This is sure to be a great event. For anyone interested in decolonial studies, feminist thought, democratic theory, psychoanalysis, or (anti-)populism make sure you sign up to this hybrid book launch below!
So excited about the launch of our two new publications at @reacpolrn.bsky.social. For critical interventions which deal with questions of resistance and strategy in the global reactionary moment, please consider submitting your work to Red Lines.
reacpol.net/red-lines/
Headline: Populist threat to rule of law a danger to UK working class, says attorney general Richard Hermer to aim criticism at Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick at Labour conference event
It really shouldn't have to be said anymore but "populism" is not the threat, it's a diversion away from the threat and crucially from the systemic nature of the issue we are facing
In doing so, it also legitimises the far right
It's not only Trump: The Home Office under Starmer and Cooper is tearing families apart just like ICE.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This was a pleasure to be involved with last year. Sign up for this free(!), hybrid summer school on critical approaches to the study of reactionary politics. Deadlines for applications 15th July.
Nope! This week has been a full-throated embrace by Starmer of the racism that has been immanent in mainstream discourse on migration for decades. 'Populism' has precisely nothing to do with it.
"Instead of popular sovereignty, for anti-populism, democratic desires should be repressed for the common good: the return of depoliticised enjoyment for all."
Our statement on the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the Equality Act. We stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believe that it is the responsibility of researchers to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and dignity.
reacpol.net/supreme-cour...
Our final #PSA25 panel—held in partnership with Italian Politics SG—wraps up with a sharp discussion on populism and economic elites. Chaired by Vladimir Borden, with papers by Adam Dinsmore, @lauramontecchio.bsky.social, @alexyates2000.bsky.social, Reid Kleinberg & Lorenzo Ghiduci.
You can find the full article, which this blog is based on, below!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
If you haven't joined @reacpolrn.bsky.social already, you can sign up below. It's a great community of supportive scholars dedicated to the critical study of reactionary politics.
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Check out my interview with @reacpolrn.bsky.social
on my paper (co-authored w/ @aurelmondon.bsky.social) which looks at how anti-populist discourses construct their own versions of 'the people' and 'the elite' for post-democratic ends.
This framing illustrates well how the Guardian editorial line rests on a mix of populist hype and anti-populism
All ills are blamed on 'the people' which allows the Guardian and many of their readers to avoid reflecting on their own power and responsibility in the current political moment
There is no choice but to take decisive and radical action if we are to turn the tide against the dystopian reactionary tech oligarchy
@jfarkas.bsky.social and I in the @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/26/t...
📢New blog entry:
What Should ‘Pluralism’ Mean in Populism Studies?
Written by Alex Yates (alexyates2000.bsky.social).
Based on Yate's recent article in journalpolitics.bsky.social entitled 'Pluralising pluralism in the study of populism'.
Link below👇
www.psapopulism.org/blog/researc...
Although anti-populism has a place for ‘the people’, it ultimately aims at the restoration of responsible elite rule: government for the people, rather than of or by them
@alexyates2000.bsky.social and I in @bjpir.bsky.social
📝 Don't miss this new BJPIR article!
'‘Get off your high horse and vote for us’: The anti-populist construction of the elite and the people' by @alexyates2000.bsky.social & @aurelmondon.bsky.social
🔓 Find the full article in #OpenAccess here:
cheers George!
You can find the original article in @journalpolitics.bsky.social which this blog is based on here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
📣 New blog for @populismpsa.bsky.social 📣
'What Should Pluralism Mean in Populism Studies?'
In this blog, I encourage populism scholars to think more critically about pluralism and its relationship with left-wing populism. Check it out below!
www.psapopulism.org/blog/researc...
📝 New BJPIR article out now!
'‘Get off your high horse and vote for us’: The anti-populist construction of the elite and the people' by @alexyates2000.bsky.social & @aurelmondon.bsky.social
🔓 Find the full article in #OpenAccess here:
"Anti-populism ultimately aims at the restoration of responsible elite rule: government for the people, rather than of or by them"
@alexyates2000.bsky.social and I look at the impact of anti-populism on democracy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
If you want to understand what's behind the careless use of 'populism' in mainstream media and punditry, the article linked below is for you!
In it, @alexyates2000.bsky.social and I look at what's behind anti-populism and the threat it poses to democracy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
📣 New open access article w/ @aurelmondon.bsky.social in @bjpir.bsky.social 📣
We discuss how anti-populist discourse constructs a circumscribed version of 'the people', whose only proper role is to support 'good' and 'responsible' liberal elites. Check it out below!
The Telegraph, Mail, and Express exist to shape elite opinion by claiming to speak for "the people." Starmer's "small boats week" shows how effective this right-wing media apparatus remains.
all the time - i wonder if its an occupational hazard of doing critical/political research?
thanks Giorgos!
thanks Giorgos!
thanks Théo!
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