beyond those arrested, forcing whole communities to change how they lived: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 07/06/2026

My maybe not so hot take is that all the blue circles here are still here because they care much more about civil engagement and outreach to people who probably follow active neonazi Catturd than they do about building something different to this.

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The right in this country have totally lost it, a complete and utter collapse of any kind of cordon sanitaire with the far right in favour of gutter racism. It's been slow, but the grinding move from "anti-white racism is real" from far right agitprop to Times leader is complete.

Sky News: Henry Nowak's murder has highlighted tbe debate on whether the police are anti-white

Telegraph: Anti-white racism is real, and there')) be more Henry Nowaks until it is crushdd

Henry Nowak and the corrosive effect of DeI on policing

Spectator: why can we rage against George Floyd's death but not Henry Nowak's?

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Georgios Samaras @gsamaras.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I have written for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on Tsipras’ return to Greek politics and the damage he has inflicted on the Greek left. His new party is being sold as renewal, but many on the Greek left will see the same familiar pattern of betrayal www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

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Alexis Tsipras has found another left to break

The former Syriza leader is back with a new party and a record the Greek left has every reason to distrust

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Alexis Tsipras has found another left to break

The former Syriza leader is back with a new party and a record the Greek left has every reason to distrust

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Tony Blair. What the billionaire class have paid for.

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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The Guardian uses "far-right" for Spain's Vox but uses "hard-right" for UK's Reform. No idea why

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 15/05/2026

I don't recall seeing the reaction of the other defeated candidates in Gorton and Denton... It must be a coincidence that only the far right gets this kind of hyped coverage across all the media

Goodwin rules himself out of Makerfield byelection
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Matt Goodwin, the Reform candidate who came second to the Greens in Manchester’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has ruled himself out of running in the upcoming Makerfield byelection.

Goodwin told the Guardian that he looked forward to supporting a “local Reform candidate” in the contest which emerged as Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s best hope of returning to the House of Commons.

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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 17/02/2026

I'm kind of sick and tired of seeing privileged (mostly male) senior scholars take advantage of their own privileged positions to mainstream and normalise the far right, seemingly without any shame (or consequences). Your work is harming us all (collectively, societally, and within the discipline).

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"The fact that Orbán lost doesn’t mean a return to liberal democracy is guaranteed, because Fidesz is literally everywhere..." @gsamaras.bsky.social on #ViktorOrban the far-right and more @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7uZJ...

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Viktor Orban's defeat - and what comes next for the far right

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

“Orbanism survived for 16 years. It is a political ideology that is not going to go away anytime soon.” @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social talks #ViktorOrbán with @gsamaras.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7uZJ...

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Viktor Orban's defeat - and what comes next for the far right

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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

📣New interview📣 'The ecology produces ideological effects that exceed and outlast the intentions of any individual actor within it' Benjamin Nangle discusses the affective-discursive ecologies of the far right. reacpol.net/affective-di...

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Interview: Affective-discursive ecologies of the far right (Ben Nangle) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Ben Nangle and Leen d’Haenens’s article “Affective-discursive ecologies of the far right”.

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 29/03/2026

#OpenAccess from the new issue of @epsjournal.bsky.social - Misuse, mislabelling, and the broken path of the ‘hard-right’: Challenging nonscientific political discourse - cup.org/45kNxP2 - @gsamaras.bsky.social

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European Political Science @epsjournal.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🌷March Issue 🔍 Research @gsamaras.bsky.social presents the first systematic study of how major English-language outlets used the term “Hard-Right”. 👉 buff.ly/GrCdjE5

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 26/03/2026

Excellent statement from @reacpolrn.bsky.social on hegemonic defeatism in academic circles regarding the resurgence of the far right "HEPI’s Preparing for Populism is a profoundly unhelpful document that mistakes capitulation for strategy" reacpol.net/populism-hepi/

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RPRN statement on HEPI’s Preparing for Populism debate paper - Reactionary Politics Research Network

RPRN statement on HEPI’s Preparing for Populism debate paper

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Thomas J Wood @thomasjwood.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Political Science's academic job market having its worst post-Covid year -- almost 20% fewer jobs than at the same point in the previous cycle (which itself was bad!) Data scraped from APSA ejobs pdfs.

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School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

THIS WEEK: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong Join @florianfoos.bsky.social, @gsamaras.bsky.social, @joeysherlock.bsky.social & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies Attend as a non-speaker: ➡️ wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 13/03/2026

I look grumpy but it was such a pleasure chatting to @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social about polarisation hype In particular, we took our cue from the paper @juanroch.bsky.social @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I co-authored link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is. People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/03/2026

"Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences. Every headline, every clip, every click adds weight. This is how the line gets crossed." "And how some media are no longer just covering the far right but helping it speak."

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Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 04/03/2026

OPINION: Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial choice with political consequences. Here’s how some media outlets are no longer just covering these forces — but amplifying them.

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Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Media must stop normalizing the far right Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences www.politico.eu/article/medi...

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Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 04/03/2026

Must read from @gsamaras.bsky.social "Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences. Every headline, every clip, every click adds weight. This is how the line gets crossed" www.politico.eu/article/medi...

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Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

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Georgios Samaras @gsamaras.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I published a new op-ed in @politico.com on how the media is mainstreaming the far right. It blurs ideology, sanitises extremist actors and quietly shifts the centre of gravity of public debate onto far-right terrain. It’s free sanitisation. www.politico.eu/article/medi...

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Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 28/02/2026

Political journalism in this country is so unserious... Imagine how cut off from society you have to be to come up with something so arrogantly ignorant and careless... (Via @gsamaras.bsky.social)

Headline:

Polanski and Farage don't agree. But they have more in common than you might think

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

So the Telegraph is taking this well

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 26/02/2026

It's a real shame that this otherwise refreshing article based on the actual views of the local people in their diversity euphemises the far right as "hard right" through misguided editorial choices while showing clearly the threat should not be taken lightly... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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The hard right has high hopes in Gorton and Denton – but a grassroots fightback is under way

As ordinary people feel the effects of divisive rhetoric, a local group is taking action to empower the community

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School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

"[Advocacy for free speech on the far right] was never a neutral commitment to open debate. It is a claim to special permission" @gsamaras.bsky.social spoke to the Guardian about deepening connections between the Trump administration & far right European parties

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Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies

US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies

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School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

EVENT: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong Join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social, Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies ➡️ Attend as a non-speaker: wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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