How regions that don’t matter vote for parties that don’t bother

"How Regions That Don’t Matter Vote for Parties That Don’t Bother" What an absolutely BRILLIANT subtitle of this fascinating new article by @evertmeijers.bsky.social & @jvanslageren.bsky.social that perfectly captures this ironic paradox of (Dutch) politics.

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨 Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

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I didn’t mean that tourism is the way to go. It was just one example. I would recommend doing a diversification opportunity analysis, as the situation differs greatly between localities. Happy to talk about that.

Echt deze mensen. Ik heb er gewoon geen woorden meer voor.

Ik hoop dat het 'monsterverbond' deze notitie goed tot zich neemt. Die 2 miljard moet helemaal van tafel. Nergens voor nodig om 35% van de bezuinigingen overeind te laten. Dat doe je niet als zelfverklaarde onderwijspartij #doehetniet www.ad.nl/politiek/amb...

Tijd weer voor de @Snob_2000. Mijn top 25: stemmen.snob2000.nl/gestemd/w5nb #snob2000

I now have 10,000 followers here but over 5.9 million at the other place. If you want Me to switch for good I need you to get the word out that I'm here, pathetically desperate for worship (just like in real life), and filled with even more contempt for you here than I was there.

Here it is, the first? Starter pack for the Regional Sciences including Economic Geography, Regional Studies, Regioanl Economics. I probably miss many (sorry), I will add over time. Let’s get the community going here! go.bsky.app/SeJAZa6

Mijn beeld op hoe de NS uit de neerwaartse spiraal van steeds kwalitatief minder en duurder vervoersaanbod kan komen