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❓ How do small and medium-sized states safeguard their sovereignty and national interests amid intensifying great-power rivalry and fragmented international order?
💭 John Karlsrud, Maryna Rabinovych & Marianne Riddervold introduce the concept of diplomatic resilience.
👉 bit.ly/47PazOw
💭 John Karlsrud, Maryna Rabinovych & Marianne Riddervold introduce the concept of diplomatic resilience.
👉 bit.ly/47PazOw
Diplomatic resilience: what is it, and how can states achieve it?
How do small and medium-sized states safeguard their sovereignty and national interests amid intensifying great-power rivalry and a fragmented international order? To answer this question, John Karlsr...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
❓ How do small and medium-sized states safeguard their sovereignty and national interests amid intensifying great-power rivalry and fragmented international order?
💭 John Karlsrud, Maryna Rabinovych & Marianne Riddervold introduce the concept of diplomatic resilience.
👉 bit.ly/47PazOw
💭 John Karlsrud, Maryna Rabinovych & Marianne Riddervold introduce the concept of diplomatic resilience.
👉 bit.ly/47PazOw
💥 Few moments captured the volatility of transatlantic relations better than the explosive #OvalOffice meeting between Trump + #Zelenskyy in Feb.
🔎 Sebastian Jäckle et al study its impact on German public opinion using online survey data in their @prxjournal.bsky.social research.
👉 bit.ly/4nOIUmF
🔎 Sebastian Jäckle et al study its impact on German public opinion using online survey data in their @prxjournal.bsky.social research.
👉 bit.ly/4nOIUmF
How the Trump-Zelensykyy Oval Office meeting shifted German views of the US
Few moments captured the volatility of transatlantic relations better than the explosive Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 February 2025. Sebastian Jäckle, Ronald ...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
💥 Few moments captured the volatility of transatlantic relations better than the explosive #OvalOffice meeting between Trump + #Zelenskyy in Feb.
🔎 Sebastian Jäckle et al study its impact on German public opinion using online survey data in their @prxjournal.bsky.social research.
👉 bit.ly/4nOIUmF
🔎 Sebastian Jäckle et al study its impact on German public opinion using online survey data in their @prxjournal.bsky.social research.
👉 bit.ly/4nOIUmF
How the Trump-Zelensykyy Oval Office meeting shifted German views of the US
Few moments captured the volatility of transatlantic relations better than the explosive Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 February 2025. Sebastian Jäckle, Ronald ...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
💥 Few moments captured the volatility of transatlantic relations better than the explosive #OvalOffice meeting between Trump + #Zelenskyy in Feb.
🔎 Sebastian Jäckle et al study its impact on German public opinion using online survey data in their @prxjournal.bsky.social research.
👉 bit.ly/4nOIUmF
🔎 Sebastian Jäckle et al study its impact on German public opinion using online survey data in their @prxjournal.bsky.social research.
👉 bit.ly/4nOIUmF
📰 Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics + helping dictators cling to power.
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
PR firms are working for brutal regimes, and getting away with it
Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics, and helping dictators cling to power. Alexander Dukalskis, Christian Gläßel, and Adam Scharpf ask: why does this happe...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
📰 Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics + helping dictators cling to power.
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
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My piece for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 's 🦋#ScienceofDemocracy series. On the two things that I think are both overused and under-theorised in the social sciences: democracy, and (multi)disciplinarities.
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.123
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. Reimagining it using a multidisciplinary approach, argues @pandapoliticus.bsky.social, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing.
👉 bit.ly/3WtGb71
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. Reimagining it using a multidisciplinary approach, argues @pandapoliticus.bsky.social, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing.
👉 bit.ly/3WtGb71
🦋 Breaking democracy out of its box
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. A fresh, multidisciplinary approach to reimagining democracy, argues Mouli Banerjee, could be the antidote to the gl...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My piece for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 's 🦋#ScienceofDemocracy series. On the two things that I think are both overused and under-theorised in the social sciences: democracy, and (multi)disciplinarities.
Reposted by The Loop
In this recent blog post I show how publicly available technologies like satellite imagery and SAR can be used to "fact check" aggressive nuclear rhetoric.
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.26
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
☢️ Using emerging technology for escalation management
Technology is not a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of nuclear weapons crises. Jamie Withorne shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the cred...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
In this recent blog post I show how publicly available technologies like satellite imagery and SAR can be used to "fact check" aggressive nuclear rhetoric.
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.124
Institutional theories rooted in the works of #Schumpeter + #RobertDahl still dominate the study of democracy.
Ryusaku Yamada argues this series reveals the emergence of another current: scholars who engage democracy from critical perspectives.
👉 bit.ly/4ojSkHQ
Institutional theories rooted in the works of #Schumpeter + #RobertDahl still dominate the study of democracy.
Ryusaku Yamada argues this series reveals the emergence of another current: scholars who engage democracy from critical perspectives.
👉 bit.ly/4ojSkHQ
🦋 The times have changed: beyond conventional studies of democracy
Institutional theories rooted in the works of Joseph Schumpeter and Robert Dahl still dominate the study of democracy. But, argues Ryusaku Yamada, this Science of Democracy 2.0 discussion reveals the...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.124
Institutional theories rooted in the works of #Schumpeter + #RobertDahl still dominate the study of democracy.
Ryusaku Yamada argues this series reveals the emergence of another current: scholars who engage democracy from critical perspectives.
👉 bit.ly/4ojSkHQ
Institutional theories rooted in the works of #Schumpeter + #RobertDahl still dominate the study of democracy.
Ryusaku Yamada argues this series reveals the emergence of another current: scholars who engage democracy from critical perspectives.
👉 bit.ly/4ojSkHQ
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.26
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
☢️ Using emerging technology for escalation management
Technology is not a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of nuclear weapons crises. Jamie Withorne shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the cred...
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.26
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
🏥 The promise of revolutionary advances in #healthcare is now a mainstay of the EU’s #AIstrategy.
🤖 @jasonetucker.bsky.social explores how the outcomes of the EU’s instrumentalisation of healthcare in the AI race doesn't look good for waning #EU political legitimacy.
👉 bit.ly/4qGnR8m
🤖 @jasonetucker.bsky.social explores how the outcomes of the EU’s instrumentalisation of healthcare in the AI race doesn't look good for waning #EU political legitimacy.
👉 bit.ly/4qGnR8m
The EU’s AI gamble with healthcare
The promise of revolutionary advances in healthcare is not a mainstay of the EU’s artificial intelligence policies. Jason Tucker explores how the outcomes of the EU’s instrumentalisation of healthcare...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🏥 The promise of revolutionary advances in #healthcare is now a mainstay of the EU’s #AIstrategy.
🤖 @jasonetucker.bsky.social explores how the outcomes of the EU’s instrumentalisation of healthcare in the AI race doesn't look good for waning #EU political legitimacy.
👉 bit.ly/4qGnR8m
🤖 @jasonetucker.bsky.social explores how the outcomes of the EU’s instrumentalisation of healthcare in the AI race doesn't look good for waning #EU political legitimacy.
👉 bit.ly/4qGnR8m
🔀 Intersectionality is already shaping Europe's fight against gender-based violence in higher education.
📝 Using evidence from the #UniSAFE project and new #EUpolicy frameworks, Lut Mergaert & Marcela Linkova reveal the impact of intersectional initiatives.
👉 bit.ly/4nAuXII
📝 Using evidence from the #UniSAFE project and new #EUpolicy frameworks, Lut Mergaert & Marcela Linkova reveal the impact of intersectional initiatives.
👉 bit.ly/4nAuXII
Tackling gender-based violence in European universities — through intersectionality
Intersectionality is already shaping Europe’s fight against gender-based violence in research and higher education. Using evidence from UniSAFE, new EU policy frameworks, and the next generation of Ge...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🔀 Intersectionality is already shaping Europe's fight against gender-based violence in higher education.
📝 Using evidence from the #UniSAFE project and new #EUpolicy frameworks, Lut Mergaert & Marcela Linkova reveal the impact of intersectional initiatives.
👉 bit.ly/4nAuXII
📝 Using evidence from the #UniSAFE project and new #EUpolicy frameworks, Lut Mergaert & Marcela Linkova reveal the impact of intersectional initiatives.
👉 bit.ly/4nAuXII
📆 Every September, world leaders gather at the UN high-level meetings to confront the most pressing #GlobalHealth crises.
😷 In 2024, the spotlight fell on #AntimicrobialResistance. But, asks Frank Tu Ngo, will the 2024 meeting lead to real change? #AMR
👉 bit.ly/47ARv6t
😷 In 2024, the spotlight fell on #AntimicrobialResistance. But, asks Frank Tu Ngo, will the 2024 meeting lead to real change? #AMR
👉 bit.ly/47ARv6t
Can UN high-level meetings on health deliver real change?
Every September, world leaders gather at the UN high-level meetings to confront the most pressing global health crises. In 2024, the spotlight fell on antimicrobial resistance – a silent pandemic thre...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📆 Every September, world leaders gather at the UN high-level meetings to confront the most pressing #GlobalHealth crises.
😷 In 2024, the spotlight fell on #AntimicrobialResistance. But, asks Frank Tu Ngo, will the 2024 meeting lead to real change? #AMR
👉 bit.ly/47ARv6t
😷 In 2024, the spotlight fell on #AntimicrobialResistance. But, asks Frank Tu Ngo, will the 2024 meeting lead to real change? #AMR
👉 bit.ly/47ARv6t
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Earlier this month, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, ran for a record 8th term. What are Cameroon’s prospects for peace and democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt? Read the assessment by John Chin and Julien Derroitte, today in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. theloop.ecpr.eu/re-electing-...
Re-electing Cameroon’s forever president
Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state and the second-longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record eighth term earlier this month. John Chin and Julien Derroitte assess Cameroon’s prospects ...
theloop.ecpr.eu
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Earlier this month, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, ran for a record 8th term. What are Cameroon’s prospects for peace and democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt? Read the assessment by John Chin and Julien Derroitte, today in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. theloop.ecpr.eu/re-electing-...
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.123
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. Reimagining it using a multidisciplinary approach, argues @pandapoliticus.bsky.social, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing.
👉 bit.ly/3WtGb71
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. Reimagining it using a multidisciplinary approach, argues @pandapoliticus.bsky.social, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing.
👉 bit.ly/3WtGb71
🦋 Breaking democracy out of its box
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. A fresh, multidisciplinary approach to reimagining democracy, argues Mouli Banerjee, could be the antidote to the gl...
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.123
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. Reimagining it using a multidisciplinary approach, argues @pandapoliticus.bsky.social, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing.
👉 bit.ly/3WtGb71
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. Reimagining it using a multidisciplinary approach, argues @pandapoliticus.bsky.social, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing.
👉 bit.ly/3WtGb71
🧵 Penelope, in Homer’s #Odyssey, who spent 20 years weaving + unweaving a shroud to delay remarriage, has come to symbolise fidelity & endurance. Serena Fraiese of @ecprsgir.bsky.social argues her story reveals characteristics now central to diplomacy in an age of uncertainty.
👉 bit.ly/4hx6uCM
👉 bit.ly/4hx6uCM
Penelope’s web and the politics of patience
Penelope, wife of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, who spent twenty years weaving and unweaving a shroud to delay remarriage and preserve her household, has come to symbolise fidelity, cunning, and endura...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🧵 Penelope, in Homer’s #Odyssey, who spent 20 years weaving + unweaving a shroud to delay remarriage, has come to symbolise fidelity & endurance. Serena Fraiese of @ecprsgir.bsky.social argues her story reveals characteristics now central to diplomacy in an age of uncertainty.
👉 bit.ly/4hx6uCM
👉 bit.ly/4hx6uCM
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.25
🌏 Syeda Saba Batool argues that the #NuclearSuppliersGroup needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the #NPT, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian #NuclearEnergy.
👉 bit.ly/3JvlbtE
🌏 Syeda Saba Batool argues that the #NuclearSuppliersGroup needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the #NPT, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian #NuclearEnergy.
👉 bit.ly/3JvlbtE
☢️ Rebuilding nuclear credibility through fair energy access
The Nuclear Suppliers Group faces new tests from great-power rivalry, climate change, and the spread of nuclear technology. Syeda Saba Batool argues the Group needs clear rules for admitting countries...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.25
🌏 Syeda Saba Batool argues that the #NuclearSuppliersGroup needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the #NPT, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian #NuclearEnergy.
👉 bit.ly/3JvlbtE
🌏 Syeda Saba Batool argues that the #NuclearSuppliersGroup needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the #NPT, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian #NuclearEnergy.
👉 bit.ly/3JvlbtE
📈 After almost 20 years of democratic decline, in 2023, liberal democracy in #LatinAmerica appeared to be regaining strength. But, Tim Pires Alves asks, has it managed to sustain the trend? 🌩️ Or was 2023 the calm before an even harsher autocratic storm?
👉 bit.ly/4hwVKVh
👉 bit.ly/4hwVKVh
Is Latin American democracy showing signs of recovery?
After almost twenty years of democratic decline, in 2023, liberal democracy in Latin America appeared to be regaining strength. But has it managed to sustain the trend? Tim Pires Alves assesses whethe...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📈 After almost 20 years of democratic decline, in 2023, liberal democracy in #LatinAmerica appeared to be regaining strength. But, Tim Pires Alves asks, has it managed to sustain the trend? 🌩️ Or was 2023 the calm before an even harsher autocratic storm?
👉 bit.ly/4hwVKVh
👉 bit.ly/4hwVKVh
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.122
💭 In a time of anthropogenic existential crises, writes @ioannisrz.bsky.social, this new stage in the Science of Democracy conversation highlights how plural thinking can help rejuvenate democracy.
👉 bit.ly/478VF6B
💭 In a time of anthropogenic existential crises, writes @ioannisrz.bsky.social, this new stage in the Science of Democracy conversation highlights how plural thinking can help rejuvenate democracy.
👉 bit.ly/478VF6B
🦋 The pluriverse of democracy
In a time of anthropogenic existential crises, writes Ioannis Rigkos-Zitthen, this new stage in the Science of Democracy conversation highlights how plural thinking can help rejuvenate democracy
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October 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.122
💭 In a time of anthropogenic existential crises, writes @ioannisrz.bsky.social, this new stage in the Science of Democracy conversation highlights how plural thinking can help rejuvenate democracy.
👉 bit.ly/478VF6B
💭 In a time of anthropogenic existential crises, writes @ioannisrz.bsky.social, this new stage in the Science of Democracy conversation highlights how plural thinking can help rejuvenate democracy.
👉 bit.ly/478VF6B
💻 #HybridWarfare is no longer speculative. Daphna Canetti, Gal Dor & Tal Mimran argue the Iran-Israel clash marks a strategic turning point — where democracies must defend minds as fiercely as borders.
👉 bit.ly/4o7nhPy
👉 bit.ly/4o7nhPy
From missiles to malware, hybrid war is rewriting global security
With missiles in the sky and malware in the wires, hybrid warfare is no longer speculative. Daphna Canetti, Gal Dor, and Tal Mimran argue the Iran-Israel clash marks a strategic turning point — where ...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
💻 #HybridWarfare is no longer speculative. Daphna Canetti, Gal Dor & Tal Mimran argue the Iran-Israel clash marks a strategic turning point — where democracies must defend minds as fiercely as borders.
👉 bit.ly/4o7nhPy
👉 bit.ly/4o7nhPy
🌍 #PaulBiya, the world’s oldest head of state and the 2nd longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record 8th term earlier this month.
🕊️ John Chin & Julien Derroitte assess #Cameroon’s prospects for peace and democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt.
👉 bit.ly/4nndHa6
🕊️ John Chin & Julien Derroitte assess #Cameroon’s prospects for peace and democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt.
👉 bit.ly/4nndHa6
Re-electing Cameroon’s forever president
Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state and the second-longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record eighth term earlier this month. John Chin and Julien Derroitte assess Cameroon’s prospects ...
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🌍 #PaulBiya, the world’s oldest head of state and the 2nd longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record 8th term earlier this month.
🕊️ John Chin & Julien Derroitte assess #Cameroon’s prospects for peace and democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt.
👉 bit.ly/4nndHa6
🕊️ John Chin & Julien Derroitte assess #Cameroon’s prospects for peace and democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt.
👉 bit.ly/4nndHa6
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🌍 Lucas Sudbrack & James F. Downes describe how growing income inequality across Europe impacts support for far-right parties. 📈 Using national + individual-level data, they find that when the poorest citizens lose a significant share of national income, far-right votes rise.
👉 bit.ly/4nYrQvb
👉 bit.ly/4nYrQvb
Rising inequality is driving Europe's far-right surge
Lucas Sudbrack and James F. Downes describe how growing income inequality across Europe has strengthened support for far-right parties. Using decades of national and individual-level data, they find t...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🌍 Lucas Sudbrack & James F. Downes describe how growing income inequality across Europe impacts support for far-right parties. 📈 Using national + individual-level data, they find that when the poorest citizens lose a significant share of national income, far-right votes rise.
👉 bit.ly/4nYrQvb
👉 bit.ly/4nYrQvb
🎭 #DemocraticTransformations No.20
🌎 @turkanfirinci.bsky.social argues that by embodying #HannahArendt’s ideas of freedom and action, 🪧 youth #ClimateActivists are transforming utopias from rigid blueprints into living practices of collective possibility.
👉 bit.ly/3IPFXUF
🌎 @turkanfirinci.bsky.social argues that by embodying #HannahArendt’s ideas of freedom and action, 🪧 youth #ClimateActivists are transforming utopias from rigid blueprints into living practices of collective possibility.
👉 bit.ly/3IPFXUF
🎭 Youth climate activism prefigures just futures, not distant utopias
Despite widespread political inertia in responding to the climate crisis, youth climate activists are reshaping politics. Turkan Firinci Orman argues that by embodying Hannah Arendt’s ideas of freedom...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🎭 #DemocraticTransformations No.20
🌎 @turkanfirinci.bsky.social argues that by embodying #HannahArendt’s ideas of freedom and action, 🪧 youth #ClimateActivists are transforming utopias from rigid blueprints into living practices of collective possibility.
👉 bit.ly/3IPFXUF
🌎 @turkanfirinci.bsky.social argues that by embodying #HannahArendt’s ideas of freedom and action, 🪧 youth #ClimateActivists are transforming utopias from rigid blueprints into living practices of collective possibility.
👉 bit.ly/3IPFXUF
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.121
🔃 Do we need a paradigm shift in democracy research?
↔️ Simon Bein broadens the current western-led perspective on researching democracies and asks: who says what and where democracy is?
👉 bit.ly/3W8mamk
🔃 Do we need a paradigm shift in democracy research?
↔️ Simon Bein broadens the current western-led perspective on researching democracies and asks: who says what and where democracy is?
👉 bit.ly/3W8mamk
🦋 Democracy between anywhere and nowhere
Do we need a paradigm shift in democracy research? Simon Bein broadens the current western-led perspective on searching for, and researching, democracies. Nevertheless, he warns, theorists should avoi...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.121
🔃 Do we need a paradigm shift in democracy research?
↔️ Simon Bein broadens the current western-led perspective on researching democracies and asks: who says what and where democracy is?
👉 bit.ly/3W8mamk
🔃 Do we need a paradigm shift in democracy research?
↔️ Simon Bein broadens the current western-led perspective on researching democracies and asks: who says what and where democracy is?
👉 bit.ly/3W8mamk
🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.30
🗣️ War in #Ukraine has transformed how often #EUleaders talk about enlargement, but not how they frame it.
🏅 Based on @jeppjournal.bsky.social research, Nicole Scicluna shows that enlargement remains cast as a conditional, merit-based process.
👉 bit.ly/4ommRVc
🗣️ War in #Ukraine has transformed how often #EUleaders talk about enlargement, but not how they frame it.
🏅 Based on @jeppjournal.bsky.social research, Nicole Scicluna shows that enlargement remains cast as a conditional, merit-based process.
👉 bit.ly/4ommRVc
🧭 Framing wartime enlargement: still a process, after all
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed how often EU leaders talk about enlargement, but not how they frame it. Nicole Scicluna shows that despite geopolitical urgency and family rhetoric, enlarg...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.30
🗣️ War in #Ukraine has transformed how often #EUleaders talk about enlargement, but not how they frame it.
🏅 Based on @jeppjournal.bsky.social research, Nicole Scicluna shows that enlargement remains cast as a conditional, merit-based process.
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🗣️ War in #Ukraine has transformed how often #EUleaders talk about enlargement, but not how they frame it.
🏅 Based on @jeppjournal.bsky.social research, Nicole Scicluna shows that enlargement remains cast as a conditional, merit-based process.
👉 bit.ly/4ommRVc
🤖 #Albania has appointed an #AIminister for public procurement.
♀️ But Vera Tika argues that while '#Diella' embodies gendered symbolism and digital modernity, her appointment exposes a gap between European aspiration and democratic accountability.
👉 bit.ly/47llUGO
♀️ But Vera Tika argues that while '#Diella' embodies gendered symbolism and digital modernity, her appointment exposes a gap between European aspiration and democratic accountability.
👉 bit.ly/47llUGO
Albania’s AI minister: 'avatar democracy' and the spectacle of accountability
Albania has appointed an AI minister for public procurement. But Vera Tika argues that while 'Diella' embodies gendered symbolism and digital modernity, her appointment exposes a gap between European ...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🤖 #Albania has appointed an #AIminister for public procurement.
♀️ But Vera Tika argues that while '#Diella' embodies gendered symbolism and digital modernity, her appointment exposes a gap between European aspiration and democratic accountability.
👉 bit.ly/47llUGO
♀️ But Vera Tika argues that while '#Diella' embodies gendered symbolism and digital modernity, her appointment exposes a gap between European aspiration and democratic accountability.
👉 bit.ly/47llUGO