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Lisa Herbig

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PhD Candidate in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam || Studying border policies within the EU || Research interests: borders, EU, political communication || ☕️👩🏻‍💻

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Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Aug 26

So excited to join the #YOPOW project beginning next year! Thanks to @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social for the warm welcome and kind words. Until then, I’m focused on wrapping up my PhD with my wonderful team in Amsterdam and enjoying my last borrels, stroopwafels, and canal bike rides 🌷

Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Aug 26

This August marks the official start of my new @erc.europa.eu funded project on youth & their conceptions of political power #YOPOW 🫅🏻 & with that I can also announce the 1st postdoc joining the team: @lisaherbig.bsky.social 💫 Lisa's skill and creativity make her a true win for the project 🙌🏻

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you're a PhD student handing in within the coming year and interested in joining the team, look out for calls for postdoc positions here on BlueSky and/or get in touch to hear more ✉️

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Aug 26

So excited to join the #YOPOW project beginning next year! Thanks to @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social for the warm welcome and kind words. Until then, I’m focused on wrapping up my PhD with my wonderful team in Amsterdam and enjoying my last borrels, stroopwafels, and canal bike rides 🌷

Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Aug 26

This August marks the official start of my new @erc.europa.eu funded project on youth & their conceptions of political power #YOPOW 🫅🏻 & with that I can also announce the 1st postdoc joining the team: @lisaherbig.bsky.social 💫 Lisa's skill and creativity make her a true win for the project 🙌🏻

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Aug 11

@bramlancee.bsky.social and I are organising the 3rd AMCIS Workshop on "Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences", 1-2 October 2025 in Amsterdam.
We are looking for Papers and/or Research Designs. Please email your submission to me and Bram, submission deadline is 27/08/2025.

@aissr.bsky.social

Call for Papers and/or research designs for a workshop on "Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences" at the University of Amsterdam in October.

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Aug 20

We're kicking off a new season of your favourite show next Tuesday: The Migration & Ethnicity Workshop @aarhusuniint.bsky.social 🔥With an exciting line-up of stars, it promises to deliver world-class entertainment every second week. Please join if you're around (no online presentations).

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · May 29

😷 #Covid19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus.
🚫 @lisaherbig.bsky.social argues that closures weakened support for European unity and increased hostility toward immigrants in the short term.
👉 ow.ly/hF1w50W0Caa

How Covid-19 border closures shaped attitudes in Europe

Covid-19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus. Lisa Herbig argues that temporary closures significantly weakened ...

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · May 5

6/6 Read it here (OA): doi.org/10.1111/1475...

With @aslunn.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social, @irenerodriguez.bsky.social, @tonirodon.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · May 5

5/6 🗺️ Borders send strong political signals: about threat, sovereignty, and trust.

Our study shows how these signals can shift public opinion, even in EU core countries like Germany.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · May 5

4/6 That makes today's situation all the more pressing:

➤ Germany's border tightening comes amid warnings from neighbours (e.g. Poland) not to undermine Schengen
➤ The police union is warning of staff shortages
➤ And yet: the symbolism of the new governments action is powerful

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · May 5

3/6 With fine-grained border data + SOEP survey data, we show that border closures led to:

📉 Less support for the EU
📈 More hostility toward immigrants

...particularly in border regions.

❗But effects faded quickly - within weeks.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · May 5

2/6 The paper asks: Do border closures affect political attitudes?

Answer: Yes - but only briefly.

During COVID, Germany shut some of its internal EU borders while others remained open. We test what that meant for EU support and attitudes toward immigrants.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · May 5

1/6 📢 Just as Germany announces it will begin turning back asylum seekers at its borders (starting May 6), our new article in European Journal of Political Research is out:

🧵👇 “Closed borders, closed minds?”

doi.org/10.1111/1475...

#BorderPolitics #EUPolitics #Schengen #COVID19 #EJPR

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎤 With contributions from:
@olgaeisele.bsky.social (@ascor.bsky.social )
@singingarchives.bsky.social (@uvahumanities.bsky.social)
Ofra Klein (@erasmusuniversity.bsky.social)
Joost Vintges (@uvahumanities.bsky.social)

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Mar 27

We will discuss Sarah Awad’s (@aau.dk) forthcoming book with @cambridgeup.bsky.social

From viral memes to protest visuals and campaign aesthetics - images are everywhere, influencing how we think, feel, and act. But how exactly do they shape our political realities?

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Mar 27

📣 Seeing Matters: The Social and Political Lives of Images

Join us for an evening on the power of images in shaping our social and political worlds!

👉 Register here: spui25.nl/programma/se...

📍 Location: SPUI25, Amsterdam
📅 Date: April 4, 2025 | 🕖 17:00 - 18:30

@duitslandinstituut.nl

Ever wondered how images shape our reality? Join us in unraveling the transformative power of visuals – from protest imagery to social media memes – in mobilizing movements, influencing debates, and r...

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Irene Rodríguez @irenerodriguez.bsky.social · Mar 14

🇪🇺Does performance benchmarking impact EU support? W/ @tonirodon.bsky.social @aslunn.bsky.social @lisaherbig.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social we explore how people compare EU performance to non-EU countries & adjust their attitudes accordingly🧵⬇️
📄 doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Benchmarking pandemic response: How the UK’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout impacted diffuse and specific support for the EU | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Benchmarking pandemic response: How the UK’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout impacted diffuse and specific support for the EU - Volume 55

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Amsterdam Centre for European Studies - ACES @acesuva.bsky.social · Jan 16

ACES, in collaboration with the Platform for Democratic Resilience (DEMRES), ARTES, and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam (DIA), is delighted to host @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social from Princeton University. He will deliver a lecture and conduct a workshop on Monday, February 3.
tinyurl.com/yc4c8f87

The past and present of democracy - Amsterdam Centre for European Studies - ACES - University of Amsterdam

Join Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton) for a lecture and workshop on democracy's history and architecture. Feb 3, 2025, UvA Amsterdam. Reserve your spot now!

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · Jan 7

We often define the ideological space in terms of the economic and cultural dimensions; how does this resonate with ordinary citizens? This is the question Thomas and I explore in a new Element, analyzing answers to open-ended survey questions 🧵
cup.org/4gEYCOj

The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words

Cambridge Core - Organisation Studies - The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words

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Theresa Kuhn @theresakuhn.bsky.social · Nov 28

🎉Great news! Amsterdam Centre for European Studies received funding at @uva-amsterdam.bsky.social for another 4 years!

Join us for the kick-off debate w/ Brian Burgoon, Pola Cebulak & Pieter de Wilde @pieterdewilde.bsky.social on the role of ACES in research & society

aces.uva.nl/content/even...

ACES and the Future of Interdisciplinary European and European Union Studies - Amsterdam Centre for European Studies - ACES - University of Amsterdam

Join ACES' event on 3 Dec to discuss European Studies, interdisciplinary research, and future Theme Groups. Network with experts and shape the future of EU studies at Dutch universities.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you for the great initiative - could you add me to the list as well? 🛃

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you for the great initiative! If there will be a second pack I'd be very happy to be added to the list.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you for your work! I'd be happy to be added if there are any spots left.

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thank you for putting this together! I'd be very happy to join the list 🇪🇺

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Dimiter Toshkov @dtoshkov.bsky.social · Nov 26

I have updated the interactive dashboard of #asylum #migration statistics with the Eurostat data for 2023.
anonyms.shinyapps.io/asylum/

You can use the dashboard to explore trends in asylum applications, decisions and recognition rates across the EU 🇪🇺 since 2011.

interactive dashboard of asylum migration statistics for the EU+ countries

Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thank you so much for organising this! I would appreciate if you could also add me to the list. Thanks!