Daniel Kovarek
@kovarek.bsky.social
postdoc at EUI, PhD from CEU ■ representation, political behavior, distributive politics, local ties ■ usually on a bike, a night train, or al banco
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Daniel Kovarek
@kovarek.bsky.social
· Aug 30
The effect of MEPs' local ties on perceived representation: Evidence from four EU member states - Daniel Kovarek, 2025
Concerned with the electoral and attitudinal effects of localness, a large literature studies how candidates’ and elected deputies’ local ties shape perceived r...
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no better way to depart from #ecprgc25 than 👀 my paper just published in @eupthejournal.bsky.social! I find localism in an unlikely place & show that people feel more represented when they live in incumbent MEPs' hometowns, using survey data from 🇷🇴🇭🇺🇮🇹🇧🇪 doi.org/10.1177/1465... #Polisky
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We’re organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting!
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We’re organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting!
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized
🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
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🚀 Registration is OPEN for #MethodsNET2026 Summer School with CEU!
3 weeks of expert-led training in the heart of Europe & Online.
✅ ECTS Credits
✅ Expert Faculty
📉 Early Bird until Feb 25.
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AcademicSky #Methodology #Research
3 weeks of expert-led training in the heart of Europe & Online.
✅ ECTS Credits
✅ Expert Faculty
📉 Early Bird until Feb 25.
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AcademicSky #Methodology #Research
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
🚀 Registration is OPEN for #MethodsNET2026 Summer School with CEU!
3 weeks of expert-led training in the heart of Europe & Online.
✅ ECTS Credits
✅ Expert Faculty
📉 Early Bird until Feb 25.
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AcademicSky #Methodology #Research
3 weeks of expert-led training in the heart of Europe & Online.
✅ ECTS Credits
✅ Expert Faculty
📉 Early Bird until Feb 25.
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AcademicSky #Methodology #Research
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It’s kind of wild that timeline wise, we are probably closer to France using its nuclear deterrent to protect European countries against the United States than we are to France using its nuclear deterrent to protect European countries against Russia
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It’s kind of wild that timeline wise, we are probably closer to France using its nuclear deterrent to protect European countries against the United States than we are to France using its nuclear deterrent to protect European countries against Russia
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What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
Perspectives on Place: what the English think about their local area
www.southampton.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
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CRIS @sciencespo.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social is hiring! Recruiting postdoc to join the research team led by Prof. Mirna Safi @msafi.bsky.social on the ERC project “The Discrimination-Inequality Cycle (DISEQUAL)." Deadline 8 February 2026. Apply, share!
www.sciencespo.fr/cris/files/J...
www.sciencespo.fr/cris/files/J...
www.sciencespo.fr
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
CRIS @sciencespo.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social is hiring! Recruiting postdoc to join the research team led by Prof. Mirna Safi @msafi.bsky.social on the ERC project “The Discrimination-Inequality Cycle (DISEQUAL)." Deadline 8 February 2026. Apply, share!
www.sciencespo.fr/cris/files/J...
www.sciencespo.fr/cris/files/J...
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📝 (8) Women’s substantive representation under the Meloni government. Insights from a new dataset on parliamentary attention in Italy
by Cavalieri & @edegiorgi.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
by Cavalieri & @edegiorgi.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
📝 (8) Women’s substantive representation under the Meloni government. Insights from a new dataset on parliamentary attention in Italy
by Cavalieri & @edegiorgi.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
by Cavalieri & @edegiorgi.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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✨ Between the holidays and the new year is often a good moment to think about what skills you’d like to build next.
We’ll be sharing more about #KOMEX2026 courses over the coming days. Whenever you feel like taking a look, you can find the full list here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...
We’ll be sharing more about #KOMEX2026 courses over the coming days. Whenever you feel like taking a look, you can find the full list here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
✨ Between the holidays and the new year is often a good moment to think about what skills you’d like to build next.
We’ll be sharing more about #KOMEX2026 courses over the coming days. Whenever you feel like taking a look, you can find the full list here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...
We’ll be sharing more about #KOMEX2026 courses over the coming days. Whenever you feel like taking a look, you can find the full list here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...
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Not exactly a Xmas merrymaking post, but I wrote something on the changing environment for international academics in the Netherlands and how it has changed over the last 10 years: open.substack.com/pub/alexandr...
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Not exactly a Xmas merrymaking post, but I wrote something on the changing environment for international academics in the Netherlands and how it has changed over the last 10 years: open.substack.com/pub/alexandr...
very happy to see this 🔓 paper w/ the great @ztruchlewski.bsky.social & @joeganderson.bsky.social out @jcms-eu.bsky.social just before ERC SOLID officially ends 🎉 we study how preferences for solidarity are conditional on 🇪🇺EU member state behavior: breaking common rules (market, RoL, burden-sharing)
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
very happy to see this 🔓 paper w/ the great @ztruchlewski.bsky.social & @joeganderson.bsky.social out @jcms-eu.bsky.social just before ERC SOLID officially ends 🎉 we study how preferences for solidarity are conditional on 🇪🇺EU member state behavior: breaking common rules (market, RoL, burden-sharing)
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I am hiring a post-doctoral fellow (2 years) to work on all things political finance in Africa. There are no teaching obligations, and lots of opportunities for fieldwork. A PhD in Political Science is a requirement. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions - send them to my LSE email.
🚨We're #hiring!
We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years.
🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years.
🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Fellow (Political Finance in Africa (POLFINA))
Research Fellow (Political Finance in Africa (POLFINA)),
,
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equi...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I am hiring a post-doctoral fellow (2 years) to work on all things political finance in Africa. There are no teaching obligations, and lots of opportunities for fieldwork. A PhD in Political Science is a requirement. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions - send them to my LSE email.
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🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion (2 years)
We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald.
✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Group
We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald.
✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Group
Postdoctoral Research Associate - International Research Training Group 2560 “Baltic Peripeties" 25/E19
Stellenausschreibung Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
www.uni-greifswald.de
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion (2 years)
We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald.
✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Group
We’re hiring a 100% Postdoc at the University of Greifswald.
✨ What makes this job special: Two full years to focus on research (no teaching, no admin overload) embedded into an International Research Training Group
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🚀 MethodsNET Summer School 2026: The Course List is Now Live!
We are thrilled to announce the course list for the MethodsNET Summer School 2026, held in partnership with @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna.
Full Course Details: methodsnet.org/course-list/
#ResearchMethods #MethodsNET #CEUVienna
We are thrilled to announce the course list for the MethodsNET Summer School 2026, held in partnership with @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna.
Full Course Details: methodsnet.org/course-list/
#ResearchMethods #MethodsNET #CEUVienna
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🚀 MethodsNET Summer School 2026: The Course List is Now Live!
We are thrilled to announce the course list for the MethodsNET Summer School 2026, held in partnership with @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna.
Full Course Details: methodsnet.org/course-list/
#ResearchMethods #MethodsNET #CEUVienna
We are thrilled to announce the course list for the MethodsNET Summer School 2026, held in partnership with @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna.
Full Course Details: methodsnet.org/course-list/
#ResearchMethods #MethodsNET #CEUVienna
@donald-tusk.bsky.social famously suggested that the illiberal #Polish ex-minister who used spyware against political rivals has two options: #Budapest or prison. The #Hungarian liberal mayor is not that lucky: he may not have this choice
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@donald-tusk.bsky.social famously suggested that the illiberal #Polish ex-minister who used spyware against political rivals has two options: #Budapest or prison. The #Hungarian liberal mayor is not that lucky: he may not have this choice
@komex.bsky.social is super affordable & sustainable! Register and take my Intro to R class, or one of 20 other excellent courses in 19–27 February! 👩💻📊 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
@komex.bsky.social is super affordable & sustainable! Register and take my Intro to R class, or one of 20 other excellent courses in 19–27 February! 👩💻📊 afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...
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New Publication!
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
New Publication!
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨
I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions.
Link and more information in second post.
Position Start: Fall 2026
Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️
I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions.
Link and more information in second post.
Position Start: Fall 2026
Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨
I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions.
Link and more information in second post.
Position Start: Fall 2026
Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️
I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions.
Link and more information in second post.
Position Start: Fall 2026
Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️
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🚨Jobs!🚨
3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you!
Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you!
Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Officer
Research Officer,
,
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</s...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🚨Jobs!🚨
3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you!
Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you!
Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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LoPaPol is back! 💥
Come join us in Darmstadt for the 3️⃣ edition of the Local Party Politics workshop!
⏰ 24-25 March 2026
🚧 Organizers: @christinajuen.bsky.social Björn Egner @pluggedchris.bsky.social & myself with the help of LoPaPol legends @simonotjes.bsky.social & @rafreuse.bsky.social
Come join us in Darmstadt for the 3️⃣ edition of the Local Party Politics workshop!
⏰ 24-25 March 2026
🚧 Organizers: @christinajuen.bsky.social Björn Egner @pluggedchris.bsky.social & myself with the help of LoPaPol legends @simonotjes.bsky.social & @rafreuse.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
LoPaPol is back! 💥
Come join us in Darmstadt for the 3️⃣ edition of the Local Party Politics workshop!
⏰ 24-25 March 2026
🚧 Organizers: @christinajuen.bsky.social Björn Egner @pluggedchris.bsky.social & myself with the help of LoPaPol legends @simonotjes.bsky.social & @rafreuse.bsky.social
Come join us in Darmstadt for the 3️⃣ edition of the Local Party Politics workshop!
⏰ 24-25 March 2026
🚧 Organizers: @christinajuen.bsky.social Björn Egner @pluggedchris.bsky.social & myself with the help of LoPaPol legends @simonotjes.bsky.social & @rafreuse.bsky.social
if you want to understand why #Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony (@europeangreens.eu) is protesting w/ flaming torches rn in front of PM #Orbán 's office & why the 🇭🇺 capital might go bankrupt very soon, I have an OA 🔓 article published at @cjres.bsky.social for you: academic.oup.com/cjres/articl...
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
if you want to understand why #Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony (@europeangreens.eu) is protesting w/ flaming torches rn in front of PM #Orbán 's office & why the 🇭🇺 capital might go bankrupt very soon, I have an OA 🔓 article published at @cjres.bsky.social for you: academic.oup.com/cjres/articl...
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@sonjapriebus.bsky.social Aleksandra Maatsch& me are organizing a workshop on 'Opposing challenges to democracy across contexts' in Frankfurt (Oder) 26-27 March 2026.
Do you have a paper that might fit? ➡️Call for Papers (📆Deadline: 05/12)
www.dvpw.de/informatione...
Do you have a paper that might fit? ➡️Call for Papers (📆Deadline: 05/12)
www.dvpw.de/informatione...
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@sonjapriebus.bsky.social Aleksandra Maatsch& me are organizing a workshop on 'Opposing challenges to democracy across contexts' in Frankfurt (Oder) 26-27 March 2026.
Do you have a paper that might fit? ➡️Call for Papers (📆Deadline: 05/12)
www.dvpw.de/informatione...
Do you have a paper that might fit? ➡️Call for Papers (📆Deadline: 05/12)
www.dvpw.de/informatione...
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🚨 SynthNet is out 🚨
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨 SynthNet is out 🚨
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
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🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
web103.reachmee.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)
rent might be higher in Budapest than in Florence, and croissants cost more than in Vienna –– but you can still get a high-quality, nationally representative probability sample via CAPI in Hungary for under 3,000 EUR
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
rent might be higher in Budapest than in Florence, and croissants cost more than in Vienna –– but you can still get a high-quality, nationally representative probability sample via CAPI in Hungary for under 3,000 EUR
today marks the end of our RADAR 📡 consortium meeting! Our @eui-stg.bsky.social team was delighted to host partners from @hertieschool.bsky.social @io-pgi-kuleuven.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @ditpgouv.bsky.social Radboud, SNSPA & TalTech 🙌
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
today marks the end of our RADAR 📡 consortium meeting! Our @eui-stg.bsky.social team was delighted to host partners from @hertieschool.bsky.social @io-pgi-kuleuven.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @ditpgouv.bsky.social Radboud, SNSPA & TalTech 🙌
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Start of the consortium meeting of the Horizon RADAR project theradarproject.eu on democratic anchorage of public administration reforms.
Some universities have better ceilings than others.
Some universities have better ceilings than others.
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Start of the consortium meeting of the Horizon RADAR project theradarproject.eu on democratic anchorage of public administration reforms.
Some universities have better ceilings than others.
Some universities have better ceilings than others.