Veranstaltungsplakat vor einer Nahaufnahme einer Person mit geflochtenem blondem Haar und roter, gepunkteter Kleidung. In großer weißer Schrift steht: „Hip, Cool, Fascist? Kultur und Fashion als Treiber des rechtsextremen Mainstreamings“. Genannt werden Greta Jasser und Elke Gaugele. Unten stehen Ort und Zeit: 29. April 2026, 19 Uhr, Theaterhaus Jena. Oben rechts der Hinweis auf die Veranstaltungsreihe „Bruchlinien. Krisen & Kulturen des Politischen #2“, unten die Logos von Theaterhaus Jena und IDZ.

Rechtsextreme Ideologie kommt heute als „Tradwife“-Ästhetik, nachhaltiger Lifestyle oder ironisches Meme daher. Über diese kulturelle Tarnung, ihre Funktion & ihre Wirkung spricht @maik.machine-vs-rage.net mit Elke Gaugele & @gretajasser.bsky.social. Infos: www.idz-jena.de/vadet/hip-co...

The rise of online harm | 16 | Individual, community, and institutiona In an increasingly polarized and reactionary world, researchers are more and more likely to be the target of online harm. Faced with this reality and

For a reflection by @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social and me on how online harm to researchers can be prevented and mitigated, see this new chapter 👇

Danke an @simonhammann.bsky.social, der die Bluesky-Debatte mit seinem Post ausgelöst hat, sowie an @bpaassen.bsky.social & @benniangerer.bsky.social: Ihr kommt auch im Newsletter vor! Und @jmwiarda.bsky.social selbstverständlich ebenfalls, sein gestriger Beitrag zum Thema findet sich hier:

‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’

“…far-right groups have seized on cultural production – from clothing brands to top 40 music – to normalise their ideas, in a process that researchers say has hit new heights in the age of social media”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’

Check out this great article by @ashifakassam.bsky.social, featuring yours truly and the fab @gretajasser.bsky.social!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

My brilliant sister @gretajasser.bsky.social said some very clever things here ✨

Read about the "Radical Norm" project lead by @drkondor.bsky.social in this piece from The Guardian.

Extremism in Extreme Times: Moving Beyond the Mainstream European Consortium for Political Research

📣Call for panels & papers for the 2026 ECPR GC! Join the E&D‑endorsed section “Extremism in Extreme Times: Moving Beyond the Mainstream,” co‑chaired by C-REX scholar @drkondor.bsky.social and former C-REX guest researchers @gretajasser.bsky.social & Ryan Switzer. Submit now! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

@drkondor.bsky.social

Image of the words Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age

It’s here: the absolute coolest thing I have done all year, and that is saying something!

“Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age” is an original podcast produced by Long Story Short Media featuring leading extremism expert Cynthia 1/

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Thanks to all contributors inc: @k8ebrown.bsky.social @aurelmondon.bsky.social Luca Manucci, João Bernardo Narciso @kurtsengul.bsky.social Jordan McSwiney, @amaramarasingam.bsky.social @aysed.bsky.social @philofwrite.bsky.social Chris Wilson, @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social & @gretajasser.bsky.social

Interested in the far right and the media? @imogenrichards.bsky.social edited a new book on it (with a chapter from yours, truly on the reporting on incels in the German media)

(PDF) Introduction: Media, democracy, and the global rise of the far right PDF | This introductory chapter establishes a theoretical and conceptual foundation for analysing far-right media representations across the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Resea...

Excited to share that a new book I was fortunate to edit is now online! 📚 shorturl.at/LaKw7

'The Far Right and the Media' examines cases of reporting on the FR across Spain, Portugal, the US, UK, Aotearoa NZ, Israel & Australia.

A preprint of the introduction is available here: shorturl.at/Rui7S

Whether you work in journalism, civil society, or academia:
If you have a project pitch that touches on how digitalization is transforming society and want to come work with us for a bit, consider applying to this highly flexible fellowship.

Lmk if you have any Qs.

Vortragstipp "Feindbild Forschung"📅: Am 15.07. spricht @gretajasser.bsky.social (IfDem, FoDEx FB Rechtsradikalismus) über die Beforschung rechter und misogyner Akteure & über Einschüchterungen v. Wissenschaftler:innen. Organisiert v. Fachschaft Sowi & der Geschlechterforschung der @uni-goettingen.de

We did it! Just submitted the manuscript for the edited volume 'Trans Panic, Anti-Gender Mobilisations, and the Far Right', forthcoming with Routledge, ETA 2026. Edited by Iris B. Segers, @audreygagnon.bsky.social @drkondor.bsky.social @gretajasser.bsky.social and myself.

Join us for the ECPR Extremism & Democracy conference where I’ll be discussant for the brilliant panel on food and the far right 🥛🥩🥚 with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @drkondor.bsky.social @manesweisskircher.bsky.social @gretajasser.bsky.social @celestinekunkeler.bsky.social

Much as the court warns against reading this as a victory of one group over another, that is exactly what will happen now, as a victory of the 'gender-critical' movement over trans women. Regardless of the potentially complex legal ramifications, this narrative will embolden anti-trans mobilisation.

'By rooting misogyny in women’s "shared biology", rather than our shared oppression under patriarchy, the Supreme Court relies on incredibly conservative ideas about gender as a naturalised phenomenon.'

Indeed an incredible case of the naturalisation of cisness and the sex/gender order.

‼️If you haven't seen the call already, this is your reminder‼️

3-year postdoc in computational social science at Aarhus University to study societal norms about political power 🫅

I'll be @comptext.bsky.social in Vienna (April 24-26) if you want to meet up and hear more about the position ☕🗣️

Wenn die Anträge der CDU/CSU morgen angenommen werden, wird sich mein Rechtsstatus und der vieler Menschen in diesem Land ändern. Meine deutsche Staatszugehörigkeit wird dann effektiv weniger wert sein, weil ich nicht ethnisch deutsch bin. Ich bin dann rechtlich nicht mehr gleichgestellt. WTF.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 🎉 ✨️ 🎉🎊 My Book Is Officially Out 🥂😍💃💃AND The Best Part Is It's #OpenAccess Can't Believe I am Starting 2025 as a Published Author 🤓🤓 6 Years of Hard Work has Officially Paid Off 🍾🍾🍾

Yaay! Congratulations Ashton! Can't wait to read it 🎉🎉

Why we need to pay attention to far-right humour?

Post by me and Jordan McSwiney

Trans Panic and Anti-Gender Mobilisations on the Far Right - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

We're counting down to the end of 2024 by highlighting key C-REX events from throughout the year. No. 11: @celestinekunkeler.bsky.social and Iris B. Segers organized a workshop on a forthcoming edited volume, ‘Trans panic and anti-gender mobilisation on the far right’ www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old one is drawing millions of new users Bluesky, the microblogging alternative to X, is having a moment. A social media researcher explains why people are flocking to it – and why it isn’t likely to recapture the early days of Twitter.

I wrote for @us.theconversation.com about how I see Bluesky's recent growth in the context of research on social media migration!

I don't think folks here necessarily WANT a "new Twitter," but that Bluesky has the potential to recapture some of what people liked. theconversation.com/bluesky-isnt...

5. Simply said, most popular “solutions” to the far right either underestimate the far right (by externalizing it from the “mainstream”) or are logically at odds with the analysis of the strength of the far right (eg asking the far right controlled state to oppose the far right).

Have I just created a Starter Pack? Yes I have.

I am sure I am missing LOTS of people. Please lmk if you’d want me to add you!

go.bsky.app/DWpfaZX

RightNow! - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism Welcome to the “RightNow!” blog where you will find commentary, analysis and reflection by C-REX’s researchers and affiliates on topics related to contemporary far right politics, including party poli...

Check out our blog RightNow! if you’re interested commentary, analysis and reflection on topics related to the contemporary far right, including party politics, subcultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

📣CfA: Professorship in Digital Communication!
The DDC, in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), is calling for a Full Professor & DIAS Chair position on Digital Communication & its impact on democracy & society.
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