Annelotte Janse
@annelottejanse.bsky.social
Dr. | Historian of German, European, and transnational far-right extremism since 1945 | 📍 Leibniz Center for Contemporary History, Germany
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Hi new followers! I use this account to stay updated on all things far-right, past and present. In August ‘24, I defended my dissertation ‘The Pursuit of White Security’. In it, I show that the fantasies of ‘white security’ fueling recent right-wing terrorist attacks are anything but new.
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Leren van Weimar: is Trump de nieuwe Hitler?
Voor @historiek.bsky.social recenseerde ik het Duitstalige boek 'Wenn das Gestern anklopft' met bijdragen van o.a. Thomas Weber, Philipp Ruch, Robin te Slaa, @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social en @annelottejanse.bsky.social:
historiek.net/leren-van-we...
Voor @historiek.bsky.social recenseerde ik het Duitstalige boek 'Wenn das Gestern anklopft' met bijdragen van o.a. Thomas Weber, Philipp Ruch, Robin te Slaa, @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social en @annelottejanse.bsky.social:
historiek.net/leren-van-we...
Leren van Weimar: is Trump de nieuwe Hitler? | Historiek
Wat kunnen we leren van de ondergang van de democratie van de Duitse Weimarrepubliek in 1933? Die vraag staat centraal in de Duitstalige bundel ‘Wenn das Gestern anklopft’.
historiek.net
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Leren van Weimar: is Trump de nieuwe Hitler?
Voor @historiek.bsky.social recenseerde ik het Duitstalige boek 'Wenn das Gestern anklopft' met bijdragen van o.a. Thomas Weber, Philipp Ruch, Robin te Slaa, @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social en @annelottejanse.bsky.social:
historiek.net/leren-van-we...
Voor @historiek.bsky.social recenseerde ik het Duitstalige boek 'Wenn das Gestern anklopft' met bijdragen van o.a. Thomas Weber, Philipp Ruch, Robin te Slaa, @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social en @annelottejanse.bsky.social:
historiek.net/leren-van-we...
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With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.
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📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Far-Right Normalization and Democratic Erosion: A Pre-Election Update from the Netherlands
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Just a month ahead of the Dutch elections, Léonie de Jonge and Iris B. Segers raise concerns about the growing normalization of extreme-right ideologies and actions, highlighted by the unprecedented v...
www.sv.uio.no
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
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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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“De normalisering van uiterst rechts zie je terug op straat” met commentaar van @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @peter8rberg.bsky.social en yours truly www.trouw.nl/politiek/de-...
De normalisering van uiterst rechts zie je terug op straat
Het recente geweld in Den Haag vloeit volgens deskundigen voort uit de normalisering van extreemrechtse denkbeelden. Gevestigd links wordt deze campagne weggezet als gevaar voor de democratie. ‘Dat is...
www.trouw.nl
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“De normalisering van uiterst rechts zie je terug op straat” met commentaar van @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @peter8rberg.bsky.social en yours truly www.trouw.nl/politiek/de-...
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Just days after a far-right majority in the Dutch parliament asked the government to designate “Antifa” as a “terrorist organization”, far-right “protesters” shows yet again that they are the real threat to public order in the Netherlands.
Anti-immigratie-demonstratie Den Haag escaleert, confrontatie met politie
De actievoerders steken vuurwerk af en zwaaien met Nederlandse vlaggen maar ook met prinsenvlaggen.
nos.nl
September 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just days after a far-right majority in the Dutch parliament asked the government to designate “Antifa” as a “terrorist organization”, far-right “protesters” shows yet again that they are the real threat to public order in the Netherlands.
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Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets.
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
Anti-immigratie-demonstratie Den Haag escaleert, confrontatie met politie
De actievoerders steken vuurwerk af en zwaaien met Nederlandse vlaggen maar ook met prinsenvlaggen.
nos.nl
September 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets.
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
nos.nl/artikel/2583...
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Misschien wel het belangrijkste artikel dat ik ooit geschreven heb. Over de stilte die extreemrechts laat groeien.
Met medewerking van @annelottejanse.bsky.social, @marcofrijlink.bsky.social en @sterknikki.bsky.social
www.gld.nl/nieuws/83581...
Met medewerking van @annelottejanse.bsky.social, @marcofrijlink.bsky.social en @sterknikki.bsky.social
www.gld.nl/nieuws/83581...
Experts waarschuwen: normalisering extreemrechts is gevaarlijk voor de democratie
Een extreemrechtse student die een aanslag voorbereidt en een neonazi die verkiesbaar is als oudervertegenwoordiger op een middelbare school: het lijken incidenten, maar zijn signalen van iets groters...
www.gld.nl
August 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Misschien wel het belangrijkste artikel dat ik ooit geschreven heb. Over de stilte die extreemrechts laat groeien.
Met medewerking van @annelottejanse.bsky.social, @marcofrijlink.bsky.social en @sterknikki.bsky.social
www.gld.nl/nieuws/83581...
Met medewerking van @annelottejanse.bsky.social, @marcofrijlink.bsky.social en @sterknikki.bsky.social
www.gld.nl/nieuws/83581...
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Verdachte was volgens de Luxemburgse krant Le Quotidien lid van de neonazistische, paramilitaire groep The Base, koesterde ‘haat tegen vrouwen, mensen van kleur, homoseksuelen, buitenlanders en mensen met een andere religie dan hijzelf’, en beschreef zichzelf als een ‘goede Ariër’.
Aanslag op Eurovisie Songfestival 2020 in Rotterdam verijdeld, 12 jaar cel geëist tegen 23-jarige Zweed
Aanslag op Eurovisie Songfestival 2020 in Rotterdam verijdeld, 12 jaar cel geëist tegen 23-jarige Zweed
Vijf jaar geleden hebben de Luxemburgse veiligheidsdiensten een terroristische aanslag op het Eurovisie Songfestival in Rotterdam verijdeld, zo bevestigt justitie in Luxemburg aan Het Parool. De hoofdproducent en justitie in Nederland wisten van niets. Deze maand werd tegen de verdachte, de 23-jarige Zweed Alexander H., 12 jaar cel geëist.
www.parool.nl
July 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Verdachte was volgens de Luxemburgse krant Le Quotidien lid van de neonazistische, paramilitaire groep The Base, koesterde ‘haat tegen vrouwen, mensen van kleur, homoseksuelen, buitenlanders en mensen met een andere religie dan hijzelf’, en beschreef zichzelf als een ‘goede Ariër’.
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🌍 Benieuwd naar de oorsprong van de moderne wereldorde? Op 12 juni spreekt @benjaminduerr.com over vrede, recht & de idealen van toen en nu.
📍 Drift 25, zaal 102
🕓 16:00–17:30
🍻 Borrel bij Café Hofman
🎟️ Aanmelden verplicht: forms.gle/PM4Nc6BjrCGQ...
📍 Drift 25, zaal 102
🕓 16:00–17:30
🍻 Borrel bij Café Hofman
🎟️ Aanmelden verplicht: forms.gle/PM4Nc6BjrCGQ...
May 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🌍 Benieuwd naar de oorsprong van de moderne wereldorde? Op 12 juni spreekt @benjaminduerr.com over vrede, recht & de idealen van toen en nu.
📍 Drift 25, zaal 102
🕓 16:00–17:30
🍻 Borrel bij Café Hofman
🎟️ Aanmelden verplicht: forms.gle/PM4Nc6BjrCGQ...
📍 Drift 25, zaal 102
🕓 16:00–17:30
🍻 Borrel bij Café Hofman
🎟️ Aanmelden verplicht: forms.gle/PM4Nc6BjrCGQ...
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Voor Socialisme & Democratie van @wiardibeckman.bsky.social werkte ik mijn Den Uyl Lezing verder uit. Ik laat zien hoe de sociaaldemocratie zich tot radicaal rechts kan verhouden wbs.nl/publicaties/...
Radicaal-rechts succes en het verlies van de sociaal-democratie
Achter de zorgen over immigratie en identiteit van radicaal rechts populistische kiezers gaan vaak sociaaleconomische ontwikkelingen schuil. Sociaal-democratische partijen hoeven niet voor een harde i...
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March 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Voor Socialisme & Democratie van @wiardibeckman.bsky.social werkte ik mijn Den Uyl Lezing verder uit. Ik laat zien hoe de sociaaldemocratie zich tot radicaal rechts kan verhouden wbs.nl/publicaties/...
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It was never about sports, about „protecting women“, about bathrooms. It was always about criminalising the existence of trans people. About making them disappear from public spaces. Forcing them back in the closet or into despair and death. It’s about eradication.
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It was never about sports, about „protecting women“, about bathrooms. It was always about criminalising the existence of trans people. About making them disappear from public spaces. Forcing them back in the closet or into despair and death. It’s about eradication.
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Nazi items found at home of Austrian parliament speaker's aide. René Schimanek, chief of staff to Parliament Speaker Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom Party, resigns following intense public pressure.
Nazi items found at home of Austrian parliament speaker's aide
René Schimanek, chief of staff to Parliament Speaker Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom Party, resigns following intense public pressure.
www.israelhayom.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Nazi items found at home of Austrian parliament speaker's aide. René Schimanek, chief of staff to Parliament Speaker Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom Party, resigns following intense public pressure.
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Nieuw essay, met Stefan Paas! Over het gevaar van wit christelijk nationalisme (inclusief context en nuance) 👇🏼
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Hoe gevaarlijk is wit christelijk nationalisme?
Verenigde Staten In Amerika is een wit christelijk nationalisme in opkomst. Maar zien we werkelijk een beweging van ‘nieuwe kruisvaarders’ opdoemen? Beatrice de Graaf en Stefan Paas zien meer nuances.
www.nrc.nl
March 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Nieuw essay, met Stefan Paas! Over het gevaar van wit christelijk nationalisme (inclusief context en nuance) 👇🏼
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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December 5, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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Very happy that our paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social & E Dinas) has been accepted @bjpols.bsky.social .
We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.
Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.
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We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.
Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Very happy that our paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social & E Dinas) has been accepted @bjpols.bsky.social .
We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.
Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.
1/3
We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.
Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.
1/3
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#Germany's federal criminal police office, not exactly known for over-counting such things, reports that at least 41,000 crimes with a right-wing extremist motive were committed in 2024, a 1/3 increase compared to 2023. 2023, with a 23% increase on 2022, had already marked an all-time high #farright
Rekord rechtsextremer Straftaten: „Erschreckender Aufwärtstrend“
Rechtsextreme Straftaten erreichen neuen Höchststand: mehr als 40.000 Delikte. Das zeigt eine Anfrage von Bundestagsvizepräsidentin Petra Pau (Linke).
taz.de
February 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#Germany's federal criminal police office, not exactly known for over-counting such things, reports that at least 41,000 crimes with a right-wing extremist motive were committed in 2024, a 1/3 increase compared to 2023. 2023, with a 23% increase on 2022, had already marked an all-time high #farright
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Vacature! Wil jij bijdragen aan baanbrekend onderzoek naar crisisbestendigheid? Adapt! zoekt een content- en communitycoördinator die communicatie en samenwerking tot leven brengt. Reageer voor 9 maart: www.uu.nl/organisatie/... @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social @rikpeels.bsky.social
Content- en communitycoördinator
Ben jij een enthousiaste, avontuurlijke en proactieve contentcoördinator die weet hoe je een community bouwt? Dan hebben we jou nodig!
www.uu.nl
February 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Vacature! Wil jij bijdragen aan baanbrekend onderzoek naar crisisbestendigheid? Adapt! zoekt een content- en communitycoördinator die communicatie en samenwerking tot leven brengt. Reageer voor 9 maart: www.uu.nl/organisatie/... @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social @rikpeels.bsky.social
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On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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No country is immune to the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
1/8
Can the EU stop Musk?
‘Only one institution on the planet is large enough and powerful enough to write and enforce laws that could make the tech companies change their policies. (…) But for how much longer will the EU have this authority?’
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
‘Only one institution on the planet is large enough and powerful enough to write and enforce laws that could make the tech companies change their policies. (…) But for how much longer will the EU have this authority?’
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Can the EU stop Musk?
‘Only one institution on the planet is large enough and powerful enough to write and enforce laws that could make the tech companies change their policies. (…) But for how much longer will the EU have this authority?’
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
‘Only one institution on the planet is large enough and powerful enough to write and enforce laws that could make the tech companies change their policies. (…) But for how much longer will the EU have this authority?’
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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If you need a starter pack on Christian Nationalism, I've got you covered. Here are some of the people and groups tracking, studying, fighting, and educating about Christian Nationalism in the United States.
go.bsky.app/QHLh3qS
I know I'm missing folks, so hit me up with recs!
go.bsky.app/QHLh3qS
I know I'm missing folks, so hit me up with recs!
December 13, 2024 at 10:03 PM
If you need a starter pack on Christian Nationalism, I've got you covered. Here are some of the people and groups tracking, studying, fighting, and educating about Christian Nationalism in the United States.
go.bsky.app/QHLh3qS
I know I'm missing folks, so hit me up with recs!
go.bsky.app/QHLh3qS
I know I'm missing folks, so hit me up with recs!
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🔥 Vanaf deze week mag ik het stokje overnemen van @bastiaanrijpkema.bsky.social als politiek columnist bij @groene.nl, afwisselend met de geweldige @merijnoudenampsen.org en @tamardewaal.bsky.social. Mijn eerste bijdrage, over de regeringsdeelname van radicaal rechts, staat nu online!
One foot in, one foot out, is de strategie van de PVV. Dat VVD en NSC, maar ook de oppositiepartijen dit laten gebeuren, is op zijn minst zorgwekkend.
Hoewel de PVV feitelijk een machtspartij is geworden, gedraagt Wilders zich nog steeds als stoorzender
One foot in, one foot out, is de strategie van de PVV. Dat VVD en NSC, maar ook de oppositiepartijen dit laten gebeuren, is op zijn minst zorgwekkend.
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🔥 Vanaf deze week mag ik het stokje overnemen van @bastiaanrijpkema.bsky.social als politiek columnist bij @groene.nl, afwisselend met de geweldige @merijnoudenampsen.org en @tamardewaal.bsky.social. Mijn eerste bijdrage, over de regeringsdeelname van radicaal rechts, staat nu online!
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There are few countries that had a firewall to begin with, most countries had opportunistic politicians on the right. Already documented this in my 2012 article that studied the government participation of the radical right in the first decade of the 21st century journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
There are few countries that had a firewall to begin with, most countries had opportunistic politicians on the right. Already documented this in my 2012 article that studied the government participation of the radical right in the first decade of the 21st century journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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action, dog whistles, & perceived championing of hate. In the absence of statements that denounce or explain the meaning, silence gets read as approval, agreement, support. We need mainstream media to say that, to denounce even the perception of a Nazi salute as acceptable.
January 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
action, dog whistles, & perceived championing of hate. In the absence of statements that denounce or explain the meaning, silence gets read as approval, agreement, support. We need mainstream media to say that, to denounce even the perception of a Nazi salute as acceptable.
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Here’s the thing. We will never know the story of what Musk meant here, just like we will never know whether Trump meant anything by “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” What we do know is how these things are received by the fringe- as legitimation, call to 1/
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally
Tech billionaire wades into controversy after shooting right arm on upwards diagonal during celebrations of Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Here’s the thing. We will never know the story of what Musk meant here, just like we will never know whether Trump meant anything by “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” What we do know is how these things are received by the fringe- as legitimation, call to 1/
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...