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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 1d

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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Scuola Normale Superiore @sns.it · 2d

🌍 Summer School 2025 “War, Peace and the World Order” in Florence: 5 days of dialogue on #conflicts, violence and #peacebuilding, with 50 participants and 20 international guests. Organized by the Scuola Normale Superiore with partners, funded by the MERITA project (PNRR).

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Bonnie Field @bonniefield.bsky.social · 2d

Currently free access in @sespjournal.bsky.social, Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza, @mportosg.bsky.social & Federica Stagni explore how evolving political opportunities & the tradition of peace movements affected pro-Palestine campaigns in Italy & Spain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Free Palestine!’: protesting Israel’s war on Gaza in Italy and Spain

Amidst the escalation of violence and violations of human rights by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza and beyond, protests in solidarity with Palestine have spread across European countries since ...

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Benjamin Bober @bbober.bsky.social · 3d

Donc je suis tombé sur cet article de @mportosg.bsky.social Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza & Federica Stagni qui répond (en partie) en creux à ma question "Pourquoi
en Espagne et en Italie mais pas en France www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Roberto Pannico @robpannico.bsky.social · 9d

From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).

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The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)

Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 12d

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

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Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 14d

🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars.

My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · Jan 31

52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900

The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...

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Martín Portos @mportosg.bsky.social · 21d

First #COSMOSTalk of the term this afternoon w/ Alborz Ghandehari @utah.edu. Do join us!

Martín Portos @mportosg.bsky.social · Sep 5

The program for our COSMOS TALKS in the Fall'25 is here. What a stellar lineup!

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26d

Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social!

This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.

Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.

We only work in English, so language is not an issue.

Apply!

IE Political Science @iepolisci.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨

We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.

We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.

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Martín Portos @mportosg.bsky.social · Sep 5

@gordonneve.bsky.social @scotinoz.bsky.social

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Martín Portos @mportosg.bsky.social · Sep 5

The program for our COSMOS TALKS in the Fall'25 is here. What a stellar lineup!

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Endre Borbáth @eborbath.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔔 Very happy to see our paper published open access on cleavage theory and civil society! 📖

We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.

I very much enjoyed working on this!

Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Aug 26

Listen: Why Israel’s Gaza hospital strike could constitute multiple war crimes

On Monday morning, Israeli forces launched not one, but two strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Among the casualties: five journalists and four health workers. How is Israel justifying this latest attack, one that, on many fronts, may amount to a war crime?

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Aug 25

In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.

Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 11

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How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD

"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"

- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.

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Sebastian Jungkunz @sjungkunz.bsky.social · Aug 22

New paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social‬: Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement (open access)
doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement

Understanding inequality in political involvement is a core goal of political science. Previous research has examined specific life-course influences, but there is limited knowledge about the diver...

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 18

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨 New article out in @govandopp.bsky.social
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How did far-right parties go from political outcasts to election contenders in Germany, Portugal, Spain & Sweden?

Turns out, stigma doesn’t last forever…

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Back to the Future? The Electoral Breakthrough of Far-Right Parties | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core

Back to the Future? The Electoral Breakthrough of Far-Right Parties - Volume 60 Issue 3

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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
‘Free Palestine!’: protesting Israel’s war on #Gaza in #Italy and #Spain

Read the article by D. della Porta, L. Mendoza Sandoval, @mportosg.bsky.social and F. Stagni here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Martín Portos @mportosg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Full article just out! "‘Free Palestine!’: protesting Israel’s war on Gaza in Italy and Spain" @sespjournal.bsky.social, with Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza & Federica Stagni www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JCBPC...

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Robert Dorschel @robertdorschel.bsky.social · Jul 31

Just finished reviewing the final proofs of my forthcoming book on #techworkers. It sheds light on the high-paid professionals in the tech industry. The book is coming out open-access with @mitpress.bsky.social this December. Very excited about it!

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is the kind of article APSR used to be famous for. The ones that make your brain explode, that challenge you, confuse you, test your patience, and make you smarter by making you realize your limitations. Well done Erica Simmons and @nickrushsmith.bsky.social‬ 👏

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Jul 25

Notable post-tenure publishing differences across fields. One thing that distinguishes these are authorship norms, e.g. in some lab fields, co-authorship reflects status more than work

Figure shows two broad publishing trajectories in the 5 years before and after tenure: rise-and-decline (math, sociology, poli sci) vs. rise-and-stabilize (medicine, psych, comp sci).

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