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South European Society & Politics
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Official account of South European Society and Politics, a leading journal for scholars interested in Southern Europe. Edited by Nicolò Conti and Bonnie Field.
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50 years after: Was democratization inevitable or contingent?

Read #FreeAccess the introduction to our latest #SpecialIssue by @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, N. Garoupa,
@mjhierro.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social

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February 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #Italy
The feminisation of Italian governments. Towards a more gender-equal distribution of political power?

Read the article by C. Barbieri & P. Pansardi here 👇
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February 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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📊 As #Spain moves toward a new regularisation policy, recent research helps place this debate in a broader context.

R. Perna & M. Puig Batalla analyse opposite #regularisation #policy #outputs in #Italy & #Spain during #COVID19

Read it here #OPENACCESS 👇
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February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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📢 #NewIssue #SpecialIssue 30/4
The Makeover of Southern Europe: Fifty Years after the Transitions to Democracy in #Greece #Portugal #Spain

Guest Editors: @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, N. Garoupa, @mjhierro.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social

Don't miss it!👇
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February 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
@andrea-pedrazzani.bsky.social & F.Zucchini analyse #Italy's #premierato reform. According to their study, it would improve cabinet duration, but greater stability could be achieved through the constructive vote of no-confidence

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January 26, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
This study by A. Ceron, @scopelliti.bsky.social & T. Grechanaya focuses on the political determinants of the use of appeals for responsibility

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January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
The study by @galais.bsky.social & @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social reveals that sadness can reduce support for far-right parties in Spain, whereas anger—the most studied emotion—shows only a limited reinforcing effect

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January 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
In light of #Portugal’s presidential election first round, we recommend the analysis by @marianasmendes.bsky.social of the transformation of Portugal’s party system, revealed by the 2025 general election.

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January 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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📢 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
The analysis by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet and E. Paulis uncover distinctive associations between governing preferences and propensity to vote for the main Italian parties

✳️⏳NOW #FreeAccess! Read & download here:
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January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Presidential elections are this Sunday in Portugal. Want to learn more about recent elections in Portugal? Take a look at these articles published in @sespjournal.bsky.social.
@marianasmendes.bsky.social examines the 2025 parliamentary elections (open access)
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Late, but swift: the restructuring of Portugal’s political space in the May 2025 general election
Long considered a beacon of stability, Portugal has recently undergone a swift political reconfiguration. The 2025 general election, in particular, marks a potential critical juncture in the transf...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess
Divergent paths of political #trust in Southern Europe: the roles of economic performance, #corruption, congruence, and #polarisation

🔓Christmann @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social👇
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2025.2576094
January 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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📢 #NewIssue 30/3

with articles on
- ‘premierato’ reform in #Italy
- parties’ appeals for responsibility in #Italy
- emotional dynamics and Vox's appeal #Spain
- preferences for experts and citizens in government
- 2025 General election in #Portugal

Don't miss it! 👇
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January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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📝 (1) #Italy’s right turn. A spatial analysis of party competition in the 2022 Italian national election

by Gambacciani, Giannetti, @andrea-pedrazzani.bsky.social & Pinto
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January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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📝 (2) Unity and coherence: the mobilizing effect of valence attributes in the 2022 Italian elections

by Ceron, Berloto & Rosco

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January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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📝 (3) Parliamentary downsizing and legislative behaviour. Evidence from Italy

by Kushi, Russo & Carammia

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#OpenAccess
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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📝 (4) Coalition politics under exceptional exogenous constraints: the Meloni government during the EU-financed economic recovery plan

by @eborghetto.bsky.social, Improta & Marangoni

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#OpenAccess
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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📝 (5) Populist radical right vs populist radical right in power: signalling ideological commitment or competence?

by @mattiazulianello.bsky.social

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January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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📝 (6) The politics of military assistance: Italian parties’ positions on the war in Ukraine

by Vignoli & @fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social
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January 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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📝 (7) Do LGBTIQ+ issues matter for populist radical right? An analysis of Italian parties’ social media narratives

by @massimoprearo.bsky.social & @scopelliti.bsky.social
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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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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

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January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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🔎 Revisiting #Issue 30/1 #SpecialIssue
Everything changes, everything stays the same? #ItalianPolitics after the 2022 general elections

Guest editors: @edegiorgi.bsky.social & @andrea-pedrazzani.bsky.social

#polisky #academicsky

Dive in! ⬇️
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess

The polarised electorate: affective polarisation and electoral loyalty in #Turkey’s 2023 critical election

🔓 Read the article by @seaytac.bsky.social, @sedairmak.bsky.social & @busrask.bsky.social here 👇
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December 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Greece #Portugal #Spain
democratic transitions redefine national boundaries through distinct processes:
🔸ideologically expanding the political community
🔸redrawing the demos
🔸altering the nation’s ascriptive foundations

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sespjournal.bsky.social South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · Jun 12
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Struggling against spectres of the past: democratisation and nation-building in Southern Europe (#Greece, #Portugal, #Spain)

Read the article by @mjhierro.bsky.social, José Pedro Monteiro & @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social here 👇
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December 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Survey of 5,000 Italians: people’s preferences for who should govern mirror European patterns 🌍. Preference for experts is linked to left-wing votes, not right-wing 🧠 . Preference for empowering citizens is not consistently linked to support for populist parties 🗳️
sespjournal.bsky.social South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · Nov 21
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
‘preferences for experts in government are positively linked to voting for left-wing parties but not for right-wing ones’ in #Italy

Read the article by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet and E. Paulis 👇
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December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess
The potential impact of the Italian ‘premierato’ reform on cabinet durability: the increased risk of early elections

🔓Read the article by A. Pedrazzani & F. Zucchini👇
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December 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM