Vicariously proud of former @powimz.bsky.social MA student @luceng.bsky.social who has just published this very interesting paper on #farright Christian rhetoric in *Party Politics* 👏🎓📄✨📚
Kai Arzheimer
Our Special Issue on "Religion and Democratic Theory" is now out in @democratictheory.bsky.social (co-edited with Iman Al Nassre @ialnassre.bsky.social)
Check out the articles by Cristina Lafont, Schirin Amir-Moazami, Aurélia Bardon, Tobias Müller, and the interview with Cécile Laborde!
New article out in @wepsocial.bsky.social, with Lucca Hoffeller:
doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2026.2662884
We add a new perspective to research on congruence and political support: Group-based congruence, where citizens’ support depends on how well their social group’s preferences are represented. 🧵
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🚨 New WP w/ @leonardocarella.bsky.social on OSF
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
We usually think that social identities precede preferences
We show the reverse is also true: people update their social identities to match their immigration preferences
Focus: class identity in 🇬🇧 + Christian identity in 🇮🇹
I combine automated text classification and qualitative analysis of parliamentary speech data to identify religious markers and how they co-occur with inclusionary and exclusionary group references across national contexts and over time.
The paper looks at how Christianity functions as a marker for drawing boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’ in largely secularised European contexts, where far-right parties themselves are typically not religious.
Very happy to share my second dissertation paper, now out in Party Politics.
I study the role of Christianity in the rhetoric of European far-right parties doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Results reveal group-specific framing, patterns of religious invocation distinct from those of other parties, and links to specific events. The study shows how Christian narratives serve as rhetorical resources for boundary construction, which can challenge cohesion even in secularised societies.
Don't forget to apply until the end of the week! 🚨
📣 Call for Applications: ECPR SGEU ECR Pre-Workshop
“The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe” organized with @larboe.bsky.social, 30 June 2026, one day ahead of the ECPR SGEU Conference in Catania, Italy.
Far-right communication often portrays a division between ‘the people’ and perceived antagonists, potentially fuelling intergroup tensions. A pivotal element is...
