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European Political Science
@epsjournal.bsky.social
The professional journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), publishing contributions written by and for the political science community.
❇️ FirstView - 🔎 Research

Dimitra Panagiotatou explores whether #EU public policies operating in a multilevel governance system contribute to European identity-building, and asks; what can jeopardise the process of identity formation at the level of policy elites?
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European identity-building at the level of policy elites: EU socialisation and discourse in the field of Cohesion Policy | European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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February 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
📗 EPS is now published with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org as part of a new strategic partnership with ECPR.
💻️ While the publishing platform has changed, our scope, editorial leadership, and peer review standards remain the same – now with wider reach through #OA on Cambridge Core.
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ECPR's journals now Open Access with Cambridge University Press
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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“…linguistic ambiguity... helps far-right parties rebrand themselves as moderate"

@gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism

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January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Have a piece about our wonderful profession? Something about a new teaching initiative, a cool new way of doing research, a new dataset, a scientific innovation?

For this, and much more, do consider the @epsjournal.bsky.social !

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📗 EPS publishes contributions written by and for the political science community.

❇️ We are the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social

🌱 Looked after by Editors @stellatseliou.bsky.social, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social

🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026

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February 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
📗 EPS publishes contributions written by and for the political science community.

❇️ We are the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social

🌱 Looked after by Editors @stellatseliou.bsky.social, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social

🔓 Fully #OpenAccess from 2026

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February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research

@lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyses the European Council as a key actor in the EU’s multi-level and multi-institutional system of governance.

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The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research

Calvin Khalesi argues the EU is institutionally limited in protecting academic freedom, but there are innovative ways it could change this and support universities in its Member States.

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Decline of academic freedom in Hungary: Rational choice analysis of the European response
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 29, 2026 at 9:57 AM
❇️ FirstView - 💼 Profession

@michelesdv.bsky.social, A.Haraldsson, @gelovanishota.bsky.social, S.Banducci, K.Koc-Michalska & @yannistheocharis.bsky.social highlight the challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies.

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Research challenges and training needs in text analysis for political science research
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research

@joaoferreiradias.bsky.social examines how Portuguese politicians talk about the country’s maritime epic as a part of national identity and how this is also a flashpoint in today’s culture wars.

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Contested narratives: Portuguese maritime heritage in gatekeepers’ discourses
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM
❇️ FirstView – 💼 Profession

Daniel Stockemer, Engi Abou-El-Kheir & Stephen Sawyer explore the relationship between the percentages of female editorial board members, female editors, and of female authors published across 120 political science journals.

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Closing the gender gap in political science publishing: The role of female editorial boards
European Political Science | Cambridge Core
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January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
❇️ FirstView – 🔍 Research

@gsamaras.bsky.social presents the first systematic study of how 7 major English-language outlets used the term “Hard-Right”.

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@theguardian.com The BBC @politico.com @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @economist.com @reuters.com @financialtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🤩 New Year, New Publisher and New Articles!

✳️ You can now access EPS articles in FirstView

📝 By publishing these articles online before assigning them to an issue, the citable version of record is available much sooner.

🔜 Check back next week for more info on each article!
January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Archive content from the European Political Science is now available on Cambridge Core -

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January 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Season’s greetings! 🎁

EPS are going on break. We will be back in the New Year. Thank you to our community for a productive year.
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
❄️ December Issue Out Now! ❄️

Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 4️⃣

📗Our final issue of the year is a bumper one!
✍️ 42 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social

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October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This #OpenAccess week, we’re delighted to share that all articles accepted for publication from Volume 25 (2026) onwards in European Political Science will be #OpenAccess.

As part of @ecpr.bsky.social's partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real…
🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social

The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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@epsjournal.bsky.social has just published the articles of a special issue on "Political parties and youth’s political (under) representation", with an introduction by Daniel Stockemer (@uottawa.ca )

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41304-025-00521-z🧵
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🍃 September Issue Out Now! 🍃

Volume 2️⃣4️⃣ Issue 3️⃣

📗 Explore #LiberalDemocracy, the importance of #PolSci, the legacy of #Sartori & more!
🔓 50%+ articles #OpenAccess
✍️ 36 Contributors
✒️ Edited by Stella Ladi, Linda Basile & @ljramiro.bsky.social

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September 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
⭐️ FREE to read ⭐️

We had a fantastic time at #ecprgc25 🇬🇷🥳 and hope you did too!

Our 2025 conference collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI is still available completely #OpenAccess 👇

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August 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Spotted in the wild 🌿🫒
Our co-branded bottles with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org are making their debut at #ecprgc25

📚 Join our Editorial Teams this afternoon to talk about the partnership – and all the exciting things that lie ahead
🔓 #OpenAccess

📍 ECPR Hub @ Expo Hall, Law Building
⏰ 15:45–16:45
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
💚 Come and say hello to EPS Editor Linda Basile

✅ Exchange ideas, ask questions & gain insights

📗 EPS is the professional journal of @ecpr.bsky.social, publishing contributions written by and for the political science community.
August 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
So great to see this!

#AI in #Polsci
Live at #ecprgc25 🏠 👥 Full house at our Publishing & Profession panel discussing possible scenarios for #polsci research in the age of #AI 🤖

@ingaulnicane.bsky.social
@sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
@irobo.bsky.social
@exadaktylos.bsky.social
Linda Basile
Maaike Geuens
David Mainwaring
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
📢1 HOUR TO GO! #ecprgc25

🧠 Rethinking AI in Research with EPS & @epsrjournal.bsky.social
📆 Wednesday 27 August
⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST
📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B

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August 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM