Luca Tomini
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FNRS Research associate professor of political science - ULB
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Since I’ve just recently arrived here, and considering the times we’re living in🫠, I thought it would be useful to have a list of people working (also) on autocratization and democratic backsliding‼️ The list is a work in progress! Please don’t hesitate to suggest additions
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Publication alert ❗📘👀 New open access article on autocratization and democratic survival on
@ejprjournal.bsky.social
together with the brilliant Guido Panzano (Kiel): what configuration of resistance actions account for democratic survival during autocratization?
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-political-research/article/unity-makes-strength-patterns-of-democratic-resistance-against-autocratization/E7F241FD96CE2FAD8B1574C0A243D938
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Gabriel Zucman
4 months ago
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US This view is wrong A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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Great news! 😁I am very happy to introduce the new ECPR Research Network on Comparative Regime Studies🎉 A new space for scholars working on
#democracy
,
#autocracy
,
#hybridregimes
,
#autocratization
#democratization
, and everything in between.👇
ecpr.eu/group/compar...
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7 months ago
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IPSA
10 months ago
Leonardo Morlino in Memoriam (1947-2025)
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1/ 📢 New Special issue of Contemporary Politics.
@sciencepoulb.bsky.social
The SI explores the critical role of subnational entities – and in particular major cities – in autocratization processes.
#Autocratization
#ComparativePolitics
#SubnationalPolitics
about 1 year ago
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Giulia Sandri
about 1 year ago
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 Our latest paper “First survive, then thrive: major urban centres and resistance against autocratisation,” is now out ! 🏙️⚖️ This piece also introduces a special issue on urban spaces and democratic resilience. 🔗
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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First survive, then thrive: major urban centres and resistance against autocratisation
This article highlights the critical yet overlooked role of subnational entities, particularly cities, in autocratisation processes. While research often emphasizes national factors, cities can act...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13569775.2025.2457224
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Heesoo Jang
over 1 year ago
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage. Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly.
#SouthKorea
#Democracy
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South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cZrLIFbanNpIFNPE8xRObf_Hhko8NMpriRAH7levQo/edit?tab=t.0
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Protesters push a MP into the parliament. Very powerful symbolism.
#democracy
#SouthKorea
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over 1 year ago
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Highly recommended!👇🏼
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over 1 year ago
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TWO MORE DAYS TO SUBMIT A PAPER! 😅 I am co-organizing a workshop with Mahmoud Farag @TUDarmstadt “Opposition Strategies, Affective
#Polarisation
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#Autocratisation
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@ecpr.bsky.social
#ecprjs25
20-23 May 2025. Deadline 21 Nov 2024. APPLY HERE!
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Opposition Strategies, Affective Polarisation and Autocratisation: Origins and Effects
European Consortium for Political Research
https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/WorkshopDetails/15678
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Since I’ve just recently arrived here, and considering the times we’re living in🫠, I thought it would be useful to have a list of people working (also) on autocratization and democratic backsliding‼️ The list is a work in progress! Please don’t hesitate to suggest additions
go.bsky.app/J1Cp19P
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Emilie van Haute
over 1 year ago
I created this starter pack with political scientists based in 🇧🇪, working on BE, Belgians abroad, or scholars with a past/present/future connection with 🇧🇪 A way to discover an awesome community of brilliant colleagues, including young scholars! Very incomplete since I just joined
go.bsky.app/ULqBpam
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Tobias Spöri
over 1 year ago
🧵 1/ How can cities fight for democracy in times of democratic backsliding? In a recent article for
#ContemporaryPolitics
, co-authored with
@buzogany.bsky.social
we explore how the Visegrád capitals—Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, & Warsaw—are leading the charge in advocating for democracy.
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