Reactionary Politics Research Network

Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, a...

ICYMI check out @cburchett.bsky.social's interview on the far right's weaponisation of anti-antisemitism as part of their Islamophobic agenda.

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'Fascism and the Women’s Cause offers a vital and unvarnished insight into the ways in which historical campaigns for women’s rights often intertwined with far right and fascist ideas about gender, race, class, and empire.'

Thank you @drkatw.bsky.social and @reacpolrn.bsky.social for the review.

You can find Mohamed's research article, which this interview is based on, here: brill.com/view/journal...

Interview: Reinventing the Right in Morocco (Mohamed Salhi) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Mohamed Salhi's article 'Reinventing the Right in Morocco: Right-Wing Populist Discourses and Sentiments in Moroccan Online Spaces ' (2025)

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@uselesssimo.bsky.social discusses reactionary digital cultures in Morocco and their links to the global far right. Check it out below!

reacpol.net/right-morocco/

You can find more information on the reviewed book here: www.ebb-magazine.com/books/p/fasc...

Book review: Fascism and the Women’s Cause - Reactionary Politics Research Network Book review of Charnley and Richmond's Fascism and the Womens' Cause by Katherine Williams

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@drkatw.bsky.social reviews Alex Charnley and Michael Richmond's (@sisyphusa.bsky.social) 'Fascism and the Women's Cause', reflecting on the how tenets of women’s rights and agency are central to contemporary attempts to reinvigorate fascism.

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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)

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@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/

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Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, a...

📣New interview📣

@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.

reacpol.net/weaponisatio...

Interview: Sexual violence in racial capitalism (Alison Phipps) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Alison Phipps's forthcoming book Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism (2025)

"The coloniality of sexual violence tells us that white supremacy both enacts rampant sexual violence and projects it onto the Other."

Alison Phipps reflects on sexual violence in racial capitalism in her interview with the RPRN.

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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)

'Being nominally a mainstream actor does not mean that one cannot support or implement far-right politics, espouse and promote far-right discourse or legitimise and embolden far- and extreme-right actors'

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Applications for our Reactionary Politics Summer School are still open. The sessions will focus on how to understand, study, and disseminate research on reactionary politics. Sign up below!

Interview: Paleo-libertarianism articulated: the DeVos dynasty and the dire consequences of extreme ideas (Reid Kleinberg) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Reid Kleinberg's article 'Paleo-libertarianism articulated: the DeVos dynasty and the dire consequences of extreme ideas' (2025)

ICYMI check out our interview with Reid Kleinberg on paleo-libertarianism in the US and its impact on contemporary politics.

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Interview: Moral panics and legal projects (Sandra Duffy) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Sandra Duffy's article 'Moral panics and legal projects: echoes of Section 28 in United Kingdom transgender discourse and law reform' (2025)

'Moral panics are dangerous. Section 28 showed us this, and we clearly haven’t learned. It’s time for us to step up and stop this one in its tracks before more trans people get hurt.'

@sandraduffy.bsky.social on the anti-trans moral panic in the UK

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Don't miss out on our second Reactionary Politics Summer School!

Deadline for applications: 15 July

Summer School - Reactionary Politics Research Network

📣Applications for the second Reactionary Politics Summer School are open📣

The summer school provides a space to develop key skills for the research of reactionary politics. It will be hosted hybrid and attendance is free. Bursaries are also available. Sign up below!

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Now online: Ep 29, w Rebecca Yeo @disabmurals.bsky.social ‬

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You can find George's research article (co-authored with @k8ebrown.bsky.social and @aurelmondon.bsky.social), which this interview is based on, here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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.

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If you missed our talk with @jean23bean.bsky.social on 'Suspect Citizenship: Rethinking Belonging and Non-belonging in Plural Societies', you can now find the full recording on our YouTube channel below

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4h...

Paleo-libertarianism articulated: the DeVos dynasty and the dire consequences of extreme ideas Since the 2020 American presidential election, far-right political movements capitalizing on grassroots support and popular resentment seem more salient than ever. These outbursts are good reminder...

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

Interview: Paleo-libertarianism articulated: the DeVos dynasty and the dire consequences of extreme ideas (Reid Kleinberg) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Reid Kleinberg's article 'Paleo-libertarianism articulated: the DeVos dynasty and the dire consequences of extreme ideas' (2025)

📣New interview📣

Reid Kleinberg discusses the history of the paleo-libertarian movement and its influence on contemporary reactionary politics in the USA. Check it out below!

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Ethics of Researching the Far Right - YouTube The Webinar series on Researching the Far Right: Methods and Ethics discusses the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional is...

Did you miss this semester's webinars on the ethics and methods of researching the far right, hosted by @crexuio.bsky.social, @reacpolrn.bsky.social, and CASEI? 🎥 Check out the recordings of all the sessions here! #FarRightResearch #Webinars #Ethics www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The full video of our panel on anti-gender politics in the UK with @sandraduffy.bsky.social, @franamery.bsky.social and @slamble1.bsky.social is now available online. Check it out below!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM2s...

RPRN solidarity statement with scholars and activists in Germany - Reactionary Politics Research Network The RPRN stands in solidarity with activists and scholars in Germany who are facing both antisemitic and anti-Muslim racism, as well as repression by public institutions, media and civil society.

The RPRN stands in solidarity with our German colleagues who have been targeted for opposing Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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What we talk about when we talk about ‘the elite’ in populism studies: re-examining an often-neglected term in the cases of Die Linke and AfD Populism studies have almost exclusively focused on understanding the phenomenon of populism based on how ‘the people’ are constructed as a political subject. Indeed, most of the relevant literatur...

You can find Lazaros' original research article, which this interview is based on, here:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interview: What we talk about when we talk about ‘the elite’ in populism studies (Lazaros Karavasilis) - Reactionary Politics Research Network This interview is based on Lazaros Karavasilis's article 'What we talk about when we talk about ‘the elite’ in populism studies: re-examining an often-neglected term in the cases of Die Linke and AfD'...

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@lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social discusses the constructions of 'the elite' in the discourses of Die Linke and AfD in Germany. He reflects on how these constructions are informed by party ideology, and the degree to which populism plays a central role.

reacpol.net/elite-populi...

Reform UK and Farage: Children of the British Political Establishment - Cross-border Talks Reform UK made major gains in the 1 May local elections across England, emerging as...

New interview with me:

Reform UK and Farage: Children of the British Political Establishment

By Wojciech Albert Łobodziński in Cross-border Talks

@lancasteruninews.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @reacpolrn.bsky.social @identitiesjournal.bsky.social
www.crossbordertalks.eu/2025/05/15/r...