Matthew Stenberg
@matthewstenberg.bsky.social
Postdoc at UC Berkeley - local politics, democratic backsliding, Central Europe, EU
In our new piece at @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social, @aloysiusod.bsky.social and I try to understand what factors led some municipalities in Poland to implement openly discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ residents while other, similar municipalities did not. (1/n)
ONLINE FIRST! “When do local governments discriminate?” by @matthewstenberg.bsky.social @aloysiusod.bsky.social
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When do Local Governments Discriminate? Lessons from the Diffusion of “LGBT Free Zones” in Poland — Urban Affairs Review
There is a long history of municipal governments worldwide passing resolutions, laws, and regulations governing discrimination and anti-discrimination. These cities are increasingly stylized as “human...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In our new piece at @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social, @aloysiusod.bsky.social and I try to understand what factors led some municipalities in Poland to implement openly discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ residents while other, similar municipalities did not. (1/n)
Reposted by Matthew Stenberg
ONLINE FIRST! “When do local governments discriminate?” by @matthewstenberg.bsky.social @aloysiusod.bsky.social
www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
When do Local Governments Discriminate? Lessons from the Diffusion of “LGBT Free Zones” in Poland — Urban Affairs Review
There is a long history of municipal governments worldwide passing resolutions, laws, and regulations governing discrimination and anti-discrimination. These cities are increasingly stylized as “human...
www.urbanaffairsreview.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ONLINE FIRST! “When do local governments discriminate?” by @matthewstenberg.bsky.social @aloysiusod.bsky.social
www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
Reposted by Matthew Stenberg
Our paper (@jusimon.bsky.social and Mario Kukec) conceptualizes the role of party cohesion in facilitating or inhibiting backsliding across different regime types (parliamentary, presidential, and semi presidential). (1/3)
Marko Kukec, Matthew Stenberg & my new paper proposes to expand our perspective on democratic backsliding to include backsliding dynamics related to party cohesion. We study 6 cases across various regime types+forms of territorial state organization. Available OA: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rule of law backsliding across regime types: a comparative analysis of the role of party cohesion in shaping backsliding dynamics - Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
The rule of law around the world has increasingly been eroded by elected governments seeking to expand their power. A traditional mechanism against rule of law backsliding is the horizontal and vertic...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our paper (@jusimon.bsky.social and Mario Kukec) conceptualizes the role of party cohesion in facilitating or inhibiting backsliding across different regime types (parliamentary, presidential, and semi presidential). (1/3)
Our paper (@jusimon.bsky.social and Mario Kukec) conceptualizes the role of party cohesion in facilitating or inhibiting backsliding across different regime types (parliamentary, presidential, and semi presidential). (1/3)
Marko Kukec, Matthew Stenberg & my new paper proposes to expand our perspective on democratic backsliding to include backsliding dynamics related to party cohesion. We study 6 cases across various regime types+forms of territorial state organization. Available OA: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rule of law backsliding across regime types: a comparative analysis of the role of party cohesion in shaping backsliding dynamics - Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
The rule of law around the world has increasingly been eroded by elected governments seeking to expand their power. A traditional mechanism against rule of law backsliding is the horizontal and vertic...
link.springer.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our paper (@jusimon.bsky.social and Mario Kukec) conceptualizes the role of party cohesion in facilitating or inhibiting backsliding across different regime types (parliamentary, presidential, and semi presidential). (1/3)
As the Polish election fast approaches, I just wanted to repost our new preprint about how PiS has been differentially using local governments to pursue its agenda
NEW PREPRINT. Conor O’Dwyer @aloysiusod.bsky.social and I try to understand what led some local governments in Poland to implement discriminatory “LGBT Free Zones”, while in other municipalities such measures either weren’t implemented or even proposed (1/8) #polisky osf.io/preprints/so...
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October 12, 2023 at 3:17 PM
As the Polish election fast approaches, I just wanted to repost our new preprint about how PiS has been differentially using local governments to pursue its agenda
NEW PREPRINT. Conor O’Dwyer @aloysiusod.bsky.social and I try to understand what led some local governments in Poland to implement discriminatory “LGBT Free Zones”, while in other municipalities such measures either weren’t implemented or even proposed (1/8) #polisky osf.io/preprints/so...
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October 6, 2023 at 2:14 PM
NEW PREPRINT. Conor O’Dwyer @aloysiusod.bsky.social and I try to understand what led some local governments in Poland to implement discriminatory “LGBT Free Zones”, while in other municipalities such measures either weren’t implemented or even proposed (1/8) #polisky osf.io/preprints/so...
@profmusgrave.bsky.social , could I also be added to the polisky list? Thanks!
September 20, 2023 at 3:02 AM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social , could I also be added to the polisky list? Thanks!