Today, I went to my first ever hustings meeting in the UK, organised by @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social

things you learn when marking dissertations: AI is obsessed with process tracing!

"content over process"

Our latest article, "Do political parties and youth wings shape political ambition differently? Insights from Spain", is out now! @jrteruel.bsky.social and I explore how the opportunity structure of the youth wings and the party shapes the political trajectories of young members differently.

Spread the word! Applications for the Summer School on Political Parties are open now! We moved to Bristol (UK)!

International law matters until it becomes a nuisance to my electoral goals or my political survival... (when we thought politics could not get any sadder)

ohh the feeling when you finally read "it is a pleasure to accept your manuscript..." @jrteruel.bsky.social :-)

🔴 La Universidad Complutense diseña un plan de desguace en tres años: limpia de profesores, menor oferta de materias y de titulaciones

What a Monday for Labour!

¿Qué ha pasado en Aragón? El PP pierde votos y queda lejos de la absoluta, pero ha ganado y probablemente gobernará. El PSOE cae; Podemos se hunde; sube la Chunta y se dispara Vox. El voto se derechiza. Siete gráficos para entender el resultado 👇

who's next? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

the costs and benefits (for some) of multilevel politics

🔴El jefe de Gabinete de Starmer anuncia su dimisión por el escándalo de Epstein

I know the govt is in meltdown again… but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model & I explain what to do about it

📣 Still open! ⌛ The #ECPRGC26 Call for Panels & Papers is open until 9 January 2026. 📝 Still time to submit your proposal to our Section Political Parties and the Future of Democracy buff.ly/6FFpVr6 #ecpr

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Panels and Papers 📡 Political Parties and the Future of Democracy 🪑 @kweissenbach.bsky.social, @pcorreavila.bsky.social & Nicolò Pennucci ✔️ @ecprsgpp.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/6FFpVr6 #Polisky #Activism #MixedMethods

🌲 Happy Holidays from the Standing Group on Political Parties! ☃️ We wish you a joyful holiday season and an amazing year ahead! 🎁 Kristina, Şebnem, Patricia & Marina 🎄

So this is what Labour meant by "CHANGE"... www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

I dream about the day an admin request will only take 1 email...

Join us in Kraków!

"Aún sabemos muy poco sobre las condiciones que hacen que las mujeres sean más propensas a denunciar, y se necesita invertir más tiempo y recursos en investigación para comprender mejor cómo afrontan esta decisión las víctimas de violencia" @martafraile.bsky.social elpais.com/opinion/2025...

And Labour became Reform... www.gov.uk/government/p...

In case you missed it last week!

Check out our latest findings from our research on online abuse against women in politics!

Read our response to the Government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published today: https://bit.ly/48z0QOe

"Britain really is that island of strangers, yet the sense of social alienation that is now a quintessentially contemporary British experience has been forged by economic and political decisions, not immigrants" www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Is it just me, or does the number of emails that should be replied to with a "I am not your PA" grow every year?

One would think that nurturing "critical thinking" should be a priority for a left-wing government... www.timeshighereducation.com/news/mainten...

🎓 Opportunity for #PhD candidates in party research! 📢 On behalf of #PRUF, we’re sharing the call for the 17th Düsseldorf Graduate Conference on Party Research (#GraPa) 🗓️ 29–30 Jan 2026 🇩🇪 @hhu.de ⌛ Apply by 17 Nov 2025 🙏Many thanks to Peter Obert & Thomas Poguntke for sharing this opportunity!

✈️ #ecprjs26 is heading to @polsciuibk.bsky.social (7–10 April 2026)! 💡 Got a workshop idea? As @ecprsgpp.bsky.social , we can endorse one proposal. 🤝 If you’d like our support, please email @kweissenbach.bsky.social or @pcorreavila.bsky.social by 23 September

Don't miss our business meeting today at 5:45pm!

Looking forward to the ECPR conference in Thessaloniki!

⛓️ "La conexión entre el discurso político de la extrema derecha y la violencia callejera es un hecho ya innegable". El análisis de @annalopez.bsky.social sobre los incidentes en Murcia. 🔗

📢 The deadline for @ecprsgpp.bsky.social is approaching! 📍Apply by Wednesday 9 July (midnight, UK time) 🗓️ 22–26 September 2025 🇩🇪 @unidue.bsky.social 🎓 Andreas Blätte, @kweissenbach.bsky.social, @rotu.bsky.social,‬ @pcorreavila.bsky.social, Sebnem Yardimci-Geyikci, Simon Franzmann, Thomas Poguntke

The deadline is approaching!!! Please share with your PhD students.

The ECPR Standing Group on Political Parties is finally on Bluesky! @ecprsgpp.bsky.social Check its page for updates on our activities! Next deadline is in June for the Summer school in Political Parties ecpr.eu/Events/339?f...

La política española suspende en diversidad desde hace 30 años - elpais.com/espana/2025-...

"Three in five 2024 Labour voters are still backing them - but the others have splintered in three directions" (quite surprised they still keep 3 in 5) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If Reform (Richard Tice MP in BBC Today) says you are listening and learning, you might want to think a bit more about what you are doing...

Right. If you want to know what's really going on, we're going to have stop falling for the spin & asking better questions. What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal? broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...

Los técnicos trabajan ahora en la recuperación de la tensión que ha empezado por zonas cercanas a Portugal y Marruecos. Una vez que se recupere esa tensión en el sistema, y se haga llegar a las centrales, estas podrán arrancar para recuperar la normalidad

🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Varapalo de la jueza de la dana a la Generalitat: “Gravísima inactividad con resultado mortal” mientras el Cecopi parecía “una burbuja”

The importance of due diligence when identifying "experts" www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

And we close the academic side of a very successful second day of PSA25 discussing the future of Britain @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🌟 Fantastic Day 1 of #PSA25, incl. a powerful opening keynote by Prof. Rosie Campbell @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on ‘What next for the study of #PoliticalRepresentation? Shifting identities, #CultureWars & the quality of #democracy’ Looking forward to Day 2! #politicalstudies #politics

Very happy to have been part of this panel at today's PSA ECN event at Aston. If you are an early career scholar, check them out! They have lots of initiatives for you to join and benefit from.

Reallly looking forward to #PSA25 next week. If you're interested in democracy & political parties, please come and join us for the roundtable on my recent @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Parties under Pressure. Wed, 16 Apr, 3.30pm, The Rep-LOB102. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/bp7tpr4a