🚀 Our Open Research Europe collection @relink2.bsky.social “RELINK for Democracy” is live!
3 peer-reviewed papers published & submissions open.
✅ No APCs for COST participants
✅ Open peer review
🔗 relink2.eu/news-events/
#OpenScience

What a beautiful day and location to talk about #AI and #democracy. I will focus on efficacy and technology acceptance in my talk. #UV #Valencia @ramonv.bsky.social @giuliasandri.bsky.social @michalmaly.bsky.social

Call for Applications: Relink² Training School 2026 – RELINK2 – CA23114 Applications are now open for the Relink² Training School , which will take place from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at New Bulgarian University in Sofia, Bulgaria . O

Applications are now open for the Relink² Training School, which will take place from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at New Bulgarian University in Sofia, Bulgaria 👇

Call for Applications: Relink² Training School 2026 – RELINK2 – CA23114 Applications are now open for the Relink² Training School , which will take place from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at New Bulgarian University in Sofia, Bulgaria . O

Sofia is calling 📍
Applications are open for the @relink2.bsky.eu Training School — 29 June to 3 July 2026 at New Bulgarian University, Sofia.
Up to 15 funded spots for ECR working on digital democracy and civic engagement.
🔗 relink2.eu/news/call-for-applications-relink²-training-school-2026/

⏰Call for papers IPSR:
📌 Special Issue: Homo Algorithmus in Contemporary Politics
🗓️ Deadline (abstracts): 16 January 2026
🔗 Full details: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

⏰Call for papers IPSR:
📌 Special Issue: Homo Algorithmus in Contemporary Politics
🗓️ Deadline (abstracts): 16 January 2026
🔗 Full details: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Joint Sessions of Workshops, University of Innsbruck European Consortium for Political Research

There's still time to submit your Workshop proposal for #ecprjs26 ⤵️

✔️ Seeking submissions across all sub-fields of #PolSci
🎬 Director must be an ECPR Full Member affiliate
⏰ Deadline 30 Sep ecpr.eu/JointSessions
#PoliSky #IR #CallForProposals

Frontiers | Digital leaders: political leadership in the digital age

I followed the invitation of Marco Valbruzzi and Annarita Criscitiello to present my paper with @ramonv.bsky.social on #digital leaders at #uni_napoli (with some very first results from the next, empirical paper) #lovemyjob www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

🚨 Call for papers! 🚨
Excited to co-chair the ESPAnet Milan 2025 stream “New Social Risks 2.0? Social vulnerability in the age of AI, populism, and the cost-of-living crisis” 🌍🤖📉.

📅 Deadline: April 14

@carloknotz.bsky.social

We are exhausted and full of new ideas at the same time! My 3 favorite takeaways: 1) The human is a Home Faber and #AI is a tool. 2) There is no such thing as "just" a tool. 3) Participation is a complex thing. #Relink² #COST @giuliasandri.bsky.social @michalmaly.bsky.social @ramonv.bsky.social

Two months to the first deadline for #EvoteID25! Don't miss the chance!

Leadership, politics and society in the digital age The digital age implies substantial transformations of leadership. Digital platforms have allowed leaders to manage teams more efficiently but also to engage with people on a personal level, sharing r...

Don't miss it! 🚀 Our Research Topic @jasfitzpatrick.bsky.social on Leadership, Politics, and Society in the Digital Age is now out in Frontiers in Political Science, featuring 7 articles plus the editorial.

Check it out here: www.frontiersin.org/research-top... A huge thanks to all the contributors

Thank you so much, Shelley!! 🤩

👨‍🏫🏛️ Very happy to announce that I will soon be joining the University of Valencia as an Assistant Professor of ​​Political Science and Public Administration, once an independent commission has verified that I should have been hired last October 2024

Open access now: Villaplana, F. R., Megías, A., & Barberà, O. (2025). Party primaries and turnout: Meso-level explanations. Party Politics, 31(1), 86-100. doi.org/10.1177/1354... 📖🆓

Institut Catholique de Lille recrute : Enseignant-Chercheur en Géopolitique/Histoire CDI à Lille Postulez à l'offre Enseignant-Chercheur en Géopolitique/Histoire sur Taleez pour rejoindre Institut Catholique de Lille

#AcademicJobs #HigherEdJobs #recrutement
La Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de l'Université catholique de Lille @univcatholille.bsky.social recrute un enseignant-chercheur (en CDI) en géopolitique/histoire. 👇

taleez.com/apply/enseig...

Party primaries and turnout: Meso-level explanations - F Ramón Villaplana, Adrián Megías, Oscar Barberà, 2025 The impact of party primaries on turnout at the meso level has been particularly under-researched. Thus, the aim of this paper is to explore the determinants of...

Our paper in Party Politics on Party #Primaries and #Turnout is now published in Volume 31, Issue 1, and that feels good 😄 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (First published online September 14, 2023)

How does the #EU 🇪🇺 navigates the complexities of the already fragmented and crowded #climate #governance landscape? 🌱🏛️🌍

Find out with @earsomj.bsky.social this Thursday at ESPOL!

📅 Thu, 30 January 2025
🕤 14:00-16:00
📍 Hall MF 1092 / Zoom

Details & registration 👉 forms.office.com/e/Ad3eZxfsTi

Very grateful for the opportunity to guest edit this special issue in #ActaPolitologica together with Oscar Barberà. Papers by @michalmaly.bsky.social @ramonv.bsky.social and other experts in the field. So, if you are interested in #DigitalParties have a look acpo.fsv.cuni.cz/ACPONEN-7.ht...

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Last day for paper proposals ⏰

Internet and Politics in the AI era: digital technologies and their impact on norms, rights and political processes European Consortium for Political Research

📣🗒️Oscar Barberà and I will be co-chairing a panel on #Integrity and Accountability in #Digital Participatory Processes at #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 👉Send your paper proposal and join us! ecpr.eu/Events/Event... Deadline: Jan 6. @ecpr.bsky.social

Frontiers | Digital leaders: political leadership in the digital age

1/ 🌐 What does it mean to be a political leader in the digital age? My new paper with Jasmin Fitzpatrick explores how social media is transforming political leadership. . 🧵 www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

10/ 📰 For more insights, read the full article here (open access): frontiersin.org/journals/pol... and many thanks Micah Altman for editing and Fabio Lupato
and Rubén Rivas for your reviews!

9/ 🚀 To summarize:
Digital leaders must master technology and narrative, balancing communication, organization, and authenticity. They represent a new paradigm of political leadership

8/ What’s next? 🤔
The concept analysis predicts that digital leadership will continue to evolve, incorporating AI, big data, and emerging platforms. Are we prepared for the next generation of digital leaders?

7/ Furthermore, digitalization intensifies trends such as:
🙋‍♂️Personalization: The leader as the central figure of politics.
🗣️Hyper-leadership: Increasing autonomy of leaders from their political parties.

6/ However, digital leadership is not without challenges.
🌐 Leaders face significant risks, including hate speech, misinformation, and personal attacks.
The case of Sanna Marin highlights the gendered and often hostile nature of digital scrutiny.

5/ 🌟 Notable examples include:
📱Justin Trudeau, using Instagram to promote values and foster emotional connection.
🇮🇹 Giorgia Meolni, adapting to TikTok’s visual and humorous style.
🪖Zelensky, strategically utilizing social media during critical times.

4/ What traits characterize effective digital leaders?
👉 Reliability: Being perceived as a trusted source of information.
👉 Relatability: Demonstrating authenticity and connection with the public, leveraging visual and lifestyle-focused platforms like Instagram and TikTok.