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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 29d

The first few reviews are in for my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/OUP)!

Draper in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Muzergues in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦̀𝘳𝘦: politique-etrangere.com/2025/06/19/p...

Dressler in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵: feps-europe.eu/inspiration/...

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Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨🚨🚨Announcing a special issue on “Political Violence in Democracies” published by @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social and edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, U Daxecker, and me. In this very long 🧵, I will introduce the special issue with its 14 articles. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Political violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025

It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ...

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Sep 5

Interessant! @mrooduijn.bsky.social en @simonotjes.bsky.social zijn weer begonnen met hun serie "Plaatjes van de electoraatjes" over de kenmerken en opvattingen van de (potentiële) kiezers op een partij. Eerste aflevering: NSC.

Stuk Rood Vlees @stukroodvlees.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nieuwe blog: Plaatjes van de electoraatjes 2025: NSC https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=17856

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Marianne Dahl @mariannedahl.bsky.social · Aug 29

📊 New dataset and paper alert!
We’re proud to launch the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019: a global dataset covering 1,452 mass mobilization movements. It was just published in Comparative Political Studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Below follows a 🧵

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Aug 31

Als je naar de huidige peilingen kijkt (zie de laatste peilingwijzer van @tomlouwerse.nl) ziet het er naar uit dat de formatie lastig zal worden.
Nu zijn peilingen geen voorspellingen maar de trends (verdwijnen NSC, daling VVD, groei CDA,) maken het een lastig landschap.

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Aug 22

In tegenstelling tot de gangbare Nederlandse telling, tellen de meeste politicologen internationaal een nieuw kabinet als de partijpolitieke samenstelling wijzigt. Dus nu Schoof III (VVD/BBB) na Schoof II (VVD/NSC/BBB) en Schoof I (PVV/VVD/NSC/BBB).

Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Schoof 3! Schooft heeft nu meer kabinetten op zijn naam staan dan Kok! nos.nl/artikel/2579...

Na Veldkamp stappen ook alle andere NSC-bewindslieden uit kabinet

Het conflict draait om extra maatregelen tegen Israël. NSC wil die wel, VVD en BBB niet.

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Babak Rezaee @babakr.bsky.social · Jul 3

Excited to share my chapter “#Computational Methods in International Relations” is out in the Handbook of #IR.

From Newton’s math to today’s algorithms; how computation helps us make sense of world #politics.

For those into data, code & global affairs:
doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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Babak Rezaee @babakr.bsky.social · Jun 13

If you’re curious the assassination of the IRGC commanders creates a rally around the flag. I suggest reading my recent coauthored article. #IRGC is not a liked in #Iran due to its participation in repression of oppositions. Some of Iranians actually celebrating it.

academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Who Rallies Round the Flag? The Impact of the US Sanctions on Iranians’ Attitude toward the Government

Abstract. While politicians often argue that economic sanctions can induce policy changes in targeted states by undermining elite and public support for th

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Jun 9

Consider two photos: one of an immigrant mother being separated from her child and another of a burning car. Which leads the news? Which focuses attention on the harms of mass deportations? A challenge of violent protest tactics is that they often shift attention away from the injustices they decry.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Jun 9

Those concerned about violence might want to start with violence against immigrants, by ICE here, by illegal deportations to gulags and third countries, the violence against so many federal departments, against the law, the climate, the public lands, waters, civil rights, reproductive rights...

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Babak Rezaee @babakr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Congrats, Elia!

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Jun 9

🧵 New research on what citizens expect from opposition parties in democracy published in @wepsocial.bsky.social. @elinazorina.bsky.social and I surveyed people in Canada, Denmark, Netherlands & UK to understand their views on opposition roles. doi.org/10.1080/0140...

What kind of opposition do citizens want?

Abstract

Opposition parties play a crucial role in democracies. While scholars have extensively studied opposition behaviour and institutional powers, little is known about what citizens expect from opposition parties and how they evaluate these expectations being met. This study addresses this gap by examining citizens’ views on three key opposition roles - oversight, cooperation, and offering alternatives - and their perceived fulfilment across four countries: Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Based on a citizen survey, this study assesses how individual characteristics (democratic satisfaction, political interest, education) and institutional context are related to these views. Citizens across all four countries value cooperation. Preferences for the ‘alternative’ role vary between institutional settings. On the individual level, conflict-oriented and dissatisfied citizens value cooperation less, while those with higher education and political interest find oversight and cooperation more important.

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Armen Hakhverdian @hakhverdian.bsky.social · Jun 7

Media en politiek lopen weer als lemmings op 29 oktober af. stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-1...

Aflevering 133 – Wilders blaast het kabinet op, met Henk van der Kolk en Simon Otjes - StukRoodVlees

Geert Wilders heeft zijn steun aan het kabinet ingetrokken. En zoals het een extraparlementair kabinet betaamt met bewindspersonen op afstand van de politiek trekt hij ook al zijn bewindspersonen teru...

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Peilingwijzer @peilingwijzer.bsky.social · Jun 6

De Peilingwijzer is bijgewerkt met de nieuwste peiling van Ipsos I&O.

📊 📈 Alle cijfers & grafieken: https://peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl/

Bron Ipsos I&O: https://is.gd/EmlNjV

Grafiek met meest recente scores Peilingwijzer

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Jun 6

De trend van de PVV is in de recentste Peilingwijzer eerder omhoog dan omlaag, en van de VVD andersom, maar: beide binnen de foutmarge.

Gevolg is wel dat de PVV nu duidelijk iets groter is dan de VVD (en GL-PvdA), want die verschillen vielen eerder binnen de foutmarge, en nu niet meer.

Peilingwijzer @peilingwijzer.bsky.social · Jun 6

De Peilingwijzer is bijgewerkt met de nieuwste peiling van Ipsos I&O.

📊 📈 Alle cijfers & grafieken: https://peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl/

Bron Ipsos I&O: https://is.gd/EmlNjV

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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.

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Mar 8

Wat als het kabinet binnenkort valt, de peilingen van nu zeteltallen worden, hoe zal het kabinet er dan uit zien? Het kabinet Timmermans I

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Jun 3

In de @peilingwijzer.bsky.social staan momenteel drie partijen op gelijke hoogte aan kop: PVV, VVD en GL-PvdA. Maar tussen nu en nieuwe verkiezingen kan er nog veel gebeuren. Welke onderwerpen staan centraal? Welk frame over de kabinetsval domineert? peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl/grafiek_tren...

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Jun 3

Dutch coalition crisis: PVV ministers exit government. Wilders had asked for additional far-reaching measures on migration, breaking open the coalition agreement. Other parties were not prepared to do this.

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Jun 3

The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · May 8

Seems plausible that future will involve post-college Advanced Placement-style proctored, subject-specific exams. Some research suggests national exams can help classroom dynamics because they put teacher and students on same team versus exam. Only works, though, to assess standardized knowledge.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · May 7

“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College

ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

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Babak Rezaee @babakr.bsky.social · Dec 27

Wonderful that you join us @sabinecarey.bsky.social! Thank you for sharing your exciting research with us.

ps: I need to check my blusky account more frequently 😊

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Nov 17

Meta’s user-hostile approach to links worked for Instagram but porting it to Threads was a mistake. Sharing is core to being human and, for text-first social networks, sharing links is essential. Writers, media, news junkies, etc don’t want to live in Meta’s or X’s or anyone’s “walled garden.”

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Babak Rezaee @babakr.bsky.social · Nov 18

After a long break, got back to Bluesky and nice to see it is growing exponentially! Feeling more like old good days in Twitter.

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · Dec 8

For those who want to hear & engage with the latest security studies research in Europe and beyond, follow the European Initiative for Security Studies @eissnetwork.bsky.social , & to learn more about the initiative & our events, check our website eiss-europa.com/initiative.h...

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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · Dec 4

I wrote a short piece with László Andor on responses to the Dutch election.

Total Honesty and Far-right Lies: The confidence with which analysts have settled on the causes of Geert Wilders’ victory is misplaced.

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...

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Total honesty and far-right lies

The confidence with which analysts have settled on the causes of Geert Wilders’ victory is misplaced. More humility and introspection are needed

www.ips-journal.eu

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