Piotr Zagórski
@pzag.bsky.social
Political scientist @SWPSUniversity @UAM_Madrid @UCBerkeley Polish National Election Study / Electoral behavior / Central & Eastern Europe / populism / historical legacies / Spain / Poland
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Can Trump be stopped? Thoughts on one year of America as a family business
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America Is Now a Family Business
Trump is transforming the constitutional republic into a patrimonial regime before our eyes.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Can Trump be stopped? Thoughts on one year of America as a family business
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Political scientists see non-violent resistance as much more effective--and it's not just from aggregate statistics. Rather, it's the way that peaceful resistance undermines the state's repressive capacities.
This op-ed by Berkeley prof @owasow.bsky.social explains this logic 🎯.
Give it a read!
This op-ed by Berkeley prof @owasow.bsky.social explains this logic 🎯.
Give it a read!
“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
Opinion | We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Political scientists see non-violent resistance as much more effective--and it's not just from aggregate statistics. Rather, it's the way that peaceful resistance undermines the state's repressive capacities.
This op-ed by Berkeley prof @owasow.bsky.social explains this logic 🎯.
Give it a read!
This op-ed by Berkeley prof @owasow.bsky.social explains this logic 🎯.
Give it a read!
This Theory Explains Trump’s Baffling Foreign Policy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | This Theory Explains Trump’s Baffling Foreign Policy
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January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This Theory Explains Trump’s Baffling Foreign Policy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Today in @theguardian.com, I argue that Donald Trump’s foreign-policy playbook is increasingly about attention capture, or what I call geopolitical clickbait.
Plus I outline why this matters for Europe & what to do about it.
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Plus I outline why this matters for Europe & what to do about it.
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Trump wants our attention. Let’s stop falling for his geopolitical clickbait | Catherine De Vries
Whether he’s targeting Greenland, tariffs or Iran, Trump’s agenda is to distract – because a Europe that is always reacting is never planning, says political scientist Catherine De Vries
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January 28, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Today in @theguardian.com, I argue that Donald Trump’s foreign-policy playbook is increasingly about attention capture, or what I call geopolitical clickbait.
Plus I outline why this matters for Europe & what to do about it.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus I outline why this matters for Europe & what to do about it.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
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January 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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Former Polish president Andrzej Duda has joined the conservative U.S. Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow.
Polish ex-president lands role at US Project 2025 think tank
Andrzej Duda’s job at the influential Heritage Foundation underlines how nationalist right-wing politics have become international.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Former Polish president Andrzej Duda has joined the conservative U.S. Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow.
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Open access - observational evidence linking affective polarization to support for undemocratic practices from a context of high polarization & significant democratic backsliding
🚨 How does affective polarization shape support for undemocratic practices in hybrid regimes? With
@sedairmak.bsky.social and @seaytac.bsky.social, we explore this question in the Turkish context in our new open-access🔒 article published @MediterraneanPolitics
@sedairmak.bsky.social and @seaytac.bsky.social, we explore this question in the Turkish context in our new open-access🔒 article published @MediterraneanPolitics
When polarization meets backsliding: Affective polarization and support for undemocratic practices in Turkey
While the corrosive effect of affective polarization on democratic norms is a major concern, existing research has largely overlooked its dynamics outside established democracies. This study addres...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Open access - observational evidence linking affective polarization to support for undemocratic practices from a context of high polarization & significant democratic backsliding
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🇵🇱⚖️ We've reached a crucial point in the Polish rule-of-law crisis: a court found a divorce null and void due to a "neo-judge" presiding over the proceedings. Given how quick, easy, and fast access to divorce is in the country, this story will make waves. 1/
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🇵🇱⚖️ We've reached a crucial point in the Polish rule-of-law crisis: a court found a divorce null and void due to a "neo-judge" presiding over the proceedings. Given how quick, easy, and fast access to divorce is in the country, this story will make waves. 1/
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📰 Issue 33:2 out! 👉 Special Issue: European Democracy in Action? The 2024 European Parliament Elections, guest edited by @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Sebastian-Adrian Popa, and Wouter van der Brug
Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
📸 © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
📸 © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
📰 Issue 33:2 out! 👉 Special Issue: European Democracy in Action? The 2024 European Parliament Elections, guest edited by @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Sebastian-Adrian Popa, and Wouter van der Brug
Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
📸 © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
📸 © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
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I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
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The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
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January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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Very happy to see this out in CPS! We study class identities and their social and political relevance over several decades in Britain, Denmark, Norway, and the US. A small thread:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SIRW4...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SIRW4...
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Very happy to see this out in CPS! We study class identities and their social and political relevance over several decades in Britain, Denmark, Norway, and the US. A small thread:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SIRW4...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SIRW4...
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‼️ New paper out at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with the fantastic Valentin Pautonnier, Michael Lewis-Beck and Richard Nadeau!
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
A short 🧵 on what it's about and what we find
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A short 🧵 on what it's about and what we find
Redirecting
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January 8, 2026 at 7:53 AM
‼️ New paper out at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with the fantastic Valentin Pautonnier, Michael Lewis-Beck and Richard Nadeau!
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
A short 🧵 on what it's about and what we find
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
A short 🧵 on what it's about and what we find
📣 Kicking off 2026 with a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social!
When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties?
Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...
When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties?
Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
📣 Kicking off 2026 with a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social!
When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties?
Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...
When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties?
Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...
3 presents in last few days😀 Must have behaved. A chapter on electoral turnout in The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics, a paper on left-authoritarianism & far-right forthcoming in @eepolitics.bsky.social and a paper on war fatigue accepted in
@jei-publication.bsky.social 🤩
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
@jei-publication.bsky.social 🤩
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
3 presents in last few days😀 Must have behaved. A chapter on electoral turnout in The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics, a paper on left-authoritarianism & far-right forthcoming in @eepolitics.bsky.social and a paper on war fatigue accepted in
@jei-publication.bsky.social 🤩
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
@jei-publication.bsky.social 🤩
doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
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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/
📣 Jueves 11 12:00 @franvillamil.bsky.social hablará sobre "Las consecuencias de los derechos humanos. Exhumaciones de fosas comunes en España" en el #SeminarioGarcíaPelayo del @cepcgob.bsky.social. Comentará @iremarcor123.bsky.social. Co-autoría: @fdelacuesta.bsky.social @palomaaguilar.bsky.social👇
Jueves 11 12:00
#SeminarioGarcíaPelayo Trabajos de investigación "Las consecuencias de los derechos humanos. Exhumaciones de fosas comunes en España"
Ponente Francisco Villamil
Comenta Irene Martín Cortés
Presenta y modera @pzag.bsky.social
Inscripción👇
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#SeminarioGarcíaPelayo Trabajos de investigación "Las consecuencias de los derechos humanos. Exhumaciones de fosas comunes en España"
Ponente Francisco Villamil
Comenta Irene Martín Cortés
Presenta y modera @pzag.bsky.social
Inscripción👇
cepc.gob.es/agenda/semin...
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
📣 Jueves 11 12:00 @franvillamil.bsky.social hablará sobre "Las consecuencias de los derechos humanos. Exhumaciones de fosas comunes en España" en el #SeminarioGarcíaPelayo del @cepcgob.bsky.social. Comentará @iremarcor123.bsky.social. Co-autoría: @fdelacuesta.bsky.social @palomaaguilar.bsky.social👇
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ECJ: Poland must recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed within the EU. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules
The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in another member state. The decision is poised to be greeted positively by Europe's LGB...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ECJ: Poland must recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed within the EU. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
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New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social!
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social!
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
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Postdoc call‼️
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Postdoc call‼️
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
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Yes. But also, Orbán was in power for 14 years until finally a successful challenger emerged and Orbán's popularity drastically declined. So the interesting question to ask is: Why now? And why was Magyar so much more successful in his anti-corruption messaging than others before him?
Hungary’s Orban seemed undefeatable a year ago.
Then Peter Magyar broke through with a powerful anti-corruption platform, rapidly consolidated the fractured opposition, and now leads Fidesz comfortably.
Anti-corruption defeats authoritarianism worldwide. It will work here, too.
Then Peter Magyar broke through with a powerful anti-corruption platform, rapidly consolidated the fractured opposition, and now leads Fidesz comfortably.
Anti-corruption defeats authoritarianism worldwide. It will work here, too.
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Yes. But also, Orbán was in power for 14 years until finally a successful challenger emerged and Orbán's popularity drastically declined. So the interesting question to ask is: Why now? And why was Magyar so much more successful in his anti-corruption messaging than others before him?
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How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - Volume 55
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.
tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
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Daniel Ziblatt writes the way he studies democracy: with discipline, patience, and a refusal to look away from complexity.
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
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New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
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New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
Etched in Marble: Daniel Ziblatt on Writing, Struggle, and How Democracy Depends on Both
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Daniel Ziblatt writes the way he studies democracy: with discipline, patience, and a refusal to look away from complexity.
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
🧵
New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
He writes with the conviction that democracy depends on the continuous work of understanding.
🧵
New on Etched in Marble: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
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Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025
This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
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ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
2016-2020-2024-panel-merged-study - ANES | American National Election Studies
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November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.