Eylem Kanol

Eylem Kanol

@kanol.bsky.social

Lecturer and research fellow at Free University of Berlin | Guest researcher at WZB | Researching religious & political violence, social movements and prejudice | PhD at HU Berlin | Publications: https://ekanol.github.io/publications/

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This is why it is imperative that professors are honest and realistic to incoming and current PhD students and not assume or imply that they will face a similar job market as they did or suggest/tell them that only an academic (R1) career is worth their time!

Thomas J Wood@thomasjwood.bsky.social

Political Science's academic job market having its worst post-Covid year -- almost 20% fewer jobs than at the same point in the previous cycle (which itself was bad!) Data scraped from APSA ejobs pdfs.

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Die aktuellen Debatten über eine Entkernung des Sozialstaates mitten in einer Phase wirtschaftlicher Schwäche, in der mehr Menschen noch stärker auf eben diesen angewiesen sein könnten - das darf man wohl Konjunkturprogramm für Extremismus nennen.

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We demonstrate our argument by documenting the cultural script of traditional antisemitism in canonical texts and in the minds of Germans. Using survey and experimental data, we show how it was activated among Christian believers during the pandemic.

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This does have international ramifications too, as far-right parties abroad can claim that the term is not “extremist” because the U.S. government also uses it.

Gabriela Greilinger@gabrielagreilinger.com

Just the Department of Homeland Security, using a term hijacked and popularised by the extreme-right Identitarian Movement.

I’m very happy and honored to be selected among the “100 Minds of Berlin Science 2025” by Der Tagesspiegel — recognizing researchers who shape Berlin’s scientific landscape through outstanding research, teaching, and innovative science communication.

Freie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

👏 Die 100 wichtigsten Köpfe der Berliner Wissenschaft: Wir gratulieren dem Soziologen Dr. Eylem Kanol, dem Historiker Dr. Hanno Hochmut und Politikwissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas, @wahlforschung.thorstenfaas.de im sechsten Teil der Serie des @tagesspiegel.de

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👏 Die 100 wichtigsten Köpfe der Berliner Wissenschaft: Wir gratulieren dem Soziologen Dr. Eylem Kanol, dem Historiker Dr. Hanno Hochmut und Politikwissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas, @wahlforschung.thorstenfaas.de im sechsten Teil der Serie des @tagesspiegel.de

Berlin University Alliance@berlinualliance.bsky.social

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Heute im @tagesspiegel.de : Spitzenforscher*innen, die den #Gemeinsinn im Blick haben – und dank ihrer herausragenden Arbeit zu den „100 wichtigsten Köpfen der Wissenschaft 2025“ gehören. 7 der 10 Vorgestellten sind von der #BerlinUAlliance 👉 www.berlin-university-alliance.de/kampagne-ts2...

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It was never about free speech. It was always about protecting whiteness and its discursive power. If it were about speech, they wouldn’t ban the 1619 Project, books, and history itself, or punish those who remind us of the bigotry Charlie Kirk proudly espoused. Some of us been tryna tell y’all.

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The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

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As a former assistant at the IR Chair (1993-1998) and Managing Director of the Institute (1998-2002) I kindly ask you to sign

Stefan Müller@stefanmueller.bsky.social

The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social. Petition (de/en) ⤵️

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We have had stable, professional, vouchsafed information about the physical & economic world for so long that we entirely take it for granted. It's going to be truly wild to operate in a world where quite literally no one knows for sure what is happening, where there is no fact of the matter.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "You're right. Why should anybody trust numbers?"

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Macht was Ihr wollt, aber denkt dran. Die Klimakrise zu ignorien ist sehr viel teurer als etwas dagegen zu unternehmen. Natürlich ist es unbequem, auf Megakonsum zu verzichten, aber irgendwann geht uns so der Reichtum aus wegen Schäden und ständiger nachträglicher Adaption, die dann nie reicht.

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Bei extremer Hitze forschen, lehren, studieren …? Viele dt. Hochschulen haben bislang keinen Plan, der heiße Tage erträglicher macht. Spoiler: „Viel trinken, morgens lüften, luftige Kleidung“ ist noch kein taugliches Hitzekonzept! Dabei ließe sich mehr tun. Konkrete Vorschläge in #ArbeitInDerWiss!

open.substack.comZu heiß zum Denken: Deutsche Hochschulen brauchen Hitzekonzepte!Wie sollten Hochschulen auf die extremen Temperaturen reagieren? Hier sind drei konkrete Ansatzpunkte!

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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵

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Aaron Swartz faced prison and tragically died for trying to free academic #knowledge. Yet #BigTech like Meta, Google & OpenAI scrape copyrighted data & books for profit with near impunity today. Our #justice system protects corporate data grabs while crushing individuals who champion #OpenAccess

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Marine Le Pen war glühende Verfechterin eines Amtsverbots für Menschen, die öffentliches Geld veruntreuen. Nachdem sie nun selbst wegen Veruntreuung verurteilt wurde, sieht sie es ganz anders. Regeln für dich, nicht für mich. Heuchelei ist die moralische DNA dieser Leute.

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Wer auch immer es hören muss: das ist nicht das normale Vorgehen eines Staats am Höhepunkt seiner Demokratie. Geheimpolizei, die Leute von der Straße schnappt, in Autos packt und dann unbekannterweise verschleppt, so dass nichtmal die Anwält_innen Kontakt herstellen können.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

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🇹🇷📢🇪🇺 It cannot be stressed enough: Europe has a responsibility in what happens next in Turkey after the arrest of opposition leader #İmamoğlu. The EU is Turkey's biggest market, and Erdoğan is very vulnerable to sanctions. The EU must put pressure on him to free İmamoğlu and grant fair elections!

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Übrigens ist es unsäglicher Blödsinn, Befristung ohne Perspektive in der Wissenschaft als Dienst an zukünftigen Generationen verkaufen zu wollen. Auch andere sollen die Chance haben, unter prekären Bedingungen zu arbeiten & nach 12 Jahren rauszufliegen? Na vielen Dank auch. #IchBinHanna #WissZeitVG

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Thread über die Auslöschung der vielfältigen Geschichte der USA zugunsten eines rassistischen, frauen- und queerfeindlichen Narrativs. Niemand sollte die Tragweite dessen unterschätzen.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

New, from me: Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America. Here is a partial inventory. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...

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Could it ✨BE✨white supremacy and an effort to resegregate the federal government? Who could ✨EVER✨know! Tis a ✨MYSTERY✨ This author will pretend to not see what is blatantly clear to everyone who is willing to see. Fucking hell, WaPo.

Sig Christenson@saddamscribe.bsky.social

Gifted | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put an end to Black History Month and other celebrations of identity. But St. Patrick's Day got a pass, and some are asking why. The questions come from the troops as well as administration critics. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

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So happy that "cancel culture" is no longer a problem and "free speech" is finally safe again... at least, it has largely disappeared from the pages of The Atlantic and NYT...