A few things (international) commentatoes should remember. Only 2 million people live in Sachsen-Anhalt. Half of Berlin, a tenth of NRW. Around 400k will vote AfD. Even with this strong result, 80% of people living in S-A will not have voted for the AfD. In a state that is a far-right stronghold.

Looking forward to receive submissions for the DVPW General conference taking place in Leipzig 2027 and its panel "Marginalized Voices, Political Choices: Minority Attitudes and Behaviour, and Party Competition over Minorities". Submissions until October 31st. Feel free to share!

DVPW@dvpw.bsky.social · 3w ago

#CfP #dvpw2027 #Kongress "Welt im Umbruch. Politikwissenschaft auch?" 7.-10.9.2027, Universität Leipzig Alle Infos 👉 www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027 31.10.2026 Papers für offene Panels 31.10.2026 Geschlossene Panels 31.10.2026 Roundtables #PoWi #Politikwissenschaft #CfP

Excited to present work with @payoub.bsky.social at APSA in Boston. We study a real-world disinformation event in which a Swedish far-right organization abused the visual identity of Swedish LGBTQ+ civil-society organizations to make it appear as though they support the legalization of paedophilia.

[Exit Queen.]

In this farewell essay, @payoub.bsky.social & I say goodbye as editors of @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. Here, we reflect on the responsibility editors bear for others' careers-- and on why editing for us meant a duty of care. bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

As @jennpiscopo.bsky.social and I close our term editing @ejpgjournal.bsky.social, we reflect here on what an extraordinary honor it has been to help steward this special—and thriving—journal alongside our associate editors. bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

I recommend this thoughtful thread by @tabouchadi.bsky.social. For many of us who were celebrating Pride in Berlin on Saturday, this captures how we feel.

Tarik Abou-Chadi@tabouchadi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Being queer means being the target of violence. Every queer person knows this. It's deeply engraved in who we are. We live with it every day of our lives. Not because of terrorism but because it is structurally enshrined in our "free" societies. Violence against queer people is not an exception ...

🔄 EPSS Roundtable 4: Meet-the-Editors: Publishing in and Editing Journals in Political Science virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 13:30-15:10| Bar 2 (ICC) @payoub.bsky.social, @aeggers.bsky.social , Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien, John Griffin,@zeynsom.bsky.social and @markuswagner.bsky.social

The European Journal of Politics and Gender's incoming Lead Editors @maarja.bsky.social and @grahn.bsky.social are at #ECPG2026 and looking forward to getting started as editors next month. @ejpgjournal.bsky.social

Huge thanks to @jennpiscopo.bsky.social and @payoub.bsky.social and their editorial team for their vision, leadership and hard work serving this wonderful community! @ejpgjournal.bsky.social #ecpg2026

Edwina Thorn@edwina-thorn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The European Journal of Politics and Gender's incoming Lead Editors @maarja.bsky.social and @grahn.bsky.social are at #ECPG2026 and looking forward to getting started as editors next month. @ejpgjournal.bsky.social

As pride month comes close to its end, read www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Contesting LGBTI Inclusion: Expansion, Contraction, and New Dilemmas By: @payoub.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com

Contesting LGBTQI Inclusion: Expansion, Contraction, and New Dilemmas

LGBTQI politics has become a vibrant field of inquiry, illuminating how struggles over sexual and gender diversity shape core debates in comparative politics and international relations. This review s...

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Congrats to incoming editors @grahn.bsky.social and @maarja.bsky.social! Go, go, go! #ecpg2026

Celebrating @ejpgjournal.bsky.social in Newcastle! Massive thanks to outgoing editors @payoub.bsky.social and @jennpiscopo.bsky.social for your vision, leadership and service. You lifted the journal the a whole new level 🔥

My department is hiring a Lecturer in International Relations (full time, permanent, teaching and research) jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... <- very happy to talk to potential applicants about UK academia, the department (but probably not about the IR side of things)

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in International Relations

Full-Time, Permanent.The Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway seeks to appoint a Lecturer in International Relations (Teaching and Research focus). The succ...

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I like this @thejop.bsky.social : "We are now implementing a system in which the editorial team has the right to not consider submissions from authors who have failed to review for the journal three or more times, when invited to do so by the editorial team."

Quick note to our community: several colleagues have reported receiving emails that appear to come from EJPG editors and ask for help with journal business. These messages are scams and were not sent by any member of the EJPG editorial team.

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Polish capital registers its first same-sex marriage

Warsaw has registered its first same-sex marriage, following court rulings requiring Poland to recognize such marriages registered abroad

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@uclspp.bsky.social hiring a variety of fixed-term and PGTA roles: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Always so nice to get to speak with @alanrenwick.bsky.social about research! Here on @adamsharris.bsky.social and my paper in @bjpols.bsky.social, which can be accessed here: www-cambridge-org.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk/core/journal...

UCL Political Science@uclspp.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Should advocates abandon universal rights language in favour of arguments rooted in local traditions and anti-colonial sentiment? Tune in to this week's episode of UCL Uncovering Politics, where we hear from Phillip Ayoub and Adam Harris, both professors in our department: tinyurl.com/2hbv6zm7

Should advocates abandon universal rights language in favour of arguments rooted in local traditions and anti-colonial sentiment? Tune in to this week's episode of UCL Uncovering Politics, where we hear from Phillip Ayoub and Adam Harris, both professors in our department: tinyurl.com/2hbv6zm7

Wonderful news for gender and politics! I’m thrilled by the selection of this brilliant new team, grateful to them for taking on this major service role, and have no doubt they’ll shepherd the journal to new heights. Huge congrats to Maarja, Michal, Quinn, Natalie, Malu, and Hanna!

European Journal of Politics and Gender@ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are delighted to present the new editorial team of the @ejpgjournal.bsky.social ! Led by @grahn.bsky.social and @maarja.bsky.social as co-EIC, the six-strong team represents a new generation of gender and politics and LGBTQ+ politics scholars who will take the journal forward from July 2026.

Grateful to @elpais.com for featuring our research on Budapest Pride and its critical role in Orban's eventual defeat. Our findings show how the attempted repression of Pride helped transform LGBTQI visibility into a broader defense of freedom and democracy.

EL PAÍS América@elpaisamerica.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Así ayudó el Orgullo de Budapest a derrotar a Orbán dozz.es/h1q7em

I'm very sad to miss this one due to a scheduling conflict, but have learned from Nancy's work and would encourage folks that can to make it!

Queer Politics Webinar@queerseminar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌈 We continue our 2026 programme with the amazing Nancy Yun Tang! 😯 She will present her super interesting work on transgender citizens in China. 📆 Be sure to join us next Thursday May 7 at 9am PT/12pm ET/6pm CEST.

A ban on conversion therapy in the European Union has moved a step closer. The European Parliament has voted to outlaw the practice of “curing” an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It follows pressure from campaign groups and a petition that collected 1,200,000 signatures. 1/2

The High Court has just confirmed what many of us knew. The Office for Students fine of the University of Sussex for supposed ‘free speech’ infringements was a biased piece of right wing culture war politics and had nothing whatsoever to do with free speech. Sussex vindicated and the OfS exposed.

Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming @payoub.bsky.social to @uu-polisci.bsky.social and @uppgap.bsky.social Phil presented his new book with Kristina Stoeckl — The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights. A real privilege to host him in Uppsala! 🤩

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EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values

ECJ says law passed in 2021 is discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for new PM

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Tonight - roundtable @uclssees.bsky.social analysing the results & potential impacts of last week's Hungarian elections, drawing on a range of academic and policy expertise. In person and virtual. Chaired by @sherrillstroschein.bsky.social of @uclspp.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

A turning point for Hungary?

A SSEESing roundtable on the results and implications of the parliamentary elections

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Thinking back on this experience today, an incredible display symbolizing change could come 🌈

Phillip Ayoub@payoub.bsky.social · last yr.

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

New article on Fast Track by @payoub.bsky.social & Sam Whitt, “Silence or Solidarity? The Political Pitfalls of an LGBTQI Avoidance Strategy in Hungary,” doi.org/10.5129/0010...