ECPR SG Extremism & Democracy

Find out more and apply Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy

📣 Apply now for the 5th edition of the Summer School of our SG on Extremism & Democracy @ecpr-ead.bsky.social

📆 6–10 Jul 2026, University of Bologna

✅ 5 teaching days
✅ 2 keynote speeches
✅ Networking opportunities + more!

⌛ Deadline: 25 Feb

Do not miss this!! 👇

International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Conflict and Peace - University of Nicosia

📣 Our colleagues from @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on the Critical Peace & Conflict asked us to share this Call for Papers for an upcoming conference on "Emerging Technologies in Conflict and Peace": www.unic.ac.cy/digits/inter...

I would greatly appreciate reposts by @ecprgender.bsky.social @ecprsgpp.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social & anyone else :) Thank you.

Find out more and apply Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, University of Bologna, 6 – 10 July 2026

📣 Apply now for the 5th edition of the Summer School of our SG on Extremism & Democracy @ecpr-ead.bsky.social

📆 6–10 Jul 2026, University of Bologna

✅ 5 teaching days
✅ 2 keynote speeches
✅ Networking opportunities + more!

⌛ Deadline: 25 Feb

Why democracies ban extremist organisations Many extremist organisations exist and operate in democratic societies. Some get banned by democratic authorities; others don’t. Why? Using data on far-right organisations from Germany, Michael Zeller...

🪧 Many #extremist organisations operate in democratic societies. Some get banned; others don’t. Why?
📜 Using data from Germany, Michel Zeller of @ecpr-ead.bsky.social explains why governments ban only some of the organisations working to undermine constitutional democracy
#extremism
⤵️ bit.ly/3YuECH0

Our new issue is out!

Some thoughts of mine about the radical right gaining ground in Japan in this 👇 thanks to the great @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social for asking me to be a part of this newsletter

e-Extreme Archive European Consortium for Political Research

📣 We are delighted to present the latest edition of our e-Extreme Newsletter, courtesy of our wonderful editorial team: @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social & @sabinedvolk.bsky.social. You can download it via our website (see “Current Issue”): ecpr.eu/news/news/de... 📖

📣 Very cool PhD opporunity in Oxford to work with the great @gcapoccia.bsky.social on democratic backsliding.

Have you read an interesting book about extremism, terrorism or the far-right lately?
Write a review for eExtreme, newsletter of the ECPR standing group on Extremism and Democracy. We are looking for reviewers for our April 2026 issue!

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Last week I finally got my ECPR SG Extremism & Democracy Best Paper Prize 2024 🪵🏆 — probably the classiest wooden block I own!

Still thrilled and grateful to @ecpr-ead.bsky.social and the jury @ammassarisofia.bsky.social @kai-arzheimer.com @caterinafr.bsky.social

The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025 This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...

Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
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It’s only left 2 days to submit your proposal to join us in Austria in April.
We’re accepting proposals based on research in its early stages and we welcome both early career and senior scholars. 🤗
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social

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📣 International Workshop organized by Politics (the journal)
🎯 Polarization in Contemporary Politics: Developments, Causes, and Consequences
📅 9-10 December 2025, Lisbon

Deadline approaching! (25 October)

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📣 Check out this fantastic Call for Papers for a Colloquium on "Far Right, Gender and Femonationalism" at the University of Lausanne in March 2026!

The most recent e-Extreme Newsletter is now available thanks to the excellent work of @audreygagnon.bsky.social , @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social & @sabinedvolk.bsky.social

Our latest issue is out! Check out the expert interviews we have on the elections in Portugal and Romania, CfPs, book reviews, and many more!

📣 Our latest e-Extreme Newsletter is out! This issue includes two book reviews: @ghibordieri.bsky.social discusses Out of Hiding by @kathyblee.bsky.social, Futrell & Simi, while @luca-carbone.bsky.social reviews Popular Music and the Rise of Populism in Europe, ed by Dunkel & Schiller

My book review 📚 of Dunkel & Schiller *Popular Music and the Rise of Populism in Europe* is out on @ecpr-ead.bsky.social e-Extreme! This is a rich and engaging book, OA here: doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Thanks @ghibordieri.bsky.social for the invite!

👉 Read my review here: ecpr.eu/Filestore/Cu...

The latest issue of eExtreme is out, and it features my review of the book Out of Hiding by Blee, Futrell and Simi!

Read it here⤵️

@ruralgrg.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social @ecprpovb.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social

📣 Our latest e-Extreme Newsletter is out! Find it here: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... (Current Issue)
✋ Kindly brought to you by @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social and @sabinedvolk.bsky.social!
🍿 Read on for expert interviews (on elections in 🇵🇹 & 🇷🇴), book reviews and more!

📣 Are you an early career researcher? Did you present a paper at #ECPRgc25 in Thessaloniki as part of our Extremism & Democracy endorsed section? Then why not nominate yourself for the 2025 E&D Best Paper Prize? Just send us your paper via email by 5 Sept. 📧 ecprextremismanddemocracy@gmail.com 🏆

#ecprgc25 is over. Thank you Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and all the supporting staff for hosting us, and for organising a great conference.

🗣️ Feeling inspired by the Academic Freedom Under Pressure roundtable earlier at #ecprgc25?
👀 Check out The Loop blog pieces from speakers @sldelange.bsky.social and Iris B. Segers:
✍️ bit.ly/45wLUNi
✍️ bit.ly/3Jf8HFU

A lot of new and interesting political science research is presented at #ecprgc25 in (very warm) Thessaloniki

Do not miss our Business Meeting. Don't think about it as business, but more as reconnecting with your scholarly community 🤗

✨ Great start to #ECPRGC25!

Presented an early draft in a panel endorsed by @ecpr-ead.bsky.social, together with @larboe.bsky.social, @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social, followed by excellent discussion and feedback from @sldelange.bsky.social.

🙌 More exciting days ahead! ✨