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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque
@beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social
LSE Fellow interested in the intersection between AI/Technology and security, especially in the relationship between algorithmic bias, the global far right and information warfare.

https://www.beatrizbuarque.com
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This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 AM
What if digital capitalism has facilitated the emergence of an amorphous, decentralised social being, one that is pushing us further away from democracy?

And what if, far from being dead, the alt-right is very much alive and lies at the core of far-right information warfare?

Check my article!!
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Interested in the nexus between algorithmic bias and right-wing extremism?
Take a look this paper based on my most recent research project: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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On 23 December, the US State Department sanctioned five European leaders, barring their entry to the United States.

These leaders are working to ensure the digital world is safe for everyone.

With colleagues from across the industry we signed on to this response:
alliance4europe.eu/supporting-d...
Supporting Democracy Defenders - Alliance4Europe
Alliance4Europe connects communities for action and works to achieve its mission of a more democratic and powerful Europe through a selection of projects across the continent.
alliance4europe.eu
December 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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📣 @pietrocastellig.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that the call for the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’ is now open!

🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026.

🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353
Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, University of Bologna, 6 – 10 July 2026
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s only left 2 days to submit your proposal to join us in Austria in April.
We’re accepting proposals based on research in its early stages and we welcome both early career and senior scholars. 🤗
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social
🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚨
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 7 - 10 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚

We warmly welcome early-stage research!

Click here to submit your abstract: lnkd.in/eVEr4ecv
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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This week on 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social, @sexenheimer.bsky.social & I talk to @joanbraune.bsky.social about the NEW! book 'On Christian Nationalism'.

4.30pm, Thurs, DEC 4 /// 855AM, digital, streaming, Community Radio+ app, podcats 🐈

slackbastard.anarchobase.com?p=53794
Yeah Nah Pasaran #273 w Joan Braune on Christian nationalisms : December 4, 2025
This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! on 3CR, we talk to Dr Joan Braune [Bluesky]. Joan is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and a previous guest of ours, having spoke…
slackbastard.anarchobase.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers
⚖️ The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times
🪑 Lars Dorren & @justynabandola.bsky.social
⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/Kr4XaUA
The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times
General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
ecpr.eu
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚨
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 7 - 10 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚

We warmly welcome early-stage research!

Click here to submit your abstract: lnkd.in/eVEr4ecv
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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📣 New #BJPIR article out now!

'Algorithms at your service: Understanding how X’s systems of recommendation likely fuelled the far-right riots in the United Kingdom by amplifying visual representations of racist conspiracy theories' by @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Nick Lewis

🔗 buff.ly/1tw9h7S
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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This is how the far right should be covered and analysed

Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power

This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨New paper alert! 🚨

My co-authored paper presenting some key insights from the research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK has just been published in the @bjpir.bsky.social and is open access!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

#AI #democracy #racism #GenAI #conspiracytheories
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Today seems an appropriate day to repost this

"Much of what Labour has done with its huge majority and yet low popularity has served to normalise reactionary politics and discourse"

It's only got worse since...

reacpol.net/starmer-far-...
Article: Is Starmer's Labour far right? (Aurelien Mondon) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This article by Aurelien Mondon explores whether the Labour government under Starmer can be considered far right
reacpol.net
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & @scopelliti.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers exploring the European far-right politics of truth in digital spaces buff.ly/7Zm46uu
✔️ @ecpr-ead.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#CallforPapers #AI #PoliticalParties #Policymaking
The European Far-Right Politics of Truth in Digital Spaces
Joint Sessions of Workshops, 7 – 10 April 2026, University of Innsbruck
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us in Austria!!
The new deadline is 10 Dec.
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The workshop proposal I submitted to ECPR was accepted!

If you're exploring any of the topics below, please consider submitting a paper to join our discussion on the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞.

Click here for more information about the workshop: lnkd.in/epcdvftJ!
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This week, we successfully tried a new format of student event at the LSE100 inspired by a Brazilian TV show.

In this blog post, I describe the whole experience, so anyone wanting to try something similar can learn from what we did.

www.beatrizbuarque.com/post/from-br...

#universities #creative
From Brazilian TV to Higher Education: reinventing student events through co-creation
Figure 1: AI Industry Dialogue organised by the LSE100 Course on 15 October 2025, featuring Microsoft AI Solutions Engineer Abdullah Abu-Hassan.When I started teaching the LSE100 Course, I was fascina...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-media-and-advertising-industrys-role-in-rising-transphobia/
The media and advertising industry's role in rising transphobia
What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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In this morning's newsletter, I wrote about an under-appreciated problem for liberalism — its total failure to cultivate young talent www.vox.com/on-the-right...
How conservatives help their young thinkers — and why liberals don’t
Liberalism has a serious pipeline problem.
www.vox.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Next week, I'm chairing the panel on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and presenting one of my most insightful papers - the one where I elaborate on the concept of the 𝗮𝗹𝘁-𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲.

If you’re interested in the link between AI, racism, and conspiracy theories, join my panel!
@ecpr.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I love when the peer-review process effectively makes a positive impact on our work, enhancing clarity and strengthening our argument. Feeling grateful for the comments made by reviewers to two articles that are currently under review. Hopefully, they will be out soon.
July 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It’s official! My book is coming!!!!
Here is the abstract approved by Liverpool University Press 👇🏾

#racism #capitalism #truth #conspiracytheories #fantasies #misinformation
July 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Who is coming to the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference this year? I’m chairing a panel on AI governance and presenting a paper on the alt-right multitude. Send me a DM if you are working on a topic related to the far right, conspiracy theories, and AI.
July 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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What role did AI and visual storytelling play in the #SouthportRiots last summer?

@beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social examines how algorithmic systems of recommendation and GenAI tools were weaponised to inflame and mobilise.
The Weaponisation of AI: Visual storytelling of the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory Amid the Southport Riots - GNET
gnet-research.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM