Sofia Vasilopoulou
sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
Sofia Vasilopoulou
@sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
Professor of European Politics at KCL
Interests: Euroscepticism, Far Right, Populism
https://www.sofiavasilopoulou.com/
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⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @andreadis.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers that analyse the critical interplay between #populism and Euroscepticism
✔️ @ecprpovb.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/zHXfdwM

#Polisky #CallforPapers #EuropeanUnion
Linking Euroscepticism and Populism
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@andreadis.bsky.social and I are happy to announce the #ecprjs26 Workshop 'Linking Euroscepticism and Populism' 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck, Austria. We look forward to your papers!
Submit by 10 Dec
#Polisky #CallforPapers #Euroscepticism #populism #democracy #EUPopLink
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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From April 2025 -

Does the Accumulation of Assets Shape Voting Preferences? Evidence from a Longitudinal Study in Britain - cup.org/42JWcZl

- Justin Robinson, @pavlosvas1.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
June 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We're proud to see #MEDem mentioned in the latest @jcms-eu.bsky.social article by Richard Whitaker, @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social & @kgattermann.bsky.social! The authors call for coordinated survey design—ideally within the MEDem framework—to better link data across studies and time. 📊🔗🇪🇺
April 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New paper with @rickwhitaker.bsky.social & @kgattermann.bsky.social @jcms-eu.bsky.social on representation in the European Parliament 👇
In a new article in @jcms-eu.bsky.social with @kgattermann.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social we look at how close MEPs are to their voters on the left-right and EU integration scales using MEP survey data & European Election Study data onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... A brief🧵.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🔥Exciting postdoc position in political communication @ascor.bsky.social starting 1 Sep! The postdoc will work w/ @lindabos.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & me on media-politics relations + framing effects in the aftermath of elections. Interested?😀Apply by 5 May⬇️ tinyurl.com/4wz3u5vn
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher "Political Communication in the Aftermath of Democratic Elections"
Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in elections, media-politics relations and framing effects, and would like to become an expert on th...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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My book Democracy Under Strain is finally out, and I couldn’t be happier. 🥳 It’s been a long, challenging journey—but one that’s shaped me deeply as an academic. Here’s what it’s about 🧵 #DemocracyUnderStrain (1/11)
April 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Congratulations, fantastic research! I learned a lot 👇
We would like to thank @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social , @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social and Nuno Garoupa for their detailed comments on earlier versions of this article. We are also very grateful to the three reviewers and the editors for their helpful feedback
Very proud of this joint work with @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social and Lea Heyne that is finally published at @sespjournal.bsky.social. In it we study EU polarisation and membership support in Greece, Portugal, and Spain.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Does the accumulation of assets shape vote choice? Delighted our paper @bjpols.bsky.social with my fantastic co-authors Justin Robinson & @pavlosvas1.bsky.social is out! Thread on our key findings👇
April 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🔥🔈Vacancy announcement

We invite applications for the co-editorship of the @ecpr.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social book series

We’d appreciate your help in sharing the announcement to ensure our publications committee receives as many strong applications as possible 🤞
✨ NEW opportunity ✨
✒️ Co-edit our renowned Comparative Politics book series which has published some of the most influential works in #PolSci

📚 Source & evaluate manuscripts
📚 Select referees
📚 Support authors & junior scholars
📚 Develop & grow the series

⏳ Apply by 14 May
#AcademicSky #Polisky
Seeking Co-Editor of the ECPR-OUP Comparative Politics Series
Contribute your expertise to developing a leading outlet for high-impact research in comparative politics.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It was great hosting you @kgattermann.bsky.social Thanks for your fascinating talk. We learned a lot!
1st day back after an inspring research stay @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Thanks for the warm welcome & stimulating exchange @kcl-spe.bsky.social. I am grateful to @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social for hosting me & to @russellfoster.bsky.social for co-organising my talk (w/@olgaeisele.bsky.social)⬇️
February 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Mega congratulations! Fantastic achievement. I look forward to hearing more about it!
I am over the moon and humbled to have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to study how we think about representation in proportional electoral systems. Soon, I will make a thread with most relevant questions for the 2M project for the 2025-2030 period. 1/n
December 5, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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What drives ordinary citizens to want their country to join or stay in the European Unio)?

🧵 it’s being a democrat or becoming one!

“Fighting for Europe: EU's Democratic Pull Phenomenon in #Ukraine, #Poland & #Belarus

OPEN ACCESS @jcmsjournal.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 11, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Pleased to see our article with the brilliant @alesojka.bsky.social & @liisatalving.bsky.social ‘Free to move, reluctant to share: Unequal opposition to transnational rights under the EU's free movement principle’ published in European Union Politics
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Full thread👇
January 5, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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Please, share widely. I'm on the selection committee, so email me if you are interested in the offer or have any questions.
EUsky
MACIES - Madrid Center for Interdisciplinary EUropean Studies at UC3M is looking to hire someone to support its launch in 2024.

Part-time (15 h/week) in Madrid, compatible w/ grad school.
Requirements: ES & EN proficiency; EU-related interest a plus.

Details in the link.
Deadline: 28.11.23
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Convocatoria selección y contratación 1 Técnico/a de Apoyo para Madrid Center for Interdisciplina...
Contenido compartido desde el sitio web oficial de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - www.uc3m.es
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November 21, 2023 at 10:33 AM
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It's hard to celebrate anything these days, but I've been waiting for this one for too long. Jim Adams, Sam Merrill and I are happy to present our issue salience simulations model. With @britishelectionstudy.com data we show how much issue salience matters in elections.
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12634
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November 3, 2023 at 12:46 PM
#polisky Publication alert! 🎉
 
Delighted to see our article with the fab Liisa Talving ‘Euroscepticism as a syndrome of stagnation? Regional inequality and trust in the EU’ out at the Journal of European Public Policy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 12, 2023 at 10:21 AM
We look forward to hosting you!
Please join me for this year’s Journal of Common Market Studies annual lecture

“Fighting for Europe: Ukrainians' & Belarusians' Changing Vision of the EU & Their Place in it.”

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fighting-f...

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October 12, 2023 at 10:17 AM
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Hoje às 18 em Coimbra, na Almedina do Estádio. Até logo.
September 21, 2023 at 12:08 PM
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#polisky
September 21, 2023 at 1:23 PM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social me too pretty please
@profmusgrave.bsky.social me too pretty please
Hi @profmusgrave.bsky.social could you please add me to the polisky feed?
September 21, 2023 at 12:29 PM