🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.104 📉 @mebergman.bsky.social of @ecprpovb.bsky.social reveals how valence #populism has a potential electoral disadvantage. 🗳️ Non-ideological messages focussed on good governance may broaden appeal, but lacking an ideological core can also cost votes. 👉️ bit.ly/47zmQr0

🔮 Italy’s Five-Star Movement: a cautionary tale for valence populists in power

Matthew E Bergman reveals how so-called valence populism (populism focused on competence and good governance rather than ideology) has a potential electoral disadvantage. While non-ideological message...

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🆕 Breaking down political constraints ⛓️‍💥 W. Horncastle of @ecprpovb.bsky.social & I. McMenamin look for associations between #PublicFunding and political constraints using Lieberman's nested analysis design 📊

Political constraints, public party funding, and the regulation of political finance: A global study | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Political constraints, public party funding, and the regulation of political finance: A global study

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🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!

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🗳️ Milen Lyubenov & Dragomir Stoyanov of @ecprpovb.bsky.social argue that #Bulgaria's April 2026 elections may well have resolved a five-year political crisis through a landslide victory 🥇 for ex-President Rumen #Radev’s new political formation, #ProgressiveBulgaria. 👉️ bit.ly/42gIr4q

Political earthquake in Bulgaria: landslide victory in parliamentary elections

Milen Lyubenov and Dragomir Stoyanov argue that the Bulgarian parliamentary elections of April 2026 may well have resolved a five-year political crisis through a landslide victory for ex-President Rum...

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🆕 Generations at the ballot box🗳️ Wouter van der Brug & Sylvia Kritzinger of @ecprpovb.bsky.social review recent literature covering generational differences in #ElectoralBehaviour, discussing overall patterns and highlighting some pitfalls for further research 👶 👱 🧓

Generations and age in electoral research | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Generations and age in electoral research

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🗳️ Maike Bernhard-Rump of @ecprpovb.bsky.social argues that our trust in #Elections is shaped less by actual risks than by how we imagine them. 🔒️ Using data from Germany + Austria, she shows why perceptions of #Voting security play a decisive role in shaping electoral confidence. 👉️ bit.ly/422dYa8

What citizens think threatens election integrity – and what actually does

Maike Bernhard-Rump argues that citizens’ trust in elections is shaped less by actual risks than by how they imagine them. Drawing on evidence from Germany and Austria, she shows why perceptions of vo...

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Endorsed by the @ecprpovb.bsky.social #EUPopLink at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026 7 – 10 April University of Innsbruck, Austria eupoplink.eu/ecprjs26

We are delighted to share that EUPopLink will be present at the @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions of Workshops, taking place 7–10 April 2026 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. This workshop is endorsed by the @ecprpovb.bsky.social www.eupoplink.eu/ecprjs26 #COSTactions #EUPopLink

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Join our team: We're recruiting 2 x 3-year post doc researchers for the Rural-Spatial-Justice project at Aberystwyth, to undertake fieldwork on rural discontent & support for disruptive politics in the UK, Europe & USA. Closing date: 19 Oct. Details: jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancy/p...

✨ How does 3 days of academic & social exchange in the beautiful city of Newcastle sound? #ecpg26 The European Conference on Politics and Gender @ecprgender.bsky.social is seeking Paper & Panel proposals to kickstart the event! 📆 15–17 Jun 2026 📍 @nclpolitics.bsky.social ⏳ 7 Nov buff.ly/1JuXxxz

Calling for Panels and Papers

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🎉🏆 @calderarocha.bsky.social has won our 2025 Joni Lovenduski PhD prize in #Gender & #Politics ⭐ Her 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 dissertation on Far-Righting Feminism: Criminalising Street Harassment in France and Britain earned the Jury's recognition! More 👉https://buff.ly/pIRwJmD @petraguasti.bsky.social

Charlène Calderaro wins ECPR's 2025 Joni Lovenduski PhD prize

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Social Class and Values in Voting for Right-Wing and Mainstream Conservative Parties in Europe by Sergio Gañán in the New Dimensions of Political Cleavages panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for 2025 ECPR General Conference.

How Do Positions in Social Conflicts Translate into Political Mobilization? The Role of Intersectional Disadvantage by @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in the New Dimensions of Political Cleavages panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

From Parties to Citizens: What Belongs to the Cultural Cleavage and Why Does it Differ Across Countries? by @larazwittlinger.bsky.social in the New Dimensions of Political Cleavages panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social .

Perceived Group Representation as an Indicator of Cleavage Formation by @simonbornschier.bsky.social in the New Dimensions of Political Cleavages panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

Assessing the Effects of Disinformation Campaigns on Citizens: Experiment Design & Challenges by @evankart.bsky.social in The Challenges of Democratic Elections panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social

The Secret Code: Affective Polarisation, Culture Wars and Electoral Behaviour in Greece by Georgios Karyotis in The Challenges of Democratic Elections panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

Democracy’s Unsolved Dilemma: Education and Increasing Turnout Inequality by @bcaihuelas.bsky.social in The Challenges of Democratic Elections panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

Status Matters: Unequal Effects of Group-Targeted Campaign Messages by @elisadeisshelbig.bsky.social in The Challenges of Democratic Elections panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social.

Chaos at the Polls: How Electoral Disruptions Affect Voter Perceptions of Integrity and Democratic Satisfaction by @acgoldberg.bsky.social in The Challenges of Democratic Elections panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for 2025 ECPR General Conference.

The Impact of Political Ideology and Party Preference on National Identity Issues by Stella Tseliou in the Understanding Voter Behaviour panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

Local Participation in the Global Economy: How Regional Trade Integration Affects Citizens’ Preferences on Cultural Issues by @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social in the Understanding Voter Behaviour panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

Distributive Politics, Economic Dependency, and Evaluation of Policies by Özge Kemahlıoğlu in the Understanding Voter Behaviour panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social .

Mapping the Dynamics of European Elections: A Comparative Analysis of Voter Priorities, Campaign Strategies, and Electoral Outcomes by Vasiliki Bouranta in the Understanding Voter Behaviour panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for 2025 ECPR General Conference.

Comparative Analysis of Populist Attitudes in Greece: Insights from the 2019 and 2023 National Election Studies by Maria Tsigkou in the Euroscepticism and Populism in Europe panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social .

Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Attitudes on European Integration: A Research Synthesis and Analysis by @gotinakos.bsky.social in the Euroscepticism and Populism in Europe panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

Linking Euroscepticism and Populism: Methodological Approaches and Challenges by @efteperoglou.bsky.social in the Euroscepticism and Populism in Europe panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for @ecpr.bsky.social 2025 General Conference.

The Link Between Euroscepticism and Populism in Czechia: A Longitudinal Study by @ringlerova.bsky.social in the Euroscepticism and Populism in Europe panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social .

Economic Evaluations, Responsibility Attributions, and Voting for Eurosceptic Parties by Chloé De Grauwe in the Euroscepticism and Populism in Europe panel organized by @ecprpovb.bsky.social for 2025 ECPR General Conference.