Hope to see this great work out soon. My chapter with @petoandrea.bsky.social was one of the most pleasant writting experience in my life :)

With Gabriela's blog post about illiberal threats against education, it's a wrap for the #genderingilliberalism series hosted by @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Thanks to the great editors who brought this series to light!

That's it for 2025's #GenderingIlliberalism series under our 🌊 #IlliberalWave banner
💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of @weareceu.bsky.social @alinadr.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the young scholars who contributed!
Explore all entries at theloop.ecpr.eu/tag/genderin...

It is always a pleasure to publish amazing new entries!

Thanks to the students, prof Andrea Peto, @alinadr.bsky.social, @civica.bsky.social and the amazing team at The Loop

And if you want to contribute to the series on illiberalism for the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social get in contact...

Paula's blogpost on masculinity and illiberalism is a must-read. So proud of our #GenderingIlliberalism students!

🌊 How Romania’s illiberals weaponise homophobia to fuel hetero-nationalism Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level i...

Check out Avery Gozu's contribution for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, a timely piece steaming from the Gendering Illiberalism course. Here Avery tackles masculinity, hetero-nationalism, and the controversial Romanian elections: theloop.ecpr.eu/how-romanias... @petoandrea.bsky.social

🌊 How Romania’s illiberals weaponise homophobia to fuel hetero-nationalism Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level…

🌊 #IlliberalWave No.41
📈 #AntiLGBTQ+ sentiment has recently surged in #Romania.
🗣️ Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than just insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and #HegemonicMasculinity.
👉 buff.ly/7FB9BFd

@proac.bsky.social #academiaatrisk

When universities actively engage in onesided political gestures, what role does academic credibility play? This is not just about Trump. It’s about the broader question of how knowledge institutions contribute to constructing political memory and legitimacy—and who they choose to amplify.

about how universities participate in shaping political legitimacy and historical narratives. In our work on scholars at risk, epistemic injustice, and academic freedom, we often discuss who gets to define peace, democracy, and justice—and whose voices are sidelined in these discussions.

What does it mean when an academic institution nominates a political figure for a Nobel Peace Prize?
Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative - SNSPA has nominated Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Beyond the immediate reactions, this raises critical questions

@simonhix.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
Thank you for speaking up. The SNSPA community (that I am part of) was not consulted, and this abhorrent decision was presented as coming from all of us. I have written to senate members many times in this regard, to no answer.

Rewarding mobility? Towards a realistic European policy agenda for academics at risk - Comparative Migration Studies This article maps from a critical and comparative perspective how scholars at risk are currently being integrated into the European research infrastructure, as well as in various EU and non-EU Member ...

🌍 Before our current project, our team contributed to "Rewarding Mobility? Towards a Realistic European Policy Agenda for Academics at Risk." This work laid the groundwork for our focus on protecting scholars at risk & strengthening EU policies.

New podcast episode: Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries! Alina Dragolea, Associate Professor at SNSPA and a key member of our team dives into the unique challenges faced by at-risk academics in Central&Eastern Europe.
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU

🎙️ New podcast episode! Our colleague Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg from the University of Erfurt dives into Political Epistemologies and the micro-politics of knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe.
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt

That's a wrap for our GenderingIlliberalism mini-series.
Huge 💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of CEU, @alinadr.bsky.social of SNSPA, to CIVICA at the EUI and, of course, to
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the promising young scholars who contributed, Brava!
Explore all 7️⃣ pieces here: bit.ly/4b1Utkg

Second blog post from our Gendering Illiberalism class is out! @petoandrea.bsky.social

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social thanks for running a series of our students’ work in our #civica course Gendering illiberalism. @alinadr.bsky.social great work together! Follow this thread: 6 more fantastic contributions are expected! I am very proud of our students!

Check out the first blog post coming out of the joint CIVICA course Gendering Illiberalism. I teach this course with @petoandrea.bsky.social simultaneously at SNSPA and CEU. Also check out the wonderful @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Six more to come...

So excited about this project!