🎓 This Friday (31.10): another Graduate Friday at the #HotPoliticsLab! Gustavo Couto de Jesus and Hannes Bey will present their work on party cue processing, and origins of the political trust crisis. 📍 Location: Common Room (REC-B9.22) 💻 Or join us online 👉 teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/...

With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.

Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast @annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5). An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸 (🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD? Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social Get in touch if you're interested southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/

Überall das gleiche rechtsextreme Playbook. Nur Faschisten müssen Angst vor dem Antifaschismus haben und versuchen ihn zu verbieten. Ich hoffe, dass zunehmend mehr Menschen bewusst wird, dass auch in Europa Autoritäre die Macht ergreifen, um Demokratien abzuschaffen.

The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization. This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.

Nederlandse jongeren voelen zich vaak niet gehoord door politici. Vanochtend sprak ik met @nporadio1.bsky.social over hoe politici, ouders en scholen hun kijk op politiek en democratie beïnvloeden, én hoe we ze meer gehoord kunnen laten voelen. nos.nl/artikel/2582...

Meanwhile, in a functioning democracy…

✨ New Academic Year, New Speaker Series! ✨ We hope you all had a wonderful summer break. We’re thrilled to announce the #HotPoliticsLab Speaker Series lineup for the first semester of the 25/26 academic year. We look forward to welcoming you back for another year of thought-provoking discussions!

📣 We are hiring! 👇 This PhD position is part of a research project that examines how growing income inequality can reshape the way democracy functions by influencing both political discourse and public opinion. More info here: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3542...

Es gibt KEINEN Lieferstopp von deutscher Rüstung nach Israel. Es gibt lediglich einen Stopp von neuen Genehmigungen für Rüstungsexporte nach Israel. Dies stellte heute der stellv. Regierungssprecher klar. Bedeutet: Längst genehmigte Rüstungsexporte werden auch geliefert.

Deutsche Medien machen sich mitschuldig.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups

Most of the people following me here probably aren't Amsterdam folks, but nonetheless: Coming up on the 12th of August at the Vrankrijk in Amsterdam we've got an amazing benefit show (funds going straight to a mutual aid initiative in Gaza). More info: radar.squat.net/en/event/ams...

I just donated to several of these (vetted) organizations. Please consider doing the same if you have the means and are outraged by the Israeli starvation of the Gaza population.

On June 16, Doctors Without Borders sent an open letter with a very clear message to EU leaders: The #EU can and must act now to stop mass atrocities in #Gaza. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ms...

“Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' … is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas and undermine scholarly discussions. It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research & engagement with society.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...

And yesterday we wrapped it up! A group photo (without @andreavik.bsky.social 😭). Thanks to all the attendees for a valuable and rewarding few days. Hopefully see you next year?

Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all. jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices! Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

Tweede Kamer stemt tegen taaltoets voor anderstalige studies – universiteiten en hogescholen verheugd. buff.ly/ej9fHR1

Join us in Groningen! Last week to submit your abstract 👇

The gender gap amongst young voters is very real

The Left (Die Linke) receives a spectacular result among the very young German voters:

If social-democratic and green parties move to the right on migration, they leave room for progressive alternatives.

Zahlt es sich für sozialdemokratische Parteien aus, aus „ökonomischer Verantwortlichkeit“ auf konservative Finanzpolitik zu setzen? Nein, argumentiert @bjoernbremer.bsky.social in Teil 4 der #PPRNet & zeigt, dass Austerität von links sozialdemokratischen Parteien schadet #Bundestagswahl2025 #polisky

📢 Call for Papers 📢 We welcome papers for our panel "Citizens’ attitudes towards democracy" at Poletmaal 2025 (June 12-13, Groningen) 🪑Chairs: @lindestals.bsky.social, Carmen van Alebeek and @gdagostino.bsky.social 📩 Submit here: politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap... ⏳Deadline: March 31, 2025

Why is it that Brazil is one of the few countries around that remembers it is, in fact, a state with state capacity