I have an op-ed out in @revdem2020.bsky.social on the first weeks of José Antonio Kast’s presidency in Chile. @ceudeminst.bsky.social

My interview in the inaugural issue of Autocratization Research Journal is out: democratic backsliding, populism, and early warning signs of authoritarian drift in Latin America (and beyond). Link: revistas.usergioarboleda.edu.co/index.php/au...

Tracing illiberal talk : how far-right rhetoric erodes democracy before policies change Publikationen der Stiftung. Tracing illiberal talk : how far-right rhetoric erodes democracy before policies change / Lisa Zanotti and Hugo Marcos-Marné ; ; issuing department: FES Regional Office for...

6/ 📄 Read the full paper here, published by @fesonline.bsky.social in the "Democratic Expeditions" series → collections.fes.de/publikatione...

5/ The playbook is predictable — and therefore counterable. Protect independent media, safeguard courts, monitor how mainstream parties adopt far-right framings, and build democratic counter-narratives. Discourse is an early-warning signal. By the time policies change, it's already too late.

4/ The key insight isn't about extreme statements. It's about REPETITION. Mid-range attacks on judicial independence, press freedom, and pluralism, deployed constantly across hundreds of interviews, normalise illiberalism without anyone sounding the alarm.

3/ Spain shows a clear gradient: Vox is the most illiberal, the centre-right partially accommodates, the left is more liberal. Argentina surprises: far right and left converge at similarly high illiberal levels, while the centre-right is the most moderate.

2/ We analysed 255 elite interviews and 2,572 responses from political leaders across the ideological spectrum in Spain and Argentina, coded with LLMs. The finding: ~85–90% of illiberal rhetoric targets courts, media, and political opponents — not elections or citizenship rights.

1/ 🧵 Can language erode a democracy before a single law changes? In our new report "Tracing Illiberal Talk," Hugo Marcos-Marné and I dig into how far-right rhetoric undermines democratic institutions — long before policies shift. Part of a broader research project we're developing together.

👋 Hello 2026!

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😍 Take a look at all the amazing articles from last year: buff.ly/QopHmSx

The last post we wrote on the Chilean right after last year's election for @illsp.bsky.social

First article of 2026 in @politicsjournal.bsky.social on the discursive strategic inclusion of the far right in Spain

Del húngaro Orbán al chileno Kast, con ayuda de Trump: la internacional ultra toma impulso Las fuerzas de la derecha radical, populistas y nacionalistas han pasado de la marginalidad a la normalización y se expanden globalmente con una red organizada que desafía los consensos liberales

A look on the far right at the global level after the Chilean election @elpais.com
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Un presidente ‘neopatriota’ para Chile: tres dudas sobre el futuro gobierno de ultraderecha de José Antonio Kast Una corriente de extrema derecha encaramada en el tema de la seguridad y con una agenda social oculta tras la bandera del nacionalismo llega al palacio de La Moneda con más preguntas que respuestas: ¿...

On the far right in Chile in @eldiario.es www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

Authoritarian, But Not Nativist: Classifying Far-Right Parties in Latin America - André Borges, Lisa Zanotti, 2025 Research on far-right parties has mostly focused on Western Europe, where anti-immigration agendas and related nativist ideas have played a major role in right-...

IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS)

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Chile se juega su rumbo político entre el legado social de Boric y el auge de la ultraderecha El mandatario deja un legado con avances en justicia social, pero no cumple con las expectativas de transformación

Chile se juega su rumbo político entre el legado social de Boric y el auge de la ultraderecha www.infolibre.es/1_200215

IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS)

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Tomorrow in Salamanca!

El auge de la ultraderecha y la encrucijada de la derecha convencional en Chile ad portas de las elecciones de 2025 - CIPER Chile Medio de investigación periodística independiente en Chile, enfocado en reportajes de actualidad y brindar información de calidad a la ciudadanía.

Sobre la ultraderecha y la elección de la próxima semana en #Chile www.ciperchile.cl/2025/11/10/e...

Polarización, Populismo y Partidos de Extrema Derecha en América Latina - Webinar WAPOR LATAM YouTube video by Wapor Latinoamérica

With @marianotorcal.bsky.social and Carolina Segovia on polarization, democracy and the far right in Latin America. Here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCZl...

1. "𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’ 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲" by @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social, @elbanchas.bsky.social, Francisco Roldán Duque and Fabián Villalobos-Machuca (www.tfd.org.tw/backend/uplo...). A well-informed account of the demand for the far-right in Chile.

New paper: determinants of support for mainstream and far-right candidates before next November’s presidential election in Chile. #Chile. Here: openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3Agcd%3...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Paper de verano recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/re...

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I was interviewed on Sunday by the Brazilian newspaper @estadao.com.br about the Left primaries in Chile. 👇🏻

We are deeply saddened to learn that Leonardo Morlino, a member of our editorial board, passed away. Leonardo was one of the noble founders of political science in Italy, Southern Europe and beyond. We will miss him greatly and try to live up to his teachings.

We continue with Daphne Halikiopoulou (University of York, @dafnoukos.bsky.social) presenting work on ethnic vs civic nationalism in speeches by far right leaders in Europe and Latin America 🇪🇺🌎

(joint work with Carlos Meléndez @eljorobado.bsky.social and Lisa Zanotti @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social)

Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - A Borges (@aborges75.bsky.social) & L Zanotti (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social) examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/dYS6V4I (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

A New Authoritarian Tide? Challenges to Democracy around the World

On 31 March we'll explore "A New Authoritarian Tide? Challenges to Democracy around the World".

@sundersays.bsky.social, @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social, @sajuria.com & Richard Youngs will assess the pressures facing democracy & how to reinforce democratic institutions.
www.qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/m...

Inaugural Conference of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, Queen Mary University of London, 9 – 10 June 2025 New and Old Challenges of Populism and Radicalism

📯 Introducing a ✨ NEW conference ✨ for researchers specialising in extremism, democracy, and populism

🥇 Inaugural Conference of @ecpr-ead.bsky.social
🕰️ New and Old Challenges of #Populism and #Radicalism
💂‍♂️ Hosted by @qmul.ac.uk
📅 9–10 June 2025
✍️ Submit your Panel or Paper by 3 March