@yaseminulusahin.bsky.social
FNRS postdoc at ULB (CeSCuP), exploring how social identities and social representations shape sense making, with a focus on conspiracy theories, populism & intergroup dynamics.
New paper out in the EJSP! 🎉 We look at how the UK Covid-Sceptic movement framed the pandemic as elite control over 'the people', and offer a new view of populism as a social representational system used to mobilise against an 'elite'. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
ya hep beraber, ya hiçbirimiz! Yıldız Tar on the state and future of LGBTQ+ legislation in Turkey. A worrying outlook. youtu.be/zT18J0dzz-E?...
Pride month and prejudice: Yıldız Tar on pending LGBT legislation in Turkey
YouTube video by Turkey recap
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My latest, for @techpolicypress.bsky.social When I read Alex Karp’s book last year, I thought it should’ve been a tweet. Now Palantir has turned it into a tweet-length manifesto, which could’ve just been a picture of a MAGA hat. Karp is… not a subtle thinker. www.techpolicy.press/palantirs-ma...
Palantir's Manifesto Is as Subtle as a MAGA Hat
Palantir's 22-point manifesto is nonsense, writes Dave Karpf. But it at least it is short enough to be clarifying, he says.
techpolicy.press
Comments from myself and others, including @selimkoru.bsky.social, in this article on Turkey's continued slide into authoritarianism. It isn't on the world's radar anymore, but it's still getting worse. as.ft.com/r/392d9017-b...
Erdoğan tightens grip on Turkey in latest moves against rivals
Government’s relentless crackdown on dissent is among the worst in modern times, say analysts
as.ft.com
As Hungary votes, would recommend this piece about how Viktor Orban has used public money to bankroll an international ultraconservative network - including Roger Scruton cafes and €10k a month for failed Reform candidate Matt Goodwin democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits
What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses?
Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right
democracyforsale.substack.com
I’ll be presenting our work on the 2023 election rallies in Turkey this Thursday at the Political Psychology seminar. We’ll explore how crowd events like political rallies attempt to define a vision of the future and who belongs in it. Register through the link to join..
PSA Political Psychology Specialist Group@psapolpsychology.bsky.social · 4mo agoOne week today! Register here to attend what promises to be a fascinating talk by @yaseminulusahin.bsky.social : events.teams.microsoft.com/event/651415...
Amid an intense backlash led by Spain, Ursula von der Leyen goes on the record to clarify where she stands on the rules-based order. Full story.
After backlash, von der Leyen stresses support for rules-based order
Two days after declaring that "Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old world order", Ursula von der Leyen attempted to defuse the backlash by stressing her "unwavering" support for internation...
euronews.com
“The videos shown to the data annotators also go further, including credit card details and sexual acts. While some footage certainly could've been filmed on purpose by the user, it's thought that many instances were caught without the user or the video's subjects being fully aware.“
Drew Curtis@drewcurtis.bsky.social · 5mo agoBuried lede: Meta sends all your nudes to Kenya where humans annotate it and feed it to AI
‼️ Attention Early Career Researchers! 📖 The Early Career Committee are seeking #BlogPosts based on empirical research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) lead by ECRs. 👇 Details below - submissions can be sent to ispp.ecc@gmail.com by 20th March 2025.
Read this sentence slowly: “Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...” gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
nytimes.com
Prediction markets warp reality by manufacturing false narratives of consensus. When these fake indicators spread through media, they can influence public opinion (undecided people tend to favor what they think is popular, see "social proof.") A dangerous tool, and CNN has a partnership, too.
In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
ICE's attempt to access EU biometric data is extremely worrying & unacceptable EU must oppose the sharing of biometric data with the US while fundamental rights are at risk in the current political climate Data protection is a pillar of our sovereignty & not a bargaining chip
Our paper on anti-refugee discourses are now available!!! “Justifying violence and hostility through discourse: A critical discursive psychology analysis of anti-refugee hostility on social media during disasters” Please see below for the link!!
John Drury@profjohndrury.bsky.social · 6mo agoJustifying violence and hostility through discourse: A critical discursive psychology analysis of anti-refugee hostility on social media during disasters New from @drselintekin.bsky.social and colleagues bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A former scholar of the far right will stand as a far-right candidate in the U.K. Anyone who knows Matt, or has followed his career, will not be surprised by this. It is, nevertheless, a good reminder that the tides have turned and the grift is moving (far) right these days, also within academia.
Reform announces Matt Goodwin as candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election
A press conference was held on Tuesday
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Democracy doesn’t require perfect truth—but it does require something more fragile: independent voices. The “wisdom of crowds” depends on independence between judgments. If a single actor can speak through thousands of inauthentic accounts, the apparent consensus of the crowd stops being informative
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
Tribal leaders say Indigenous people have been stopped, questioned, harassed and, in some cases, detained solely on the basis of their skin color or names.
washingtonpost.com
Ankara is unlikely to fulfill its ambition to build a Turkish-led order in the Levant and beyond, argues @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social. “Turkey simply lacks the economic capacity to underwrite Syria’s reconstruction—or any other major regional project, for that matter.”
Erdogan’s Imperial Delusions
Turkish power does not match the president’s ambitions.
foreignaffairs.com
📰 Sunday extras: "Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade" by Adnan Khan. [1/5]
Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade
As Europe sends increasing amounts of illegal waste to Turkey, activists and investigators are revealing how the country’s state-backed recycling boom depends on fraud, off-the-books subcontracting an...
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📣 Last paper of the year is out in the British Journal of Social Psychology! #OpenAccess Honour across borders: How cultural norms shape prejudice confrontation in migration contexts doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
This was not an easy one to write, but here it is! 🎈🤡 Freshly published in Collabra: Psychology: the life and death of one of the coolest findings in my PhD dissertation. 🎈🤡 With the usual – and wonderful – Karen M. Douglas, @paulbertin.bsky.social, and @olivierklein.bsky.social. 1/11
Collabra: Psychology@collabrapsychology.bsky.social · 8mo agoDoes Being Confronted With Internal Attributions for an Ingroup’s Sufferings Foster the Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories? New in social psychology, from @kenzonera.bsky.social, Karen Douglas, @paulbertin.bsky.social, and @olivierklein.bsky.social doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Are welfare states bankrupting Europe—or saving its democracy? In ForeignPolicy, Omer Taspinar argues that strong welfare states aren’t the source of Europe’s democratic crisis—they’re one of the few tools left to stop populism and authoritarianism. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/12/e...
The Welfare State Saved Capitalism. Now It Can Save European Democracy.
A growing skepticism of social spending risks undermining a post-war pillar of Europe’s stability.
foreignpolicy.com
How many times do we need to point this out? By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it. While weakening your own position. There's a vast amount of academic research showing this. But Labour will not listen. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
theguardian.com
WSJ story on pardon of Honduras' drug-trafficker ex-president notes his role in “Próspera, a libertarian ‘startup city’ backed by Silicon Valley investors including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.” “A Thiel spokesman said Thiel wasn’t involved in the pardon.” 🎁 link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon to him.
wsj.com
New working paper about a question that’s been a splinter in my brain for years – and I know I’m not alone: can researchers draw conclusions about “belief in conspiracy theories” while our research samples consist mostly of people who reject such beliefs? 1/10 link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it. It's the story of our time. The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next. www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
