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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · 2d

What explains the rising turnout in recent EP elections?

@filipkostelka.bsky.social & @evakrejcova.bsky.social find that it's the strength of Eurosceptic parties at the national level. The more seats they hold in national parliament, the more mobilizing the EP election is

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the article "Awakening the sleeping giant: rising Euroscepticism and turnout in European Parliament elections" by Filip Kostelka and Eva Krejcova. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying voter turnout in EP elections between 1979 and 2024.

Figure 2, displaying Euroscepticism in national elections between 1974 and 2024.

Figure 3, displaying predicted turnout at different levels of euroscepticism in national parliament.

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 3d

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 4d

Bacteriologists cannot turn into bacteria, but political scientists can turn into voters. Today is one of those days. #volby2025 #VotingInRome #frecciarossa

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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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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 17d

The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.

epssnet.org/belfast-2026/

@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!

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Alexandra Jabbour @alexjabbour.bsky.social · 21d

Amazing work from @evakrejcova.bsky.social @filipkostelka.bsky.social and N.Sauger!

Eva Krejcova @evakrejcova.bsky.social · 25d

1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you, Maarten!

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 25d

If interested, check out also the detailed summary thread by @evakrejcova.bsky.social here: bsky.app/profile/evak...

Eva Krejcova @evakrejcova.bsky.social · 25d

1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 25d

Change in migrants’ political attitudes: Acculturation and cosmopolitanization is now available in Early View. @evakrejcova.bsky.social @filipkostelka.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/09/12/c...

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Eva Krejcova @evakrejcova.bsky.social · 25d

1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 25d

Jan Rovny (@jrovny.bsky.social) meets an impressive lineup of critics (@annagbusse.bsky.social, @grigopop.bsky.social, @lenkabustikova.bsky.social, Johanna K. Birnir) of his fantastic book "Circumstantial Liberals: Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition and Democracy" at @apsa.bsky.social 2025

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · 26d

We look forward to receiving your submissions for the Comparative Politics section of the EPSS conference (@epssnet.bsky.social)! In addition to innovative work on traditional topics & cases, we especially welcome strong contributions on less studied countries and regions (e.g., Eastern Europe). 📝

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 27d

▶️ Comparative Politics

👉🏽 Section chairs: @nathaliegiger.bsky.social & @filipkostelka.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes individual papers and panels that engage with states, political regimes, welfare institutions, and governance from both contemporary and historical perspectives.

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are hiring! 🌏 For the future Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz, we are looking for a 👉 Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies.

Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader

@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are hiring! Join @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz as a 👉 Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies and take part in building the future 🌏 Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).

Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc

@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 14

From June 2025 -

Understanding Voter Fatigue: Election Frequency and Electoral Abstention Approval - cup.org/4enhQaZ

"findings hold major implications for our understanding of voter turnout and democratic institutional engineering"

- @filipkostelka.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract from a research paper discussing the impact of election frequency on voter turnout and democratic engagement.

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Lucas Leemann @lucasleemann.bsky.social · Aug 7

I have been at every single EPSA conference since EPSA was founded. I am excited to attend EPSS 2026 in Dublin - below some clarifications on EPSA and EPSS

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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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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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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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨 We're hiring!
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 7

🗳️Satisfaction boosts turnout, or voting boosts satisfaction?

➡️@filipkostelka.bsky.social L.Linek @jrovny.bsky.social @skvrnami.bsky.social find both in Central-Eastern Europe. Satisfaction spurs turnout, voting raises satisfaction, especially for winners www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Jul 6

Prof Skocpol making a crucial point here. The centralized police. And then the lawless quasipolice who guard the camps. Trump’s death bill moves the US towards those two thresholds, well known from Germany in the 1930s.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...

Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy

TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · Jul 1

The text can be found here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Electoral participation and satisfaction with democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

PDF | Does democratic satisfaction drive voter turnout, or does voting increase satisfaction with democracy? This paper explores the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · Jul 1

Key takeaways:
1. Elections help legitimize democracy for all citizens—not just winners.
2. Don’t use post-election surveys to infer pre-election attitudes or changes.
3. The satisfaction-participation nexus may be specific in CEE compared to the West.
Thank you for your attention.

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · Jul 1

We also study voting in two-round systems: Compared to abstainers (whose satisfaction also rises), only backing the final winner boosts satisfaction—regardless of when support began. Voting for the winner in R2 is as satisfying as backing the winner in both rounds. 7/n

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Filip Kostelka @filipkostelka.bsky.social · Jul 1

We find that pre-election satisfaction is positively correlated with later (self-reported) participation. However, for many reasons discussed in the conclusion, we are reluctant to think that satisfaction drives participation in this region (or elsewhere). 6/n

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