🧭 Priorities
Priority will be given to EUPopLink Working Group members, applicants actively participating in the EUPopLink survey, and researchers enrolled in an official research programme or affiliated with a research-performing institution. Gender balance will also be considered.
🗓️ Timeline
● Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis
● All Virtual Mobility activities must be completed by 30 September 2026
Read the full call here: www.eupoplink.eu/node/23
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💶 Financial support
Successful applicants may receive up to €500 to support translation and/or survey implementation tasks, reporting, and the overall Virtual Mobility activity.
🎯 Objectives
● Support the translation and linguistic adaptation of the questionnaire
● Facilitate the review, validation, and implementation of national versions in the survey platform
● Ensure the verification of question display, routing, response options, and language-specific formatting
📣 Open Call: Virtual Mobility – EUPopLink (CA23102)
EUPopLink invites applications for Virtual Mobility (VM) Grants, supporting online collaborative activities that strengthen cooperation among partners and advance the implementation of the EUPopLink questionnaire across participating countries.
The Training School provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen methodological skills and foster collaboration across the EUPopLink network.
Over two days, participants engaged in a dynamic programme combining theoretical discussions on populism and Euroscepticism with hands-on sessions on survey design, data harmonization, and multilingual research tools.
The 1st EUPopLink Training School took place in Lisbon at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.
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The session was followed by a presentation from the Grant Holder Manager, Christina Moutisia.
Participants were introduced to reimbursement rules and administrative procedures, providing practical guidance for COST Action activities.
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We continued with a presentation by @efteperoglou.bsky.social “The Trouble of Survey Data Post-Harmonization: Common Pitfalls and Best Practices” highlighting key challenges and practical solutions.
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Day 2 of the Training school at Lisbon starts with the Action's Vice Chair @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social.
The presentation explored the link between inequality and Euroscepticism, offering insights into territorial divides in Europe.
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"Social Desirability in Survey Measures of Democratic Attitudes”
Pedro C. Magalhães delivered a keynote on the challenges of measuring sensitive opinions and implications for survey research and democratic analysis.
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After lunch coming back to the central theme of the Training School, and our WP2, the multilingual surveys.
The action chair @andreadis.bsky.social presenting how it will all proceed and come together.
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What connects populism and Euroscepticism? (A central question of the action and our WP1.)
Marta Lorimer and Stijn van Kessel explored key concepts, definitions, and theoretical linkages shaping contemporary political research.
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How do we actually measure Euroscepticism across countries?
Alexia Katsanidou unpacked the methodological challenges of survey data and harmonization in comparative research.
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A short presentation of the Action was delivered by @andreadis.bsky.social , Action Chair of EUPopLink, setting the foundations for collaboration, comparative research, and methodological innovation across Europe.
Starting the first EUPopLink training school at ISCTE Lisbon. Ana Belchior introducing the institute.
The Action's theorerical framework has been now published in Open Research Europe!
This is the Action's forst deliverable. Next we will be publishing country reports on the presence if Euroscepticism and Populism.
Read the output here: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-7...
Scholars from Inclusiveness Target Countries:
If you are presenting at a conference on the topics of the Action, consider applying. The conference should take place before 30th June 2026.
Please read the instructions carefully and apply by 19th March 2026.
eupoplink.eu/node/20
Young Researchers and Innovators:
You are a young researcher (age <40) who is presenting on the topics of the Action consider applying. You will advance the objectives and visibility of our Action.
Please read the guidelines carefully and apply by 19th March 2026.
eupoplink.eu/node/19
We have launched 3 calls for grants!
The Dissemination Conference Grant:
Your presentation has to be on linking Euroscepticism and Populism. The aim is to develop new contacts and make the Action visible.
Please read the instructions carefully and apply by 19th March 2026.
eupoplink.eu/node/16
Sincere thanks are due to WG3 Leader @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social , the two Vice Leaders, and all WG3 members for their valuable feedback and contributions, which substantially supported the advancement of the EUPopLink work programme.
● Theoretical explanations (Chair: @aripollservent.bsky.social): presentation of the framework and regional perspectives, concluding with next steps.
● Policies linking Euroscepticism and populism (Chair: @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social ): discussion of the CHES Working Paper and key policy domains (foreign policy, climate policy, cultural identity, sovereignty, immigration/asylum, economic governance), followed by agreed next steps.
WG3 held a packed programme advancing EUPopLink’s work on the overlap between Euroscepticism and populism:
● Expert Survey Questionnaire (Leads: @denisivanov.bsky.social & @piotrsula.bsky.social): overview of purpose and structure, followed by a completion exercise and structured feedback.
Sincere thanks are due to WG2 Leader @efteperoglou.bsky.social , the two Vice Leaders, and all WG2 members for their valuable feedback and contributions, which substantially supported the advancement of the EUPopLink mass survey questionnaire.
● Structured debrief to refine wording, improve survey flow, and strengthen cross-country comparability
● Agreement on priority revisions, allocation of drafting responsibilities, and confirmation of key translation notes
● Confirmation of deadlines, and the next WG2 touchpoint
The WG2 meeting advanced work on the EUPopLink mass survey questionnaire through a focused technical session:
● Update on the latest version
● Questionnaire completion exercise to identify issues in clarity, feasibility, response scales, missing options, length/burden, and routing logic
Sincere thanks are extended to @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social , the local host, and to @gesis.org for their excellent support and generous hospitality.
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The meeting was highly productive, reinforcing coordination across working groups, confirming key next steps, and further strengthening the network’s comparative research on the relationship between Euroscepticism and populism.