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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New book out 🔥 The Fascist Zeitgeist. Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right. (Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism @universitypress.cambridge.org) How is the success of the Iberian far right linked to the memory of Franco and Salazar? doi.org/10.1017/9781009588072
The image shows, on the right half, the book's cover, with fascist architecture from Rome, which is the signature image used by the series on "The History and Politics of Fascism". The left half of the image shows the book's back, that includes the following summary: 
The far right is achieving unprecedented electoral success, even in countries once considered immune such as Spain and Portugal. For decades, the stigma surrounding the long dictatorships of António Salazar and Francisco Franco seemed to inoculate the Iberian Peninsula against far-right mobilisation, yet Chega and VOX have shown that collective memory evolves – and stigma fades. This Element argues that understanding the far right's global rise requires attention to authoritarian nostalgia: a longing for an idealised authoritarian past. When activated by credible political actors with sufficient media visibility, this sentiment can generate support for far-right movements even in societies with a collective memory firmly condemning their authoritarian past. Using original survey data, the Element shows how contemporary far-right forces mobilise the ghosts of authoritarianism to erode democratic norms, revealing the enduring power of collective memory in shaping political behaviour.
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful decade of posts on populism 🙏 POP - Political Observatory on Populism - closes down 📢 That's all folks... POP is dead, long live POP 🤟 Read here the last post 🤓 populismobserver.com/2026/09/28/t...
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The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, …
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The End After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this…
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The End
After a decade of honourable service, it is time to retire POP. A blog on populism that I started as a PhD student back in 2015 and to which I have dedicated countless hours until 2025. Meanwhile, a life has passed, many things have changed, and I find myself unable to keep alive this wonderful project. The last months have been so busy that I did not even have time to write a proper goodbye.
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Pedro Magalhães @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Atlas of Social Attitudes is now live: www.atlasofsocialattitudes.eu What is it, what can you do with it, and why did we build it? A short🧵. (1)
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Atlas of Social Attitudes
Explore comprehensive public opinion data from the European Social Survey and the European Values Survey. Discover insights across topics, countries, an...
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Osservatorio sul complottismo @sulcomplottismo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
1/ Far-right leader Roberto Vannacci shared an AI video set in ancient Rome where he sentences to death opposition leaders Schlein and Conte. The gladiator armed with a hammer and sickle is a local representative of National Future who was recently reported for the beating of an Iraqi immigrant.
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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
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Home - The PopuList
The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
If we "cancel" far right ideas just a bit more, we might not hear anything else for quite a long time 🫣 Someone should write a book about this topic...oh wait! www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
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The Far Right and the Media: International Trends and Perspectives
This book examines how far-right politics and news media shape one another, exposing, contesting, and at times inadvertently legitimising white supremacist, violent misogynist, and other far-right ide...
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
🎵 Hey, you know, everybody's talking about the "good old days," right? Everybody! The good old days Well, let's talk about the good old days! 🎶 youtu.be/7m148vZDwJA?...
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📢The Fascist Zeitgeist is coming out soon for @universitypress.cambridge.org Thanks a lot to @casmudde.bsky.social, Filipa Raimundo, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Hans-Georg Betz, and @dafnoukos.bsky.social for the kind words. The book will be open access for the first two weeks, stay tuned 📡 1/2
Cover of the forthcoming book The Fascist Zeitgeist, published by Cambridge University Press for the Elements "The History and Politics of Fascism". Written by Luca Manucci. The cover shows a building (Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana) in Rome built during fascism in the EUR area.
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 07/06/2026
The 2026 update brings you 130 new research articles on the #RadicalRight. Here’s to the people who wrote these, and especially to 7 super-productive super-contributors: Marianna Griffini, Luca Manucci, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social, 1/2
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Hot references summer: the 2026 update of the radical right bibliography is here - kai arzheimer
Voting! Gender! Normalisation! 130 new pieces on the far right for you
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📢 The #EUPopLink Survey is open! @eupoplink.bsky.social is a Cost Action (here some info: eupoplink.eu) studying EU politics & public opinion, and you can take its new survey in whichever language you prefer🌍 Fill it in, share it, pass it on. Every response matters! 👉 get.epoll.eu/index.php/48...
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Very much looking forward to seeing *The Fascist Zeitgeist* published by @universitypress.cambridge.org and many thanks to the editors @finchelsteinf.bsky.social and @acostapinto.bsky.social for the opportunity! It should be out in a few weeks, more on this soon...
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What an amazing special issue about the Portuguese elections since 2002! Incredible line-up and terrific articles. Great stuff from @sespjournal.bsky.social, special thanks to the special issue's editors @marinacostalobo.bsky.social and Ana Espírito-Santo! www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/3...
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South European Society and Politics
The new Portuguese electorate in the XXI century; Guest Editors: Marina Costa Lobo and Ana Espírito-Santo. Volume 31, Issue 2 of South European Society and Politics
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EUPopLink @eupoplink.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Make Your Voice Heard: EUPopLink Launches Major Pan-European Survey on the Future of Europe How do you feel about the future of the European Union?
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Excellent new contribution to the loop illiberalism series, based on amazing experimental research 👏
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🌊 #Illiberal Wave No.46 💪 @plutscher.bsky.social, @draege.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social & @chknutsen.bsky.social draw on 3 experiments across Venezuela, Türkiye + the US to show that visual strongman #Propaganda can deter opposition movements + mobilise supporters. 👉️ bit.ly/48vkRV3
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🌊 The dark logic of visual strongman propaganda
Philipp Lutscher, Jonas Bergan Dræge, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Karsten Donnay draw on three survey experiments across Venezuela, Turkey and the United States to show that visual strongman propaganda ca...
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Larissa Böckmann @larboe.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
📣Deadline extended! You have until Sunday (29.3) to apply. We are looking for Early Career Researchers engaging with far-right politics in Europe.
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
From The Assault, by Harry Mulisch. "Only later did Anton realize that almost nobody voted rationally, but simply out of self-interest, or because he felt an affinity for the members of a certain party, or because the leading candidate inspired confidence. It was physiological, in a way." -->
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Excellent critique of the media’s normalization of the far right.
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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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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The far right in Spain and Portugal didn’t go mainstream alone. The Iberian media system played a key role in their normalization 📺📻📰 2 new publications out now🔥 This marks the closing chapter of my project POLAR, a research journey that began in 2021. A 🧵on how Vox and Chega became mainstream 👇
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Another excellent post for the illiberalism series! 🌊 Get in contact with me or The Loop if you want to contribute 📢
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.45 🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture. 📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control. 👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
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🌊 How democratic erosion became administratively normal in Greece
Vera Tika argues that contemporary illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture. Instead, it advances quietly through routine governance and administrative practices that normalise ...
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 22/02/2026
"What does Matt Goodwin really think? By the time we find out, it may be too late" Who cares what he "really thinks"? Can't we focus on what he and Reform propose and normalise which is very clear, even with the euphemisms in the article? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Matt Goodwin is running: the search for Reform’s elusive byelection candidate
Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?
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Jack Dean @jackddean.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Worth a read just for the title, but the actual research is an incredible contribution to the literature on Media and Politics. Would definitely be interested to see if the same patterns exist in Hungary and Romania, given the highly politicised nature of media in each.
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
More on this later, but for now... doi.org/10.1177/1940...
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The Promise of a Better Past: Media, Authoritarian Nostalgia, and the Far Right - Luca Manucci, Hugo Marcos-Marne, Yani Kartalis, 2026
The rising electoral support for far-right parties has sparked vibrant debates about the sociopolitical dynamics driving this phenomenon. This paper investigate...
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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
♀️ Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science everyone! 🌈 Since the backlash is real, I want to thank all the amazing and inspiring (female) colleagues who make #PoliticalScience more diverse, more fun, and more relevant. Happily, the following list can never be complete 👇 #WomenInScience
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
65.1🦋 What happens when the #RadicalRight looks fondly to the past? 🕰️ 👀 @populismblog.bsky.social & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social introduce #AuthoritarianNostalgia exploring how supporters of VOX and Chega connect today’s politics with Spanish & Portuguese eras buff.ly/GHwnwul
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Authoritarian nostalgia and support for (populist radical) right parties | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Authoritarian nostalgia and support for (populist radical) right parties - Volume 65 Issue 1
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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htfcuddles @htfcuddles.mmfcomic.com · 01/02/2026
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Matt Goodwin and the end of England: How one man's career explains our public life iandunt.substack.com/p/matt-goodw...
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Matt Goodwin and the end of England
How one man's career explains our public life.
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Reactionary Politics Research Network @reacpolrn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📣Online book launch 📣 Join us on Zoom (Feb 10, 7pm GMT / 11am PST) for the launch of The Far Right and the Media: International Trends and Perspectives, exploring how media systems shape the visibility and normalization of far-right ideas in today’s digital world. reacpol.net/farright-med...
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Book Launch: The Far Right and the Media - Reactionary Politics Research Network
Book launch of The Far Right and the Media, edited by Imogen Richards.
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 29/01/2026
So pleased to have received my copy of The far right and the media, edited by @imogenrichards.bsky.social! You can order the book here: www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🔥 Populist parties are no Robin Hood...⚡️ Now with page numbers and in #openaccess, part of a terrific special issue for @jeppjournal.bsky.social With the amazing @eborghetto.bsky.social and Derek Epp www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Kurt Sengul @kurtsengul.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚨 Chuffed to see my new chapter with Jordan McSwiney published Racism, Amplification and Mainstreaming: News Media and the Australian Far Right The chapter features in a vital new book ‘The Far Right and the Media’, brilliantly edited by Imogen Richards 🥳 www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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Racism, Amplification, and Mainstreaming | 4 | News media and the Aust
This chapter critically explores the relationship between news media and the far right. The role of news media in the amplification, mainstreaming and
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 16/01/2026
"Bolsonaro ... is unlikely to appreciate the approved reading list. It includes Brazilian works on Indigenous rights, racism, the environment and the violence meted out by the country’s 1964-85 dictatorship – a regime Bolsonaro openly supported." Brazil, you're doing amazing. This is inspired.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books
Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book read
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
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EUPopLink @eupoplink.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
📢 Open Call for the EUPopLink Training School (CA23102) 📍 Lisbon (Iscte KI & CIES-Iscte) | 🗓 19–20 March 2026 ⏰ Deadline: 9 January 2026 (12:00 Brussels time) 🔗 www.eupoplink.eu/call-trainin... 📩 Apply: eupoplink@polsci.auth.gr
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Antonio Costa Pinto @acostapinto.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
An excellent collective study of the Portuguese populist radical right.
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Chega: The New Portuguese Far Right
In the late 2010s, the Portuguese immunity to the far right came to a sudden end at the 2019 general elections, after the election of Chega’s leader – André Ventura – to the Assembly of the Republic. ...
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
WTF are we doing here, BBC?
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Imogen Richards @imogenrichards.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Excited to share that a new book I was fortunate to edit is now online! 📚 shorturl.at/LaKw7 'The Far Right and the Media' examines cases of reporting on the FR across Spain, Portugal, the US, UK, Aotearoa NZ, Israel & Australia. A preprint of the introduction is available here: shorturl.at/Rui7S
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(PDF) Introduction: Media, democracy, and the global rise of the far right
PDF | This introductory chapter establishes a theoretical and conceptual foundation for analysing far-right media representations across the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Resea...
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social 📚 Three volumes ⭐ 431 entries 🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world A very short 🧵
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Authoritarian nostalgia is key in the success of the far right. Rather than an obstacle, it is a mobilising factor. People who have fond (personal or indirect) memories of the right-wing authoritarian past vote far right. Full data & replication materials available here: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🆕 What happens when the #RadicalRight looks fondly to the past? 🇪🇸🇵🇹 @populismblog.bsky.social & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social introduce #AuthoritarianNostalgia — exploring how supporters of VOX and Chega connect today’s politics with memories of 🇪🇸 and 🇵🇹 authoritarian eras. #Populism 📖
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Authoritarian nostalgia and support for (populist radical) right parties | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New publication out @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🔥 With @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social we introduce the concept of *authoritarian nostalgia* and show that positive evaluations of Franco and Salazar explain support for the far-right parties VOX and Chega A 🧵 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Authoritarian nostalgia and support for (populist radical) right parties | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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Title page of the book "The Fascist Zeitgeist. Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right"
Table of contents of the book "The Fascist Zeitgeist. Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right"
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 10/10/2025
#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - Authoritarian nostalgia and support for (populist radical) right parties - cup.org/4h47BcQ - Luca Manucci & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social #FirstView
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
It was a great experience — thanks for the invitation! Academic outreach is often undervalued in CV evaluations, yet it’s essential for opening the ivory tower to the world and making science matter 🌏 @ics-ulisboa.bsky.social
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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
A summary of the main highlights from today's seminar about Academic Outreach and mind-blogging with Luca Manucci @populismblog.bsky.social Many great reflections, check it here: open.substack.com/pub/sofiaser...
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The Art of Academic Outreach
Highlights from today's seminar with Luca Manucci about the "The Art of Academic Outreach and Mind-blogging".
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
📢 Next Wednesday, 8 Oct, I’ll be speaking at the Research & Publish Seminars hosted by @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social I’ll share what I’ve learned from 10 years of blogging on populism—academic outreach, online presence, grandma's test, and much more 🔥 Details 👉 sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Coming soon, (unfortunaltely) it could not be more timely... 📺📰📻🚨 www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...
Cover of the forthcoming book "The Far Right and the Media. International Trends and Perspectives"
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