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Iakovos Makropoulos

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Postdoc, Queen Mary University of London. Ph.D. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Previously University of Essex. Political behaviour, comparative politics, political methodology 💻 https://iakovosm6.github.io/bio/

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today was the last day of the EITM Summer School in Mannheim. I am so more knowledgeable, wise and much grateful to Prof. Thomas König for this opportunity, and to Prof. Thomas Bräuninger, Prof. Richard Traunmüller, Prof. @dzobrien.bsky.social & Prof. @fortunato.bsky.social for teaching all of us 🙏🏼

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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · 28d

👏 Congrats to Dr Laura Sudulich on completing her Parliamentary Academic Fellowship with @ukparliament.parliament.uk!

Outcome: a global map of parliamentary public engagement 🗺️

📅 Launch Event: 25 Sept, Westminster
🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social

#EssexGov #EssexImpact #UKParliament

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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · Sep 3

👏 Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Winifred Michael, on publishing her first article in Contemporary Politics! 🎉

Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1356...

#EssexGov

When do oil autocracies formally commit to climate change mitigation?

Existing literature suggests that there is an autocratic disadvantage in climate change mitigation commitment, even amongst oil-rich countries. Yet, evidence suggests that there is no universal dis...

doi.org

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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨New ‪paper from our colleague @dianebolet.bsky.social and co-author @florianfoos.bsky.social: Media interviews with extreme-right activists normalise their ideas.

👉 Uncritical interviews ↑ agreement & perceived support
👉 Critical interviews ↓ persuasion but still raise perceptions of popularity

Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - Volume 55

www.cambridge.org

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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited to have signed an editor contract with Oxford University Press for a volume on Voting Behaviour planned to come out in December 2027! We really hope this book will spark social science student interest in the discipline, especially at a time when democracy faces major challenges.

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Aug 19

Many thanks to @ejprjournal.bsky.social for making this possible!

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Looking at data from 28 elections in 16 countries @laurasud.bsky.social. S.Trumm & @makropoulos.bsky.social found that women often receive smaller campaign budgets than men regardless of party of system affiliation ↔️

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Running uphill: A comparative analysis of the gender gap in campaign financing

LAURA SUDULICH, SIIM TRUMM, IAKOVOS MAKROPOULOS

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Iri Kurtanidze @ikurtanidze.bsky.social · Aug 3

I presented a paper at the Political Studies Association #PSA - Early Career Network Annual #ECN Conference 2025 and was awarded a 'Best Paper Prize'', sponsored by Princeton University Press, for my presentation on emotional electoral mobilisation in hybrid regimes using Georgia as a case study.

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 29

Thank you, Madrid! See you at EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast!

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 21

You are the best! Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication in the class, and your feedback! Much grateful!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 20

And a huge thank to Sofia Collignon and @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social for funding me 🙏🏼

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you so much @zacdgreene.bsky.social! One of the best experiences I had 🙏🏼

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · May 12

Well-deserved. theconversation.com/the-2024-sir...

The 2024 Sir Paul Curran award for academic journalism goes to Paul Whiteley

Professor Paul Whiteley, University of Essex, is the winner of the 2024 Sir Paul Curran award, which we recognised at a reception celebrating our authors’ work.

theconversation.com

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 13

Thank you very much Lamprini!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you so much Billy! You are the best!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you so much Stefanie!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thank you so much Heinz for everything!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

Also a big thank to the whole Greek community of political scientists I met during this journey: Chrysa Lamprinakou, Dimitris Skleparis, Dimitris Tsarouhas, @lamprinirori.bsky.social, @vtsagkr.bsky.social, Roula Nezi, and Dora Giannaki! And especially to Prof. Georgios Karyotis for all the support!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

And a huge thank to my former supervisor @andreadis.bsky.social one of the very best in quantitative methods and political methodology! Thank you so much Prof. Ioannis Andreadis for setting me on this path!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

I also want to thank the Department of Government at @universityofessex.bsky.social for the wonderful time I spent there. Special thanks to @shane-martin.bsky.social, @robjohns75.bsky.social and @laurasud.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome and supported!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

A heartfelt thank to Dr. Sofia Collignon, my amazing supervisor at @qmul.ac.uk for all the kindness, support and advice! Thank you so much Sofia for everything!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am indebted to @strathpolir.bsky.social and all my amazing friends there!

Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

A big thank you as well @stefaniereher.bsky.social and @heinzbrandenburg.bsky.social for all the support and advice throughtout the years!

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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · Apr 11

I passed my Ph.D. viva! Thank you so much for everything, Wolfgang Rüdig and @zacdgreene.bsky.social! And a big thank to my examination committee — Prof. Bob Mattes, Dr. Eftichia Teperoglou, and Dr. Gabriela Borz — for such a thoughtful, constructive, and genuinely enjoyable discussion!

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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · Mar 14

My article with @robjohns75.bsky.social, "Hope, Optimism, and Expectations for the Political Future", is now out open access at @polbehavior.bsky.social.

It's about the psychology of expecting good things to happen in politics.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Hope, Optimism, and Expectations for the Political Future - Political Behavior

Expectations of what the future holds are a significant driver of political behavior. It is therefore important to understand the sources of those expectations. In this paper, we explore the psycholog...

link.springer.com

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