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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · 5d

RIP Anton Pelinka. In meinem ersten Semester an der Universität Innsbruck besuchte ich seine Vorlesung Gründzüge der Politikwissenschaft. Die Vorlesung gab einen exzellenten Einblick in die Politikwissenschaft - von Wahlsystemen bis Julius Nyerere.

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Politikwissenschafter Anton Pelinka verstorben

Der Großkommentator des österreichischen politischen Systems hätte am 14. Oktober seinen 84. Geburtstag gefeiert

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Markus Gastinger @markus-gastinger.eu · 15d

Last Friday (Sept. 19), @andduer.bsky.social, @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social, @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social and I had the great pleasure of hosting an excellent workshop at @unisalzburg.bsky.social on how to use Large Language Models #LLMs to boost International Relations research. A short 🧵1/4

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 29d

📢 EPSS community updates! 

We’re excited to share some milestones and announcements with you 👇

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EPSS News & Updates | Political Science Announcements

Get the latest news, conference announcements, and organizational updates from the European Political Science Society (EPSS).

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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.

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ich habe Salzburg24 ein Interview zu den bevorstehenden Gesprächen zwischen Trump und Putin gegeben: www.salzburg24.at/news/salzbur...

"Kein Frieden, aber Waffenstillstand möglich": Salzburger Uni-Professor zu Ukraine-Gesprächen

Bringen die Gespräche zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin tatsächlich Frieden in der Ukraine? Der Salzburger Politikwissenschafter Andreas Dür zeigt sich skeptisch. Seiner Ansicht nach sei im bes...

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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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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jul 31

🤔 Who shape's the EU's economic security measures?

🥁 @andduer.bsky.social, Gemma Mateo González & @loranevisart.bsky.social suggest that part of the answer is business interests 💼👇

Geopolitics meets business interests: the EU and European economic security

In recent years, the European Union (EU) has introduced several measures intended to safeguard European economic security. We argue that variation in the distributional effects of these measures ex...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Jun 28

Timely Roundtable on “Current Geopolitical Situation and the Implications for Europe” #EPSA2025

@stefwalter.bsky.social @andduer.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @debremaria.bsky.social &
Muhammet Bas

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Jun 28

Come join us this morning to discuss the state of the world with Muhammet Bas, @debremaria.bsky.social , @catherinedevries.bsky.social , @andduer.bsky.social and myself.

🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺 🌍🇪🇺

epsanet.bsky.social @epsanet.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎥 @stefwalter.bsky.social invites you to her #EPSA2025 roundtable: Geopolitics & the Implications for Europe 🌍

As global power dynamics shift, what does this mean for Europe’s future? Don’t miss this conversation.

📅 June 28 | 09:30–11:10
📍 Auditorium
🔗 epsanet.org
#Geopolitics #PoliticalScience

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

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Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · Jun 6

In this open access article, @yulengzeng.bsky.social (University of Groningen) and @andduer.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) examine how economic sanctions affect the relative military spending of targeted states, drawing on data from 166 countries between 1962 and 2015.

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Jun 6

Happy to announce a new publication with @yulengzeng.bsky.social in the Journal of Peace Research. We show that sanction shocks lead to a short-term increase in *relative* military spending in the target states. The paper is available open access at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · May 30

I can highly recommend applying for this position! Working with the amazing Salzburg colleagues in a great academic environment is an absolute pleasure. If you have questions about my past and present experiences as an IR PhD student in Salzburg, feel free to contact my anytime 🙂

Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 30

Deadline on 2 June!

Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 30

Deadline on 2 June!

Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Markus Gastinger @markus-gastinger.eu · May 12

Happy to organize a workshop on LLMs and the study of IR in Salzburg at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social on Sept. 19 w/ @andduer.bsky.social @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social Accommodation provided, financial support for travel possible. CfP here: markus-gastinger.eu/wp-content/u...

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Frank Sauer @drfranksauer.bsky.social · May 12

Nur weil Realismus drauf steht, ist nicht zwingend Realismus drin!

Das hätte ich schon vor drei Jahren aufschreiben sollen. Besser spät als nie. Danke an die @zeit.de fürs Publizieren.

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Krieg in der Ukraine: Aber das Eskalationsrisiko!

Sie erklären den Ukrainekrieg mit Russlands Sicherheitsinteressen und wollen von Putins Imperialismus nichts wissen: Sind die selbst ernannten Realisten einfach nur naiv?

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 11

yes, an MA in Public Administration is OK

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Apr 22

Ich habe mit @marlenesdl.bsky.social für ihren Podcast über das Ende der liberalen Weltordnung gesprochen. Danke für das interessante Gespräch!

Marlene Seidel @marlenesdl.bsky.social · Apr 22

Was, wenn die „neue Weltordnung“ gar keine Ordnung ist?
Politikwissenschaftler @andduer.bsky.social spricht in unserer 19. Folge darüber, warum er bei der derzeitigen Lage lieber von WeltUNordnung spricht – und was danach kommen könnte. Hört rein:
open.spotify.com/episode/5MbI...

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Apr 21

True. In any case, will be interesting what India agrees to. Not least from the perspective of EU India negotiations...

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Apr 21

India is less likely to have agreed to this boilerplate before than most other countries

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Apr 18

I've seen many issues linked to trade agreements, but this seems a first... It should be clear by now that one cannot seriously negotiate with the current US administration.

Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · Apr 18

J.D. Vance is trying to force the U.K. to drop LGBTQ+ hate speech protections as part of a TRADE DEAL.

This isn’t about jobs or free speech. It’s about giving bigots more room to incite violence.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/jd-v...

JD Vance is using a trade deal to get the UK to end its LGBTQ+ hate speech protections - LGBTQ Nation

JD Vance reportedly believes that the UK's hate speech laws are a threat to "Western civilization."

www.lgbtqnation.com

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · Apr 18

Anybody tell him that the US could also try a different approach, i.e., put maximum pressure on Russia so it has an incentive to negotiate seriously?

Everyone with a bit of an understanding of negotiations understood that the approach by the current US admin was not going to work

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Apr 18

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio:

"So we need to determine very quickly now whether or not this [peace agreement] is doable over the next few weeks. If it is, we're in. If it's not, then we have other priorities to focus on as well.
…The President feels very strongly about that."

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Lucy Kinski @lucykinski.bsky.social · Apr 7

⭐I am looking for 2 PhD candidates w/ focus on qualitative representation research in my ERC project INCONEX at University of Salzburg!

On the project: sites.google.com/view/inconex...

Applications due: 2 May 2025

Full ad: sites.google.com/view/inconex...

#EUsky #poliscijobs #qualitativemethods

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