Why do opposition parties in autocracies struggle to unite? Jonas Bergan Draege & @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social examine how resource asymmetry & high-pressure moments like protests deepen fragmentation. Read more: buff.ly/k2arX2i @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Spoiler alert: @populismblog.bsky.social and I did something secretly beautiful: cup.org/4h47BcQ #OpenAccess

How do populist citizens understand democracy? Patricia Rehus & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social find they tend to support direct democracy & are less supportive of liberal principles. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/7pI3wXn @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

Public opinion across policy domains tends to move in parallel - but what are the mechanisms behind this? We provide some tentative answers to this question in our open access article just published in PSRM: cup.org/3HdCwX3

🔴 Live at #ecprgc25 🎙️ Fascinating Featured Roundtable exploring the roots, variations, and consequences of #illiberalism across Europe 🚫🗣️ @petraguasti.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social Andrej Zaslove

🎤 Friday continues with featured roundtable on Illiberalism in Europe, featuring Larissa Böckmann, Andrej Zaslove, @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social and the one and only @petraguasti.bsky.social. Details can be found here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ECPRgc25

At PRX we are all about💡big ideas & 🍊 fresh insights 🔶Check out panels featuring our Editors & Assoc Eds at #ecprgc25 @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social @yulengzeng.bsky.social @paologerbaudo.bsky.social 🧵A thread 👇

☀️ Vol 17.3 Broadening #Immigration studies @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social & Federico Vegetti look across 13 European democracies 🇪🇺 to determine whether public immigration preferences relate to socio-political indicators or underlying societal mechanics. 💭 #OA #PoliSky

📙 Hello from PRX 🔓 We are @ecpr.bsky.social's ECPR's original Gold #OpenAccess journal 🏠 Home for innovation in #PolSci 🌱 Looked after by Editors @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Polisky #IRsky

IN NEW ISSUE: How does populism drive participation patterns beyond turnout and vote choice? @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social take a theory- & data-driven approach to examine this topic: buff.ly/pEFAF5l (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polisky

Attending #ecprjs25? 🗣️ Discuss your research with the Eds of our #OA journals at tonight's Welcome Reception 🍸 🟠 Political Research Exchange 👉@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social‬ @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social‬ 🟣 European Political Science Review 👉@exadaktylos.bsky.social‬ @catherinemoury.bsky.social‬

How does populism drive participation patterns beyond turnout and vote choice? @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social take a theory- & data-driven approach to examine this topic: buff.ly/PXMURFq (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

New open-access article with Federico Vegetti in EPSR We look at factors explaining shifts in aggregate public opinion on immigration in 13 European countries over almost 40 years. Turns out the economy counts a lot, as does politics. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Much has been said about populist voting and populist support, but much less about the relationship between populist attitudes and different forms of non-electoral participation. Perhaps recent @polstudies.bsky.social paper could be of interest! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

If you hadn't had a chance to look at the @pspolisci.bsky.social symposium "Populism and Democracy: Mapping the Field and the Road Ahead" you can find it here: cup.org/42erybO. My quick reflection on populism on the individual level is part of it: shorturl.at/BFrA0. Excellent teaching tool!