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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 1d

Grazie al CSA di Roma per questo stimolante momento di riflessione con @connect-unibo.bsky.social Condividere idee resta il miglior modo per generare nuove prospettive 💪

CONNECT Research Centre @connect-unibo.bsky.social · 1d

Ieri al Centro Studi Americani a Roma abbiamo partecipato con i nostri membri @manuelamoschella.bsky.social e Antonio Fiori
ad un vivace confronto sui rischi e le opportunità dell'attuale fragilità dell’ordine liberale globale. Grazie al CSA per l'ospitalità e ai partecipanti per gli stimoli!

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 7d

How do political institutions shape today’s wave of economic interventionism? 🇺🇸 vs 🇪🇺

Find out in our new article just out in @govjournal.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @donatodc.bsky.social

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 12d

So grateful to the amazing organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social to the @mpifg.bsky.social , and to the brilliant women colleagues and participants who made this event possible. Such a great signal for our community! 🌍✨

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!

Pauline Kohlhase speaking in a group setting

Audience member speaking at a panel session

participant speaking in group discussion

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 13d

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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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 15d

What a great start for the new year at @connect-unibo.bsky.social Very grateful to prof Emma Mawdsley for her wonderful lecture and generous engagement w/questions and comments. More soon! #stayconnected

CONNECT Research Centre @connect-unibo.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 On Sept 19, we were delighted to hosted Prof. Emma Mawdsley (Cambridge) at the SPS Department @unibo.it for the first CONNECT lecture of 2025/26. She unpacked Trump’s overhaul of US foreign aid & its impact on global development—sparking a lively debate despite the late-summer sunshine outside! ☀️

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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 16d

amplifying this thread for the central bank crowd, this is the glass of glass steagel and the FED act
@benbraun.bsky.social @hjertaker.bsky.social @manuelamoschella.bsky.social @steffenmurau.bsky.social

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16d

like, glass is a young man when the readjusters win office in virginia and go on a campaign of land and debt reform. this is significant because the readjusters represent to him twin and connected subversions: black over white, debtors over creditors

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16d

there's been one book-length treatment of glass's life and career in this century and it does a poor job of situating glass in post-reconstruction virginia and makes no real attempt to synthesize the connection between his segregationist views and his crusade for financial reform

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 19d

Join us online today!

CONNECT Research Centre @connect-unibo.bsky.social · 19d

📢 Today! Don’t miss Emma Mawdsley’s CONNECT lecture on the transformation of USAid under Trump. You can follow in person or via the Teams link on the CONNECT website.

📅 Fri 19 Sept, 3–4.30pm CET
📍 Aula Poeti, Bologna – or join online via Teams

🔗 Details & link 👉 centri.unibo.it/connect/en/a...

DOGE-ing USAID: why and what next for humanitarianism and global development

Professor Emma Mawdsley (University of Cambridge) delivers a CONNECT lecture with the title: "DOGE-ing USAID: why and what next for humanitarianism and global development".

centri.unibo.it

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 21d

⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent

🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 21d

Yes! We'll circulate the Teams link on Friday @connect-unibo.bsky.social @aritassinari.bsky.social

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 21d

We are delighted to welcome at @connect-unibo.bsky.social with the lecture:
DOGE-ing USAID: why and what next for humanitarianism and global development
Emma Mawdsley University of Cambridge

📅 Friday, 19 September 3–4:30 pm
📍 Aula Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani – University of Bologna

See you there!

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 29d

Some of the very best and most internationally renowned political scientists in Germany are at Cologne. This is a very real threat to a globally strong group.

Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · Sep 8

The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️

Petition unterschreiben

Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master

https://www.change.org/p/keine-wiso-ohne-powi-für-eine-starke-politikwissenschaft-im-bachelor-master

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy to be in a wonderful city for one of my fav conferences ☺️ if you’re around, make sure not to miss @himself.bsky.social keynote lecture tonight

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Jérôme Deyris @jdeyris.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 New paper accepted in @JCMS_journal! 🚨

"Central bankers as migrating birds: How inflation shapes the rhetorical strategies of doves and hawks"
With Bart Stellinga and Matthias Thiemann

Paper: doi.org/10.1111/jcms...
Blog: lnkd.in/eNAm9NzA

Central Bankers as Migrating Birds: How Inflation Shapes the Rhetorical Strategies of Doves and Hawks

The Eurosystem is built on a compelling promise: shielded from national politics, ECB Governing Council members would be better positioned to deploy their science-based expertise. Far from embodying ...

doi.org

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students

Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.

www.forbes.com

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Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you are attending #EISAPEC2025 and are interested in publishing in @ripejournal.bsky.social please join the "Meet the Editors II" panel this afternoon (Thursday, Aug 28) at 17:30 (Sala Poeti, Palazzo Hercolani) to hear RIPE Editor @manuelamoschella.bsky.social speak about the journal.

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Aug 28

My Substack on writing, Respect the Marble is back! 🎉

I’ll be launching several new things this autumn, outlined here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/a-new-seas...

A quick preview 👇

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A New Season for Respect the Marble

Introducing "Etched in Marble: Conversations with Writers" & "Sunday Writer's Digest"

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Aug 24

🧵 Draghi, far more eloquently (& in Italian) & with far greater authority touching on several of the themes I discussed in my @jcms-eu.bsky.social Annual Lecture @ces-europe.bsky.social:

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Aug 22

Very happy to have contributed to this fantastic Handbook of Comparative Political Economy with a chapter on central banks as a key linchpin of capitalist systems.

Many thanks to Marino Regini for bringing together such an outstanding set of contributions 👉 www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

Handbook of Comparative Political Economy

‘In his splendid Handbook, Marino Regini not only assembles a stellar cast of distinguished practitioners from Europe and America; he also demonstrates how needed such a volume is to the interdiscipli...

www.e-elgar.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Aug 12

Textbook authoritarianism

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · Aug 12

🔴 EJ Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs report - Fox Business.

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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · Jul 1

With summer in full swing, we have launched our July issue today!☀️

🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific
🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more
💻 Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance
📚 24 book reviews

Read NOW: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/4

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Aug 5

So proud to be on the editorial board of a journal that keeps pushing the boundaries of political economy!
💥 Massive thanks to all our authors, reviewers, and readers who make this community thrive!

Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

RIPE had 194695 downloads in Q2 2025, as opposed to 143240 in Q2 2024, an increase of 35.92%. Thanks to our authors, reviewers and readers!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · Jul 28

So much for European soft and hard power as well as European strategic autonomy. If this is what the EU can achieve in ***trade*** of all the things, things look dire.

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jul 27

We have deal 🇪🇺🇺🇸

Together, the EU and the US are a market of 800 million people.

And nearly 44 percent of global GDP.

It’s the biggest trade deal ever ↓

europa.eu/!gRXhqQ

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Arianna Tassinari @aritassinari.bsky.social · Jul 18

We are delighted that our Special Issue on "The Politics of Growth, Stagnation and Upgrading in Peripheral Economies" coedited w/ @fbulfone.bsky.social & Aldo Madariaga is now out in Competition & Change @compchange.bsky.social, Vol. 29(3–4).
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1024...

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Christopher Leisinger @cleisinger.bsky.social · Jul 17

Sharp synthesis of the 2024 landmark reports by Letta and Draghi and their implications for the EU's economic agenda.

Now, the 2028-34 MFF negotiations will test whether the EU truly backs its new competitiveness agenda - with sufficient financial commitment and, crucially, political legitimacy.

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Jul 16

📘🇪🇺 Much more than a report
In our new @jcms-eu.bsky.social piece, Lucia Quaglia and I argue that the Draghi and Letta reports go beyond competitiveness - they mark a shift in the EU’s political identity. But this entails huge challenges!

Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Much More Than a Report: The Search for Europe's New Political Identity and the Politics of Competitiveness

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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