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Illiberalism Studies Program at @ieres-gwu.bsky.social at GW. Studying the different faces of illiberal politics and thought in today’s world
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@illsp.bsky.socialThere is still time to register for tonight's event! You won't want to miss it. Register: t.co/MRs71uC8Vu
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@illsp.bsky.socialMay be of interest: The University of Bologna's Department of Sociology and Business Law is hiring 4 postdocs for its 5-year research project, “Using Liberal Tools for Illiberal Missions (ULTIM).” The deadline is Oct. 19, 2026. paulusblokker.wordpress.com/new-positions/
@illsp.bsky.socialJoin us on Oct. 19 for an online discussion with the editors of the Routledge Handbook of Ideology Analysis. You won't want to miss it! Register here: tinyurl.com/5a4vkx8z
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@illsp.bsky.socialReminder! Join us this Friday, Oct. 9 for an event with Alex Lefebvre on his book, Liberalism as a Way of Life. You won't want to miss it! Register here: tinyurl.com/yhdesm5n
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@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! Laura Jeffries continues her dive into the mythopoetics of the far right, looking at the white nationalist poetry of Mark Mazari. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social
@illsp.bsky.socialJoin us on Oct. 9 for a discussion with Alex Lefebvre about his book, Liberalism as a Way of Life! He will be joined by Laura K. Field. Don't miss it! Register here: tinyurl.com/ejayfdjr
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@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! Ilias Alami unpacks the drive toward state ownership in critical sectors today and details its relationship to the reconfiguration of empire. Check it out! @iliasalami.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social
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@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! Marlene Laruelle on the AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt and the deeper dynamics that undergird its rise in popularity as a viable political option.
@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! Laura Jeffries introduces a new series on cultural production, far-right world-building, and the necessity of defending the arts. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social www.illiberalism.org/making-and-m...
@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! @beni-kovacs.bsky.social on the Hungarian left's legacy preference for antipolitics and its ensuing inefficacy at competing in political elections.
@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! Alexander Lowie examines how antisemitic tropes and conspiracies of old are translated into new political vocabularies, suggesting that identifying "ZOG-whistles" is critically important today. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social www.illiberalism.org/inheriting-t...
@illsp.bsky.socialCheck out the full issue at the link below!
@illsp.bsky.socialFinally, Amir Barjasteh closes the issue out with a piece on how contemporary illiberal actors seek to transform world culture by strategically infusing anti-liberal norms into global institutions and discourses.
@illsp.bsky.socialThis is followed by Pål Kolstø who looks at the work of Russian activists and their involvement with the World Congress of Families to understand their role in exporting illiberal values.
@illsp.bsky.socialNext, an article by @ehouardvial.bsky.social who uses the case study of the French far-right party Les Républicains as a case study for understanding how political actors employ illiberal rhetoric.
@illsp.bsky.socialWe follow with an article from Amaury Giraud looking a the life and work of Jean-Claude Michéa and his intellectual connection to the writing of George Orwell.
@illsp.bsky.socialNext, @raphdemiasmorisset.bsky.social engages with the concept of illiberalism arguing that illiberalism should be understood as either a mutation or a direct heir of the “original” New Right and, ultimately, a countermovement to progressive neoliberalism.
@illsp.bsky.socialWe begin with a piece from @aaronirion.bsky.social with a piece on how to think about the prefix "post," postliberalism's relationship to the past, present, and future, and three postliberal potentialities.
@illsp.bsky.socialA new issue of the Journal of Illiberalism Studies is out now! Check out the thread below to see what is inside!
@illsp.bsky.socialNew piece! Evie Levin on how the liberal state weaponized colorblindness during the Cold War, and how the fight for civil rights is still impacted by this legacy today. Check it out! @ieres-gwu.bsky.social
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