I had the opportunity to talk a bit about what most inspires me in my research: #resistance to autocratization. Specifically regarding the role of the #law and legal resistance.

The expansion of executive power is a key element of #DemocraticErosion. What happens when power becomes concentrated in the hands of one leader? What role did the pandemic play in this global trend? #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.

🔎 Who does actually step up to resist when governments overreach – and why? #GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up. #DemocraticErosion

🎓 #GIGA at #ecprgc25! From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the ‪General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social‬. #GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...

What we lack in terms of projectors and aircondition, we make up for with slides on zoom and great paper presenters. @ripplingeralina.bsky.social, the winner of last year's best paper award, is now presenting her paper on legal resistance!

Big congratulations to Alina Ripplinger who has received the award for the best paper by an early-career scholar at our section at #ecprgc24. She received the award for her excellent paper "Politics of Legal Resistance: The strategic use of law to counter autocratization"! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...