Anna-Sophie Heinze

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Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right

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Mainstream or normalised? 🤷‍♀️

@asheinze.bsky.social & @gefjonoff.bsky.social look at the meaning of mainstreaming and normalisation in existing literature on the #FarRight and discuss an expanded framework for future research

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Are you interested in populism? → A. Heinze, B. Höhne, and F. Wortmann Callejón. “What Drives the Intra-Party Democracy of the "Alternative for Germany": Populist Ideology, Low Institutionalisation or Lacking Party Unity?” In: Party Politics (2023), p. online first.

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The abstract submission is now open for our (w/ @asheinze.bsky.social) special issue:

Party Youth Wings Across Europe: Organisation, Influence, and the Future of Party Democracy

We still have a few spots open (e.g. several countries in Southern Europe and CEE or the UK) 😊

Thank you so much, Caterina! 🙏♥️

Timely publication by brilliant @asheinze.bsky.social and @gefjonoff.bsky.social to understand the current wave of far-right politics. Proud to see this important piece featured in @ejprjournal.bsky.social

Super important publication by @asheinze.bsky.social and @gefjonoff.bsky.social! 🔥

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New publication in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🥳
It was lots of fun writing this with the great @asheinze.bsky.social! I hope this article can contribute conceptual clarity and new ideas to research on far-right normalisation and mainstreaming.

🔓 We also thank the @volkswagenstiftung.de for funding the #OpenAccess publication, and @ejprjournal.bsky.social for the smooth publication process!

Given the field's interdisciplinary nature, writing this article was challenging at times - but I'm very grateful for such a wonderful coauthor 🫶 & for the valuable feedback from @saengler.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @pietrocastellig.bsky.social @aurelmondon.com @timbale.bsky.social 🙏

🛤️ We also identify 3 key avenues for further research: 1) better #operationalisation of "mainstream" and "normal", 2) stronger theoretical #distinctions between mainstream actors, and 3) more research beyond #immigration and national-level dynamics.

📝 We therefore develop a framework that differentiates these processes more clearly, focusing on actors, triggers/drivers, processes, consequences, and context.

📚 While scholarship on the mainstreaming and normalisation of the far right has grown rapidly in recent years, the terms are often used interchangeably. Reviewing around 400 studies, we found considerable conceptual blurriness. 😶‍🌫️

🎉 New publication 😍 The 4th wave of the #farright is marked by #mainstreaming & #normalisation - but how can we distinguish between them? In our new article, @gefjonoff.bsky.social and I map the existing literature, introduce a conceptual framework & outline research avenues. doi.org/10.1017/S147...

Abgeordnete im Landtag sehen häufig mal aufs Handy. Wie oft, hängt auch davon ab, ob eine Frau oder ein Mann redet.

Sexismus besteht nicht nur aus offener und bewusster Herabwürdigung. Es ist eine systematisch geringere Wertschätzung, der Entzug von Aufmerksamkeit, der sich in vielen verschiedenen Gesten im Alltag zeigt.

Dankeschön! 🙏

Politologin zu Rechtsextremismus und Parteiverboten

Rechtsaußen ist nicht rechtsaußen. Hörenswertes Gespräch mit Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social von der Universität Trier anlässlich der Debatte über die Einstufung der AfD als rechtsextrem oder nur in Teilen oder was. #Mittagsjournal sound.orf.at/radio/oe1/be...

The Silent Standpoint: How Professors Explain Gender Disparities in Academia Based on 77 qualitative interviews with professors in higher education, this article explores the interviewees' opinions on how gender disparities in academia should be explained. We show that male p...

Denmark 2026 How Professors Explain Gender Disparities in Academia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Male professors relate women's career barriers to family factors. Female professors favour explanations at the university level, lack of recognition, implicit bias in evaluations".

🎂 3 months ago, this little one saw the light of day - and it's now ranked #2 among the most-read articles in #GermanPolitics, with over 4.000 views. 🤩 Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and caring. This really means a lot to us! 🙏❤️ #youngvoters #AfD #easternGermany @timonscheuer.bsky.social

🎙️ Zu #Jugendorganisationen zu forschen, ist nicht immer einfach - umso mehr habe ich mich über die Einladung in den #Podcast von @jschwanholz.bsky.social gefreut! ⏯️ Dort sprechen wir über die Funktionen von JOs für ihre #Parteien, die Mitglieder & die neue JO der #AfD: ppp.podigee.io/128-neue-epi...

Breaking the German Cold War Taboo? The Generational Divide in Evaluating a Coalition Between CDU/CSU and The Left - Politische Vierteljahresschrift Germany’s fragmented party system has revived debates about unconventional coalitions, including cooperation between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and The Left to con...

Yesterday, @spiegel.de reported that members of the SPD urged the CDU to re-evaluate their stance towards the LEFT. Our (@wurthmann.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social) reserach note shows generational differences in the evaluation of cooperation between the parties.

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Lower Saxony: AfD state chapter designated extremist group The state intelligence agency for Lower Saxony has upgraded the state chapter of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to a "surveillance object of considerable import." This gives investigators more monitoring options.

Another #AfD state party chapter has been classified as right-wing extremist (the first in the western states afaik). Following the usual pattern, the party will sue, lose, appeal to the higher courts, lose again, give countless interviews, all while complaining that 🇩🇪 is a dictatorship

NEW PUBLICATION
“How the Media Cordon Sanitaire Crumbles: Lessons from Germany” now out in @prxjournal.bsky.social
🔓 doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2026.2621808
I’m very happy that this paper is out – this project is particularly important to me.

New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social!

Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening?

With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain.

We find: ⬇️
doi.org/10.1017/S174...

We’ve just released the Youth Wing Membership Survey (YOUMEM) dataset:
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/ha...

It’s the largest comparative study of party youth wing members ever conducted, with survey responses from over 5,000 members of 12 centre-left and centre-right youth wings in 6 countries. 🧵

Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities - Giovanni Capoccia, 2026 The article lays the foundations of a research agenda on the conditions favoring short-term success against emerging illiberal challenges—necessary for democrat...

New article and special issue!
Just out in Comparative Political Studies: “Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities", the intro to a special issue on countering illiberalism in liberal democracies.
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♀️ Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science everyone! 🌈 Since the backlash is real, I want to thank all the amazing and inspiring (female) colleagues who make #PoliticalScience more diverse, more fun, and more relevant. Happily, the following list can never be complete 👇 #WomenInScience

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Happy Birthday #DVPW! 💐🥂

Heute vor 75 Jahren wurde die Deutsche Vereinigung für #Politikwissenschaft in Königstein gegründet - gefeiert wird das Jubiläum mit einem Symposium am 7. Mai 2026 in Lüneburg 🥳

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