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⛔️ TikTok deportation propaganda is fast becoming the new border wall. States, platforms + algorithms are fusing into a single machine.
📱 This, says @kagegirl.bsky.social is turning #Deportation into bingeable content + replacing physical walls with algorithmic control.
👉 bit.ly/4bLi6S0
📱 This, says @kagegirl.bsky.social is turning #Deportation into bingeable content + replacing physical walls with algorithmic control.
👉 bit.ly/4bLi6S0
Transatlantic TikTok propaganda and the end of localised populism
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February 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
⛔️ TikTok deportation propaganda is fast becoming the new border wall. States, platforms + algorithms are fusing into a single machine.
📱 This, says @kagegirl.bsky.social is turning #Deportation into bingeable content + replacing physical walls with algorithmic control.
👉 bit.ly/4bLi6S0
📱 This, says @kagegirl.bsky.social is turning #Deportation into bingeable content + replacing physical walls with algorithmic control.
👉 bit.ly/4bLi6S0
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My new post @ecprtheloop.bsky.social about the need for genuine co-design at the local level.
I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
👇👇👇👇
I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
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🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
🎈 How public consultations can spark local innovation
Valesca Lima argues that Irish local authorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement. However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking and toward genuine co-des...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
My new post @ecprtheloop.bsky.social about the need for genuine co-design at the local level.
I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
👇👇👇👇
I also speak a little but about my new @researchireland.ie project THRIVE which focus on improving democratic urban governance: thrive-project.lovable.app
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
👇👇👇👇
🌍 The world order is not simply shifting from unipolarity to #Multipolarity, but undergoing a deeper struggle over political authority.
📊 @attinaf.bsky.social of @ecprsgir.bsky.social argues that multipolarity helps explain today’s stalled reforms + institutional paralysis.
👉 bit.ly/4cj9DFH
📊 @attinaf.bsky.social of @ecprsgir.bsky.social argues that multipolarity helps explain today’s stalled reforms + institutional paralysis.
👉 bit.ly/4cj9DFH
The world order crisis is about authority, not polarity
The world order is not simply shifting from unipolarity to multipolarity, but undergoing a deeper struggle over political authority. Who has the right to make binding global rules, through which insti...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
🌍 The world order is not simply shifting from unipolarity to #Multipolarity, but undergoing a deeper struggle over political authority.
📊 @attinaf.bsky.social of @ecprsgir.bsky.social argues that multipolarity helps explain today’s stalled reforms + institutional paralysis.
👉 bit.ly/4cj9DFH
📊 @attinaf.bsky.social of @ecprsgir.bsky.social argues that multipolarity helps explain today’s stalled reforms + institutional paralysis.
👉 bit.ly/4cj9DFH
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
🎈 How public consultations can spark local innovation
Valesca Lima argues that Irish local authorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement. However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking and toward genuine co-des...
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB
💰️ Martino Comelli argues that welfare states build financial markets through social policy design.
🪙 Funded #Pensions + housing subsidies create investable assets; generous public pensions crowd finance out.
➡️ bit.ly/4r1VTE5
🪙 Funded #Pensions + housing subsidies create investable assets; generous public pensions crowd finance out.
➡️ bit.ly/4r1VTE5
It's not finance, it's your pensions
Sweden is a social-democratic beacon with one of the world's deepest stock markets. Contradiction? Martino Comelli argues that welfare states actively build financial markets through social policy des...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM
💰️ Martino Comelli argues that welfare states build financial markets through social policy design.
🪙 Funded #Pensions + housing subsidies create investable assets; generous public pensions crowd finance out.
➡️ bit.ly/4r1VTE5
🪙 Funded #Pensions + housing subsidies create investable assets; generous public pensions crowd finance out.
➡️ bit.ly/4r1VTE5
🗣️ Trump’s sabre-rattling over #Greenland has alienated allies + weakened the US’ position in the Arctic.
🌎️ Using @jird-jour.bsky.social research, Aslak Veierud Busch argues that if the US is serious about solidifying its #Arctic position, it should learn from the EU’s experience.
👉 bit.ly/4c8CMTW
🌎️ Using @jird-jour.bsky.social research, Aslak Veierud Busch argues that if the US is serious about solidifying its #Arctic position, it should learn from the EU’s experience.
👉 bit.ly/4c8CMTW
To become a true Arctic power, the US should follow the EU’s example
Donald Trump’s sabre-rattling over Greenland has alienated allies and weakened, not strengthened, the US’ position in the Arctic. If the US is serious about solidifying its Arctic position and rebuild...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
🗣️ Trump’s sabre-rattling over #Greenland has alienated allies + weakened the US’ position in the Arctic.
🌎️ Using @jird-jour.bsky.social research, Aslak Veierud Busch argues that if the US is serious about solidifying its #Arctic position, it should learn from the EU’s experience.
👉 bit.ly/4c8CMTW
🌎️ Using @jird-jour.bsky.social research, Aslak Veierud Busch argues that if the US is serious about solidifying its #Arctic position, it should learn from the EU’s experience.
👉 bit.ly/4c8CMTW
🏔️ Trump’s coercion of #Denmark over #Greenland is not just an Arctic dispute.
⛓️💥 Igor Sevenard & Richard J. Cook argue that by treating #NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia.
👉 bit.ly/3Zl5MQW
⛓️💥 Igor Sevenard & Richard J. Cook argue that by treating #NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia.
👉 bit.ly/3Zl5MQW
Greenland is a test of US power – and Trump is failing it
Donald Trump’s coercion of Denmark over Greenland is not just an Arctic dispute. Igor Sevenard and Richard J. Cook argue that by treating NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust n...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
🏔️ Trump’s coercion of #Denmark over #Greenland is not just an Arctic dispute.
⛓️💥 Igor Sevenard & Richard J. Cook argue that by treating #NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia.
👉 bit.ly/3Zl5MQW
⛓️💥 Igor Sevenard & Richard J. Cook argue that by treating #NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia.
👉 bit.ly/3Zl5MQW
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February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📣 Apply now for the Summer School of our SG on Extremism & Democracy @ecpr-ead.bsky.social
📆 6–10 Jul, University of Bologna
✔ 6 classes on key theories & methods
✔ 2 roundtables exploring key challenges in the field
✔ 2 keynote speeches
✔ Network with peers, experts + more!
⏰️ 25 Feb
📆 6–10 Jul, University of Bologna
✔ 6 classes on key theories & methods
✔ 2 roundtables exploring key challenges in the field
✔ 2 keynote speeches
✔ Network with peers, experts + more!
⏰️ 25 Feb
🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.99
🔀 A #JordanBardella presidency would represent a significant reconfiguration of exec power + have a profound impact on democratic norms.
📉 For the #EU, says John Ryan, the risk lies less in immediate withdrawal or obstruction than in gradual divergence.
👉 bit.ly/3NQfnN7
🔀 A #JordanBardella presidency would represent a significant reconfiguration of exec power + have a profound impact on democratic norms.
📉 For the #EU, says John Ryan, the risk lies less in immediate withdrawal or obstruction than in gradual divergence.
👉 bit.ly/3NQfnN7
🔮 Can the populist radical-right National Rally win the 2027 French presidential election?
A Jordan Bardella presidency would represent the most significant reconfiguration of executive power since the Fifth Republic’s founding. Even without a radical policy rupture, the symbolic impact on ...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.99
🔀 A #JordanBardella presidency would represent a significant reconfiguration of exec power + have a profound impact on democratic norms.
📉 For the #EU, says John Ryan, the risk lies less in immediate withdrawal or obstruction than in gradual divergence.
👉 bit.ly/3NQfnN7
🔀 A #JordanBardella presidency would represent a significant reconfiguration of exec power + have a profound impact on democratic norms.
📉 For the #EU, says John Ryan, the risk lies less in immediate withdrawal or obstruction than in gradual divergence.
👉 bit.ly/3NQfnN7
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.33
#Deterrence is back — but not as we knew it. 🪖 Once a strategy of #Nuclear restraint, the term is now being stretched to justify aggressive military actions, at home + abroad. Konstantin Schendzielorz argues that, as meanings shift, so do red lines.
👉 bit.ly/3NQX5LI
#Deterrence is back — but not as we knew it. 🪖 Once a strategy of #Nuclear restraint, the term is now being stretched to justify aggressive military actions, at home + abroad. Konstantin Schendzielorz argues that, as meanings shift, so do red lines.
👉 bit.ly/3NQX5LI
☢️ Nuclear euphemisms: how 'deterrence' masks escalation
Deterrence is back — but not as we knew it. Once a strategy of nuclear restraint, the term is now being stretched to justify aggressive military actions, at home and abroad. Konstantin Schendzielorz a...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:14 AM
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.33
#Deterrence is back — but not as we knew it. 🪖 Once a strategy of #Nuclear restraint, the term is now being stretched to justify aggressive military actions, at home + abroad. Konstantin Schendzielorz argues that, as meanings shift, so do red lines.
👉 bit.ly/3NQX5LI
#Deterrence is back — but not as we knew it. 🪖 Once a strategy of #Nuclear restraint, the term is now being stretched to justify aggressive military actions, at home + abroad. Konstantin Schendzielorz argues that, as meanings shift, so do red lines.
👉 bit.ly/3NQX5LI
🌎️ On 4 Jan, the US announced it will leave dozens of international organisations, many of which exist to protect the environment.
⚠️ Theresa Jedd warns that this #AmericaFirst policy of international environmental isolationism could harm the people it claims to protect.
👉 bit.ly/4c1yZYD
⚠️ Theresa Jedd warns that this #AmericaFirst policy of international environmental isolationism could harm the people it claims to protect.
👉 bit.ly/4c1yZYD
US withdrawal from major environmental international organisations weakens its credibility
On 4 January 2026, the US announced it will leave dozens of international organisations, many of which exist to protect the climate and environment. Theresa Jedd warns that this America-first policy o...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
🌎️ On 4 Jan, the US announced it will leave dozens of international organisations, many of which exist to protect the environment.
⚠️ Theresa Jedd warns that this #AmericaFirst policy of international environmental isolationism could harm the people it claims to protect.
👉 bit.ly/4c1yZYD
⚠️ Theresa Jedd warns that this #AmericaFirst policy of international environmental isolationism could harm the people it claims to protect.
👉 bit.ly/4c1yZYD
🌧️ @dhilaprimandari.bsky.social & M.Ammar Hidayahtulloh reflect on the Indonesian govt response to #Sumatra's floods in Nov 2025.
🗣️ They argue that when authorities gaslight disaster victims into believing they can handle the consequences, they delegitimise victims’ suffering.
👉 bit.ly/3MgQ6ex
🗣️ They argue that when authorities gaslight disaster victims into believing they can handle the consequences, they delegitimise victims’ suffering.
👉 bit.ly/3MgQ6ex
The Indonesian government's flood response is exacerbating victims' suffering
Fadhilah Primandari and M. Ammar Hidayahtulloh reflect on the Indonesian government’s response to Sumatra's calamitous floods in November 2025. They argue that when authorities gaslight disaster victi...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM
🌧️ @dhilaprimandari.bsky.social & M.Ammar Hidayahtulloh reflect on the Indonesian govt response to #Sumatra's floods in Nov 2025.
🗣️ They argue that when authorities gaslight disaster victims into believing they can handle the consequences, they delegitimise victims’ suffering.
👉 bit.ly/3MgQ6ex
🗣️ They argue that when authorities gaslight disaster victims into believing they can handle the consequences, they delegitimise victims’ suffering.
👉 bit.ly/3MgQ6ex
⛰️ At #Davos2026, leaders no longer spoke as architects of a shared international order. Assertions of raw sovereignty stood alongside appeals to law, values & legitimacy.
⚡ This, says Süleyman Güngör, reveals a global system drifting decisively away from rules, and towards power.
👉 bit.ly/3NFedE5
⚡ This, says Süleyman Güngör, reveals a global system drifting decisively away from rules, and towards power.
👉 bit.ly/3NFedE5
What Davos 2026 reveals about the international system
At Davos 2026, world leaders no longer spoke as architects of a shared international order, but as actors positioning themselves amid its visible unravelling. Assertions of raw sovereignty stood along...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
⛰️ At #Davos2026, leaders no longer spoke as architects of a shared international order. Assertions of raw sovereignty stood alongside appeals to law, values & legitimacy.
⚡ This, says Süleyman Güngör, reveals a global system drifting decisively away from rules, and towards power.
👉 bit.ly/3NFedE5
⚡ This, says Süleyman Güngör, reveals a global system drifting decisively away from rules, and towards power.
👉 bit.ly/3NFedE5
🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.98
🤝 Left-wing populists tend to be egalitarian towards ethnic minorities.
📃 But based on @ejisbisa.bsky.social research, @ugaudino.bsky.social points out that their defence of Muslim communities’ religious grievances often clashes with their secular agenda.
➡️ bit.ly/4t0M4HP
🤝 Left-wing populists tend to be egalitarian towards ethnic minorities.
📃 But based on @ejisbisa.bsky.social research, @ugaudino.bsky.social points out that their defence of Muslim communities’ religious grievances often clashes with their secular agenda.
➡️ bit.ly/4t0M4HP
🔮 How left-wing populism replaces security threats: Jean Luc Mélenchon on Muslims
Left-wing populists tend to be inclusionary and egalitarian towards ethnic minorities. But Ugo Gaudino points out that their defence of Muslim communities’ religious grievances often clashes with thei...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.98
🤝 Left-wing populists tend to be egalitarian towards ethnic minorities.
📃 But based on @ejisbisa.bsky.social research, @ugaudino.bsky.social points out that their defence of Muslim communities’ religious grievances often clashes with their secular agenda.
➡️ bit.ly/4t0M4HP
🤝 Left-wing populists tend to be egalitarian towards ethnic minorities.
📃 But based on @ejisbisa.bsky.social research, @ugaudino.bsky.social points out that their defence of Muslim communities’ religious grievances often clashes with their secular agenda.
➡️ bit.ly/4t0M4HP
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1) "when the issue was of less importance to politicians themselves, they assumed that voters were also less likely to care about it."
2) "when politicians acknowledged that voters disagreed with them on an issue, they were more likely to underestimate its importance."
👏@chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social
2) "when politicians acknowledged that voters disagreed with them on an issue, they were more likely to underestimate its importance."
👏@chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social
How well do politicians understand what matters to voters?
Politicians need to have a good understanding of which issues matters most to voters. Chris Butler reports from a recent survey of politicians that reveals that while they have a reasonable understand...
theloop.ecpr.eu
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 AM
1) "when the issue was of less importance to politicians themselves, they assumed that voters were also less likely to care about it."
2) "when politicians acknowledged that voters disagreed with them on an issue, they were more likely to underestimate its importance."
👏@chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social
2) "when politicians acknowledged that voters disagreed with them on an issue, they were more likely to underestimate its importance."
👏@chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.32
⌛ Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal & #NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic #NuclearArms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the Alliance has merely been 'waiting for Godot'.
➡️ bit.ly/4taPIz0
⌛ Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal & #NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic #NuclearArms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the Alliance has merely been 'waiting for Godot'.
➡️ bit.ly/4taPIz0
☢️ How nuclear weapon reductions backfired for NATO
Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal, and NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic nuclear arms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the ...
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 9:19 AM
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.32
⌛ Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal & #NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic #NuclearArms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the Alliance has merely been 'waiting for Godot'.
➡️ bit.ly/4taPIz0
⌛ Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal & #NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic #NuclearArms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the Alliance has merely been 'waiting for Godot'.
➡️ bit.ly/4taPIz0
🗳️ Nelson Santos, Sofia Serra-Silva & Tiago Silva analysed voting patterns in #Portugal’s parliament.
🔄 They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right #Chega contradicts the party’s anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels.
👉 bit.ly/49ymoKT
🔄 They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right #Chega contradicts the party’s anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels.
👉 bit.ly/49ymoKT
Has Chega changed the Portuguese parliament? What parliamentary votes reveal
Nelson Santos, Sofia Serra-Silva, and Tiago Silva analysed voting patterns in Portugal’s parliament. They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right Chega contradicts the party’s a...
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 AM
🗳️ Nelson Santos, Sofia Serra-Silva & Tiago Silva analysed voting patterns in #Portugal’s parliament.
🔄 They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right #Chega contradicts the party’s anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels.
👉 bit.ly/49ymoKT
🔄 They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right #Chega contradicts the party’s anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels.
👉 bit.ly/49ymoKT
🗳️ #Hungary is gearing up for national elections in April 2026.
💻 The authoritarian #Fidesz party – in power for over 15 years – is campaigning hard in the online realm. Alíz Nagy puts these developments in the broader context of #DigitalAuthoritarianism.
👉 bit.ly/4bbLD7a
💻 The authoritarian #Fidesz party – in power for over 15 years – is campaigning hard in the online realm. Alíz Nagy puts these developments in the broader context of #DigitalAuthoritarianism.
👉 bit.ly/4bbLD7a
Digital governance and the 'good' digital citizen in Hungary
Hungary is gearing up for national elections in April 2026. The authoritarian Fidesz party – in power for over fifteen years – is campaigning hard in the online realm. Alíz Nagy puts these development...
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM
🗳️ #Hungary is gearing up for national elections in April 2026.
💻 The authoritarian #Fidesz party – in power for over 15 years – is campaigning hard in the online realm. Alíz Nagy puts these developments in the broader context of #DigitalAuthoritarianism.
👉 bit.ly/4bbLD7a
💻 The authoritarian #Fidesz party – in power for over 15 years – is campaigning hard in the online realm. Alíz Nagy puts these developments in the broader context of #DigitalAuthoritarianism.
👉 bit.ly/4bbLD7a
🌍 @michasiedu.bsky.social argues that in #Guinea and #Gabon, judges are doing more than routine certification.
🗳️ By validating post-coup elections, courts transform military rulers into constitutional presidents — without requiring genuine democracy. #Coup
👉 bit.ly/4b6oXFj
🗳️ By validating post-coup elections, courts transform military rulers into constitutional presidents — without requiring genuine democracy. #Coup
👉 bit.ly/4b6oXFj
Guinea, Gabon, and the judicial certification of post-coup rule in Africa
Michael Asiedu argues that in Guinea and Gabon, judges are doing more than routine certification. By validating post-coup elections, courts transform military rulers into constitutional presidents — w...
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🌍 @michasiedu.bsky.social argues that in #Guinea and #Gabon, judges are doing more than routine certification.
🗳️ By validating post-coup elections, courts transform military rulers into constitutional presidents — without requiring genuine democracy. #Coup
👉 bit.ly/4b6oXFj
🗳️ By validating post-coup elections, courts transform military rulers into constitutional presidents — without requiring genuine democracy. #Coup
👉 bit.ly/4b6oXFj
💭 Based on @psrm.bsky.social research, @lutzphilipp.bsky.social & Marco Bitschnau reveal that many false beliefs about #Immigration are merely low-confidence guesses, rather than firmly held views. 🤔 This distinction has important implications for understanding public opinion.
➡️ bit.ly/3NvPq5i
➡️ bit.ly/3NvPq5i
Why we need to rethink what we know about public views on immigration
You might think that most people have misperceptions about immigration. Yet many false beliefs are merely low-confidence guesses, rather than firmly held views. Drawing on new Swiss survey evidence, P...
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
💭 Based on @psrm.bsky.social research, @lutzphilipp.bsky.social & Marco Bitschnau reveal that many false beliefs about #Immigration are merely low-confidence guesses, rather than firmly held views. 🤔 This distinction has important implications for understanding public opinion.
➡️ bit.ly/3NvPq5i
➡️ bit.ly/3NvPq5i
⚖️ In Dec 2025, #Algeria passed a law recognising French #Colonisation as a state crime.
🌍 While the law is primarily domestic + symbolic, @morgianenoel.bsky.social argues it signals a significant postcolonial shift which could influence #AfricanPolitics + Europe–Africa relations.
👉 bit.ly/4jPtVsb
🌍 While the law is primarily domestic + symbolic, @morgianenoel.bsky.social argues it signals a significant postcolonial shift which could influence #AfricanPolitics + Europe–Africa relations.
👉 bit.ly/4jPtVsb
Algeria’s assertive turn in postcolonial justice
On 24 December 2025, Algeria passed a law recognising French colonisation as a state crime, and calling for restitution and reparations. The law is primarily domestic and symbolic. But Morgiane Noel a...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
⚖️ In Dec 2025, #Algeria passed a law recognising French #Colonisation as a state crime.
🌍 While the law is primarily domestic + symbolic, @morgianenoel.bsky.social argues it signals a significant postcolonial shift which could influence #AfricanPolitics + Europe–Africa relations.
👉 bit.ly/4jPtVsb
🌍 While the law is primarily domestic + symbolic, @morgianenoel.bsky.social argues it signals a significant postcolonial shift which could influence #AfricanPolitics + Europe–Africa relations.
👉 bit.ly/4jPtVsb
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Really pleased that @ecprtheloop.bsky.social have published my blog setting out my research around how well politicians understand which issues matter to voters, why they sometimes get it wrong, and how this misperceptions play out in real life decisions theloop.ecpr.eu/how-well-do-...
How well do politicians understand what matters to voters?
Politicians need to have a good understanding of which issues matters most to voters. Chris Butler reports from a recent survey of politicians that
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January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Really pleased that @ecprtheloop.bsky.social have published my blog setting out my research around how well politicians understand which issues matter to voters, why they sometimes get it wrong, and how this misperceptions play out in real life decisions theloop.ecpr.eu/how-well-do-...
🕊️ A fair and durable #PeaceSettlement for Ukraine remains elusive. According to Dennis Shen, an outcome that is overly accommodating of Russia’s war aims would only deepen present global geopolitical tensions and compound fiscal and economic challenges
⤵️ bit.ly/4jAEy1U
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A just peace settlement for Ukraine remains elusive
Donald Trump has recently suggested negotiators have made 'tremendous progress' on a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement. A fair and durable settlement, however, remains elusive. According to Dennis Shen, ...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
🕊️ A fair and durable #PeaceSettlement for Ukraine remains elusive. According to Dennis Shen, an outcome that is overly accommodating of Russia’s war aims would only deepen present global geopolitical tensions and compound fiscal and economic challenges
⤵️ bit.ly/4jAEy1U
⤵️ bit.ly/4jAEy1U
🪖 On 3 January 2026, US military invaded Venezuela, capturing and removing president #NicolásMaduro.
💡 But @vasabjit.bsky.social and @maripuerta.com caution that beyond the ousting of Maduro, the Trump administration doesn't appear to have a plan for sustaining a democratic regime
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💡 But @vasabjit.bsky.social and @maripuerta.com caution that beyond the ousting of Maduro, the Trump administration doesn't appear to have a plan for sustaining a democratic regime
👇 bit.ly/4pznACr
Trump’s strategy for Venezuela must include civil-military relations
On 3 January 2026, US military invaded Venezuela, capturing and removing president Nicolás Maduro. But Vasabjit Banerjee and María Isabel Puerta Riera
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January 14, 2026 at 9:50 AM
🪖 On 3 January 2026, US military invaded Venezuela, capturing and removing president #NicolásMaduro.
💡 But @vasabjit.bsky.social and @maripuerta.com caution that beyond the ousting of Maduro, the Trump administration doesn't appear to have a plan for sustaining a democratic regime
👇 bit.ly/4pznACr
💡 But @vasabjit.bsky.social and @maripuerta.com caution that beyond the ousting of Maduro, the Trump administration doesn't appear to have a plan for sustaining a democratic regime
👇 bit.ly/4pznACr
🚁 The US capture and extraction of Venezuelan leader #NicolásMaduro on 3 January 2026 was an act without precedent.
🌐 But in his new piece for The Loop, Ruairidh Brown argues that recent events in #Caracas were only the second Act in an unfolding post-exceptionalist world order
⤵️ bit.ly/49zgdoD
🌐 But in his new piece for The Loop, Ruairidh Brown argues that recent events in #Caracas were only the second Act in an unfolding post-exceptionalist world order
⤵️ bit.ly/49zgdoD
Kyiv, Caracas... Taipei? The unfolding post-exceptionalist world order
The US capture and extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on 3 January 2026 was an act without precedent. But Ruairidh Brown argues that recent
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January 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM
🚁 The US capture and extraction of Venezuelan leader #NicolásMaduro on 3 January 2026 was an act without precedent.
🌐 But in his new piece for The Loop, Ruairidh Brown argues that recent events in #Caracas were only the second Act in an unfolding post-exceptionalist world order
⤵️ bit.ly/49zgdoD
🌐 But in his new piece for The Loop, Ruairidh Brown argues that recent events in #Caracas were only the second Act in an unfolding post-exceptionalist world order
⤵️ bit.ly/49zgdoD