@tverthe.bsky.social
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🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Partisan affect and political tolerance in the context of shifting norms: the effect of coalition signals towards the radical right
Mainstream political actors in many countries face the challenging decision of how to engage with radical-right parties. While some systematically exclude them from power, others accept them as coa...
www.tandfonline.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Another festive week at @dfuturevub.bsky.social 🎉
Benjamin Blanckaert succesfully defended his dissertation "Holding Together or Falling Apart? Electoral Politics Across the Linguistic Divide in the Brussels-Capital Region."
Benjamin Blanckaert succesfully defended his dissertation "Holding Together or Falling Apart? Electoral Politics Across the Linguistic Divide in the Brussels-Capital Region."
September 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Another festive week at @dfuturevub.bsky.social 🎉
Benjamin Blanckaert succesfully defended his dissertation "Holding Together or Falling Apart? Electoral Politics Across the Linguistic Divide in the Brussels-Capital Region."
Benjamin Blanckaert succesfully defended his dissertation "Holding Together or Falling Apart? Electoral Politics Across the Linguistic Divide in the Brussels-Capital Region."
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About last night...
🎉 Congratulations Dr. @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social ! 🎓
📖 Dr. Bernaerts defended his dissertation on polarisation and its complex, dynamic relationship with democracy and institutions.
Needless to say, it was fantastic!
Find out more about Kamil's work via kamilbernaerts.com
🎉 Congratulations Dr. @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social ! 🎓
📖 Dr. Bernaerts defended his dissertation on polarisation and its complex, dynamic relationship with democracy and institutions.
Needless to say, it was fantastic!
Find out more about Kamil's work via kamilbernaerts.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
About last night...
🎉 Congratulations Dr. @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social ! 🎓
📖 Dr. Bernaerts defended his dissertation on polarisation and its complex, dynamic relationship with democracy and institutions.
Needless to say, it was fantastic!
Find out more about Kamil's work via kamilbernaerts.com
🎉 Congratulations Dr. @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social ! 🎓
📖 Dr. Bernaerts defended his dissertation on polarisation and its complex, dynamic relationship with democracy and institutions.
Needless to say, it was fantastic!
Find out more about Kamil's work via kamilbernaerts.com
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Today I found in my pigeonhole 📬 the printed version of the Handbook of Affective Polarization! 😍
Thanks again to the wonderful editors @marianotorcal.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social
Best bit: you do not need to buy it! It is accessible open access 👉 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...
Thanks again to the wonderful editors @marianotorcal.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social
Best bit: you do not need to buy it! It is accessible open access 👉 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...
September 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Today I found in my pigeonhole 📬 the printed version of the Handbook of Affective Polarization! 😍
Thanks again to the wonderful editors @marianotorcal.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social
Best bit: you do not need to buy it! It is accessible open access 👉 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...
Thanks again to the wonderful editors @marianotorcal.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social
Best bit: you do not need to buy it! It is accessible open access 👉 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...
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Interesting article, particularly the last part. Nothing new, necessarily, but it is clear that it has to be said, and not just to conservatives.
Opinion | The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is Overblown
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Interesting article, particularly the last part. Nothing new, necessarily, but it is clear that it has to be said, and not just to conservatives.
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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👇this
Last week, @rhodesben.bsky.social and I did a Munk Debates against Kevin Roberts and Kellyanne Conway on whether Trump is leading America into a new golden age.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
June 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
👇this
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Marie Curie Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship is still open:
‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️
‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️
🚨 Call for Postdocs! 🚨
VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!
Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!
Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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May 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Marie Curie Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship is still open:
‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️
‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️
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🗳️ What’s next for democracy?
📍 June 05 in Brussels → Join the BRIAS Public Forum on Democratic Governance – Challenges & Innovations.
👥 Free, open to all, packed with sharp minds & bold ideas.
🔗 brias.be/en/brias-pub...
📍 June 05 in Brussels → Join the BRIAS Public Forum on Democratic Governance – Challenges & Innovations.
👥 Free, open to all, packed with sharp minds & bold ideas.
🔗 brias.be/en/brias-pub...
May 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🗳️ What’s next for democracy?
📍 June 05 in Brussels → Join the BRIAS Public Forum on Democratic Governance – Challenges & Innovations.
👥 Free, open to all, packed with sharp minds & bold ideas.
🔗 brias.be/en/brias-pub...
📍 June 05 in Brussels → Join the BRIAS Public Forum on Democratic Governance – Challenges & Innovations.
👥 Free, open to all, packed with sharp minds & bold ideas.
🔗 brias.be/en/brias-pub...
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🚨 Call for Postdocs! 🚨
VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!
Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!
Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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May 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🚨 Call for Postdocs! 🚨
VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!
Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!
Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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Hoe kunnen we Amerikaanse universiteiten helpen?
Enkele suggesties van een blanke man, houder van een Green Card, en met ‘tenure’ werkzaam aan een openbare universiteit in een door de Republikeinen gecontroleerde staat.
Lees de opinie van @casmudde.bsky.social 👇
(www.sampol.be/2025/04/hoe-...)
Enkele suggesties van een blanke man, houder van een Green Card, en met ‘tenure’ werkzaam aan een openbare universiteit in een door de Republikeinen gecontroleerde staat.
Lees de opinie van @casmudde.bsky.social 👇
(www.sampol.be/2025/04/hoe-...)
Hoe kunnen we Amerikaanse universiteiten helpen?
De aanval van Trump op de Amerikaanse universiteiten heeft duidelijke politieke motieven. Wat kunnen Europese academici, journalisten, universiteiten en staten doen om te helpen?
www.sampol.be
April 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hoe kunnen we Amerikaanse universiteiten helpen?
Enkele suggesties van een blanke man, houder van een Green Card, en met ‘tenure’ werkzaam aan een openbare universiteit in een door de Republikeinen gecontroleerde staat.
Lees de opinie van @casmudde.bsky.social 👇
(www.sampol.be/2025/04/hoe-...)
Enkele suggesties van een blanke man, houder van een Green Card, en met ‘tenure’ werkzaam aan een openbare universiteit in een door de Republikeinen gecontroleerde staat.
Lees de opinie van @casmudde.bsky.social 👇
(www.sampol.be/2025/04/hoe-...)
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While Kilmar Abrego Garcia is at the forefront, we must also remember others unjustly deported.
Frengel Reyes Mota, a 24-year-old father with no criminal record, was sent to a torture prison in El Salvador with no removal order.
He deserves to be remembered.
Please share his story.
Frengel Reyes Mota, a 24-year-old father with no criminal record, was sent to a torture prison in El Salvador with no removal order.
He deserves to be remembered.
Please share his story.
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
While Kilmar Abrego Garcia is at the forefront, we must also remember others unjustly deported.
Frengel Reyes Mota, a 24-year-old father with no criminal record, was sent to a torture prison in El Salvador with no removal order.
He deserves to be remembered.
Please share his story.
Frengel Reyes Mota, a 24-year-old father with no criminal record, was sent to a torture prison in El Salvador with no removal order.
He deserves to be remembered.
Please share his story.
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Looking back on a very fulfilling day at @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #psa25! ✨
I presented a co-authored paper with my colleague from @dfuturevub.bsky.social Daan Vermassen, to an audience filled with friendly faces from @warwickpais.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
I presented a co-authored paper with my colleague from @dfuturevub.bsky.social Daan Vermassen, to an audience filled with friendly faces from @warwickpais.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
April 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looking back on a very fulfilling day at @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #psa25! ✨
I presented a co-authored paper with my colleague from @dfuturevub.bsky.social Daan Vermassen, to an audience filled with friendly faces from @warwickpais.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
I presented a co-authored paper with my colleague from @dfuturevub.bsky.social Daan Vermassen, to an audience filled with friendly faces from @warwickpais.bsky.social. 🙌🏼
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Come join us in Mannheim as Professor for Survey Methodology! ✨ #academicsky #polisci
www.uni-mannheim.de/media/Univer...
www.uni-mannheim.de/media/Univer...
April 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Come join us in Mannheim as Professor for Survey Methodology! ✨ #academicsky #polisci
www.uni-mannheim.de/media/Univer...
www.uni-mannheim.de/media/Univer...
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Anyone not deeply disturbed by this is either an authoritarian or delusional about their own protections.
A video shared with GBH News shows Ozturk walking as several people in plain clothes with their faces covered walk nearby. A man in a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.”
@gbhnews.bsky.social
@gbhnews.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anyone not deeply disturbed by this is either an authoritarian or delusional about their own protections.
Our Dutch neighbors should read this piece carefully too.
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1️⃣ Citizens support science: "universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them"
2️⃣ Research is an investment: "every dollar spent in publicly funded research yields $8.30 after eight years”
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social 🎯
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
2️⃣ Research is an investment: "every dollar spent in publicly funded research yields $8.30 after eight years”
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social 🎯
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Academic freedom in America needs to be defended. Here’s how | Jan-Werner Müller
To begin with, universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them. That’s not necessarily true
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Our Dutch neighbors should read this piece carefully too.
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The continuing crimes against humanity in Gaza and the West Bank & the deafening silence that ensues are an affront to the values that we (selectively) preach. It’s absolutely good to criticize the democratic collapse of the US and provide support, but the double standard will come back to haunt us.
March 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The continuing crimes against humanity in Gaza and the West Bank & the deafening silence that ensues are an affront to the values that we (selectively) preach. It’s absolutely good to criticize the democratic collapse of the US and provide support, but the double standard will come back to haunt us.
Very proud of my university (and our French-speaking sister-university) today. If you are a researcher in the US who needs/wants to get out, get in touch with research.welcome@vub.be
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Very proud of my university (and our French-speaking sister-university) today. If you are a researcher in the US who needs/wants to get out, get in touch with research.welcome@vub.be
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SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
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We're excited to host @lalamur.bsky.social at the Centre for Voting & Democracy on 25 March for the launch of her Cambridge Element!
We'll have a discussion of the book with comments from Karen Celis, @annakern.bsky.social and @neerdaels.bsky.social
Join us for this event if you're around!
We'll have a discussion of the book with comments from Karen Celis, @annakern.bsky.social and @neerdaels.bsky.social
Join us for this event if you're around!
March 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We're excited to host @lalamur.bsky.social at the Centre for Voting & Democracy on 25 March for the launch of her Cambridge Element!
We'll have a discussion of the book with comments from Karen Celis, @annakern.bsky.social and @neerdaels.bsky.social
Join us for this event if you're around!
We'll have a discussion of the book with comments from Karen Celis, @annakern.bsky.social and @neerdaels.bsky.social
Join us for this event if you're around!
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There's no way "over half of Gen Z want a dictator" - our new study gets more like 6%
This is vital to get right - we're sowing generational division, giving fake momentum to the sense that young people are rejecting democracy + missing the real message
theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...
This is vital to get right - we're sowing generational division, giving fake momentum to the sense that young people are rejecting democracy + missing the real message
theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...
Only 6% of gen Z actually favour dictatorship – not half, as some reports would have you believe
Gen Z don’t hate democracy, they have a problem with the way it is being delivered.
theconversation.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
There's no way "over half of Gen Z want a dictator" - our new study gets more like 6%
This is vital to get right - we're sowing generational division, giving fake momentum to the sense that young people are rejecting democracy + missing the real message
theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...
This is vital to get right - we're sowing generational division, giving fake momentum to the sense that young people are rejecting democracy + missing the real message
theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...
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US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
go.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
It’s not just the act of terminating ongoing grants that is infuriating, it’s the content that is utterly mind blowing. These grants have not been granted on a whim. They were awarded after competitive calls and reviewed and ranked by expert scientists. They simply deny science. Period.
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org
TheRiseRegistry.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It’s not just the act of terminating ongoing grants that is infuriating, it’s the content that is utterly mind blowing. These grants have not been granted on a whim. They were awarded after competitive calls and reviewed and ranked by expert scientists. They simply deny science. Period.
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It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
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Russia doesn’t have the resources to fight indefinitely against Ukraine’s organization and determination, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. The only way for Putin to defeat Ukraine is to convince Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war.
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Russia doesn’t have the resources to fight indefinitely against Ukraine’s organization and determination, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. The only way for Putin to defeat Ukraine is to convince Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war.