Under what conditions do courts implement mechanisms of social participation in judicial decision-making? Read this newly published article by @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @millanos.bsky.social, and Pedro Martins da Costa to find out!

Quizás te interesa acompañarnos mañana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusión sobre los legislativos en América Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut

So happy to see our article on "Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae" published! Many thanks to @millanos.bsky.social and Pedro Martins da Costa for the great collaboration! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations to Andreas Asplén Lundstedt who has been awarded our Best Conference Paper Award for an Early-Career Researcher for the #ecprgc25 conference!

Apply to the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation" for #ecprgc26, endorsed by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social!

#Gaza, #Israel und Deutschlands #Außenpolitik: Im aktuellen #GIGAFocus stellen @christinebinzel.bsky.social und @thomaserichter.bsky.social eine Umfrage vor – zum Hamas-Angriff und der folgenden israelischen Militäroffensive Ein Meinungsbild. ➡️ Hier lesen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

Be part of my panel on "Courts and their allies" at #ecprgc26! It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social. Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Weltweit geraten Grundrechte unter Druck. In Deutschland, in Europa, in den USA. ⚠️ Die Frage lautet nicht mehr, ob die Demokratie verteidigt werden muss – sondern wie. Unser Beitrag: Expertise demokratisieren und damit Debatten gestalten. 🧵⬇️ 💳 verfassungsblog.de/support

My contribution in the current issue of D+C www.dandc.eu/en/article/b...

Ein Jahr Arbeit steckt dahinter — in 4 Wochen ist es soweit! Am 2. Dezember erscheinen die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts als Buch Open Access auf unserer Homepage – für alle zugänglich. 💥

📢 #LaRedPolitologasEnMedios ✍ Marjorie Correa Marona, colega de la @RedPolitologas, publica “Democracia en Juicio” en la plataforma @Latinoamerica21 , donde analiza la capacidad de resistencia de la democracia brasileña. 📰✨ 🔽 Consulta aquí 🔗 goo.su/EMAMc

Auftaktdemo in Hamburg, 08.11., 14 Uhr am Stephansplatz Werden wir alle aktiv!

🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics. 🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co... #InternationalRelations

📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science. ➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...

The global crisis of democracy is dominating the headlines. While this is indeed alarming, it does not mean that all hope for democracy is lost. In our study, Monika Onken and I found that redemocratisation — that is, the recovery of democracy after a crisis — is happening around the world.

I contributed a short piece on illiberal GONGOs (Government-Organised Non-Governmental Organisations) to a symposium of @verfassungsblog.de. This is the first output of my re:constitution fellowship. Check it out: ⬇️ verfassungsblog.de/castles-of-i...

y a Andreu Rodilla Lázaro por “Bridging judicial and political arenas: the political dynamics of abstract judicial review in Spain”, dirigida por Luz M. Muñoz Márquez y Anna M. Palau Roque

Some impressions from our IDEoPOP Kick-off Conference on the international dimensions and effects of #populism held @uni-freiburg.de on 17-19 September. The entire network met in person for the first time for an inspiring mix of poster sessions by our doctoral candidates, panels, and roundtables.

Just published ‼️ This has been incredible team work with great @giga-hamburg.de colleagues! How do chief executives personalize power? The article develops and operationalises a concept of personalization and applies it to four cases in different world regions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How do our researchers actually study Personalization of Executive Power? 🔎 In this video, Emilia Arellano shares how #GIGA scholars investigate personalization of chief executives, key mechanisms and events of this trend, and the countries that are currently under observation by the researchers.

The expansion of executive power is a key element of #DemocraticErosion. What happens when power becomes concentrated in the hands of one leader? What role did the pandemic play in this global trend? #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.

🔎 Who does actually step up to resist when governments overreach – and why? #GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up. #DemocraticErosion

A @alacipcp.bsky.social agora por aqui! Acompanhe as novidades da Alacip e do seu 13o Congresso Latinoamericano de Ciência Política em 2026.

Welcome, @merikeblofield.bsky.social who joins the #GIGA as Director of the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies. Her expertise in social policy will enrich our research and deepen ties with @uni-hamburg.de. 🎉 Thanks to @millanos.bsky.social & @berthoffmann.bsky.social for their leadership! 🤝

🧡 “El uso del derecho como herramienta de transformación en América Latina”. Acceso abierto: ➡️ publicaciones.dejusticia.org/items/ab2fac... @redpolitologas.bsky.social @lawtransform.bsky.social @andreacastagnola.bsky.social @egocantos.bsky.social

And Justice Sotomayor remains one of only two voices on the "Court" who consistently show us what "speaking truth to power" looks like. Unfortunately, as an institution the SCOTUS instead seems intent to remind us daily what "faustian bargains" look like

It is worth following what is happening in Brazil these weeks. ExPresident Bolsonaro (+others) under trial for “leading an armed criminal organization; attempt to violently abolish the democratic rule of law; coup d'état; damage to federal property and public patrimony." www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...

Our Standing Group has the best people both at day during panels and in the evening! Many thanks to @karinleijon.bsky.social for organizing this year's standing group dinner! #ecprgc25

It was so nice to spend last week at #ecprgc25 with all the kind people from @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social. Thank you for all the exciting discussions! I hope to see many of you again next year at #ecprgc26.

It was great to discuss our research on court behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile in the Section on Law and Courts at #ecprgc25! Thank you all for your highly valuable feedback!

🎓 #GIGA at #ecprgc25! From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the ‪General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social‬. #GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...

Congratulations!! Well deserved!!!

How to influence the perceived trustworthiness of courts in a context of backsliding?Aleksandra Kubińska explores the roles and strategies of 🇵🇱 NGOs #ecprgc25

It was very nice to present my research at our panel on Courts and Public Support at #ecprgc25! Thank you all for the insightful discussion and helpful comments!

Thank you all for the great presentations and comments at our panel on Courts and Public Support!

Join our panel next Tuesday to discuss key contemporary questions concerning courts and public support!

Looking forward to present next week together with @pablopizarro.bsky.social and @millanos.bsky.social our paper on how courts navigated between law enforcement and rights protection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile!

#ecprgc25 is just days away! We are looking forward to seeing you in Thessaloniki and to the excellent papers in the section “The Politics of Law and Courts” which this year is chaired by @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social and Urszula Jaremba! Make sure to add these 12 excellent panels to your itinerary 👇

"La Ciencia Política y su enseñanza en Paraguay: transformaciones y desafíos de la disciplina", disponible en acceso abierto aquí: revistapolitica.uchile.cl/index.php/RP...

We are delighted to invite you, along with @pablopizarro.bsky.social, to our panel titled "Courts in Crisis and Recovery: Lessons from Latin America’s Democratic Struggles" at the LASA Conference 2026, Paris. Below you find our short abstract. For more information, please contact us!

Thrilled that this book, with Driscoll and Krehbiel, is out this week. Its topic that become surprisingly relevant: under what conditions does the public punish presidents who ignore court decisions?

🏳️‍🌈 #GIGA zeigt Flagge an der Binnenalster! 🏳️‍🌈 Als Institut mit globalem Blick wissen wir: Vielfalt stärkt Forschung, Perspektiven und Zusammenhalt – und unterstützen das Motto der #HamburgPrideWeek2025 "Wir sind hier, um zu bleiben. Queere Menschen schützen". #HappyPride ✨

Wer hat noch nicht?

Justice Sotomayor: “This is not the first time the Court closes its eyes to noncompliance, nor, I fear, will it be the last. Yet each time this Court rewards noncompliance with discretionary relief, it further erodes respect for courts and for the rule of law.”

To “constitutionalise” lawlessness and bully whole judiciary into submission, a would-be autocrat only needs to capture a country’s top constit and/or supreme ct via majority of integrity-free individuals as we saw in EU in 🇭🇺 & 🇵🇱 under PiS. In absence of supranational cts 🇺🇸 judiciary in deep trouble

Die #OMAS in Walsrode bitten um Unterstützung. Sie stehen jeden Freitag mit einer Mahnwache am Großen Graben, nun macht die sog. afd ihnen den Platz streitig. Aber so einfach lassen wir uns nicht vertreiben! Kommt alle und zeigt: wir sind mehr!

Transparenz, die Symbolbild: Seite 47 des Berichts zu Spahns Maskenaffäre (ein Beispiel von vielen)

THEY F*CKING TOOK THE ICE CREAM MAN! The photo says it all. Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.

One of our earliest civil rights statutes was designed to protect us against masked gangs who violate our constitutional rights. This particular history makes the masked ICE gangs uniquely repugnant. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

for those of you in Berlin tomorrow (23 June), there's this: calendar.boell.de/en/event/the...