Book cover of 'The Promise of EU Democracy' (Oxford UP 2026), eds: Wouters, Smith, Raube and Crum
This has taken some time, but the cover alone makes it worth the wait:
'The Promise of EU Democracy' is due to come out at OUP this spring
It collects the very best on EU democracy - promises and disillusions - from the H2000 RECONNECT-project
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y a la de Gisela Hernández González @giselahg.bsky.social “The Council of the European Union and rule of law enforcement: institutional logics and the use of the enforcement instruments” dirigida por
@carlos_closa
👏 ¡Queremos dar la enhorabuena a nuestra ex-compañera Gisela Hernández González (@giselahg.bsky.social)!
Ha recibido mención especial en el #PremioJuanLinz2024 por su tesis sobre el papel del Consejo de la UE en la defensa del Estado de derecho.
🔗 tinyurl.com/29yujlv8
🌟 Scholar Spotlight🌟
Carlos Closa & @giselahg.bsky.social introduce a new model of 'defiant non-compliance' in the EU. Focusing on Hungary and Poland, they reveal how these governments resist enforcement, challenging the EU’s rule of law.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🎙️I recently had the pleasure of participating in a podcast episode hosted by the @euvaluesnetwork.bsky.social, where I shared some thoughts on my recent research.
Many thanks to @adamholesch.bsky.social for the kind invitation!
🚀The episode is now live, feel free to have a listen!
🎙️ New #podcast episode out now! How is the #EU defending the rule of law amid #war, polarisation & political resistance?
We talk to Gisela Hernández @giselahg.bsky.social of @ipp-csic.bsky.social on Hungary, Ukraine & EU legal strategy. #ruleoflaw #governance
🎧 Listen here: www.eu-values.eu/podcast
Current EU leaders' discussions on bolstering defense spending summarised in a photo: while citizens in the North answer the EU should focus on defense and security to foster its position in the world, citizens in the South prefer a focus on competitiveness, economy and industry.
📚⚖️ My book review of Giuseppe Martinico's The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process is out in GAPP! I discuss his take on judicial actors, constitutional synallagma & EU constitutionalisation. A must-read for EU law & politics enthusiasts.
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"Podemos clasificar a los gobiernos nacionales en cuatro categorías según su posición: comprometidos, suaves, cautelosos y desafiantes".
Análisis de @giselahg.bsky.social y Carlos Closa en Agenda Pública.
"The level of democracy enjoyed by the average global person in 2024 is at levels last registered in 1985."
Liberal democracy is now the least common regime type, hosting less than 12% of the world’s population.
Meanwhile, autocracies are becoming more autocratic and democracies less democratic.
🧪 Eloísa del Pino: "El más grave de los negacionismos científicos es el de los políticos"
Lidera la principal institución científica española, la tercera europea y la sexta mundial. @eloisadelpino.bsky.social, presidenta del @csic.es, conversa con 'Agenda Pública'.
📲 bit.ly/4kyvBX2
"Los gobiernos de Estados con un nivel más alto de democracia suelen respaldar con mayor contundencia los mecanismos de aplicación del EdD".
Análisis de @giselahg.bsky.social y Carlos Closa en Agenda Pública.
"La crisis del Estado de derecho en la Unión Europea ha sido objeto de intensos debates, especialmente ante la aparente inacción del Consejo de la UE".
Análisis de @giselahg.bsky.social y Carlos Closa en Agenda Pública.
Hoy en @agendapublica.es explicamos cuáles son las diferentes posiciones de los gobiernos de los EM respecto a la defensa del Estado de Derecho dentro de la UE, y qué factores moldean dichas posiciones.
El artículo académico completo aquí: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@ipp-csic.bsky.social
📰 Portada del día en Agenda Pública
🔴 La hipérbole constante: ¿qué hay detrás del acuerdo del Gobierno y Junts sobre inmigración? 👉 bit.ly/4hXXGW5
🔹 ¿Por qué algunos gobiernos impulsan la defensa del Estado de derecho mientras otros la obstaculizan? 👉 bit.ly/4itkeOo
¡Únete a la IPP Summer School 2025!
Martes 8 y miércoles 9 de julio de 2025 en Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz.
Toda la información e inscripciones aquí: tinyurl.com/2atqny2y
Fecha límite de inscripción: 11 de abril de 2025.
¡Plazas limitadas! ¡Inscríbete ya!
#IPPSummerSchool2025
📢 Excited to be part of the #IPPSummerSchool2025!
On July 8-9, I'll be in Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz, leading the session: "Qualitative Content Analysis for Semistructured Interviews".
➡️ More info: tinyurl.com/2atqny2y
📢 ¡Nos vemos en la #IPPSummerSchool2025!
El 8 y 9 de julio estaré en Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz, impartiendo la sesión: "Análisis de contenido cualitativo para entrevistas semiestructuradas".
➡️ Más info: tinyurl.com/2atqny2y
Thank you very much for sharing! Glad to hear that you found it interesting😊
Promising new article by Carlos Closa & Gisela Hernández on the @consilium.europa.eu’s inaction regarding #ruleoflaw threats/violations & structural/semi-structural/circumstantial factors which may explain EU Council's "appeasement" of autocratic-minded national authorities
Ideology alone lacks sufficient explanatory power, it is particularly significant in accounting for extreme anti-enforcement responses. Arguably, this validates the tendency in the literature to approach the issue as state preferences rather than government preferences.
Early accession, high democratic quality and being a net contributor to the EU budget is the most reliable set of conditions for explaining pro-enforcement preferences. Governments of newer MS that are net recipients of funds tend to be more hesitant about enforcing the RoL.
Our findings show that preferences often remain stable, even when governments change. Thus, structural and semi-structural factors predict governments’ preferences on RoL enforcement better than ideological ones.
First paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ❗️
📝 Carlos Closa and I examine national governments’ preferences on RoL enforcement from 2016 2021 and the factors shaping them
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
After a Christmas holiday (that felt more like a working holiday 😅), today we’re back to the usual routine in Spain. Yesterday was Three Kings Day, the final little break 👑👑👑 Now it’s time to dive back in, and I’m really excited about the 2025 season: the year I will become a postdoc! ✨
"The Economist Democracy Index features prominently in the media, which often cover major changes in regime type, and is widely consulted by the general public. But it is made by a private media company, which suggests that diffusion and agenda-setting are its main purpose".
Interesting example on how the selection of indicators matter for analyses.
Political science scholars do not often use the Democracy Index, see here: tinyurl.com/3d2rz2kh
Instead, most often we rely on the V-DEM, although it also notes a certain decline in Spain's score.
📢 Thrilled to unveil the stellar lineup for our
@ipp-csic.bsky.social Permanent Seminars in the upcoming 2025 Spring season at Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS)
Join us for insightful sessions 🌟 @csic.es
In a democracy, when and where should majorities rule? And when should their powers be limited? Steve Levitsky and I propose a framework to think through these questions in a new piece in the January 2025 issue of 'Journal of Democracy'
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
