Kai Arzheimer

@kai-arzheimer.com

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Politics Prof @powimz.bsky.social | parties, elections, attitudes, behaviour | right-wing extremism/populism/radicalism https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/

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Kai Arzheimer is a German professor of Political Science at the University of Mainz. Previously, he was a Lecturer in German and West European Politics at the Department of Government of the University of Essex. In 2017-2018, he held the Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair in German and European Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. .. more

Political science 68%

Sociology 12%

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 4h

Flashback to a case of academic dementia 📚🧠 #Throwbackpost #AcademicLife/

Academic Déjà vu, or Academic Dementia? - kai arzheimer

I get a lot of academic spam However, the missive that arrived yesterday looked like the real deal, then made me question my sanity.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 10h

According to Pew, 36 million Americans identify as Black and 68 million identify as Latino.

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 11h

'Orban and the far-rightists who spoke up for him are not the kind of company that Israeli leaders would have kept in the past'.

Then again, Likud is not exactly what it used to be in the past.

Why Israel Courts the Far Right in Europe

The parties include some with a history of antisemitism.

foreignpolicy.com

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 12h

Great to see that the UK has veered away from the brink of normality and is firmly back in clown car territory 🤡

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 15h

🇺🇸 Straight from the Handmaid's Tale: there is a 'strong, positive relationship between Christian nationalism and the desire to strip women of their voting rights'. The link does not vary across racial groups, and, most worryingly, it's not really a fringe position 🇺🇸

Is It Just *White* Christian Nationalist Misogyny?

By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker A Roy’s Report story a few days ago reported on the misogynistic views of Reformed Pastor Dale Patridge of Prescott, Arizona. He is not a newcomer to urging a r…

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 16h

2025 #ThrowBackPaper (open access): In (Western) Europe, #Islamophobia is closely linked to #farright attitudes. But both are unrelated to religiosity 📄🔁📊

Islamophobia in Western Europe is unrelated to religiosity but highly correlated with far right attitudes - Kai Arzheimer, 2025

The far right’s relationship with religion has become a major focus of current research. Even in Western Europe, one of the most rapidly secularising areas of t...

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 20h

I've already scheduled some executive time for this afternoon #OnTopOfMyGame #TimeManagement

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

French politics is, to use the technical term, completely bonkers atm (and has been for a while) 🇫🇷 #farright

Will the French right be reborn as the far right?

If a governing alliance were to be formed between the centre-right Republicans and the far-right National Rally in France, it would be unique in Europe.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

Painfully accurate #smbc cartoon

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Socrates

Seneca would be releasing a 300 page self-help book with himself on the cover every six months.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

There are not enough scare quotes in the world for adequately covering the news.

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

Bit late to the party, but I'm seriously considering becoming an STV bore #PolSci

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 1d

2 years ago: it wasn't me #deepfakes #ai

It's now possible to create deepfake videos at home, equipped with just a cheap tablet

Generative AI is disruptive. One recent application are 'Avatars' created from real persons. I did a test using nothing but a webcam and the free plan of one of the companies that offers these services. The result is a bit scary, I think. The full story is here: https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/deepfake-videos-made-at-home/

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

My friend @rrresrobot.bsky.social has ended its career amongst the Twitterati, but it is going strong here

The Radical Right Research Bot is leaving Twitter - kai arzheimer

The bot had finally enough of the cesspit.

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Igitte von Bingen @igitte-von-bingen.bsky.social · 2d

4.000 Menschen bei der #Demo "Narren gegen Rechts" heute in #Mainz

Und eine alte #Drag Queen, die gegen Rechts anschreit

#tdgr

Sicht von ferne auf die Bühne, auf der Igitte sprechen durfte

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

An ode to globalisation and technology, found in an unexpected place

On the Cumulative Power of Human Ingenuity

And the destructive force of human stupidity

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

'lepenisme sans Le Pen'? #france #radicalright

Poll: Two-thirds of National Rally supporters prefer Bardella to Le Pen as their candidate

The survey from respected pollster Odaxa is yet another data point showing how increasingly difficult it is becoming for Le Pen to mount a bid for the French presidency.

www.politico.eu

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

.... was different. I think there's no going back to this world now the metaphorical cats are out of their respective bags. To me, the real question is: what happens next?

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

Yes, supply-side factors matter: overall electorates have become more liberal, and in the past, mainstream parties were able to attract illiberal voters: partly because they were less liberal, partly because there were fewer alternatives, partly because the whole social &media environment ...

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 2d

Very good paper about a very strange thing #farright #radicalright

RRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 6d

Want to know more about the #AfD? D. C. Spies, S. J. Mayer, J. Elis, et al. “Why Do Immigrants Support an Anti-Immigrant Party? Russian-Germans and the Alternative for Germany”. In: West European Politics online first (2022), pp. 1-25. dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2022.2047544.

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 2d

I doubt Vannacci's moves are going to have much of an impact on Meloni's strategy. If anything, they will convince her to strengthen her "Christian Democratic" alliance with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Forza Italia leader Tajani, to look even more pro-EU, pro-NATO, pro-Ukraine.

Italian PM and leader of Brothers of Italy Meloni with Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of Forza Italia Tajani.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

#tbp Why do folks support the #RadicalRight 🗳️ ? A survey of what we know & what we don't know, and what we could learn in the future (free author's version)

Explaining Electoral Support for the Radical Right - kai arzheimer

Why do people vote for the Radical Right? Surveying 3 decades of explanations for Radical Right voting, I summarise what we know, and what we don't know

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

You've probably heard about this by now,but if you haven't: it's an intriguing 𝘢𝘯𝘥 spectacularly bad idea #SkyNet

OpenClaw (a.k.a. Moltbot) is everywhere all at once, and a disaster waiting to happen

Not everything that is interesting is a good idea.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

A first: an editor told me that I should better engage with @juliusk.bsky.social 's work if I want to see my manuscript published 😉

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

Saw it in my publication alerts this morning. Congratulations!

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 3d

IDK, that's just mean

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 4d

Nostalgia alert to when I became obsolete. 📼🕰️ #Throwback #BackInTheDay

ChatGPT is trying to replace me - kai arzheimer

Everyone is replaceable.So I asked the machine to write a paragraph in the style of me.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 4d

'Reports'? Follow the bot, even if it is extra-awkward, again

RRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 8d

I'm currently aware of 1645 reports. Yes, 'aware' is perhaps stretching it a bit.

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PoWiMZ @powimz.bsky.social · 4d

Geehrt wird sie für ihr herausragendes Engagement in Forschung und Lehre und ihre bedeutenden wissenschaftlichen Beiträge zur Erforschung der digitalen Parteienkommunikation.

Wir gratulieren @jasfitzpatrick.bsky.social zu dieser außergewöhnlichen, hochdotierten und hochverdienten Auszeichnung!

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 4d

Back in the dark ages, I wrote a PhD about political alienation. Little did I know that just a few decades down the road, #genAI would turn 'falling trust in government and institutions ... [into] a marketing strategy'

The Age of Frictionless Fraud

AI can now spin up entire fraudulent apps, websites, news stories, images, and video with just a few clicks. It's a golden age for online scammers.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 4d

Self-evident #AcademicChatter #xkcd

Am xkcd cartoon. Conjecture: we can construct a convincing proof without words, pictures, or content of any kind. Proof: an empty box

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