Claire Burchett
@cburchett.bsky.social
PhD at KCL. Researching far right, victimhood & antisemitism in DE, FR, AUT.
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Happy to share my first published article based on my PhD in Party Politics with @journals.sagepub.com in open access!
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
It was great to share some of my PhD research on the National Rally and victimhood identity at the conference « Identités, fluidité et altérité : Perspectives pluridisciplinaires » at Université Bourgogne Europe last week. Thank you for the invitation @theoaiolfi.bsky.social !
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It was great to share some of my PhD research on the National Rally and victimhood identity at the conference « Identités, fluidité et altérité : Perspectives pluridisciplinaires » at Université Bourgogne Europe last week. Thank you for the invitation @theoaiolfi.bsky.social !
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Normalising ideas which just a few years ago would have been regarded as career ending extremism but now are seen as legit, because they are constantly in every centre right MP and journalist's X replies, may end being Elon Musk's most lasting, and most destructive, impact on British politics.
October 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Normalising ideas which just a few years ago would have been regarded as career ending extremism but now are seen as legit, because they are constantly in every centre right MP and journalist's X replies, may end being Elon Musk's most lasting, and most destructive, impact on British politics.
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What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.
October 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.
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Find out with Dr Michael Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social how to help champion #EDI how and where you teach.
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*NEW PSA FILM* Why does #Equality, #Diversity & #Inclusion matter in academia?
Find out with Dr Michael Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social how to help champion #EDI how and where you teach.
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Find out with Dr Michael Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social how to help champion #EDI how and where you teach.
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Mit Anton Pelinka (1941–2025) verliert Österreich eine Stimme des kritischen Denkens.
Ein Nachruf seines langjährigen Kollegen am Institut für Politikwissenschaft Günther Pallaver:
www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwi...
Ein Nachruf seines langjährigen Kollegen am Institut für Politikwissenschaft Günther Pallaver:
www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwi...
† Univ. Prof. Dr. Anton Pelinka (1941–2025)
Ein Nachruf von Univ.-Prof. DDr. Günther Pallaver.
www.uibk.ac.at
October 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Mit Anton Pelinka (1941–2025) verliert Österreich eine Stimme des kritischen Denkens.
Ein Nachruf seines langjährigen Kollegen am Institut für Politikwissenschaft Günther Pallaver:
www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwi...
Ein Nachruf seines langjährigen Kollegen am Institut für Politikwissenschaft Günther Pallaver:
www.uibk.ac.at/de/politikwi...
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Whether it is out of sheer incompetence or ideological alignment, this government is doing the far right's work
The only consistent thing they have done since getting in power is echo reactionary talking points. There is not one bad faith reactionary tirade they won't lap up and recite.
The only consistent thing they have done since getting in power is echo reactionary talking points. There is not one bad faith reactionary tirade they won't lap up and recite.
September 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Whether it is out of sheer incompetence or ideological alignment, this government is doing the far right's work
The only consistent thing they have done since getting in power is echo reactionary talking points. There is not one bad faith reactionary tirade they won't lap up and recite.
The only consistent thing they have done since getting in power is echo reactionary talking points. There is not one bad faith reactionary tirade they won't lap up and recite.
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That's a wrap!
The second edition of the Reactionary Politics Summer School is over!
Once again, it was incredibly energizing to share this space with critical, committed researchers from all over the world ❤️
More info about the RPSS below
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reacpol.net/summer-schoo...
The second edition of the Reactionary Politics Summer School is over!
Once again, it was incredibly energizing to share this space with critical, committed researchers from all over the world ❤️
More info about the RPSS below
1/
reacpol.net/summer-schoo...
September 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
That's a wrap!
The second edition of the Reactionary Politics Summer School is over!
Once again, it was incredibly energizing to share this space with critical, committed researchers from all over the world ❤️
More info about the RPSS below
1/
reacpol.net/summer-schoo...
The second edition of the Reactionary Politics Summer School is over!
Once again, it was incredibly energizing to share this space with critical, committed researchers from all over the world ❤️
More info about the RPSS below
1/
reacpol.net/summer-schoo...
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📢 CfP alert! Our section “Bridging Boundaries: The State of the Art in Empirical Gender and Politics Research” at #ECPG26 is now open for submissions!
@dariusribbe.bsky.social and I are super excited to chair this section! More info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@ecprgender.bsky.social
@dariusribbe.bsky.social and I are super excited to chair this section! More info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@ecprgender.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📢 CfP alert! Our section “Bridging Boundaries: The State of the Art in Empirical Gender and Politics Research” at #ECPG26 is now open for submissions!
@dariusribbe.bsky.social and I are super excited to chair this section! More info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@ecprgender.bsky.social
@dariusribbe.bsky.social and I are super excited to chair this section! More info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@ecprgender.bsky.social
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It's hard to understand what Starmer was apologising for on his 'island of strangers' comments when he's now apparently perfectly happy putting out obvious racist bait like this
August 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It's hard to understand what Starmer was apologising for on his 'island of strangers' comments when he's now apparently perfectly happy putting out obvious racist bait like this
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Excellent interview with @cburchett.bsky.social about one of the most absurd developments on the #farright
Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, and Austria (2017-2023)
reacpol.net
August 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Excellent interview with @cburchett.bsky.social about one of the most absurd developments on the #farright
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With the honourable exception of @zoejardiniere.bsky.social, I don't think I've heard anyone on broadcast media laying out the objective fact that the immigration "crisis" is a wholly manufactured piece of political theatre that benefits a tiny minority of Britain's very richest people.
August 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
With the honourable exception of @zoejardiniere.bsky.social, I don't think I've heard anyone on broadcast media laying out the objective fact that the immigration "crisis" is a wholly manufactured piece of political theatre that benefits a tiny minority of Britain's very richest people.
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Reposted by Claire Burchett
The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
2 in 5 arrested over last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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@salomeietter.bsky.social and I are very happy to share the call for papers for this year's PSA French Politics Specialist Group annual workshop. This will be held on 14th November at the University of Glasgow; the deadline for abstracts is 14th August. Please get in touch with any questions!
July 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@salomeietter.bsky.social and I are very happy to share the call for papers for this year's PSA French Politics Specialist Group annual workshop. This will be held on 14th November at the University of Glasgow; the deadline for abstracts is 14th August. Please get in touch with any questions!
Happy to share my first published article based on my PhD in Party Politics with @journals.sagepub.com in open access!
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
July 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Happy to share my first published article based on my PhD in Party Politics with @journals.sagepub.com in open access!
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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New article! 📚
"A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the #FPÖ's Electoral Strength" out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. It analyses long-term organizational integration, the 2024 success & growing elite openess towards the FPÖ.
▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the #FPÖ's Electoral Strength" out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. It analyses long-term organizational integration, the 2024 success & growing elite openess towards the FPÖ.
▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New article! 📚
"A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the #FPÖ's Electoral Strength" out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. It analyses long-term organizational integration, the 2024 success & growing elite openess towards the FPÖ.
▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"A Normal(ised) Far-Right Party? A Long-Term Perspective on the #FPÖ's Electoral Strength" out in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. It analyses long-term organizational integration, the 2024 success & growing elite openess towards the FPÖ.
▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Read @manesweisskircher.bsky.social latest article for us.
A normal(ised) far-right party? A long-term perspective on the FPÖ’s electoral strength in Austria
#electoralsuccess #FPÖ #mainstreaming #normalisation #populism #radicalright
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A normal(ised) far-right party? A long-term perspective on the FPÖ’s electoral strength in Austria
#electoralsuccess #FPÖ #mainstreaming #normalisation #populism #radicalright
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Read @manesweisskircher.bsky.social latest article for us.
A normal(ised) far-right party? A long-term perspective on the FPÖ’s electoral strength in Austria
#electoralsuccess #FPÖ #mainstreaming #normalisation #populism #radicalright
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A normal(ised) far-right party? A long-term perspective on the FPÖ’s electoral strength in Austria
#electoralsuccess #FPÖ #mainstreaming #normalisation #populism #radicalright
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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More than 130 charities & NGOs are calling for Israeli/US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food since the GHF started operating in May, following Israel's 3 month blockade of Gaza
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food since the GHF started operating in May, following Israel's 3 month blockade of Gaza
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli, US-backed Gaza aid group must end, say 130 charities
The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
More than 130 charities & NGOs are calling for Israeli/US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food since the GHF started operating in May, following Israel's 3 month blockade of Gaza
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food since the GHF started operating in May, following Israel's 3 month blockade of Gaza
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Really enjoyed writing this piece on my PhD thesis for the @reacpolrn.bsky.social - just in time for my defence in a couple of weeks. Read it here 👇🏻
📣New interview📣
@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.
reacpol.net/weaponisatio...
@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.
reacpol.net/weaponisatio...
Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, a...
reacpol.net
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Really enjoyed writing this piece on my PhD thesis for the @reacpolrn.bsky.social - just in time for my defence in a couple of weeks. Read it here 👇🏻
Reposted by Claire Burchett
'Overall, the French, German, and Austrian far right care less about Jews themselves and more about the weaponisation of antisemitism'.
Must read by @cburchett.bsky.social 👇
Must read by @cburchett.bsky.social 👇
📣New interview📣
@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.
reacpol.net/weaponisatio...
@cburchett.bsky.social discusses the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by far-right parties and its role in their Islamophobic discourse.
reacpol.net/weaponisatio...
Interview: On the weaponisation of anti-antisemitism by the far right (Claire Burchett) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This interview is based on Claire Burchett's thesis 'Everyday victimhood on social media The discussion of Jews and (anti-)antisemitism in the populist radical right online space in France, Germany, a...
reacpol.net
June 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
'Overall, the French, German, and Austrian far right care less about Jews themselves and more about the weaponisation of antisemitism'.
Must read by @cburchett.bsky.social 👇
Must read by @cburchett.bsky.social 👇
Reposted by Claire Burchett
IWM has recently launched our India's War collecting project, aiming to improve our representation of the Indian experience of the Second World War within the museum’s collections. More details here:
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
India's War: An IWM Collecting project
Find out more about how IWM is looking to increase the representation of the Indian experience of the Second World War within the museum’s collections.
www.iwm.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
IWM has recently launched our India's War collecting project, aiming to improve our representation of the Indian experience of the Second World War within the museum’s collections. More details here:
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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Our statement on the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the Equality Act. We stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believe that it is the responsibility of researchers to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and dignity.
reacpol.net/supreme-cour...
reacpol.net/supreme-cour...
RPRN statement on the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act - Reactionary Politics Research Network
The RPRN stands in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believes that it is the responsibility of researchers and academics to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and ...
reacpol.net
April 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our statement on the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the Equality Act. We stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believe that it is the responsibility of researchers to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and dignity.
reacpol.net/supreme-cour...
reacpol.net/supreme-cour...
Had a great time with colleagues & friends at #PSA25 in Birmingham. I presented my PhD work on how the National Rally's pro-Jewish framing legitimises exclusion for @psafrenchpol.bsky.social & early work on Vox's use of conspiracy theories for @psaepop.bsky.social - looking forward to next year!
April 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Had a great time with colleagues & friends at #PSA25 in Birmingham. I presented my PhD work on how the National Rally's pro-Jewish framing legitimises exclusion for @psafrenchpol.bsky.social & early work on Vox's use of conspiracy theories for @psaepop.bsky.social - looking forward to next year!
Reposted by Claire Burchett
All this money & energy spent to make life more miserable for trans people could've been used to fight against domestic violence, wage disparity, sexual harassment, harassment of people accessing abortion services, proper childcare provision; you know, to make the world a better place instead.
April 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
All this money & energy spent to make life more miserable for trans people could've been used to fight against domestic violence, wage disparity, sexual harassment, harassment of people accessing abortion services, proper childcare provision; you know, to make the world a better place instead.
"The AfD is trying to present a more moderate image, the question will be whether they can convince prospective voters in the run up to the elections in February."
Great to speak to @france24-en.bsky.social yesterday, I gave my thoughts on the AfD and the German elections:
youtu.be/u-p2vFG0u7Y
Great to speak to @france24-en.bsky.social yesterday, I gave my thoughts on the AfD and the German elections:
youtu.be/u-p2vFG0u7Y
German election: 'The AfD is trying to present a more moderate image' • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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January 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The AfD is trying to present a more moderate image, the question will be whether they can convince prospective voters in the run up to the elections in February."
Great to speak to @france24-en.bsky.social yesterday, I gave my thoughts on the AfD and the German elections:
youtu.be/u-p2vFG0u7Y
Great to speak to @france24-en.bsky.social yesterday, I gave my thoughts on the AfD and the German elections:
youtu.be/u-p2vFG0u7Y