Shota Kincha
@kincha.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher at Lund University. Views are mine. https://linktr.ee/shotakincha
Sharing from the part that speaks to one of the aspects of violent right-wing extremism I find most interesting: its normalisation youtu.be/7GSWsVdoh2M?...
On the Fringe: Terrorism, Extremism & Radicalization in America | Chris Verga | Episode 148
YouTube video by The TLB Podcast
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Sharing from the part that speaks to one of the aspects of violent right-wing extremism I find most interesting: its normalisation youtu.be/7GSWsVdoh2M?...
Reposted by Shota Kincha
As nationalism grows ever more central to international politics, the Vienna-based Central European University department that studies it is on the verge of extinction.
So what would be lost if this small but scrappy program disappears?
So what would be lost if this small but scrappy program disappears?
The rise and fall of nationalism studies
What the demise of a small department in an embattled university says about the future of Europe and the world.
www.politico.eu
January 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
As nationalism grows ever more central to international politics, the Vienna-based Central European University department that studies it is on the verge of extinction.
So what would be lost if this small but scrappy program disappears?
So what would be lost if this small but scrappy program disappears?
Reposted by Shota Kincha
Interesting sessions at NCSR 2026 in Finland this August, including panels on religious minorities, migration & gender in the Nordics. Paper abstracts due Feb 1, 2026. Worth checking out for sociology of religion scholars. #AcademicSky #conferences
https://sites.abo.fi/ncsr2026/sessions/
https://sites.abo.fi/ncsr2026/sessions/
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Interesting sessions at NCSR 2026 in Finland this August, including panels on religious minorities, migration & gender in the Nordics. Paper abstracts due Feb 1, 2026. Worth checking out for sociology of religion scholars. #AcademicSky #conferences
https://sites.abo.fi/ncsr2026/sessions/
https://sites.abo.fi/ncsr2026/sessions/
'[G]ender- and sexuality-related articles were almost absent on RT Deutsch before 2018, but increased sharply in 2018, and have been constantly present since' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
'[G]ender- and sexuality-related articles were almost absent on RT Deutsch before 2018, but increased sharply in 2018, and have been constantly present since' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I've learned a strange new word today: wokehöger
Från AI-agent till wokehöger! Här är Språktidningens och Språkrådets nyordslista för 2025 med 27 nykomlingar i svenskan!
Skibidi! Här är 2025 års nyord! - Språktidningen
Här är Språktidningens och Språkrådets nyordslista för 2025 med 27 nykomlingar i svenskan – från AI-agent till wokehöger.
spraktidningen.se
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I've learned a strange new word today: wokehöger
Academia misdelivering for political and market demand
December 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Academia misdelivering for political and market demand
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New Review: Nuremberg (2025)
A compelling yet cautious portrait of the men behind recent history’s atrocities. Vanderbilt’s psychological angle is moving but often too restrained.
Full review: www.youngcriticmovies.com/post/nuremberg
#YoungCritic #FilmReview #Nuremberg
A compelling yet cautious portrait of the men behind recent history’s atrocities. Vanderbilt’s psychological angle is moving but often too restrained.
Full review: www.youngcriticmovies.com/post/nuremberg
#YoungCritic #FilmReview #Nuremberg
Nuremberg
A compelling yet cautious portrait of the men behind recent history’s atrocitiesThe Nuremberg trials of Nazis were a monumental moment in the collective digestion of the horrors perpetrated in World W...
www.youngcriticmovies.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New Review: Nuremberg (2025)
A compelling yet cautious portrait of the men behind recent history’s atrocities. Vanderbilt’s psychological angle is moving but often too restrained.
Full review: www.youngcriticmovies.com/post/nuremberg
#YoungCritic #FilmReview #Nuremberg
A compelling yet cautious portrait of the men behind recent history’s atrocities. Vanderbilt’s psychological angle is moving but often too restrained.
Full review: www.youngcriticmovies.com/post/nuremberg
#YoungCritic #FilmReview #Nuremberg
'В поэтической тусовке, где Владислав периодически выступает [...], есть посетитель, которого не получилось идентифицировать. Поэтому поэты читают стихи, делают вид, что мероприятие закончилось. Когда этот посетитель уходит, авторы читают неподцензурные тексты' semnasem.org/articles/202...
Подпольный квир. Кто и как в российских регионах создает ЛГБТ-искусство, несмотря на гомофобные законы
В материале упоминается «движение ЛГБТ», деятельность которого запрещена в РФ
semnasem.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
'В поэтической тусовке, где Владислав периодически выступает [...], есть посетитель, которого не получилось идентифицировать. Поэтому поэты читают стихи, делают вид, что мероприятие закончилось. Когда этот посетитель уходит, авторы читают неподцензурные тексты' semnasem.org/articles/202...
Pope: 'Unfortunately, it has become increasingly common to drag the language of faith into political battles, to bless nationalism, and to justify violence and armed struggle in the name of religion. Believers must actively refute (...) these forms of blasphemy that profane the holy name of God'
Message of the Holy Father for the 59th World Day of Peace 2026: “Peace be with you all: Towards an “unarmed and disarming” peace
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV FOR THE LIX WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 st JANUARY 2026 _______________________________
www.vatican.va
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Pope: 'Unfortunately, it has become increasingly common to drag the language of faith into political battles, to bless nationalism, and to justify violence and armed struggle in the name of religion. Believers must actively refute (...) these forms of blasphemy that profane the holy name of God'
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Vi låtsades vara en ung kille - och fick prata med ledaren för Aktivklubb. Och höra hur det går till när nazisterna vill rekrytera. ”Vissa får utegångsförbud för sina mammor”.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/L4...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/L4...
Här vill naziledaren rekrytera oss – ”Vissa får utegångsförbud av sina mammor”
De ingår i en nazistisk rörelse. Och de är unga – vissa av dem barn. Aftonbladet har träffat ledaren för Aktivklubb Sverige. – Ibland får folk utegångsförbud av
www.aftonbladet.se
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Vi låtsades vara en ung kille - och fick prata med ledaren för Aktivklubb. Och höra hur det går till när nazisterna vill rekrytera. ”Vissa får utegångsförbud för sina mammor”.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/L4...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/L4...
'the symbolic conflation of marriage with coupledom and monogamy renders ‘marriage reform’ an unlikely candidate for providing meaningful answers to the need to legally protect diverse intimacies and familiar arrangements'
This was a real challenge to get past the finish line. But I'm happy it's finally out. Christian Klesse and myself poured our hearts into this one. I hope you'll find it useful.
"Beyond Equality—Non-Monogamy and the Necropolitics of Marriage"
www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
"Beyond Equality—Non-Monogamy and the Necropolitics of Marriage"
www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
www.mdpi.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
'the symbolic conflation of marriage with coupledom and monogamy renders ‘marriage reform’ an unlikely candidate for providing meaningful answers to the need to legally protect diverse intimacies and familiar arrangements'
I suppose these findings have already caused some discussions (I'm still digesting)
#OpenAccess from @epsrjournal.bsky.social -
The democracy falling narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU - https://cup.org/3XCjE8x
- Lennart Joe Brunkert, Bi Puranen, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa & Christian Welzel
#FirstView
The democracy falling narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU - https://cup.org/3XCjE8x
- Lennart Joe Brunkert, Bi Puranen, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa & Christian Welzel
#FirstView
December 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I suppose these findings have already caused some discussions (I'm still digesting)
Reposted by Shota Kincha
Join us for the 10th Edition: Global Congress on Gender & Sexuality Studies 2026 (GSS 2026)!
May 18–19, 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theme: Beyond Binaries: Reimagining Gender and Sexuality in the 21st Century
Register now!
#GenderStudies #SexualityStudies #Feminism #LGBTQ #QueerStudies
May 18–19, 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theme: Beyond Binaries: Reimagining Gender and Sexuality in the 21st Century
Register now!
#GenderStudies #SexualityStudies #Feminism #LGBTQ #QueerStudies
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Join us for the 10th Edition: Global Congress on Gender & Sexuality Studies 2026 (GSS 2026)!
May 18–19, 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theme: Beyond Binaries: Reimagining Gender and Sexuality in the 21st Century
Register now!
#GenderStudies #SexualityStudies #Feminism #LGBTQ #QueerStudies
May 18–19, 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theme: Beyond Binaries: Reimagining Gender and Sexuality in the 21st Century
Register now!
#GenderStudies #SexualityStudies #Feminism #LGBTQ #QueerStudies
Sociologist Ruth Braunstein in the What Matters Most episode - a podcast from the Centre for Christian Engagement
Follow @jwmartens.bsky.social
Follow @jwmartens.bsky.social
The Politics of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Ruth Braunstein - The Centre for Christian Engagement
engagement.stmarkscollege.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sociologist Ruth Braunstein in the What Matters Most episode - a podcast from the Centre for Christian Engagement
Follow @jwmartens.bsky.social
Follow @jwmartens.bsky.social
South Ossetia, by the way, has a universal ban on them 😀 but
almost nobody has ever written about it. I think many would genuinely be curious to read an explanation of how, and why on earth, that happened
almost nobody has ever written about it. I think many would genuinely be curious to read an explanation of how, and why on earth, that happened
Like 35 espressos - MEPs weigh regulating energy drinks for minors | Euractiv
“The absence of restriction in many member states means that children are freely exposed to these products”, said MEP Tilly Metz
www.euractiv.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
South Ossetia, by the way, has a universal ban on them 😀 but
almost nobody has ever written about it. I think many would genuinely be curious to read an explanation of how, and why on earth, that happened
almost nobody has ever written about it. I think many would genuinely be curious to read an explanation of how, and why on earth, that happened
Reposted by Shota Kincha
A delegation of Orthodox Christian clergy met with Trump administration officials and members of Congress this week, igniting feuds among both U.S. Orthodox Christian and Republican groups amid accusations that the visitors were agents of Russian influence.
religionnews.com/2025/11/21/o...
religionnews.com/2025/11/21/o...
Orthodox Christian clergy call on US officials, drawing accusations of Russian influence
(RNS) — The visits have caused feuds among both US Orthodox Christian groups and Republicans.
religionnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A delegation of Orthodox Christian clergy met with Trump administration officials and members of Congress this week, igniting feuds among both U.S. Orthodox Christian and Republican groups amid accusations that the visitors were agents of Russian influence.
religionnews.com/2025/11/21/o...
religionnews.com/2025/11/21/o...
Matthew D. Taylor on why many Evangelical Christians were not and won't be conflicted about supporting Donald Trump despite Trump always being Trump.
Taylor also outlines what is needed to save American democracy (a generally good approach to resisting authoritarianism elsewhere too)
Taylor also outlines what is needed to save American democracy (a generally good approach to resisting authoritarianism elsewhere too)
The Christian Extremism Crisis Is Worse Than You Think...And What to Do About It
YouTube video by HumanistsMN
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Matthew D. Taylor on why many Evangelical Christians were not and won't be conflicted about supporting Donald Trump despite Trump always being Trump.
Taylor also outlines what is needed to save American democracy (a generally good approach to resisting authoritarianism elsewhere too)
Taylor also outlines what is needed to save American democracy (a generally good approach to resisting authoritarianism elsewhere too)
Reposted by Shota Kincha
My new piece for Balkan Insight. As the #Vatican emerges as a de facto #AI ethicist, the #Orthodox Church has barely engaged.
Now, as AI spreads, some Orthodox Primates warn of the "end times" while others are overtaken by algorithms and influencers.
balkaninsight.com/2025/11/14/a...
Now, as AI spreads, some Orthodox Primates warn of the "end times" while others are overtaken by algorithms and influencers.
balkaninsight.com/2025/11/14/a...
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My new piece for Balkan Insight. As the #Vatican emerges as a de facto #AI ethicist, the #Orthodox Church has barely engaged.
Now, as AI spreads, some Orthodox Primates warn of the "end times" while others are overtaken by algorithms and influencers.
balkaninsight.com/2025/11/14/a...
Now, as AI spreads, some Orthodox Primates warn of the "end times" while others are overtaken by algorithms and influencers.
balkaninsight.com/2025/11/14/a...
‘From Kyiv with Love: the Push to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Partnerships’ - an interesting Master’s thesis by Thomas Cline-Fedorus www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
‘From Kyiv with Love: the Push to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Partnerships’ - an interesting Master’s thesis by Thomas Cline-Fedorus www.researchgate.net/publication/...
This specific account is so illustrative of what queerphobia is based on: systemic extortion, blackmail, sexual exploitation, incarceration, coerced recruitment, torture
Anti-queer violence is, above all, institutionalised violence; social prejudices (indoctrination) is just an extention of it
Anti-queer violence is, above all, institutionalised violence; social prejudices (indoctrination) is just an extention of it
Приставили нож к горлу! Охота на геев стартовала в России? // А Поговорить?...
YouTube video by А поговорить?
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This specific account is so illustrative of what queerphobia is based on: systemic extortion, blackmail, sexual exploitation, incarceration, coerced recruitment, torture
Anti-queer violence is, above all, institutionalised violence; social prejudices (indoctrination) is just an extention of it
Anti-queer violence is, above all, institutionalised violence; social prejudices (indoctrination) is just an extention of it
Reposted by Shota Kincha
2025 was a year of significant progress for EU enlargement.
Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova stand out.
They advanced most on reforms in the past year.
Our candidates have ambitious goals to finish negotiations.
The coming year will be a moment of truth.
Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova stand out.
They advanced most on reforms in the past year.
Our candidates have ambitious goals to finish negotiations.
The coming year will be a moment of truth.
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
2025 was a year of significant progress for EU enlargement.
Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova stand out.
They advanced most on reforms in the past year.
Our candidates have ambitious goals to finish negotiations.
The coming year will be a moment of truth.
Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova stand out.
They advanced most on reforms in the past year.
Our candidates have ambitious goals to finish negotiations.
The coming year will be a moment of truth.
‘Faculty members have gathered facing away from the rectorate building, holding banners with messages such as “We do not accept, we do not give up.” This ritual, observed during fieldwork, has continued without interruption’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
‘Faculty members have gathered facing away from the rectorate building, holding banners with messages such as “We do not accept, we do not give up.” This ritual, observed during fieldwork, has continued without interruption’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
A very insightful and nuanced talk by Maryna Shevtsova
LGBTQ+ Activism and Anti-Gender Mobilization in Wartime Ukraine
YouTube video by Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A very insightful and nuanced talk by Maryna Shevtsova
Reposted by Shota Kincha
‘What becomes of gender and sexuality amidst the collapse of the liberal world order?’
In this essay, Dr Abeera Khan from SOAS’s Department of Gender Studies examines our current moment as one after homonationalism, where ‘the sparse and vanishing wages of inclusion lie exposed.’
buff.ly/vKAZqnk
In this essay, Dr Abeera Khan from SOAS’s Department of Gender Studies examines our current moment as one after homonationalism, where ‘the sparse and vanishing wages of inclusion lie exposed.’
buff.ly/vKAZqnk
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
‘What becomes of gender and sexuality amidst the collapse of the liberal world order?’
In this essay, Dr Abeera Khan from SOAS’s Department of Gender Studies examines our current moment as one after homonationalism, where ‘the sparse and vanishing wages of inclusion lie exposed.’
buff.ly/vKAZqnk
In this essay, Dr Abeera Khan from SOAS’s Department of Gender Studies examines our current moment as one after homonationalism, where ‘the sparse and vanishing wages of inclusion lie exposed.’
buff.ly/vKAZqnk