European Political Science
@epsjournal.bsky.social
The professional journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), publishing contributions written by and for the political science community.
❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research
Katerina Sideri & Eleni Chanania use hermeneutic policy analysis to examine how HCWs and the government had starkly different understandings of risk in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Katerina Sideri & Eleni Chanania use hermeneutic policy analysis to examine how HCWs and the government had starkly different understandings of risk in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Katerina Sideri & Eleni Chanania use hermeneutic policy analysis to examine how HCWs and the government had starkly different understandings of risk in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Katerina Sideri & Eleni Chanania use hermeneutic policy analysis to examine how HCWs and the government had starkly different understandings of risk in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Publishing Open Access shouldn’t be a barrier 🚧
🧭 @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org supports EPS authors in navigating funding options and institutional OA agreements ➡️ bit.ly/45O5S7m
🧭 @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org supports EPS authors in navigating funding options and institutional OA agreements ➡️ bit.ly/45O5S7m
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Publishing Open Access shouldn’t be a barrier 🚧
🧭 @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org supports EPS authors in navigating funding options and institutional OA agreements ➡️ bit.ly/45O5S7m
🧭 @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org supports EPS authors in navigating funding options and institutional OA agreements ➡️ bit.ly/45O5S7m
❇️ FirstView - 🔎 Research
How do traditional parties engage with digital democratic innovations, and what factors hinder their successful implementation? Francesco Nasi discusses these issues using the case study of Agorà Democratiche within the Italian Democratic Party.
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How do traditional parties engage with digital democratic innovations, and what factors hinder their successful implementation? Francesco Nasi discusses these issues using the case study of Agorà Democratiche within the Italian Democratic Party.
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Challenges in implementing digital democratic innovations in traditional political parties: The case of the Italian Democratic Party | European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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February 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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How do traditional parties engage with digital democratic innovations, and what factors hinder their successful implementation? Francesco Nasi discusses these issues using the case study of Agorà Democratiche within the Italian Democratic Party.
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How do traditional parties engage with digital democratic innovations, and what factors hinder their successful implementation? Francesco Nasi discusses these issues using the case study of Agorà Democratiche within the Italian Democratic Party.
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What does the @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org & ECPR partnership mean for EPS authors?
✔️ More support for Open Access
✔️ Clearer routes to OA compliance
✔️ Greater global reach for published research
✔️ More support for Open Access
✔️ Clearer routes to OA compliance
✔️ Greater global reach for published research
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
What does the @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org & ECPR partnership mean for EPS authors?
✔️ More support for Open Access
✔️ Clearer routes to OA compliance
✔️ Greater global reach for published research
✔️ More support for Open Access
✔️ Clearer routes to OA compliance
✔️ Greater global reach for published research
❇️ FirstView - 🔎 Research
Dimitra Panagiotatou explores whether #EU public policies operating in a multilevel governance system contribute to European identity-building, and asks; what can jeopardise the process of identity formation at the level of policy elites?
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Dimitra Panagiotatou explores whether #EU public policies operating in a multilevel governance system contribute to European identity-building, and asks; what can jeopardise the process of identity formation at the level of policy elites?
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European identity-building at the level of policy elites: EU socialisation and discourse in the field of Cohesion Policy | European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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February 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
❇️ FirstView - 🔎 Research
Dimitra Panagiotatou explores whether #EU public policies operating in a multilevel governance system contribute to European identity-building, and asks; what can jeopardise the process of identity formation at the level of policy elites?
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Dimitra Panagiotatou explores whether #EU public policies operating in a multilevel governance system contribute to European identity-building, and asks; what can jeopardise the process of identity formation at the level of policy elites?
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📗 EPS is now published with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org as part of a new strategic partnership with ECPR.
💻️ While the publishing platform has changed, our scope, editorial leadership, and peer review standards remain the same – now with wider reach through #OA on Cambridge Core.
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💻️ While the publishing platform has changed, our scope, editorial leadership, and peer review standards remain the same – now with wider reach through #OA on Cambridge Core.
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ECPR's journals now Open Access with Cambridge University Press
European Consortium for Political Research
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📗 EPS is now published with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org as part of a new strategic partnership with ECPR.
💻️ While the publishing platform has changed, our scope, editorial leadership, and peer review standards remain the same – now with wider reach through #OA on Cambridge Core.
📰 bit.ly/4tbqssd
💻️ While the publishing platform has changed, our scope, editorial leadership, and peer review standards remain the same – now with wider reach through #OA on Cambridge Core.
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“…linguistic ambiguity... helps far-right parties rebrand themselves as moderate"
@gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism
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@gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/media-m...
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
“…linguistic ambiguity... helps far-right parties rebrand themselves as moderate"
@gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/media-m...
@gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/media-m...
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Have a piece about our wonderful profession? Something about a new teaching initiative, a cool new way of doing research, a new dataset, a scientific innovation?
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📗 EPS publishes contributions written by and for the political science community.
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🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026
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🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Have a piece about our wonderful profession? Something about a new teaching initiative, a cool new way of doing research, a new dataset, a scientific innovation?
For this, and much more, do consider the @epsjournal.bsky.social !
Check it out 👇
For this, and much more, do consider the @epsjournal.bsky.social !
Check it out 👇
📗 EPS publishes contributions written by and for the political science community.
❇️ We are the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social
🌱 Looked after by Editors @stellatseliou.bsky.social, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026
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❇️ We are the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social
🌱 Looked after by Editors @stellatseliou.bsky.social, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026
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February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📗 EPS publishes contributions written by and for the political science community.
❇️ We are the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social
🌱 Looked after by Editors @stellatseliou.bsky.social, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026
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❇️ We are the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social
🌱 Looked after by Editors @stellatseliou.bsky.social, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026
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❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research
@lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyses the European Council as a key actor in the EU’s multi-level and multi-institutional system of governance.
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@lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyses the European Council as a key actor in the EU’s multi-level and multi-institutional system of governance.
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The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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@lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyses the European Council as a key actor in the EU’s multi-level and multi-institutional system of governance.
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@lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyses the European Council as a key actor in the EU’s multi-level and multi-institutional system of governance.
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❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research
Calvin Khalesi argues the EU is institutionally limited in protecting academic freedom, but there are innovative ways it could change this and support universities in its Member States.
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Calvin Khalesi argues the EU is institutionally limited in protecting academic freedom, but there are innovative ways it could change this and support universities in its Member States.
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Decline of academic freedom in Hungary: Rational choice analysis of the European response
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 29, 2026 at 9:57 AM
❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research
Calvin Khalesi argues the EU is institutionally limited in protecting academic freedom, but there are innovative ways it could change this and support universities in its Member States.
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Calvin Khalesi argues the EU is institutionally limited in protecting academic freedom, but there are innovative ways it could change this and support universities in its Member States.
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❇️ FirstView - 💼 Profession
@michelesdv.bsky.social, A.Haraldsson, @gelovanishota.bsky.social, S.Banducci, K.Koc-Michalska & @yannistheocharis.bsky.social highlight the challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies.
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@michelesdv.bsky.social, A.Haraldsson, @gelovanishota.bsky.social, S.Banducci, K.Koc-Michalska & @yannistheocharis.bsky.social highlight the challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies.
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Research challenges and training needs in text analysis for political science research
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
❇️ FirstView - 💼 Profession
@michelesdv.bsky.social, A.Haraldsson, @gelovanishota.bsky.social, S.Banducci, K.Koc-Michalska & @yannistheocharis.bsky.social highlight the challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies.
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@michelesdv.bsky.social, A.Haraldsson, @gelovanishota.bsky.social, S.Banducci, K.Koc-Michalska & @yannistheocharis.bsky.social highlight the challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies.
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❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research
@joaoferreiradias.bsky.social examines how Portuguese politicians talk about the country’s maritime epic as a part of national identity and how this is also a flashpoint in today’s culture wars.
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@joaoferreiradias.bsky.social examines how Portuguese politicians talk about the country’s maritime epic as a part of national identity and how this is also a flashpoint in today’s culture wars.
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Contested narratives: Portuguese maritime heritage in gatekeepers’ discourses
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM
❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research
@joaoferreiradias.bsky.social examines how Portuguese politicians talk about the country’s maritime epic as a part of national identity and how this is also a flashpoint in today’s culture wars.
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@joaoferreiradias.bsky.social examines how Portuguese politicians talk about the country’s maritime epic as a part of national identity and how this is also a flashpoint in today’s culture wars.
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❇️ FirstView – 💼 Profession
Daniel Stockemer, Engi Abou-El-Kheir & Stephen Sawyer explore the relationship between the percentages of female editorial board members, female editors, and of female authors published across 120 political science journals.
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Daniel Stockemer, Engi Abou-El-Kheir & Stephen Sawyer explore the relationship between the percentages of female editorial board members, female editors, and of female authors published across 120 political science journals.
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Closing the gender gap in political science publishing: The role of female editorial boards
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
❇️ FirstView – 💼 Profession
Daniel Stockemer, Engi Abou-El-Kheir & Stephen Sawyer explore the relationship between the percentages of female editorial board members, female editors, and of female authors published across 120 political science journals.
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Daniel Stockemer, Engi Abou-El-Kheir & Stephen Sawyer explore the relationship between the percentages of female editorial board members, female editors, and of female authors published across 120 political science journals.
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❇️ FirstView – 🔍 Research
@gsamaras.bsky.social presents the first systematic study of how 7 major English-language outlets used the term “Hard-Right”.
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@theguardian.com The BBC @politico.com @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @economist.com @reuters.com @financialtimes.com
@gsamaras.bsky.social presents the first systematic study of how 7 major English-language outlets used the term “Hard-Right”.
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@theguardian.com The BBC @politico.com @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @economist.com @reuters.com @financialtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
❇️ FirstView – 🔍 Research
@gsamaras.bsky.social presents the first systematic study of how 7 major English-language outlets used the term “Hard-Right”.
👉 buff.ly/WdoSNLx
@theguardian.com The BBC @politico.com @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @economist.com @reuters.com @financialtimes.com
@gsamaras.bsky.social presents the first systematic study of how 7 major English-language outlets used the term “Hard-Right”.
👉 buff.ly/WdoSNLx
@theguardian.com The BBC @politico.com @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @economist.com @reuters.com @financialtimes.com
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🤩 New Year, New Publisher and New Articles!
✳️ You can now access EPS articles in FirstView
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📝 By publishing these articles online before assigning them to an issue, the citable version of record is available much sooner.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🤩 New Year, New Publisher and New Articles!
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✳️ You can now access EPS articles in FirstView
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Season’s greetings! 🎁
EPS are going on break. We will be back in the New Year. Thank you to our community for a productive year.
EPS are going on break. We will be back in the New Year. Thank you to our community for a productive year.
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Season’s greetings! 🎁
EPS are going on break. We will be back in the New Year. Thank you to our community for a productive year.
EPS are going on break. We will be back in the New Year. Thank you to our community for a productive year.
❄️ December Issue Out Now! ❄️
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
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Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
❄️ December Issue Out Now! ❄️
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/Ur4MxPk
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣
📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/Ur4MxPk
This #OpenAccess week, we’re delighted to share that all articles accepted for publication from Volume 25 (2026) onwards in European Political Science will be #OpenAccess.
As part of @ecpr.bsky.social's partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org
As part of @ecpr.bsky.social's partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This #OpenAccess week, we’re delighted to share that all articles accepted for publication from Volume 25 (2026) onwards in European Political Science will be #OpenAccess.
As part of @ecpr.bsky.social's partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org
As part of @ecpr.bsky.social's partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org
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They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social
The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
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@epsjournal.bsky.social has just published the articles of a special issue on "Political parties and youth’s political (under) representation", with an introduction by Daniel Stockemer (@uottawa.ca )
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September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@epsjournal.bsky.social has just published the articles of a special issue on "Political parties and youth’s political (under) representation", with an introduction by Daniel Stockemer (@uottawa.ca )
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🍃 September Issue Out Now! 🍃
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 3️⃣
📗 Explore #LiberalDemocracy, the importance of #PolSci, the legacy of #Sartori & more!
🔓 50%+ articles #OpenAccess
✍️ 36 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
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Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 3️⃣
📗 Explore #LiberalDemocracy, the importance of #PolSci, the legacy of #Sartori & more!
🔓 50%+ articles #OpenAccess
✍️ 36 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
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September 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🍃 September Issue Out Now! 🍃
Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 3️⃣
📗 Explore #LiberalDemocracy, the importance of #PolSci, the legacy of #Sartori & more!
🔓 50%+ articles #OpenAccess
✍️ 36 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
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Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 3️⃣
📗 Explore #LiberalDemocracy, the importance of #PolSci, the legacy of #Sartori & more!
🔓 50%+ articles #OpenAccess
✍️ 36 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social
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⭐️ FREE to read ⭐️
We had a fantastic time at #ecprgc25 🇬🇷🥳 and hope you did too!
Our 2025 conference collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI is still available completely #OpenAccess 👇
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We had a fantastic time at #ecprgc25 🇬🇷🥳 and hope you did too!
Our 2025 conference collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI is still available completely #OpenAccess 👇
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August 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
⭐️ FREE to read ⭐️
We had a fantastic time at #ecprgc25 🇬🇷🥳 and hope you did too!
Our 2025 conference collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI is still available completely #OpenAccess 👇
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We had a fantastic time at #ecprgc25 🇬🇷🥳 and hope you did too!
Our 2025 conference collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI is still available completely #OpenAccess 👇
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