Benjamin Moffitt
Political Scientist @ Monash University | Author of 3 books | Writing about populism, weird reactionary politics & visual politics | he/him
Articles/publications here: https://monash.academia.edu/BenjaminMoffitt
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Political Studies in Australia
A starter pack of politics academics working in Australia
@leaypi.bsky.social
Professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
@jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social
Professor of Politics, LSE https://www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/people/white-jonathan
@chenchenzh.bsky.social
migrant & researcher interested in politics and other things. currently: digital narratives, postcolonial nationalism, the global right, China stuff. she/her. 不必等待炬火. co-host @shichapodcast.bsky.social https://chenchenzhang.net/
@erinjenne.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations at Central European University in Vienna, Austria, specializing in nationalism, populism, ethnic conflict, and foreign policy.
@fabianneuner.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at ASU. Political Psychologist.
@huwcdavies.bsky.social
Based @ https://bsky.app/profile/edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social Background in Sociology & Web Science Interested in many academic disciplines & topics. Currently working at the intersection of media/digital/political literacy.
@markriboldi.bsky.social
Lecturer in social impact and social change at UTS. Non-profits, civil society, democracy, etc: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/mark.riboldi AWFC / Tillies. OG Fool. Chaotic Good.
@phoebehayman.bsky.social
PhD candidate researching political participation in Australian independent election campaigns. https://phoebehayman.notion.site/
@nsrnicek.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at KCL. New book out in 2025: 'Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI'.
@marijataflaga.bsky.social
Political Scientist at The Australian National University. Political Tragic, co-host of the Democracy Sausage podcast
@liamgillespie.bsky.social
Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Melbourne. I research far-right political violence, ethnic nationalism, and white supremacy. Current projects on rightwing conspiracy theories and the Sovereign Citizen movement.
@jack-bailey.co.uk
Political Scientist at the University of Manchester 🌐 Website: https://www.jack-bailey.co.uk 📓 Notebook: https://publish.obsidian.md/jackbailey
@carolaschoor.bsky.social
Program lead at Leiden University, working on political style / performance, populism, and democratic representation.
@lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social
@luna-grey.bsky.social
Queer. Abolitionist. Prof. Co-director, Anti-Carceral Co+Laboratory @ Wellesley College.
@kbolongaro.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Europe at MLex Award-winning reporter PhD far-right politics Ex Bloomberg, Politico Europe, DW 🗣️🇨🇦🇮🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪 bolongaro@mlex.com
@beccalew.bsky.social
Postdoctoral scholar @ Stanford. I research the history of the right in Silicon Valley and online. Email me at beccalewis@protonmail.com. She/her
@rfeenstra.bsky.social
Profesor en la Universitat Jaume I. Defensor del acceso abierto no comercial. Padre de dos. Seguidor de LevanteUD. Adicto a correr y escribir.
@dannywardle.org
Philosophy PhD Candidate at ANU (Metaphysics/Social Ontology) • Mostly posts about public policy and politics • Writes at https://pluralityofwords.com
@francescobailo.bsky.social
I am a Lecturer in Data Analytics in the Social Sciences at the University of Sydney where I am also deputy director of Centre for AI, Trust and Governance. francescobailo.net
@drljshepherd.bsky.social
Researcher, educator, enthusiastic but terrible dancer, writing about gender, governance, security, pop culture. Views mine. She/they.
@pepinneff.bsky.social
A/Professor of Public Policy. Focus on: Agenda-setting, inequality, and emotions - including LGBTQ+ politics and human-shark interactions. Let's talk more about poverty. Opinions are my own. (they/them): https://linktr.ee/chris.pepin
@geoffpolhist.bsky.social
@alexphelan.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. All things insurgent governance, legitimation theory, gender, and organised crime especially in Colombia. Left my ❤️ in #LatAm. Staunch defender of trampoline fitness.
@nathanfioritti.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics, School of Social Sciences, Monash University | Expertise in comparative environmental politics
@vezziet.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Research @ Monash. Book FEMINIST ACTIVISM & PLATFORM POLITICS (Routledge) http://tinyurl.com/mr473tx8
@tomchodor.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Politics & IR, Monash University. Interested in IPE, global governance, civil society, neoliberalism & that Gramsci guy. Views my own.
@drkondor.bsky.social
Researching the extreme right | cultural production and aesthetics | food, music, fashion, fighting | FR in Hungary | punk rock & equal rights | proud dog mom | Senior Researcher at the Norwegian HL-Senteret | Affiliated @crexuio.bsky.social 🇨🇦🇭🇺🇧🇻
@visualpolitics.bsky.social
Visual Politics Research Program at the University of Queensland. We promote creative work and interdisciplinary collaborations. https://www.rolandbleiker.com/visualpolitics
@evahoxha.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Gothenburg. Interested in radical parties (mostly left) and parliamentary activities.
@benjkraemer.bsky.social
Heisenberg professor of communication @ifkw.bsky.social: (Right-wing) populism, online communication, how we use the media, history of media/communication (research), theorizing. Mountains, climbing, early & other music. Er/he.
@dbmacdonald.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science University of Guelph. Interests: International Relations, Indigenous Politics Canada & Aotearoa NZ, IR, Race, Genocide, girmitiya descendent 🇨🇦🇳🇿🇹🇹
@gavant.bsky.social
Professor of Media, MU. Writing right now about ‘freedom of speech’ in a world of noise.
@byroncclark.bsky.social
Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists, but I seem to mostly post about movies Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
@mattiazulianello.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Trieste Populism ▪ Radical & Extreme Right ▪ Parties & Party Systems ▪ Comparative Politics #FirstGen
@orcunselcuk.bsky.social
Author of The Authoritarian Divide: Populism, Propaganda, and Polarization (University of Notre Dame Press) 🇹🇷🇻🇪🇪🇨 Researching polarizing populist leaders and their opponents around the world.
@nteuvictoria.bsky.social
Representing higher education staff in Victoria; protecting rights at work and public education. Authorised by Sarah Roberts, Division Secretary, NTEU VIC.
@steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social
co-Editor-in-Chief PRX; Team leader Team Populism; PI of GPOP; Comparative Politics; Public Opinion; Populism; 🐍
@pandanuspetter.bsky.social
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at ANU's School of Politics and IR. Scholar and a rogue. I research Australian Politics, Representation and Public Policy. Working on Australian federal government popularity and responsiveness and the idea of 'the fair go'.
@drjesskirk.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. ARC DECRA Fellow. Researcher of global health politics, security, expertise, mis/disinformation, and all the spaces in between. she/her
@drbeezee.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at Monash University, Australia. Work focusses on great power relations and reducing nuclear dangers.
@polstudies.bsky.social
Flagship journal of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/home/psx
@nicolecurato.bsky.social
Examining the intersections of deliberative democracy, craft gin, and Taylor Swift.
@pualsuth.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Curtin University // visual culture, online extremism and post-truth