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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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💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Portugal
#Chega has managed to combine socio-cultural concerns and economic dissatisfaction
#IL’s focus on economic liberalism has drawn more educated and politically satisfied voters

🔗Article by Heyne, Manucci & @marinacostalobo.bsky.social 👇
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November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Scholars have long paid attention to disproportionality between parties’ votes and seats emerging from the electoral system. In @sespjournal.bsky.social, Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social, and I show that disproportionality can also be a by-product of pre-electoral coalition formation.🧵
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 🔓 #Italy
The disproportional consequences of a proportional bargain: candidate selection within Italian electoral coalitions in 2022

Read the article by Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social and @klingelt.bsky.social here #OpenAccess👇
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November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📚 In our Collection on #Polarisation in #Turkey

Political #Polarisation on Social Media: Competing Understandings of Democracy in Turkey

🆓Read the #FreeAccess article by @didem-turkoglu.bsky.social, M. Odabaş, D. Tunaoglu & @mustafa-yavas.bsky.social 👇
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November 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
Affective #polarisation in #Portugal has not been increasing but it has become more closely associated with turnout and voting behaviour

Read the article by @fredericofs.bsky.social here 👇
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November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight #FreeAccess
Playing populist: the relationship of convenience between populist language and demarcationist ideological positions in the Italian parliament (1948-2020)

READ article by @silviadecadri.bsky.social & F. Negri
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November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
💡N. Bellanca, A. Gherardini, M. Maltagliati & G. L. Pessina FIND…💡 #Italy
#Mezzogiorno regions defy the North-South social capital divide regarding pro-environment behaviour

Read it here 👇
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November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 🔓 #Italy
The disproportional consequences of a proportional bargain: candidate selection within Italian electoral coalitions in 2022

Read the article by Gianni Del Panta, @mattiaguidi.bsky.social and @klingelt.bsky.social here #OpenAccess👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Too young to party, ready to say enough? Youth #turnout and the rise of #Chega in #Portugal

Read the article by P. Costa, C. Jalali and P. Silva here 👇
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November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess
Kulturkampf to Partykampf? Democratic backsliding and democratic satisfaction in #Turkey

🔓Read the article by S. Toros, G. Zeybek Kabakçı & E. Toros here 👇
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November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📚 In our Collection on #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe

Gender equality policies in #Turkey’s opposition municipalities: factors that impact policy-making according to gender advocates

READ article by Ebru Ertugal and @ibagdadi.bsky.social here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe

The relevance and resilience of the cordon sanitaire in #Portugal: the March 2024 legislative elections

DOWNLOAD #FreeAccess the article by J. Santana-Pereira & S. Rogeiro Nina here 👇
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November 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
📚 In our Collection on #Gender and #Sexuality
When is gender on party agendas? Manifestos and (De-)democratisation in #Greece #Portugal #Spain

🔓 @anacweeks.bsky.social @pcaravantes.bsky.social @elombardo.bsky.social Espírito-Santo Stratigaki & Gul #OpenAccess 👇
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📚 In our Collection on #Polarisation in #Turkey

Polarisation and youth in Turkey: young people as gatekeepers or challengers of polarisation?

🆓Read the #FreeAccess article by Begüm Uzun and Demet Lüküslü 👇
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November 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Giorgia #Meloni succeeds in a second-order contest: the 2024 #EuropeanElections in #Italy

Read the article by N. Maggini, D. Angelucci, L. Carrieri, and E. Mannoni here 👇
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November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey
‘approaching foreign policy as a solely external matter... may run the risk of attributing it marginal significance in electoral contests where populists compete for power’

Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here 👇
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November 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Narratives of social democracy’s demise: insights from the Portuguese case

Read the article by A. Espírito-Santo, @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social, and N. Santos here 👇
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November 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
💡 J. P. Lopes FINDS…💡

‘Working in interpersonal jobs drives a culturally progressive attitude, which in turn drives radical left support’ in #Portugal, #Spain & #Greece

🔓Read the article #OPENACCESS 👇
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November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🚨 #NowFreeAccess 🚨

the article by @mjhierro.bsky.social, J. P. Monteiro & @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social is now available on #FreeAccess for 30 days

⏳Don’t miss out — read and download it now! 👇
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
‘Transitions to democracy compel ruling elites to confront unresolved historical legacies that raise fundamental questions about membership in the nation’

Read the article by @mjhierro.bsky.social, J.P. Monteiro & @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social 👇
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
‘Appeals for responsibility are driven by the need to justify policy compromises’ in Italian investiture debates from 1946 to 2022

Read the article by A. Ceron @scopelliti.bsky.social & T. Grechanaya here 👇
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October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
💡 R. Perna & M. Puig Batalla FIND… 💡
‘the type of actors that mobilised in favour of a collective #regularisation and their arguments [] were central in shaping policy outcomes’ in #Italy and #Spain

🔓Read #OPENACCESS 👇
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 AM
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
‘Transitions to democracy compel ruling elites to confront unresolved historical legacies that raise fundamental questions about membership in the nation’

Read the article by @mjhierro.bsky.social, J.P. Monteiro & @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social 👇
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October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📚 In our #Collection on The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe

Perceptions of populist radical right mainstreaming as a threat to democracy: evidence from Italian voters

🆓Read the #FreeAccess article by A. Seddone & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social 👇
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October 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Recent articles on the radical left in Southern Europe in @sespjournal.bsky.social. @raulgomez.bsky.social @ljramiro.bsky.social & @lamprinirori.bsky.social analyze whether changes in programmatic stances & voter base are associated w/major events. Open access
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October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📚 In our Collection on #Polarisation in #Turkey

Democratic Backsliding, Conflict, and Partisan Mobilisation of Ethnic Groups: Local Government Control and Electoral Participation in Turkey

🆓Read the #FreeAccess article by Reşat Bayer & @ozgekemah.bsky.social 👇

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October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📚 In our Collection on #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe

Bridging gaps: how investment in public childcare affects women’s employment in #Italy and #Spain

🔓#OpenaAccess article by @laramaest.bsky.social, @davidpalomera.bsky.social & R. Rizza 👇
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October 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM