A new article by Vani Swarupa Murali is now available on our FirstView page. It is entitled "Creating distance: a localized understanding of decentralization". Enjoy it here: tinyurl.com/mnw56wkk

🏙️ vs ⛰️: Who gets their policy preferences reflected? 💡@stefanhp.bsky.social shows that urban residents see their policy preferences reflected more often than rural counterparts - even when controlling for education and income 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This Tuesday, we had the pleasure to host @taheikkila.bsky.social in our webinar. 😊 Thank you, Tanya, for introducing us to the Policy Conflict Framework and sharing fascinating insights from your research! And thanks to our engaged audience for attending and contributing to a great discussion 🍀

🚨 TODAY in #ECPRSeminars on Public Policy from 16:00–17:00 BST @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social 🎙️ @taheikkila.bsky.social explores key diagnostic dimensions of policy conflict alongside observable conflict behaviours such as strategic action, framing & contestation 💻 9 Jun @jo-kuenzler.bsky.social

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Gentle reminder: our next webinar with Tanya Heikkila is tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you‘all there! ☺️ More infos in the thread below ⬇️

ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy@ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Tanya Heikkila from University of Colorado Denver will give us insights on the Policy Conflict Framework. Join us! 🍀 📆: Tuesday, June 9 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 09:00 MDT ✍️: ecpr.eu/Events/316

🛎️Next week in #ECPRSeminars on Public Policy @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social 🎙️ @taheikkila.bsky.social explores key diagnostic dimensions of policy conflict alongside observable conflict behaviours such as strategic action, framing & contestation 💻Tue 9 Jun, 16:00–17:00 BST @jo-kuenzler.bsky.social

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Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Tanya Heikkila from University of Colorado Denver will give us insights on the Policy Conflict Framework. Join us! 🍀 📆: Tuesday, June 9 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST / 09:00 MDT ✍️: ecpr.eu/Events/316

🏆 The 2025 ECPR Best Paper Prize from the Standing Group on Public Policy goes to @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social for their work on narrative power in electoral autocracies — a fascinating study of the Turkish pension movement. Congratulations! 👏 ecpr.eu/News/News/De...

Does EU conditionality work? @tasomga.bsky.social finds it depends on the international context: ✅ Slovakia (1994-98): Liberal EU consensus + domestic mobilization → democratization ❌ Georgia (2022-24): Russian/Hungarian support → autocratization 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Countering autocratization in a contested liberal international order: comparing the role of EU conditionality in Georgia (2022–2024) and Slovakia (1994–1998)

This paper analyzes the conditions under which EU conditionality can counter autocratization through a comparative case study of Slovakia (1994–1998) and Georgia (2022–2024). In both cases, the EU ...

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A new interesting article by Lisa Asticher and @johannahornung.bsky.social is now available on our FirstView page. It is entitled "Caring after COVID: swiss health policy, windows of opportunity, and programmatic groups". Enjoy it here: is.gd/dpZZ9t

Out now, this study by J. Yang applies the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) within a non-democratic context, exploring the role of policy narratives in the implementation of patient-centred healthcare policy in China. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

"How Do Strikes and Lockouts Affect Applications to Danish Public Service Professional Education Programs? A Synthetic Control Analysis" by Christian Heide & @flokeppeler.bsky.social shows that strikes & lockouts led to fewer applications to those programs. doi.org/10.1111%2Fpa...

Focusing on different competencies of policy professionals working at institutions, this study by A. Shaheen, F. Hussain & M. Mumtaz provides a diagnostic assessment of individual policy capacity within Pakistan's climate governance system. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Gentle Reminder: the next event in our webinar series is today at 4 pm CET. Join us! ✨

ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy@ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: @philipptrein.bsky.social from University of Lausanne discusses how governments integrate AI into public policy amid competing agendas & policy fragmentation. Join us😊 🗓Tuesday, March 3, 15.00 BST/16.00 CET ✍sign up: events.ecpr.eu/Events/316

🚨 TOMORROW in #ECPRSeminars on Public Policy @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social 🎙️ @philipptrein.bsky.social explores why integrating #AI into public policy remains fragmented due to competing priorities and governance challenges 💻 Tue 3 Mar, 15:00–16:00 GMT

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🔜 Next week in #ECPRSeminars on Public Policy @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social 🎙️ @philipptrein.bsky.social explores why integrating #AI into public policy remains fragmented due to competing priorities and governance challenges 💻 Tue 3 Mar, 15:00–16:00 GMT

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Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: @philipptrein.bsky.social from University of Lausanne discusses how governments integrate AI into public policy amid competing agendas & policy fragmentation. Join us😊 🗓Tuesday, March 3, 15.00 BST/16.00 CET ✍sign up: events.ecpr.eu/Events/316

We’re starting 2026 with new research 📘 The latest issue of European Journal of Political Research is now out! Featuring work from authors across #ComparativePolitics, #Populism, #DemocraticRights and more! Stay tuned 📻️ to see the highlights 💡

European Journal of Political Research: Volume 65 - Issue 1 | Cambridge Core

Cambridge Core - European Journal of Political Research - Volume 65 - Issue 1

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New European Political Science (EPS) articles can now be found on Cambridge Core. Stay up to date with the latest content from @epsjournal.bsky.social by following this link - https://cup.org/4os8qPS #OpenAccess @ecpr.bsky.social

Yesterday, at our webinar, Florence Metz shared her work on policy complexity in EU Climate Policy. Thank you for your insights! 🇪🇺🌱 Florence’s input sparked great discussions, for example, on how complexity can be used to destablize a system. Thanks to everyone who joined! Until next time! 🌟

Quick reminder: This is today at 4 pm CET. Looking forward to this exciting webinar! 🌱🌍🇪🇺

ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy@ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Florence Metz from University of Kaiserslautern-Landau will share insights on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy. Join us! 😊 🗓: Wednesday, December 8, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET ✍: sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers 📚 Approaching Actors - Institutions - Ideas Interactions in Public Policy and Policy Process Research 🪑 Vilém Novotný & @jo-kuenzler.bsky.social ✅ @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/oYQ97Bf #Polisky #CallforPapers

Approaching Actors - Institutions - Ideas Interactions in Public Policy and Policy Process Research

General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University

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Gentle reminder: do not miss our upcoming webinar next Monday, Dec 8, with Florence Metz 🇪🇺🌱 More infos and a link to sign up can be found in the thread below 👇🏻 Looking forward to next Monday☺️

ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy@ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Florence Metz from University of Kaiserslautern-Landau will share insights on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy. Join us! 😊 🗓: Wednesday, December 8, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET ✍: sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

🔍 Looking forward to this #ECPR webinar with Florence Metz, former @pego-group.bsky.social member, on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy 🌍 🗓 Wed, Dec 8 | 16:00 CET Sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

ECPR Standing Group on Public Policy@ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Florence Metz from University of Kaiserslautern-Landau will share insights on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy. Join us! 😊 🗓: Wednesday, December 8, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET ✍: sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Coming up: the next event in our #ECPR webinar series: Florence Metz from University of Kaiserslautern-Landau will share insights on using network approaches to unpack complexity in EU climate policy. Join us! 😊 🗓: Wednesday, December 8, 15.00 BST / 16.00 CET ✍: sign up: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

📘 The intro to the special issue "Victims of their own success? How successful liberal orders can become self-undermining" highlights how liberalism destabilises itself through excess, exploitation and exhaustion 👇 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A new interesting article by Silvia Lucciarini, Michele Santurro, and Alessandra Rimano is now available on our FirstView page. It is entitled "Measuring organizational effects on street-level bureaucrats’ discretionality: a comparative study of three Italian contexts”. Enjoy it here: t.ly/Yo2t8

A new interesting article by Christianna Sirindah Parr is now available on our FirstView page. It is entitled "Does social media undermine trust? Institutional trust in civil society and governance institutions”. Enjoy it here: t.ly/J86eT

🚨 #ecprgc26 Call for Sections close in 2 weeks 🎓 We invite cutting-edge Section proposals covering all areas of #PolSci 📆 8–11 Sep 2026 📍 @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social 💡 Have a Section theme in mind? ⏳ Submit proposals by Mon 10 Nov buff.ly/9SEWtYH

ECPR General Conference 2026, Jagiellonian University, 8 – 11 September 2026

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📣 Our Methods School winter programme is now LIVE #ecprms 📆 16 – 27 Feb 2026 💻 Online 🔓 Join the priority booking list by Wed 29 Oct buff.ly/gMBSzZ8 ✅ First pick of courses 🎓 Expert-led training on #quantitative, #qualitative, creative & mixed research methods

Methods School: 16 – 27 February 2026

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