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Important data from @persuasionuk.bsky.social showing how Labour's vote fragmented in the England local elections last week. Of those who voted Labour in 2024: 🟦5% voted Reform 🟨10% voted Lib Dem 🟩22% voted Green persuasionuk.org/research/may...

If the government wants to tackle the "online breeding ground of antisemitism" why on earth are Keir Starmer, the government and @heidialexander.bsky.social still posting on X? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

New book: 'Growth, Democracy or Climate Action?' co-authored by Prof Tim Vlandas ⬇️ The book explores tensions between economic growth, #democracy and tackling the #ClimateCrisis as the 'new trilemma of advanced capitalist democracy'. More: cup.columbia.edu/book/growth-...

Willkommene Aktion von @spd.de, @gruene.de und @die-linke.de! Bleibt zu hoffen, dass die Accounts der Bundesregierung und aller anderen demokratischen Regierungen dem Beispiel endlich folgen. Unglaublich, dass demokratische Regierungen indirekt Elon Musk unterstützen!

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Trump administration checking the blocks in quite literal terms ✅️ Ignorance is strength ✅️ War is peace 🟩 Freedom is slavery

Trump downplays concerns about federal officials using insider information to enrich themselves on prediction markets, saying "the whole world unfortunately has become something of a casino"

Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy. I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all. Out in October with Random House.

🧵With EU relations and alignment back in the news most Brits say, across a series of areas, they want at least a slightly closer relationship with Europe than the one Britain has at the moment.

No10’s account is incredible. I held Developed Vetting for nearly ten years and spent three years at the heart of the Cabinet Office. I have never heard of a Developed Vetting denial being overruled. Here’s why…🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

JD Vance talked to an almost empty auditorium. Populism without populus. www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jd-va...

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 12-13 April 2026 Reform UK: 24% (no change from 6-7 April) Conservatives: 19% (=) Greens: 18% (+2) Labour: 17% (+1) Lib Dems: 13% (=) Restore Britain: 4% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) Your Party: 0% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Interessante Einschätzungen von @gabrielagreilinger.com dazu, wieso Magyar in Ungarn gewonnen hat 👇

Orban is out but defeating him at the ballot box is not the same as dismantling Orbanism. The illiberal infrastructure, that is the captured judiciary, the loyalist media landscape, the Fidesz-aligned oligarchs, the constitutional hardball in Basic Law, doesn’t disappear with a concession call

Av og til er det lurt å handle *før* det eventuelt blir verre. www.opprop.net/la_forskning...

Man sieht auch absolut keinen Rechtsruck unter Arbeiter:innen, wenn man Rechts-Links-Positionierungen anschaut. Der Teil der Arbeiterklasse, der vorher schon rechts war, hat in der AfD eine Partei gefunden. Linke Arbeiter wurden dagegen vergessen und demobilisiert.

Es wird gerade viel diagnostiziert, dass die Arbeiter jetzt die AfD wählen. Problem ist, dass das fast ausschließlich über subj. Einschätzung als Arbeiter passiert. Verwendet man objektive Daten über Berufe ist die AfD keineswegs bei Arbeitern am stärksten. Hier mit Parteinähe und Daten des ESS.

Der Iran-Krieg könnte auch manche europäische Regierung mit ihrer Finanzpolitik in Schwierigkeiten bringen. Was ist zu tun, vor allem in Deutschland? 1/n

Regine Paul, Vali Stan and I have analysed how deeply #AI is entangled in global politics and corporate profit-hunting. “The AI Matrix” is the result – and the digital book-version is open access: www.agendapub.com/page/detail/... (Link doesn't work? Try this one: www.regulaite.eu/images/pdf/M...)

It appears that the electorate has rejected Meloni's Constitutional changes concerning the functioning of the Justice System. Impact on the stability of her govt = Zero. Her allies have nowhere to go (and they campaigned for YES vote, too) Impact on Italy's foreign and security policies = Zero.

If you're a researcher in Norway who is concerned with the uncritical implementation of LLMs in universities, please consider signing the petition Maria Danielsen, Knut Ørke and Holger Pötzsch at UiT have written. I wrote more about the background on my blog. nettskjema.no/a/602234#/pa...

🏆Nominations are open for the £4,300 Stein Rokkan Prize ✨ Mark this #InternationalWomensDay by nominating outstanding work by women in comparative social sciences 📚️ 🎙️ Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social & @sampol.bsky.social ⏳ Nominate by Fri 1 May #IWD2026

Nominations for the Stein Rokkan Prize 2026 are now open 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ The annual Rokkan book prize for comparative social science is presented by the International Science Council (ISC), the University of Bergen, and the ECPR. More information: ecpr.eu/prizes/stein...

⭐ Powerful, Rigorous, Timely ⭐ 🎉Congratulations to @valentimvicente.bsky.social on winning the 2025 Stein Rokkan Prize for his book on 'The Normalization of the Radical Right' (Oxford University Press, 2024) 🏆Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @sampol.bsky.social #ECPRPrizes

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This semesters's programme of the interdisciplinary seminars in Comparative Political Economy @unibergen.bsky.social @sampol.bsky.social

University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme. dailyillini.com/news-stories...

State censoring of higher education in the US: "more than half of America’s college students" are affected by such policies. www.economist.com/united-state...

Meditate che questo è stato Vi commando queste parole Scolpitele nel vostro cuore #27January

Highly recommended! 👇

To stop an authoritarian leader without using violence, people must take to the streets. It’s how the Berlin Wall fell in East Germany. It’s how Ben Ali was forced out during the Arab Spring. It’s how Al Bashir was kicked out of Sudan. The good people of Minnesota understand all of this.

Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign. Gregory Bovino must also be fired. No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.

STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE

Yes, I am single-issue posting. Because, here in the U.S., the regime's ICE attack on the country is the main story. No one is safe here as long as heavily armed gangs of thugs are roaming the streets and the regime is covering their crimes with lies.

I'm shocked that this is what political communication in the US looks like now - from both sides, to be honest. Of course, I understand the anger from Democrats. But not a smart move. Taking a firm position and explaining it in clear words is better than hurling insults.

my gut tells me american politics are about to shift radically within the next few days, as this rubicon crossing event occurs with both sides heading toward snowstorm-induced isolation and online algorithms

What if the executive decides not to abide by judiciary rulings? This puts the finger on a key weakness of liberal constitutional orders. To some extent they rely on leaders playing by the rules. Trump has been exploiting this since day 1.

“Just yesterday, tens of thousands of Minnesotans peacefully exercised our right to free speech without incident. When ICE is involved, nonviolent protesters and legal observers are gassed, assaulted, and shot." aflcio.mn/4abNrfk #iceoutmn #iceout

Reporter: 1.4 billion, really closer to 1.5. I studied Donald Trump's finances, and this amount the Trump family made last year is greater than the sum total of everything he ever made in his whole life.

Gutter racism on the international stage.

It's all so fu***** surreal

California wants to tax billionaires with a 5% wealth tax and the CEO of Nvidia, who would have to pay $8 billion on his $163 billion fortune, says it like it is: that's perfectly fine! 🧵

From today, children under 16 are banned from social media in 🇦🇺. The responsibility for implementing this is on the social media companies. We can have long debates about whether it will work (cheating...) and whether more nuanced measures are better. I for one welcome that one govt decided to act!

Since AI slop is again all over Scientific Reports, a thread on the economics of grey-zone publishing. Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this? Background readings: Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy

According to a report by the WSJ, the Trump administration plans to sell out Ucraine for the financial gain of private investors. At least according to the Italian summary, here: www.ilpost.it/2025/12/01/p... The original report is here, behind paywall: www.wsj.com/world/russia...

The arguably most horrendous humanitarian crisis is currently happening in Sudan. Nevertheless, the country has a resilient network of local grassroots organizations providing help, such as the Emergency Response Rooms. This seems to be a good way to donate to them: www.mutualaidsudan.org/donate