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Who reposts which media sources? And why this matters for understanding populist politics

April 24, 2026

Kuwait's national flower: a symbol of unity amid regional tensions

April 23, 2026

Critical voices on social media: Kazakhstan’s 2026 referendum

April 22, 2026

Why Russia is turning against Telegram

March 16, 2026

🔮 Why the 'nihilist penguin' has become a new symbol for the alt-right 

March 10, 2026
March 5, 2026

🌈 Digital activism: reshaping the fight against gender-based violence

Eiman Alabdulghani For decades, activists have worked to end gender-based violence through grassroots organising, legal challenges, and public education. But Eiman Alabdulghani’s research suggests that the digital world represents a powerful new front. Social media hashtags can spark global movements, and citizen journalists can hold power to account in ways previously unimaginable Read more
February 10, 2026

Transatlantic TikTok propaganda and the end of localised populism 

Mimi Mihăilescu TikTok deportation propaganda is fast becoming the new border wall. States, platforms and algorithms are fusing into a single machine. This, says Mimi Mihăilescu is turning deportation into bingeable content, burying resistance in the feed, and replacing physical walls with algorithmic control. Local populism dies and global spectacle rules Read more
December 19, 2025

🌈 Metapolitical digital wars on gender, race, and queer life 

Silvia Díaz Fernández Research on digital violence must account for its metapolitical dimension. Silvia Díaz Fernández reveals how proponents of the far-right metapolitical project are shaping public discourse to fit their anti-democratic interests. Digital violence against women, racialised people and queer communities is all part of their strategy  Read more
December 11, 2025

🌈 Online toxicity and political equality 

Jana Belschner Jana Belschner analysed 875,000 Twitter exchanges during Germany's 2021 election. Here, she reveals complex patterns in online toxicity between citizens and elites. Politicians’ behaviour matters, but identity markers also shape experiences of digital political toxicity  Read more
December 8, 2025

The algorithmic ballot: how digital platforms shaped Romania’s vote

Madalina Botan Romania’s recent elections didn’t just happen at the ballot box. They unfolded across TikTok, Facebook, X, and other similar platforms on which nationalism, conspiracy, and algorithmic propaganda turned fringe voices into front-page politics. Madalina Botan argues that this digital battleground expanded beyond borders, as Romanians abroad became powerful co-authors of a polarised political story Read more

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