🇲🇩🗳️ 🇪🇺 Astonishingly, it's Moldova that proves that a democratic rebound is sustainable, even in the face of massive interference from a malicious superpower. Maia Sandu's PAS needs to improve its delivery of promises, but voters haven't given up on Moldova's European dream. 1/

One year after the 2024 election bolstered right-wing forces in the European Parliament, POLITICO’s data shows that they don’t team up often — but win when they do.

This is such a small world. I’ve just spent a day in Hungary discussing #illiberalism and woke up to this Jimmy #Kimmel story. Trump & co. don’t need direct lessons from Hungary—some of their moves are already beyond #Orbán in radicalism. 1/8

🧲 We are hiring! ✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social 🏁 4-year FPI contract 🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English 📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected] 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2

At least 19 Russian drones crossed into Polish air space last night. This was not an accidental breach or a mistake.

New publication alert: "Legacies of Repression and Resistance in Early 20th Century Europe", at Comparative Political Studies. With @andrearuggeri.bsky.social and @apvjustino.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🇵🇱⚖️🐊 Meanwhile in the Polish rule of law crisis: the association "Lawyers for Poland" (made up of pro-PiS lawyers/judges, both neo- and regular) request for the prosecution to investigate whether the new Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek didn't illegally own a crocodile. Welcome to Poland.

New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social! Are young men becoming more conservative? This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

NEW - How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD "we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians" - @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social #OpenAccess

🚨 Very excited to share that the call for papers for the EPSS annual conference in Belfast 2026 is live. 🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe. 🙏🏼 Sharing is caring!

Should liberal leaders prioritize quick action or effective reform after illiberalism? Both options could benefit their opponents. Read "Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland" by Stanley Bill and Ben Stanley: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

🚨 We're hiring! Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment. Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊 www.gesis.org/en/institute...

When restoring liberalism after illiberalism, leaders face hard choices between acting quickly and effectively while maintaining a commitment to democratic procedure, write Stanley Bill and Ben Stanley. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

❗The segmentation of the right field is eroding, especially among young voters❗ New article out by @simonbornschier.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social @mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself @ipz.bsky.social ‬ @wepsocial.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj A short 🧵 1/7

New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Vox es el partido con más intención de voto entre los españoles menores de 45 años, según la encuesta de 40DB para @elpais.com elpais.com/espana/2025-...

Underappreciated 2024 trend: Relative dropoff in Dem vs Rep turnout among younger reg. voters. Easy to mistake this as a swing right but it’s turnout. If young Dems matched Rep turnout rates, they’d have netted 2.5-3.5M votes—might not have flipped election but likely would’ve swung popular vote.

I hope you all had a great #EPSA2025 in Madrid @uc3m_es — we certainly did! @simonchauchard.bsky.social Outstanding academic exchanges in an equally exceptional social and collegial atmosphere. See you all in Belfast next year for #EPSS2026!

We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time

Since May: Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time. Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time. A judiciary at war with itself.

📆 On 19-20 June, scholars across Europe met for a workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe. Hosted by @eui-sps.bsky.social under the #EUIWidening Europe Programme, the event explored topics like voting trends, participation & public opinion. More info👉 loom.ly/Y3Udo4I

New paper out in IJPOR! We (w Ian McAllister) use @ess-survey.bsky.social and other survey data to examine East/West differences in the use and meaning of left-right. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...

Can populist parties produce a Robin Hood Effect by bringing new emphasis to welfare? Are they a corrective to liberal democracy in terms of political representation? [SPOLIER] No! Very proud of this paper for @jeppjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1350...

🚨 New article out at @polstudies.bsky.social! "A Longitudinal Study on the Dynamic Relationship Between Affective Polarization and Radical Right's Emergence: The Case of VOX in Spain", co-authored with @marianotorcal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0032...

🚨THE GENDER GAP AMONG THE YOUNG HAS REVERSED in several European countries. Now under-25 women earn more than young men per hour. Why is this happening and how does this impact the vote for the far-right? Thread with 📈

🧵 THREAD: Can a short online intervention help defend democracy against partisan polarization? In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑‍🤝‍🧑. Here’s what we found 👇

🗳️When is the far right punished for extremism? ➡️ @laiabalcells.bsky.social @sergisme.bsky.social & E. vanderWilden show that normalization lowers the cost of extreme positions—moderates see them as less genuine www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

In the latest issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social, my article with Jonne Kamphorst in which we propose that educationally homogeneous social networks contribute to the stabilization of political conflict on the cultural dimension. A short thread on the main findings: Link: doi.org/10.1177/0010...

Worrying results linking declining support for demo and increasing support for far right among the young: Wouter van der Brug, @sarahobolt.bsky.social and Sebastian Adrian Popa 'The kids are Alt right? Age, authoritarian attitudes and far-right support in Europe' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Martes 6/5 12:00 #SeminarioGarcíaPelayo Trabajos de investigación: "Democracy ex machina and democracy by the people. Populist and artificial intelligence democracy...", de Hugo Marcos Marné Comenta @ljramiro.bsky.social Presenta y modera @pzag.bsky.social Inscripcion👇 cepc.gob.es/agenda/semin...

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

I know the EU moves slow, but calling a 15-year process "rapidly" might be stretching it even by EU standards...

🆕📝🚨 Glad to see this one out in International Journal of Cultural Policy. With data from @authlibeu.bsky.social, we review cultural policies of 🇭🇺Orbán, 🇵🇱Kaczyński, 🇨🇿Babiš, and 🇸🇰Fico. A short thread👇 1/4 Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social

Absolutely correct take by Tarik. It is quite insane that this is not a consensus position among liberal democrats.

For our next #IPPSeminar, we have the great privilege of announcing Catherine de Vries (@catherinedevries.bsky.social) Wednesday, April 9 at 12:00 AM in Herbert Simon Room @cchscsic.bsky.social Save the Date! And don't forget you can watch it live on our YouTube channel! 📽️ tinyurl.com/2ysv33tw

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

🚨 New paper out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. We show a growing youth gender gap in far-right support, driven by young men. 3 key findings in 🧵⬇️ w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1350...

To #PolSci friends here: Is there any database which continued the recollection of the votes by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in all roll-call (recorded) votes from 2022 (when the very useful VoteWatchEU @simonhix.bsky.social stopped doing that) until now? Thanks!

1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

🇵🇱⚖️How to fit an explainer on the current state of the Polish rule of law crisis in 2k words? Notes From Poland asked me to do just that, and I hope I didn't leave too much on the cutting floor of my brief piece on where we are with some key elements of repairing the rule of law and judiciary.

Call for scholars in political behavior (broadly understood) studying Central & Eastern Europe: workshop hosted by @eui-eu.bsky.social, June 19-20. 2nd edition. Participants from the region can have their travel & accommodation fully covered. Apply by 28/3. More info: www.eui.eu/en/projects/...

"The level of democracy enjoyed by the average global person in 2024 is at levels last registered in 1985." Liberal democracy is now the least common regime type, hosting less than 12% of the world’s population. Meanwhile, autocracies are becoming more autocratic and democracies less democratic.

🗣️ PEEP - Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference - is back this year in Vancouver (Sep 10). Submit your work by April 30: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Last year's program below (co-orgs: Maria Carreri, @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social, @awiedemann.bsky.social)

Thrilled that our article with Ioana Sendroiu and Fabian Winter is now online in the American Sociological Review! We study how climate actions are shaped by beliefs about the past, present, and future—and expectations about others' concern about climate. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much