Sarah de Lange
@sldelange.bsky.social
Professor of Dutch Politics at Leiden University | Extremism, populism, radicalism scholar | Board member IISG Amsterdam and Wiardi Beckman Foundation | Allotmenteer | Zeeuws meisje |
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Sarah de Lange
@sldelange.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Gezien de hardnekkigheid van deze mythe maar even mijn nieuwe artikel in de herhaling wbs.nl/publicaties/...
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A hidden gem for PolSci in an Econ journal: mainstream right-wing parties seem to capture only a fraction (!) of the far-right vote when the latter don't run in an election. Crucially, left parties seem to gain votes! A key finding for understanding potential coalitions doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A hidden gem for PolSci in an Econ journal: mainstream right-wing parties seem to capture only a fraction (!) of the far-right vote when the latter don't run in an election. Crucially, left parties seem to gain votes! A key finding for understanding potential coalitions doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
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Same old, same old: “In terms of content, my perception is that what is currently happening is not what one would understand as a major deradicalization effort,” said @asheinze.bsky.social #farright #radicalright #Germany
Germany’s far-right AfD forms new youth wing in attempt to revamp extremist image
Alternative for Germany’s previous youth group was dissolved to avert a possible ban.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Same old, same old: “In terms of content, my perception is that what is currently happening is not what one would understand as a major deradicalization effort,” said @asheinze.bsky.social #farright #radicalright #Germany
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On @ecprtheloop.bsky.social I present key insights from my recent @ausjpolsci.bsky.social article on transnational populist publics. The blogpost includes examples that didn’t fit into the main piece, and shows how leaders like Trump and Meloni are now global icons for the PRR.
🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.97
🤳 Brought together by a shared ideology, #Populist audiences on social media are becoming increasingly global.
🌍 Using @ausjpolsci.bsky.social research, @fravittonetto.bsky.social discusses why we can now start talking about transnational populist publics.
👉 bit.ly/3M1voyU
🤳 Brought together by a shared ideology, #Populist audiences on social media are becoming increasingly global.
🌍 Using @ausjpolsci.bsky.social research, @fravittonetto.bsky.social discusses why we can now start talking about transnational populist publics.
👉 bit.ly/3M1voyU
🔮 Populist publics are becoming increasingly transnational
Brought together by a shared ideology, converging around global events, and united in their support for radical-right leaders, populist audiences on social media are becoming increasingly global. Fran...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
On @ecprtheloop.bsky.social I present key insights from my recent @ausjpolsci.bsky.social article on transnational populist publics. The blogpost includes examples that didn’t fit into the main piece, and shows how leaders like Trump and Meloni are now global icons for the PRR.
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This week, the European People's Party’s Party (EPP) once again chose to side with the far right - not once, but three times.
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This week, the European People's Party’s Party (EPP) once again chose to side with the far right - not once, but three times.
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
Check the EU Far-Right Tracker and see the full list: lnkd.in/e3dszCX7 @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
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🇸🇪 I am very happy to announce that my first article, based on my master's thesis, is now out in open access in Scandinavian Political Studies!
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
Gamson's Law in the City Hall: The Populist Radical Right and the Dilemma of Allocating Municipal Portfolios in Sweden
Does the proportional distribution of office payoffs between coalition partners, known as ‘Gamson's Law’, hold at the local level? And can the inclusion of a populist radical right (PRR) party in a c...
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🇸🇪 I am very happy to announce that my first article, based on my master's thesis, is now out in open access in Scandinavian Political Studies!
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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@andreadis.bsky.social and I are happy to announce the #ecprjs26 Workshop 'Linking Euroscepticism and Populism' 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck, Austria. We look forward to your papers!
Submit by 10 Dec
#Polisky #CallforPapers #Euroscepticism #populism #democracy #EUPopLink
Submit by 10 Dec
#Polisky #CallforPapers #Euroscepticism #populism #democracy #EUPopLink
⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @andreadis.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers that analyse the critical interplay between #populism and Euroscepticism
✔️ @ecprpovb.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/zHXfdwM
#Polisky #CallforPapers #EuropeanUnion
💡 Seeks Papers that analyse the critical interplay between #populism and Euroscepticism
✔️ @ecprpovb.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/zHXfdwM
#Polisky #CallforPapers #EuropeanUnion
Linking Euroscepticism and Populism
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck
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November 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
@andreadis.bsky.social and I are happy to announce the #ecprjs26 Workshop 'Linking Euroscepticism and Populism' 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck, Austria. We look forward to your papers!
Submit by 10 Dec
#Polisky #CallforPapers #Euroscepticism #populism #democracy #EUPopLink
Submit by 10 Dec
#Polisky #CallforPapers #Euroscepticism #populism #democracy #EUPopLink
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New from my phd student @joshgoddard98.bsky.social: he shows, using many election and panel studies across the advanced democracies, that housing status has replaced occupational class as a key predictor of voting. Class voting is now about assets, not income www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Housing and electoral behaviour: The changing face of class voting in advanced democracies
Scholarship on the relationship between social structure and electoral behaviour has traditionally operationalised voters’ economic or class situation…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
New from my phd student @joshgoddard98.bsky.social: he shows, using many election and panel studies across the advanced democracies, that housing status has replaced occupational class as a key predictor of voting. Class voting is now about assets, not income www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In de Memorie van Toelichting.
Niet in een opwelling, omdat er plots een microfoon onder haar neus wordt geschoven. Nee gewoon echt in de Memorie van Toelichting van een Wetsvoorstel. Weloverwogen, tig keer nagelezen door de ganse ambtelijke hiërarchie. En dit moest er in.
Niet in een opwelling, omdat er plots een microfoon onder haar neus wordt geschoven. Nee gewoon echt in de Memorie van Toelichting van een Wetsvoorstel. Weloverwogen, tig keer nagelezen door de ganse ambtelijke hiërarchie. En dit moest er in.
Dat geloof je toch niet, dat Minister Keizer de cijfers van Jan van de Beek verkiest boven die van het CBS?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In de Memorie van Toelichting.
Niet in een opwelling, omdat er plots een microfoon onder haar neus wordt geschoven. Nee gewoon echt in de Memorie van Toelichting van een Wetsvoorstel. Weloverwogen, tig keer nagelezen door de ganse ambtelijke hiërarchie. En dit moest er in.
Niet in een opwelling, omdat er plots een microfoon onder haar neus wordt geschoven. Nee gewoon echt in de Memorie van Toelichting van een Wetsvoorstel. Weloverwogen, tig keer nagelezen door de ganse ambtelijke hiërarchie. En dit moest er in.
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De burgemeester van Venlo wordt beveiligd, en dat begon na „inmenging” door de landelijke PVV, schrijft de gemeente in reactie op vragen van NRC. Het verzet tegen een azc in de gemeente loopt hoog op. „Hij is de kop van jut geworden.” buff.ly/SkgRiTJ
Burgemeester Venlo wordt lokaal bedreigd vanwege een azc, maar ook omdat PVV-fractie zich ermee bemoeit
Lokaal bestuur: De burgemeester van Venlo wordt beveiligd, en dat begon na „inmenging” door de landelijke PVV, schrijft de gemeente in reactie op vragen van NRC. Het verzet tegen een azc in de…
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November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
De burgemeester van Venlo wordt beveiligd, en dat begon na „inmenging” door de landelijke PVV, schrijft de gemeente in reactie op vragen van NRC. Het verzet tegen een azc in de gemeente loopt hoog op. „Hij is de kop van jut geworden.” buff.ly/SkgRiTJ
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New from #Identities, by Nicola Guerra:
'The dark green agenda: tracing ecofascist ideologies and identities in Italy'
Read online:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
'The dark green agenda: tracing ecofascist ideologies and identities in Italy'
Read online:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New from #Identities, by Nicola Guerra:
'The dark green agenda: tracing ecofascist ideologies and identities in Italy'
Read online:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
'The dark green agenda: tracing ecofascist ideologies and identities in Italy'
Read online:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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Far-Right Networks in Motion — Webinar on Dec 5, 4 PM CET A discussion on the transnational dynamics of the far right with
@steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
steppe.hypotheses.org/2236
📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
@steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
steppe.hypotheses.org/2236
📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Far-Right Networks in Motion — Webinar on Dec 5, 4 PM CET A discussion on the transnational dynamics of the far right with
@steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
steppe.hypotheses.org/2236
📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
@steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
steppe.hypotheses.org/2236
📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
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Out now! The Netherlands: Political Developments and Data in 2024. An Experimental Government with the Radical Right
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Netherlands: Political Developments and Data in 2024
Following the 2023 national elections, the first half year of 2024 focused on negotiations between four parties from the centre-right to the radical right, resulting in the formation of the Schoof Ca...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Out now! The Netherlands: Political Developments and Data in 2024. An Experimental Government with the Radical Right
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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For the Guardian, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social and I write about how building new homes is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. Housing is a redistributive issue and progressive policy solutions need to acknowledge that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann
The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For the Guardian, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social and I write about how building new homes is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. Housing is a redistributive issue and progressive policy solutions need to acknowledge that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists | NL Times nltimes.nl/2025/11/26/p...
Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists
Investigators have taken another suspect into custody in a probe targeting so-called “sovereign” citizens, people who reject the government's authority. The 61-year-old man, arrested Tuesday in Kampen...
nltimes.nl
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists | NL Times nltimes.nl/2025/11/26/p...
Bijzonder interessant onderzoek naar opgroeien in extremistische gezinnen
‘Jihadisten en neonazi’s gaan ook gewoon met hun kinderen naar de ballenbak’
‘Jihadisten en neonazi’s gaan ook gewoon met hun kinderen naar de ballenbak’
Hoe voeden jihadisten en neonazi’s hun kinderen op? Promovendus Layla van Wieringen onderzocht de opvoeding binnen extremistische gezinnen. ‘Vaak is er juist sprake van een liefdevolle, warme band.’
www.trouw.nl
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Bijzonder interessant onderzoek naar opgroeien in extremistische gezinnen
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Check out my new Etched in Marble conversation with Lea Ypi.
Philosopher, novelist, author of Free & Indignity, Ypi uses writing to push ideas into daylight. Not as way to prove she’s right, but to see what survives when doubt is allowed in.
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
🧵
Philosopher, novelist, author of Free & Indignity, Ypi uses writing to push ideas into daylight. Not as way to prove she’s right, but to see what survives when doubt is allowed in.
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
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Etched in Marble: Lea Ypi on Risk, Critical Thinking, and the Art of Not Knowing
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Check out my new Etched in Marble conversation with Lea Ypi.
Philosopher, novelist, author of Free & Indignity, Ypi uses writing to push ideas into daylight. Not as way to prove she’s right, but to see what survives when doubt is allowed in.
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
🧵
Philosopher, novelist, author of Free & Indignity, Ypi uses writing to push ideas into daylight. Not as way to prove she’s right, but to see what survives when doubt is allowed in.
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
🧵
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With the Progressive Politics Research Network, we have published 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. What does a progressive agenda on housing look like? Which elements are important? What the hurdles are and how can they be overcome?
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
With the Progressive Politics Research Network, we have published 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. What does a progressive agenda on housing look like? Which elements are important? What the hurdles are and how can they be overcome?
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
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Are you working on extremism (defined broadly) and/or democratic resilience in CEE?
If so, @joncollins.bsky.social and I are organising a section at ECPR's General Conference in Krakow and we'd love to receive your submission. Deadline is 5 January 📝
Don't hesitate to contact us w any questions!
If so, @joncollins.bsky.social and I are organising a section at ECPR's General Conference in Krakow and we'd love to receive your submission. Deadline is 5 January 📝
Don't hesitate to contact us w any questions!
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Are you working on extremism (defined broadly) and/or democratic resilience in CEE?
If so, @joncollins.bsky.social and I are organising a section at ECPR's General Conference in Krakow and we'd love to receive your submission. Deadline is 5 January 📝
Don't hesitate to contact us w any questions!
If so, @joncollins.bsky.social and I are organising a section at ECPR's General Conference in Krakow and we'd love to receive your submission. Deadline is 5 January 📝
Don't hesitate to contact us w any questions!
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Nieuwe blog: Progressiever in steden en radicaal-rechtser aan de randen https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=18344
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Nieuwe blog: Progressiever in steden en radicaal-rechtser aan de randen https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=18344
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New troubling chapter in the French government’s attack on academic freedom: good that the academic community stands united against turning universities into sites of state surveillance
🔴 Communiqué AFSP/AFS/OALA/ALIA du 25 novembre 2025 — Non à l’enquête sur l’antisémitisme à l’Université
À lire et télécharger ici :
www.afsp.info/communique-2...
#ESR #libertéacadémique
@afs-socio.bsky.social @liberte-academique.cpesr.fr @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social @franceuniversites.bsky.social
À lire et télécharger ici :
www.afsp.info/communique-2...
#ESR #libertéacadémique
@afs-socio.bsky.social @liberte-academique.cpesr.fr @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social @franceuniversites.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New troubling chapter in the French government’s attack on academic freedom: good that the academic community stands united against turning universities into sites of state surveillance
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📣 New publication! The second article of my postdoc project on the far right and anti-gender mobilization is now out #openaccess in #GermanPolitics doi.org/10.1080/0964...
It examines antifeminism in far-right party politics through the case of AfD
Key findings:
Antifeminism ✅
Radicalization ✅
It examines antifeminism in far-right party politics through the case of AfD
Key findings:
Antifeminism ✅
Radicalization ✅
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📣 New publication! The second article of my postdoc project on the far right and anti-gender mobilization is now out #openaccess in #GermanPolitics doi.org/10.1080/0964...
It examines antifeminism in far-right party politics through the case of AfD
Key findings:
Antifeminism ✅
Radicalization ✅
It examines antifeminism in far-right party politics through the case of AfD
Key findings:
Antifeminism ✅
Radicalization ✅
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In the Netherlands, the first court hearing for Geuzenbond leader Thomas D. was today. Terror charges against him have been dropped; the Public Prosecution Service reportedly found insufficient evidence for those charges. D. will still face multiple weapons-related charges
www.rd.nl/artikel/1129...
www.rd.nl/artikel/1129...
Lid Geuzenbond niet langer vervolgd om voorbereiden terreurdaad
De 24-jarige Thomas D. wordt niet langer vervolgd voor het voorbereiden van een terroristisch misdrijf. Het Openbaar Ministerie ziet hiervoor te weinig bewijs, zei de officier van justitie woensdag ti...
www.rd.nl
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In the Netherlands, the first court hearing for Geuzenbond leader Thomas D. was today. Terror charges against him have been dropped; the Public Prosecution Service reportedly found insufficient evidence for those charges. D. will still face multiple weapons-related charges
www.rd.nl/artikel/1129...
www.rd.nl/artikel/1129...
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Kamerbrief met bijloage: WODC Rapport over anti-institutionalisme in Nederland en beleidsreactie daarop
www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Kamerbrief met bijloage: WODC Rapport over anti-institutionalisme in Nederland en beleidsreactie daarop
www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
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Party People!
Researching how parties defend or challenge democracy? Working on far-left/right parties or tech’s role in shaping them? Using innovative methods such as experiments?
➡️Submit your panel/paper to our Section “Political Parties and the Future of Democracy” h7.cl/1jU0Q
⏱️5 January
#ecprgc
Researching how parties defend or challenge democracy? Working on far-left/right parties or tech’s role in shaping them? Using innovative methods such as experiments?
➡️Submit your panel/paper to our Section “Political Parties and the Future of Democracy” h7.cl/1jU0Q
⏱️5 January
#ecprgc
📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 #ecpgrc26
📍 2026 General Conference, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
🔔 Submit across 68 sections buff.ly/l3a5JY5
📆 Proposal deadline: Mon 5 Jan buff.ly/4BpQzsQ
📍 2026 General Conference, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
🔔 Submit across 68 sections buff.ly/l3a5JY5
📆 Proposal deadline: Mon 5 Jan buff.ly/4BpQzsQ
Browse Sections
General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University, Kraków
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November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Party People!
Researching how parties defend or challenge democracy? Working on far-left/right parties or tech’s role in shaping them? Using innovative methods such as experiments?
➡️Submit your panel/paper to our Section “Political Parties and the Future of Democracy” h7.cl/1jU0Q
⏱️5 January
#ecprgc
Researching how parties defend or challenge democracy? Working on far-left/right parties or tech’s role in shaping them? Using innovative methods such as experiments?
➡️Submit your panel/paper to our Section “Political Parties and the Future of Democracy” h7.cl/1jU0Q
⏱️5 January
#ecprgc