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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · May 30

AI fills jobs immigrants no longer want to do

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · May 19

Fascinating substack post by @laurenleek.eu on the problem of declining humans and increasing AI agents in survey responses. This is going to become a huge issue in survey research!
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...

The quiet collapse of surveys: fewer humans (and more AI agents) are answering survey questions

I show data on two trends undermining surveys: the collapse of human response rates and the increase of AI agents. I'll also discuss downstream implications and propose some possible solutions.

open.substack.com

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · May 18

What a day in The Hague for the #RodeLijn protest.

The largest Dutch protest in 20 years!

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · May 18

you would make a great irony man

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 6

Exciting Milestone: Our Report Featured in Nature! ✨

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Happy to announce that our report on the science-for-policy interface through the eyes of professionals has been spotlighted in a correspondence published by Nature.

With Krieger, @drlmelchor.bsky.social, Almeida

In science-for-policy design, one size doesn’t fit all

Letter to the Editor

www.nature.com

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Dominika Tronina @dom-of-tronina.bsky.social · Feb 14

Proud of my students for their amazing work writing three blog posts as part of my Gender & Politics class last year. Check them out! ✨📖 #Gendersky

🔹 Overview of our seminar: rb.gy/yeopf4
🔹 Feminist research & transforming academia: rb.gy/yeopf4
🔹 Cyber harassment & democracy: rb.gy/kaw8wx

Exploring Gender and Politics: Insights from an Innovative Seminar on Feminist Research – Genderblog

genderblog.hu-berlin.de

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Carnegie Democracy @carnegiedcg.bsky.social · Feb 13

Amidst persisting challenges to the EU enlargement process, Richard Youngs proposes a differentiated democratic enlargement framework for navigating the complex realities of candidate countries.

Read his piece for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social⬇️

🧭 Differentiated democratic enlargement to sharpen EU accession process

EU enlargement is often hailed as a tool for spurring political reform and countering Russian influence. But Richard Youngs argues that its democratic dimensions are more complex than conventional wis...

theloop.ecpr.eu

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Feb 12

I jot down here some reflections on challenges in EIPM/science-for-policy.

I draw largely on my research stay at JRC in Brussels and on a really cool report on S4P ecosystems I had the chance to contribute to (check it out here if you missed it!)

publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Feb 12

🔬 Evidence-informed policy-making promises to deliver better policies, but faces many challenges.
♻️ @giuseppec98.bsky.social discusses these challenges and their normative implications for European science-for-policy ecosystems.
➡️ bit.ly/40XtByI
@ecprsgeu.bsky.social

Does good evidence make good policies?

Evidence-informed policy-making promises to deliver better policies. Yet, people working at the science-policy interface in Europe face multiple challenges in making the most of it – from political co...

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Feb 10

'Because the manosphere is not just a fringe that has become mainstream, it’s a mainstream that many liberals continue to treat as a fringe'

Great take. It's not about extremists getting out of online niches, but a reactionary backlash of a patriarchal society. And we need to deal with it as such.

Joe Bernstein @bernstein.bsky.social · Feb 1

For the weekend, I considered what we’re really talking about when we talk about the “manosphere”: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/s...

The ‘Manosphere’ Is the Mainstream (Gift Article)

A “boys will be-boys” sensibility has jumped off the internet and into the halls of power. Are you surprised?

www.nytimes.com

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Marylou Hamm @marylou-h.bsky.social · Jan 22

Per chi si trova a Firenze
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Florence School of Transnational Governance @eui-stg.bsky.social · Jan 21

🔔 Save the date for the first screening of 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊 𝒅’𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒂!

🎬 We kick off with "Democracy Under Siege" by Oscar-nominated director Laura Nix.

🗓️ 29 January 2025 | 18:30
📍 Palazzo Buontalenti, Via Cavour 65, Florence

🎟️ Free admission—registration required!
🔗 loom.ly/UHce9wo
@eui-eu.bsky.social

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Jan 21

Incredibile 'sta nuova serie su M.

giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Jan 7

I mean, luxury surveillance is the only reasonable type of surveillance I can think of.

We gotta watch out for those nasty millionaires.

giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Jan 4

This.

Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · Jan 3

But now we’re in a phase shift. The recent past won’t be particularly useful for understanding the near future. I’m not sure “policy” is even particularly useful to think about in the face of bigger political shifts – democratic erosion, corrupt and reactionary courts, rising influence of oligarchs.

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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · Jan 2

Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."

Earlier that day:

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Dec 21

I like to say I respect despair as an emotion but not an analysis. As an analysis it assumes we know what can and can't happen, and the future is both uncertain and at least to some extent what we make of it. Plus why would I give them what they want, as premature surrender? Thanks Senator Schatz.

Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · Dec 21

Be furious be angry but despondency is what they want from us. And be very suspicious of people on the left who say “we are cooked” or whatever. Imagine the civil rights movement, or suffrage, or any movement for change, hitting a roadblock and just “saying well we are well and truly fucked now.”

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 21

Wish I had that energy to write on working days.

giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 21

Some definitely are.
I wouldn't draw the line there, between books and non-books.

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Dec 18

“Where are the findings? You only provide quotes.”

New article considers qualitative researchers’ experiences of methodologically incongruent peer review feedback

Open Access: dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0...

Few quotes follow 🧵

Although peer review is one of the central pillars of academic publishing, qualitative researchers’ experiences of this process have been largely overlooked. Existing research and commentary have focused on peer reviewers’ comments on qualitative articles, which are often described as indicative of a quantitative mindset or hostility to nonpositivist qualitative research. We extend this literature by focusing on qualitative researchers’ experiences of methodologically incongruent reviewer and editor comments—comments that are incommensurate with the conceptual foundations of the reviewed research. Qualitative researchers (N = 163) from a range of health and social science disciplines, including psychology, responded to a brief qualitative survey. Most contributors reported that peer reviewers and editors universalized the assumptions and expectations of postpositivist research and reporting. Some also reported that peer reviewers and editors universalized the norms and values particular to specific qualitative approaches. Contributors were concerned that peer reviewers often accept review invitations when they lack relevant methodological expertise and editors often select peer reviewers without such expertise. In response to methodologically incongruent comments, many contributors described a process of initially “pushing back” and explaining why these comments were incongruent with their research. When this educative approach was unsuccessful, some knowingly compromised the methodological integrity of their research and acquiesced to reviewer and editor requests. Earlier career researchers especially highlighted the powerlessness they felt in the peer review process in the context of a “publish or perish” academic climate. We end by outlining contributors’ recommendations for improving the methodological integrity of the peer review of qualitative research.

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 19

This is, for its public visibility and symbolic power, a historical event, thanks to Gisèle Pelicot's brave words and decisions through the trial.

Excerpts from the hearings are the most blatant argument against 'not all men' dismissive takes and a grim proof of rape culture pervasiveness.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Dec 19

I don't know what justice would be, but they were all found guilty and M. Pelicot will likely never be a free man again. My editorial for the Guardian on this trial coming shortly (UK editor was waiting for me to review last changes). www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: husband jailed for 20 years as all 51 men found guilty

Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and invited dozens of men to rape her in their French home over nine years

www.theguardian.com

giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 17

Worth reading, to prepare for the new year.

Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · Dec 14

I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

www.irishtimes.com

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Grouchy Marx @grouchymarx57.bsky.social · Dec 15

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 7

I do have access to Google, don't mind rudeness, and I have my own reservations about Politico's editorial line and I was just curious about what propaganda bothers you – but, again, it's not that serious.

Let's leave it at that.

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 7

Thanks for explaining yourself, but there was no need to – it's less serious than this.

On a side note, one might argue that one repost is already 'too many,' but Politico is a news outlet no worse than others for EU stuff, imho. I am sincerely curious, propaganda for what?

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Lorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · Dec 6

Communication campaigns are increasingly used to shape perceptions and attitudes towards migration.

Yet, there is little data available on migration communication campaigns. The Migration Communications Campaigns Database aims to change this.

migrationpolicycentre.eu/campaigns/

Migration Communication Campaigns Dataset - Migration Policy Centre

The Migration Communication CampaignsDatabase Be inspired, learn what works, and plan more effective communication through our interactive migration communication campaigns database. Explore the datab...

migrationpolicycentre.eu

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giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 6

Wait, didn't the EPP threaten to thwart the Commission deal over the appointment of a far-right EV-P just a couple of weeks ago?