The three Spidermen meme. The labels are Council of Europe, European Council, and Council of the European Union
That was always the best bit of teaching European Politics. Happy days.
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#AcademicChatter
News for German Politics nerds: former #AfD leader JΓΆrg Meuthen, who subsequently joined not one, but two micro-parties on the right, with which he failed to get elected, is allegedly retiring from politics
Quiet posters is my go-to feed, and paperskygest is really good for hearing about interesting research (at least in my experience)
I'm currently aware of 1645 sources. Sure, 'aware' may be stretching it a wee bit.
Today in 'shouting 'til we're blue in the face'. But maybe the media will listen when it's published in a journalistic outlet? Just kidding, of course. #farright #radicalright
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M. R. Busemeyer, P. Rathgeb, and A. H. J. Sahm. βAuthoritarian Values and the Welfare State: the Social Policy Preferences of Radical Right Votersβ. In: West European Politics 45.1 (2021), pp. 77-101. dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1886497.
A Lego minifigure with black hair and a red torso, smiling awkwardly, with text above reading: "trying not to be awkward Person: Nice weather Me: Thanks".
Academics be like
'With technology!' I'm soo Wallace.
Gentle reminder that the #AfD guy who wanted to be minister-president of the LΓ€nd but wasn't actually on the ballot and spent the final phase of the campaign across the pond kissing MAGA backsides is π’ππ΄π° one of the most pro-Russian voices in the party (and never sued the BBC over the 'asset' claim)
#tbp: "While this policy has helped to keep the #AfDβs base mobilized, the stated approach is scarcely feasible." #Russia
Wenn Du denkst, dein Mikro ist stummgeschaltet: βEy Daniel, was kann ich denn jetzt noch sagen?β fragt #Weidel wΓ€hrend der ARD-Wahlsendung. Ihr Sprecher heiΓt Daniel Trapp.
21 years old. Still great advice #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter #PhDComics
Political science has studied Social Democratic decline for more than four decades but so far overlooked one crucial detail: sometimes the worst thing that could possibly happen to SD parties are π₯ π₯ π₯
Social Democratsπ
Morning, folks
In a previous life, I did a degree in German literature and linguistics. I was not very good at it, but this very accessible article reminds me of all the things I liked about it
Germany's #AfD kicks out the guy who made the nepotism stories public for "harming the party". N.b., the whistleblower was part of the story. And this is not a parody account.
A fluffy white hamster wearing pink sunglasses sits in a pink toy car with sparkles around it. Text reads: βMe hyping myself up before another day of workβ and βthe horrors persist, but so do I.β
Morning, fellas
In Merz's case, that would have been more of an *unpopularity* contest. Thankfully for the CDU, the chancellor wasn't on the ballot.
𧡠Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" β with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!)
TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently*
The analysis is not particularly enlightening, but the facts are striking enough. In neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate, where they have been part of the governing coalition for the last ten years, FDP support is no longer measurable in the polls.
Happy International Women's Day 2026 π
Grateful for all the female researchers, writers, thinkers, friends, colleagues, and role models who inspire me every day.
Here are some of my favourite books on the far right by female authors. #iwd26
Neither this nor the racism nor the nepotism seems to make a dent βΉοΈ
The April 2024 iteration of the bibliography on the far right #tbp
In an apocryphal anecdote, a world-famous violinist is asked why they, well in their 70s, still practice every day. Their answer? 'I think I'm finally starting to make some progress'.
This pretty much describes my relationship with #Emacs. Minus the virtuosity and the fame.
#ThrowBackPost Enhance your survey toolkit: I introduce a scale targeting political secularism, often overlooked in traditional measurements of religiousness ππ #PoliticalSecularism
From my limited experience, British institutions must be the most progressive in the world: it's always they/them who make the rules/are to blame
