Birgit Bujard
@birgitbujard.bsky.social
Political Scientist, mostly UK and EU politics
Very interesting read 👇
Internationale Politik Quarterly@ipq.bsky.social · last mo.From our new issue: @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social and @nvondarza.bsky.social write of strategic innovation in the wake of shifting security priorities. Read about Europe's growing number of defense agreements and the structural implications of this cooperation: ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-search...
Excellent start of the @ukandeu.bsky.social conference on the future of the UK-EU relationship in Brussels.
UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · last mo.Our conference opens with @stephengethins.bsky.social in conversation with @cbarnard.bsky.social: "Scotland fundamentally wants to be an independent member state of the European Union. In Scotland there is political cohesiveness around EU membership."
Striking fact about the Makerfield election: left-right divide has barely budged in the last three GEs (7 years). Lab+LD+Green have gained 53-56 per cent of the votes each time; Con+Ref+Restore 43-47. All the action has been voter movements within each tribe. (Table from @peterkellner.bsky.social)
Following yesterday's by-elections in: • Aberdeen South • Arbroath and Broughty Ferry • Makerfield Douglas Lumsden, Lara Bird, and Andy Burnham have been elected as Members of Parliament. Find out more: www.parliament.uk/business/new...
New MPs elected at June by-elections
New MPs elected at June by-elections
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In Manchester today for the 76th Königswinter Conference to discuss British-German relations, the Kensington Treaty and how the two countries facing many similar challenges can work together to tackle them. @debrige.bsky.social
Ich habe mit @europamanuelberlin.bsky.social im @europapodcast.bsky.social über die Wahlen letzte Woche im Vereinigten Königreich gesprochen 👇
@europapodcast.bsky.social · 3mo agoGroßbritannien nach den Wahlen: Die neue Unruhe im britischen Parteiensystem Großbritannien hat gewählt. Nicht das Unterhaus in Westminster und nicht die Regierung in London standen direkt zur Wahl. Und doch sind die Ergebnisse politisch weit mehr als ein lokaler Stimmungstest. In England fanden…
With the final results of the 2026 Welsh parliamentary elections published, the overall percentage of seats won by pro-independence parties has reached 47%. It is the highest percentage ever since the creation of the Welsh parliament in 1999.
Good morning. What do we know so far about patterns of voting in the local elections in England?
All ready for this years’ Young Königswinter Conference, starting tomorrow at Europäische Akademie Berlin. Looking forward to this autumn edition of our summer conference! @johnkampfner.bsky.social @birgitbujard.bsky.social
Could not agree more. As always a pleasure to co-host with @johnkampfner.bsky.social and a big thanks to Mari Mittelhaus from the @debrige.bsky.social for organising another excellent conference.
John Kampfner@johnkampfner.bsky.social · 9mo agoAn extraordinary group of next-gen Germans and Brits, from all walks of life, super talented, coming together for the annual Young Königswinter conference in Berlin. It's been my pleasure to co-chair it for past four years with @birgitbujard.bsky.social with thanks @diplo.de and the British Embassy
Looking forward to it!
Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft@debrige.bsky.social · 9mo agoAll ready for this years’ Young Königswinter Conference, starting tomorrow at Europäische Akademie Berlin. Looking forward to this autumn edition of our summer conference! @johnkampfner.bsky.social @birgitbujard.bsky.social
It was an honour and a joy to welcome Prof. Julie Smith this week to the University of Cologne’s Dept. of Political Science for two packed days of discussions on EU-UK relations, British-German relations & the changing international order and European integration. @unicologne.bsky.social
61% of Britons say that Brexit has been a failure - who do they hold responsible? Conservatives: 88% Boris Johnson: 84% Nigel Farage: 67% Theresa May: 66% Rishi Sunak: 64% Labour: 39% EU: 37% Civil service: 30% Keir Starmer: 28% yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Monika Brusenbauch Meislova and I had a look at Boris Johnson‘s and Theresa May‘s political leadership on Brexit. Have a look 👇
LSE British Politics and Policy@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 2y agoFive years after Brexit took place, Monika Brusenbauch Meislová and Birgit Bujard look back at what allowed Boris Johnson to succeed where Theresa May failed. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
NEW: Net migration for year ending June is 672,000 Nearly a record high. Up compared to last June, down a bit compared to December’s estimate. Deeply uncomfortable for a govt whose promise has been to suppress both legal & illegal migration (though prefers to talk of latter).
The British Academy is organising a webinar for applicants in the #humanities and #socialsciences for #EuropeanResearchCouncil Consolidator Grants on 27 November. If you are interested please RSVP by 12.00 on 20 November (more details at the link below) www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/eur...
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to know more about diplomacy and, if I might add, it will be enjoyable and funny, too.
Leigh Turner Diplomacy@leighturnerwriter.bsky.social · 3y agoWant to know more about Diplomacy? I’m looking forward to my online presentation on 2 November at the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft. It’s free and in English and no registration is needed! Link (for 18.00 CET on 2 November 2023) is here: debrige.de/termi…
European studies group UACES has arrived 👋
UACES (University Association for Contemporary European Studies)@uaces.bsky.social · 3y ago👋 Hello BlueSky users! We're still figuring out what our presence will look like on this platform. You can still receive updates on Twitter, LinkedIn & following UACES, on Instagram following uacesgradforum or by signing up to our non-members mailing list if you are new to UACES: eepurl.com/dcMjhb
Ein Jahr ist Rishi Sunak im Amt als Premierminister. Wir ziehen Bilanz und diskutieren die Frage, wie geht es 2024 weiter in 🇬🇧? shop.freiheit.org#!/Veranstalt...
Working on European integration, international relations and/or EU politicization? Please join us by sending your abstracts. Christian Freudlsperger and I are organizing a joint session at the ECPR conference in Lüneburg in March. More info: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
🗳️📈Labour leads in the latest Westminster polling, by pollster: 22% YouGov 21% WeThink 20% Deltapoll 19% Techne 16% Savanta 16% Opinium 14% Redfield & Wilton
Labour win both Tamworth AND Mid Bedfordshire by-elections on huge swings. Extraordinary.
Cowley's rule of by-election analysis is that if a party wins a constituency by 5, 50 or 500 votes, the political lesson and significance should essentially be the same as if they lose it by 5, 50 or 500 - yet it won't be.
Looking forward to our discussion with Prof. Brigid Laffan @UniCologne on 17 October about the EU’s response to Brexit. cif.uni-koeln.de/sites/intern...
Yes, EU relations are going to be crucial for UK growth. But also for regulatory policy, immigration, foreign policy, energy, Northern Ireland, most likely skills. Already is. And any UK government will be hobbled that can't admit this. As the current one is.
A Friday afternoon reminder that we're not even a third of the way through implementation of the Windsor Framework PDF version: bit.ly/UshGraphic120
Well it has been a few months since the UK government threatened to breach the Northern Ireland Protocol / Windsor Framework so this extract from Politico's evening newsletter comes as little surprise...
Looking for information on the upcoming Polish elections and what the outcome could mean for the country and for the EU? Here it is 👇
Mujtaba Rahman@mijrahman.bsky.social · 3y agoThis Sunday's national election in Poland is going to be highly consequential – for Poland and the EU. The race is incredibly tight, so regardless of the outcome, Poland is likely heading for very turbulent times indeed. Thread 1/
