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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 20d

This is how destruction of freedom of speech & media independence looks like, it’s autocratization & unlevelling the playing field.

Yet again, it is not surprising what Trump does, but shocking how weak resistance by civil society & media is. Democratic society in the U.S. is not up to the task.

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Mehmet Yavuz @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social · Sep 8

Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌊 Join us at a beautiful lakeside retreat with @apbtutzing.bsky.social! Exchange about current IR debates.
Connect with fellow #EarlyCareerResearchers and explore exciting new research.

📢 #CfP open — submit your abstracts now!
🗓 Deadline: 30.09.2025

#InternationalRelations #PoliticalScience

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · Aug 3

Regular reminder to 🇩🇪 parties who see such numbers:

That AfD got strong bc nobody represented right-wing populist positions does not mean that AfD will lose if you adopt such positions.

Often it may just make things worse: you acknowledge you were wrong, AfD was right & now you appear spineless.

Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · Aug 3

Germany, INSA poll:

CDU/CSU-EPP: 27%
AfD-ESN: 25% (+1)
SPD-S&D: 15%
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 11%
LINKE-LEFT: 10%
BSW-NI: 4%
FDP-RE: 3%

+/- vs. 25-28 July 2025

Fieldwork: 28 July - 01 August 2025
Sample size: 1203

➤ europeelects.eu/germany

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jul 31

🤔 Who shape's the EU's economic security measures?

🥁 @andduer.bsky.social, Gemma Mateo González & @loranevisart.bsky.social suggest that part of the answer is business interests 💼👇

Geopolitics meets business interests: the EU and European economic security

In recent years, the European Union (EU) has introduced several measures intended to safeguard European economic security. We argue that variation in the distributional effects of these measures ex...

www.tandfonline.com

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨New working paper 🚨

Excited to share my new working paper on rural discontent with climate policies in Europe.

As the climate backlash materialises, especially in rural places, I ask: why do people oppose the green transition in rural areas?

A quick 🧵

The paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · May 29

My most personal post yet, a response to so many messages after launching Respect the Marble

“Breaking the Intellectual Doom Loop: How to Write While the World Burns”

ft. anxiety, a doom-containment protocol & heroic attempts to write offline

🧵

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

Breaking the Intellectual Doom Loop: How to Write While the World Burns (and Your Brain Spirals)

Featuring Anxiety, a Doom-Containment Protocol, and a Heroic Effort to Work Offline

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · May 30

I can highly recommend applying for this position! Working with the amazing Salzburg colleagues in a great academic environment is an absolute pleasure. If you have questions about my past and present experiences as an IR PhD student in Salzburg, feel free to contact my anytime 🙂

Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 30

Deadline on 2 June!

Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Andreas Dür @andduer.bsky.social · May 7

We are inviting applications for a 4-year PhD position in International Relations at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social.

Requirement: MA in Political Science or a closely related social science

Application deadline: 2 June 2025

For more details, see tinyurl.com/5ew3auby

#Polisky #poliscijobs

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Geopolitics Journal @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social · May 5

ICYMI #openaccess in Geopolitics: When Trade Hits Home: Distributional Effects of Trade and Populist Voting Across Space by @stefanhee.bsky.social

Download and read for free:

www.tandfonline.com

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · May 2

🚨Publication alert 🚨
(it feels totally surreal to post this finally 😱)

A few months before my PhD defence, I can finally report that my first peer-reviewed article has been published. This is a major milestone for my career, so thank you to everyone involved 🙏
#EarlyCareer

It is free access, so:

Geopolitics Journal @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social · May 1

New and #openaccess in Geopolitics: When Trade Hits Home: Distributional Effects of Trade and Populist Voting Across Space by @stefanhee.bsky.social

Download and read for free:

www.tandfonline.com

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Ariadna Ripoll Servent @aripollservent.bsky.social · Apr 18

Mein Kommentar zum heutigen Standard. Let the shitstorm begin 👇
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@sceus.bsky.social
#EUsky #Eursky #Migcit

Zeitenwende bei Migration? Zeit wär's!

Die EU baut weiter an der "Festung Europa". Die Demografie zeigt, dass es andere, nämlich klar definierte, legale Wege in die Union braucht

www.derstandard.at

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politiqueue.bsky.social @politiqueue.bsky.social · Apr 17

Ever wondered what happened in the last EU elections in each Member State? Can't wait for the upcoming edited books? Wait no more – the latest @politiqueue.bsky.social special issue brings together short research notes from EU specialists in every EU MS just for you:

shs.cairn.info/journal-poli...

Politique européenne 2024/4 (No 86)

Taking stock of the 2024 European elections in the 27 Member States

shs.cairn.info

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Gina-Julia Westenberger @gjwestenberger.bsky.social · Mar 31

How does employment change differ across German regions & is it all about the urban-rural divide? 🏙️ 🏡

Happy to see the first paper of my PhD now out in Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie and Sozialpsychologie!

Read the paper #OpenAccess here doi.org/10.1007/s115... and 🧵👇:

Beyond Thriving Cities and Declining Rural Areas: Mapping Geographic Divides in Germany’s Employment Structure, 1993–2019 - KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie

This article assesses the popular thesis of growing regional inequality and urban–rural divides for Germany, focusing on the quality of employment opportunities. Drawing on a 2% sample of individuals ...

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Apr 3

This is what Trump's "economists" say about how they calculated the "reciprocal" tariffs. Don[t be fooled by the equation. They commit countless crimes against economics. ustr.gov/issue-areas/... +

Reciprocal Tariff Calculations

Executive Summary Reciprocal tariffs are calculated as the tariff rate necessary to balance bilateral trade deficits between the U.S. and each of our trading partners. This calculation assumes that pe...

ustr.gov

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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · Apr 3

I just did the numbers and this assumption looks to be completely right.

Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Apr 2

apnews.com/article/whit...
how dare you?
#magnolia
#beautiful
#salzburg

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy Liberation Eve!

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Apr 1

Linking public service deprivation to immigration rather than to cuts & administrative burdens is a POLITICAL CHOICE

My research shows that “immigrants cutting the cue" framing was key part of far right’s rise in Europe 👇🏽

🇬🇧: ap.lc/jwBBV

🇮🇹: ap.lc/WRePJ

Yet another form of far right normalization

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Mar 29

3. I think the easiest way to help is aimed as helping science in general rather than US science or scientists. And that is to protect endangered datasets — house them outside of the U.S. and make them publicly available.

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Mar 28

Very cool project!
Why is C not higher than A? This feels like a two-by-two with high/low economic utility and high/low spiritual utility.
I am looking forward to reading future versions of this 😊

Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Mar 26

I am extremely proud to announce that my first co-authored paper got published recently 😍
Thank you so much @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social for your guidance and support. It was an inspiring experience working with you!
Thanks also to @callegall.bsky.social for making this possible!

Jessica Fortin-Rittberger @jessfortin-ritt.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great open access resource on the 2024 EP elections in French and English!

Get the big picture on Germany’s EP election—read our breakdown here with @stefanhee.bsky.social

shs.cairn.info/journal-poli...

#EPElections2024

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Mar 25

Danke @maithinkx.bsky.social für die Zsf! Wann immer mich jemand aus meiner Familie fragt, was ich an der Uni eigentlich mache für meinen Doktor, werde ich ab jetzt dieses Video zeigen. Ca. 1/2 Jahr vor der Verteidigung genau perfekt. Dicke Empfehlung für alle die einen PhD anfangen!

Christian Rauh @chrauh.bsky.social · Mar 24

Großartig aufbereiteter Einblick in den "Markt" wissenschaftlichen Publizierens ...
www.zdf.de/play/shows/m...

Steuerskandal: Wissenschaft hinter Paywalls

Wissenschaftliche Artikel hinter Paywalls und milliardenschwere Verlage profitieren. Bei MAITHINK X zeigt Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, was man noch tun kann.

www.zdf.de

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Mar 24

Super cool! This really connects well to the dissertation I am currently writing, so thanks a lot. I will have a look at the cool dataset. In my opinion it also connects well to the competitiveness measure I am using a lot: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Stefan Hee @stefanhee.bsky.social · Mar 24

Very cool illustration of sectoral effects! This really shows the connection of economic and non-economic regional clusters. Would this also work with manufacturing sectors, like textiles or cars? 🤔 I would guess so

Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Mar 24

The results are highly geographically clustered, even after accounting for demographics. Areas with a history of heavy industry or mining seem to be much more economically segregated than the rest of Britain:

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