Dr Kat Williams
@drkatw.bsky.social
Third sector research by day, the German far-right by night. I like books, plants, knitting, and pretending that I'm going to start running again soon. My book on women and the AfD is due in 2026.
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Dr Kat Williams
@drkatw.bsky.social
· Apr 22
🎉 I'm very happy to share that I will be publishing my PhD research on women and the AfD with Routledge's Fascism and Far Right book series. Due summer 2026! 🎉
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Nathan Gill, Reform UK’s former leader in Wales has been jailed for ten-and-a-half years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. What does Nigel Farage think about this?
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Nathan Gill, Reform UK’s former leader in Wales has been jailed for ten-and-a-half years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. What does Nigel Farage think about this?
I should clarify that when I say "design flaws" what I really mean is "Kat didn't read the chart properly." This excellent chart was created by Roland Designs on Etsy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I should clarify that when I say "design flaws" what I really mean is "Kat didn't read the chart properly." This excellent chart was created by Roland Designs on Etsy.
The plan is to take it to the British Museum next year and take a photo with it in proximity to the tapestry exhibition. Or at least in the building. Or the sign outside. Whatever works. Just a bit of fun innit.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The plan is to take it to the British Museum next year and take a photo with it in proximity to the tapestry exhibition. Or at least in the building. Or the sign outside. Whatever works. Just a bit of fun innit.
Mistakes have been made but I can at least claim that any design flaws are in the spirit of the real thing 😂 42 rows left 🙌😎
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Mistakes have been made but I can at least claim that any design flaws are in the spirit of the real thing 😂 42 rows left 🙌😎
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🚗BEEP BEEP🚗
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
October 2025 Newsletter
Dear friends, We hope this 25th newsletter finds you well as Fall settles over the northern hemisphere, and Spring greets the southern. We continue to watch with heartbreak and anger as viole…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚗BEEP BEEP🚗
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
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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”:
That time of the afternoon again.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
That time of the afternoon again.
So, I haven't done any book work this week as I needed some thinking space (I'm ahead of schedule though so I'm not too worried). Did I rest? Kinda 😅 this latest piece is based on panel 25 of the Bayeux Tapestry (chart by Roland Designs on Etsy 🧶)
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So, I haven't done any book work this week as I needed some thinking space (I'm ahead of schedule though so I'm not too worried). Did I rest? Kinda 😅 this latest piece is based on panel 25 of the Bayeux Tapestry (chart by Roland Designs on Etsy 🧶)
No book work today, just strolling through the Wye Valley 🍂🍄🍁 plus bonus green men/foliate head carvings which apparently date from the 13th century
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
No book work today, just strolling through the Wye Valley 🍂🍄🍁 plus bonus green men/foliate head carvings which apparently date from the 13th century
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COMING SOON: My Latest Article on the Terrorism-Climate-Conflict Nexus - The Darkest Shade of Green. Examining How ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah Weaponize Climate Disasters to Out-Govern Failing/Fragile States and Build Territorial Control 💃💃💃💃💃
October 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
COMING SOON: My Latest Article on the Terrorism-Climate-Conflict Nexus - The Darkest Shade of Green. Examining How ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah Weaponize Climate Disasters to Out-Govern Failing/Fragile States and Build Territorial Control 💃💃💃💃💃
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Join us today at 5 PM (CET) (8:00 AM PDT and 11:00 AM EDT) for a webinar on the ethical aspects of ethnographic fieldwork among the far right!
Is it okay to engage with extremists? Join our webinar with @lizzypearson.bsky.social from Royal Holloway, University of London, on Oct. 16, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, online. Moderated, as always, by the one and only @audreygagnon.bsky.social! www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Is it ok to talk to extremists? Navigating gender and avoiding legitimisation in ethnography with the far right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Elizabeth Pearson, Royal Holloway, University of London
www.sv.uio.no
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Join us today at 5 PM (CET) (8:00 AM PDT and 11:00 AM EDT) for a webinar on the ethical aspects of ethnographic fieldwork among the far right!
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#Leipzig: Nächste Woche Mittwoch Lesung mit @billstein.bsky.social um 19 Uhr im Conne Island aus dem Buch "Kein vergessen – Todesopfer rechter Gewalt in Deutschland nach 1945":
www.rassismus-toetet-leipzig.org/index.php/le...
www.rassismus-toetet-leipzig.org/index.php/le...
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#Leipzig: Nächste Woche Mittwoch Lesung mit @billstein.bsky.social um 19 Uhr im Conne Island aus dem Buch "Kein vergessen – Todesopfer rechter Gewalt in Deutschland nach 1945":
www.rassismus-toetet-leipzig.org/index.php/le...
www.rassismus-toetet-leipzig.org/index.php/le...
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Happy to have contributed a chapter on culture and #memory in far-right #protest events in Eastern #Germany, and I’m especially excited that one of my fieldwork photographs was selected for the cover!
BTW this book is fully #openaccess
BTW this book is fully #openaccess
Congratulations to Jan Kubik and Richard Mole! Their #OpenAccess book The Anatomy of Right-wing Populism published yesterday. Read and download free at: bit.ly/46I25Ju #Politics #RightWingPopulism #Illiberalism
The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism
Over the past two decades, populist politicians and parties have enjoyed remarkable success across the globe. The rise of right-wing populism is perhaps most noticeable in post-communist Europe, espec...
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Happy to have contributed a chapter on culture and #memory in far-right #protest events in Eastern #Germany, and I’m especially excited that one of my fieldwork photographs was selected for the cover!
BTW this book is fully #openaccess
BTW this book is fully #openaccess
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What a story: In Germany, a top AfD politician tried to cash in on diamond deals – teaming up with an alleged Chinese spy.
Outstanding reporting by @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social and Annika Leister.
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Outstanding reporting by @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social and Annika Leister.
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Mit AfD-Spion in China: Die diskreten Diamantendeals der Familie Schmidt
Die Familie des AfD-Politikers Jan Wenzel Schmidt versucht, Geld mit künstlichen Diamanten zu machen. Mit einem Spion besichtigte er selbst die Produktion in China.
www.t-online.de
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What a story: In Germany, a top AfD politician tried to cash in on diamond deals – teaming up with an alleged Chinese spy.
Outstanding reporting by @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social and Annika Leister.
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Outstanding reporting by @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social and Annika Leister.
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
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“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
www.wired.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.
But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
How many coffees is too many? Asking for a friend 👀
(Just to clarify in advance, that's a red Welsh Fire cricket hat in the background😅)
(Just to clarify in advance, that's a red Welsh Fire cricket hat in the background😅)
October 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How many coffees is too many? Asking for a friend 👀
(Just to clarify in advance, that's a red Welsh Fire cricket hat in the background😅)
(Just to clarify in advance, that's a red Welsh Fire cricket hat in the background😅)
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Looking forward to discussing how to research the far right safely in academia at the @vox-pol.bsky.social report launch. The report is by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social, with the event hosted by @lizzypearson.bsky.social
New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol
09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...
voxpol.eu
October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Looking forward to discussing how to research the far right safely in academia at the @vox-pol.bsky.social report launch. The report is by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social, with the event hosted by @lizzypearson.bsky.social
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35 years ago today, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory was absorbed into the Federal Republic. If you want to learn more about the rise and fall of the GDR on this auspicious #TagderEinheit, you can check out my new book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/german-de...
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
35 years ago today, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory was absorbed into the Federal Republic. If you want to learn more about the rise and fall of the GDR on this auspicious #TagderEinheit, you can check out my new book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/german-de...
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🇩🇪 German Reunification Day!
In 2020, I wrote about how Germany's east–west divide links to #AfD success. Today, the article remains relevant — but the AfD’s rise across Germany shows that this is not only an east-west story.
➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
In 2020, I wrote about how Germany's east–west divide links to #AfD success. Today, the article remains relevant — but the AfD’s rise across Germany shows that this is not only an east-west story.
➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
The Strength of Far‐Right AfD in Eastern Germany: The East‐West Divide and the Multiple Causes behind ‘Populism’
This article sheds light on one of the key developments in recent German politics and relates it to the broader debate on the electoral success of the far right. The rise of the Alternative für Deuts...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🇩🇪 German Reunification Day!
In 2020, I wrote about how Germany's east–west divide links to #AfD success. Today, the article remains relevant — but the AfD’s rise across Germany shows that this is not only an east-west story.
➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
In 2020, I wrote about how Germany's east–west divide links to #AfD success. Today, the article remains relevant — but the AfD’s rise across Germany shows that this is not only an east-west story.
➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
I remember that I came down with a stinking cold about 3 hours after arriving in London. Coincidentally, I have lurgy right now too✌️🤧
October 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I remember that I came down with a stinking cold about 3 hours after arriving in London. Coincidentally, I have lurgy right now too✌️🤧
This time last year @lizzypearson.bsky.social and I were invited to the BBC to talk about gender and radicalisation for the Thinking Allowed podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Gender and Radicalisation
How does gender influence men and women's participation in extremist politics?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This time last year @lizzypearson.bsky.social and I were invited to the BBC to talk about gender and radicalisation for the Thinking Allowed podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Hate to brag but I finally got my urgent NHS referral, ***checks notes***, 1 year and 1 month after it was first made...
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hate to brag but I finally got my urgent NHS referral, ***checks notes***, 1 year and 1 month after it was first made...
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It is Book Launch day for @amaramarasingam.bsky.social and My edited volume "Contemporary Far-Right Culture The Art, Music, and Everyday Practices of Violent Extremism"
www.routledge.com/Contemporary...
www.routledge.com/Contemporary...
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It is Book Launch day for @amaramarasingam.bsky.social and My edited volume "Contemporary Far-Right Culture The Art, Music, and Everyday Practices of Violent Extremism"
www.routledge.com/Contemporary...
www.routledge.com/Contemporary...
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🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!
Find out more:
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This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!
Find out more:
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It’s here: the absolute coolest thing I have done all year, and that is saying something!
“Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age” is an original podcast produced by Long Story Short Media featuring leading extremism expert Cynthia 1/
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“Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age” is an original podcast produced by Long Story Short Media featuring leading extremism expert Cynthia 1/
linktr.ee/manuppodcast
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s here: the absolute coolest thing I have done all year, and that is saying something!
“Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age” is an original podcast produced by Long Story Short Media featuring leading extremism expert Cynthia 1/
linktr.ee/manuppodcast
“Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age” is an original podcast produced by Long Story Short Media featuring leading extremism expert Cynthia 1/
linktr.ee/manuppodcast