Michaelangelo Anastasiou
@michaelangeloanast.bsky.social
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Political Sociologist @ Digital Transitions & Society, University of Nicosia www.unic.ac.cy/digits/
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Ultimately, #technology was the #nation-state's condition of possibility. Its logic, mirroring that of #hegemony, provided the #social and #political basis for #nation construction projects.

#nationalism #routledge #poststructuralism #semiotics #intertextuality #nation #monograph #Laclau #discourse
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“A democratic offensive can only benefit by including in its arsenal as many tools as possible [...] This presupposes blurring the distinction between ‘expert’, ‘political’, and ‘poetic’ discourse, where the politician becomes the expert, the expert becomes the politician and both become poets”
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New publication out co-authored with @nicostrim.bsky.social! "Surveillance, De-Democratization and the Digital States of Exception: Cyprus, a Small State Surveillance-Post"
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The second day of #PSA25 kicked off with another powerful panel on dislocation and its epistemics! Insightful exchanges with Olivier Ouzilou, @dbonansinga.bsky.social & @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, @rokuppers.bsky.social, @michaelangeloanast.bsky.social and Andy Knott—deep theory, sharp debates!
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For those that are interested. I will be presenting two papers @ the Political Studies Association 2025 Conference: "Populism and the Mirror of Technology" and "Surveillance, De-Democratization and the Digital States of Exception: Cyprus, a Small State Surveillance-Post"
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Has #China's open access #Deepseek turned the US AI world upside down? Curious to hear what everyone's thoughts on this are.
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In its 1st blog entry, Digital Transitions & Society Research Group engages with the question of 'digital populism'. Link to full article ("Populism and the Mirror of Technology") in comments.
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Any well networked colleague willing to put together a nationalism studies starter pack? ☺️
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Ultimately, #technology was the #nation-state's condition of possibility. Its logic, mirroring that of #hegemony, provided the #social and #political basis for #nation construction projects.

#nationalism #routledge #poststructuralism #semiotics #intertextuality #nation #monograph #Laclau #discourse
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Our research team (Digital Transitions & Society) presented today at the Politics of Technologies in the Digital Age Conference at the University of Ioannina. Our presentations zeroed in on the intersection of technology and populism, platformization and ontological security.
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A new #Kant talk out by our colleague at Digital Transitions & Society
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Is Lying on Dating Apps Wrong? New episode just out! #Philosophy #Kant #Goethe-Institut
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Please also feel free to send me some of your latest work, especially if it includes any elements of technology!
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Hey! Will send as soon as I receive a digital copy of thr book chapter from the publisher! Good to see you on here old friend!
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Is Lying on Dating Apps Wrong? New episode just out! #Philosophy #Kant #Goethe-Institut
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Getting some last minute help from Dall-E before my presentation 😂

#populism #technology #digitalities #politics #sociology #politicalsociology #populismstudies #nationalism
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Hosted by our DIGITS colleague @hadjioannou.bsky.social
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Does AI think for itself? In this episode, we discuss AI from the perspective of Kant's philosophy, with the help of Dr Sofie Møller (University of Cologne).
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Does AI think for itself?
Kant Talk 2.0 · Episode
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Does the logic of populist politics mirror the ontological potentials of technology? Do contemporary politics mirror technology's ontic manifestation in modern times? These are the questions I will be answering in the upcoming Politics of Technologies in the Digital Age Conference in Ioannina
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Excited for "Politics of Technologies in the Digital Age" #Conference @ Ioannina. Our team at Digital Transitions & Society will present on #populism, #media platformization and #security, looking at the related ramifications in light of recent and anticipated developments in #AI.