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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
July 31, 2025

🌊 How Romania’s illiberals weaponise homophobia to fuel hetero-nationalism

Avery Gozu Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and hegemonic masculinity Read more

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