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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 3d

Van der Veer & Onderco (2025): 'Representation matters: Technocracy, populism, and attitudes towards international organisations', doi.org/10.1017/S147...

Van der Veer & Meibauer (2024): 'Technocracy, populism, and the (de)legitimation of international organizations', doi.org/10.1177/1354...

Representation matters: Technocracy, populism, and attitudes towards international organisations | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Representation matters: Technocracy, populism, and attitudes towards international organisations

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Blogpost Alert 🚨

Reinout van der Veer, @meibauir.bsky.social & Michal Onderco on populism, technocracy & international organizations (in 🇳🇱): stukroodvlees.nl/populisten-o...

This work builds on research recently published in @ejprjournal.bsky.social and @ejir.bsky.social (links below).

Populisten ondermijnen en technocraten verdedigen internationale organisaties: is het echt zo simpel? - StukRoodVlees

De rol van internationale organisaties in internationale samenwerking is zwaar gepolitiseerd geraakt. Dit is geen nieuw fenomeen,[1] maar de opkomst van nationalistisch rechtspopulisme in het Westen b...

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Tine Molendijk appointed Special Chair 'Moral Dilemmas' 🚨

The Executive Board of Radboud University has approved the appointment of Tine Molendijk as special chair 'Moral Dilemmas of Multilateral Military Operations'. Welcome (back)!

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Tine Molendijk benoemd tot bijzonder hoogleraar 'Morele Dilemma’s' 🚨

Het College van Bestuur van de Radboud Universiteit heeft haar goedkeuring gegeven voor de aanstelling van Tine Molendijk als bijzonder hoogleraar 'Morele Dilemma’s van Multilaterale Militaire Operaties'. Welkom (terug)!

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Gustav Meibauer @meibauir.bsky.social · 8d

It's real! "The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy" in hand and successfully launched at @radboudpol.bsky.social today 🥳 - get your copy here (bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...) and/or ask your library to stock it! 🙏

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Public Service Announcement 🚨

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 15d

Our staff in the news!
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Angela Wigger and Joep van Lit in the media | Radboud University

Angela Wigger wrote policy reports and appeared in a podcast. Joep van Lit was interviewed on Radio 1 and EenVandaag about democracy and autocracy.

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 24d

New article published by our own @bertjanverbeek.bsky.social Jutta Joachim, Chris Nijhuis, and Andrej Zaslove (with @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social ) in @cambridgecria.bsky.social

👉 'The foreign policy of populist governed Middle powers: Italy and the Russia-Ukraine war'

👉 doi.org/10.1080/0955...

The foreign policy of populist governed Middle powers: Italy and the Russia-Ukraine war

Before 2022, many populist politicians had a relatively positive view of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. They welcomed meetings with him, posed for photographs, and even wore T-shirts bea...

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 New publication by our own Nora Stel in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies! 🚨

👉 ‘The dog that barks doesn’t bite’? Non-performativity in migration diplomacy: EUropean-Lebanese engagement on refugee return to Syria'

👉 doi.org/10.1080/1369...

‘The dog that barks doesn’t bite’? Non-performativity in migration diplomacy: EUropean-Lebanese engagement on refugee return to Syria

Before the unexpected fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Lebanese and EUropean political actors found refugee return to Syria either unfeasible or undesirable. Nevertheless, their diplomati...

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 24d

New article published by our own @bertjanverbeek.bsky.social Jutta Joachim, Chris Nijhuis, and Andrej Zaslove (with @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social ) in @cambridgecria.bsky.social

👉 'The foreign policy of populist governed Middle powers: Italy and the Russia-Ukraine war'

👉 doi.org/10.1080/0955...

The foreign policy of populist governed Middle powers: Italy and the Russia-Ukraine war

Before 2022, many populist politicians had a relatively positive view of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. They welcomed meetings with him, posed for photographs, and even wore T-shirts bea...

doi.org

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 24d

New Publication! ✈️

Gustav Meibauer @meibauir.bsky.social · 26d

🚨 Publication Day 🚨

'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · Sep 2

The first monthly pick is an #OpenAccess article by Shelli Israelsen (@radboudpol.bsky.social), "Repression and Alliance Formation: A Gender(ed) Approach to Interethnic Cooperation During Conflict".

Be sure to give it a read!

#Repression #Gender #Conflict

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

This article explores alliance behaviour among female insurgents. I argue that interethnic cooperation among women affiliated with different ethnic armed groups is affected by whether women share a commitment to gender egalitarianism and the level of repression they face from their male co-ethnics. Building on previous research, I create a typology of women’s alliance behaviour that explains variation in the level of cooperation and the type of alliance women form. I disaggregate gender egalitarianism along three dimensions – shared victimhood, promotion of gender equality and linkages to civil society – to show how women overcome mistrust to create social bonds. Using the case of the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO), I demonstrate that even in the face of repression, once these bonds are created, they are unlikely to break down. This study adds to research highlighting the role of repression in driving wartime alliances.

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jul 23

Inspiring our ̶S̶h̶a̶r̶e̶h̶o̶l̶d̶e̶r̶s̶ stakeholders is our greatest calling.

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jul 23

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michael veale @michae.lv · Jul 22

Self-inflicted embarrassment for the University of Warwick — first it rebrands hyper-generically, then someone totally unhinged decides the *front page of the uni website* should say ‘Learn more about our Brand’.

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jul 23

Inspired by our #Warwick friends, we have decided to Rebrand™️.

Our Brand Proposition motivates through innovative synergies, powerful purpose, and marketing values uniquely derived from our strategic positioning, all of which collectively shape our value-driven mission.

This is #beneath.

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Politics of the Low Countries @plc-journal.bsky.social · Jul 3

📝Take a look at this article by
Niels Spierings
@nellageurts.bsky.social‬ @radboudpol.bsky.social
"Understanding the Religiosity-Political Participation Linkage among Muslim Women".
🔓Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jul 3

Radboud is at #EWIS2025 💪

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yesterday, 12 MA students from @ausis.bsky.social (SIS-AU) visited us, accompanied by AU's Christine Greetings and Dan Schneider.

They worked through two intensive workshops with our own Saskia Ruth-Lovell, Daniela Stein and @bertjanverbeek.bsky.social - a great day was had by all!

Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our own Koen Vossen with his take on Geert Wilders and the Dutch coalition's collapse in @theguardian.com :
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Geert Wilders collapsed the Dutch government. He wanted power, but had no idea how to govern | Koen Vossen

The anti-Islam ideologue has exposed the limits of his insular, badly organised operation. For a ‘radical’, opposition is a much easier place, says political historian and author Koen Vossen

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · Jun 4

We have a newsletter!

Check out the first edition to learn more about our department 😍 & stay tuned for the next edition!

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · May 27

You walk out of that final oral exam and think 'this was the last time I had to do that'.

Cue 20 years later and it's time for the Research Assessment Committee meeting. 😱

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · May 26

Through random happenstance, spectators also got to witness not one but two @cambridgeunited.bsky.social jerseys.

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · May 26

In a thrilling encounter under calm skies and the watchful eyes of a small but enthusiastic crowd, our staff team emerged as unlikely 9–7 victors over the Bachelor students in today’s departmental football clash.

Can they repeat this momentous feat against the Master students next week? #matchday

a group photo of the staff and student football teams together before the match

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · May 26

In a thrilling encounter under calm skies and the watchful eyes of a small but enthusiastic crowd, our staff team emerged as unlikely 9–7 victors over the Bachelor students in today’s departmental football clash.

Can they repeat this momentous feat against the Master students next week? #matchday

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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨

In this article in 'Thesis Eleven', our own Gaard Kets (together with @mathijsvdsande.bsky.social) argues that the Paris Commune of 1871 can be understood as a 'distributed ecology' - check out what that means for social movements here:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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