Ov Cristian NOROCEL

Yes I know, thus my amazement. But who am I to complain, I just enjoy some 🌞

& to my utter surprise, Göteborg is actually sunny 🌞 ! Did I move to the wrong side of Sweden, or is this just a PR trick to lure people to this beautiful city? (obs cheesy picture taken downtown from the tram)

Winter landscape snapshot taken from train shows more snow than earlier picture.

A little train update. It seems there is more snow up here. Comfortingly, the same compact grey sky.

Winter landscape of southern Sweden pictured from train in motion. Small patches of snow but otherwise grey

Mid-January weather in southern Sweden is a mix of cold, humid & miserable. To escape it I’m heading to Gothenburg for much awaited FUDEM workshop on ”Envisioning (Un)democratic futures”. Not sure abt. better weather but I count on warm & enlightening intellectual conversations

In the Nordics, we're quite worried about what's next, in particular for Greenland. Some of that is directed as a concern for the prime minister of Denmark - however, with Denmark having elections this year, I am also concerned for electoral integrity, Danish democracy and the risks of interference.

And yet it moves! Delighted to be in Bruxelles/ Brussels / Brussel to celebrate 20 yrs of l’atelier genre(s) et sexualité(s) in @ulbruxelles.bsky.social enjoying the generous premises of u.square.brussels

Wow, excellent news! Gefeliciteerd 🎉! Grattis 🥳 !

Delighted to find my very own copy upon my return to Lund of this important scholarly contribution to the study of digital politics, memetic alliances, anti-gender politics & the manosphere, & most importantly transnational feminist resistance by @samakhosraviooryad.bsky.social

Such a pity I missed out this event by such a narrow margin! I hope you had a generative discussion

Interesting research about populist radical right in municipalities across 🇸🇪

View over rooftops in central Paris, with a glimpse of the rooftops of Louvre.

I got to borrow Sandrine’s office with a view towards the rooftops of Louvre. I definitely cannot complain about the view and I will really miss it when I return to Lund at the end of the month

View over central Paris, with corner of a church over a courtyard in foreground, and typical Hausmannian building in the background

A final push before enjoying le weekend in Paris. No snow in sight but pretty crisp.

Midway in my research stay at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social I have the privilege to present my ongoing attempt to bring an intersectional perspective to canonic approaches of radical right populism.

A super short visit over the bridge to Roskilde university. It was actually the second time ever to visit the campus. I had a generative discussion abt. right-wing populism, retrogressive conservatism as alternative Europeanization process & how a gendered perspective provides a new research agenda.

Really thankful for having the opportunity to be part of the IAB of this fantastic project which brings together dedicated scholars, practitioners and artists co-creating knowledge. Also for being invited to share my thoughts on these pressing issues.

Paris has been extremely generous with its sights this past month. The surprisingly good weather has allowed me to take long walks discovering both the touristy and less touristy corners of the city.

Postdoctoral researcher in Gender Studies The Department of Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary unit within a larger division together with Sociology and Social Anthropology, situated at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University. W

📣 2 yrs postdoc w/in project Gender Struggles in the New Conjuncture - investigates a selection of anti-gender networks & feminist LGBTQI+ networks in 5 European regions. Experience w/h ethnography/ digital network analysis & deep knowledge of language & sociopolitical contexts in Southern Europe.

The excellent work of editors @albertagiorgi.bsky.social & Hande Eslen-Ziya is bearing fruit, & this edited volume is soon available at a most needed time. In chapter w/h colleagues from Norway Iris B Segers & Charles M Ess we put in perspective institutional ethical challenges in online research

LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer and Trans Studies, Policies and Politics European Conference on Gender and Politics, Newcastle University, 15 – 17 June 2026

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Results need be understood in a context of intense hybrid warfare from Kremlin-supported entities & dedicated counter-mobilization. Blocul Patriotic (bitter irony, their name appealing to patriotism) plans on following 🇷🇴 scenario of contesting electoral results & organizing demonstrations. Last 4/

However in 2 regions w/h other ethnic majorities than Romanian speaking Moldovans the situation is different. Blocul Patriotic received a significant majority (82,35%) in Gagauzia autonomous unit & a majority (51%) among those voting from Transdniestr. 3/

Regional differences picture a more complex picture. In capital Chișinău PAS received a clearer majority (52,68%) w/h Blocul Patriotic slightly lower (21,26%) than at national level. 2/

W/h 99,9% of votes counted (2272 of 2274 voting stations) it seems it seems that Moldova 🇲🇩 will continue its careful balancing act away from Kremlin. W/h a 52,19% voting presence the elections mark the victory of pro-European PAS (50,16%) ahead of pro-Kremlin Blocul patriotic (24,19%). 1/

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Parliamentary elections in 🇳🇴 are another example of collapse of right-wing conservatives: H performed badly & is replaced by radical right populist FrP as largest party on the right. Center-left Ap is largest party though difference between latter two not so big #Norge
#Stortingsvalget 2025

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

Such a pity! Regardless, I hope you have a great stay & maybe you can share some tips & tricks as you depart. It’s the first time I’m staying for a longer period of time in Paris. Anyway I am very excited to join the research milieu at CEE in SciencesPo

I wonder for how long are you going to be around? I plan on starting my own visit at SciencesPo 3/10, maybe we manage to meet?

Congratulations 🎊! Felicitări 🥳!

Written in 1969 the book is a product of its time but also a beautiful & bold example of feminist SciFi interrogating our (even today) assumptions abt. what we deem to be “natural” în us humans. Slow yet rewarding reading. 3/3.