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Michael Blauberger

@mblauberger.bsky.social

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Professor for EU Politics, Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS), University of Salzburg | Researching EU politics, rule of law & democratic backsliding, free movement & labour mobility, judicial integration and Europeanization .. more

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Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) @sceus.bsky.social · Apr 21

📣 Less than two weeks left to apply for one of the two PhD positions w/ focus on qualitative #representation #research in @lucykinski.bsky.social ’s INCONEX project on #politics of absence

❗ Apply by 2 May ❗

Find more info here: buff.ly/04QmrEw

#EUsky #poliscijobs #qualitativemethods

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Michael Blauberger @mblauberger.bsky.social · Mar 7

Two postdoc positions in Bremen and Wroclaw! My postdoc position in Salzburg is already filled, but two more postdoc positions in the same project are still available. More information on sites.google.com/view/deudem

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Understanding what happens before and after the EU takes action: When are EU actions against democratic backsliding suppported by political parties and by citizens at the domestic level?

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Michael Blauberger @mblauberger.bsky.social · Feb 25

I am looking for a postdoc in my new project on "The domestic politics of EU action against democratic backsliding". Please, check also the project website for the call for applications (as well as the calls for two more postdoc positions in Bremen and Wroclaw): sites.google.com/view/deudem

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Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) @sceus.bsky.social · Dec 3

Applications are open for our master's in European Union studies! We also published our new promo video: youtu.be/CuNYSSEL4js. If you know someone who might be interested, please share it with them—we’d love to welcome them to Salzburg in October 2025. More info: linktr.ee/sceus

#EUsky #EurSky

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John Morijn @jmorijn.bsky.social · Nov 23

Money for Nothing?

Delighted to see this open access article, co-authored with @kimlanelaw.bsky.social & building on earlier work with @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social

Thanks to @mblauberger.bsky.social & @dnaurin.bsky.social!

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Money for nothing? EU institutions’ uneven record of freezing EU funds to enforce EU values

Since 2010, the European Union has been challenged by rogue Member States that reject its fundamental values. The European Commission cajoled, expressed concern and occasionally brought infringemen...

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Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) @sceus.bsky.social · Nov 21

We have just created our own starter pack to help you stay up-to-date with the latest research, announcement and insights from our professors, researchers, and PhD candidates!

Join the conversation below:
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Antoaneta Dimitrova @antoanetadl.bsky.social · Nov 14

A great debate on rhetorical action and EU enlargement revisiting Frank Schimmelfennig’s important book doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Rhetorical action in a liberal international order in crisis: theorising EU and NATO enlargements post-2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrust the issue of European Union and NATO enlargement back into the political spotlight. However, it remains uncertain whether established theoretical framewor...

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Juan A. Mayoral @jamayoral.bsky.social · Nov 11

🚨Announcement for scholars in the Politics of Law & the Judiciary
➡️The 2025 European PolSci Association call for papers includes a section on Judicial Politics
🗓️26-28 June'25, University Carlos III of Madrid 🇪🇸
📩Submit by 18 Dec.'24 at coms.app/epsa2025
Looking forward to your panel & paper proposals

15th Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association

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