Patrick Bijsmans
@patrickbijsmans.bsky.social
Associate Dean #Education @ Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Maastricht | Associate Professor #Teaching & #Learning #EuropeanStudies | #EU #Media #Euroscepticism | #Cycling research (!) | Committee Member @ #UACES | posts my own 🦋🇪🇺🟥
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What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Euroscepticism? Relaunching the Conceptual Debate About a Contested Term
Euroscepticism has become a mainstream phenomenon in European politics since the concept's first appearance in The Times of 11 November 1985. The post-Maastricht Treaty period was an important initia...
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What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Euroscepticism?
Very pleased with this new article, co-authored with former @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies student and now colleague Luca Mancin of the University of Milan
@ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Euroscepticism?
Very pleased with this new article, co-authored with former @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies student and now colleague Luca Mancin of the University of Milan
@ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
Consider nominating yourself for the @uaces.bsky.social committee. Great association, great people, and a chance to co-shape discussions in #EuropeanStudies. Details below.
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We’re inviting motivated members to join the UACES Committee in one of four key roles:
► Secretary
► EDI Officer
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Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
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We’re inviting motivated members to join the UACES Committee in one of four key roles:
► Secretary
► EDI Officer
► Two Committee Members
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
👉 For More Details: lnkd.in/gE53Mk
👉 Become a UACES Member: lnkd.in/eDmuxqn
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Consider nominating yourself for the @uaces.bsky.social committee. Great association, great people, and a chance to co-shape discussions in #EuropeanStudies. Details below.
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My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
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Now on iplayer, for those in the UK - the BBC programme on the Rhine which I contributed to. A really warm, kind and interesting bit of telly in difficult times
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Monty Don’s Rhineland Gardens
Monty Don’s latest adventure follows the River Rhine from the Alps to the North Sea.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Now on iplayer, for those in the UK - the BBC programme on the Rhine which I contributed to. A really warm, kind and interesting bit of telly in difficult times
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
“In recent days, Europe has responded to Trump’s pressure by sending troops from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for military training exercises in Greenland.”
Trump announces new tariffs against Europe amid Greenland push
The president’s bid to acquire Greenland has dismayed long-term allies and pushed the NATO alliance to the brink.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
“In recent days, Europe has responded to Trump’s pressure by sending troops from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for military training exercises in Greenland.”
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Recent statements by the incoming 🇺🇸ambassador to Iceland that the US has ideas to annex it and make it the 52nd state (after Greenland) are prompting the government to make moves toward joining the EU.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Trump's moves spur Icelandic referendum on EU membership
With membership of the European Union favoured once again by the electorate, Iceland’s new government wants voters to decide by 2027 whether Reykjavik should resume the bid it abandoned ten years ago....
www.europeaninterest.eu
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Recent statements by the incoming 🇺🇸ambassador to Iceland that the US has ideas to annex it and make it the 52nd state (after Greenland) are prompting the government to make moves toward joining the EU.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
Iceland is currently in the shadow-EU EEA, following EU law but with no say in creating it.
26km trail run through magical winter wonderland
January 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
26km trail run through magical winter wonderland
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Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
“I don’t need international law,” he added.
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“I don’t need international law,” he added.
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Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
“I don’t need international law,” he added.
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“I don’t need international law,” he added.
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Stunningly beautiful day hiking in the Dutch mountains
December 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Stunningly beautiful day hiking in the Dutch mountains
“The United States of Europe may not become a reality in the next few months, or even years. But its online cheerleaders are determined to bring that horizon closer — one “EU soldier” meme at a time.” Interesting @politico.eu piece. 🇪🇺
Forget the far right. The kids want a ‘United States of Europe.’
Based on social media, the upcoming generation is expressing more European solidarity than the continent has seen in decades.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“The United States of Europe may not become a reality in the next few months, or even years. But its online cheerleaders are determined to bring that horizon closer — one “EU soldier” meme at a time.” Interesting @politico.eu piece. 🇪🇺
Sunday afternoon fun: the Mescherberg half marathon trail run. 436 meters of ascent.
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sunday afternoon fun: the Mescherberg half marathon trail run. 436 meters of ascent.
Unfortunately it looks like this will be the first @uaces.bsky.social annual conference that I’ll not be attending since 2017…
But you should all go. It’s a fab event and I’ll really miss all the great conversations and meeting friends #UACES2026 🇪🇺
But you should all go. It’s a fab event and I’ll really miss all the great conversations and meeting friends #UACES2026 🇪🇺
📢 Call for Papers: UACES 56th Annual Conference 2026 at Charles University, Prague!
Share your research & connect with the European Studies community.
Submit by 1 February 2026
👉 www.uaces.org/themedtracks...
#UACES #EUStudies #CfP
Share your research & connect with the European Studies community.
Submit by 1 February 2026
👉 www.uaces.org/themedtracks...
#UACES #EUStudies #CfP
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Unfortunately it looks like this will be the first @uaces.bsky.social annual conference that I’ll not be attending since 2017…
But you should all go. It’s a fab event and I’ll really miss all the great conversations and meeting friends #UACES2026 🇪🇺
But you should all go. It’s a fab event and I’ll really miss all the great conversations and meeting friends #UACES2026 🇪🇺
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In case you were wondering...
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In case you were wondering...
Reposted by Patrick Bijsmans
🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
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