Politics Prof @powimz.bsky.social | parties, elections, attitudes, behaviour | right-wing extremism/populism/radicalism https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkmj4knqcn2hNeat summary, eh? #AcademicChatter29 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmj4knqcn2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkz3h4ssvn2q#AcademicWriting 10104 May 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz3h4ssvn2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkxxabprjm23I've been asking myself the same question: where is all that 💰💰💰? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/central-banks-gold-storage.html03 May 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxxabprjm23https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkx4cikn262mIn #Germany, overall crime rates have been declining for years, but right-wing violence is at its highest level since 2016. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/zahlen-der-bundeslaender-rechts-motivierte-gewalt-erreicht-hoechsten-stand-seit-2016-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-260501-930-1866503 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx4cikn262mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkwronnnmk2mInsult to injury: I had missed the bit about the benevolent "AI" that will be able to draw perfectly balanced maps. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/30/us-supreme-court-weakens-a-cornerstone-of-civil-rights-electoral-redistricting-to-better-represent-minorities_6752995_4.html03 May 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwronnnmk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkv4kzyvs22oApparently the Eastern states in #Germany are welcoming the #AfD. Who would have thought? 🙄 Learn more 👉 https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/germanys-afd-2013-2021-much-much-stronger-in-the-eastern-states/02 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv4kzyvs22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkumqwueat2hIntriguing audio long read from 2022 about the man who packaged Chinese nationalism for the (global) masses 🎙️📻 #podcast https://podcastaddict.com/the-audio-long-read/episode/21844475502 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkumqwueat2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkub6sqzoh2qVery difficult feat remains very difficult https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/rethinking-the-unthinkable-when-brexit-is-no-longer-taboo/02 May 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkub6sqzoh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkhi5pq5zw22Sad but true27 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhi5pq5zw22https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mksvm2k2zn2eWie berichten die 17 (!) Ämter für Verfassungsschutz über #Rechtsextremismus, und was kann man daraus lernen? Mein Text dazu steht jetzt im Info-Pool der @bpb.de 😊 https://www.bpb.de/themen/rechtsextremismus/infopool-rechtsextremismus/577412/verfassungsschutzberichte-2024/01 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksvm2k2zn2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mksjcnpbqh2qRelatable [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksjcnpbqh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkrykmlut32cThe #farright as a disruptor 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrykmlut32chttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkqcdsiyc42eSame procedure as every year 👇 https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/labour-day-the-extreme-right-in-germany/?m=b30 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqcdsiyc42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkqa46zcxz23They are educated, they're a nuisance, and they're not exactly everywhere. Meet the educated trolls #throwback 🤔👾 https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/educated-trolls/30 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqa46zcxz23https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkpytqj7ap2qGermany's top adminstrative court upholds the ban of the "Artgemeinschaft", a tiny sect that has transformed Nazism into a system of religious beliefs https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/gericht-bestaetigt-verbot-der-rechtsextremistischen-artgemeinschaft-200781659.html30 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpytqj7ap2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkczimdsru24It's that time of the year when Germans and on social media talk incessantly about asparagus (and about little else)25 Apr 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkczimdsru24https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkplk67okn22"If you're going to suffer, suffer as a righteous woman." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/28/wife-school-christian-women-submissive30 Apr 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkplk67okn22https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkcvqu6bzm2eHe still has 39% approval? [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcvqu6bzm2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkcnwhnfkb26In Germany, the #farright is weaponising parliamentary inquiries 👇 https://www.dw.com/en/is-the-far-right-afd-misusing-its-parliamentary-questions/a-76924310?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf25 Apr 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcnwhnfkb26https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkozkerhpu26Best PhD advice you're going to get from me #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter30 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkozkerhpu26https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mknwextghu2hFrom cardiology to andrology, I’ve made a bold career move. Join me as I discover my true calling #tbp https://bit.ly/4ipslfu29 Apr 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwextghu2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mknifvs77y26In which I won an award on the day of publication. Can you do that, too? #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter #throwbackpost https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/hey-look/29 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknifvs77y26https://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkmxpeklqz2oReally handy: the newsmap package for #rstats helps the RadicalRightResearchRobot to make sense of topics in abstracts #farright #tbp https://www.kai-arzheimer.com/identifying-topics-in-research-papers-with-the-newsmap-package-for-r-or-how-the-radical-right-research-robot-became-slightly-less-dumb/29 Apr 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmxpeklqz2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kai-arzheimer.com/post/3mkmj4knqcn2hNeat summary, eh? #AcademicChatter29 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:bazcpmyw3kcuy53b43m5xtfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmj4knqcn2h