Susan de Groot Heupner

Dr. Susan de Groot Heupner is a political sociologist specialising in the study of populist mobilisations and the construction of hegemonic ideologies. Her research explores the complex intersections of political movements, ideology, and power dynamics. Currently, Dr. de Groot Heupner is involved in an Australian Research Council-funded project that investigates the relationship between populism and religion, analysing how religious identities are utilised within populist discourse and movements.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Postdoctoral research fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

Education

  • 2022 
    Griffith University , Doctor of Philosophy (Political Sociology)
  • 2016 
    Murdoch University, Honours in Politics and International Relations
  • 2015 
    Murdoch University, Bachelor of International Aid and Development

Publications

  • 2023
    Civilizational Fantasies in Populist Far Right and Islamist Discourses,
  • 2022
    Co-constructing ‘The’ Ummah: The Mutual Relations of (Populist) Far Right and Islamist Politics,
  • 2022
    "Je suis" … Charlie, Samuel, Muhammed: Practicing Muhammed Cartoons in Far Right and Islamist Politics,
  • 2022
    Locating the Ideal State: The Practice of Place by Far Right and Islamist Parties,,
  • 2021
    The Third Position on Far Right and Islamist Extremism,
  • 2020
    Dialectics in Critical International Relations Theory,
  • 2020
    Book Review: Islamophobia and Radicalisation: A Vicious Cycle,
  • 2020
    Continuity of Hegemonic Power? The Case of Modern Plantation Labour in North Sumatra, Indonesia,

Research Areas

  • Studies In Human Society (16)

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