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Aleksandra Sojka

@alesojka.bsky.social

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Associate Professor, Dept. Social Sciences UC3M, Madrid European politics & society macies.bsky.social Member ic3jm.bsky.social Previously @EuropeAtHarvard EU citizen, Feminist, #firstgen

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Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎉 New research alert! My study with the great @ilketoygur.bsky.social has just been published in JEPP @jeppjournal.bsky.social‬: "Does climate policy backlash fuel Eurosceptic vote? Exploring the link in the European Parliament elections" www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Does climate policy backlash fuel Eurosceptic vote? Exploring the link in the European Parliament elections

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Joshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social · 6h

Starts with B, ends with rexit…

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 8h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting contrast: government leaders rejecting EU funded drone walls, while embracing EU funded anti-migrant walls. 😒

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5d

The European Commission’s drone wall idea is showing cracks before intercepting its first Russian intruder.

Von der Leyen’s ‘drone wall’ plan crashes into EU reality

Europe’s latest defense debate is splitting countries demanding immediate protection from Russia and those further from the threat.

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 5d

💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network. @vsquare.bsky.social

Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org

Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a p...

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Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · 6d

Just discovered this fantastic oral history of the Brussels media bubble 🇪🇺 thanks for sharing!

Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 6d

Brussels leaks like a sieve b/c so many countries involved and no consequences, etc. So everything plays out in the press. (See this great podcast episode with Politico.EU founder Matt Kaminiski). And this creates drama, will it or won't it happen... etc. But... 3/ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Brussels Media Landscape Explained feat. Matthew Kaminski

Podcast Episode · The Eurofile · 08/28/2025 · 38m

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Carol Galais @galais.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Call open!
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.

ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...

🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...

e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya

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Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · 6d

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 6d

When I was a little girl I wanted to be like Jane Goodall.

Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · 7d

Per usual, we start the new academic year @ic3jm.bsky.social with the permanent seminar dates marked in our calendars as 🔝 priority

Instituto Carlos III-Juan March/ Carlos III-Juan March Institute @ic3jm.bsky.social · 7d

2025/2026 here we go... 🚀

Check out our Permanent Seminar Series line-up for the fall! 🍂✨
This year is going to be full of exciting news—stay tuned!

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 8d

Ursula von der Leyen says a "part" of the €140 billion reparations loan for Ukraine will be used "for procurement in Europe and with Europe".

"Importantly, there is no seizing of the assets. Ukraine has to repay the loan if Russia is paying reparations," she says.

Mark Rutte, by her side: "If!"

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 9d

🚨 BREAKING: The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) is firmly in the lead of Moldova’s election, with around half of votes counted so far and PAS-sympathetic constituencies still to tally.

Full story: www.politico.eu/article/poll...

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 12d

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 16d

Paying for posts on Facebook and TikTok, sharing disinformation, manufacturing polls, preparing for question election integrity.

The Moldova elections on September 28 are targeted for interference.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation

An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 17d

The Trump regime is seeking "regime change in Europe" former Chatham House director Robin Niblet tells the New York Times.

This American-led global far right movement is turning into the Comintern of our times, warns Dutch historian @luukvmiddelaar.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/w...

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 20d

It's particularly rich that a think tank directly funded by an authoritarian government, which has systematically dismantled academic freedom in Hungary, is lecturing others about "academic independence."

The only one literally paid to produce propaganda here is the report's author.

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Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · 20d

We should not dismiss this for the sheer stupidity of what is being argued; this is a well-funded (certainly, much better than the Jean Monnet programme it criticises) and coordinated attack on the democratic freedoms and the openness of European societies.

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Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · 20d

Emboldened by the Trump 2.0 administration, Orban-funded "researchers" are laying the ground for questioning some of the key tenets of European integration.

Pavlos Roufos @proufos.bsky.social · 20d

For example, the "research" is indignant that students making use of the Erasmus program get to spend time abroad, thereby “weakening national identifications”. 🤮 6/

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Eva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 21d

🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2

Call for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 28d

Poland downs drones after Russian airspace violation

Poland downs drones after Russian airspace violation – DW – 09/10/2025

NATO member Poland's airforce is deploying weapons to down "drone-type objects" that have violated its airspace amid Russian attacks on western Ukraine. Follow DW live for more Ukraine war updates.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨🚨Great news: @ec.europa.eu is devising a scheme to transfer almost €200 billion in #Russian immobilized #assets to rebuild #Ukraine at the end of the war. www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

EU moves closer to using Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine

Foreign ministers on Saturday will discuss plans to transfer the funds into riskier investments.

www.politico.eu

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · Aug 16

Putin repeats that he will stop the war against Ukraine if there will be an agreement ‘to eliminate all primary causes of the conflict’.

Putin needs to remember that the only ‘primary cause’ for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is the authoritarian & aggressive Putin regime itself.

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Pablo Perez @pablopereza.bsky.social · Aug 11

This image is from 1952. When 🇪🇺 Unity was not just an ideal, but a need.

And still It. It illustrated the first speech of Jean Monnet as President of the High Authority (predecesor of the European Commission).

www.linkedin.com/posts/pablop...

This image is from 1952. | Pablo Pérez Armenteros

This image is from 1952. When EU unity was not just an ideal, it was a necessity. And still is. The image illustrated Jean Monnet first speech as President of the High Authority (the predecesor of th...

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Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · Aug 5

Looking forward to getting my hands on the important new book on the "good change" in Polish politics by the Stanley Duo @benstanley.eu

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 4

"A key legacy of illiberalism turns out to be a series of institutional traps that are difficult to counteract in the short term without resorting to the same methods that established them in the first place."

www.journalofdemocra...

Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland | Journal of Democracy

Restoring liberalism after illiberalism is no easy task: Leaders face hard choices between acting quickly and effectively while maintaining a commitment to democratic procedure. Worse…

www.journalofdemocracy.org

Aleksandra Sojka @alesojka.bsky.social · Aug 4

Great work! Well done @bertous.bsky.social and co-authors on writing the paper that was needed on Spanish politics; but I will continue to translate SALF as the Party's Over 😝

Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · Aug 4

📝Why has a Bukele-style far-right party emerged in Spain—even though VOX already exists?

In our new paper, @javierpadilla.bsky.social, @canalejoalvaro.bsky.social and I explain the unexpected rise of SALF ("Let the Party Be Over") in the 2024 EP elections:

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Aug 2

A lot of us responded by becoming feminists

Or what some men like to call killjoys, hysterical, unhinged, absurd etc

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · Aug 1

So, European and EU politics folks, this 👇 is where we need your newest work to be submitted and discussed next year @epssnet.bsky.social first conference in Belfast!

I am happy to co-chair the section with Bjorn Hoyland, and looking 👀 forward to your submissions.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · Jul 23

🇵🇱⚖️Adam Bodnar is out as the Polish Minister of Justice/Prosecutor General, why? First, being a good academic/human rights defender doesn't necessarily make you a good politician; second, you can't please everyone who wants to be pleased; third, timid people aren't suited for savage times. 1/

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