Come work with us Echo: Media, Culture and Politics! We are looking for a research project manager. All info ⤵️. Write me in case you have any questions about the position

Yesterday Jana Goyvaerts defended her outstanding PhD thesis on discourses about populism. Congratulations, Jana! It was a real pleasure and honour to be your supervisor. Many thanks to Dr Emmy Eklundh, Giorgos Katsambekis, Ike Picone and Joke Bauwens for excellent jury work.

1/3 The Journal of Language and Politics JLANPOL published by @johnbenjamins is currently looking for a new Associate Editor to join our team including Editor in Chief Michał Krzyżanowski @[email protected] & Co-Editors Michelle Lazar, Aurelien Mondon Sam Bennett 🟣 Bernhard Forchtner & Franco Zappettini 🇪🇺

When media companies own many brands, do we see some of their brands promote some of the others? Yes, to some extent. Happy to see this collab out! Fun fact: classmates first, then colleagues since ages, now finally co-authors too Benjamin De Cleen ;) tandfonline.com/eprint/ZZ9DQVB…

Very pleased that this paper with Jana Goyvaerts, Sarah Vis, Ike Picone and Benjamin De Cleen has found a home in Journalism Practice & The J Word Podcast! It assesses effects of media ownership concentration on editorial selfpromotion in 🇧🇪 media. Full paper (first 50 copies free): tandfonline.com/eprint/XUCRWVU…

An open letter to the the ecrea_eu Executive Board and Public Statement Committee regarding their deafening silence on the genocide in Gaza and the annihilation of academic life there. You can sign here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Need to apply discourse analysis in your research? In this course you will gain experience and skills in using discourse theory for a range of practical applications. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/3wsgbiL Jimena Vazquez kostis roussos #ESS2024

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the untimely passing of Jonathan Dean – a dear colleague, friend, and cherished member of our community. We've collected some heartfelt tributes from his colleagues. psapopulism.org/blog/news/jona…

📣Spread the word 📣 Call for papers: Las Torres de Lucca - Special Issue "Towards a Contemporary Theory of Populism. Debates and Reformulations 20 Years After On Populist Reason by Ernesto Laclau" Full CfP: revistas.ucm.es/index.php/LTDL… Submission deadline: 15 November 2024

"In Ixelles the largest party in the regional elections received 6,895 votes. But the number of eligible non-Belgian voters in Ixelles alone is 33,916." Register to vote in the October municipal elections: bit.ly/3EAwL0l

Register NOW to vote before the end of July. Several nationalities can do it online. Do not miss your opportunity to influence Brussels politics. You have a genuine impact on what happens in your street, neighborhood and municipality. commissioner.brussels/i-am-an-expat/…

Omran Shroufi and I wrote a little piece on far-right intellectuals' reflections on populism for our friends at Populism Specialist Group. Based on our article for Political Studies. Open access here: shorturl.at/hVZGV

📄 STATEMENT ON RACIST VIOLENCE IN BRITAIN We at the PSA Populism Specialist Group are horrified by the recent racist attacks in the UK. We urge critical reflection on the use of "populism" to describe far-right, racist discourses. Read more: psapopulism.org/blog/news/stat…

The statement of civil society activists For over a year, the autocratic regime in 🇦🇿, which has been launching total and aggressive attacks against the opposition, independent media, and civil society, has now targeted political scientist and doctoral candidate Bahruz Samadov +

We condemn the arrest of our colleague Bahruz Samadov (Bahruz Samadov (the Lack Observer)) by the govt of #Azerbaijan. This is an attack on human rights & freedom of speech. We call our international network to join us in demanding his release. Share widely. #FreeBahruz politico.eu/article/eu-con…

We, colleagues of Bahruz Samadov (the Lack Observer) have written a statement demanding his release and urging governments and representatives to do all they can. Please consider signing the letter via shorturl.at/NZf0v

Our letter has 123 signatures so far. Please sign and spread to maximize pressure for the release of Bahruz Samadov Bahruz Samadov (the Lack Observer).

From ‘Terror State’ to Part of the ‘Jewish-Christian Civilisation’: Omran Shroufi explores diversity in the German far right’s position towards Israel. Read in Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… The Political Studies Association @SAGECQPolitics #polsci Department of Politics and International Relations

Our article on the populism of the privileged has now been assigned an issue.

This is an important contribution "demonstrating that ‘populist foreign policy’ looks radically different in analyses of the populist left, refuting the possibility of any distinctly ‘populist’ foreign policy positions".