Excellent analysis of the upcoming Hungarian elections by @bironagyandras.bsky.social 🚨

A brilliant work! I am very happy to act as a discussant in the book launch! @abdnpolir.bsky.social

📣Just came out. We explored how #populist #authoritarian regimes survive #corruption allegations We identified three interrelated strategies :institutional, partisan, and discursive corresponding to the functional pillars of stability – repression, co-optation, and legitimation.

The erosion of US democracy under Trump is drastically faster than any recent precedent, including Hungary, Venezuela, Turkey, Russia

Are you a journalist, media/ communication professional and worried about #mis/disinformation in #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿? 📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop. Get in touch via DM or email to register Organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social Funded by @scga.bsky.social

Are you journalist, trade unionist, or educator worried about dis/misinformation in Scotland? Have you been affected by the spread of false information? Get in touch and join four scholars from Aberdeen’s PIR for workshops in collaboration with @scga.bsky.social. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...

🔵 Tomorrow we will mark  International Anti-Corruption Day. We stand in solidarity with young people around the world demanding a world free from corruption. Together, we are #UnitedAgainstCorruption

🚨Online event #LSETürkiye🚨 Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation 📅 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time) 🎙️ Speakers: Pelin Ayan Musil, Esra Çuhadar, Işık Özel & Buğra Süsler Register: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... @lse-ei.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social

Join us for the @psaturkish.bsky.social workshop on "Parliamentary Framings of Work-Family Life Reconciliation in Türkiye’s Labor Law Debates" Happening now! Please register to receive the zoom link :

Google, the world’s largest search engine operating three in four smartphones, has played Brussels like a fiddle – shaping laws, silencing rivals, and calling it "innovation". The chart shows how Big Tech bankrolls Brussels’ top think tanks. Read our latest story here: www.ftm.eu/articles/goo...

You can now register to join us online to discuss new research on Turkish politics! psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/10/28/j...

🚨Turkish Politics Online Workshop returns with a compelling new series exploring the intersections of digitalisation, labour law & social inequality. The programme brings together scholars for 3 in-depth discussions on the evolving dynamics of political, economic & social transformation in Turkey. ⬇️

As the convenors @aykutozturk.bsky.social we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs) @psaturkish.bsky.social The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon. psaturkishpolitics.uk

We welcomed Professor John Curtice today in our department seminar to talk on #migraton perceptions in #England and #Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @abdnpolir.bsky.social

We opened PIR seminar series with @renatasumma.bsky.social Renata shared her research on landscape of displacement and attachment with a focus on Bosnians in Nantes, Paris, Kozarac, and Sarajevo. @abdnpolir.bsky.social

PIR Fall programme is out @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @abdnpolir.bsky.social

We invite submissions for the Autumn 2025 Turkish Politics Online Workshops co-convened by @aykutozturk.bsky.social @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social The series provides an opportunity for feedback on working papers with the aim of supporting junior scholars See 👇 psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/09/01/c...

Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's BATAS Symposium at #LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.

It was a pleasure to part of this daily event on Turkish politics and society organized by LSE ContemporaryTurkish Studies. I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public! @ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social @emelin777.bsky.social

Panel 1, Turkish Foreign Policy in a Global Age with @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social @emelin777.bsky.social #lseturkiye #academicsky #skystorians #turkiye

A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social in cooperation with @transparencyuk.bsky.social and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social

🚨 Democracy under threat? 🚨 Join Transparency International UK's @danieljbruce.bsky.social and @muteswann.bsky.social on June 4 in Edinburgh as @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social brings together experts to tackle corruption and strengthen governance in Scotland. www.transparency.org.uk/events/corru...

Turkish Politics and Society in Flux 📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye Hosted by LSE and BATAS 🎟 Free event 🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... #LSETürkiye

*PSA New Blog* Strategic Silence: The West and #Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn. By Begum Zorlu @begumzorlu.bsky.social, Convenor of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group @psaturkish.bsky.social buff.ly/7yIWCVK #Politics #PoliticalStudies #InternationalRelations #PIR

Call for Papers: Scotland Workshop on Turkish Politics 🗓 18 June 2025 📍 University of Glasgow 🕒 Abstract Deadline: 30 May 2025 📧 Submission: [email protected] @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social @aykutozturk.bsky.social psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/05/03/s...

📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in democracy and corruption and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839 @transparencyuk.bsky.social @opengovpartnership.org

We invite abstract submissions for the inaugural meeting of theScotland Workshop on Turkish Politics 📍School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow 📅 18 June 2025 Deadline :30 May @aykutozturk.bsky.social @ugurozdemir.bsky.social

“Buraya Mahir Polat sahip çıktı.” 📍Müze Gazhane #mahirpolatıserbestbırakın #mahirpolatserbestbırakılsın

İzmir Barosu: Hiçbir avukatı yalnız, hiçbir yurttaşı savunmasız bırakmayacağız www.birgun.net/haber/izmir-...

Yolsuzluk soruşturmaları ve demokrasi ❝Demokrasi tarihimiz için karanlık bir sayfa, otoriter ve popülist rejimler bağlamında ise klasik bir hikayeyle karşı karşıyayız.❞ ✍️ Diğdem Soyaltın Colella yazdı

Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen now has a BlueSky account! Follow us @abdnpolir.bsky.social to learn about news, events, publications, our blog, our programs, and exciting research from the department.

A classic story of weaponization of anti-corruption: The mayor of Istanbul who is expected to be confirmed as main opposition challenger to president has been detained along with 100+ others in what government media is reporting as 'a corruption investigation'

Next Monday: @psaturkish.bsky.social Workshop! Sefa Secen, Sevinç Öztürk and @aykut will present "Syrian Refugees Local Destination Preferences: Evidence from Turkey and Germany" **Discussants: Sedef Turper Registration: psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/02/01/s...

The Council toned down the ambitious recommendations of the Parliament 🇪🇺 Yet, a strong anti-corruption directive could ensure that governments work for citizens. This is highly needed especially at a time when democracies are losing support against corrupt populists!

The Spanish economy grew more than any major economy last year. Why is Spain doing so well? One key reason is immigration. Keir Starmer and other leaders of low-grow economies running out of ideas should take note. My opinion piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Power grab in the USA 🇺🇸?! The court orders are defied, judges are accused for ruling against Trump. Vance even portrayed the courts as just another bureaucratic obstacle to the president! Same happened in Turkey, 🇹🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺

The EU-USA 🇪🇺🇺🇸contestation over democracy became crystal clear in Munich. Vance openly accused European leaders of suppressing free speech, failing to halt illegal migration and running in fear from voters’ true beliefs!

"Social Media as a Research Tool: The Winter 2025 Webinar series" starts next Tuesday. Join us to learn about the latest developments in data collection through social media. For more info and registration links: gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Hosted by @anjaneundorf.bsky.social and me

As the convenors we are happy to share the Spring program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs) @aykutozturk.bsky.social @psaturkish.bsky.social See the link for registration psaturkishpolitics.uk

We are inviting you to our Online Workshop, an academic forum on key political issues on Turkey. We have a diverse line-up, focusing on multiple dimensions of Turkish politics. Organised by @aykutozturk.bsky.social & @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social 📌 Links & info psaturkishpolitics.uk/category/news/

📚 #CallforPapers Turkish Politics Online Workshops Co-convened by @aykutozturk.bsky.social & @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social we aim to empower emerging scholars through collaborative research development & supportive academic mentorship. 🚨Deadline: Jan 5 Details ⬇️ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2024/12/18/c...

Charles Grant @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social‬ said the EU demands would be difficult for Starmer but could lead to long-term economic benefits. “Starmer’s reset is going to require him to do some politically difficult things which will anger the Conservatives & Reform.”

We are happy to share our article on Ecofeminist resistance against land grabbing in #Turkey 🇹🇷 Our case of #AkbelenForest illustrates how 🇪🇺 EU’s gender-blind climate policies perpetuate epistemic injustices beyond its borders t.co/T8DQjWPNSh

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu hakim karşısına çıktı: Hırsıza hırsız dediğim için buradayım www.birgun.net/haber/kemal-...

📢 Join us for our online workshop on 9 December (15:00, UKT) Ali Bayramoğlu will present his work titled: “Crisis-Stimulated Change: Rapid Privatization During Times of Dual Crisis.” Discussants: •Umut Aydın •Mustafa Kutlay For joining links see ⬇️ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2024/10/15/j...

Bracing myself for 8 (!) pages of comments sent by reviewer 2 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️

Join us for our online workshop where Pelin Akkaya Yerli will present her work “Socialisation dynamics and the neoliberal transformation in Turkey” on 18 November (14:15, UKT). The work will be discussed by Seda Demiralp and Kerem Çoban. Joining links ⬇️ t.co/b6lnB9cTN0

Such an important piece by @jreland.bsky.social for @ukandeu.bsky.social (you should follow them both). Labour seems to want to align. Would be nice to have a proper debate about where that makes sense and where it doens't! ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-regu...