Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism theconversation.com/political-wi...

The European Commission plans to eliminate all purchases of Russian liquified natural gas by 2026 — a year earlier than planned — and crack down on Moscow’s sanctions-busting banks and crypto channels, according to a draft proposal www.politico.eu/article/eu-s... #VladimirPutin #WarCrimes

The AUKUS deal is a sinking ship in all ways except for the one we want. American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs. Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.

Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism theconversation.com/political-wi...

Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism #AusPol theconversation.com/political-wi...

🎯New publication out in @wepsocial.bsky.social 'Lipset and Rokkan meet data': a 🧵on our study (with Bruno Marino) on the electoral structuring of traditional cleavages (1870–1967) across 17 Western European countries 👇 Read the full article (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...

New Publication 📖 with @aikowagner.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social "Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany" Full paper (open access)👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... What did we find? 🧵

From Subjects to Citizens: Why the Fifth Estate Matters Now. Democracy Watch AU: a framework to empower Australians to hold politicians, governments, institutions & media accountable. Democracy only works when citizens demand accountability, not blind trust. suebarrett.substack.com/p/from-subje...

This could be Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane just as readily

On Wednesday (at the crack of dawn), we continue with a book panel, celebrating two OUP publications by Paris Aslanidis and @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it, co-hosted with the great @sldelange.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/ecpr...

Gezien de hardnekkigheid van deze mythe maar even mijn nieuwe artikel in de herhaling wbs.nl/publicaties/...

Populist radical right parties are often said to predominantly attract poor 'losers of globalization', and to benefit from economic crisis. However, when studying populist voting patterns longitudinally it becomes clear this is a (very pervasive) myth. #Populism #TheWealthParadox

The 1882 'Chinese Exclusion Act' is an early example (from the USA) of #TheWealthParadox; Immigrants doing well economically, making it into government, and throwing down the ladder by which they rose ...

Populist radical right parties are often said to predominantly attract poor 'losers of globalization', and to benefit from economic crisis. However, when studying populist voting patterns longitudinally it becomes clear this is a (very pervasive) myth. #Populism #TheWealthParadox

Our 2017 CUP book 'The Wealth Paradox: Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes' can be ordered here 👉 bit.ly/3kBGvNx