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13th Biennial Conference of the SGEU, Università di Catania, 1 – 3 July 2026

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Will Daniel @wdaniel127.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to co-convene the track on EU Elections and Legislative Politics with Lukas Obholzer at @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 2026, next July in Catania! 🇪🇺

Learn more about what we're looking for here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Submit your panels and/or papers by 10 December here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/341

Populism, Radical Politics and the EU

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 6d

The call for papers/panels for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference is open.
Have a look at section 3 on populism, radical politics and the EU that I'll chair together with @sldelange.bsky.social
Deadline: December 10

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Online Seminar Series on the European Union

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · 9d

❇️ The call for panels and papers for the 13th biennial SGEU conference (1-3 July 2026, Università di Catania) is now open!❇️

Submit your panels and papers to one of 18 sections via the @ecpr.bsky.social webpage: ecpr.eu/Events/341.

Come share your research on the EU 🇪🇺!

Deadline is 10 December.

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 9d

🔜 Forthcoming in #ECPRSeminars on the European Union @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 👇

🎙️ Philipp Genschel, Markus Jachtenfuchs & Kathleen R. McNamara discuss how #EU capacity building differs from EU rule making
💻 6 Oct, 15:00–16:30 BST
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#Governance #EuropeanUnion

Register now

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 15d

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.29
@annreinl.bsky.social of @ecprsgeu.bsky.social argues that #Welfare security is the quiet hinge of public support for enlargement. Credible guarantees on national benefits blunt fears about costs and #Migration and support for a larger #EU holds.
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🧭 Why securing welfare benefits is key to EU enlargement

Ann-Kathrin Reinl argues that welfare security is the quiet hinge of public support for EU enlargement. Credible guarantees on national benefits blunt fears about costs and migration. If we reassure c...

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · 24d

If you are preparing a workshop for the 2026 @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions, and you want the endorsement of the Standing Group on the EU, please apply by 18 September by sending an email to [email protected]!

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Sep 3

Don't forget to apply for the SGEU Future Grants: a competitive grant scheme for supporting the data collection of Ph.D. students doing research on European integration and/or the European Union.!

Deadline is 30 September 2025.

Details are here: ecpr.eu/news/news/de....

New call for the SGEU FUTURE Grants

How gender shapes EU-US parliamentary diplomacy

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Sep 1

🌎 For over 50 years, the #EuropeanParliament & the US Congress have steadily practiced transatlantic parliamentary diplomacy.
♀️ In a second Trump era, Lorenzo Santini of @ecprsgeu.bsky.social asks, what space remains for #GenderEquality? #Women'sRights
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For over 50 years, the European Parliament and the US Congress have steadily practiced transatlantic parliamentary diplomacy. In a second Trump era, what space remains for gender equality? Lorenzo…

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨 New call for the SGEU FUTURE Grants! 🚨

Are you a PhD student doing research on 🇪🇺 European integration? Do you need financial support for your fieldwork?

If yes, apply to the new edition of the SGEU Future Grants.

Deadline is 30 September 2025. Details here:

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New call for the SGEU FUTURE Grants

Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢 Reminder: SGEU Online Seminar ‼️
Join us this afternoon at 16:00 CET for an insightful discussion on ideologies in European integration with @mlorimer.bsky.social and Fabio Wolkenstein 🇪🇺
🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/297

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Apr 2

This month @ecprsgeu.bsky.social online seminar will take place on the 22nd of April (4 to 5.30 CET).
@mlorimer.bsky.social will present her research "Ideologising Europe and Europeanizing Ideology: Political Party Ideologies and The European Union"
Register here to attend ecpr.eu/Events/297

🧭 Could the spillover effects of war strengthen EU enlargement?

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Feb 24

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.8
Maryna Rabinovych argues that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped EU enlargement dynamics, creating both pressure and opportunity.
📈 To sustain momentum, the EU needs a strategic vision and transparent policies. @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
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Maryna Rabinovych argues that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped EU enlargement dynamics, creating both pressure and opportunity. To sustain momentum, the EU needs a strategic vision and transparen...

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Feb 18

📢 Join us today at 16:00 (CET) / 15:00 (GMT) for our online seminar with @adinaakbik.bsky.social and Christina Toenshoff for an insightful discussion on national stereotypes and public support for EU economic redistribution 🇪🇺

More information and registration 👉🏻 ecpr.eu/Events/297

Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series

Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Feb 11

Join us next week at 4 pm (CET) for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social online seminar with @adinaakbik.bsky.social & Christina Toenshoff for a discussion on their paper "The honest, the efficient, and the hardworking: What stereotypes Europe needs to increase support for redistribution"
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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Jan 15

📢 Reminder: SGEU Online Seminar ‼️
📅 Tuesday, 21 January
⏰ 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET

Join our next online seminar titled ‘Regulatory Mercantilism: Law, Sovereignty, and the Geopolitics of Technology Control’ with Benjamin Farrand

🔗 More details and registration can be found here 👉🏻 ecpr.eu/Events/297

Recruitment 'Assistant Professor (tenure track)'

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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · Dec 19

🚨Job Alert🚨

We are seeking to recruit not only 1, but 2⃣ tenure-track Assistant Professors in political science (Politics and policy in/of Europe and the European Union)

Description and application guidelines: sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

#AcademicJobs #PolSci

Recruitment 2024 /2025 - Sciences Po is recruiting two Assistant Professors (tenure track) in political science / Politics and policy in/of Europe and the European Union

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 16

📂 New dataset in European Union Politics, 25(4)

Lukas Obholzer and Moritz Wiesenthal present a new dataset on roll call votes in EP committees, which provides insights into:
🤝 Committee dynamics
👫 Party group cohesion
🗳️ MEP participation

Check it out 👇
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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 13

📢 New in European Union Politics, 25(4) 📘

🇪🇺 The radical right in EU policymaking: fringe actors or pivotal players? 🤔

👥 @nathaliebrack.bsky.social & Awenig Marié investigate the (voting) influence of radical right parties in the EP during the 9th term.

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 12

📢 New in European Union Politics, 25(4)📘

🤔 Can women on the far right break through the cordon sanitaire?

Maria Sigridur Finnsdottir answers this question through network analysis of motion co-authorship across 3 sessions of the #EuropeanParliament

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 11

📢 New in European Union Politics, 25(4)📘

🤔 Is freedom of movement a double-edged sword for #EUintegration?

@dtoshkov.bsky.social analyses 30 elections across 7 EU countries to study the effects of intra-EU immigration on support for Eurosceptic parties.

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 9

📢 New in @EUP_TheJournal, 25(4)📘

🇪🇺 Is Europe more divided than ever?

👥 Irene Palacios and Christine Arnold examine how public opinion on the EU has become increasingly diverse and explore the factors driving this trend #EUintegration #publicopinion

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Understanding oversight through parliamentary questions: The European Parliament in the Economic and Monetary Union

ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 6

📢 New in @EUP_TheJournal, 25(4)

❓ Under what conditions do MEPs ask different types of oversight questions?

👥 @adinaakbik.bsky.social and @martami.bsky.social analyse a new dataset from the 8th parliamentary term to answer this question.

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Dr Simona Guerra @drspguerra.bsky.social · Dec 2

Looking forward to this presentation next week for the @ecpr.bsky.social SG on the #EuropeanUnion, December 10th

Hope to see you many of you there, with thanks to both the #ECPR and @nathaliebrack.bsky.social
#EUsky #gendersky

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Abstract of my SG EU presentation on a Fairer and more Equal history of European Integration, onTuesday 10th December.

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ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social · Dec 5

📢 New in European Union Politics, 25(4)

❓What drives the stability or change of interactions in the SOLVIT network?

👥 Ellen Mastenbroek, Reini Schrama, and @dortemartinsen.bsky.social explain SOLVIT's interaction dynamics (2011-2018) through a longitudinal study

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