
ECHO is a research group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel @VUBrussel @scomvub. We study meaning across media, culture and politics. Tweets in EN & NL
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➡️Check out the special issue of the "Journal of Language and Politics" on Discourse Theory and the Turn to Practice @jlanpol Edited by Benjamin De Cleen, Nico Carpentier, Jason Glynos, Jana
Goyvaerts, Max Grönegräs, and Yannis Stavrakakis
More info: jbe-platform.com/content/jou…
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Here is a thread summarising the entire special issue on Discourse Theory and I cannot recommend enough to check it out!
The intro in particular is beautifully written and stimulating, charting ways forward that encourage us to move beyond ontology, language and populism.
✨🚨 | NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 24(1)
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞
Lessons from the populist moment
by Benjamin De Cleen, Jason Glynos, Jana Goyvaerts & Yannis Stavrakakis
👉 doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24200.de…
@BenjaminDeCleen
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💻 | NEW BLOG POST
Gijs Lambrechts and Benjamin De Cleen tell us about their recent JLP article on Vlaams Belang's discourse about farmers:
languageandpolitics.com/post…
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I'm very happy with the arrival of Jana and Laura! Fantastic news for @populismPSA! @PolStudiesAssoc
📢 OUR CONVENING TEAM IS GROWING! 🥳
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to welcome Jana Goyvaerts (VUB) and Laura Chazel (Sciences Po Grenoble) to our team. They join Giorgos, Juan, Théo and Thomás to strengthen critical populism studies.
Meet our convenors: psapopulism.org/about/conven…
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✨🚨 | NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 24(1)
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞
Lessons from the populist moment
by Benjamin De Cleen, Jason Glynos, Jana Goyvaerts & Yannis Stavrakakis
👉 doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24200.de…
@BenjaminDeCleen
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⚠️Plus qu’un mois avant la fin de l’appel à communications pour le 6è Congrès DiscourseNet (DNC6), qui se tiendra du 7 au 10 juillet à l'@ULBruxelles, organisé par @ReSIC_ULB, en collaboration avec @engage_uslb. Deadline de soumission : 25 février 2025. tinyurl.com/34t4cjek
#Discourse and the #imaginaries of past, present and future societies - 6th @DiscourseNet Congress to be held in Brussels on July 7-10. CfP at discourseanalysis.net/DNC6. Engage is thrilled to be part of the organizing committee - thanks @ReSIC_ULB for the collab.! @uclouvainslbxl
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New and important publication for populism and discourse theory. It's the introductory article to the special issue entitled ''Discourse Theory and the Turn to Practice'', authored/edited by De Cleen, Glynos, Goyvaerts and Stavrakakis.
shorturl.at/n3eCp
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🚨 New Publication Alert!
Excited to share my latest article, now published in @jlanpol
In this paper, I delve into the ideological flexibility of populism, examining how George Sorel’s theory of myth influences the work of Laclau and Mouffe and shapes discourse theory.
🚨 | NEW ARTICLE
𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
Assessing the ideological flexibility of populism
through Sorel’s Theory of Myth
@jorgeramgon explores the intrinsic contingency of populism
👉 doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23193.ra…
😍Another remarkable @FWOVlaanderen project by our researcher Valériane Mistiaen, presenting "Building consensus in European discourse about migration: Willingness to avoid disorder or to protect immigrants?" at #ECREA2024 @ECREA_eu in Ljubljana. 🍀
❗️Omran Shroufi presents his work: "Cultural critique from the right: The German far-right podcast ‘von rechts gelesen’🎙️ at @ECREA_eu #ECREA2024
⚡️For more details on presentations at ECREA, check out our official website:
echo.research.vub.be/echo-me…
✨Happy Days✨ECHO had a remarkable presense at the 10th European Communication Conference #ECREA2024 @ECREA_eu from Sept 24th-27th in beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia. This week, we’ll be showcasing some of our incredible researchers’ work. Stay tuned for updates! 😊
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Reminder - Deadline Approaching - 18/10/2025.
The @populismPSA accepts abstracts for the annual @PolStudiesAssoc annual conference, in Birmingham.
👉 themes are open
We also have two joint panels on populism and:
👉 elitism
👉 gender
Info below
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS
Preparations for #PSA25 begin!
🗓 When? 14-16 April 2025
📍 Where? Birmingham 🏴🇬🇧
📮 Submissions deadline: 18 October 2024
Send us your abstracts on critical populism studies!
Read our CfP: psapopulism.org/events/psa25
Applications via ExOrdo @PolStudiesAssoc
🎞️Florian Stegen presenting his ongoing doctoral research at the 10th @ECREA_eu conference in Ljubljana last month, ‘A mixed-methodological mapping of the Hollywood (fan-)paratext in the digital age: Long live the Snyderverse’ 👏🎬
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#Discourse and the #imaginaries of past, present and future societies - 6th @DiscourseNet Congress to be held in Brussels on July 7-10. CfP at discourseanalysis.net/DNC6. Engage is thrilled to be part of the organizing committee - thanks @ReSIC_ULB for the collab.! @uclouvainslbxl
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ECREA DMM new management team in all its glory ✨
Chair: @SN_Marino
V-Chair: @MaresiaSilvia
V-Chair: @Cigdem_Bozdag
Comm Officer: @ClaMinchilli
Comm Officer: @_robsharp (not pictured but with us at #ECREA2024 in spirit!)
YECREA rep: @MiriCascone
Greetings from Ljubljana!
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Thank you @yazanbadran @MaresiaSilvia @border_diaries and @kevinsmets for hosting me today at the @VUBrussel to give a @echo_vub research seminar
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Sharing insights on war reporting experiences ⚪️
On 26 September, the INDEX Fellow Dr Johana Kotišová (@JohanaKotis) gave an open lecture at Mystetska Biblioteka, discussing emotional labour and epistemic injustice in conflict reporting.
Pictures: Rostyslav Kuzyk
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We love to see our @ReelBorders team present their brilliant work at #ECREA2024 @MaresiaSilvia 🎉
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It is happening now📣 participants on our panel on Exile Journalism are discussing the role of socio-professional conditions of journalists and fixers in exile
#ECREA2024Ljubljana



































