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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 1h

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Alvaro Oleart @alvarooleart.bsky.social · 1d

The article is part of a forthcoming Special Issue in Comparative EU Politics on "Political parties as actors of dissensus: insights from the EP" edited by Ramona Coman, @nathaliebrack.bsky.social & @miscoiu.bsky.social. We thank them, @buzogany.bsky.social and the many activists we interviewed!

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 3d

The call for papers/panels for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference is open.
Have a look at section 3 on populism, radical politics and the EU that I'll chair together with @sldelange.bsky.social
Deadline: December 10

ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Populism, Radical Politics and the EU

European Consortium for Political Research

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for the 1st online seminar of the @SGEU of this academic year
Monday 6/10 : 16:00 – 17:30 CET
Understanding the Logic of EU Capacity Building
Speakers: Philipp Genschel & Markus Jachtenfuchs
Discussant: Kathleen R. McNamara, Georgetown University
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Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series

European Consortium for Political Research

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 19d

[OUT] 'Unity in adversity: Has the grand coalition survived fragmentation and COVID-19 in the 9th European Parliament?', new chapter by @nathaliebrack.bsky.social & @awenig.bsky.social, researchers at SciencePo ULB (#Cevipol)
www.routledge.com/The-European...

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 11d

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 12d

Glad to have you here!

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 16d

New publication format of our paper on coalition formation in the European Parliament in the 9th term.

Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 19d

[OUT] 'Unity in adversity: Has the grand coalition survived fragmentation and COVID-19 in the 9th European Parliament?', new chapter by @nathaliebrack.bsky.social & @awenig.bsky.social, researchers at SciencePo ULB (#Cevipol)
www.routledge.com/The-European...

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 16d

Call for Proposals for Special Issues of the Journal of European Integration to be published in 2027
Deadline for Submissions: 31/10/25
www.tandfonline.com/journals/geu...

Feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions about the procedure or informal enquiries you may have.

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 23d

You have a great idea for a special issue in EU studies?
Check out our call 👇

Journal of European Integration @jei-publication.bsky.social · 23d

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕
𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒: 31 Oct. 25

The JEI invites proposals for SIs to be published in 2027. Proposals on any topic within the scope of the journal are welcome and need to be received by the editorial office ([email protected]) by the deadline.

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Sep 3

Today's motivation

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 28

And Édouard Hargrove analyzed the media framing of the recent surveillance scandals www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Abusive or authoritarian? The elite media’s inconsistent framing of surveillance scandals

This article explores the framing practices of four elite media organisations around three recent surveillance scandals in Greece, Poland, and Spain. All three scandals revolved around the pervasiv...

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 28

@vladmarginas.bsky.social article focuses on the role of religious actors in Romania and Greece www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Faithful resistance: religious actors and the articulation of dissensus in Romania and Greece

Dissensus has become increasingly significant in contemporary Europe, revealing fractures within liberal democratic norms. This article explicitly investigates how religious actors in Romania and G...

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 28

@adalgisamartinelli.bsky.social addresses the topical issue of gastronationalism and the role of civil society in dissensus : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Dissensus on the plate: a gastronationalist narrative of ‘food sovereignty’

This article contends that civil society organizations (CSOs) can function as channels of dissensus in composite polities such as the European Union (EU). Drawing on Coman and Brack’s [2025, Dissen...

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 28

In the SI @asezech.bsky.social focuses on the ECB and the issue of expert dissensus:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23745118.2025.2546796

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 28

The special issue I coordinated together with Ramona Coman and Sergiu Miscoiu on the actors of dissensus is out! It is part of the @gemdiamondphd.bsky.social GEM diamond Doctoral network and the SI contains brilliant articles by the PhD students of the network. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Varieties of dissensus over liberal democracy in the EU. National and transnational actors

This article introduces the special issue on the actors of dissensus over liberal democracy in the European Union. While scholarly attention has primarily focused on radical right parties, institut...

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 27

@ecprsgeu.bsky.social businessman meeting
Do follow the account of the Standing group and renew your membership.
The call for papers for our conference in Catania in July 26 will be out soon
@adamholesch.bsky.social

Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 27

I don't know @ecpr.bsky.social might be able to answer.

Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 27

And on the "positive" side: a very useful initiative/project for scholars/universities: researchersupport.org

Researcher Support Consortium

researchersupport.org

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 27

Great roundtable on a critical issue: threats to academic freedom and scholars
Moderated by @sldelange.bsky.social
#ecpr2025 #ecprgc25

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our paper "spreading doubts. When Politicians Spread doubts after a crisis and conspiracy beliefs" presented by Kostas Papaioannou with TSS data
@sciencepoulb.bsky.social
#ecpr2025 #ecprgc25

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 26

And now first panel we organize with Kostas Papaioannou on conspiracism, anti-science and democracy with 5 great papers.
@sciencepoulb.bsky.social @ulbrecherche.bsky.social #ecpr2025 #ecprgc2025

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 26

Great panel on mainstream parties responses to illiberalism and far right at #ecpr2025 #ecprgc2025
With great comments by Sarah De Lange
@larboe.bsky.social
@piotrmarczynski.bsky.social
@sciencepoulb.bsky.social

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 25

On my way to the ECPR General Conference.
First (of 3 papers) to be presented with @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social and Kostas Papaioannou
Spreading: tomorrow at 13h30
Spreading doubts: When Politicians Spread Conspiracies in the Aftermath of a Crisis

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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · Aug 21

I already got help. Thanks a lot!