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Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
We are very excited about our #ecprgc26 Section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation" chaired by @thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... and hope to see you all in Kraków (8-11 September 2026)!
We are very excited about our #ecprgc26 Section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation" chaired by @thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... and hope to see you all in Kraków (8-11 September 2026)!
Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
We are very excited about our #ecprgc26 Section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation" chaired by @thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... and hope to see you all in Kraków (8-11 September 2026)!
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Be part of my panel on "Courts and their allies" at #ecprgc26!
It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social.
Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions!
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social.
Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions!
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Be part of my panel on "Courts and their allies" at #ecprgc26!
It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social.
Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions!
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social.
Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions!
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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So delighted to see this out 🤩🤩
NEW -
Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - https://cup.org/4oWD6ZT
- @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - https://cup.org/4oWD6ZT
- @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
So delighted to see this out 🤩🤩
Congratulations to Andreas Asplén Lundstedt who has been awarded our Best Conference Paper Award for an Early-Career Researcher for the #ecprgc25 conference!
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations to Andreas Asplén Lundstedt who has been awarded our Best Conference Paper Award for an Early-Career Researcher for the #ecprgc25 conference!
🚨🚨🚨@thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy are organizing our Standing Group's section proposal for #ecprgc26! Send them your panel abstract by the end of this week to be included in the section proposal!🚨🚨🚨
🚨🚨 Final call! Propose a panel for the Law & Courts section at ECPR 2026 (Kraków 🇵🇱, 8–11 Sept).
Submit by 31 Oct:
👉 Short title
👉 ≤80-word abstract
👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails
📧 Send your proposal to: thalia.gerzso@york.ac.uk & j.k.schaffer@gu.se
@ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
Submit by 31 Oct:
👉 Short title
👉 ≤80-word abstract
👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails
📧 Send your proposal to: thalia.gerzso@york.ac.uk & j.k.schaffer@gu.se
@ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🚨🚨🚨@thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy are organizing our Standing Group's section proposal for #ecprgc26! Send them your panel abstract by the end of this week to be included in the section proposal!🚨🚨🚨
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🚨🚨 Final call! Propose a panel for the Law & Courts section at ECPR 2026 (Kraków 🇵🇱, 8–11 Sept).
Submit by 31 Oct:
👉 Short title
👉 ≤80-word abstract
👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails
📧 Send your proposal to: thalia.gerzso@york.ac.uk & j.k.schaffer@gu.se
@ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
Submit by 31 Oct:
👉 Short title
👉 ≤80-word abstract
👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails
📧 Send your proposal to: thalia.gerzso@york.ac.uk & j.k.schaffer@gu.se
@ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🚨🚨 Final call! Propose a panel for the Law & Courts section at ECPR 2026 (Kraków 🇵🇱, 8–11 Sept).
Submit by 31 Oct:
👉 Short title
👉 ≤80-word abstract
👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails
📧 Send your proposal to: thalia.gerzso@york.ac.uk & j.k.schaffer@gu.se
@ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
Submit by 31 Oct:
👉 Short title
👉 ≤80-word abstract
👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails
📧 Send your proposal to: thalia.gerzso@york.ac.uk & j.k.schaffer@gu.se
@ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
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📢We joined the ECPR General Conference 2025 in Thessaloniki! David Kosař, Attila Vincze, @hamriklukas.bsky.social & Ondřej Kadlec presented papers on topics from judicial overstay, court governance digital transformation to (in)formal judicial institutions. Thank you @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📢We joined the ECPR General Conference 2025 in Thessaloniki! David Kosař, Attila Vincze, @hamriklukas.bsky.social & Ondřej Kadlec presented papers on topics from judicial overstay, court governance digital transformation to (in)formal judicial institutions. Thank you @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
@silje-hermansen.bsky.social presented work with @louisabo.bsky.social and @tommasopavone.bsky.social on the conditions under which the European Court of Justice will accept novel legal arguments advanced by private parties #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
@silje-hermansen.bsky.social presented work with @louisabo.bsky.social and @tommasopavone.bsky.social on the conditions under which the European Court of Justice will accept novel legal arguments advanced by private parties #ecprgc25
How would the public prefer a constitutional court to be designed? @tswalve.bsky.social has novel evidence from a conjoint experiment in the 🇳🇱 #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
How would the public prefer a constitutional court to be designed? @tswalve.bsky.social has novel evidence from a conjoint experiment in the 🇳🇱 #ecprgc25
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The ECPR Standing Group on the Politics of Law & Courts Bluesky account is now bridged to the Fediverse. Follow it for updates and browse posts on talks at the just concluded ECPR-GC in Thessaloniki: @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
#ecprgc25 #ecprgc2025 #ecpr2025 #ecpr
#ecprgc25 #ecprgc2025 #ecpr2025 #ecpr
August 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The ECPR Standing Group on the Politics of Law & Courts Bluesky account is now bridged to the Fediverse. Follow it for updates and browse posts on talks at the just concluded ECPR-GC in Thessaloniki: @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social
#ecprgc25 #ecprgc2025 #ecpr2025 #ecpr
#ecprgc25 #ecprgc2025 #ecpr2025 #ecpr
Discussant comments by @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Discussant comments by @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social #ecprgc25
@karinleijon.bsky.social presented novel data on 🇸🇪 municipalities' compliance with lower court judgments #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
@karinleijon.bsky.social presented novel data on 🇸🇪 municipalities' compliance with lower court judgments #ecprgc25
Sharngan Aravindakshan presented work on how courts in 🇿🇦 have managed the compliance process in cases concerning the right to education #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Sharngan Aravindakshan presented work on how courts in 🇿🇦 have managed the compliance process in cases concerning the right to education #ecprgc25
Dewy Pistora discussed whether the remedial tools of 🇳🇱 courts are sufficient for achieving compliance in public interest litigation cases and what they may learn from 🇺🇸 courts.
August 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dewy Pistora discussed whether the remedial tools of 🇳🇱 courts are sufficient for achieving compliance in public interest litigation cases and what they may learn from 🇺🇸 courts.
Olof Larsson argued that scholarship on compliance with 🇪🇺 law needs to be more attentive to differences between negative and positive integration cases #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Olof Larsson argued that scholarship on compliance with 🇪🇺 law needs to be more attentive to differences between negative and positive integration cases #ecprgc25
We had a great set of papers on public authorities' compliance with court rulings. @taraldberge.bsky.social presented work on whether states use compliance with ISDS awards to signal commitment to property rights #ecprgc25
August 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
We had a great set of papers on public authorities' compliance with court rulings. @taraldberge.bsky.social presented work on whether states use compliance with ISDS awards to signal commitment to property rights #ecprgc25
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Proud to see two members of our team contributing to the debate on how formal and informal judicial institutions interact! 👏 Attila Vincze and @hamriklukas.bsky.social brought important insights at the ECPR conference in Thessaloniki, Greece #ecprgc25.
How do formal and informal judicial institutions interact? Attila Vincze and @hamriklukas.bsky.social explore this question! #ecprgc25
August 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Proud to see two members of our team contributing to the debate on how formal and informal judicial institutions interact! 👏 Attila Vincze and @hamriklukas.bsky.social brought important insights at the ECPR conference in Thessaloniki, Greece #ecprgc25.
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Last, but not least @davidkosar.bsky.social chaired the panel 'Fixing the Bench' and presented a paper 'Judicial Overstay' co-authored with Patrick Leisure.
@davidkosar.bsky.social considers both the 😇 and 😈 reasons for overstaying judicial terms #ecprgc25
August 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Last, but not least @davidkosar.bsky.social chaired the panel 'Fixing the Bench' and presented a paper 'Judicial Overstay' co-authored with Patrick Leisure.
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Another great contribution from our team at #ecprgc25! 👏 Ondřej Kadlec presented his paper 'From Rule- To Data- And Code-Based Judicial Administration: The Digital Transformation of Court Governance in Europe', highlighting how digitalization is reshaping judicial governance. #LawAndCourts
Ondřej Kadlec with a great #ecprgc25 paper on how digitalization influences judicial governance!
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Another great contribution from our team at #ecprgc25! 👏 Ondřej Kadlec presented his paper 'From Rule- To Data- And Code-Based Judicial Administration: The Digital Transformation of Court Governance in Europe', highlighting how digitalization is reshaping judicial governance. #LawAndCourts
Our Standing Group has the best people both at day during panels and in the evening! Many thanks to @karinleijon.bsky.social for organizing this year's standing group dinner! #ecprgc25
August 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Our Standing Group has the best people both at day during panels and in the evening! Many thanks to @karinleijon.bsky.social for organizing this year's standing group dinner! #ecprgc25
Having heard about this possible competition, @benjaminengst.bsky.social is bringing his discussant artwork to even greater heights 🎨
August 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Having heard about this possible competition, @benjaminengst.bsky.social is bringing his discussant artwork to even greater heights 🎨
Andreu Rodilla Lázaro shows that ideological polarization on the Spanish Constitutional Court has increased over time and that this has important consequences for the decision making of the Court! #ecprgc25
August 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Andreu Rodilla Lázaro shows that ideological polarization on the Spanish Constitutional Court has increased over time and that this has important consequences for the decision making of the Court! #ecprgc25
Can climate judgments sway the opinions of conservative voters? @benjaminengst.bsky.social and @nannaschonhage.bsky.social show that they can, using panel data from 🇬🇧 and 🇩🇪 #ecprgc25
August 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Can climate judgments sway the opinions of conservative voters? @benjaminengst.bsky.social and @nannaschonhage.bsky.social show that they can, using panel data from 🇬🇧 and 🇩🇪 #ecprgc25
How do courts balance between law enforcement and rights protection during emergencies? @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @pablopizarro.bsky.social, and @millanos.bsky.social consider this in the context of COVID-19 related cases from 🇨🇱
August 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How do courts balance between law enforcement and rights protection during emergencies? @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @pablopizarro.bsky.social, and @millanos.bsky.social consider this in the context of COVID-19 related cases from 🇨🇱