Thorsten Wojczewski
@thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social
Lecturer in International Relations at Coventry University, UK
German/Indian/US foreign policy I populism and the far right I emerging powers and global order
German/Indian/US foreign policy I populism and the far right I emerging powers and global order
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🚨New Publication🚨
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
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🚨 BISA call for expressions of interest 🚨
BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2026 🌟
Taking place 25 February 2026 @ FCDO in London this is an amazing opportunity for your university and students alike! 🎉
Find out more and express your interest now by 11 Dec 👉 https://ow.ly/bgV950XwTTm
@julietdryden.bsky.social
BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2026 🌟
Taking place 25 February 2026 @ FCDO in London this is an amazing opportunity for your university and students alike! 🎉
Find out more and express your interest now by 11 Dec 👉 https://ow.ly/bgV950XwTTm
@julietdryden.bsky.social
Call for expressions of interest - BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2026
We will once again be holding a model NATO with the FCDO. Up to 29 universities can participate.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚨 BISA call for expressions of interest 🚨
BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2026 🌟
Taking place 25 February 2026 @ FCDO in London this is an amazing opportunity for your university and students alike! 🎉
Find out more and express your interest now by 11 Dec 👉 https://ow.ly/bgV950XwTTm
@julietdryden.bsky.social
BISA/FCDO Model NATO 2026 🌟
Taking place 25 February 2026 @ FCDO in London this is an amazing opportunity for your university and students alike! 🎉
Find out more and express your interest now by 11 Dec 👉 https://ow.ly/bgV950XwTTm
@julietdryden.bsky.social
🚨New Publication🚨
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🚨New Publication🚨
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Happy to announce that my paper "Fascism and Foreign Policy: Trumpism and the Politics of National Decline and Rebirth" has been published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social.
#Openaccess: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
Reposted by Thorsten Wojczewski
Viktor Orbán: Mentor der Globalen Rechten
Die diesjährigen CPAC-Konferenz in Ungarn war ein Schaulaufen der globalen extremen Rechten. Mit Alice Weidel durfte eine AfD-Rednerin auf die Bühne.
➔ antifainfoblatt.de/aib147/vikto...
Gastbeitrag: @ullijentsch.bsky.social
Screenshots: facebook/youtube
Die diesjährigen CPAC-Konferenz in Ungarn war ein Schaulaufen der globalen extremen Rechten. Mit Alice Weidel durfte eine AfD-Rednerin auf die Bühne.
➔ antifainfoblatt.de/aib147/vikto...
Gastbeitrag: @ullijentsch.bsky.social
Screenshots: facebook/youtube
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Viktor Orbán: Mentor der Globalen Rechten
Die diesjährigen CPAC-Konferenz in Ungarn war ein Schaulaufen der globalen extremen Rechten. Mit Alice Weidel durfte eine AfD-Rednerin auf die Bühne.
➔ antifainfoblatt.de/aib147/vikto...
Gastbeitrag: @ullijentsch.bsky.social
Screenshots: facebook/youtube
Die diesjährigen CPAC-Konferenz in Ungarn war ein Schaulaufen der globalen extremen Rechten. Mit Alice Weidel durfte eine AfD-Rednerin auf die Bühne.
➔ antifainfoblatt.de/aib147/vikto...
Gastbeitrag: @ullijentsch.bsky.social
Screenshots: facebook/youtube
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IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
Authoritarian, But Not Nativist: Classifying Far-Right Parties in Latin America - André Borges, Lisa Zanotti, 2025
Research on far-right parties has mostly focused on Western Europe, where anti-immigration agendas and related nativist ideas have played a major role in right-...
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
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After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
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Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists. Important new piece from @hopenothate.org.uk. More to follow soon! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists – HOPE not hate
A group of far-right activists have formed a new information gathering unit and have progressive activists in their sights, HOPE not hate (HNH) can reveal. ...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists. Important new piece from @hopenothate.org.uk. More to follow soon! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
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“I do think that Maga is a fascist movement, I do think that the intent of the administration is to destroy opposition and protest and is to create an authoritarian system”
Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump’s efforts to target Antifa
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“I do think that Maga is a fascist movement, I do think that the intent of the administration is to destroy opposition and protest and is to create an authoritarian system”
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🚨 Our edited volume "Discourses in Global Political Theory. Reimagining #Peace in the 21st Century Through Narratives of Belonging" has been published with Palgrave Macmillan @springer.springernature.com
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Discourses in Global Political Theory
This book traces narratives of belonging around the globe from a political theory perspective. It highlights the context of cultural exchange
link.springer.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 Our edited volume "Discourses in Global Political Theory. Reimagining #Peace in the 21st Century Through Narratives of Belonging" has been published with Palgrave Macmillan @springer.springernature.com
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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The conservative think tank behind Donald Trump’s Project 2025 roadmap is looking for new friends across the Atlantic.
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The conservative think tank behind Donald Trump’s Project 2025 roadmap is looking for new friends across the Atlantic.
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
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Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
A 🧵
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
A 🧵
Transnational publics of the populist radical right: patterns of topic convergence across Europe and the United States
In recent years, populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have constructed a shared transnational discourse around issues like immigration and culture wars. However, we do not know how their publics ...
www.tandfonline.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
A 🧵
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
A 🧵
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As Trump and his allies frame “Antifa” as terrorists, far-right governments in Europe are following his lead—weaponizing counterterrorism language to undermine democratic opposition and civil liberties.
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Read more:
How the International Far Right is Getting on Board With Trump’s Antifa Terrorist Designation
Trump’s baseless “Antifa” terrorist designation has sparked a global echo, with Hungary, Poland, and the Netherlands moving to replicate it. The coordinated effort reframes dissent as terrorism—part o...
globalextremism.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
As Trump and his allies frame “Antifa” as terrorists, far-right governments in Europe are following his lead—weaponizing counterterrorism language to undermine democratic opposition and civil liberties.
Read more:
Read more:
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Join us for a discussion on November 5 with @drsyquraishi.bsky.social, and speakers Shandana Khan Mohmand @ids.ac.uk, @mayatudor.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, moderated by @louisetillin.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Register to attend:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-s...
Register to attend:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-s...
The State of Democracy in South Asia | King's College London
Dr SY Quraishi will speak about his new book in a panel discussion with other scholars.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Join us for a discussion on November 5 with @drsyquraishi.bsky.social, and speakers Shandana Khan Mohmand @ids.ac.uk, @mayatudor.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, moderated by @louisetillin.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Register to attend:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-s...
Register to attend:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-s...
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New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves - Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris, Graham Macklin, 2025
This article examines how interactions between far-right protestors, counter-protestors and other actors, including the police, lead towards and away from viole...
journals.sagepub.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
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I look ahead at the Dutch elections this Wednesday and assess the missed opportunity of media, parties, and voters to move beyond far-right dominance.
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I look ahead at the Dutch elections this Wednesday and assess the missed opportunity of media, parties, and voters to move beyond far-right dominance.
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What is far-right’s foreign policy outlook? @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WYWJAyA
#PSHighlyViewed 4/10
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
#PSHighlyViewed 4/10
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What is far-right’s foreign policy outlook? @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WYWJAyA
#PSHighlyViewed 4/10
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
#PSHighlyViewed 4/10
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
Happy to see that my paper on the far right’s foreign policy outlook is one of the highly viewed articles in @polstudies.bsky.social. It develops a theoretical framework for the study of far-right foreign policy and uses Germany as a case study. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WYWJAyA
#PSHighlyViewed
#PSHighlyViewed
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October 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Happy to see that my paper on the far right’s foreign policy outlook is one of the highly viewed articles in @polstudies.bsky.social. It develops a theoretical framework for the study of far-right foreign policy and uses Germany as a case study. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WYWJAyA
#PSHighlyViewed
#PSHighlyViewed
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We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR and Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group 🎉
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR and Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group 🎉
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟
Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
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New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
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IN NEW ISSUE: What is the far-right’s foreign policy outlook @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NLJLIFU
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
Theorizing Far-Right Foreign Policy: Insights From Germany - Thorsten Wojczewski, 2025
What is the far-right’s foreign policy outlook? Although International Relations scholarship has provided important insights into the foreign policy preferences...
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: What is the far-right’s foreign policy outlook @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NLJLIFU
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
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Good news everyone: it's not even October and I already have you covered for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza or whatever floats your boat presents because December this year, the second edition of "Populism and World Politics" is coming out, which I've co-edited with David B. MacDonald and Dirk Nabers.
September 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Good news everyone: it's not even October and I already have you covered for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza or whatever floats your boat presents because December this year, the second edition of "Populism and World Politics" is coming out, which I've co-edited with David B. MacDonald and Dirk Nabers.
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Congratulations to HOPE not hate's CEO, @nicklowles.bsky.social on the release of his latest book, How to Defeat the Far Right. You can get it here: hopenothate.bigcartel.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Congratulations to HOPE not hate's CEO, @nicklowles.bsky.social on the release of his latest book, How to Defeat the Far Right. You can get it here: hopenothate.bigcartel.com
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IN NEW ISSUE: What is the far-right’s foreign policy outlook? @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NLJLIFU
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: What is the far-right’s foreign policy outlook? @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NLJLIFU
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
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There will be a Workshop in November on “Ungrounding the Political” at the University of Lisbon with an emphasis on my work. Thanks to Joao Rochate da Palma and Tamara Caraus for organizing. Feel free to share with whoever might be interested.
cful.letras.ulisboa.pt/events/ungro...
cful.letras.ulisboa.pt/events/ungro...
Ungrounding the Political: The Contemporary Role of Antagonism, Contingency and Difference in Political Theory – CFUL
cful.letras.ulisboa.pt
July 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There will be a Workshop in November on “Ungrounding the Political” at the University of Lisbon with an emphasis on my work. Thanks to Joao Rochate da Palma and Tamara Caraus for organizing. Feel free to share with whoever might be interested.
cful.letras.ulisboa.pt/events/ungro...
cful.letras.ulisboa.pt/events/ungro...
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🚨 New paper with @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social in @cambridgecria.bsky.social: In "Theorizing populism in international relations: a classical realist perspective", we explore the prospects of IR theories, focusing on classical #realism, for studying #populism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🚨 New paper with @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social in @cambridgecria.bsky.social: In "Theorizing populism in international relations: a classical realist perspective", we explore the prospects of IR theories, focusing on classical #realism, for studying #populism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🚨 New Publication in International Political Sociology:
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
Sociability, Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
academic.oup.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 New Publication in International Political Sociology:
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...