Alle maskers vallen af. De EU moet kapot, vindt Trump-trouwe Denktank. Waarom? Omdat de EU als enige nog een vuist maakt in de westerse wereld tegen de techgiganten en Amerikaanse monopoliehouders. Als dat geen schallend compliment voor de kracht van de EU is! nos.nl/l/2595747

Gardiner was ook al een groot pleitbezorger van #Brexit... en om de Brexit te laten slagen moet de EU verdwijnen. Zo simpel is het. Dat is de agenda. En die is niet in het Nederlandse belang nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...

Rosie Collington is one of the most compelling new voices in political economy, not just for what she studies, but for how she writes. New Etched in Marble conversation just out. 👇 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/rosie-coll... 🧵

Víctor Lapuente writes like a good guide: steady hand, clear map, and his eye always on the reader. New Etched in Marble conversation is up: on writing as service, not performance. 👇 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-... 🧵

Possibly the most self-destructive reaction towards the US antagonism against the EU is by national leaders offering national partnerships. This is exactly the kind of avenue for the US/Trump to split Europe and reign over smaller European countries.

Few economists write like Dani Rodrik. He combines clarity, precision with the courage to say what others only think. Read my full conversation with him here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-... 🧵

@catherinedevries.bsky.social joined @armida.bsky.social and @zecsaky.bsky.social to discuss the far right and democracy in Europe in the latest #CERpodcast. Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/O0nYJk6

Europe’s housing crisis is worsening while progressives stay silent. DPIR's @tabouchadi.bsky.social argues in @theguardian.com that we need bold policies that make homes affordable, fair and a social right again:

A continent without courage. On Europe’s psychology of weakness and why it doesn’t have to be this way. My oped in @politico.eu:

OPINION: The intense diplomatic maneuvering to end the war in Ukraine has revealed a troubling reality: Even when it comes to its own security, the EU struggles to be a central player.

'De EU moet eindelijk machtspolitiek leren spreken' fd.nl/opinie/15784... Goed verhaal Catherine de Vries over rode lijnen die Europa moet trekken. En over de noodzaak minder afwachtend te reageren. Het is “ons” Europa en niet dat van Rusland of de VS.

Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action... (from my presentation at the IMF last week)

Check out my new Etched in Marble conversation with Lea Ypi. Philosopher, novelist, author of Free & Indignity, Ypi uses writing to push ideas into daylight. Not as way to prove she’s right, but to see what survives when doubt is allowed in. catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-... 🧵

Europeans worry that accommodating Putin repeats past errors. My latest on @goodauth.bsky.social with findings from a new article "Voting with Putin" with Jana Lipps in @cpsjournal.bsky.social where we document mainstream and cultural conservative support for Putin goodauthority.org/news/why-eur...

Can pol institutions safeguard democracy (as Madison et al believed)? After the honor of presenting at the @wzb.bsky.social conference,brilliantly organized by Fuchs-Schündeln/Zürn/ @dziblatt.bsky.social with @catherinedevries.bsky.social‘s terrific keynote,I’m excited to present @unil.bsky.social

People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

Why electrification, not repealing green laws, will save Europe's industry

Very rich blog post by Catherine, which includes me banging on about my writing ideology: don't write a word until you've made a complete plan of what you're going to say

Feeling stuck in your writing? 
This week’s Respect in Marble post is about something deceptively simple: most writing problems are structure problems. Feeling stuck isn’t a verdict, it’s a signal. It means you need a skeleton. Link: open.substack.com/pub/catherin... 🧵

Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Your must read voor het weekend

Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard spoke bluntly about the disproportionate burden Nordic countries bear in funding Ukraine — exposing a reality: despite leaders’ rhetoric, support remains deeply uneven across the bloc. 🔗 politi.co/4a3GuNH

Just dug up this piece on literature reviews by @catherinedevries.bsky.social l from my files to send around to the grad students in my group. It's a great and practical approach to thinking about lit reviews. catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...

@erikvoeten.bsky.social has built his career on one goal: make ideas flow more freely. In this week’s Etched in Marble, we talked about writing, editing, & how to carry arguments beyond academia without losing their complexity. 🪶 New post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-... 🧵

Y este jueves llega la Herbert Simon Lecture con @catherinedevries.bsky.social, una de las investigadoras más influyentes en opinión pública, política europea y populismo. Una ocasión excepcional para conocer de primera mano cómo interpreta los cambios que atraviesan hoy nuestras democracias.

🚨🚨Perhaps a hardline populist stance on immigration isn't the way to go. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/cope...

Schaamteloze zelfpromotie! In maart 2026 verschijnt mijn eerste Nederlandse boek bij Querido Facto. De Symfonie van Onvrede vertelt het verhaal van hoe mijn vader politiek van het CDA naar de PVV verschoof, en wat zijn verhaal ons kan leren over de opmars van radicaal rechts in Europa.

Now out @apsrjournal.bsky.social with page numbers! 🫒 We advance a new argument on how economic crises fuel support for far-right parties in left-behind places by tapping into long-standing community narratives shorturl.at/bA55v @catherinedevries.bsky.social

🌱 How do environmental protests affect public option? And what if they are disruptive? We have a 💫 new study 💫 out in the BJPS about public support for environmental protests. (cc @catherinedevries.bsky.social , @simonvanteutem.bsky.social ) Summary below 👇

Leestip voor het weekend van @ilketoygur.bsky.social en @catherinedevries.bsky.social : Zij pleiten voor een strategischer onafhankelijker Europa van de VS door heldere keuzes te maken om de veiligheid op ons continent in stand te houden ecfr.eu/article/how-...

Public support for pro-environment and environment-critical movements doi.org/10.1017/S000... Paper in @bjpols.bsky.social by @dirckdekleer.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @simonvanteutem.bsky.social

A tremendous pleasure, and honor, to talk with @catherinedevries.bsky.social about the process of writing. She is a genius at writing herself, as evident in how she drew the threads of our convo together in this wonderful piece. Subscribe to her amazing substack blog to learn more. 🧵👇

Kate McNamara, Professor & author of The Politics of Everyday Europe, treats writing as a way of thinking clearly about power, markets & the ideas that connect them. For her, writing isn’t easy, it’s a struggle, but one worth having! 🪶 New: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-... 🧵


📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community. Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary! 🧵

Dit was een heel fijn gesprek, met Pieter van der Wielen. Hier te luisteren en te lezen: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.

Maybe we could all “quarantine the morning to read and write” and send non-urgent emails only after lunch? :) "He protects what he calls his “first-thing” hours: the stretch of morning when thought still moves unfiltered. No meetings before eleven if he can help it, and ideally, no email either."

Daniel Ziblatt writes the way he studies democracy: with discipline, patience, and a refusal to look away from complexity. He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding. 🧵 New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...

Don’t forget to apply to EPSS!

Deadline for EPSS 2026 is this Friday!

📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social: Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊 It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025. The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young. -> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating. library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...

Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting ⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...

De Nederlandse politiek zit al 36 jaar in een slingerbeweging. Lange periodes van brede, richtingloze middencoalities worden afgewisseld door korte oprispingen van instabiel bestuur met radicaalrechts. Maar die slinger zwaait steeds iets minder ver terug. www.groene.nl/artikel/de-p...

My take on what 🇳🇱 elections may mean for 🇪🇺 @ Politico.eu “What is already clear is that the Dutch electorate voted far more pro-European than it did in 2023. […] Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation” www.politico.eu/article/neth...

On the 🇳🇱elections and the EU @catherinedevries.bsky.social: "For years now, Dutch politics have been oscillating between pragmatic euro-realism and latent Euroskepticism. But this election may finally signal the pendulum’s slow return toward a more pro-Europe center" www.politico.eu/article/neth...

Very good piece by @catherinedevries.bsky.social on what the Dutch election might mean for Europe www.politico.eu/article/neth...

As the #Netherlands moves to the center, #EU is watching: @catherinedevries.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/neth... #politics

#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - Support for liberal democracy in times of crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic - https://cup.org/3X0aJ0i - @vinarceneaux.bsky.social, Bert N. Bakker, Sara B. Hobolt & @catherinedevries.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView #COVID19

Profiel | Het politieke midden liep vanaf het begin van deze eeuw langzaam leeg, constateerde de Ierse cult-intellectueel Peter Mair (1951-2010). Kan het zich ook weer vullen? buff.ly/NFm53Dv