Zea Szebeni

Turns out the real deep state was serif vs. sans serif all along.

Sounds great, congrats!

Words matter: How language shapes reality in Russia’s war in Ukraine This is the first instalment in our "Words matter" series, exploring how language shapes reality in profound ways.

Launching our new "Words matter" series on our Peripheral Politics substack! 🐀

This first piece examines how language shapes discourse around Russia's war in Ukraine.

peripheralpolitics.substack.com/p/words-matt...

Thanks for sharing, very interesting!

Exciting!

📢 My book on Hungarian politics and populist polarisation is out. The online (hybrid) launch is on Monday 8 December at noon GMT, 2-4pm EST in Helsinki. The whole monograph is available open access online from @helsinkiupress.bsky.social - and in paper copies, if anyone is interested 🎉

Congrats!!

Thanks for sharing, such an important info package!

I will still continue my work in the DECA project, studying how communities claim knowledge ownership across majority-minority and online contexts. @decaproject.bsky.social

🎈 Starting a new #postdoc project funded by the The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, exploring how young Hungarians define "news" when facing both global platform chaos AND a state-aligned media system. What counts as news anymore? What should journalism actually do?

How the the far-right uses TikTok in Europe to spread conspiracy theories
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Thanks for this!

This is so interesting!

Right, there's something deeper about whether AI systems should persuade humans at all, or just inform? The "willingness" framing might miss that some AI persuasion could be fundamentally misaligned with human autonomy, regardless of topic.

cool, thanks for sharing!

“(The story of) This country is ours!” The territorial and epistemic dimensions of collective psychological ownership among the national majority and immigrants Study reveals how territorial and epistemic ownership shape national belonging among majority and second-gen minority members.

Read our original research article here (3/3): advances.in/psychology/1...

The episode explored integration challenges and government funding cuts to integration services, while also highlighting our key finding: second-generation immigrants feel just as strong ownership of Finland as majority Finns, but through active participation rather than historical connection.(2/3)

APN Podcast: Is Finland making integration more difficult? APN hears how the government's plans to slash integration funding threatens to worsen Finland's already dire unemployment situation and lead to even more newcomers falling through the system's cracks.

Just featured with Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti on Yle's All Points North podcast discussing our research on collective psychological ownership in Finland! (1/3)

yle.fi/a/74-20181351

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This looks fascinating. @paologerbaudo.bsky.social is constantly a few years ahead of the curve in thinking creatively about the intersection of politics, media and culture - so he is one of those authors I always take seriously and drop everything to read!

This is so important! Can't wait to see the insights. Signed up!

Loved this!

An Introduction to Visual Analysis, Pt. 1 If you're not already mentally breaking down every political image you run into, it's time to start!

On our substack, Peripheral Politics, @lanihart.bsky.social wrote about the critical skill of visual analysis in political communication.

peripheralpolitics.substack.com/p/an-introdu...

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Looks like an exciting topic!

Congratulations, awesome work!

Vieraskynä | Kuka saa sanoa: Maa on meidän? Enemmistösuomalaiset ja toisen polven maahanmuuttajat kokevat molemmat omistajuutta suomalaisuuteen, mutta perustelevat sen eri tavoilla.

DECA-hankkeen tutkijat Zea Szebeni ja Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti avaavat HS:n vieraskynässä, miten enemmistösuomalaiset ja toisen polven maahanmuuttajat kokevat omistajuutta Suomeen, mutta perustelevat omistajuuttaan eri tavoin: www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...

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Thanks, adding it to my reading list!

Great resources in this thread, thank you!

“(The story of) This country is ours!” The territorial and epistemic dimensions of collective psychological ownership among the national majority and immigrants Study reveals how territorial and epistemic ownership shape national belonging among majority and second-gen minority members.

Tutkimuksemme mukaan todellinen kuuluminen ei synny vain tarinoiden oppimisesta, vaan mahdollisuudesta osallistua niiden kirjoittamiseen. ✍️

Alkuperäinen tutkimus on täällä: advances.in/psychology/1...

Vieraskynä | Kuka saa sanoa: Maa on meidän? Enemmistösuomalaiset ja toisen polven maahanmuuttajat kokevat molemmat omistajuutta suomalaisuuteen, mutta perustelevat sen eri tavoilla.

Julkaisimme Inga Jasinskaja-Lahtin kanssa Helsingin Sanomien Vieraskynässä kirjoituksen, jossa tarkastelemme suomalaisten ja toisen polven maahanmuuttajien suhdetta Suomeen.

www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...

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I saw many presentations from the Hot Politics Lab at #ispp2025, and they were all so good! Great job to you and the team.