Erol Saglam
@erolsaglam.bsky.social
Anthropologist. UCL. IMU
Researching conspiracy theories, radical right politics, surveillance, vigilantism, the state, masculinities
London, Berlin & Istanbul
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-5113
Researching conspiracy theories, radical right politics, surveillance, vigilantism, the state, masculinities
London, Berlin & Istanbul
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-5113
Pinned
Had a fantastic conference in Bilbao, Spain, debating conspiracism, radical right politics, and vigilantism!
Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!
Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!
Reposted by Erol Saglam
Your 30s are all about giving up on your imperial ambitions
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Your 30s are all about giving up on your imperial ambitions
Had a fantastic conference in Bilbao, Spain, debating conspiracism, radical right politics, and vigilantism!
Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!
Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Had a fantastic conference in Bilbao, Spain, debating conspiracism, radical right politics, and vigilantism!
Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!
Thanks to all participants, Bilge Yabanci (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) and Sonia Alonso de Oger for this joyful collaboration, and to the Uni of Deusto for hosting us in this fantastic site!
Reposted by Erol Saglam
“Heritage in the Margins: Forgetting, Remembering, Rewriting”📑 our new #specialissue explores how marginalized communities navigate heritage preservation, representation and cultural memory in complex, often contested spaces
tinyurl.com/IJHS-319
@erc.europa.eu
@ucl.ac.uk @thebartlettucl.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/IJHS-319
@erc.europa.eu
@ucl.ac.uk @thebartlettucl.bsky.social
International Journal of Heritage Studies
Heritage in the Margins: Forgetting, Remembering, Rewriting. Volume 31, Issue 9 of International Journal of Heritage Studies
tinyurl.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“Heritage in the Margins: Forgetting, Remembering, Rewriting”📑 our new #specialissue explores how marginalized communities navigate heritage preservation, representation and cultural memory in complex, often contested spaces
tinyurl.com/IJHS-319
@erc.europa.eu
@ucl.ac.uk @thebartlettucl.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/IJHS-319
@erc.europa.eu
@ucl.ac.uk @thebartlettucl.bsky.social
My brief reflections on the effects of mainstreamisation of conspiracism on governance
Also in our new special issue: @erolsaglam.bsky.social on conspiracism going mainstream, @antuliorosales.bsky.social on cryptocurrency and corruption, Holly Case on authoritarian fact-making, and @duncanbell.bsky.social on tech tycoons’ posthumanism.
Volume 124 Issue 865 | Current History | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My brief reflections on the effects of mainstreamisation of conspiracism on governance
Last couple days for application
CfP is out for the upcoming conference I co-organise with @bilgeyabanci.bsky.social & Sonia Alonso Sáenz de Oger in Bilbao this coming October.
Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇
agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...
Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇
agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...
Conference: Radical Right Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, and Vigilantism in an Age of Democratic DeclineConference: Radical Right Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, and Vigilantism in an Age of Democr...
agenda.deusto.es
May 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Last couple days for application
Consider submitting chapters for this exciting project 👇
Please consider joining us with our new and exciting open-access book project titled "The Dawn of the Dark Subject: Realms of Comfort and Privilege at Times of Crisis"
(ed w/) @erolsaglam.bsky.social
(We're keen on opening the editorship for invested candidates.)
www.academia.edu/129244974/Cf...
(ed w/) @erolsaglam.bsky.social
(We're keen on opening the editorship for invested candidates.)
www.academia.edu/129244974/Cf...
Cf Chapters Dark Agency latest version
Cf Chapters Dark Agency latest version
www.academia.edu
May 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Consider submitting chapters for this exciting project 👇
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This statement from the NSF is insane.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
April 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This statement from the NSF is insane.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
CfP is out for the upcoming conference I co-organise with @bilgeyabanci.bsky.social & Sonia Alonso Sáenz de Oger in Bilbao this coming October.
Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇
agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...
Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇
agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...
Conference: Radical Right Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, and Vigilantism in an Age of Democratic DeclineConference: Radical Right Narratives, Conspiracy Theories, and Vigilantism in an Age of Democr...
agenda.deusto.es
April 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
CfP is out for the upcoming conference I co-organise with @bilgeyabanci.bsky.social & Sonia Alonso Sáenz de Oger in Bilbao this coming October.
Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇
agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...
Those working on radical right movements, conspiracy theories, and societal violence, send an abstract here 👇
agenda.deusto.es/en/conferenc...
Reposted by Erol Saglam
New article alert! 📚📣 👏 Eron Saglam urges us to "rethink how conspiratorial narratives do not solely destabilize the truth but also generate dramatic setbacks for the way we conceive of society and politics." @erolsaglam.bsky.social #CurrentAnthropology #OpenAccess
First post on bluesky: my article on conspiracy theories, masculinities, and the changing parameters of statecraft just got published on Current Anthropology. It took some tiresome years but finally out--and fully free for anyone to read.
Here is the link:
doi.org/10.1086/733925
Here is the link:
doi.org/10.1086/733925
Embodying the State in the Margins : Men’s Forgings of Politics via Conspiratorial Narratives and Vigilante Violence | Current Anthropology: Vol 66, No 1
This article explores the reconfigurations of state making in Turkey through an exploration of men’s circulation of conspiracy theories and engagements with vigilante violence since the 2000s. Rather ...
doi.org
March 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New article alert! 📚📣 👏 Eron Saglam urges us to "rethink how conspiratorial narratives do not solely destabilize the truth but also generate dramatic setbacks for the way we conceive of society and politics." @erolsaglam.bsky.social #CurrentAnthropology #OpenAccess
Another recent publication--this time from my research on street-level bureaucracies
2. Bureaucrats as hidden resistors? @erolsaglam.bsky.social uncovers how street-level bureaucrats subtly push back against autocratisation from within: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Paperwork as statecraft: documents, politics, and bureaucratic agency in street-level organisations
Are bureaucratic institutions simply hollowed-out instruments of autocratisation, meaning they merely execute the orders of populist-authoritarian actors? If not, how do they deal with the destabi...
www.tandfonline.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Another recent publication--this time from my research on street-level bureaucracies
And, consider submitting papers for the upcoming APeCS Conference in Edinburgh (June 2-3). I am co-organising a panel, titled "Vigilant Futures" with Ana Ivasiuc and Vita Peacock
Details and CfP here👇
www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Details and CfP here👇
www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
APeCS Conference 2025: Future-Making in Times of Conflict, Violence and Insecurity | School of Social and Political Sciencelogo
www.sps.ed.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
And, consider submitting papers for the upcoming APeCS Conference in Edinburgh (June 2-3). I am co-organising a panel, titled "Vigilant Futures" with Ana Ivasiuc and Vita Peacock
Details and CfP here👇
www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
Details and CfP here👇
www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
First post on bluesky: my article on conspiracy theories, masculinities, and the changing parameters of statecraft just got published on Current Anthropology. It took some tiresome years but finally out--and fully free for anyone to read.
Here is the link:
doi.org/10.1086/733925
Here is the link:
doi.org/10.1086/733925
Embodying the State in the Margins : Men’s Forgings of Politics via Conspiratorial Narratives and Vigilante Violence | Current Anthropology: Vol 66, No 1
This article explores the reconfigurations of state making in Turkey through an exploration of men’s circulation of conspiracy theories and engagements with vigilante violence since the 2000s. Rather ...
doi.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
First post on bluesky: my article on conspiracy theories, masculinities, and the changing parameters of statecraft just got published on Current Anthropology. It took some tiresome years but finally out--and fully free for anyone to read.
Here is the link:
doi.org/10.1086/733925
Here is the link:
doi.org/10.1086/733925