Maria Zuffova
@mariazuffova.bsky.social
research fellow @eui-eu.bsky.social (she/her)
democracy, transparency, access to info, political communication, state-media relations, gender and inevitably Slovakia
https://mariazuffova.com/
democracy, transparency, access to info, political communication, state-media relations, gender and inevitably Slovakia
https://mariazuffova.com/
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Maria Zuffova
@mariazuffova.bsky.social
· Jul 18
What the Public Wants to Know: A Text-as-Data Study of Information Requests to the UK Government through the WhatDoTheyKnow Platform
| Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media
journalqd.org
📢 New Publication!
I’m happy to share that my research on access to information found its home in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.
Here’s the link to the full study (open access):
journalqd.org/article/view...
I’m happy to share that my research on access to information found its home in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.
Here’s the link to the full study (open access):
journalqd.org/article/view...
Very excited to take part in the upcoming @mysociety.org event. I’ll be sharing my research on what information citizens seek from their governments, drawing on an analysis of ATI requests sent to the UK central government via the @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social platform. Join us here: bit.ly/3In2szZ
3 experts discuss the question "How can we tell if #FOI laws are working in practice?" Join Toby Mendel of @law-democracy.bsky.social, Giovanni Esposito of Université Libre de Bruxelles & @mariazuffova.bsky.social of @eui-eu.bsky.social on Oct 2: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/putting-tr... #RightToKnowDay
Putting transparency to the test: evaluating FOI in practice
How can we tell if FOI laws are working in practice? 3 expert speakers will help us assess whether legislation matches reality.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Very excited to take part in the upcoming @mysociety.org event. I’ll be sharing my research on what information citizens seek from their governments, drawing on an analysis of ATI requests sent to the UK central government via the @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social platform. Join us here: bit.ly/3In2szZ
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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
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...
journals.sagepub.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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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🎉 Delighted to share new research out today: The Political Consequences of the Mental Load
📄 European Sociological Review
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019
@europeansocreview.bsky.social
What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵
📄 European Sociological Review
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019
@europeansocreview.bsky.social
What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵
The political consequences of the mental load
Abstract. How do levels of cognitive household labour—the ‘mental load’ involved in anticipating, fulfilling, and monitoring household needs—affect politic
doi.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🎉 Delighted to share new research out today: The Political Consequences of the Mental Load
📄 European Sociological Review
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019
@europeansocreview.bsky.social
What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵
📄 European Sociological Review
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019
@europeansocreview.bsky.social
What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵
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"First, please please please let’s move on from the Harry Potter references."
Kevin Munger is the best. Period.
His response to the Economist article is great:
kevinmunger.substack.com/p/i-guess-th...
Kevin Munger is the best. Period.
His response to the Economist article is great:
kevinmunger.substack.com/p/i-guess-th...
August 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"First, please please please let’s move on from the Harry Potter references."
Kevin Munger is the best. Period.
His response to the Economist article is great:
kevinmunger.substack.com/p/i-guess-th...
Kevin Munger is the best. Period.
His response to the Economist article is great:
kevinmunger.substack.com/p/i-guess-th...
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium
Please fill in the details below to submit your proposal.
Kindly provide the title and abstract of your paper, as well as your availability to present. The Colloquium is held every Tuesday from 17:00 ...
docs.google.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
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President Nawrocki starts his five-year term in Poland.
This presidency is expected to bring a much more difficult cohabitation with Tusk's government than under President Duda. Nawrocki is set to clash with the government over the rule of law. And he is already criticizing judges. Let's unpack.
This presidency is expected to bring a much more difficult cohabitation with Tusk's government than under President Duda. Nawrocki is set to clash with the government over the rule of law. And he is already criticizing judges. Let's unpack.
August 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
President Nawrocki starts his five-year term in Poland.
This presidency is expected to bring a much more difficult cohabitation with Tusk's government than under President Duda. Nawrocki is set to clash with the government over the rule of law. And he is already criticizing judges. Let's unpack.
This presidency is expected to bring a much more difficult cohabitation with Tusk's government than under President Duda. Nawrocki is set to clash with the government over the rule of law. And he is already criticizing judges. Let's unpack.
📢 New Publication!
I’m happy to share that my research on access to information found its home in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.
Here’s the link to the full study (open access):
journalqd.org/article/view...
I’m happy to share that my research on access to information found its home in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.
Here’s the link to the full study (open access):
journalqd.org/article/view...
What the Public Wants to Know: A Text-as-Data Study of Information Requests to the UK Government through the WhatDoTheyKnow Platform
| Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media
journalqd.org
July 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 New Publication!
I’m happy to share that my research on access to information found its home in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.
Here’s the link to the full study (open access):
journalqd.org/article/view...
I’m happy to share that my research on access to information found its home in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media.
Here’s the link to the full study (open access):
journalqd.org/article/view...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) provides one of the most comprehensive longitudinal global datasets on journalists and media workers who have been killed, imprisoned, or gone missing. Last year was the deadliest year for journalists since CPJ began collecting this data in 1992.
May 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) provides one of the most comprehensive longitudinal global datasets on journalists and media workers who have been killed, imprisoned, or gone missing. Last year was the deadliest year for journalists since CPJ began collecting this data in 1992.
If you have time and are interested in gender & politics, join me on 6 May 2025, 14:15–15:15 CEST (online)! I’ll be sharing some work-in-progress on how gender influences which issues get attention in the Slovak parliament: www.eui.eu/events?id=57.... Feedback is much appreciated!
Speaking for whom?
Join Maria Zuffova as she analyses how gender influences issue salience in parliamentary discourse in Slovak parliament
www.eui.eu
May 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you have time and are interested in gender & politics, join me on 6 May 2025, 14:15–15:15 CEST (online)! I’ll be sharing some work-in-progress on how gender influences which issues get attention in the Slovak parliament: www.eui.eu/events?id=57.... Feedback is much appreciated!
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Law enforcement wearing masks, again, even as one of the Trump administration conditions for universities is that no-one can wear a mask that disrupts their surveillance.
Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸
April 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Law enforcement wearing masks, again, even as one of the Trump administration conditions for universities is that no-one can wear a mask that disrupts their surveillance.
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If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
March 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
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I guess it's time to re up this - in case you want to donate to Ukraine - a short thread: u24.gov.ua offers different types of donations (you choose if it's humanitarian, science, medical, defence, rebuilding Ukraine)
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I guess it's time to re up this - in case you want to donate to Ukraine - a short thread: u24.gov.ua offers different types of donations (you choose if it's humanitarian, science, medical, defence, rebuilding Ukraine)
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NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
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🚨Applications Open!
Round 3 of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program is now accepting applications from early-career journalists.
📝 Open to journalists with up to five years of experience
📅 Deadline: 6 May'25 (17hCET)
Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/4hmg4Yt
@ercresearch.bsky.social
Round 3 of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program is now accepting applications from early-career journalists.
📝 Open to journalists with up to five years of experience
📅 Deadline: 6 May'25 (17hCET)
Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/4hmg4Yt
@ercresearch.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🚨Applications Open!
Round 3 of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program is now accepting applications from early-career journalists.
📝 Open to journalists with up to five years of experience
📅 Deadline: 6 May'25 (17hCET)
Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/4hmg4Yt
@ercresearch.bsky.social
Round 3 of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program is now accepting applications from early-career journalists.
📝 Open to journalists with up to five years of experience
📅 Deadline: 6 May'25 (17hCET)
Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/4hmg4Yt
@ercresearch.bsky.social
Seven years ago today, Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered.
Robert Fico is once again Prime Minister - back in the seat he was forced to leave after one of the largest civic protests in Slovakia’s modern history. Now, he is attacking the media with new intensity.
Robert Fico is once again Prime Minister - back in the seat he was forced to leave after one of the largest civic protests in Slovakia’s modern history. Now, he is attacking the media with new intensity.
February 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Seven years ago today, Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered.
Robert Fico is once again Prime Minister - back in the seat he was forced to leave after one of the largest civic protests in Slovakia’s modern history. Now, he is attacking the media with new intensity.
Robert Fico is once again Prime Minister - back in the seat he was forced to leave after one of the largest civic protests in Slovakia’s modern history. Now, he is attacking the media with new intensity.
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Radio Free Europe’s Hungarian office may be the first 🇭🇺 victim of the US budget purge, and presumably one of the results of Orban and Trump's backroom dealings
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy
February 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Radio Free Europe’s Hungarian office may be the first 🇭🇺 victim of the US budget purge, and presumably one of the results of Orban and Trump's backroom dealings
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy
Twitter-Bluesky transition question: Has anyone managed to download their Twitter data, including bookmarks? That's the most precious data I collected there (mostly links to papers), but I could not locate it in the provided archive folder.
December 18, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Twitter-Bluesky transition question: Has anyone managed to download their Twitter data, including bookmarks? That's the most precious data I collected there (mostly links to papers), but I could not locate it in the provided archive folder.
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SERVICE UPDATE
We normally don't ask you to "share like and subscribe" but please distribute this.
You are now able to delete the link after it embeds on your post so you can get those precious extra characters, and we will catch your post mentioning research.
#AcademicSky #Medsky #HigherEd
We normally don't ask you to "share like and subscribe" but please distribute this.
You are now able to delete the link after it embeds on your post so you can get those precious extra characters, and we will catch your post mentioning research.
#AcademicSky #Medsky #HigherEd
December 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM
SERVICE UPDATE
We normally don't ask you to "share like and subscribe" but please distribute this.
You are now able to delete the link after it embeds on your post so you can get those precious extra characters, and we will catch your post mentioning research.
#AcademicSky #Medsky #HigherEd
We normally don't ask you to "share like and subscribe" but please distribute this.
You are now able to delete the link after it embeds on your post so you can get those precious extra characters, and we will catch your post mentioning research.
#AcademicSky #Medsky #HigherEd
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Hi there 👋, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute!
We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life!
📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social
We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life!
📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Hi there 👋, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute!
We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life!
📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social
We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life!
📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social
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JOB OPPPORTUNITY!
Join us for a 3 yr postdoc at the fantastic @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social to work on a fascinating economic security (and politics) project with new panel data - be our colleague and valued co-author. Please share/repost. Thank you!
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Join us for a 3 yr postdoc at the fantastic @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social to work on a fascinating economic security (and politics) project with new panel data - be our colleague and valued co-author. Please share/repost. Thank you!
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Jobs and Vacancies - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 5:22 PM
JOB OPPPORTUNITY!
Join us for a 3 yr postdoc at the fantastic @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social to work on a fascinating economic security (and politics) project with new panel data - be our colleague and valued co-author. Please share/repost. Thank you!
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Join us for a 3 yr postdoc at the fantastic @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social to work on a fascinating economic security (and politics) project with new panel data - be our colleague and valued co-author. Please share/repost. Thank you!
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!
November 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!