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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 7

Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

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Tamim Ahsan @tamim-ahsan.bsky.social · Jul 12

Positive impact of a 10-min walk immediately after glucose intake on postprandial glucose levels

#walking #hyperglycemia 🧪

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Positive impact of a 10-min walk immediately after glucose intake on postprandial glucose levels - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Positive impact of a 10-min walk immediately after glucose intake on postprandial glucose levels

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Romy Hansum @romyha.bsky.social · Jun 10

Not all absorption difficulties in cohesion policy are due to lacking administrative capacity: EU funds also face surprising non-demand from potential beneficiaries. My research shows that tackling unawareness, administrative burden and financial attractiveness could boost demand. More details here:

Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social · Jun 10

🇪🇺🔓 Why do organizations leave 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 on the table?
𝗨𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 keep potentially eligible organizations away.

📌Don’t miss the #openaccess article by @romyha.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#EU #EUfunds #cohesionpolicy

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

@svenschreurs.bsky.social and @rhuguenotnoel.bsky.social trace the influence of labour interests in shaping the EU's minimum wage directive.

Workers of all member states unite? Europeanising the power resources approach via the Minimum Wage Directive

The Directive on adequate minimum wages (AMWD) of October 2022 epitomises a shift in European wage governance from negative integration, focused on competitiveness and inflation-fighting, towards a...

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Lucas Guttenberg @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · Jun 5

16 member states want to use the national escape clause to get more space for defense spending under the 🇪🇺 fiscal rules. Notably absent: the 3 largest economies after 🇩🇪, namely 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸. From a fiscal point of view, probably a good sign as these countries have very little fiscal space. 1/3

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Jun 4

What happened in the Netherlands and what will happen next? I wrote a short piece about the collapse of the Dutch government for @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/when-not-if-...

When, not if: the fall of the Dutch cabinet - UK in a changing Europe

Simon Otjes explains the recent fall of the government in the Netherlands prompted by the radical right-wing populist PVV under Geert Wilders.

ukandeu.ac.uk

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · Jun 2

🇵🇱⚖️🗳️ The rule of law repair process in Poland just got incredibly more difficult. I expect President Nawrocki to be even less cooperative than Duda, as Nawrocki will work hard for a PiS parliamentary election victory. Tough times ahead. 1/

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · May 28

🚨You should read this official State Dept post bc it foreshadows a major fight: Zuckerberg & Musk want 🇪🇺 regulators off their backs. Trump & Vance want to help AfD, Le Pen, and the global populist right. So they are reframing tech regulation as tyranny & censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/statedep...

The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe

Author: Samuel Samson

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · May 23

📢 Fantastic opportunity! 👇

Uğur Aytaç @uguraytac.bsky.social · May 23

We're hiring! I'll be co-supervising a PhD at Utrecht University on the global governance of socially disruptive technologies. Political philosophy/ethics project focused on legitimacy & good governance.

More info: edu.nl/9admd
Deadline: June 3, 2025 (apologies for the short notice!)

edu.nl

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Nils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · May 23

One week left to apply!

If you’re interested in EU financial markets, come join our fantastic team in Berlin. We offer room to think, write, and shape the debate; support to build your think tank profile; and - bias acknowledged - the sharpest minds and kindest people working on EU policy in town.

Policy Fellow (gn) - European Financial Markets full-time (40hrs/week)

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Robin Huguenot-Noël @rhuguenotnoel.bsky.social · May 25

Highly innovative design with fine-grained implementation: truly recommend the read !

ERC project DISINTEGRATION @disintegrationerc.bsky.social · May 12

DISINTEGRATION publ #9 @giorgiomalet.bsky.social and @stefwalter.bsky.social show key events in UK Brexit politics affected EU attitudes in other countries: foreign events can influence voters’ attitudes in other countries and events like Brexit have systemic consequences! doi.org/10.1177/1465...

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ERC project DISINTEGRATION @disintegrationerc.bsky.social · May 12

DISINTEGRATION publ #9 @giorgiomalet.bsky.social and @stefwalter.bsky.social show key events in UK Brexit politics affected EU attitudes in other countries: foreign events can influence voters’ attitudes in other countries and events like Brexit have systemic consequences! doi.org/10.1177/1465...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · May 24

Keir Starmer backs end of two child benefit cap and tells Treasury to find the money - my story for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap as Treasury told to find money | The Observer

Policy change following concern among cabinet MPs will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty

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Arthur Heim @heimarthur.bsky.social · May 24

Quality dataviz

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 15

The FBI is disbanding a squad that handles investigations into members of Congress and fraud by federal employees, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that comes as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate or marginalize units responsible for public corruption cases.

F.B.I. Dismantles Elite Public Corruption Squad

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · May 9

Movimento 5 Pints

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Apr 17

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

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Timo Seidl @timoseidl.bsky.social · Apr 7

🚨 Want to join me at the Technical University of Munich? I’m hiring a PhD student (100%) in the area of the political economy of technological change!

📅 Apply by 18 May | Start Date: July (flexible)

🔗 More info & how to apply: hfp.heyrecruit.de?page=job&id=...

❓Reach out if you have any questions

PhD position in the field of Political Economy of Technological Change bei Hochschule für Politik München

The Professorship Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Timo Seidl) invites applications for a PhD position in the field of Political Economy of Technological Change

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · Apr 22

Striking stat from @kellycnbc.bsky.social on this:

The rise in treasury yields since Trump’s tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings.

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Cecilia IG @ceciliaivardi.bsky.social · Apr 17

I am incredibly honored that my paper "Shaping institutional change in skill formation", which is my first-ever PhD project, has received the @ces-europe.bsky.social Political Economy& Welfare Best Paper Prize and has been published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social 🎉
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Shaping institutional change in skill formation: the role of background ideas in growth strategies

States are taking on an increasingly prominent role in shaping policy across advanced capitalist democracies. This paper conducts a comparative study of state intervention in skill formation betwee...

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Robin Huguenot-Noël @rhuguenotnoel.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congratulations Cecilia ! Great paper, warmly recommend the read

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 26

FYI Alex Moise has now joined the chat as
@alexmoise.bsky.social and also this book contains no war plans, tariffs or orange hair. And it's open access!

Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨Congrats to @nenaoana.bsky.social and Alexandru D. Moise for new joint book at @cambridgeup.bsky.social @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine public preferences for the European Union.

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨Congrats to @nenaoana.bsky.social and Alexandru D. Moise for new joint book at @cambridgeup.bsky.social @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine public preferences for the European Union.

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Erik Jones @erik-jones.bsky.social · Mar 20

Two major elements to consider as Europe ramps up its defense:

www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

Pitfalls to avoid as the EU ramps up defence investment

European Union security requires both investment in defence and decisive steps in innovation and research

www.bruegel.org

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Andrew Watt @andrewwatteu.bsky.social · Mar 20

on.ft.com/41HZ5t1
There is merit in trying to overcome fragmentation in Europe's financial sector.
But policymakers need to stop kidding themselves and citizens that there is s huge pool of inert savings that regulatory changes will enable to be transformed into a torrent of real investment.
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EU revives capital markets union plan to unlock trillions in savings

Financial services commissioner says Europeans need better incentives to invest rather than save

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