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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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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 4d

Check out our new piece in EJPR!

Take Sipma @takesipma.bsky.social · 5d

Are universities perceived as left-wing bastions? Are police officers seen as right-wing? And are judges considered impartial?

In a new publication in @ejprjournal.bsky.social, Erika van Elsas, @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social, and I answer these questions ... (1/3)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Citizen perceptions of ideological bias in public service institutions: A cross-institutional analysis in five countries | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Citizen perceptions of ideological bias in public service institutions: A cross-institutional analysis in five countries

www.cambridge.org

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 29d

🚨📢 We’re hiring a Postdoc in Computational Political Science at the University of Antwerp!

💻 Focus: NLP + ML + political text analysis
🗳️ Project: ERC DEMO-LIES (disinformation in democracies)
🌍 Location: Antwerp, 🇧🇪
📅 Deadline: 16 Oct 2025

www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

Postdoctoral scholarship holder in computational political science | University of Antwerp

YUFE vacancies

www.uantwerpen.be

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Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey (POPPA) @poppa-data.bsky.social · Sep 4

New POPPA article out in Party Politics by Andrej Zaslove, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social, @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social:

“The State of Populism: Introducing the 2023 Wave of the Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey."

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

📘 64.4

Who accepts party policy change?

@mauritsmeijers.bsky.social & @rdassonneville.bsky.social use 🗳️ data from 5 countries shows that many see change as necessary but populist attitudes strongly reduce acceptance.

Read more:

Who accepts party policy change? The individual-level drivers of attitudes towards party repositioning

MAURITS J. MEIJERS, RUTH DASSONNEVILLE

ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Aug 21

Bluesky hive mind! Does anyone use their iPad mini for reading and annotating papers? Are you happy with your choice, or do you wish you had a bigger model?

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Joshua Tucker @jatucker.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jul 23

The research is so clear about what the effects of this copycat behaviour is. It's inexplicable why political leadership is so resistant to evidence-based political strategy.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Jul 23

I'm pretty sure it's possible to calculate almost the precise number of votes every tweet like this hands directly to Nigel Farage.

A tweet from Keir Starmer today that reads: "We're cracking down on migrants working illegally as food delivery riders. Wheelchair asylum accommodation locations with Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber eats so they can take action. If riders are staying there. We will do what it takes to ensure fairness for British people."

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jul 18

Love that album

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · Jul 18

Het NL en D "Nee" tegen een EU begroting van ruim 1% BNP staat in schril contrast met hun enthousiasme voor 5% voor de NAVO. Onderliggende gedachte: de EU klein houden, zodat nationale politici zich groot kunnen voelen. Terwijl juist nu een sterke EU keihard nodig is voor onze veiligheid en welvaart

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jul 17

Amazing. Congrats!

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jul 17

Quebec: "Hold my beer"

In Quebec, the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) will fine anglophone shopkeepers in anglophone Quebec communities for saying "Hi!" before "Bonjour!"

Alexandre Afonso @alexandreafonso.bsky.social · Jul 17

In Switzerland we are, huh, more relaxed about these things.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 14

Voor mijn nieuwe Nederlandse volgers, hier zijn enkele andere Nederlandstalige experts op het gebied van uiterst-rechts om te volgen:

@sldelange.bsky.social
@leoniedejonge.bsky.social
@catherinedevries.bsky.social
@lindabos.bsky.social
@mrooduijn.bsky.social
@mauritsmeijers.bsky.social

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jul 11

Very happy to see this out!

We show that defending democracy against autocratizing incumbents is possible, but an uphill battle!

WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jul 9

Online first: "Defending democracy: investigating the efficacy of elite democratic defence in a competitive information environment" by @jmvanlit.bsky.social & @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#Academicsky #Polisky

Abstract of the article "Defending democracy: investigating the efficacy of elite democratic defence in a competitive information environment" by Joep van Lit and Maurits Meijers. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying the experimental block in the survey.

Figure 3, displaying the point estimates and 95% confidence intervals from OLS regressions on three different models.

Figure 4, displaying the marginal means with 95% confidence intervals of the effects of different types of democratic defence.

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Tom van der Meer @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social · Jun 18

Precies. Als een democratisch midden (dat bereid is te besturen) onderling geen alternatieven biedt, komen de middenpartijen gezamenlijk symbool te staan voor de status quo.
Kiezers die ontevreden zijn over de status quo, vinden de alternatieven dan alleen nog bij niet-democratische partijen.

Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · Jun 18

Maak de verkiezingen dus niet een strijd om democratisch of niet (want dat voedt die niet-democratische positie alleen), maar zorg dat er wat te kiezen valt tussen democratische partijen.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · Jul 3

Two fully funded PhD positions in political science at the University of Antwerp in @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social's new and very cool ERC project on disinformation and representation. Great opportunity!
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

Doctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of Antwerp

YUFE vacancies

www.uantwerpen.be

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jun 29

I would welcome this. I have loved EPSA conferences for the indepth feedback, which is much rarer at ECPR, but I do miss the diversity of perspectives, topics and methods. Even if my own work is more quantitative based, I believe new theoretical and diverse empirical insights are crucial for my work

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Jun 28

Did you know that @epssnet.bsky.social will honor your #EPSA membership? Sign up today!

epssnet.org/sign-up/#join

That said, your membership dues are staying with EPSA & EPSS is starting with zero financial funds. So if you can, consider paying for an EPSS membership to help us get off the ground.

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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · Jun 27

The fabulous @frederikthieme.bsky.social will present results from a large-scale field experiment on the mobilization of young voters tomororw @epsanet.bsky.social #epsa2025 @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Frederik Thieme @frederikthieme.bsky.social · Jun 27

Can traditional campaign tools still mobilize young voters in the digital age? 📬

With @heikekluever.bsky.social, I present evidence from a field experiment ahead of the 2024 European elections targeting first-voters. Join us after sleeping in on Saturday 🙌 #epsa2025

⏰: Sat, 11:20
📍: -1.A.06

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jun 27

Amazing initiative! I joined today, and you should, too!

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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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Jun 26

Introducing #EPSS - the European Political Science Society and non-Profit alternative to #EPSA!

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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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jun 24

🧵 Hiring 2 PhDs in political science!

Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES
@uantwerpen.be
🇧🇪
We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo — and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? 🧠🗳️

💥 4-yr fully funded
📅 Start: Oct/Nov 2025
🗓️ Deadline: 21 Aug

Details + apply 👇

Doctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of Antwerp

YUFE vacancies

www.uantwerpen.be

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very happy to see this published! Thanks for the great collaboration in these last 5 (!) years, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social & @francesconicoli.bsky.social !

WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jun 3

Online first: "Partisan cueing and preferences for fiscal integration in the European Union" by @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social & @francesconicoli.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#Academicsky #Polisky

Abstract of the article "Partisan cueing and preferences for fiscal integration in the European Union" by Maurits J. Meijers, Björn Bremer, Theresa Kuhn and Francesco Nicoli. Published online first in West European Politics.

Table 1, displaying the expected effects of party cues on support for Eurobonds relative to the control group.

Figure 4, displaying the party cueing effects on support for Eurobonds by country.

Figure 5, displaying the party cueing effecs on support for Eurobonds by EU integration priors.

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thank you, Alona!!!

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · Apr 17

Dank je, Jelle!

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