Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
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economics | sociology | political science | international relations | media studies
🇨🇿 @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz
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📢 We are leaving X
Freedom of speech, critical thinking, and open discussion are core values of the university community. In recent months, these principles have become less and less compatible with the algorithms and policies of X.
Freedom of speech, critical thinking, and open discussion are core values of the university community. In recent months, these principles have become less and less compatible with the algorithms and policies of X.
🔴 We join @charlesuni.cuni.cz in leaving the X network and moving to the Bluesky platform.
👉 We will stop actively managing the existing X account in the coming months.
😍 Don't forget to follow our profiles here on Bluesky in both Czech and English.
➡️ @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz
👉 We will stop actively managing the existing X account in the coming months.
😍 Don't forget to follow our profiles here on Bluesky in both Czech and English.
➡️ @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz
🔴 The Jinonice Campus is currently hosting a new exhibition Women, Life, Freedom.
🖼️ It explores the stories of Iranian women and their fight against the authoritarian regime’s systematic suppression of their pursuit of emancipation.
😍 Come and visit the foyer C before the end of the year.
🖼️ It explores the stories of Iranian women and their fight against the authoritarian regime’s systematic suppression of their pursuit of emancipation.
😍 Come and visit the foyer C before the end of the year.
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🔴 The Jinonice Campus is currently hosting a new exhibition Women, Life, Freedom.
🖼️ It explores the stories of Iranian women and their fight against the authoritarian regime’s systematic suppression of their pursuit of emancipation.
😍 Come and visit the foyer C before the end of the year.
🖼️ It explores the stories of Iranian women and their fight against the authoritarian regime’s systematic suppression of their pursuit of emancipation.
😍 Come and visit the foyer C before the end of the year.
🔴 Read the interview with Jana Votápková from the Institute of Economic Studies and Professor Dino Numerato from @iss.fsv.cuni.cz.
🎙️ They discuss their research and how social sciences can improve healthcare.
👉 More on our website about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/healthcar...
🎙️ They discuss their research and how social sciences can improve healthcare.
👉 More on our website about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/healthcar...
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🔴 Read the interview with Jana Votápková from the Institute of Economic Studies and Professor Dino Numerato from @iss.fsv.cuni.cz.
🎙️ They discuss their research and how social sciences can improve healthcare.
👉 More on our website about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/healthcar...
🎙️ They discuss their research and how social sciences can improve healthcare.
👉 More on our website about science at #FSVUK: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/healthcar...
🤩 We are expanding our portfolio with the launch of three new English-taught degree programs!
🔵 @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz introduces MA in Game Studies and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication.
🟡 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz launches MA in Transnational History.
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/thre...
🔵 @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz introduces MA in Game Studies and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication.
🟡 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz launches MA in Transnational History.
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/thre...
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🤩 We are expanding our portfolio with the launch of three new English-taught degree programs!
🔵 @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz introduces MA in Game Studies and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication.
🟡 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz launches MA in Transnational History.
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/thre...
🔵 @iksz.fsv.cuni.cz introduces MA in Game Studies and BA in Sustainability in Marketing and Media Communication.
🟡 @ims.fsv.cuni.cz launches MA in Transnational History.
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/thre...
🔴 Rose Smith, a graduate of our double-degree International Master’s in Economy, State & Society, decided to pursue her PhD with us under a cotutelle agreement with the University of Groningen.
🧐 What is studying a joint-degree doctorate like?
👉 Read the interview: www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate...
🧐 What is studying a joint-degree doctorate like?
👉 Read the interview: www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate...
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🔴 Rose Smith, a graduate of our double-degree International Master’s in Economy, State & Society, decided to pursue her PhD with us under a cotutelle agreement with the University of Groningen.
🧐 What is studying a joint-degree doctorate like?
👉 Read the interview: www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate...
🧐 What is studying a joint-degree doctorate like?
👉 Read the interview: www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate...
🔴 Historian Ondřej Žíla from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz focuses on the modern history of Southeast Europe — particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina.
🫂 His research explores how local societies cope with the consequences of the 1990s war.
➡️ Read more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/in-the-fi...
🫂 His research explores how local societies cope with the consequences of the 1990s war.
➡️ Read more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/in-the-fi...
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🔴 Historian Ondřej Žíla from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz focuses on the modern history of Southeast Europe — particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina.
🫂 His research explores how local societies cope with the consequences of the 1990s war.
➡️ Read more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/in-the-fi...
🫂 His research explores how local societies cope with the consequences of the 1990s war.
➡️ Read more on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/in-the-fi...
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Huge congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Huge congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate Zakir Rzazade
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
for publishing his first peer-reviewed article! 🎉 He explores the expert-media gap in perceptions on drone usage implications on modern warfare. @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @europeansecurity.bsky.social
🔴 Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 according to the student evaluation were awarded. The award is accompanied by financial reward.
🥇 Congratulations to all recipients!
➡️ Check out the list of awardees here: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/gold...
🥇 Congratulations to all recipients!
➡️ Check out the list of awardees here: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/gold...
Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 | Fakulta sociálních věd UK
Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 according to the student evaluation were awarded. The award is accompanied by financial reward. Congratulations to all recipients!
fsv.cuni.cz
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🔴 Golden Courses for the best courses of the Summer Semester 2024/2025 according to the student evaluation were awarded. The award is accompanied by financial reward.
🥇 Congratulations to all recipients!
➡️ Check out the list of awardees here: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/gold...
🥇 Congratulations to all recipients!
➡️ Check out the list of awardees here: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/gold...
🤵♀️ Barbara Pertold-Gebicka studies how parenthood and education shape careers for women and men.
🌍 From Poland to Denmark to Prague, her work reveals why family roles and education matter — and how they drive inequalities in the labor market.
👉 Read more: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-stud...
🌍 From Poland to Denmark to Prague, her work reveals why family roles and education matter — and how they drive inequalities in the labor market.
👉 Read more: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-stud...
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🤵♀️ Barbara Pertold-Gebicka studies how parenthood and education shape careers for women and men.
🌍 From Poland to Denmark to Prague, her work reveals why family roles and education matter — and how they drive inequalities in the labor market.
👉 Read more: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-stud...
🌍 From Poland to Denmark to Prague, her work reveals why family roles and education matter — and how they drive inequalities in the labor market.
👉 Read more: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/from-stud...
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Handbook of Comparative Politics of Central and Eastern Europe 📚 coming soon with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
@uaces.bsky.social Research Network "Re-thinking Europe's East-West Divide"
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
@uaces.bsky.social Research Network "Re-thinking Europe's East-West Divide"
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
October 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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🔴 Tomáš Karásek was elected candidate for the Dean of #FSVUK for the 2026–2030 term!
👏🏻 Congratulations and all the best.
➡️ Read more: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/toma...
👏🏻 Congratulations and all the best.
➡️ Read more: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/toma...
Tomáš Karásek was elected candidate for the Dean of FSV UK for the 2026–2030 term | Fakulta sociálních věd UK
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at a meeting of the Academic Senate of FSV UK, Tomáš Karásek, the current dean of the faculty, was elected as the candidate for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Soci...
fsv.cuni.cz
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🔴 Tomáš Karásek was elected candidate for the Dean of #FSVUK for the 2026–2030 term!
👏🏻 Congratulations and all the best.
➡️ Read more: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/toma...
👏🏻 Congratulations and all the best.
➡️ Read more: fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/toma...
🧐 Our political analyst Michel Perottino weighs in on how Andrej Babiš’s ANO party could form a coalition with SPD and the Motorists party — and what it means for the future government.
👉 Read the full interview.
👉 Read the full interview.
Quel futur gouvernement pour la Tchéquie ? Entretien avec le politologue M. Perottino @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @unikarlova.cuni.cz
francais.radio.cz/futur-gouver...
francais.radio.cz/futur-gouver...
Futur gouvernement tchèque : résoudre l’équation Babiš 2.0 + SPD + Automobilistes
Pour faire un point en ce lundi post-électoral, RPI a posé quelques questions à Michel Perottino, directeur du département de science politique de l’Université Charles.
francais.radio.cz
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🧐 Our political analyst Michel Perottino weighs in on how Andrej Babiš’s ANO party could form a coalition with SPD and the Motorists party — and what it means for the future government.
👉 Read the full interview.
👉 Read the full interview.
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Nouveau webinaire sur les elections en Tchequie.
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
👉 Dive into a new study by our academics, which explores how countries prioritize marine environmental issues in UN General Assembly debates from 1993 to 2020.
New in CJIR! Cross-national Salience of Marine Environmental Issues: Evidence from UN General Assembly Debates, 1993–2020 by Jan Karlas and Jan Mazač, both at @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz. Open Access: cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cj...
Cross-national Salience of Marine Environmental Issues: Evidence from UN General Assembly Debates, 1993–2020
| Czech Journal of International Relations
cjir.iir.cz
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
👉 Dive into a new study by our academics, which explores how countries prioritize marine environmental issues in UN General Assembly debates from 1993 to 2020.
👏 Our economists published an article in Nature Communications, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
👉 The study introduces a new meta-analysis method designed for the social sciences.
😍 Congratulations on this achievement!
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/econ...
@charlesuni.cuni.cz
👉 The study introduces a new meta-analysis method designed for the social sciences.
😍 Congratulations on this achievement!
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/econ...
@charlesuni.cuni.cz
Economists from FSV UK published in one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals | Fakulta sociálních věd UK
Economists Zuzana Havránková and Tomáš Havránek from the Institute of Economic Studies at FSV UK have achieved a remarkable scientific success. Together with international colleagues, they published a...
fsv.cuni.cz
October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
👏 Our economists published an article in Nature Communications, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
👉 The study introduces a new meta-analysis method designed for the social sciences.
😍 Congratulations on this achievement!
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/econ...
@charlesuni.cuni.cz
👉 The study introduces a new meta-analysis method designed for the social sciences.
😍 Congratulations on this achievement!
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/econ...
@charlesuni.cuni.cz
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Great to host colleagues from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and @taxobservatory.bsky.social in Prague! We’re advancing research on how multinational firms react to tax systems, especially in allocating functions across borders.
#GlobalTax #LepsiVerejneFinance
@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
#GlobalTax #LepsiVerejneFinance
@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great to host colleagues from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and @taxobservatory.bsky.social in Prague! We’re advancing research on how multinational firms react to tax systems, especially in allocating functions across borders.
#GlobalTax #LepsiVerejneFinance
@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
#GlobalTax #LepsiVerejneFinance
@fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @charlesuni.cuni.cz
👉 We are happy to share a new article by our academic Michal Onderčo from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz.
🎓 Just published in @cspjournal.bsky.social:
Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence?
By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social
and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
Does CSFP co-ordination foster convergence?
By analyzing EU voting behavior on nuclear weapons in the UNGA 1979–2022, @profonderco.bsky.social
and his colleagues find that while convergence hardly increases, the level of consensus remains stable.
September 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
👉 We are happy to share a new article by our academic Michal Onderčo from @ims.fsv.cuni.cz.
👉 Check out the latest report by our academic Michal Parízek from the Institute of Political Studies.
The WTO is under pressure to address trade-related agendas on development, the environment & inclusiveness. But with members divided, what's the best way forward?
In a new ENSURED report, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social, Michal Parizek & Jayati Srivastava explore these agendas.
Full report 👇
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In a new ENSURED report, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social, Michal Parizek & Jayati Srivastava explore these agendas.
Full report 👇
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Expanding the WTO’s Scope in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: An Appraisal of Development, Environment, and Inclusiveness Agendas - Research Report | ENSURED
The WTO is under pressure to address agendas on development, the environment, and inclusiveness. But with members divided, progress may rely on informal cooperation rather than new rules.
www.ensuredeurope.eu
September 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
👉 Check out the latest report by our academic Michal Parízek from the Institute of Political Studies.
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Glad to see my work consulted in NATO Defense College report & why we need to revisit the EU history and the policy-making of the 1990s.
#academia #policymaking #collectiveactions
@compeurpol.bsky.social @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
#academia #policymaking #collectiveactions
@compeurpol.bsky.social @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
August 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Glad to see my work consulted in NATO Defense College report & why we need to revisit the EU history and the policy-making of the 1990s.
#academia #policymaking #collectiveactions
@compeurpol.bsky.social @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
#academia #policymaking #collectiveactions
@compeurpol.bsky.social @ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
🧐 What do physics and social sciences have in common? More than you’d expect.
😍 Our expert Jakub Tesař shows how the principles of quantum physics can help us better understand the way society works.
👉 Read more about his research on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/social-sc...
😍 Our expert Jakub Tesař shows how the principles of quantum physics can help us better understand the way society works.
👉 Read more about his research on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/social-sc...
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🧐 What do physics and social sciences have in common? More than you’d expect.
😍 Our expert Jakub Tesař shows how the principles of quantum physics can help us better understand the way society works.
👉 Read more about his research on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/social-sc...
😍 Our expert Jakub Tesař shows how the principles of quantum physics can help us better understand the way society works.
👉 Read more about his research on our science website: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/social-sc...
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🎓 Did you know that...
The facade of the @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz building in Jinonice features the university's historical emblem, the university seal. And this is no ordinary decoration: with a diameter of 7.6 meters, it is the largest of its kind on a building in the capital. 📐
The facade of the @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz building in Jinonice features the university's historical emblem, the university seal. And this is no ordinary decoration: with a diameter of 7.6 meters, it is the largest of its kind on a building in the capital. 📐
August 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎓 Did you know that...
The facade of the @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz building in Jinonice features the university's historical emblem, the university seal. And this is no ordinary decoration: with a diameter of 7.6 meters, it is the largest of its kind on a building in the capital. 📐
The facade of the @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz building in Jinonice features the university's historical emblem, the university seal. And this is no ordinary decoration: with a diameter of 7.6 meters, it is the largest of its kind on a building in the capital. 📐
🤩 Jana Sehnálková from #FSVUK has become the new director of the Fulbright Commission in Czechia.
🤝 “My goal is to continue to firmly uphold the values that have long defined the Fulbright Program: quality, equality, mutual understanding, and democratic principles."
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/jana...
🤝 “My goal is to continue to firmly uphold the values that have long defined the Fulbright Program: quality, equality, mutual understanding, and democratic principles."
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/jana...
Jana Sehnálková from FSV UK has become the new executive director of the Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic | Fakulta sociálních věd UK
Jana Sehnálková has been teaching at the Department of North American Studies IMS FSV UK since 2011. She continues to focus on the study of Sino-American relations in the context of the Taiwan Strait ...
fsv.cuni.cz
August 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🤩 Jana Sehnálková from #FSVUK has become the new director of the Fulbright Commission in Czechia.
🤝 “My goal is to continue to firmly uphold the values that have long defined the Fulbright Program: quality, equality, mutual understanding, and democratic principles."
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/jana...
🤝 “My goal is to continue to firmly uphold the values that have long defined the Fulbright Program: quality, equality, mutual understanding, and democratic principles."
➡️ fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/jana...
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🚨 Just published: the first global quantitative study on the relationship between democracy and state support for arms control from @tobiasrisse.bsky.social!
➡️ Read the full article here (open access): academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
➡️ Read the full article here (open access): academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
Democracy and State Support for Arms Control
Abstract. This article presents the first global quantitative study of the relationship between states’ level of liberal democracy and their support for ar
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August 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🚨 Just published: the first global quantitative study on the relationship between democracy and state support for arms control from @tobiasrisse.bsky.social!
➡️ Read the full article here (open access): academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
➡️ Read the full article here (open access): academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@ims.fsv.cuni.cz @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz
🏳️🌈 To mark Prague Pride 2025, the latest De Facto podcast features two FSV UK experts discussing LGBTQ+ life in Czechia.
👉 They explore diversity and cultural representation, cyberbullying, and the invisibility of older LGBTQ+ people.
👀 Check it out: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/lgbtq-in-...
👉 They explore diversity and cultural representation, cyberbullying, and the invisibility of older LGBTQ+ people.
👀 Check it out: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/lgbtq-in-...
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🏳️🌈 To mark Prague Pride 2025, the latest De Facto podcast features two FSV UK experts discussing LGBTQ+ life in Czechia.
👉 They explore diversity and cultural representation, cyberbullying, and the invisibility of older LGBTQ+ people.
👀 Check it out: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/lgbtq-in-...
👉 They explore diversity and cultural representation, cyberbullying, and the invisibility of older LGBTQ+ people.
👀 Check it out: science.fsv.cuni.cz/en/lgbtq-in-...
🤩 The Czech Science Foundation will support an international project led by our professor Kateřina Králová.
🧐 The research team will explore how societies in Poland, Serbia, and Greece reflect on their histories of displacement and current migration crises.
👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/fsv-...
🧐 The research team will explore how societies in Poland, Serbia, and Greece reflect on their histories of displacement and current migration crises.
👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/fsv-...
FSV UK succeeds with an international project in the grant competition of the Czech Science Foundation | Fakulta sociálních věd UK
The Czech Science Foundation (GACR), in cooperation with its partner agency from Poland (Narodowe Centrum Nauki – NCN), will support a project led by Professor Kateřina Králová from the Institute of I...
fsv.cuni.cz
July 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🤩 The Czech Science Foundation will support an international project led by our professor Kateřina Králová.
🧐 The research team will explore how societies in Poland, Serbia, and Greece reflect on their histories of displacement and current migration crises.
👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/fsv-...
🧐 The research team will explore how societies in Poland, Serbia, and Greece reflect on their histories of displacement and current migration crises.
👉 fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/fsv-...
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🎓 Just published! @laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues find that in case of Chinese aggression against a regional state, the US public would support intervening on behalf of allies.
➡️ Such willingness however stems from alliance, not from an adversarial relationship with Beijing.
➡️ Such willingness however stems from alliance, not from an adversarial relationship with Beijing.
July 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎓 Just published! @laurensukin.bsky.social and her colleagues find that in case of Chinese aggression against a regional state, the US public would support intervening on behalf of allies.
➡️ Such willingness however stems from alliance, not from an adversarial relationship with Beijing.
➡️ Such willingness however stems from alliance, not from an adversarial relationship with Beijing.