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Bjørn Høyland

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social

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Professor of Political Science, University of Oslo. Interests: EU politics, comparative legislative politics, comparative European Politics & political data science.

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 11d

With the start of the new academic year, we're planning more talks at @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social!

Looking forward to welcoming @bjornhoyland.bsky.social in Leuven on Monday 20 October. If you're around and would like to attend, more info is here 👇

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Seminar Bjørn Høyland

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Reposted by Anand Menon, Manuela Moschella, Christian Rauh , and 3 more Anand Menon, Manuela Moschella, Christian Rauh, Bjørn Høyland, Francesco Nicoli, Roman Senninger

Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 15d

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · Aug 22

"We deserve answers from our leaders about why placating Trump is worth the deaths of more pedestrians on European roads, worth increasing global warming, worth stripping away protections for Europeans using the internet. What is the end game here?"

Washington gains veto power over EU legislation

Von der Leyen's trade war surrender deal promises to lower Europe's vehicle safety and pollution standards - just one of several legislative changes pledged to Trump.

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Aug 17

📢 New article
👥 @philippbroniecki.bsky.social & @bjornhoyland.bsky.social land
🔎 What Unites the Right in the European Parliament?
📖 Open access In European Union Politics.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1465...

What unites the right in the European Parliament? - Philipp Broniecki, Bjørn Høyland, 2025

This letter analyzes coalition patterns among right-wing groups in the European Parliament, exploring the conditions that lead these groups to unite on policy. ...

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Aug 16

📢 New article
👥 @philippbroniecki.bsky.social , Lukas Obholzer & Christine Reh
🔎 Legislation Against the Odds: Overcoming Ideological Gridlock in EU Decision-Making.
📖 Open access in Legislative Studies Quarterly
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/lsq....

Legislation Against the Odds: Overcoming Ideological Gridlock in EU Decision‐Making

Negotiations in bicameral settings face the risk of gridlock when veto players' preferences diverge on the ideological (left–right) dimension. In the European Union (EU), a high proportion of legisla...

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Reposted by Simon Hix, Will Jennings, Sara B. Hobolt , and 31 more Simon Hix, Will Jennings, Sara B. Hobolt, Ruth Dassonneville, Stefan Müller, Stefanie Walter, Jürgen Maier, Kai Arzheimer, Nils B. Weidmann, Alexander Wuttke, Lucas Leemann, Justin H. Kirkland, Guy Grossman, Andreas Dür, Robert Huber, Simon Weschle, Anand Menon, Jane Green, Ingo Rohlfing, Mirya R. Holman, Robert Klemmensen, Tom van der Meer, Thomas M. Meyer, Alessandro Nai, Sven‐Oliver Proksch, Stuart White, Eunji Kim, Federica Genovese, Bjørn Høyland, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, Tom Louwerse, M Josep, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Enzo Nussio

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

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Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt, Stefanie Walter, Robert Huber , and 2 more Sara B. Hobolt, Stefanie Walter, Robert Huber, Bjørn Høyland, Claudia Landwehr

Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 1

And we have an incredible list of section co-chairs for Belfast 2026, from 18 countries and every part of Europe. We are really grateful to these dedicated colleagues for taking on this role and helping us shape the future of political science in our continent.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Reposted by Carl Henrik Knutsen, Robert Klemmensen, Bjørn Høyland , and 1 more Carl Henrik Knutsen, Robert Klemmensen, Bjørn Høyland, Staffan Kumlin

Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Jul 23

📣1 PhD fellow position open at Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
👉We invite applications from excellent candidates in all sub-fields of political science.
📅Deadline: September 1st, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (4 years) (282479) | University of Oslo

Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (4 years) (282479), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Bjørn Høyland @bjornhoyland.bsky.social · Jul 1

Some cancelled flights are better than others

Bjørn Høyland @bjornhoyland.bsky.social · Jun 30

The 4th edition of PSEU will colour up your bookshelf

Reposted by Ruth Dassonneville, Susan Hyde, Sanne Kruikemeier , and 1 more Ruth Dassonneville, Susan Hyde, Sanne Kruikemeier, Bjørn Høyland

Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 30

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!

Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️

Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:

🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

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Bjørn Høyland @bjornhoyland.bsky.social · Jun 29

As long as the color-palette for your presentation matches your outfit, you’re good in my book. 🕺

Bjørn Høyland @bjornhoyland.bsky.social · Jun 29

If you prefer reading the blog instead, blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

What unites the right in the European Parliament? - EUROPP

The 2024 European Parliament elections produced a majority for political groups on the right. But should we expect right-wing policies?

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Reposted by Jon Pierre, Ruth Dassonneville, Carl Henrik Knutsen , and 10 more Jon Pierre, Ruth Dassonneville, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Hugo Mercier, Svend‐Erik Skaaning, Stefan Müller, Robert Huber, Susan Hyde, Markus Wagner, Sylvain Laurens, Sanne Kruikemeier, Bjørn Høyland, Enzo Nussio

Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

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