Klevis Kolasi @kkolasi.bsky.social · 26/10/2025www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...theideasletter.orgThe Great Reckoning - The Ideas LetterThe world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about… 030
Klevis Kolasi @kkolasi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025New in @eepolitics.bsky.social! In Albania, anti-communism fuels far-right normalization—even under continuous Socialist Party rule—by reframing WWII, delegitimizing the anti-fascist tradition, and rehabilitating collaborators. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNMWG... 161
Klevis Kolasi @kkolasi.bsky.social · 18/10/2025New in East European Politics: How anti-communism in Albania normalizes far-right narratives—without a strong far-right party and under continuous Socialist Party rule. Anti-communist memory politics & neoliberalism converge to reshape the mainstream. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNMWG...tandfonline.comRelativising anti-fascism, naturalising reaction: anti-communism and far-right normalisation in Albanian memory politicsAlthough anti-communism has long been central to far-right ideology, its role in normalising far-right discourse within post-communist societies remains underexplored. This article examines how ant... 031
Klevis Kolasi @kkolasi.bsky.social · 16/10/2025A case of far-right mainstreaming beyond electoral performance: far-right memory politics in Albania: Journal of Contemporary European Studies: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comA case of far-right mainstreaming beyond electoral performance: far-right memory politics in AlbaniaHow do far-right narratives become mainstream without electorally viable far-right parties? Moving beyond electoral-centered approaches, this article examines how far-right mainstreaming in Albania... 031