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This is the Bluesky Account of the Centre for Governance and Democracy (CGD) within the School of Society and Environment (SSE) at Queen Mary University. Follow us for updates, events and other news related to our research.
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Welcome to the brand-new Bluesky account of the Centre for Governance and Democracy (CGD, www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...), which is part of the Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations (SPIR) in @qmulsse.bsky.social. Please, follow us here for research news, updates and events!
Centre for Governance and Democracy - School of Society and Environment – Department of Politics and International Relations
www.qmul.ac.uk
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Book successfully launched! 🚀 Many thanks to Cora Lacatus and Angelos Chryssogelos for offering thoughtful commentary on US and global politics and the study of populism in IR. 📕 🌎 Despite the somewhat grim subject, it was a great evening, and as promised, the reception had excellent wine!🍷
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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A little sneak preview of tonight’s book talk on ‘The Politics of Antagonism’. 📖 My research examines how in nationalist populism, emotional appeals and narratives of enmity, insecurity and threat are instrumental for voter mobilisation and policy legitimation. The empirical focus is on the US. 🇺🇸
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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One observation re. the Dutch election is the enduring strength of the far right (I am not fully subscribing to the 'shift back to the centre' narrative). I should be on ABC Australia News channel at around 11 CET to talk about this and to show my plants (again). www.youtube.com/live/vOTiJkg...
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Please, join us tomorrow for Georg Löfflmann's book talk and discussion with Cora Lacatus (CGD Director) and Angelos Chryssogelos (London Metropolitan University) on the Trump presidency and the study of populism in IR.
I'm very chuffed to say that tomorrow is the official book launch at @qmulsse.bsky.social for my monograph 'The Politics of Antagonism: Populist Security Narratives and the Remaking of Political Identity.' /1
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
The Politics of Antagonism
Book talk followed by discussion and Q&A with the author, Dr Georg Löfflmann'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Please, join us next month for Prof. Stijn van Kassel's book talk and discussion with CDG director, Cora Lacatus, on the populist radical right!
We will present our book 'Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party' (Oxford UP) at Queen Mary University of London on Thursday, November 20th, 5-6:30pm GMT. Corina Lacatus will discuss, and there will be a reception. Register via 👉 tinyurl.com/382xbuy5
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Reposted by Centre for Governance and Democracy (CGD) at Queen Mary
I'm very chuffed to say that tomorrow is the official book launch at @qmulsse.bsky.social for my monograph 'The Politics of Antagonism: Populist Security Narratives and the Remaking of Political Identity.' /1
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politi...
The Politics of Antagonism
Book talk followed by discussion and Q&A with the author, Dr Georg Löfflmann'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reposted by Centre for Governance and Democracy (CGD) at Queen Mary
We will present our book 'Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party' (Oxford UP) at Queen Mary University of London on Thursday, November 20th, 5-6:30pm GMT. Corina Lacatus will discuss, and there will be a reception. Register via 👉 tinyurl.com/382xbuy5
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Centre for Governance and Democracy (CGD) is dedicated to the rigorous study and analysis of governance, democratic processes, and political systems. We are a diverse community of scholars open to different methodological and disciplinary approaches in our research. Our work focuses on:
October 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Welcome to the brand-new Bluesky account of the Centre for Governance and Democracy (CGD, www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...), which is part of the Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations (SPIR) in @qmulsse.bsky.social. Please, follow us here for research news, updates and events!
Centre for Governance and Democracy - School of Society and Environment – Department of Politics and International Relations
www.qmul.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM