Viola Risch
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Viola Risch
@virisch.bsky.social
Master student in European Union Studies @sceus.bsky.social | Student Assistant | interested in the European Parliament, Euroscepticism, populism and challenges to democracies
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🎙️ Listen now to the latest episode of our students' podcast, where they interviewed @lucykinski.bsky.social (project leader) and @clint0475.bsky.social (project assistant) about their INCONEX project funded by the @erc.europa.eu

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Podcast: buff.ly/Wui0qo9
Project website: buff.ly/ulzMTmf
Next Generation SCEUS • A podcast on Spotify for Creators
Welcome to Next Generation SCEUS, the podcast where we make the European Union a little less confusing and a lot more fun for (E)U! From quirky laws to the latest political drama, we dive into the…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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In case anyone is looking for a textbook on EU politics with all the updates, look no further! Coming soon:

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/governmen...

#EUsky #Eursky
The Government and Politics of the European Union
The definitive textbook on EU politics and governance, now in its 9th edition, has been thoroughly updated to take into account the ongoing developments and evo…
www.bloomsbury.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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📣Only two weeks left to apply!
📣 Extended Application Deadline: Summer school on #EU #migration politics and law on 7-11 July! 👇 ⏰Apply until 21 April 2025!⏰ #EUsky #MigCitSky #MigrationResearch

Find more info here: buff.ly/aaPZyd4
April 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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📣​ Apply now for one of the two PhD positions w/ focus on qualitative #representation #research in @lucykinski.bsky.social ’s INCONEX project on #politics of absence

❗​ Application deadline: 2 May ❗​

Find more info here: buff.ly/TzFbg04

#EUsky #poliscijobs #qualitativemethods
April 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Ein Blick über die Grenze zeigt, was passiert, wenn Mitte-rechts-Parteien der radikalen Rechten die Hand reichen. Statt sie zu schwächen, legitimiert und stärkt es sie. Mit besten Grüßen aus den Niederlanden…
Was können Mitte-rechts-Parteien in Deutschland aus den Erfahrungen anderer Länder im Umgang mit der extremen Rechten lernen?

LÉONIE DE JONGE (@leoniedejonge.bsky.social) schickt eine Postkarte aus den Niederlanden.

verfassungsblog.de/niederlande-...
February 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Also, die erste halbe Stunde des TV-Duells streiten sich die Spitzenkandidaten von Union und SPD darüber, wer schöner, besser, schneller, harscher ablehnt, abschiebt, zurückweist.
Ursache: (auch) die AfD.
Gewinner: (auch) die AfD.
February 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Die Kolleg:innen von @zeit.de haben mit den GLES-Daten (@gles.bsky.social) herumexperimentiert und fünf neue #Parteien "erfunden". 🧩 Christian Endt (@cendt.de) und ich haben vorher über die historische Entwicklung der Parteien und ihre vielfältigen #Funktionen gesprochen. Mehr dazu hier. 👇
Deutschlands Parteiensystem ist historisch gewachsen. Was, wenn man es heute ganz neu erfinden müsste? Wir haben repräsentativ Befragte nach ihren politischen Einstellungen geclustert und so fünf neue, fiktive Parteien gebaut.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
December 17, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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Funny how it took eight years to find a rather thin compromise on a reform of the EU asylum system because member states (and Austria a prime example among them) couldn't agree but it only takes one day to find consensus on the need to suspend procedures and send Syrians back...
Austria has announced plans to deport Syrian migrants following the fall of the country’s dictator Bashar Assad to rebel forces after 13 years of civil war, while France, Belgium and Germany are also working to pause Syrian asylum applications.
Austria prepares to deport Syrian migrants after Assad regime falls
Belgium, Germany and Austria said they will halt Syrian asylum applications one day after rebel forces ousted the country’s dictator.
www.politico.eu
December 10, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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🎓🇪🇺 Applications are open for our master's in European Union Studies, starting October 2025. This interdisciplinary, English-taught programme covers EU politics, economics and law through courses, study trips and simulations. Apply by 15 February 2025. For more info: linktr.ee/sceus
November 29, 2024 at 12:55 PM