Far-right Active Club using sports to 'build militia'

Far-right group using sports to 'build militia', experts warn

A group with links to white supremacists is using sports clubs to ready its followers for violence.

So happy to welcome Henk van der Kolk to our department as professor of Electoral Politics!

AIaissr.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 10:40am

'Some popular beliefs about electoral systems are wrong'. Today, 1 Oct, we welcome Henk van der Kolk as our new professor of Electoral Politics, funded by the Netherlands Voter Research Foundation. His research focuses on electoral systems & local elections in NL. aissr.uva.nl/shared/facul...

Henk van der Kolk appointed professor by special appointment of Electoral Politics - AISSR

Henk van der Kolk's research at UvA focuses on the technical aspects of electoral systems, regionalisation, and local politics' impact on democracy. He also fosters collaboration in education.

5. A special issue of Politics & Governance edited by Heinisch & Mazzoleni, entirely devoted to Challenging Democracy: How Do Ideas of Populists and Disenchanted Citizens Align? www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

Challenging Democracy: How Do Ideas of Populists and Disenchanted Citizens Align?

Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)

4. Brown: Perceptions of the ‘mainstream’ and the mainstreaming of the far right: from Ed Sheeran to Keir Starmer www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

3. Konstantinou & Roumanias: From the Fringe to the front-stage. European immigration and the far-right vote: An IV approach www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From the Fringe to the front-stage. European immigration and the far-right vote: An IV approach

We use regional data spanning over 4,500 electoral outcomes at NUTS3 level between 2000 and 2017 to assess the impact of immigration on Western Europe…

2. Lehmann: Why accommodate? How niche pressure and intra-party divisions shape mainstream party strategies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Why accommodate? How niche pressure and intra-party divisions shape mainstream party strategies

Research demonstrates that mainstream parties often take up the issues and positions of emerging Eurosceptic and anti-immigration parties. Yet, these accommodative strategies generally do not pay o...

New week, new thread of publications in the field of far right, populism etc. 1. Haffert et al.: When Group Appeals Backfire: Explaining the Asymmetric Effects of Place-Based Appeals www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Some thoughts on yesterday’s far-right election win.🇦🇹🧵 As projected for almost 2 years now, the far-right FPÖ came in 1st in the elections, receiving roughly 29% of the votes – the best election result in the party’s history. 1/ #wahl24#nrw2024#Wahl2024www.socialeurope.eu/exploiting-e...

Normalising the far right: a warning from Austria

Facing the threat from right-wing populism at June’s Euro-elections, Austria offers lessons for progressives.

De universiteiten moeten met minder geld hetzelfde doen en zijn er tegelijkertijd verantwoordelijk voor dat de werkdruk afneemt, anders gaat de man die de werkdruk explosief doet stijgen 'handhaven'.

Sscienceguide.bsky.socialSep 30, 2024 1:27pm

Zijn eigen bezuinigingen vormen volgens Bruins geen reden om niets te doen tegen de hoge werkdruk binnen universiteiten, die de Arbeidsinspectie vastlegde na klachten van @woinactie.bsky.social. Als er in 2025 geen verbetering is, gaat de minister handhaven, waarschuwt hij universiteiten.

Ook in tijden van bezuinigingen moeten universiteiten werkdruk verlagen, vindt Bruins  - ScienceGuide

Zijn eigen bezuinigingen vormen volgens minister Bruins geen reden om niets te doen tegen de hoge werkdruk binnen universiteiten. Als er volgend jaar geen verbetering is op dit punt, gaat hij handhave...

excellent stuk in Trouw over wat de bezuinigingen op de Uni's precies betekent: contractbreuk, en het pushen van universiteiten/afdelingen richting faissement. www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...