Giorgos Venizelos
Lecturer in Political Communication, Cyprus University of Technology.
Co-convener of @populismpsa.bsky.social
Author of Populism in Power tinyurl.com/PopInPow
www.giorgosvenizelos.com
- 📢New article out ❓Do #populists in power give up their anti-elitism? We explore how populists from different countries (#Greece, #Poland, #Ukraine), and across the political spectrum (left, right, valence), deal with this tension. Open access 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🍺🍺It's been quite a few years we've been working on this project, so I am glad the paper is finally out. Many thanks to Kostia Yanchenko for leading this effort and Artur Lipiński for the insights.
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos📢 PUBLICATION ALERT! New article by @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social in @critdiscstuds.bsky.social re-examines how 'the elite' is constructed in populist discourse, using the cases of Die Linke and AfD. A crucial contribution to populism studies! Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos📢 New article on our website: The People's Pope: Bergoglio and Populism 🖋️ by Alessandro Volpi 🔗 Link below: www.psapopulism.org/blog/researc... #pope #Franciscus #vatican #peronism #populism #Bergoglio #PopeFrancis
- 🥳Amazing news for our @populismPSA. ‼️We have been voted as the Specialist Group of the year. 🙏Thanks to all current and past convenors as well as members for making this possible.
- What a way to end #PSA25: Populism SG won Specialist Group of the Year! Huge shoutout to all our amazing convenors, past & present. @bolandeira.bsky.social & @theoaiolfi.bsky.social accepted the award—cheers to @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social, Juan Roch, Laura Chazel & @janagoyvaerts.bsky.social!
- 🆕New podcast discussing #antipopulism Some of my fav points: 📍Antipopulism projects fears, anxieties and democratic elitism 📍Is the Essex School normative? What about other approaches? 📍The people of right-wing populism is not exactly homogenous
- Does opposing populism protect democratic institutions? 🆕 🎤 Ece Özbey discusses with @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social the complexities of the populism vs. anti-populism debate and explore what this struggle means for the future of democracy worldwide. 👉Listen it on our website: tinyurl.com/mr6mt9tn.
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosFrom the latest episode - @quinnslobodian.com on how all too often the far right has been mistakenly portrayed as the enemy of neoliberalism - and even capitalism in toto:
- Routledge offers a voucher of 200 GBP to review a book proposal. Below is a part of my response:
- A new (+interesting) article on populist performances from a Cambridge scholar cites my article on Trump's performances (that literally focuses on his hands and body) to back the argument that populism studies remain focus on discourse and miss the performative dimension. I mean......
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos“'I sure miss George W. Bush:' Deconstruction, Post-Truth and Trump” inaugural professorial lecture @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk #trump #posttruth #deconstruction #derrida 📅 26 March, 18:00-19:30 📍 QMUL, Mile End 🎟️ Register at the link below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-sure-mis...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosAnyone interested to review this? Please email us! Details about the review process here: www.psapopulism.org/about/faq
- How does emancpatory politics and strategy look today? Send us your abstract by Friday. Judith Butler and Yannis Stavrakakis will be keynotes (in person).
- Critical populism studies (as we call it these days) increasingly highlight the transgressive-performative function of populism. @bolandeira.bsky.social and @theoaiolfi.bsky.social not only capture this but also help consolidate the argument theoretically. Read their new article below!
- 📝 NEW WORK OUT 1/ Excited to share our article "The Transgressive Aesthetics of Populism" (w/ @bolandeira.bsky.social) in @journalpolitics.bsky.social. We explore how populism disrupts the rules of visibility in politics, connecting aesthetics, queer theory & democracy 🧵 doi.org/10.1177/0263...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosEvery time I decide to stop working on populism, the @populismpsa.bsky.social puts out a great call for papers that brings me straight back in
- 1/ 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS Join us in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 for our 9th Annual Workshop to rethink hegemony, populism & political strategy in today’s turbulent world. Keynotes: Judith Butler & Yannis Stavrakakis 🗓 2–3 Oct 2025 📝 Submit by 14 Mar 2025 More info: www.psapopulism.org/events/2025-...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosCAN’T WAIT! This will be the highlight of the year
- 1/ 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS Join us in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 for our 9th Annual Workshop to rethink hegemony, populism & political strategy in today’s turbulent world. Keynotes: Judith Butler & Yannis Stavrakakis 🗓 2–3 Oct 2025 📝 Submit by 14 Mar 2025 More info: www.psapopulism.org/events/2025-...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosI am delighted to invite you all to our upcoming workshop in Thessaloniki in October 📣 We are incredibly honoured to welcome two outstanding keynote speakers: Judith Butler & Yannis Stavrakakis We look forward to reading your abstracts!
- 1/ 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS Join us in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 for our 9th Annual Workshop to rethink hegemony, populism & political strategy in today’s turbulent world. Keynotes: Judith Butler & Yannis Stavrakakis 🗓 2–3 Oct 2025 📝 Submit by 14 Mar 2025 More info: www.psapopulism.org/events/2025-...
- 💥We are very excited about the next workshop🇬🇷 🥳It's a special occasion, so we have special keynotes: 💣JUDITH BUTLER & 💣YANNIS STAVRAKAKIS 👇Read the full call below.
- 1/ 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS Join us in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 for our 9th Annual Workshop to rethink hegemony, populism & political strategy in today’s turbulent world. Keynotes: Judith Butler & Yannis Stavrakakis 🗓 2–3 Oct 2025 📝 Submit by 14 Mar 2025 More info: www.psapopulism.org/events/2025-...
- New additions to the convening team. Stay tuned for even more updates!
- 📢 OUR CONVENING TEAM IS GROWING! 🥳 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to welcome Jana Goyvaerts (VUB) and Laura Chazel (Sciences Po Grenoble) to our team. They join Giorgos, Juan, Théo and Thomás to strengthen critical populism studies. Meet our convenors: www.psapopulism.org/about/conven...
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos💫 Anti-gender regimes, feminist politics and the challenge of societal democratization is out! In Mobilization: An International Quarterly 29(4): 469-486 doi.org/10.17813/108... A preprint is available on Researchgate
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosIs Europe alright?
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosThere have been many (and good) analyses of Podemos in terms of politics, ideology and class. My chapter in "Populism & Time", edited by Andy Knott at Edinburgh University Press, focuses on an almost completely neglected dimension in politics: temporality amazon.es/Populism-Time-…
- What do you think about Frontiers in #PoliticalScience (journal)? I am totally against paying for publishing own work, but would like to hear what people think about this journal.
- Interested in the latest developments in populism studies? Take a look 👇
- New and important publication for populism and discourse theory. It's the introductory article to the special issue entitled ''Discourse Theory and the Turn to Practice'', authored/edited by De Cleen, Glynos, Goyvaerts and Stavrakakis. shorturl.at/n3eCp
- My book is out in paperback (meaning the price is significantly lower). Claim 30% off the current price using ''ADC24'' code. www.routledge.com/Populism-in-... #populism #DonaldTrump
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosDo you want to receive our most important updates, like CfPs for our A M A Z I N G events? Don't worry, we don't spam! Become a member, for free, no commitment needed: psa.ac.uk/specialist-g... Wanna know more about us? Explore our website: psapopulism.org
- Game of thrones in #Brussels. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosClass consciousness still shapes voting, but in a different way than in the past. That's the key finding of a study with @thomaslux.bsky.social now out in English. We chart how class identity, interests and status link with voting for the left and right in Germany. A🧵 library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
- Now that #austerity has come home, nostalgia for the golden era is emerging. #angelamerkel
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosThe social movements scholars starter pack has hit 100 members! Thanks to all who recommended additions. Lots of new people to follow if you have not looked at it in a while. There's still space and many new folks have joined Bluesky - who else should be added? go.bsky.app/59uZyEyat://did:plc:evppgbxuhhx3gygvvqc2g5f4/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb4tuo5xei2m
- Never gets old? Donald Trump in Power: Discourse, Performativity, Identification. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosHome is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosBreaking news: National Assembly of the Five Star Movement abolishes the role of "Guarantor" of the party (held by Beppe Grillo). The clash between Conte and Grillo about the future of the party that has gone on for months has now come to an end and Grillo is unemployed.
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosThis is our first post on Blue Sky! We will continue here as well in our mission to share the main advances in critical populism studies! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosCritical populism studies are flourishing, and we're curating a Bluesky starter pack featuring brilliant young minds and seasoned experts shaping the field! Dive into their groundbreaking work here 👇 go.bsky.app/NEheVTjat://did:plc:ntsnt2epvkk6ppdlk7sm3bjv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbmyqnqzdp2i
- Critical perspectives on #populism:
- Critical populism studies are flourishing, and we're curating a Bluesky starter pack featuring brilliant young minds and seasoned experts shaping the field! Dive into their groundbreaking work here 👇 go.bsky.app/NEheVTjat://did:plc:ntsnt2epvkk6ppdlk7sm3bjv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbmyqnqzdp2i
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosRe-upping this for some of the new arrivals. Same notes as before: It's a list of of academics who I think work *principally* on populism/radical right (e.g. not extremism). It's personal, so generally it's mutual followers that I know from Twitter and/or here. go.bsky.app/Tqmc9sJat://did:plc:ldv6sjj6wxqx66bfgfjheoah/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lavxr6bi3b23
- I wrote this piece (in Greek) on #DonaldTrump's re-election, focusing on his "weird" and "trasgressive " style as well as the arrogance and anti-populist elitism of the #Democrats. Can be read w/ the transl. function. Thanks @eteronorg.bsky.social and @antonisgal.bsky.social for the invitation.
- ❗O @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social γράφει στο #Eteron για το πολιτικό στυλ του Τραμπ, τον ελιτισμό και αντι-λαϊκισμό των Δημοκρατικών και το πως διαμορφώθηκε εν τέλει το αποτέλεσμα των Αμερικανικών Εκλογών. 🔗 eteron.org/epaneklogi-t...
- Μερικές σκέψεις για την επανεκλογή #DonaldTrump, τον ρόλο που παίζει το "αλλόκοτο" στιλ του και η αλαζονεία των Δημοκρατικών.
- ❗O @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social γράφει στο #Eteron για το πολιτικό στυλ του Τραμπ, τον ελιτισμό και αντι-λαϊκισμό των Δημοκρατικών και το πως διαμορφώθηκε εν τέλει το αποτέλεσμα των Αμερικανικών Εκλογών. 🔗 eteron.org/epaneklogi-t...
- The #populist / #anti-populist divide in practice #Merkel #Trump Factual Emotional Normal Politician Not Leader of Free World Likes Tyrants Cooperation #Polarization www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosΣτον φάκελο θα βρείτε αναλύσεις από τους @stefanostyros.bsky.social, @gsamaras.bsky.social, @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social καθώς και από την Ξένια Χρυσοχόου και τη Νένη Πανουργιά. Τα κείμενα αναδεικνύουν διαφορετικές πτυχές του ζητήματος κι είναι όλα διαθέσιμα εδώ: eteron.org/opseis/opsei...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosΠρώτο🧵 στο #Bluesky για τις #USelections. Στο @eteronorg.bsky.social φιλοξενούμε έναν φάκελο με αναλύσεις για τις πρόσφατες προεδρικές εκλογές. Εξετάζουμε το πολιτικό στυλ και τα προγράμματα των υποψηφίων καθώς και τους κοινωνικούς & ιστορικούς παράγοντες που βοηθούν στην ερμηνεία του αποτελέσματος.
- Anyone here an expert in #Zotero? I am trying to convert in-text citations to endnotes but not all citations are converted. Tips: 1. File shared among many co-authors. Copy-pasted whole text but still nothing. 2. Updated my version of zotero, but nothing
- 🚨New ( #openaccess ) chapter out: (Anti-)Populism & Post-Truth 📌Challenges the forceful link b/w #populism & #post-truth (and that populism is unscientific, irrational and against facts. 📌Argues, that a new paradigm of (post-truth) #anti-populism (and not populism) is evident.
- Link to the chapter here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
- Link to the whole book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
- Reposted by Giorgos VenizelosOur "compagni" from the PSA Italian Politics Specialist Group are now also on Bluesky! Follow @psa-italian.bsky.social, and take part in the initiatives led by @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social and @dbonansinga.bsky.social!
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos⏳️ There's still time to submit your abstract for the "Populism and Passions" panel, organised by Amanda Machin & Allan Dreyer Hansen at the next @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions of Workshops in Prague! 🇨🇿 🗓 When? 20–23 May 2025 📮 Submission deadline: 21 November! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
- Yesterday, I talked about "The Anti-Populist Logic of Pro-Vax Discourse" at HEPP, University of Helsinki.
- Today our visiting scholar @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social was presenting at HEPP: What an inspiring paper on anti-populist pro-vaxers!
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos📰 It may sound strange for the Populism Specialist Group to share this great text by @alexyates2000.bsky.social against the very word "populism", but a critical analysis of the (mis)uses of the "p-word" is one of the most promising frontiers in our field! 👇 theconversation.com/the-word-pop...
- Our Populism Specialist Group - of the Political Studies Association - is now part of this platform. Follow it here: @populismpsa.bsky.social
- ‘Populism’ and ‘power’ have an uneasy relationship. Giorgos Venizelos argues we must look beyond populism’s content or outcomes, and turn instead to populism’s function of constructing collective identities through discursive / affective performativity. @ecprtheloop.bsky.social
- Reposted by Giorgos Venizelos🔮 FutureOfPopulism 79 Three myths about populism's fate in power: 1⃣ becomes mainstream 2⃣ turns authoritarian 3⃣ fails/succeeds to implement policies @giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social debunks these myths, arguing we must look at how populism constructs collective identities PoliSky bit.ly/3WnOvq7
