Charlie Price
@charlieprice.bsky.social
Teaching Fellow in IR and Security, University of Warwick.
I write about the far-right and borders, sometimes emotions and sometimes memes.
Strong opinions about Science Fiction.
I write about the far-right and borders, sometimes emotions and sometimes memes.
Strong opinions about Science Fiction.
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Charlie Price
@charlieprice.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Ketchup Is the Whitest Sauce: Memes as Silly/Serious Bordered Spaces in International Relations
Abstract. This paper draws on previous scholarship on humor, memes, and seriousness in International Relations to produce a novel means for understanding o
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Do you like ketchup? Not only are you wrong, but you may be a fascist. Not really, but in my 🍅New Publication🍅 "Ketchup Is the Whitest Sauce", in International Political Sociology, I argue that memes about ketchup showcase Neo-Nazi solidarity.
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New paper out in @risjnl.bsky.social! 🚨
I explore the everyday foundations of structural power in the international system and advance a new theoretical framework that reconceptualizes the state as a mediator between the two levels.
Time for a short thread! 🧵👇
I explore the everyday foundations of structural power in the international system and advance a new theoretical framework that reconceptualizes the state as a mediator between the two levels.
Time for a short thread! 🧵👇
September 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
New paper out in @risjnl.bsky.social! 🚨
I explore the everyday foundations of structural power in the international system and advance a new theoretical framework that reconceptualizes the state as a mediator between the two levels.
Time for a short thread! 🧵👇
I explore the everyday foundations of structural power in the international system and advance a new theoretical framework that reconceptualizes the state as a mediator between the two levels.
Time for a short thread! 🧵👇
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🖖Hi people! We are launching our new BISA working group, Critical Alternatives for World Politics! We have been working on this for a while now :) It will be a great space to experiment with and create new methods and approaches to IR. Please make sure to follow and join us :)🥰
🎆We are incredibly excited to launch
BISA's new working group: Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP)! CAWP aims to foster a collegiate space for creative, experimental, and non-mainstream research in IR 🎉Follow us on here and join us at:
www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
BISA's new working group: Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP)! CAWP aims to foster a collegiate space for creative, experimental, and non-mainstream research in IR 🎉Follow us on here and join us at:
www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
August 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🖖Hi people! We are launching our new BISA working group, Critical Alternatives for World Politics! We have been working on this for a while now :) It will be a great space to experiment with and create new methods and approaches to IR. Please make sure to follow and join us :)🥰
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In our latest issue, Anne-Marie Houde examines the "micro-political foundation that enables and legitimises government action" by focusing on the everyday emotions of ordinary citizens.
📄👉 buff.ly/EnKTOSZ
📄👉 buff.ly/EnKTOSZ
August 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In our latest issue, Anne-Marie Houde examines the "micro-political foundation that enables and legitimises government action" by focusing on the everyday emotions of ordinary citizens.
📄👉 buff.ly/EnKTOSZ
📄👉 buff.ly/EnKTOSZ
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🍅 Ketchup in Far-Right Memes
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
July 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🍅 Ketchup in Far-Right Memes
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
Do you like ketchup? Not only are you wrong, but you may be a fascist. Not really, but in my 🍅New Publication🍅 "Ketchup Is the Whitest Sauce", in International Political Sociology, I argue that memes about ketchup showcase Neo-Nazi solidarity.
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
Ketchup Is the Whitest Sauce: Memes as Silly/Serious Bordered Spaces in International Relations
Abstract. This paper draws on previous scholarship on humor, memes, and seriousness in International Relations to produce a novel means for understanding o
academic.oup.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Do you like ketchup? Not only are you wrong, but you may be a fascist. Not really, but in my 🍅New Publication🍅 "Ketchup Is the Whitest Sauce", in International Political Sociology, I argue that memes about ketchup showcase Neo-Nazi solidarity.
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
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My latest article is out #OA in @politicsjournal.bsky.social ✍️
✅ The first academic study of Anglofuturism
✅ Expands our understanding of 'forward-looking' nostalgias
💡 Part of forthcoming special issue on Global Britain
@sotonpolitics.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
✅ The first academic study of Anglofuturism
✅ Expands our understanding of 'forward-looking' nostalgias
💡 Part of forthcoming special issue on Global Britain
@sotonpolitics.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
July 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My latest article is out #OA in @politicsjournal.bsky.social ✍️
✅ The first academic study of Anglofuturism
✅ Expands our understanding of 'forward-looking' nostalgias
💡 Part of forthcoming special issue on Global Britain
@sotonpolitics.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
✅ The first academic study of Anglofuturism
✅ Expands our understanding of 'forward-looking' nostalgias
💡 Part of forthcoming special issue on Global Britain
@sotonpolitics.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by @charlieprice.bsky.social
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“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by @charlieprice.bsky.social
t1p.de/lpjet
July 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🧵8/10
“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by @charlieprice.bsky.social
t1p.de/lpjet
“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by @charlieprice.bsky.social
t1p.de/lpjet
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Find mine and @ngellwitzki.bsky.social’s new article on EU-UK relations and the emotional (de)politicisation of the Covid-19 vaccine in International Affairs' new issue 📄
With summer in full swing, we have launched our July issue today!☀️
🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific
🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more
💻 Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance
📚 24 book reviews
Read NOW: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific
🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more
💻 Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance
📚 24 book reviews
Read NOW: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4
July 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Find mine and @ngellwitzki.bsky.social’s new article on EU-UK relations and the emotional (de)politicisation of the Covid-19 vaccine in International Affairs' new issue 📄
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Reposting this now that my paper has an issue number. Please feel free to check it out!
🚨Publication alert! 🚨
Happy to announce the publication of my first solo academic work! I critique how 'convergence' is deployed in debates about the Eurozone crisis and beyond, offering a constructivist edge to discussions about capitalist restructuring in the Eurozone.
doi.org/10.1111/jcms...
Happy to announce the publication of my first solo academic work! I critique how 'convergence' is deployed in debates about the Eurozone crisis and beyond, offering a constructivist edge to discussions about capitalist restructuring in the Eurozone.
doi.org/10.1111/jcms...
Opening the Black Box of ‘Convergence’ in the European Monetary Union: A Discursive Analysis
‘Convergence’ stands out as a prominent signifier in discourse about the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), recently also gaining prominence in debates within Comparative Political Economy (...
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June 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Reposting this now that my paper has an issue number. Please feel free to check it out!
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Delighted to see this out! It was a real pleasure to co-author this piece with the brilliant @annemhoude.bsky.social on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ vaccine and its significance for EU–UK relations. It’s open access - do have a look!
🔗: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Delighted to see this out! It was a real pleasure to co-author this piece with the brilliant @annemhoude.bsky.social on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ vaccine and its significance for EU–UK relations. It’s open access - do have a look!
🔗: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
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🔗: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
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Having marked over 180 essays, 4 dissertations, and moderated 3 modules, it’s easy to forget the fun aspects of teaching. Then a student who wrote about the role of food in far-right politics makes you this…
June 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Having marked over 180 essays, 4 dissertations, and moderated 3 modules, it’s easy to forget the fun aspects of teaching. Then a student who wrote about the role of food in far-right politics makes you this…
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🚨New Publication🚨I'm thrilled to share my latest article on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ COVID-19 vaccine and its impact on EU-UK relations, now available on @iajournal.bsky.social's website. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
As always, it has been a joy to work with @ngellwitzki.bsky.social on this project.
As always, it has been a joy to work with @ngellwitzki.bsky.social on this project.
academic.oup.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🚨New Publication🚨I'm thrilled to share my latest article on the emotional (de)politicisation of the ‘Oxford’ COVID-19 vaccine and its impact on EU-UK relations, now available on @iajournal.bsky.social's website. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
As always, it has been a joy to work with @ngellwitzki.bsky.social on this project.
As always, it has been a joy to work with @ngellwitzki.bsky.social on this project.
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🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 EPIR Thesis Prize!
🏆 Winners: Anne-Marie Houde & Uygar Baspehlivan
🎖 Honourable Mention: Shambhawi Tripathi
Their theses impressed our judges with originality, critical insight, and innovative methods. Congratulations to all! 👏
🏆 Winners: Anne-Marie Houde & Uygar Baspehlivan
🎖 Honourable Mention: Shambhawi Tripathi
Their theses impressed our judges with originality, critical insight, and innovative methods. Congratulations to all! 👏
June 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 EPIR Thesis Prize!
🏆 Winners: Anne-Marie Houde & Uygar Baspehlivan
🎖 Honourable Mention: Shambhawi Tripathi
Their theses impressed our judges with originality, critical insight, and innovative methods. Congratulations to all! 👏
🏆 Winners: Anne-Marie Houde & Uygar Baspehlivan
🎖 Honourable Mention: Shambhawi Tripathi
Their theses impressed our judges with originality, critical insight, and innovative methods. Congratulations to all! 👏
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New episode of "Parlons Commission" @euradio.bsky.social with Pr. @husseinkassim.bsky.social !
We talked about the people who work in the Commission (who they are, their relationship to the European project) and the process of “presidentialisation” of the institution.
euradio.fr/emission/KY8...
We talked about the people who work in the Commission (who they are, their relationship to the European project) and the process of “presidentialisation” of the institution.
euradio.fr/emission/KY8...
Hussein Kassim – qui travaille à la Commission européenne ?
Dans ce septième épisode, Lola Avril rencontre Hussein Kassim, professeur de science politique à l’université de Warwick. Il évoque le parcours du personnel de la Commission européenne ainsi que la pr...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New episode of "Parlons Commission" @euradio.bsky.social with Pr. @husseinkassim.bsky.social !
We talked about the people who work in the Commission (who they are, their relationship to the European project) and the process of “presidentialisation” of the institution.
euradio.fr/emission/KY8...
We talked about the people who work in the Commission (who they are, their relationship to the European project) and the process of “presidentialisation” of the institution.
euradio.fr/emission/KY8...
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✨Excited to share our research "Creating Good Young Patriots," which was published as an Advance Article in
@cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social!
🔗 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
@cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social!
🔗 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
May 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
✨Excited to share our research "Creating Good Young Patriots," which was published as an Advance Article in
@cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social!
🔗 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
@cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social!
🔗 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
My paper has an issue number now, so please read it! Especially if you're that guy who emailed me about my apparent lack of critical thinking skills after I critiqued some conspiracy theories in a different paper...
8/10
“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by Charlie W. Price: t1p.de/lpjet
“Fantasy and the figure: ideological bodies in the Nordic Resistance Movement” by Charlie W. Price: t1p.de/lpjet
May 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
My paper has an issue number now, so please read it! Especially if you're that guy who emailed me about my apparent lack of critical thinking skills after I critiqued some conspiracy theories in a different paper...
A great discussion and fantastic questions! These @mybisa.bsky.social working groups aren't just good fun, they're great spaces to share and develop ideas in a friendly academic space. 10/10 would recommend. Thank you for organising @epir-bisa.bsky.social and @annemhoude.bsky.social !
📢We had a fascinating concluding event for the year today with @epir-bisa.bsky.social !
👉📚Topic 'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
@charlieprice.bsky.social @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social and Elisabeth Mörking
👉📚Topic 'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
@charlieprice.bsky.social @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social and Elisabeth Mörking
May 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A great discussion and fantastic questions! These @mybisa.bsky.social working groups aren't just good fun, they're great spaces to share and develop ideas in a friendly academic space. 10/10 would recommend. Thank you for organising @epir-bisa.bsky.social and @annemhoude.bsky.social !
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🚨Events this week! 🚨
Foreign Policy WG book talk today! 🌎
@epir-bisa.bsky.social - Emotions and the right 🎉
@astropoliticswg.bsky.social annual general meeting and book talk📚
Africa and International Studies WG & @chathamhouse.org - The future of UK-Africa relations🌟
Learn more -
Foreign Policy WG book talk today! 🌎
@epir-bisa.bsky.social - Emotions and the right 🎉
@astropoliticswg.bsky.social annual general meeting and book talk📚
Africa and International Studies WG & @chathamhouse.org - The future of UK-Africa relations🌟
Learn more -
Upcoming events | BISA
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May 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚨Events this week! 🚨
Foreign Policy WG book talk today! 🌎
@epir-bisa.bsky.social - Emotions and the right 🎉
@astropoliticswg.bsky.social annual general meeting and book talk📚
Africa and International Studies WG & @chathamhouse.org - The future of UK-Africa relations🌟
Learn more -
Foreign Policy WG book talk today! 🌎
@epir-bisa.bsky.social - Emotions and the right 🎉
@astropoliticswg.bsky.social annual general meeting and book talk📚
Africa and International Studies WG & @chathamhouse.org - The future of UK-Africa relations🌟
Learn more -
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I wrote about this phenomenon in the context of the First World War Centenary a while ago in an article for the Review of International Studies which you can read here:
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‘Every one (re)membered’: Anxiety, family history, and militarised vicarious identity promotion during Britain’s First World War centenary commemorations | Review of International Studies | Cambridge ...
‘Every one (re)membered’: Anxiety, family history, and militarised vicarious identity promotion during Britain’s First World War centenary commemorations - Volume 50 Issue 6
www.cambridge.org
May 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I wrote about this phenomenon in the context of the First World War Centenary a while ago in an article for the Review of International Studies which you can read here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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With today being #VEDay80, there’s lots of vicarious militarism in the air, with many examples of people being encouraged to live vicariously through their military ancestors. I present to you Exhibit A
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
'Winston Churchill is my great-great grandfather'
www.bbc.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With today being #VEDay80, there’s lots of vicarious militarism in the air, with many examples of people being encouraged to live vicariously through their military ancestors. I present to you Exhibit A
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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🚨 My book, Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime, has a webpage! As Trump seeks to rename Veterans Day to Victory Day, the timing couldn’t be better. Out in December with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social as part of @europeanisa.bsky.social Voices in IR. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
May 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🚨 My book, Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime, has a webpage! As Trump seeks to rename Veterans Day to Victory Day, the timing couldn’t be better. Out in December with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social as part of @europeanisa.bsky.social Voices in IR. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Now out in issue 30(3): You Already Know Enough: Certainty and Ignorance in Data-Driven Humanitarianism by Briony Jones and Vicki Squire @justpolitics-blog.bsky.social
Download and read for free:
Download and read for free:
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May 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Now out in issue 30(3): You Already Know Enough: Certainty and Ignorance in Data-Driven Humanitarianism by Briony Jones and Vicki Squire @justpolitics-blog.bsky.social
Download and read for free:
Download and read for free:
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🌟@epir-bisa.bsky.social roundtable🌟
'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ Elisabeth Mörking, @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social
@charlieprice.bsky.social and @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
13 May and open to all 👉 buff.ly/nnegvCu
@mtrotem.bsky.social
'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ Elisabeth Mörking, @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social
@charlieprice.bsky.social and @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
13 May and open to all 👉 buff.ly/nnegvCu
@mtrotem.bsky.social
Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics- Emotions in Politics and International Relations (EPIR) | BISA
- Emotions in Politics and International Relations (EPIR) Working Group
buff.ly
May 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌟@epir-bisa.bsky.social roundtable🌟
'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ Elisabeth Mörking, @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social
@charlieprice.bsky.social and @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
13 May and open to all 👉 buff.ly/nnegvCu
@mtrotem.bsky.social
'Emotions and the right – navigating feeling in the study of populism and reactionary politics' w/ Elisabeth Mörking, @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social
@charlieprice.bsky.social and @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
13 May and open to all 👉 buff.ly/nnegvCu
@mtrotem.bsky.social
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Charlie Price and former PAIS PhD Nicolai Gellwitzki argue that fear dominates society due to a lack of positive political vision. To progress, we must transform this fear into hope for a better future. @iai.tv @ngellwitzki.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social
The politics of fear is in full effect | Nicolai Gellwitzki, Charlie Price
iai.tv
April 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Charlie Price and former PAIS PhD Nicolai Gellwitzki argue that fear dominates society due to a lack of positive political vision. To progress, we must transform this fear into hope for a better future. @iai.tv @ngellwitzki.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social
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🚨 New publication Alert 🚨
Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social
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Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social
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April 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🚨 New publication Alert 🚨
Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social
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Why do political actors label micro-political events as driven by fear or hate? In my new article in IPS, I argue these labels are key to the politics of emotion & (de)securitisation dynamics🔗 academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @uoypolitics.bsky.social
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