🏆 Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award 🔽 The jury praised the article as “a treasure trove of methodological insights and practical guidance for researchers using these tools and seeking to combine them.” Read more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

The cat is out of the bag! After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics. www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Geweldig nieuws voor @polscileiden.bsky.social dat de enige echte @sldelange.bsky.social terugkeert naar haar (en mijn) alma mater. 🎉 Lees dit mooie interview! ❤️

📢 Understanding far-right communities on alternative platforms: Jonathan Collins on his PhD research 📢 'While most research focused on the hate-filled discourses of these environments, I was interested in what kept users attached and engaged.' Read more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Samen met @rickvanwell.bsky.social en @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social mocht ik de ins en outs van minderheidskabinetten toelichten. www.rtl.nl/nieuws/polit...

Superhappy to see this paper out in Politics & Governance. Together with Gijs Jan Brandsma (Radboud University) I show that size of PPG staffs increases parliamentary activity but decreases social media activity www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

Voor de Hofvijver @montesquieuinst.bsky.social keek ik naar de positie van de kleine linkse partijen: PvdD, Bij1, SP en Denk www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vmqpm8eiv...

📢 NIEUW EVENT: 'Hoe heurt het eigenlijk? Parlementaire verhoudingen onder partijpolitieke druk' Op 7 oktober vindt de jaarlijkse Rudy B. Andeweglezing plaats, verzorgd door em. prof. dr. Ruud Koole. 📆 7 oktober 2025 🕰️ 19:00-22:00 📍Telders Auditorium, Academiegebouw, Leiden ➡️ Info: lnkd.in/eEKQx7ht

📰Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers 📉 Brown’s dissertation challenges the common view of debt as a purely technical issue. ‘Debt isn’t just about numbers: it’s about power, strategy, and survival’. Read more here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Interesting idea from my colleague @simonotjes.bsky.social that could travel beyond NL: - split Parliamentary *work* from *voting* - all parties elected get the no. of MPs needed to sit in all committees/do all Parliamentary work well (in NL =18) - voting follows electoral results not number of MPs

In de NRC over mijn plan om het aantal Kamerzetels en het aantal stemmen te ontkoppelen

In de NRC over de waarde van uitsluiten www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

The first few reviews are in for my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/OUP)! Draper in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Muzergues in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦̀𝘳𝘦: politique-etrangere.com/2025/06/19/p... Dressler in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵: feps-europe.eu/inspiration/...

“Israel & Pakistan became states within a year, following the undoing of the British Empire..thru bloody partitions, both manifested an understanding of the nation-state that had built into it the idea of religious difference:a Muslim Homeland & a Jewish National Home” indiasworld.in/growing-apar...

Why do #opposition parties sometimes support the government? My analyses show that parties use their votes in #parliament to shape how voters see them, what policies they can influence, and where they might end up after the next election @polscileiden.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social

Tijdens de chaotische regeerperiode van Schoof bleef de oppositie erg verdeeld en bood niet één helder alternatief. Maar wat verwachten burgers eigenlijk van oppositiepartijen? Met @elinazorina.bsky.social onderzocht ik het in 4 democratieën. stukroodvlees.nl/wat-verwacht...

I gave a short interview about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴, a collaborative monograph I co-authored (lead @jeanpaulgagnon.bsky.social), published #OpenAccess by @uclpress.bsky.social over the summer: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... Full book: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

📢 New event 📢 📚 Lecture by Matthijs Bogaards: 'Power-sharing arrangements after civil war' 📆 When: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 17:15 - 19:00h 📍 Where: FSW building, room S.A11, Leiden Read more here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

🧵 New article out in @govandopp.bsky.social ! Why do opposition parties sometimes support government legislation? Should they not be, well... opposing? I analysed 75 years of parliamentary votes in 4 parliamentary democracies. Here is what I found👇🔗 cup.org/3JeLkw4

"This chapter examines India’s efforts to ‘reorder at the margins’, leveraging its geographic, economic, & political significance. India’s approach seeks to assert its autonomy within a US-led regional framework & pursuing distinct national objectives"

Happy to see 'India in the Indo-Pacific: Ordering at the Margins' co-written w @tfournol.bsky.social @raphaellekhan.bsky.social & @isabellestmezard.bsky.social out in Order & Agency in the Indo-Pacific ed. by Delphine Alles @jaffrelot.bsky.social & Patrick Kollner link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Last, Jelena and I had the pleasure of speaking to Naureen Shameem and Neil Datta about the important work they have done as practitioners in the fight against anti-gender politics within international organizations. You can read our conversation here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I am elated to share that the special section "Threats and Opportunities: The Contestation of Gender and Sexuality in International Organizations" that I co-edited with the wonderful Jelena Cupać of the @wzb.bsky.social is finally out in @ifjpglobal.bsky.social! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfjp20/2...

Smart look for our collaboratively authored democratic theory manifesto THE SCIENCES OF THE DEMOCRACIES (UCL Press, release date: August 7) It's been wonderful to be part of this project, with lead authors Jean-Paul Gagnon and Benjamin Abrams. uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci... #OpenAccess

📢🌍 Institute member Leila Demarest published an article together with Arnim Langer on @theconversation.com: 'Lagos is young and diverse, so what shapes ethnic and religious prejudice among teens? Our study tried to find out'. You can read it here: theconversation.com/lagos-is-you...

Happy to see this out at JCWS after writing the first draft…in 2016! This is on how India’s UNEF experience (1956–1967) shaped India's Approach to Peacekeeping and Peacemaking & is part of a great SI edited by the incredible Swapna Nayudu & the late Andreas Hilger direct.mit.edu/jcws/article...

🤖 New Pre-Print: Ad Machina: Partisanship and Support for Delegating Government Decisions to Autonomous Algorithms osf.io/preprints/so...

Very interesting panel on 'What voters think' including two papers making use of the @polscileiden.bsky.social 'Leiden Voter Study' (LeiKo) data, by @simonotjes.bsky.social and David Willumsen on legislative size and by Tim Mickler on post-parliamentary careers.

Honored to have contributed to this unfortunately timely @apsa.bsky.social Democracy and Autocracy newsletter edited by @rebeccawai.bsky.social with a piece on Immigration Policy as a “Biomarker” for Political Regime Transformation. 📌 Read all contributions here: lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/...

Voor de Helling (@wbgroenlinks.bsky.social) schreef ik een bespreking van @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social en @dkthomp.bsky.social's Abundance. Geen goede inspiratiebron voor groene politiek in Nederland in mijn ogen. www.wetenschappelijkbureaugroenlinks.nl/tijdschrift/...

📢 Student vacancies 📢 @polscileiden.bsky.social is looking for a: - Student ambassador for the master programme in Political Science: lnkd.in/eUJHbfEt - Studentambassadeur bachelor Politicologie: lnkd.in/ewRmHX-8

Thanks to @rohanvenkat.bsky.social for inviting me on his great podcast, the political cycle, to discuss India's stance on the Israel-Iran conflict. Many moving parts and complex webs to decipher shows.acast.com/the-election...

Cited in De Volkskrant today: "Pakistan, on the other hand, has little to lose and much to gain by openly supporting Iran, says Nicolas Blarel, a South Asia expert at Leiden University. After all, Pakistan has no diplomatic relations with Israel.." 1/2 www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/d...

Hoewel veel van mijn onderzoek gaat over wat er in de Tweede Kamer gebeurt, kom ik niet zo vaak in het Kamergebouw. Dus extra leuk om vandaag een bijdrage te mogen leveren aan een rondetafelgesprek, over de regeling voor het partijverbod. www.tweedekamer.nl/debat_en_ver...

Out now! The introduction to our Special Issue on Party Politics at the Local Level with @rafreuse.bsky.social @christinajuen.bsky.social @martingross.bsky.social and Michael Jankowski onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Out now! @wolfgangwagner.bsky.social, Harmen van der Veer and I write about voting on trade politics in the EP. Is it driven by nationalism, environmentalism or the left-right dimension? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢 Call for Participants: Researching Migration Policy in Autocratizing Countries 📢 Find out more about this online workshop here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

📢 ‘We’re already at war – we’re just acting as though we’re not’ 🌍 During the Just Peace Dialogues from 16 to 22 June in The Hague, institute member Daniel Thomas will call for greater awareness – and dialogue. Read the interview here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Just over half a year ago, the Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics was published. This means that authors working at Dutch universities, can now share a copy of their chapters online for free access, according to Dutch copyright law. My own chapters are linked below 👇

💥💥Hey Bluesky! 💥💥 Check out my latest essay in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social !!! It looks at borders and time in the writing of Ed Pulford. Link below. 👇👇👇

Today, I commented on the Polish presidential elections in ‪@bureaubuitenland.bsky.social on NPO Radio 1. Despite razor-thin margin in the polls, Nawrocki's victory surprises many and will have massive repercussions in Poland and Europe in the years to come. www.nporadio1.nl/podcasts/bur...

I just joined Australia's @abc-news.bsky.social to talk about the fall of the Dutch coalition

In gesprek met @ewoutklei.bsky.social over de val van het kabinet dekanttekening.nl/blendle/poli...

What happened in the Netherlands and what will happen next? I wrote a short piece about the collapse of the Dutch government for @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/when-not-if-...

Thanks to everyone who attended and made this a very engaging discussion - one that will hopefully continue! 🙏

Ik sprak met @hakhverdian.bsky.social en Henk van der Kolk over de val van het kabinet stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-1...

Our paper is published in OA in West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social! What a milestone 🥳

🧵 New research on what citizens expect from opposition parties in democracy published in @wepsocial.bsky.social. @elinazorina.bsky.social and I surveyed people in Canada, Denmark, Netherlands & UK to understand their views on opposition roles. doi.org/10.1080/0140...

The takeaway? People may dislike immigration, but they hate austerity and debt crises even more. When we present honest policy trade-offs instead of false choices, public opinion becomes far more malleable than it appears. 💡

🚨 New Paper in the Journal of European Public Policy 🚨 Think anti-immigration sentiment is here to stay? 🧠 Think again. New research by Alessia Aspide (in which I play a small role) reveals a new insight: when people understand immigration as a solution to fiscal crisis, attitudes shift 1/2