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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 2d

After being so wonderfully welcomed by Federica at Oxford earlier this year, I'm beyond thrilled to welcome her at home this time, here at Sciences Po!
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to hopping on a train later today and heading to Paris to present our "how Brexit harmed the environment" paper (cc @acalacino.bsky.social @hayleypring.bsky.social) tomorrow 🇫🇷

Thanks @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social for the invite!

Abstract of "Offshore Outlaws" paper by Calacino, Genovese and Pring:

Globalization has led to various forms of international integration whose effect on environmental behavior has been a long-standing source of debate. Yet, in recent years, there has been a growing backlash against international institutions, in part motivated by the will of taking back control of national borders. Focusing on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, this paper explores the effects of this type of backlash on firms' environmental standards. Despite being defined as a sovereignist project to enhance state power and national regulatory oversight, we argue that Brexit caused immediate suboptimal environmental outcomes. Specifically, Brexit created policy misalignment, pushing the UK regulators into a capacity vacuum. This led to a transition period of impunity for polluting firms, further catalyzed by accelerating market changes, which led firms with lower environmental compliance to sort into the market. We test our theory with evidence from the oil sector's offshore rigs in the North Sea between 2015 and 2023. A grid-cell analysis of satellite-detected oil spills compares firm behavior in the United Kingdom, European Union, and Norwegian jurisdictions. We first find that, after Brexit, UK waters experienced significantly less environmental protection compared to the EU and Norway. Additionally, we show that the environmental damages following Brexit are not associated to a decrease of UK public salience for environmental protection, but by a new ecosystem of firms that were allowed to reap short-term profits from Brexit.

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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social

Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?

@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions

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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

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 12d

I recently gave a long interview to @lemonde.fr about the backlash to climate action in Europe. It was in french so my wonderful new research centre at the Hertie School, the centre for Sustainability (@hertiesustain.bsky.social) made a summary in English
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Théodore Tallent in Le Monde: Public support for climate action remains strong

The Research Associate argues that most citizens support ambitious climate measures, with opposition largely reflecting political dynamics and concerns over fairness.

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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 15d

#Danslesmédias 📰

Bravo à @theodoretallent.bsky.social, doctorant au CEE, pour ce grand entretien dans @lemonde.fr !

Il y détaille les conditions d'une transition acceptable, objets de ses recherches : compensation, territorialisation, exemplarité des élites... ⤵️

cc @edr-sciencespo.bsky.social

Théodore Tallent, politiste : « Sur l’écologie, il n’y a pas de “backlash” citoyen, mais bien un “backlash” politique »

L’enseignant en science politique souligne, dans un entretien au « Monde », qu’il est faux de dire que les Français sont hostiles aux mesures écologiques. A condition que les efforts soient également ...

www.lemonde.fr

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 16d

I gave a long interview to the French newspaper Le Monde @lemonde.fr on the green #backlash.

A great opportunity to discuss my current research and the potential solutions to build an acceptable and desirable green transition!

The interview : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Théodore Tallent, politiste : « Sur l’écologie, il n’y a pas de “backlash” citoyen, mais bien un “backlash” politique »

L’enseignant en science politique souligne, dans un entretien au « Monde », qu’il est faux de dire que les Français sont hostiles aux mesures écologiques. A condition que les efforts soient également ...

www.lemonde.fr

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Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School @hertiesustain.bsky.social · 19d

👋 Welcome to the Centre for Sustainability @theodoretallent.bsky.social!

Théodore joins our Centre as Research Associate as part of the Ariadne Project. His research focuses on the politics of climate change with a particular interest for public opinion. We're happy to have you as part of the team!

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Pietro Castelli Gattinara @pietrocastellig.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Call for applications!

I’m looking for a 4-year PhD researcher (100%) in Political Science: focus on public opinion & the far right

You’ll be part of the POLHYBRID project @sciencepoulb.bsky.social, working with me & @caterinafr.bsky.social
Deadline: 9 11 2025

👉 Info & apply: shorturl.at/El2mW

Doctoral Researcher (100%) in Political Science 4 years Focus: Public opinion, Political Conflict, and the Far Right

The Department of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is hiring a doctoral researcher with a specialization in quantitative research (survey and experiments) for the project “...

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 23d

With wine and cheese 😍

Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks @chflachsland.bsky.social for making this possible. Looking forward to working with the team and starting new projects with colleagues from across Europe 🙌
And of course staying close to my special home at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 29d

A new chapter starts today ✨️
As I'll be completing my PhD this year, I just started a new position at the @hertieschool.bsky.social as a Research Associate at their Centre for Sustainability.
An exciting year between Paris and Berlin, from the end of the PhD to the beginning of something new 🙌

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Sep 5

Let's assemble a team of scholars from various countries and do qualitative interviews with centrist/centre-left politicians across Europe 🙌

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats Diane, what a wonderful project for a fantastic researcher 👏👏

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Forbes @forbes.com · Aug 22

Residents of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are hit the hardest.

Study Links Oil And Gas Pollution With 90,000 Premature Deaths, 10,000 Preterm Births Annually

Residents of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are hit the hardest.

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · Aug 3

The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · Aug 3

“Only 29% would back Brexit now — poll proves tables have turned”
- @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Only 29% would back Brexit now — poll proves tables have turned

We asked Britain about Europe, China and their least favourite world leaders, but one answer stands out

www.thetimes.com

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Aug 2

People’s tendency to underestimate how much others support climate action is recurrent finding in empirical studies of climate policy support, and is a huge sore point for political climate action.

Wouter Poortinga @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social · Aug 1

After 3 desk rejects and 2 major rewrites (with a 17-page rebuttal (!), and cutting word count by 25%), I am pleased that my paper on policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in climate policy has found a home in @climate-policy.bsky.social: (1/) @cast-centre.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1469...

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thank you Federica! You and your team are doing such an awesome work 🙏

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thank you to all those who provided feedback on previous drafts along the way, for instance at EPG and EPSA in June.
Special shout out to the incredible team of @fgenovese.bsky.social who all provided fantastic comments during my stay in Oxford this year 🙏

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

This paper makes an important contribution by advancing a novel place-based framework for understand people's attitudes towards the green transition, insisting that cultural and material concerns are co-produced and intertwined (it's not ALL about money!).

Read more: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Understanding Rural Discontent with Climate Policies: Putting Place in Perspective

The green transition has sparked resistance in many parts of Europe, particularly in rural areas. While existing research highlights the uneven economic costs o

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

Qual findings reveal shared narratives of discontent, grounded in both perceived material constraints and cultural conflicts. Structural conditions shaped how residents experienced policy burdens, but discontent was also mediated by cultural narratives – about rural identity, norms, and landscapes.

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

The quant reveals spatial patterns of discontent aligned with key structural dimensions:
- composition (prevalence of vulnerable workers)
- economic structure (reliance on carbon-intensive sectors)
- material conditions (low density, limited infrastructure, constrained access to local services)

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

I show this with a mixed-methods approach. I start with a preliminary quantitative analysis of geo-coded survey data from France, combining individual responses on climate policy support with local-level contextual indicators. I then turn to qualitative evidence from fieldwork in rural France.

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 25

When policies are perceived to threaten these narratives and place unfair burdens, they can provoke intertwined cultural and material grievances. Rural discontent thus reflects not just opposition to costs or inconvenience, but a broader misalignment between policy logics and localised ways of life.

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