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📢 Calling all emerging scholars in the field of Knowledge Politics and Policies

Please consider applying for the 2025 excellent paper award of the ECPR Knowledge Politics and Policies Standing Group

Deadline 15 March, more info on how to apply here ecpr.eu/news/news/de... @ecpr.bsky.social
Excellent Paper Competition 2025
European Consortium for Political Research
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February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Explore expert analysis in our Series on Middle Eastern Policy and EU Relations 👇️

🎬️ Missed a session? Catch up on all previous webinars here buff.ly/5NKu5xl

Discover topics on Iran, Civil Society, Israel, Syria, the US and Gaza.

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February 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
✒️ Removing barriers for authors is central to our #OpenAccess transition 🔓️

With our publishing partners, we offer:
✅ Funding routes for all authors in EJPR, EPS & EPSR
✅ APC waivers for ECPR Member authors in PRX

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@tandfresearch.bsky.social

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February 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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And here’s the news celebration on @ecpr.bsky.social :
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Huge thanks to @ecprtheloop.bsky.social the Loop team, and especially Kate.

To potential authors: Let’s keep the proposals coming — here’s to the next 100! 🔮
The Loop’s path-breaking Future of Populism series celebrates 100 contributions
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February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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NEW ISSUE from @epsrjournal.bsky.social -

European Political Science Review - Volume 18 - Issue 1 - February 2026 -https://cup.org/4rBMT8g

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February 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
🛎️ This Friday in #ECPRSeminars on Digital Authoritarianism @digitalaut-ecpr.bsky.social ⤵️
🎙️ @hosseinkermani.bsky.social & Gi Yeon Koo explore how Iranian users participate in politics, challenge the regime, mobilise their protests & shape anti-regime discourses
💻 13 Feb, 9:00–10:00 GMT
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Research Network on Digital Authoritarianism Seminar Series
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February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
🎉 Our standing Group on Affective Polarisation has joined Bluesky!

📲 Follow @affpol.bsky.social to keep updated with the group's latest news, events and current research
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🚨 Today in #ECPRSeminars on #PoliticalTheory from 16:00–17:00 GMT⤵️
🗣️ Henry Krahn explores the moral justification and distinctive features of accountability-seeking protests, examining when and how they are ethically appropriate
💻 11 Feb buff.ly/p6zcPNm

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Standing Group on Political Theory Seminar Series
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February 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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📢 Exciting news: Our Workshop at the @ecpr.bsky.social #JointSessions in Innsbruck on how to use Large Language Models (LLM) to gather and analyse political elite networks got accepted!📢
Check out our website for relevant materials and our mailing list: www.autpol.net
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February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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The first issue of European Political Science (@epsjournal.bsky.social) to publish with @universitypress.cambridge.org will be online soon, register to receive new content alerts from this important title by following this link -

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February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🔜 Next in #ECPRSeminars of the Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation (YEN)

🧠 Examine how Volt Europe is trying to build the first truly pan-European party & why it may not transform EU politics

💻10 Feb, 14:00–15:00 GMT

🎙️@alvarooleart.bsky.social @gillespittoors.bsky.social @lucykinski.bsky.social
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Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation (YEN) Seminar Series
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February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Exciting day for our 2026 General Conference #ecprgc26

📤 Panel and Paper decisions are SENT
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February 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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✨ Nice to see our panel 'Artificial Intelligence politics and policy in uncertain times' with five great papers accepted for #ecprgc26

Continuing our conversation on #AI politics and policy for 7th year in a row ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecpr.bsky.social
Artificial Intelligence politics and policy in uncertain times
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February 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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We are looking forward to meeting you on 13 Feb Friday, 10 am CET to discuss "Twitter Activism and the Current Uprising in Iran."
Details & Zoom link is here: ecpr.eu/news/news/de...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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For the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social 2026 GC in Krakow, this Standing group/Section received 93 🤯 submissions for 40 slots. We asked for extra space and got it ✅ 12 panels / 48 presentations.
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Sharing this from the @affpol.bsky.social — truly impressed by the number and quality of submissions this year. Looking forward to the @ecpr.bsky.social GF conference in Krakow!
For the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social 2026 GC in Krakow, this Standing group/Section received 93 🤯 submissions for 40 slots. We asked for extra space and got it ✅ 12 panels / 48 presentations.
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
🛎️ This Wednesday in #ECPRSeminars on #PoliticalTheory ⤵️
🗣️ Henry Krahn explores the moral justification and distinctive features of accountability-seeking protests, examining when and how they are ethically appropriate
💻 11 Feb, 16:00–17:00 GMT buff.ly/p6zcPNm

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Standing Group on Political Theory Seminar Series
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🔥 TOMORROW in #ECPRSeminars on Political Communication @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social

🗣️ Edwin Jans examines the development of ideological, affective & factual belief polarisation on climate change in Dutch politics & media from 2010–2021

💻10 Feb, 11:00–12:00 GMT
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Standing Group on Political Communication ECR Club
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February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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The Robert Elgie Best Paper Prize for 2025 goes to
@fromagehomme.bsky.social and Marie-Eve Desrosiers
for their excellent paper "Executive Aggrandizement and Term Limits Evasion in Africa: Critical Junctures and Democratic Divergence", presented at the ECPR GC 2025! Big Congrats! @ecpr.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This week, it's ✒️ all about authors ✒️ as part of our #OpenAccess spotlight 🔓️

Across ECPR journals, #OA means:
✅️ same rigorous peer review
✅️ barrier-free publishing
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👇️ Learn more about our move towards open scholarship with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
ECPR's journals now Open Access with Cambridge University Press
All content from EJPR, EPSR, EPS and PDY is free to read and share
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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New European Political Science (EPS) content can now be found on Cambridge Core.

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February 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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ECPR's journals now Open Access with Cambridge University Press
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February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
⌛️ This Monday in #ECPRSeminars on the EU @ecprsgeu.bsky.social

How does the EU’s Recovery & Resilience Facility reshape power?

🎙️Marie Thérèse Wilhelm & @joanmiroartigas.bsky.social examine how central governments often consolidate authority, even in federal/quasi-federal states

💻 9 Feb
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Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series | 15:00 - 16:30 GMT
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February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
🔜 Next in #ECPRSeminars of the Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation (YEN)

🧠 Examine how Volt Europe is trying to build the first truly pan-European party & why it may not transform EU politics

💻10 Feb, 14:00–15:00 GMT

🎙️@alvarooleart.bsky.social @gillespittoors.bsky.social @lucykinski.bsky.social
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Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation (YEN) Seminar Series
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February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📣 Call for Panel and Paper proposals

Conference of the Standing Group on Central and East European Politics

📆 21–22 May, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

⏰️ Deadline: Wed 25 Feb buff.ly/bOdANBs

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Conference of the Standing Group on Central and East European Politics
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February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM