Georgios Samaras

Meet the political movement that’s too right wing for Nigel Farage Restore Britain wants to shift the Westminster discourse rightward — without becoming a party.

Kick off your week by reading my @politico.eu analysis of independent MP Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain movement — which aims to shift Westminster's Overton window rightwards without becoming a political party. But will it be crowded out by Reform UK?
www.politico.eu/article/meet...

Interview: Extreme-right leadership and communication tactics behind bars in Greece (Georgios Samaras) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Georgios Samaras's article 'Hide and seek: extreme-right leadership and communication tactics behind bars in Greece' (2025)

Short but important interview with @gsamaras.bsky.social about Europe's most successful neo-Nazi party, and the conclusions that Europe should draw 👇

Hide and seek: extreme-right leadership and communication tactics behind bars in Greece This study critically examines how the Greek extreme-right harnesses persuasive communication and tactical campaigning under severe constraints, focusing on Ilias Kasidiaris – a former Golden Dawn ...

You can find Georgios' research article, which this interview is based on, here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interview: Extreme-right leadership and communication tactics behind bars in Greece (Georgios Samaras) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Georgios Samaras's article 'Hide and seek: extreme-right leadership and communication tactics behind bars in Greece' (2025)

📣New interview📣

@gsamaras.bsky.social discusses the Greek neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, and the limitations of legal repression in tackling the far right.

reacpol.net/golden-dawn/

a still of mahmoud khalil as he exited ice detention. he’s wearing a long sleeve khaki button up and a white and black keffiyeh wrapped around his neck. he’s got a big smile on his face and his fist raise in the air, defiant and proud.

Mahmoud Khalil is free.

If Nigel Farage becomes the next prime minister, it won’t be for long – here’s why

🔎 IN FOCUS | After a week of chaos, Reform has a new chair and a leader insisting the party is on track, but the signs are there that this is a party not ready to be in charge – whatever the polls say, writes government expert Georgios Samaras

If Nigel Farage becomes the next prime minister, it won’t be for long – here’s why After a week of chaos, Reform has a new chair and a leader insisting the party is on track, but the signs are there that this is a party not ready to be in charge – whatever the polls say, writes gove...

"Strategic misjudgements and internal disputes have become particularly evident in the aftermath of the May 2025 local elections."

✍️ Check out @gsamaras.bsky.social's long read for @the-independent.com on the turmoil within Reform UK and the party's impact on the councils it now controls

If Nigel Farage becomes the next prime minister, it won’t be for long – here’s why After a week of chaos, Reform has a new chair and a leader insisting the party is on track, but the signs are there that this is a party not ready to be in charge – whatever the polls say, writes gove...

Curious why far-right parties implode from within? Head over to @the-independent.com to read my latest long read, where I analyse Reform UK and show why Farage will flop long before he even knocks on Number 10’s door www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Great meeting you, Matthew. I look forward to our paths crossing again soon!

Interview: Researching and Understanding Far-Right Politics in Times of Mainstreaming (George Newth) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on George Newth et al's article 'Researching and Understanding Far-Right Politics in Times of Mainstreaming' (2025)

📣New interview📣

@georgenewth.bsky.social discusses how to research, understand, and resist far-right politics in times of mainstreaming.

reacpol.net/far-right-ma...

The Guardian view on billionaire Britain: tax wealth fairly or face democratic unravelling | Editorial Editorial: Without bold reform which makes the rich pull their weight, rising inequality risks eroding public trust and fracturing social stability

"Politicians could take up Tax Justice UK’s idea for a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m. Campaigners say this would raise £24bn annually – enough to begin repairing broken Britain. Oxfam says 78% of the public would support such a progressive levy".

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Democracy is being eroded in the very country where it was born: #Greece. In our latest magazine issue, @gsamaras.bsky.social examines how Prime Minister Kyriakos #Mitsotakis' administration is dismantling human rights and targeting the press:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture Europe is at a turning point, where it can choose to reassert the ideals once pledged by the EU and confront the authoritarian brew emanating from U.S. If not now, when?

"...Trump is hell-bent on steamrolling cultural norms and silencing dissent, even if it hurls the world into another Great Depression."

@gsamaras.bsky.social, Assistant Prof of Public Policy writes for @politico.com

➡️ www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture Europe is at a turning point, where it can choose to reassert the ideals once pledged by the EU and confront the authoritarian brew emanating from U.S. If not now, when?

OPINION: With the US showing signs of political self-destruction, Europe is now poised to confront authoritarianism, if it so chooses.

It could unmask Trump’s far-right allies as embarrassingly inept on the economy, while sparking a renewed belief in democracy even as the darkness deepens.

My new open access publication is now available in Visual Studies. I examined four far-right parties in Greece, spanning from 2012 to 2024, exploring visual symbols, cues, and how hateful messages are disseminated through social media posts: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

France’s left is celebrating Le Pen’s conviction. But gloating will make it harder to beat the far right | Georgios Samaras Beware the backlash strategies used by Trump and Berlusconi. It is vital that the National Rally leader isn’t able to capitalise on this verdict, says academic Georgios Samaras

What does Marine Le Pen's conviction mean for France's National Rally party? Is she following a predictable playbook? What should left-wing parties do now?
@gsamaras.bsky.social of @policyatkings.bsky.social explores this in @theguardian.com ⬇️
#OurDividedPlanet www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

France’s left is celebrating Le Pen’s conviction. But gloating will make it harder to beat the far right | Georgios Samaras Beware the backlash strategies used by Trump and Berlusconi. It is vital that the National Rally leader isn’t able to capitalise on this verdict, says academic Georgios Samaras

"[T]he boundaries between global far-right movements are increasingly blurred, with their mobilisation tactics evolving rapidly. Democracies must confront this challenge head on and urgently unite against the far-right threat before it is too late." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

France’s left is celebrating Le Pen’s conviction. But gloating will make it harder to beat the far right | Georgios Samaras Beware the backlash strategies used by Trump and Berlusconi. It is vital that the National Rally leader isn’t able to capitalise on this verdict, says academic Georgios Samaras

"...we must not reproduce Le Pen’s argument that her conviction was a political attack...the courts exist to deliver justice, and no one is above the law."

@gsamaras.bsky.social, Assistant Prof of Public Policy at the School for Government, writes for the Guardian about Marie Le Pen's conviction

Delighted to share my debut op-ed in The Guardian in which I explore Le Pen’s threat to democracy. In the past 14 years we observed the 'de-demonisation' designed to shed the NR's extremist past-a process that shows no sign of slowing. Only the left can stop this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Από τα Απαλάχια στα Απέννινα και στον Χορτιάτη Ο τραμπισμός προσπαθεί να ενεργοποιήσει ένα διεθνές δίκτυο ομοϊδεατών του. Ποια είναι η ατζέντα που ενώνει τα κόμματα-δορυφόρους. Και πώς επιχειρείται να εισαχθεί στην Ελλάδα.

Ο τραμπισμός προσπαθεί να ενεργοποιήσει ένα διεθνές δίκτυο ομοϊδεατών του. Ποια είναι η ατζέντα που ενώνει τα κόμματα-δορυφόρους. Και πώς επιχειρείται να εισαχθεί στην Ελλάδα

www.kathimerini.gr/politics/563...

Publication Alert 🚨 Pleased to share 'Weaponising Religion in Greece Post Economic Crisis' in the Journal of Empirical Theology. Using CDA, I examine how three far‑right political parties in Greece have abused religious narratives and promote elements of anti-woke culture

brill.com/view/journal...

Graciously waiting for the German government to issue a Betätigungsverbot

A lot of international attention to the German Die Linke now as they are rising in the polls. It's important that since the split from BSW they should probably be much more regarded as a progressive (radical) left such as Podemos or Green Left rathern than traditional populist left such as Dutch SP.

Reader in Public Policy and Deputy Director

Job alert! SFG is currently seeking a Reader in Public Policy. If you are passionate about policy research and eager to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/105325-...

I was interviewed by Al Jazeera @aljazeera.com regarding Musk’s vision for an Aryan empire and its profound implications for European politics. The far-right is undoubtedly monitoring these developments. Full vid: youtu.be/DPQyN7GqCcI?...

I was interviewed by Al Jazeera @aljazeera.com regarding Musk’s vision for an Aryan empire and its profound implications for European politics. The far-right is undoubtedly monitoring these developments.

Was that also a “communist, socialist guy” salute?

Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.

As President Trump takes office, what will be the implications of his second term on the rest of the world? King’s academics Dr Georgios Samaras @gsamaras.bsky.social & Dr Charlie Laderman share their views. ⬇️
You can read more from Dr Laderman in this IISS article
➡️ www.iiss.org/online-analy...

remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity