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Swen Hutter @swenhutter.bsky.social · 21d

As I am fairly new to Bluesky, this comes a bit late, but it is still worth checking out:

Our #oa introduction to the @jeppjournal.bsky.social special issue on "Europe’s Changing Protest Landscape"
with @sophiahunger.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...

Journal of European Public Policy

Special Issue: Europe's Changing Protest Landscape. Guest Editors: Sophia Hunger & Swen Hutter. Volume 32, Issue 8 of Journal of European Public Policy

www.tandfonline.com

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Daniel Kovarek @kovarek.bsky.social · Aug 30

no better way to depart from #ecprgc25 than 👀 my paper just published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social! I find localism in an unlikely place & show that people feel more represented when they live in incumbent MEPs' hometowns, using survey data from 🇷🇴🇭🇺🇮🇹🇧🇪 doi.org/10.1177/1465... #Polisky

The effect of MEPs' local ties on perceived representation: Evidence from four EU member states - Daniel Kovarek, 2025

Concerned with the electoral and attitudinal effects of localness, a large literature studies how candidates’ and elected deputies’ local ties shape perceived r...

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Dermot Hodson @dermothodson.bsky.social · Jun 25

It was a privilege to discuss this great book by @ztruchlewski.bsky.social, @nenaoana.bsky.social, @alexmoise.bsky.social and Hanspeter Kriesi @ces-europe.bsky.social . It is a must read on how Europeans stood together during the pandemic and whether such solidarity was exceptional or the new norm.

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Jun 23

New book out at @oxfordacademic.bsky.social on COVID and the EU by @nenaoana.bsky.social @alexmoise.bsky.social and Hanspeter Kriesi. The book was presented at the @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social with very insightful comments by @simonhix.bsky.social www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

Pandemic Polity-Building: How Covid-19 Shaped the European Union

This event features a book presentation by Zbigniew Truchlewski (EUI Research Fellow), Ioana-Elena Oana (EUI Part-time Assistant Professor), Alexandru Moise (EUI Research Fellow), and Hanspeter Kriesi...

www.eui.eu

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congrats to @nenaoana.bsky.social, Marcello Natili and his moustache for new smarticle in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on public support for the EU during crises. A short 🧵:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Understanding public support for EU polity building in hard times: the role of territorial, functional, and crisis politics

Between 2005 and 2025, repeated European crises spurred various forms of EU polity building in a process we call ‘binding’ (i.e., the development of capacity by the centre to provide public goods)....

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jun 10

The EU 'binds' together (especially in times of crisis)🛠️🛤️

❓@ztruchlewski.bsky.social,Marcello Natili and @nenaoana.bsky.social investigate what drives public support for EU polity building.

💡 They find that crises increase support for EU polity building, especially in redistributive areas.

Understanding public support for EU polity building in hard times: the role of territorial, functional, and crisis politics

Between 2005 and 2025, repeated European crises spurred various forms of EU polity building in a process we call ‘binding’ (i.e., the development of capacity by the centre to provide public goods)....

www.tandfonline.com

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 17

Or this joint experiment by @nenaoana.bsky.social and Alexandru D. Moise on energy policy in the EU: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 17

The book builds on and further develops recent publications like this one which offers an original framework for analysing how external threats shape European integration link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Tilly versus Milward: Experimental Evidence of Public Preferences for European Defense Amidst the Russian Threat - Political Behavior

Following the “bellicist” school of state formation, the external threat of war is expected to spur polity formation by centralizing military capacity (Tilly, in Coercion, Capital, and European States...

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 17

The book develops a novel framework for understanding European polity formation and brings a wealth of data to analyse public preferences in 4 policy field - all open access and financed by the wonderful @solid-erc.bsky.social at @eui-schuman.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social and the U. of Milano

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Zbigniew Truchlewski @ztruchlewski.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨Congrats to @nenaoana.bsky.social and Alexandru D. Moise for new joint book at @cambridgeup.bsky.social @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine public preferences for the European Union.

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Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Mar 18

Extremely happy to see our latest mini-monograph on public demand for #EU polity building in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of #Ukraine. You can find it Open Access 🔓 here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Feb 28

Trying to take it as well as you. Well I guess there’s always pizza and a new year for applying…

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Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Feb 27

Within countries, identity and political affiliations cause divergent preferences, with those holding #nationalist attitudes and #populist voters being indifferent to sanctions and their transnational cost management.

Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Feb 27

We also show that between MS there is a wide consensus on #sanctions and their cost management, with the notable exception of #Hungary.

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Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Feb 27

Using a factorial survey #experiment in 7 countries, together with A. Moise and @ztruchlewski.bsky.social we show that a hypothetical escalation of the conflict to EU countries increases support for immediately halting Russian gas imports.

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Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Feb 27

New OA 🔓 publication in EUP 🔔: What is the potential for unity and/or conflict in attitudes towards energy #sanctions and the #transnational sharing of their costs within the #EU following the Russian invasion of #Ukraine?

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Demand-side constraints on European solidarity for energy sanctions: Experimental evidence from seven EU countries - Ioana-Elena Oana, Alexandru D Moise, Zbigniew Truchlewski, 2025

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is testing bonds of energy solidarity in Europe as domestic and territorial conflicts can undermine unity and swift political ac...

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Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · Feb 23

Good paper by @nenaoana.bsky.social @ztruchlewski.bsky.social and colleagues on energy solidarity. Results
Consistent with our 2023 experiment paper on energy security & solidarity in the EU.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Which Energy Security Union? An experiment on public preferences for energy union alternatives in 5 western European countries

The Russian invasion of Ukraine caught the European Union (EU) off-balance, leading some to propose a relaunch of the EU's Energy Union. However, the …

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · Feb 7

🚨 Postdoc Fellow at LSE in Political Behaviour 🚨

We're hiring a 2-3 year postdoc fellow at the LSE to join our great department (with some teaching in political behaviour and comparative European or EU politics)

Please spread the word and reach out with questions!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour

LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text-align: cen...

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Daniel Kovarek @kovarek.bsky.social · Dec 10

there has to be a joke that starts like “4 CEU graduates walk into a sala lettura in Milan…” @nenaoana.bsky.social @ztruchlewski.bsky.social

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Dec 6

@financialtimes.com reporting that 🇪🇺 is discussing setting up a 500bn 💶 defence fund

Some ‘details’ coming out suggest that its set-up might be clever for convincing fiscal hawks to join:

- voluntary nature backed by national guarantees not 🇪🇺-wide

-open to others, 🇬🇧🇳🇴

-EIB role

shorturl.at/FX315

Europe races to set up €500bn defence fund

Initiative is open to UK and would tap bond markets to boost spending for Trump’s White House return

www.ft.com

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Darin Self @darinself.com · Nov 30

Every person who has had to teach a Gen Zer how to use R

SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · Nov 30

Heard from guy that teaches coding bootcamps. He has to teach them what a folder is. I'm gonna have a job forever.

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Felipe G. Santos @feligsantos.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thrilled to share our latest work, with @DanMercea and Matthias Hoffmann, published at @PolStudies. Using nat. rep. survey data from 6 European countries, we explore what differentiates actual and potential protesters between themselves and in relation to non-protesters.

A short 🧵

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · Nov 29

If you're interested in trying out LLMs in #rstats but don't know where to begin, I've added a few two vignettes to elmer: elmer.tidyverse.org/articles/elm... and elmer.tidyverse.org/articles/pro...

Getting started with elmer

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · Nov 27

The social movements scholars starter pack has hit 100 members! Thanks to all who recommended additions. Lots of new people to follow if you have not looked at it in a while.

There's still space and many new folks have joined Bluesky - who else should be added?

go.bsky.app/59uZyEy

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Nena (Ioana-Elena) Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social · Nov 28

Could I get in, please 🙋🏻‍♀️?

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