⏱️ @frederikstevens.bsky.social examines when interest groups mobilise to keep “nightmare” issues off the EU agenda. ⏳ Survey data on 485 EU-level groups shows negative agenda-setting is about timing, not just mobilisation 👇 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Today in @theguardian.com, I argue that Donald Trump’s foreign-policy playbook is increasingly about attention capture, or what I call geopolitical clickbait. Plus I outline why this matters for Europe & what to do about it. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We're hiring a Lecturer in Political Science @vuamsterdam.bsky.social (deadline Nov 24): 👉 werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/le...

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Great opportunity for public policy academics! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Passionate about teaching politics in internationally-oriented political science programs? werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Wrapping up the week - Posted two new (tt) Assistant Professorship position in my department: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... ... I am chairing this committee, so let me know if you have questions

Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence? In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA

Based on @wepsocial.bsky.social research, @evwillems.bsky.social, @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social & @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social explore how #CivilSociety mobilisation reduces socioeconomic bias in #EUpolicy debate and reveal a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making. 👉 bit.ly/3GLTfjM

De Tweede Kamerverkiezingen komen er aan, en dus ook het Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek (NKO)! 🗳️ Ben je een beginnende onderzoeker (aan het promoveren of max 5 jaar gepromoveerd)? Dan kun je een voorstel indienen om vragen toe te voegen aan het NKO. 💡Help mee kiezersgedrag te begrijpen! Meer info 👇

Come join our wonderful department! It is an inspiring and lively place!

Skytte prize winners speak out www.ft.com/content/939b...

Political theory/philosophy job in our Department! Deadline 26 May. Happy to answer questions by email. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

⌛⏰ Only 5 days left to apply for the ECPR Workshop of the Standing Group on Interest Groups! Submit your abstract here: ecpr.eu/Events/327

Vacancy for a postdoc project about how politicians and media frame election results. What a fascinating topic, which we know far too little about. And it is with some wonderful people.👇

Zwart-rood in plaats van Bruin(s). Kijk eens wat er dan kan!

Dank @merijnoudenampsen.org. Zoveel collega's en gerespecteerde media die meegegaan zijn in de hysterie rond het woke-spook aan de universiteit dat zij de agenda daarachter niet konden of wilden zien.

Op 8 april 2025 rond de Kkokke van twee heeft het de Eerste Kamer behaagd de onderwijsbegroting van @eppobruins.bsky.social aan te nemen. De sloop van het hoger onderwijs in de slechtst mogelijke en gevaarlijkste periode voor Nederland vangt aan. De #Eppocalyps is hier. #WOinActie

De volgende ontslagronde wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door het CDA

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring: 1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳 Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation! PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli... Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

Studenten, docenten, decanen, bestuurders, vakbonden, studentenbonden en burgemeesters boden vandaag hun Manifest aan de senatoren aan. Daarin leggen we uit dat de effecten van deze bezuinigingen niet alleen studenten en medewerkers schaden, maar de hele Nederlandse samenleving. 🟥Doe het Niet!

Which groups get what they want without having to lobby? In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level. With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social

@iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social Marcel Hanegraff & @evwillems.bsky.social show that the civil society mobilization significantly influences the degree to which policymakers are congruent with the concerns of low educated & income citizens. doi.org/10.1080/0140... #polisky #academicsky

Very important contribution by @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social

🎓📚Meer dan 4.000 studenten, docenten en academici verenigden zich vandaag om te protesteren tegen bezuinigingen in het hoger onderwijs! Bedankt allemaal! Bij deze dragen we het stokje van de stakingsestafette over aan onze collega's bij de RUG @unigroningen.bsky.social #DoeHetNiet

Waarom staken we? In het kort: Het kabinet-Schoof brengt de toekomst van Nederland in gevaar. Door de bezuinigingen moet belangrijk wetenschappelijk onderzoek stoppen –onderzoek dat hard nodig om urgente maatschappelijke problemen op te lossen. Dit kunnen we niet laten gebeuren. #DoeHetNiet.

There is a first time for everything, also for striking 🟥👊

Today! The University of Amsterdam strikes against budget cuts in higher education 🆘 @woinactie.bsky.social @eppobruins.bsky.social www.uva.nl/en/content/e...

A well-paid, four-year PhD position in political theory/philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, to work primarily with my wonderful colleagues Lillian Cicerchia and Paul Raekstad, and also a bit with yours truly. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

My first strike ever. I have joined demonstrations before. But Monday I will be on strike. As part of the national series of strikes across the country @woinactie.bsky.social Against draconian, shortsighted cuts to research and higher education 🟥 Hopefully joined by many @uva.nl colleagues.

Volgens experts is een lobbyregister de eenvoudigste manier om inzicht te geven in welke belangen invloed hebben op beleid. Andere landen laten zien dat het werkt. Maar NSC weigert. Transparantie klinkt goed in campagnetijd—maar maakt in werkelijkheid lege framing wél lastig...

Solidarity with colleagues in Leiden who are the first to strike against the severe budget cuts to our universities. Other universities to follow in the coming days, UvA next Monday 👊🟥

📢 PhD vacature @aissr.bsky.social: Interesse in jongerenafdelingen van partijen en mannelijkheid? Affiniteit met kwalitatieve onderzoeksmethoden, Nederlandssprekend en een MA of Research MA op zak voor 1 september? Dan is deze vacature wellicht wat voor jou. 👇 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Excited to contribute to the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social Summer School from 6–11 July 2025 at Maastricht University! Highly recommend participating—great scholars, great peers, great discussions and wonderful social events! More info: ecpr.eu/Events/324 #ECPR #InterestGroups #Lobbying

📢 Postdoc job alert 'Politcal Masculinities and Young Voters. The position is part of my NWO-VICI-project Political Masculinities in Europe . Please, share with potentially interested candidates with survey skills and expertise in quantitative methods. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Just a wee little question for this week’s Rethink - whither liberalism? On R4 at 4pm. Featuring Edmund Fawcett, Jon Cruddas, Michael Gove, Sarah de Lange, and @catherinedevries.bsky.social Last of this series but don’t worry we’ll be back in May. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Ngo’s worden bekritiseerd door rechtse partijen voor hun rol in klimaatbeleid en financiering door de Europese Commissie. Politicoloog Marcel Hanegraaff waarschuwt voor de gevolgen van deze kritiek. 👇 brusselsenieuwe.nl/interview-po...

NEW: The Washington Post has pulled out of an agreement to run an ad in its newspaper criticising Elon Musk. This is despite signing an agreement to publish it. Democracy dies in darkness. Here is the ad. Let’s share it far and wide! Screw the Post.

I wrote about this in more length in my substack here: christinapagel.substack.com/p/so-this-is... 8/9

Dutch universities will go on strike! Against the 1.3 billion cuts! March 10: Leiden University March 11: Utrecht University March 13: University Nijmegen March 17: University of Amsterdam March 20: Maastricht University March 27: VU Amsterdam April 10: Tilburg University @woinactie.bsky.social

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.

Tomorrow (Friday, 6 December) at 15.00 CET I will have a talk at the #HotPoliticsLab at the University of Amsterdam! I will introduce a new project on *causal motivated reasoning*. You can join in the Common Room (REC-B9.22) of UvA or online via shorturl.at/L2VaV.

Vorige week niet gezien, maar erg goede column van Han van der Maas. English please! www.folia.nl/nl/opinie/16...