After a long journey working closely with my PhD supervisor, Judith Bara, I’m really excited to finally share our latest publication. The project was funded by Leverhulme Trust.
You can find the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tuesday 15:30. Roundtable “The European far right in comparative and transnational perspective” (Wadham – Giles Badun) – together with @psagermanpol.bsky.social & @psagreekpol.bsky.social - with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @vtsagkr.bsky.social Graef
📚📝 I've published a new paper that thinks through how scarce health research resources ought to be distributed when the aim is to counter health inequalities! #oa #philsky #philsci #SDH
academic.oup.com/phe/article/...
In preparation of our online event next week, @cfieschi.bsky.social and I have written short blog posts on the question: "Is the Radical-Right Threat Existential or Overstated?"
My take: Yes, the far right is an existential threat but mainly because of the weakness of liberal democratic elites.
Monday 30 March, 09:30 (Venue 21)
German Politics, Italian Politics & Greek Politics Roundtable - The Global Far right in Comparative and Transnational Perspective
with @matthiasdilling.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @vtsagkr.bsky.social Josefin Graef
📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers
🧩 The Politics of Crisis Management: Emerging Directions in Public Policy and Political Science
🪑 @vtsagkr.bsky.social & Angelos Angelou
⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/3h9hFKS
#PoliSci #CallforPapers #ComparativePolitics
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
Join Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni to discuss their new book, Radicalisation and Crisis Management: Shifts of Radical Right Discourse on 10th November from 1630UTC - all the details are at asen.ac.uk/event/tsa...
📢 Announcing the 2025 Political Science Master Thesis Prize nominees 🎓
The shortlist highlights outstanding work from all of the MSc Political Science specialisations. Winners will be revealed on 31 October.
Check out the shortlist: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
BREAKING: Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role reut.rs/46RSbE6
A federal judge delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university professors and students by targeting non-citizens on college campuses who have spoken out in support of Palestine.
As the Netherlands grapples with the "anglicisation" of its universities, it's worth looking to Flanders for a potential cautionary tale. This piece in De Tijd shows how a well-intentioned policy to protect Dutch in higher education can become absurd www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...
📣 5 NEW Research Networks have joined our community!
⚠️The Politics of Crisis Management
🏥Health Policy, Politics and Governance
🌐Data Linkage in Political Science
⚖️Comparative Regime Studies
🏛️Democracy and Representation in a Transnational Space
Join groups & learn more👉 buff.ly/hDqGg6w
The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵
📢In our #NewIssue (29.3)!📢
Up close and personal: how size affects politics in 65 Greek island municipalities
🔓Read the article by @vtsagkr.bsky.social & W. Veenendaal here #OpenAccess 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check out the Radical-or-Extreme Right research network of co-citations:Could there be evidence for 2 different schools? www.kai-arzheimer.com/extreme-radi....
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
in Greek smaller island municipalities:
➡️number of electoral competitors is lower
➡️candidates are less likely to run under a party banner
➡️incidence of patron-client linkages is higher
🔓 #OpenAccess by @vtsagkr.bsky.social & W. Veenendaal 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Congrats buddy! What an amazing accomplishment!
📢 Join us in Surrey, UK, for the "Challenges to Europe – European Challenges" Conference, exploring the forces shaping politics, society, and democracy across the continent 🇪🇺
📅 28-29 May 2025 | 📍University of Surrey
🔗 Free registration, courtesy of PSA: 2025cbeeuropeanchallenges.eventbrite.com
🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.26
♀️ #IWD25
🗳️ A study by @hildecoffe.bsky.social & colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals how sexist attacks, stereotypes & dismissals are damaging careers of women candidates, silencing their voices & discouraging future leaders.
👉 bit.ly/41J1inT
Vandaag staak ik met vele collega's van @unileiden.bsky.social en @hogeschoolleiden.bsky.social tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs. Dit is de start van een landelijke estafettestaking. 🟥
woinactie.blogspot.com/2025/03/prog...
Today I am on strike to protest the massive cuts to higher education funding in the Netherlands.
Vandaag ga ik staken om te protesteren tegen de enorme bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs in Nederland.
nltimes.nl/2025/03/10/s...
🥁 New Article Collection! 📚
#Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe
1⃣2⃣ #FreeAccess Articles
🎯Introduction by @elombardo.bsky.social, Nicolò Conti & @bonniefield.bsky.social
Read and download here ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
Only one day left to apply for one of the 18 PhD positions in the EUFOG project on the contested EU foreign policy in the era of geopolitics. Full/time with generous mobility and family allowances! Barcelona, Bristol, Leiden, Vienna, Oslo, Krakow and Ghent
www.eufog.network/news/qh8ebxg...
The AfD secured a record second-place result in Germany’s general election on Sunday, with one in five voters supporting the far-right party.
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social explains how extremist parties become normalized, and why that normalization is virtually impossible to undo.
"When politicians who are seen as mainstream treat an extremist far-right party as normal, public opinion will tend to follow; and once such normalization has happened, as in Europe today, it is virtually impossible to undo."
I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!
GPSG's first collection of short commentaries on key developments in Greek politics during 2024, entitled “Greek Politics 2024: A Year in Review“, is now online.
We want to thank all the contributors for their thoughts and input. You can find the whole document on our website!
gpsg.org.uk/4262-2/
With 65 island municipalities, Greece is a perfect natural laboratory for comparative research on small island politics. The lessons are relevant for small islands around the world!
In this new publication in SESP - South European Society and Politics - my amazing colleague Wouter Veenendaal and I examine how the population size of Greek islands affects participation, competition, leadership succession, the presence of parties, and clientelism.
