#DemocraticBacksliding: The erosion of US democracy under Trump is steeper than any recent precedent, including Hungary, Venezuela, Turkey, R//ZZ.l'a/nd
Source: Financial Times @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/b474...
๐งตwith some preliminary thoughts on what this means for US national security, with a side of IR theory.
This is a brilliant piece on the restructuring of political competition in Western Europe and goes far beyond the question of populism. Great also for teaching.
Come and join us at the CEE - Centre d'รฉtudes europรฉennes et de politique comparรฉe: we are looking for a new assistant professor in political science working on ecological transitions.
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.
This plot shows average response rates of the European Social Survey. Between 2002 and 2023 the have fallen from 61 to 41 per cent.
This plot breaks down ESS response rates by country. In almost all countries, the rate has gone down over time - in some cases, like Sweden, quite dramatically so.
In line with the 'credibility revolution', we are thinking about research designs that allow us to get closer to causal effects. Those who use surveys have often turned to survey experiments. At the same time, survey response rates have dropped considerably. Below are the figures for the ESS.
โผ๏ธ US now advocates for ๐บ๐ฆ EU accession by 2027 as part of โpeace planโ.
I know many pro EU & pro ๐บ๐ฆ people may support this. But I think it is a terrible idea. A few thoughts ๐ญ ๐
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Though I do like this response on US attacks regarding 'freedom of speech' in Europe.
We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) ๐ข @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL ๐๏ธ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...
In Switzerland, around 16k people with disabilities who are under full guardianship remain disenfranchised nation-wide, a clear violation of the UN Convention.
At the cantonal level, Genevaโs voters approved re-enfranchising these citizens in 2020. Today, voters in Vaud went firmly the other way
Good morning, social and political science community! We could use your expertise: Have you conducted online surveys targeting low-income populations? If so, weโd love to hear about your experiences.
โEin europรคischer Bรผrger wird auf europรคischem Boden von US-Sanktionen getroffen, weil er seinen Job bei einer Institution macht, die von der EU maรgeblich finanziert und unterstรผtzt wird.โ
New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! ๐
doi.org/10.1017/S147...
We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
I wish I didnโt have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as โthe most openly corrupt president in American history.โ /1
@heikekluever.bsky.social in der heutigen SZ zur Brandmauer. Die Empirie spricht eine klare Sprache: Wenn die extreme Rechte mitregiert, wird sie grรถรer und entzaubert sich nicht. Alles andere ist Wunschdenken und gefรคhrliche politische Folklore.
The Guardian gets it. The real importance of Orban's visit to see Trump was getting financial backing for Orban's tough upcoming election campaign. And all indications are he got it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigrationโa mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
Excited to have this paper on social networks as a mechanism for cleavage stabilization with @dpzollinger.bsky.social out!
If we have you intrigued, also pairs with (and empirically engages) our theoretical piece on puzzles of contemporary cleavage research:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
Nena, this are fantastic news, and so so well-deserved! congratulations to you and Amsterdam!
Share widely with your students in Switzerland ๐จ๐ญthinking about a PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐จ๐ญ
21 Nov 2025 | 2:30pm CET
@alissasiara.bsky.social introduces the program & life at EUI, I share my experience, and we answer your questions.
๐ Register: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
BJPolS abstract of a study on bias in judicial decisions affecting juvenile criminal offenders, emphasizing the impact on immigrant offenders and suggesting reforms for a more equitable justice system.
NEW -
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seems like today is a good day to re-share in light of the Dutch elections
๐ณ๏ธ First exit polls from the Netherlands: Wildersโ PVV appears to shrink from 37 to 25 seats. Make no mistake โ the far right remains strong. Support hasnโt disappeared; itโs shifted across parties. The Dutch political landscape is more fragmented than ever โ and the far right is no exception. ๐ณ๐ฑ
Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
โค europeelects.eu/netherlands
๐จNew paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
Herzlichen Glรผckwunsch!
Latest @thehousemag.bsky.social column, on the politics of pints.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
A year ago today, when I arrived from Washington DC, Russiaโs proxy government in Tbilisi raided me. They seized all my devices and froze my personal accounts, which remain inaccessible to this day. I received extraordinary solidarity from friends, colleagues, & complete strangers who 1/11
