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Klevis Kolasi

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Associate Professor of International Relations, Ankara University. Researching IR theory, historical sociology, critical realism, far-right politics & memory in post-communist Europe.

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The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves aboutโ€ฆ

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New in @eepolitics.bsky.social! In Albania, anti-communism fuels far-right normalizationโ€”even under continuous Socialist Party ruleโ€”by reframing WWII, delegitimizing the anti-fascist tradition, and rehabilitating collaborators. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNMWG...

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Relativising anti-fascism, naturalising reaction: anti-communism and far-right normalisation in Albanian memory politics Although anti-communism has long been central to far-right ideology, its role in normalising far-right discourse within post-communist societies remains underexplored. This article examines how ant...

New in East European Politics: How anti-communism in Albania normalizes far-right narrativesโ€”without a strong far-right party and under continuous Socialist Party rule. Anti-communist memory politics & neoliberalism converge to reshape the mainstream. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNMWG...

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A case of far-right mainstreaming beyond electoral performance: far-right memory politics in Albania How do far-right narratives become mainstream without electorally viable far-right parties? Moving beyond electoral-centered approaches, this article examines how far-right mainstreaming in Albania...

A case of far-right mainstreaming beyond electoral performance: far-right memory politics in Albania: Journal of Contemporary European Studies: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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