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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · 2h

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Seminars – TransDeM – Transnational Relations, Democratization and Migration

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · 2h

📢 We're happy to announce our first seminar of the 2025-2026 series!

Anna Kyriazi (University of Milan), alongside Roberto Pannico and Irina Ciornei (UAB), will present "European Social Governance and Political Trust".

📅 Thursday, October 23, 12:30
📍 Seminari C, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Congratulations to Ahmed Kadiri for his excellent defense of his thesis, “Repertoires of political agency among elite return migrants: the case of Morocco”.

From all your TransDeM colleagues: well done, Dr. Kadiri! We can’t wait to see what you do next. 👏

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · Jul 23

The GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2025 is underway! 🎉 3 short courses kicked off this morning. Over 3.5 weeks, global participants explore survey methods & more. 👏 Welcome to all, and huge thanks to our sponsors @infas.de & @veriangroup.com for their support!

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Image of the registration desk of the GESIS Summer School 2025 in Cologne.

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Jul 10

This paper has been a long time coming, but happy to have a revised draft out.

We find that banning political ideologies can open space for new political entrepreneurs who mobilize against that ban.

Read Dan's thread for more details:

Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · Jul 10

Can banning political ideologies protect democracy? 🛡️🆚🗣️

Our (w. @valentimvicente.bsky.social) paper finds: punishing individuals might backfire. We study a West German policy banning "extreme left" individuals from working for the state.

#Democracy #PoliticalScience

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url: osf.io/usqdb_v2

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dec-gr.bsky.social @dec-gr.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 New publication alert: "Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments" by @gricoc.bsky.social, @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social and @ehernandez.bsky.social

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

Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments

Recent research shows a growing rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behavior, which has given currency to expressions like “places that don'…

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 29

1.3K followers & counting. Thank you all for your incredible support!

The EPSS journey is just getting started & we couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you for so many of you who already joined EPSS! If you haven't already, please join: epssnet.org/sign-up/#join

Let’s do this together.

Sign Up – EPSS

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Marc Guinjoan @mguinjoan.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨 Call for papers

📢 VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya / 8th Catalan Political Behavior & Public Opinion Workshop

📅 6 de novembre de 2025 / November 6, 2025 at
@IBEI

📩 Deadline: 4 de juliol / July 4.

Submission: 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya

IBEI, 6th of November 2025 Submission form

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European Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are looking to appoint a consultant to provide expert advice on #employment questions asked in self-completion #surveys.

Due to higher rates of item nonresponse, a consultant will support a wider review of this section.

The deadline for applications is Friday 23 July 2025.

Call for consultant to advise on employment questions

The European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) has published a call for a consultant to provide expert advice on employment questions.

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miriamacebillo.bsky.social @miriamacebillo.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thrilled to share our new article published in Policy Design and Practice
doi.org/10.1080/2574...
With Diana Velasco and Alejandra Boni of bsky.app/profile/inge...

#TransformativeInnovation #Governance #SustainabilityTransition #PolicyEntrepreneurship #Catalonia #RIS3CAT @tipconsortium.bsky.social

Policy entrepreneurship in collaborative governance: transformative innovation in Catalonia’s sustainability transition

There is increasing recognition that public sectors in Western countries alone cannot tackle complex societal challenges. However, detailed research on the role of public agents in implementing col...

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Migrant transnationalism (MITRA) @mitra-sc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Two Ph.D. positions on transnational retirement at Utrecht University within ERC project RETIREWEL! Deadline for application on 15th of August, 2025. Read more here: www.uu.nl/en/organisat... and www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · Jun 10

🗣️Do not miss out on our seminar tomorrow!

Anca Turcu (University of Central Florida) will present "Electorate by Design? Explaining the Effects of Transnational Electoral Engineering on Voter Turnout."

📅Wed, June 11, 13:00
📍Seminari E, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · Jun 5

Last TransDeM seminar of the semester‼️

Anca Turcu (University of Central Florida) will present "Electorate by Design? Explaining the Effects of Transnational Electoral Engineering on Voter Turnout", co-authored with @sumpierrez.bsky.social.

📅Wed, June 11, 13:00
📍Seminari E, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · Jun 5

Last TransDeM seminar of the semester‼️

Anca Turcu (University of Central Florida) will present "Electorate by Design? Explaining the Effects of Transnational Electoral Engineering on Voter Turnout", co-authored with @sumpierrez.bsky.social.

📅Wed, June 11, 13:00
📍Seminari E, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 30

Check out our latest post on Divulga UAB to learn more about the paper:
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Supranational redistribution and support for European integration

Can EU-wide social policies strengthen European unity? A recent study by a researcher from TransDeM-UAB has evaluated the potential effect of social policies targeted at European citizens compared to ...

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 30

➡️“Supranational redistribution and support for European integration.”
This recent paper by Irina Ciornei explores the potential effect of social policies targeted at European citizens on the support for the EU.

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 29

Last Tuesday, we had the pleasure of having @filipkostelka.bsky.social present his work "Change in Migrants’ Political Attitudes: Acculturation and Cosmopolitanization" in our joint seminar with @dec-gr.bsky.social. We thank all the audience for attending and for the engaging discussion.

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 26

Do not miss out on our seminar with @filipkostelka.bsky.social tomorrow‼️

📅Tue May 27, 13:00
📍Sala de Juntes, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

Organised with @dec-gr.bsky.social.

TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 20

🗣️Next TransDeM-DEC seminar:
@filipkostelka.bsky.social (European University Institute) will present "Change in Migrants’ Political Attitudes: Acculturation and Cosmopolitanization", co-authored with @evakrejcova.bsky.social and Nicolas Sauger.

📅Tue May 27, 13:00
📍Sala de Juntes, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 26

We are very much looking forward to your presentation tomorrow!

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 20

🗣️Next TransDeM-DEC seminar:
@filipkostelka.bsky.social (European University Institute) will present "Change in Migrants’ Political Attitudes: Acculturation and Cosmopolitanization", co-authored with @evakrejcova.bsky.social and Nicolas Sauger.

📅Tue May 27, 13:00
📍Sala de Juntes, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · May 14

New publication‼️

Irina Ciornei has just published her latest paper titled "Supranational redistribution and support for European integration" in European Union Politics.

You can find it available at: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/YH2P8...

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · May 12

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📆 26–29 Aug 📍 Thessaloniki

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#methodsky #polisky #academicsky #ecprgc25 #ecprms

ECPR Methods School at the General Conference 2025: Priority Booking

Enjoy first pick of courses and a £70 discount if you're an ECPR Member

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dec-gr.bsky.social @dec-gr.bsky.social · May 9

Next seminar 📢: Next Tuesday (13th May) @sandraleon.bsky.social will present "Disaster in a Distrustful Democracy: Public Reactions to the DANA crisis in Spain" co-authored with @amuitz.bsky.social

📍Sala de Juntes

🕐 13:00

Join us!

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dec-gr.bsky.social @dec-gr.bsky.social · Apr 28

📢New publication alert! "The value of Liberal Democracy: Assesing Citizens' Commitment to Democratic Principles", by @sergiferrer.bsky.social @ehernandez.bsky.social , Enrique Prada and Damjan Tomic in European Journal of Political Reserach! ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Apr 23

Very happy to share the program of our workshop on culture, organized with @emmylindstam.bsky.social and @ricarthuguet.bsky.social.

It will take place on June 25th, the day before EPSA starts, at @iepolisci.bsky.social (IE Tower).

If you'd like to join, feel free to get in touch with one of us!

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TransDeM @transdem.bsky.social · Apr 10

We thank @louiserouge.bsky.social for the great presentation and the audience for the engaging discussion!

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