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Mikkel Flohr

@mflohr.bsky.social
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I work on social and political theory, history of ideas, & historical sociology. Postdoc and ext. lecturer at RUC/incoming assistant professor at CBS. He/him. Skeets=personal opinion/objective truth≠employer. Danish Marxism. 🇵🇸 Homepage: mikkelflohr.com

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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a really important article about my previous place of work, the suppression of Palestine solidarity movement at Roskilde University, and the firing of one of my colleagues last year.
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Danish university leadership asked researchers to hand over
Researchers at RUC have been asked to hand over the names of students who staged actions in support of Gaza and have been reprimanded for reading poems in support of Gaza. An expert sees it as a threa
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Mikkel Krause Frantzen @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
læs lige @routhier.bsky.social i Politiken: politiken.dk/debat/debati...
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Forsker på RUC:Der hviskes på gangene. Samtalerne ved kaffem
Da jeg blev ansat på RUC, var jeg stolt af at arbejde på et universitet, der bygger på en tradition for kritisk, samfundsengageret og anti-autoritær forskning og pædagogik. Jeg var en smule naiv.
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
...involved in Palestine solidarity, which she did not. Reporters obtained internal emails, showing university management looking for grounds to dismiss her. She was ultimately dismissed for "uncollegial behaviour" and for being "uncooperative" just before Christmas; she denies the allegations.
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The gist of the article is that professor Michelle Pace was fired after 12 years at RUC, following an unusually quick and problematic process. She had been publicly critical of Israel's crimes in Gaza, Danish migration policy, and asked by university management to identify students...
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Marie Louise Krogh @marielouisekrogh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a case worth following for anyone who cares about academic freedom. I hope the article will only be the beginning of an investigation into both the firing itself and the increasingly repressive measures taken up against work that in some vague sense is deemed ‘too political‘.
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Søren Mau @sorenmau.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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dominique routhier @routhier.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our colleague, Michelle Pace, was fired. There is going to be a wild cat general assembly at RUC, October 21, 12 pm. spread the word
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Marie Thøgersen @mariethogersen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Calling all students and employees at RUC!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you for being there and helping to make it such a wonderful conference!
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Søren Mau @sorenmau.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Roskilde University fired a professor for opposing genocide
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a really important article about my previous place of work, the suppression of Palestine solidarity movement at Roskilde University, and the firing of one of my colleagues last year.
google.com
Danish university leadership asked researchers to hand over
Researchers at RUC have been asked to hand over the names of students who staged actions in support of Gaza and have been reprimanded for reading poems in support of Gaza. An expert sees it as a threa
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you 💕 With the final panels now underway it’s time to say a big thank you from the organisers for helping us turn the 11th conference into two unforgettable days of great papers, productive discussions, and wonderful conversations 🫶 See you again next year!
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The first keynote of the 11th annual conference is underway: Eva von Redecker on “The Freedom to Stay. On Emancipation from Negative Liberty.”
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Will be in the brilliant company of @bpoppmadsen.bsky.social, @madsejsing.bsky.social, Kristian Paris & Kristoffer Willert
Part conference programme, which outlines a panel called 

DEMOCRATIC REORGANIZATION

Beyond Deliberation: Rethinking
Climate Citizens' Assemblies through a Radical Politics of Assembling
Mads Ejsing

Beyond Liberal Democracy: Five Theses about Council Democracy Mikkel Flohr & Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen

Visions of Freedom:
Accelerationist and Degrowth perspectives
Kristian Paris

CHAIR: Kristoffer Willert
ROOM: DH.V.046
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Getting ready for my presentation “Beyond Liberal Democracy: 5 Theses on Council Democracy” with Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen at the annual conference of @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social at Copenhagen Business School tomorrow.
A computer with a powerpoint in fullscreen in front of a lot of books
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
THE PROGRAMME IS HERE 💥 The programme for the 11th conference is now ready and we are happy to share it with friend & foes of Danish Marxism alike! We look forward to seeing you all for two smashing days in Copenhagen with great presentations, keynotes, and socialising in just over a week 🥰
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Monty Python And The Holy Grail Life Of Brian
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Mathias Hein Jessen @mhjessen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How do analogies between states and firms shape competing political and economic visions? I’m looking for a PhD researcher and a postdoc to help me explore this question in my new research project at Copenhagen Business School. Links below 👇
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The launch of the Danish translation of David Graeber’s “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs” [Om fænomenet skodjob] was great thanks to brilliant contributions from @candmageloes.bsky.social @eskilhalberg.bsky.social @machinemarx.bsky.social and everyone else who came out.
One person speaking in front of a number of seated people who are listening attentively People sitting down and listening in front of a bookcaseA lot of people standing outside talking
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Can barely wait!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The launch of the Danish translation of David Graeber’s “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs” [Om fænomenet skodjob] was great thanks to brilliant contributions from @candmageloes.bsky.social @eskilhalberg.bsky.social @machinemarx.bsky.social and everyone else who came out.
One person speaking in front of a number of seated people who are listening attentively People sitting down and listening in front of a bookcaseA lot of people standing outside talking
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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LL Cool J - Don't Call It A Comeback
Alt: LL Cool J - Don't Call It A Comeback
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is today!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is today!
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One more thing... 👀 At our 11th conference we will not only have two exicting keynotes for you but for the first time also an extra event: A special plenary session with the FREEDOM OF MOVEMENTS research collective!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I am glad to see my article "Sketch of a Political Theory of States of Exception” out in @paradoks.nu's "Philosophical-Theoretical Yearbook." It summarizes the findings of my research project “Politics of the Exception” funded by @carlsbergfondet.dk in Danish. Full text: paradoks.nu/wp-content/u...
Front page of Paradoks’ “Philosophical-Theoretical Yearbook 6” First page of an article titled “Skitse af en politisk teori om undtagelsestilstande” (Sketch of a Political Theory of States of Exception) by Mikkel Flohr
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I am glad to see my article "Sketch of a Political Theory of States of Exception” out in @paradoks.nu's "Philosophical-Theoretical Yearbook." It summarizes the findings of my research project “Politics of the Exception” funded by @carlsbergfondet.dk in Danish. Full text: paradoks.nu/wp-content/u...
Front page of Paradoks’ “Philosophical-Theoretical Yearbook 6” First page of an article titled “Skitse af en politisk teori om undtagelsestilstande” (Sketch of a Political Theory of States of Exception) by Mikkel Flohr
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I have been invited to present my Sapere Aude research Project "Populism and its Discontents: A Genealogy of Anti-Populism" tonight at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. More info (in Danish) here: royalacademy.dk/event/foredr...
Pictures of four researchers on a flier from the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters announcing am event with presentations of Sapere Aude research projects.
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I have been invited to present my Sapere Aude research Project "Populism and its Discontents: A Genealogy of Anti-Populism" tonight at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. More info (in Danish) here: royalacademy.dk/event/foredr...
Pictures of four researchers on a flier from the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters announcing am event with presentations of Sapere Aude research projects.
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It looks great!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
❤️‍🔥 ❤️‍🔥 ❤️‍🔥
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
(Det skal vi altså også fejre snart!)
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Tak min ven, kom forbi og drik en øl, hvis du kan få det til at gå op med pendlerlivet og de mange forpligtelser der utvivlsomt følger med fastansættelse!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I translated David Graeber’s “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: a Work Rant” into Danish and wrote an afterword. Release event at BCAB on the 18. September with contributions from @candmageloes.bsky.social, @machinemarx.bsky.social , and @eskilhalberg.bsky.social. More info here dukop.dk/10442/
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BOGLANCERING: David Graeber: Om fænomenet skodjob - BCAB - Bogcaféen almindelig brand - Duk Op!
Fredag d. 18. september kl. 17 - 19BCAB, Baldersgade 70, 2200 København N, København I 1930 fo…
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dominique routhier @routhier.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The fruit of my postdoc academic labor (!) + that of my co-editors and 38 brilliant contributing authors... The Aesthetics of Machine Vision: Critical Terms and Ideas, published today by @mitpress.bsky.social open access 💕 mitpress.mit.edu/978026205417...
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The Aesthetics of Machine Vision
The Aesthetics of Machine Vision brings together scholars, researchers, and artists who explore machine vision from various academic and nonacademic perspect...
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Danish Society for Marxist Studies @dkmarxsoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
YOU'LL WANNA STAY FOR THIS 👇😮 We are beyond happy to announce the second keynote for our upcoming 11th conference: EVA VON REDECKER! Eva will be giving a keynote talk titled "The Freedom to Stay. On Emancipation from Negative Liberty".
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I couldn’t agree more om both counts!
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I will be in exceptionally good company later today at the annual Danish Historian’s Meeting at Copenhagen University on a panel about the people, presenting my paper “What is the Problem with Populism? Contribution to the Genealogy of Anti-Populism”
A picture of a conference program, which mentions the author and his paper
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I will be in exceptionally good company later today at the annual Danish Historian’s Meeting at Copenhagen University on a panel about the people, presenting my paper “What is the Problem with Populism? Contribution to the Genealogy of Anti-Populism”
A picture of a conference program, which mentions the author and his paper
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Laura Horn @lauralohorn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The Voice of Hind Rajab screening at @roskildeuni.bsky.social on Tuesday 22 September 🍉 Join us if you're around campus; it's free and everybody is welcome. After the film there will be a discussion with a panel and the audience. Organised by #TuesdaysForGaza at RUC
a poster announcing the film screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab at Roskilde University on 22 September 2026
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Dagbladet Information @information.dk · 24/08/2026
Information har desværre ladet sig skræmme af de økonomiske overdommere, når avisen kalder sænkelsen af fødevaremomsen for uklog. Prisen på mad er klassekamp – og derfor må vi ikke overgive os, skriver Eskil Halberg i denne klumme.
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Debat: Information underkaster sig de borgerlige økonomiske klogeåger i sag om madmoms
Information har desværre ladet sig skræmme af de økonomiske overdommere, når avisen kalder sænkelsen af fødevaremomsen for uklog. Prisen på mad er klassekamp – og derfor må vi ikke overgive os
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The new issue of “Kultur & Klasse” on Palestine is amazing. It contains brilliant texts by Sune Haugbølle and Maj Ørskov as well as translations of texts by Saree Makdisi, Ilan Pappé, Sami Khatib, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Gilles Deleuze, Franco Fortini Edward Said, and Salman Rushdie. Open access.
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Årg. 53 Nr. 151 (2026): Palæstina | K&K - Kultur og Klasse
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Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Uh, jeg ved at der har været mange kontroverser om de to danske Grundrids-oversættelser!
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