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Helge Jörgens

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Associate Professor at Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon and CIES-IUL. Public Policy, Environment & Climate, Policy Diffusion, International Bureaucracies | https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/authors/helge-jorgens/cv. [Occasional music & wine recommendations] .. more

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Nov 14

The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy which I co-edited with @cknill.bsky.social and Yves Steinebach provides a state-of-the-art review of research on environmental policy and governance. It reviews theoretical, conceptual, and empirical developments in environmental policy analysis.

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Jean-Frédéric Morin @jfmorin.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 New paper: Will global environmental governance survive Trump?
@rakhyunkim.bsky.social and I argue that its high complexity makes it more resilient than other governance systems. We give hegemonic stability theory a complexity science twist.

📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/1758...

Too Complex to Fail: The Stability of Global Environmental Governance Beyond Hegemony

The recent US disengagement from global governance has revived concerns—first theorized in the 1970s and 1980s—about the vulnerability of international institutions to hegemonic decline. While these ...

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · 14d

Was tut @diplo.de un die zivilen Protestierenden auf der Global Sumud Flotilla vir Angriffen des israelischen Militärs zu schützen? de.euronews.com/2025/09/25/s...

Spanien schickt Kriegsschiff zum Schutz der Gaza-Flottilla

Die spanische Regierung schließt sich Italien an und schickt Schiffe, um die Sicherheit der europäischen Aktivisten auf ihrem Weg nach Gaza zu gewährleisten. Premierminister Sánchez fordert die Einhal...

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · 22d

Accessory to genocide is probably what best describes the US’ and the European Union’s stance on Israel’s mass killing and forced displacement of civilians in Gaza and the total destruction of civil infrastructures. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/w...

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Global Sumud Flotilla says its main ship has been struck by a suspected drone in Tunisia, luckily all passengers and crew are safe

LIVE: Sumud Flotilla says main ship attacked in Tunisia, crew safe

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Nina Kolleck @ninakolleck.bsky.social · Sep 2

New publication! Together with K. Goldstein, B. Rodrigues, P. Jacobetty, K. Hahn-Madole, @helgej.bsky.social we explore how land use has gradually disappeared from UNFCCC decisions, using topic analysis of all COP decisions from 1995–2023 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The disappearance of land use from UNFCCC decisions: A guided topic analysis

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) plays a pivotal role in shaping global environmental policies, yet a topic analysis…

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Marlene Kammerer @marlenekammerer.bsky.social · Aug 26

There is little better than 🏖️💻beach office to start into an exicting week at @ecpr.bsky.social in beautiful Thessaloniki - and a great turnaround of our panel on political networks affect output or outcome 🙏 @helgej.bsky.social Maria Brockhaus @anttigronow.bsky.social Bruna Rodriguez Aasa Karimo

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Aug 16

Can someone help me get this PDF? direct.mit.edu/glep/article... Thank you in advance. #icanhazpdf

Executive Climate Change Attention: Toward an Indicator of Comparative Climate Change Attention

Abstract. This article introduces the Executive Climate Change Attention indicator. This unique comparative measure assesses the importance given to climate change by executives in a total of 195 coun...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 10

More than 75 Nobel Prize winners signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a cabinet choice. nyti.ms/41uQueD

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Lindsay Hufford @lindsayhufford.bsky.social · Feb 7

Excellent episode. @karaswisher.bsky.social is a sage among man babies in tech.

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · Feb 7

Today's episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

@karaswisher.bsky.social discusses Elon Musk's goals in government — and the factors that have led to his radicalization.

open.spotify.com/episode/5GXG...

What Elon Musk Wants

The Ezra Klein Show · Episode

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Daniel Oliveira @danielolivalx.bsky.social · Mar 30

Montenegro duplicou o valor real do fato no pedido de indemnização, obrigado o tribunal a fazer uma diligência para saber que custava metade. Indicara a linha mais cara. É muito importante? Talvez não. Revela coerência com o que vamos sabendo? Sim.
expresso.pt/sociedade/20...

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Sean Tucker @seantucker.bsky.social · May 20

Today is a good day to write to your MP and cc:
[email protected]
[email protected]
And cc two principled parliamentarians:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · May 20

This is happening right now.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid – Israel-Gaza war live
UN’s humanitarian chief says aid lorries, which contain baby food and nutrition, are technically in Gaza but have not reached civilians

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Thomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social · Jun 11

My column: This Israeli Government Is a Danger to Jews Everywhere
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

Opinion | This Israeli Government Is a Danger to Jews Everywhere

The price will be high if people don’t resist Netanyahu’s ugly, nihilistic Gaza policy.

www.nytimes.com

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Jun 10

I thought you guys were supposed to be on Twitter.

Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Jun 10

“State based piracy”.

Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · Jun 9

#freedomflotilla #madleen #gaza #palestine #greta

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join us in Brussels on June 19th for the final @greendealnet.eu conference! #GreenDeal-NET

www.greendealnet.eu/GreenDeal-NE...

GreenDeal-NET Conference: Rethinking EU Climate and Sustainability Governance in an Age of Disruption | GreenDeal-NET

Join the GreenDeal-NET Conference on 19 June in Brussels to explore EU climate and sustainability governance in an age of disruption.

www.greendealnet.eu

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Jun 10

Every Shit Is Possible

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · Jun 9

#freedomflotilla #madleen #gaza #palestine #greta

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 21

Hello Germany, is your "Staatsraison" still not allowing you to acknowledge a #genocide when you see one? @diplo.de

Sean Tucker @seantucker.bsky.social · May 20

Today is a good day to write to your MP and cc:
[email protected]
[email protected]
And cc two principled parliamentarians:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · May 20

This is happening right now.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 19

How many votes did the Portuguese parties need to elect a Member of Parliament?

- JPP: 20 126
- AD: 21 930
- Chega: 23 202
- PS: 24 043
- IL: 36 683
- Livre: 41 775
- PCP/PEV: 60 314
- PAN: 80 850
- BE: 119 211

Small nationwide parties are systematically disadvantaged.

Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 8

That was fast.

normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · May 8

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 6

Here is some background data that shows how unprecedented Friedrich Merz's defeat in today's federal chancellor election is. It's the first since time since 1949 that a candidate is not elected in the first round.

Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 4

I just published another Conversation with AI where I speak with Claude, Anthropic's large language model, about Émile Durkheim and Gabriel Tarde and the different ways in which they theorized and explained society and social behaviour.
helgejorgens.substack.com/p/a-debate-o...

A Debate on the Durkheim-Tarde Controversy in the Early Days of Sociology

A conversation with Claude AI

helgejorgens.substack.com

Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 3

For part 2 of my series of chats with AI, I spoke with Claude, Anthropic's large language model, about Ian Manners' article "Normative Power Europe". I asked Claude to respond as if it were Ian Manners talking about his own work. Check it out on Substack.
helgejorgens.substack.com/p/normative-...

Normative Power Europe ... 20 Years On

A fictional conversation with Claude, who took on the role of Ian Manners.

helgejorgens.substack.com

Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · May 3

On my Substack, I chat with artificial intelligence about current political, environmental, social, technical, and methodological topics. In the first conversation, I ask: Are some languages better than others? Check out what Claude thinks about this.
helgejorgens.substack.com/p/are-some-l...

Are Some Languages Better Than Others?

A Conversation with Claude

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · Mar 31

New book review!

Geoengineering discourse confronting climate change: the move from margins to mainstream in science, news media, and politics by Brynna Jacobson

Reviewed by Manjima Anjana.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

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Helge Jörgens @helgej.bsky.social · Mar 30

Espero que a Greve Climática Estudantil exija ficar com o fato, a camisa e os sapatos de Montenegro para os vender em leilão público e com a receita financiar os custos jurídicos do seu ativista.

Daniel Oliveira @danielolivalx.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Mar 26

📣 Job alert 📣

My team is looking for a Research Associate or Postdoctoral Researcher - Multi-level Climate Governance in Germany in the @ariadneprojekt.bsky.social project.

hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Associate - Multilevel Climate Governance in Germany (gn) full-time (40 hours/week)

hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com

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