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Juan Roch

@juanroch.bsky.social

Ramón & Cajal Research Fellow and Professor, political science at @cpri-uam.bsky.social, @uam.es. Reactionary politics, EU politics, democracy, political mobilization. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Juan-Roch

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Juan Roch@juanroch.bsky.social · 2w ago

📢Happy to see our article “Far-righting the mainstream: endogenous drivers of reactionary shifts in western party politics” with @alvarooleart.bsky.social published in Compartive European Politics A short thread 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Far-righting the mainstream: endogenous drivers of reactionary shifts in western party politics - Comparative European Politics

Research on the relationship between the far right and the mainstream has predominantly focused on how far-right electoral success exerts external pressure on mainstream parties, leading them to accom...

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Alvaro Oleart@alvarooleart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The @euobserver.com just published an op-ed based on the research published by @lrubiogrundell.bsky.social, @juanroch.bsky.social & I. The column focuses on the recurrent pinkwashing strategies to dehumanise Palestinians mobilised by Commission President von der Leyen: euobserver.com/211821/von-d...

Von der Leyen’s gendered ‘pinkwashing’: Ukrainian women matter more than Palestinian women

We analysed in detail more than 50 speeches by Ursula von der Leyen that touched upon the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts. We were interested in uncovering how the political subjectivity...

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Alvaro Oleart@alvarooleart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The EU has played a key role in legitimising Israel’s aggression on Palestine in the international arena, & particularly EU Commission President von der Leyen. Check out this new open access article from a decolonial feminist perspective by @lrubiogrundell.bsky.social, @juanroch.bsky.social & I 🇵🇸 👇

Alvaro Oleart@alvarooleart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The EU has played a key role in legitimising Israel’s aggression on Palestine in the international arena, & particularly EU Commission President von der Leyen. Check out this new open access article from a decolonial feminist perspective by @lrubiogrundell.bsky.social, @juanroch.bsky.social & I 🇵🇸 👇

Lucrecia Rubio Grundell@lrubiogrundell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 Very happy that our article @alvarooleart.bsky.social and @juanroch.bsky.social "The Dehumanization of Palestinians by European Commission President von der Leyen: A Decolonial Feminist Analysis" is out Open Access at Middle East Critique: doi.org/10.1080/1943...

Lucrecia Rubio Grundell@lrubiogrundell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 Very happy that our article @alvarooleart.bsky.social and @juanroch.bsky.social "The Dehumanization of Palestinians by European Commission President von der Leyen: A Decolonial Feminist Analysis" is out Open Access at Middle East Critique: doi.org/10.1080/1943...

The Dehumanization of Palestinians by European Commission President von der Leyen: A Decolonial Feminist Analysis

The unconditional support of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Israel following the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 2023, and Israel’s ensuing genocidal aggression on Palestine, ...

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Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 5mo ago

I look grumpy but it was such a pleasure chatting to @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social about polarisation hype In particular, we took our cue from the paper @juanroch.bsky.social @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I co-authored link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 5mo ago

Half the Answer #71: Caitlin and Trent talk with Aurelien Mondon about his recent political science paper outlining the limitations of considering all politics through the lens of "polarization." They discuss the pitfalls of the term and how "polarizing" events and speech can sometimes be positive.

Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 6mo ago

This is something @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I discuss at length in this article As fascism resurges, what we need is more polarisation, as anything less is complicity link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A critique of the polarisation narrative: expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation - Contemporary Political Theory

Contemporary Political Theory - Public discourse about polarisation has become one of the latest hypes in politics, whether it is in the political sphere proper, the media, or academia. Much like...

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Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 6mo ago

This is why polarisation is such an unhelpful term as it encourages this kind of horseshoe theorising Starmer's vision may sound grownup but it's one where politics should be in between democracy and authoritarianism, racism and anti-racism, transphobia and trans rights and fascism and anti-fascism

I will also fight against the extremes in politics on the right and the left, parties who want to tear our country apart.
Communication and Social Sciences@comsocsci.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A critique of the polarisation narrative: expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation doi.org/10.1057/s412... Polarization Narrative, Political parties, Public sphere, Democratic expansion @juanroch.bsky.social @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social @aurelmondon.bsky.social

A critique of the polarisation narrative: expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation - Contemporary Political Theory

Contemporary Political Theory - Public discourse about polarisation has become one of the latest hypes in politics, whether it is in the political sphere proper, the media, or academia. Much like...

doi.org

Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 7mo ago

"Liberal elites often mobilise this ahistorical polarisation narrative because it downplays their involvement in processes of democratic erosion" @juanroch.bsky.social & @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social discuss our article on polarisation hype on @reacpolrn.bsky.social 1/ reacpol.net/polarisation...

Interview: On polarisation hype (Juan Roch and Daniel Balinhas) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Juan Roch and Daniel Balinhas’s article, “A critique of the polarisation narrative: expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation.” (2025)

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Reactionary Politics Research Network@reacpolrn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣New interview📣 'Processes of democratic erosion started decades ago under neoliberalism, well before the current widespread concerns about polarisation.' @juanroch.bsky.social and @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social critique the polarisation hype. reacpol.net/polarisation...

Interview: On polarisation hype (Juan Roch and Daniel Balinhas) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Juan Roch and Daniel Balinhas’s article, “A critique of the polarisation narrative: expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation.” (2025)

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Reactionary Politics Research Network@reacpolrn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣New interview📣 'The more Palestinians are seen as modern-day Nazis, the easier it becomes to justify their killing.' Omran Shroufi examines Geert Wilders’ pro-Israel discourse and its influence on other far-right politicians. reacpol.net/wilders-proi...

Interview: The discursive tenets of Geert Wilders’ pro-Israelism (Omran Shroufi) - Reactionary Politics Research Network

This interview is based on Omran Shroufi’s paper, “A critical discourse analysis of Geert Wilders’ pro-Israelism.” (2025)

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Daniel Balinhas@daniel-balinhas.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Our pre-print forthcoming in Contemporary Political Theory by @juanroch.bsky.social, @aurelmondon.bsky.social, and me is now available. Building on interdisciplinary insights, we systematize a critical approach to political polarization. Check @aurelmondon.bsky.social's thread for more info.

Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 9mo ago

The ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues by constructing a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions New preprint article by @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I 1/ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 9mo ago

The ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues by constructing a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions New preprint article by @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I 1/ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) A critique of the polarisation narrative: Expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation

PDF | To cite: Roch J, Balinhas, D and Mondon A (2025) 'A critique of the polarisation narrative: Expanding the limits of democracy, parties and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

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Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · last yr.

It's crucial to counter claims that polarisation (much like populism) is always bad The middle ground between racism and anti-racism, transphobia and trans rights, genocide and anti-genocide is complicit with racism, transphobia and genocide rather than the "reasonable" position

Stijn van Kessel@stijntvankessel.bsky.social · last yr.

Our book is out and available to read open access online: academic.oup.com/book/60532. It is dedicated to Niko.

Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party

Abstract. This book investigates why and how several contemporary populist radical right parties (PRRPs) in Western Europe adopt the supposedly outdated ma

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Populism in Action@populisminaction.bsky.social · last yr.

Our brand new monograph, discussing the findings of our work together during the last seven years, is now out for @oxfordacademic.bsky.social‬ and free to read and download!

Juan Roch@juanroch.bsky.social · last yr.

❌❌Hemos decidido finalmente cancelar/aplazar este evento porque uno de los ponentes no puede llegar y para reducir desplazamientos esta tarde después de lo de ayer. Lo siento y gracias a los que ibais a venir! @traficantes.bsky.social @ruthferrero.bsky.social

Juan Roch@juanroch.bsky.social · last yr.

📢Me hace mucha ilusión este encuentro con José Luis Moreno Pestaña y @ruthferrero.bsky.social en @traficantes.bsky.social el próximo martes 29 de abril a las 19 horas. Más allá de la presentación del libro, queremos continuar un debate más amplio sobre las alternativas populares y democráticas 👇