Giovanni Capoccia
@gcapoccia.bsky.social
Politics Professor, University of Oxford.
How liberal democracies respond to extremism and illiberalism. Liberal democracy and its others.
Washington DC, Oxford, Rome.
More info: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
How liberal democracies respond to extremism and illiberalism. Liberal democracy and its others.
Washington DC, Oxford, Rome.
More info: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
Look forward to speak at CIS ETH Zurich on my current research on Feb 26!
Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities
26th of February ETH Zurich
@gcapoccia.bsky.social
cis.ethz.ch/details.coun...
26th of February ETH Zurich
@gcapoccia.bsky.social
cis.ethz.ch/details.coun...
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cis.ethz.ch
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Look forward to speak at CIS ETH Zurich on my current research on Feb 26!
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When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
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<going to distract myself from the horror by whinging about my academic field>
🧵 Things that I am tired of re: practicing academic International Relations in 2025, a partial list.
1. I am tired of reading references that don’t say what the article claims, or even say the opposite.
🧵 Things that I am tired of re: practicing academic International Relations in 2025, a partial list.
1. I am tired of reading references that don’t say what the article claims, or even say the opposite.
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
<going to distract myself from the horror by whinging about my academic field>
🧵 Things that I am tired of re: practicing academic International Relations in 2025, a partial list.
1. I am tired of reading references that don’t say what the article claims, or even say the opposite.
🧵 Things that I am tired of re: practicing academic International Relations in 2025, a partial list.
1. I am tired of reading references that don’t say what the article claims, or even say the opposite.
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»Um tolerant zu sein, muß man die Grenzen dessen, was nicht tolerierbar ist, festlegen.«
Umberto Eco
geboren am 5. Januar 1932
Umberto Eco
geboren am 5. Januar 1932
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
»Um tolerant zu sein, muß man die Grenzen dessen, was nicht tolerierbar ist, festlegen.«
Umberto Eco
geboren am 5. Januar 1932
Umberto Eco
geboren am 5. Januar 1932
The main danger in the fight against the RN, is defeatism. And this fight is not just France's: If France falls in the hands of the RN, Ukraine will fall to Russia and any hopes for Europe to become a geopolitical player will die.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
« Face au RN, une certaine apathie et le spectre de “l’étrange défaite” »
CHRONIQUE. Engluées dans leurs divisions internes et leurs obsessions du casting présidentiel, les forces politiques ne parviennent pas à structurer le débat public avec de nouvelles idées, à dessiner...
www.lemonde.fr
December 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The main danger in the fight against the RN, is defeatism. And this fight is not just France's: If France falls in the hands of the RN, Ukraine will fall to Russia and any hopes for Europe to become a geopolitical player will die.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics
| Sociologica
sociologica.unibo.it
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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Delighted to see applications open for the Morelli Scholarship. As the 2024 Scholar, I've had an incredible experience at DPIR and Corpus Christi: encouraging supervision, an intellectually vibrant community, a welcoming DPhil cohort, and a fantastic College environment. Happy to chat if helpful!
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Delighted to see applications open for the Morelli Scholarship. As the 2024 Scholar, I've had an incredible experience at DPIR and Corpus Christi: encouraging supervision, an intellectually vibrant community, a welcoming DPhil cohort, and a fantastic College environment. Happy to chat if helpful!
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PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
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📣 Very cool PhD opporunity in Oxford to work with the great @gcapoccia.bsky.social on democratic backsliding.
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📣 Very cool PhD opporunity in Oxford to work with the great @gcapoccia.bsky.social on democratic backsliding.
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
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As platforms oligarchs want unrestricted access to the EU market in the name of “freedom of speech” (in fact, what they want is (1) to maximize profits by promoting extreme content, which increases engagement; (2) effect regime change by promoting some voices and stifling others), in Australia…
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Australia will bar children under 16 from social media starting Wednesday, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation. Here is what to know.
How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work
The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
As platforms oligarchs want unrestricted access to the EU market in the name of “freedom of speech” (in fact, what they want is (1) to maximize profits by promoting extreme content, which increases engagement; (2) effect regime change by promoting some voices and stifling others), in Australia…
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As platforms oligarchs want unrestricted access to the EU market in the name of “freedom of speech” (in fact, what they want is (1) to maximize profits by promoting extreme content, which increases engagement; (2) effect regime change by promoting some voices and stifling others), in Australia…
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Australia will bar children under 16 from social media starting Wednesday, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation. Here is what to know.
How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work
The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
As platforms oligarchs want unrestricted access to the EU market in the name of “freedom of speech” (in fact, what they want is (1) to maximize profits by promoting extreme content, which increases engagement; (2) effect regime change by promoting some voices and stifling others), in Australia…
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🚨🚨 Politically significant decision by @ec.europa.eu to impose a €120 million fine on Elon #Musk’s #X, the first-ever penalty issued under the EU’s flagship content moderation law, the Digital Services Act. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Should have banned X in Europe the first time Trump barged in with his tariff bs. Impose FAFO costs or it'll just keep coming
🚨🚨 Politically significant decision by @ec.europa.eu to impose a €120 million fine on Elon #Musk’s #X, the first-ever penalty issued under the EU’s flagship content moderation law, the Digital Services Act. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Should have banned X in Europe the first time Trump barged in with his tariff bs. Impose FAFO costs or it'll just keep coming
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Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Biomasse, biocarburants, gaz naturel, hydrogène.
Ces 4 solutions se sont révélées être des impasses, parfois même nuisibles.
Pourtant, ces fausses bonnes idées, ringardisées par le progrès technologique, continuent de capter des milliards de subventions.
lel.media/les-4-paris-...
Ces 4 solutions se sont révélées être des impasses, parfois même nuisibles.
Pourtant, ces fausses bonnes idées, ringardisées par le progrès technologique, continuent de capter des milliards de subventions.
lel.media/les-4-paris-...
Les 4 paris ratés de la transition énergétique
Biomasse, biocarburants, gaz naturel, hydrogène. Ces quatre solutions, autrefois vues comme des piliers de la décarbonation, se sont révélées être des impasses, parfois même nuisibles. Pourtant, ces f...
lel.media
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Biomasse, biocarburants, gaz naturel, hydrogène.
Ces 4 solutions se sont révélées être des impasses, parfois même nuisibles.
Pourtant, ces fausses bonnes idées, ringardisées par le progrès technologique, continuent de capter des milliards de subventions.
lel.media/les-4-paris-...
Ces 4 solutions se sont révélées être des impasses, parfois même nuisibles.
Pourtant, ces fausses bonnes idées, ringardisées par le progrès technologique, continuent de capter des milliards de subventions.
lel.media/les-4-paris-...
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This sounds fantastic. Wish I’d stayed with PolSci and could do this
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This sounds fantastic. Wish I’d stayed with PolSci and could do this
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
Very good opportunity to brush up on your methods (qual and mixed) for poli.sci. grad students and faculty ⬇️
www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
Institute for Qualitative & Multi-Method Research
www.maxwell.syr.edu
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Very good opportunity to brush up on your methods (qual and mixed) for poli.sci. grad students and faculty ⬇️
www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
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Terrible missed opportunity that nobody's written 'The Art of Government' by Sir Humphrey Appleby
Chapter 1: On Action
'In government, Prime Minister, the object is not to do things. Things, once done, have consequences, and consequences are...'
Chapter 1: On Action
'In government, Prime Minister, the object is not to do things. Things, once done, have consequences, and consequences are...'
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Terrible missed opportunity that nobody's written 'The Art of Government' by Sir Humphrey Appleby
Chapter 1: On Action
'In government, Prime Minister, the object is not to do things. Things, once done, have consequences, and consequences are...'
Chapter 1: On Action
'In government, Prime Minister, the object is not to do things. Things, once done, have consequences, and consequences are...'
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A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...