Can governments scapegoat the #IMF 🌐 to avoid domestic #blame for austerity policies? 🏦📉
In a study with @rodabouharb.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social & Bernhard Reinsberg @uofgsocsci.bsky.social, published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social #GSQ, we put this claim to a test: doi.org/10.1093/isag...
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Deadline to apply for two 2-year postdoc positions in International Relations is in 4 days: 10 April! Positions linked to my ERC-project "Protectionism in Place: Explaining How Subnational Change Affects Public Support for Protectionism". @stockholm-uni.bsky.social #polisky #econsky #poliscisky👇
Come and work with me! Deadline to apply for PhD positions in International Relations in only 4 days: 10 April! The positions are linked to my ERC-project "Protectionism in Place: Explaining How Subnational Change Affects Public Support for Protectionism". #polisky #econsky #poliscisky#
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A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
Chapter abstract: Geopolitical tensions between states can undermine the perceived legitimacy of international environmental institutions (IEIs), making it more difficult to find ambitious policy solutions, diffuse norms and rules, and enforce compliance to address joint environmental challenges. Despite heightened geopolitical tensions in the past two decades, however, citizens’ perceptions of IEI legitimacy worldwide have remained reasonably stable at moderate levels. We argue that IEIs may gain legitimacy by helping states navigate geopolitical tensions through plurilateral cooperation within IEIs. The argument is supported by analysis of the patterns of legitimacy perceptions of the United Nations based on data from 88 countries from the European Values Study 5 and the World Values Survey 7 (2017–2022), and case-based analysis of how plurilateralism may strengthen IEI legitimacy. Finally, the chapter sketches broader implications for the study of legitimacy and geopolitics in global environmental governance.
New work on the geopolitics of global environmental governance 🌍 We discuss how institutions can promote plurilateralism to remain effective and legitimate, based on cases and public opinion data. Read OA: doi.org/10.4337/9781... 🙏 @sei.org #polisky #internationalrelations #sustainability
🌍 New policy brief: Based on the book "Corporate Climate Adaptation" (CUP 2026), we explain why firms often address climate risks in ways that are not necessarily socially responsible & make recommendations for the public & private sector. With M-T Gustafsson: tinyurl.com/4mpuzcrw #polisky #climate
Presenting at @lse-ei.bsky.social today - all welcome (so I am told!)
Thanks @benbraun.bsky.social and @donatodc.bsky.social for the invite!
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A few years ago (2022) I presented a paper where I developed 3 mechanisms of politicization of the European Union.
one of them is the usual bottom-up process: people get mobilized by what the EU does. I called it "reactive politicization". Countless examples of it in the literature.
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Creative - we do some shovelling in Sweden but unpaid and only on our own property - seems not to be a good way to avoid budgeting properly for cold spells!
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postdocs for enviro/climate people at the @gsos-lse.bsky.social!
📚 2 PhD positions in International Relations at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social! The positions are linked to my ERC-project about local change and public support for protectionism #academicsky #polisky
Deadline April 10, 2026, apply here! 👇
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Come work with me! Two postdoc positions open in @erc.europa.eu project PROTECT, examining how local change shapes public support for protectionist policies in areas like trade and finance. @stockholmuni.bsky.social
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In this GRIPE seminar, I will argue that trade disputes have more far-reaching political costs than previously thought 🌍
🇺🇸 I show that local communities' exposure to trade retaliation in the US (2002–22) depresses support for the democratic regime––a slow-to-change attitude––when costs are salient👇
📖 I'm thrilled that our book about "Corporate Climate Adaptation" is published! With M.-T. Gustafsson @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Elements. We provide new theory and data to explain when and why companies adapt to climate change in ways that harm society and nature. tinyurl.com/yumkh86a #polisky
Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland has revived an old argument: should more European powers seek nuclear weapons of their own?
Gift link to my piece w/ @dandrezner.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com on why the new order Trump is ushering in is so dangerous *for the United States* at home and abroad. Hobbes all the way down. www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
New Special Issue in @the-peio.bsky.social: Public Opinion and International Organizations. In the SI intro, we map the field, place the SI papers & identify ways forward: rdcu.be/eXt2R with @jonastallberg.bsky.social, 🙏 @adreher.bsky.social, reviewers & SI authors #Polisky #InternationalRelations
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Browse the latest issue from @iojournal.bsky.social -
International Organization - Volume 79 - Issue 4 - Fall 2025 - https://cup.org/4sfZzmD
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New paper on NGO influence on biodiversity protection in international organizations! We show how NGOs have influence through horizontal venue-shopping in international organizations with a variety of data from global venues 🌱 With Matilda Petersson @esg-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
🚨Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Researcher at Bielefeld University
✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy
Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...
Screenshot of the start of the paper. Title (Political knowledge and perceptions of minority governments in Europe), authors (Jens Wäckerle and Sven-Oliver Proksch) and journal (European Journal of Political Research)
New from @erc.europa.eu project #MINORITYRULE with @sopro.bsky.social: We study voters’ knowledge about and perceptions of minority governments in 🇩🇰, 🇩🇪 and 🇸🇪.
Link: doi.org/10.1017/S147...
When survey researchers or politicians talk about minority governments, what do voters understand? ⬇️
PROTECT will be supported by an advisory board bringing together perspectives from public opinion and international political economy research:Thomas Bernauer, @mcopelov.bsky.social , Matz Dahlberg, @drjennings.bsky.social , Helen Milner, @stefwalter.bsky.social. I look forward to working with you!
PROTECT will offer new insights about the effects of local economic, environmental and sociocultural change on public support for protectionism, in order to advance theories of international political economy. It will clarify the conditions for more effective and inclusive economic policy 🌏🌍🌎
After a period of hyperglobalization, protectionist policies have become more entrenched over the past decade–policies that can benefit certain industries, but may curtail growth and international cooperation. The goal of the ERC-funded PROTECT is to understand public support for protectionism.
I'm thrilled to start the @erc.europa.eu project PROTECT in June 2026, which will explain why some citizens support protectionism although it is costly to them, and how local context changes protectionist attitudes–in select countries worldwide 🌏🌍🌎 @stockholm-uni.bsky.social #polisky #AcademicSky
5/The reason it seems so confusing is this is not about a specific dispute. It is an attempt to shift the underling principles of the international system to what @segoddard.bsky.social call neo-royalism -- a system based not on rules but hyper elite interests.
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Congratulations to @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social and @kmatush.bsky.social for the launch of the Global Public Opinion Lab (GPOL) at Florida State! Lots of exciting plans in the works!
(I couldn't take any pictures of public opinion, so here's one of Spanish moss)
Wonderful write-up by @erikfossingnielsen.bsky.social on a fascinating fiery debate at CERs annual economics conference this weekend (so fast Erik!)
Should Europe use incentives to pull some of our capital exports back home rather than fund Americas deficits?
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