Ezgi Elci
@ezgielci.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Ozyegin University. Research on populism, autocratization, nativism, collective nostalgia. ezgielci.github.io
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Ezgi Elci
@ezgielci.bsky.social
· Aug 13
📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey.
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🚨We are hiring!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
August 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
🚨We are hiring!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
🚨We are hiring!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
August 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
🚨We are hiring!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out:
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem...
Please share widely!
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📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey.
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
August 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey.
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey.
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
August 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey.
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy (HPE)? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis.
‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Please see the link below if you’d like to join.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis.
‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Please see the link below if you’d like to join.
August 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy (HPE)? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis.
‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Please see the link below if you’d like to join.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis.
‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Please see the link below if you’d like to join.
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Online gender violence 🚺️ ⚠️
These authors 🧵 draw on more than three million tweets covering 2023 & 2024 elections in Türkiye to argue that online visibility disproportionately exposes female candidates to online violence, reinforcing patriarchal exclusion from the political sphere
buff.ly/hkW4hiw
These authors 🧵 draw on more than three million tweets covering 2023 & 2024 elections in Türkiye to argue that online visibility disproportionately exposes female candidates to online violence, reinforcing patriarchal exclusion from the political sphere
buff.ly/hkW4hiw
Online gendered violence and visibility in electoral autocracies: Evidence from multi-level elections in Türkiye | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Online gendered violence and visibility in electoral autocracies: Evidence from multi-level elections in Türkiye
www.cambridge.org
August 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Online gender violence 🚺️ ⚠️
These authors 🧵 draw on more than three million tweets covering 2023 & 2024 elections in Türkiye to argue that online visibility disproportionately exposes female candidates to online violence, reinforcing patriarchal exclusion from the political sphere
buff.ly/hkW4hiw
These authors 🧵 draw on more than three million tweets covering 2023 & 2024 elections in Türkiye to argue that online visibility disproportionately exposes female candidates to online violence, reinforcing patriarchal exclusion from the political sphere
buff.ly/hkW4hiw
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In two weeks I will give an online lecture on “Rethinking the Far Right” for @iapss.bsky.social
Everyone is welcome! Info below.
Everyone is welcome! Info below.
August 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
In two weeks I will give an online lecture on “Rethinking the Far Right” for @iapss.bsky.social
Everyone is welcome! Info below.
Everyone is welcome! Info below.
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I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 May
PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London, listed...
www.findaphd.com
May 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 May
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Around half of Americans are pessimistic reformers – people who say the political system needs major changes but are not confident it can be changed effectively. www.pewresearch.org/...
April 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Around half of Americans are pessimistic reformers – people who say the political system needs major changes but are not confident it can be changed effectively. www.pewresearch.org/...
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Open-mindedness was the strongest predictor of *rejecting* conspiracy theories in a sample of 46,745 participants in 68 nations
In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
April 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Open-mindedness was the strongest predictor of *rejecting* conspiracy theories in a sample of 46,745 participants in 68 nations
In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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👍Very excited to see that my solo-authored article:
"Surveying Minoritized Citizens:
A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization"
has been published in Survey Research Methods✨
I hope survey researchers to reconsider how they survey group membership💪
doi.org/10.18148/srm...
"Surveying Minoritized Citizens:
A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization"
has been published in Survey Research Methods✨
I hope survey researchers to reconsider how they survey group membership💪
doi.org/10.18148/srm...
April 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
👍Very excited to see that my solo-authored article:
"Surveying Minoritized Citizens:
A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization"
has been published in Survey Research Methods✨
I hope survey researchers to reconsider how they survey group membership💪
doi.org/10.18148/srm...
"Surveying Minoritized Citizens:
A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization"
has been published in Survey Research Methods✨
I hope survey researchers to reconsider how they survey group membership💪
doi.org/10.18148/srm...
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Why I don't expect liberal democracy to go away any time soon: My article on the resilience of liberal democracy, published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism".
There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism".
There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
April 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Why I don't expect liberal democracy to go away any time soon: My article on the resilience of liberal democracy, published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism".
There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism".
There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
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No amount of gerrymandering will fix that
April 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
No amount of gerrymandering will fix that
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Orbán congratulated Magyar. It's really a historic moment.
April 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Orbán congratulated Magyar. It's really a historic moment.
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Fidesz and its candidates in single mandate districts are faring worse than even the initial forecasts.
Very likely 2/3 supermajority for the opposition Tisza. Orbán is finished.
#Hungary
Very likely 2/3 supermajority for the opposition Tisza. Orbán is finished.
#Hungary
April 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Fidesz and its candidates in single mandate districts are faring worse than even the initial forecasts.
Very likely 2/3 supermajority for the opposition Tisza. Orbán is finished.
#Hungary
Very likely 2/3 supermajority for the opposition Tisza. Orbán is finished.
#Hungary
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I'm browsing early district level results (30-40% counted) & they look INCREDIBLE. Tisza is ahead of Fidesz not only in battlegrounds, but in deep Orbán country too.
It's *early*, but it's very, VERY promising.
Map from Partizán's live show
It's *early*, but it's very, VERY promising.
Map from Partizán's live show
April 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I'm browsing early district level results (30-40% counted) & they look INCREDIBLE. Tisza is ahead of Fidesz not only in battlegrounds, but in deep Orbán country too.
It's *early*, but it's very, VERY promising.
Map from Partizán's live show
It's *early*, but it's very, VERY promising.
Map from Partizán's live show
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BIG day today in Hungary, but at least in the short run, the choice is between authoritarianism and democracy, with liberal democracy at the backburner.
Even if Victor Orbán is ousted on Sunday, Hungary’s return to liberal democracy is not guaranteed | Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde
Challenger Péter Magyar is no progressive – and after 16 years of creeping authoritarianism, the PM has embedded Fidesz in the Hungarian state, say Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde of the University ...
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
BIG day today in Hungary, but at least in the short run, the choice is between authoritarianism and democracy, with liberal democracy at the backburner.
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When populism can be good
doi.org/10.1353/jod....
Paper in Journal of Democracy by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @pculpepper.bsky.social and Taeku Lee
doi.org/10.1353/jod....
Paper in Journal of Democracy by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @pculpepper.bsky.social and Taeku Lee
April 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
When populism can be good
doi.org/10.1353/jod....
Paper in Journal of Democracy by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @pculpepper.bsky.social and Taeku Lee
doi.org/10.1353/jod....
Paper in Journal of Democracy by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @pculpepper.bsky.social and Taeku Lee
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For Orbán and his allies, much is at stake beyond losing political power:
Jan-Werner Müller | At a Budapest Scruton Café
Tourists might stumble into a Scruton café in quite different parts of Budapest: one is on the second floor of a...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
For Orbán and his allies, much is at stake beyond losing political power:
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Do the clothes make the candidate? In my paper with Steven Perry, we find candidates who dress more formally were perceived as more politically sophisticated, & indirectly had increased support. The text complexity of candidate messages had no effect.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Do the clothes make the candidate? In my paper with Steven Perry, we find candidates who dress more formally were perceived as more politically sophisticated, & indirectly had increased support. The text complexity of candidate messages had no effect.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🚨 Call for Contributors 🚨
"Lost in Their Words: Rewriting the Political Lexicon of the Far Right"
Editors: Sofia Miola (University of Pavia) & Massimiliano Livi (Goethe University Frankfurt)
"Lost in Their Words: Rewriting the Political Lexicon of the Far Right"
Editors: Sofia Miola (University of Pavia) & Massimiliano Livi (Goethe University Frankfurt)
March 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
🚨 Call for Contributors 🚨
"Lost in Their Words: Rewriting the Political Lexicon of the Far Right"
Editors: Sofia Miola (University of Pavia) & Massimiliano Livi (Goethe University Frankfurt)
"Lost in Their Words: Rewriting the Political Lexicon of the Far Right"
Editors: Sofia Miola (University of Pavia) & Massimiliano Livi (Goethe University Frankfurt)
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Güvenlik mi, meşruiyet mi? Devletler silahlı örgütlerle neden ve nasıl ilişki kurar?
Konuklarımız Belgin Şan Akca ve Efe Tokdemir.
📅 8 Nisan Çarşamba, 18.00
📍 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED) Oditoryum
Ayrıntılar bağlantıda.
bilimakademisi.org/panel-catism...
Konuklarımız Belgin Şan Akca ve Efe Tokdemir.
📅 8 Nisan Çarşamba, 18.00
📍 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED) Oditoryum
Ayrıntılar bağlantıda.
bilimakademisi.org/panel-catism...
March 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Güvenlik mi, meşruiyet mi? Devletler silahlı örgütlerle neden ve nasıl ilişki kurar?
Konuklarımız Belgin Şan Akca ve Efe Tokdemir.
📅 8 Nisan Çarşamba, 18.00
📍 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED) Oditoryum
Ayrıntılar bağlantıda.
bilimakademisi.org/panel-catism...
Konuklarımız Belgin Şan Akca ve Efe Tokdemir.
📅 8 Nisan Çarşamba, 18.00
📍 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED) Oditoryum
Ayrıntılar bağlantıda.
bilimakademisi.org/panel-catism...
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With rising populism and affective polarization globally, are the two entwined? Stefanelli & Castanho Silva explore in their paper from our Feburary issue and find that the relationship isn't as straightforward as we might assume. Read for more on their findings doi.org/10.1111/pops...
March 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
With rising populism and affective polarization globally, are the two entwined? Stefanelli & Castanho Silva explore in their paper from our Feburary issue and find that the relationship isn't as straightforward as we might assume. Read for more on their findings doi.org/10.1111/pops...
Now this article has volume and page numbers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🚨New publication!
My article “Far-right parties and gender policies in contemporary Türkiye” is out now. I analyze the Victory Party, New Welfare Party & Free Cause Party and map their gender policy positions.
Free access: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/INVR6...
My article “Far-right parties and gender policies in contemporary Türkiye” is out now. I analyze the Victory Party, New Welfare Party & Free Cause Party and map their gender policy positions.
Free access: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/INVR6...
March 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Now this article has volume and page numbers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....