Levitsky acerta ao notar que autoritários vencem porque elites lhes dão salvo-conduto. Mas sua saída é confiar em “elites responsáveis” que mantenham a democracia com participação limitada. Uma crítica ao autoritarismo que acaba presa numa visão elitista da própria democracia.
Patriotism or ‘identity’ politics?
In JCES, @bolandeira.bsky.social & @theoaiolfi.bsky.social show how Mélenchon’s vision of 'créolisation' shakes up the populist playbook - offering a path beyond nationalist appeals & the worn-out binary of universalism vs. particularism.
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Thrilled to share this (apparently controversial) piece with @theoaiolfi.bsky.social digging into how the French left imagines “the people.”
From LFI’s shifting tactics to Ruffin–Mélenchon frictions, creolisation, and the stakes of radical democracy — we go there!
📢 New article with @bolandeira.bsky.social in JCES!
Can left populism embrace anti-racism & queer politics - or must it stick to patriotism to reach “the people”?
We reply to Rojas-Andrés, Mazzolini & Custodi with a French case: the Mélenchon–Ruffin split.👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Nothing better than wrapping up the day with good news: another article co-authored with the brilliant @theoaiolfi.bsky.social has just been accepted for publication! That’s our second in 2025 — and this one is bound to stir some debate. More soon!
Acabou de sair minha segunda crônica pra @br.rfi.fr!
Religião e racismo: no Brasil, temas separados. Na França, se misturam num discurso “laico” que exclui muçulmanos—e revive a gramática do antissemitismo.
Tema delicado. O que acharam?
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Maio começa com novidade: no dia 12, estreio como cronista na @br.rfi.fr!
Direto de Paris, duas vezes por mês, comentarei sobre política internacional em texto, áudio e vídeo—num continente onde fantasmas antigos começam a rondar novamente.
Estou animado. É hora de prestar atenção.
We’ve won a prize! So happy to see years of hard work and dedication recognised. Huge congratulations to all past and present convenors—this one’s for all of us!
#Vendredilecture
New article @bolandeira.bsky.social @cevipof.bsky.social "Transgressive Aesthetics of Populism" (w/Theo Aiolfi) in @journalpolitics.bsky.social.
👉How #populism disrupts the rules of visibility in politics #aesthetics #queertheory #democracy.
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⏰️ TIC-TOC, TIC-TOC!
The deadline is tomorrow! Ready to dive into the future of emancipatory politics in Thessaloniki? Submit your abstract and be part of the conversation at our annual workshop!
How does emancpatory politics and strategy look today?
Send us your abstract by Friday.
Judith Butler and Yannis Stavrakakis will be keynotes (in person).
⏳ DEADLINE REMINDER! ⏳
Don't forget to submit your abstract for our annual workshop featuring Judith Butler and Yannis Stavrakakis! The deadline is this Friday—don’t miss out.
More details below! ⬇️
⏳️ DEADLINE REMINDER! ⌛️
Only two weeks left to submit your abstracts for our workshop on populism, hegemony, and the future of emancipatory politics, featuring Judith Butler and Yannis Stavrakakis in Thessaloniki!
Don’t miss out—details below! ⬇️
Really happy www.researchcenterdesire.eu could team up with the Populism Specialist Group to co-host this workshop to rethink hegemony, populism & political strategy for the current moment.
Amigos de São Paulo, aproveitando uma passagem relampago por essas bandas, nos vemos nesta 5ª na Tapera Taperá! Vou conversar com a Maria Raphaela Campello sobre populismo.
Com transmissão online 😉
Thank you for your kind words, @benmoffitt.bsky.social! It's an honour to be able to contribute to a field for which you laid the foundations!
Two of the most creative & forward-thinking young scholars of populism with a fascinating new article on the transgressive aesthetic dimensions of populism. Great stuff!
It's an honour to read a comment like that, @emmyeklundh.bsky.social! Muito obrigado! 😊
Thank you very much, querida @pinheiromachado.bsky.social! 😊
Critical populism studies (as we call it these days) increasingly highlight the transgressive-performative function of populism.
@bolandeira.bsky.social and @theoaiolfi.bsky.social not only capture this but also help consolidate the argument theoretically.
Read their new article below!
New paper by the brilliant @bolandeira.bsky.social
📢 PUBLICATION ALERT!
In this article, @bolandeira.bsky.social & @theoaiolfi.bsky.social bridge discursive & performative approaches to populism through aesthetic transgression—engaging queer theory along the way! A must-read for those interested in populism, aesthetics & radical politics!
🥳 NEW ARTICLE!
I'm very happy to share this article I co-authored with my friend @theoaiolfi.bsky.social! It’s one of the most significant contributions of my career, developed over 2 years of deep reflection and collaboration. If you have trouble accessing it, reach out—I’ll gladly send you a copy!
Thrilled to announce this: to mark the anniversaries of Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (1985) & On Populist Reason (2005), @populismpsa.bsky.social is hosting a workshop in Thessaloniki with no less than Judith Butler & Yannis Stavrakakis! You don't want to miss this!
Next we have "The polysemy of an empty signifier: the various uses of Ernesto Laclau’s puzzling concept" by Thomás Zicman de Barros @cevipof.bsky.social @sciencespo.bsky.social
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📢 OUR CONVENING TEAM IS GROWING! 🥳
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to welcome Jana Goyvaerts (VUB) and Laura Chazel (Sciences Po Grenoble) to our team. They join Giorgos, Juan, Théo and Thomás to strengthen critical populism studies.
Meet our convenors: www.psapopulism.org/about/conven...
Conversei com Guilherme Botacini para essa reportagem da @folha.com sobre o avanço do autoritarismo em 2024. Apesar do ano complicado de que falamos, é uma alegria terminar esse ciclo sendo mencionado ao lado da @marinasfbarreto.bsky.social!
www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2024/1...
No domingo, conversei com @marcelolins.bsky.social e @gugachacrareal.bsky.social na GloboNews! Falamos sobre o novo premiê da França e as perspectivas para Emmanuel Macron. A íntegra pode ser vista aqui: youtu.be/S4h5ZY0qybc
Por que as democracias liberais estão em crise? Falei com a incrível @natuzanery.bsky.social no podcast O Assunto (do @g1portal.bsky.social) sobre França, Alemanha, precarização e mais. O que acharam? Quero muito saber a opinião de vocês, de verdade!
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Hoje, domingo, devo conversar com @marcelolins.bsky.social e Guga Chacra no @globo-news.bsky.social Internacional sobre a crise política francesa e a nomeação de François Bayrou como premiê! A partir das 19h30.
