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saorhan.bsky.social
Suat Alper Orhan
@saorhan.bsky.social
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Researcher at Europa-Universität Flensburg and ICES
https://saorhan.github.io/
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tommccraehunter.bsky.social
Excited to be on a great panel on Politicization and Party Strategies in the EU @ecpr.bsky.social. Featuring @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social , @kovarek.bsky.social , @duarteamaro.bsky.social, @saorhan.bsky.social among others. Come on down to the Polytechnic School (B 5.39)at 13:30 tomorrow (29 Aug)!
August 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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saorhan.bsky.social
Off to Thessaloniki this August to present at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference. I am pretty elated and looking forward to participating!
First-Order Dilemmas in Second-Order Elections: Social Democrats and Immigration Policies in 2024 European Parliament Elections
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
February 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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jonathanhopkin.bsky.social
I’m hearing a lot of people repeating the line that social democrats are not losing votes to the far right, so that invalidates the thesis that social democrats have lost touch with the working class and should address issues like migration. But this is missing the point
February 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
Off to Thessaloniki this August to present at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference. I am pretty elated and looking forward to participating!
First-Order Dilemmas in Second-Order Elections: Social Democrats and Immigration Policies in 2024 European Parliament Elections
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
February 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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gabrielagreilinger.bsky.social
Weird take. This is not the first time the Austrian far right is in coalition talks to form a government. They also governed federally with ÖVP twice before, albeit as junior partners.
Meanwhile, FPÖ currently also governs in several regional state coalitions.

That 'firewall' collapsed decades ago.
Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too? | John Kampfner
Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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comppollu.bsky.social
We're sharing an early Christmas present - a lovely list of incredibly talented and accomplished speakers for our spring edition of the CP Seminar Series @pollu.bsky.social. Thanks to @agustingoenaga.bsky.social and Kajsa Hansson for putting it all together and to the fantastic presenters! 👇🏼
December 17, 2024 at 10:30 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
Incredibly interesting and insightful article! I'd venture to say that a similar trajectory awaits Socialdemokratiet in the future.
peterallen.bsky.social Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Nov 28
Myself and @ntmatthews.bsky.social have a new paper out in the Journal of Political Ideologies titled “New Labour and political myth”. It is available open access — www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Abstract for journal article titled New Labour and political myth — The 1997 UK General Election preceded 13 years of New Labour government. It would be a further 14 years until the Labour Party next held office. Following the initial disavowal of New Labour by many in the wake of the 2010 General Election, these 14 years saw the emergence of a positive narrative regarding New Labour and its time in office – in addition to the reestablishment of what can be seen as ‘New Labour people’ reproducing this narrative – in the mainstream of British political life. In this paper, we use the concept of political myth to explore the persistence of the ideas, strategy, and personnel of New Labour. We begin by defining the concept of political myth in greater detail, drawing out its key features as outlined in the existing literature. We then introduce the case of New Labour, giving an account of the emergence of what we term the New Labour Myth. We then demonstrate how this case falls under the concept of political myth using evidence drawn from a variety of sources across the post-2010 period. Taken together, we argue that the New Labour Myth constitutes an important strain of thought in contemporary British politics.
November 29, 2024 at 10:28 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
For the #dkpol users, following (like and pin) the feed below will provide you an easier access to the discussion and the hashtag(s).
November 20, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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saorhan.bsky.social
I made a feed for the upcoming federal elections in Germany. Feel free to like, pin and share.
November 15, 2024 at 10:45 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
I made a feed for the upcoming federal elections in Germany. Feel free to like, pin and share.
November 15, 2024 at 10:45 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
Off to Dublin next week for the
@ecpr.bsky.social
General Conference! Quite excited and looking forward to presenting my paper on social democratic party leaders and their immigration discourses. #ecprgc24

ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Navigating the Immigration Policies and Discourses: Exploring the Perspectives of Social Democratic Party Leaders
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
August 8, 2024 at 10:39 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
My article on how the SPD party elite navigates intra-party dynamics on immigration and its outcomes on policies and discourse is out on @actapolitica.bsky.social.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How do intra-party dynamics impact the party elite’s immigration policy manoeuvres? The case of German Social Democrats - Acta Politica
This article examines the Social Democratic Party of Germany’s (SPD) approach to immigration and the role of party activists in shaping its policies. The article delves into the party’s response to th...
link.springer.com
March 14, 2024 at 10:07 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
I am quite happy to announce that my article on Danish social democrats, their immigration policy shift and intra-party dynamics just got published on Party Politics. polisky

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February 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
Kicking off the spring programme of the Aarhus University Migration & Ethnicity Workshop tomorrow (Feb 13) with a presentation by Suat Alper Orhan, Europa-Universität Flensburg! Full programme below 👇 Please join if you're aorund 🤗 polisky migcitsky
February 12, 2024 at 8:15 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
Out of all statuses, this is definitely my favourite.
January 16, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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alexandreafonso.bsky.social
Stunning but familiar graph: electoral choice of Dutch voters who describe themselves as working class since 1972. Light red is social- democrat
https://stukroodvlees.nl/ook-de-nieuwe-pvv-stemmer-stemde-vooral-tegen-migratie-en-uit-politiek-protest/
December 21, 2023 at 8:24 AM
saorhan.bsky.social
Share, follow, like and all that applies, of course.
saorhan.bsky.social Suat Alper Orhan @saorhan.bsky.social · Sep 27
I just created a Danish politics feed, dkpol. Super basic, but should work fine.
September 27, 2023 at 6:40 PM
saorhan.bsky.social
I just created a Danish politics feed, dkpol. Super basic, but should work fine.
September 27, 2023 at 6:24 PM