Nieuwe blog: Jesse Frederik gaat te kort door de bocht: Waarom complexe maatschappelijke onvrede niet in één verklaring past https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=19162

Political Trust Network: Call for papers (Barcelona, October 2026) The young and fast growing academic 'Political Trust Network' organizes yearly workshops, where scholars of trust can meet up, present papers, and exchange ideas. These workshop have been brilliant, socially and professionally!

Political Trust - RECSM Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology - UPF

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Es fehlen noch 7 400 Unterschriften und es sind noch 9 Tage Zeit. Das muss doch zu machen sein! Keine Führng eigener Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinärer Personen epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_...

Schlicht erschütternd, wie Regierungen versuchen, Tatsachen zu vernebeln, sie nicht beim Namen zu nennen, Bürger:innen im Dunkeln zu lassen über die politische Realität. Das erodiert die Grundvoraussetzungen der Demokratie. Wer soll sich so motiviert fühlen, Demokratie aktiv zu gestalten?

Jonas Schaible@beimwort.bsky.social · 7mo ago

„Die rechtliche Einordnung des US-Einsatzes ist komplex.“ Sagt der Bundeskanzler. Es stimmt freilich nicht.

🎓 This Friday (31.10): another Graduate Friday at the #HotPoliticsLab! Gustavo Couto de Jesus and Hannes Bey will present their work on party cue processing, and origins of the political trust crisis. 📍 Location: Common Room (REC-B9.22) 💻 Or join us online 👉 teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/...

With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.

Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast @annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5). An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸 (🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD? Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social Get in touch if you're interested southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/

Überall das gleiche rechtsextreme Playbook. Nur Faschisten müssen Angst vor dem Antifaschismus haben und versuchen ihn zu verbieten. Ich hoffe, dass zunehmend mehr Menschen bewusst wird, dass auch in Europa Autoritäre die Macht ergreifen, um Demokratien abzuschaffen.

The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization. This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.

Kamermeerderheid vindt Antifa terroristische organisatie

Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil dat Nederland, in navolging van de Verenigde Staten, de extreemlinkse beweging Antifa aanmerkt als terroristische organisatie. Een motie daartoe van Lidewij de V...

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Nederlandse jongeren voelen zich vaak niet gehoord door politici. Vanochtend sprak ik met @nporadio1.bsky.social over hoe politici, ouders en scholen hun kijk op politiek en democratie beïnvloeden, én hoe we ze meer gehoord kunnen laten voelen. nos.nl/artikel/2582...

Jongeren bezorgd om pesten, wonen en veiligheid, en voelen zich niet gehoord

Veel jongeren tot 18 jaar voelen zich, net als vorig jaar, niet gehoord door de politiek, terwijl ze er volgens onderzoekers wel mee bezig zijn.

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Meanwhile, in a functioning democracy…

How to Try, and Fail, to Carry Out a Coup

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✨ New Academic Year, New Speaker Series! ✨ We hope you all had a wonderful summer break. We’re thrilled to announce the #HotPoliticsLab Speaker Series lineup for the first semester of the 25/26 academic year. We look forward to welcoming you back for another year of thought-provoking discussions!

📣 We are hiring! 👇 This PhD position is part of a research project that examines how growing income inequality can reshape the way democracy functions by influencing both political discourse and public opinion. More info here: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3542...

Es gibt KEINEN Lieferstopp von deutscher Rüstung nach Israel. Es gibt lediglich einen Stopp von neuen Genehmigungen für Rüstungsexporte nach Israel. Dies stellte heute der stellv. Regierungssprecher klar. Bedeutet: Längst genehmigte Rüstungsexporte werden auch geliefert.

Deutsche Medien machen sich mitschuldig.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups

Reports detailing killing of children and elderly, forced displacement and starvation likely to add to pressure for action * Middle East crisis – live updates Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the country’s western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it. In reports published on Monday, the two groups said Israel had targeted civilians in Gaza only because of their identity as Palestinians over nearly two years of war, causing severe and in some cases irreparable damage to Palestinian society. Continue reading...

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Most of the people following me here probably aren't Amsterdam folks, but nonetheless: Coming up on the 12th of August at the Vrankrijk in Amsterdam we've got an amazing benefit show (funds going straight to a mutual aid initiative in Gaza). More info: radar.squat.net/en/event/ams...

I just donated to several of these (vetted) organizations. Please consider doing the same if you have the means and are outraged by the Israeli starvation of the Gaza population.

On June 16, Doctors Without Borders sent an open letter with a very clear message to EU leaders: The #EU can and must act now to stop mass atrocities in #Gaza. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ms...

Palestine: MSF statement on the EU’s failure to protect people in Gaza again | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

The EU ignores calls to end Gaza’s siege, enabling Israel’s attacks on civilians amid ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.

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“Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' … is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas and undermine scholarly discussions. It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research & engagement with society.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...

And yesterday we wrapped it up! A group photo (without @andreavik.bsky.social 😭). Thanks to all the attendees for a valuable and rewarding few days. Hopefully see you next year?

Politics at Southampton@sotonpolitics.bsky.social · last yr.

Second (and final) day of our first PAIR methods summer school on democratic health and discontent. Pictured: @robjohns75.bsky.social on `Understanding the Threat to Democracy: Survey & Experimental Designs' (the quant stream!) and Rod Rhodes on `Fieldwork with elites' (the qual stream!).

Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all. jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices! Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior

2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices

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Tweede Kamer stemt tegen taaltoets voor anderstalige studies – universiteiten en hogescholen verheugd. buff.ly/ej9fHR1

Tweede Kamer stemt tegen taaltoets voor anderstalige studies – universiteiten en hogescholen verheugd

Internationalisering: De taaltoets waaraan het kabinet alle bachelorstudies in een andere taal dan het Nederlands wilde onderwerpen, gaat niet door. Een Kamermeerderheid ziet geen heil in de Toets…

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Join us in Groningen! Last week to submit your abstract 👇

Carmen van Alebeek@cvalebeek.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 One week left to apply! 🚨 One week left to submit your abstract for our panel "Citizens’ attitudes towards democracy" at #Politicologenetmaal 2025 (June 12-13, University of Groningen). 📩 Submit here: politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap... ⏳Deadline: March 31, 2025 Hope to see you there!

The gender gap amongst young voters is very real

Reto Mitteregger@indubioproreto.bsky.social · last yr.

Voilà:

The Left (Die Linke) receives a spectacular result among the very young German voters:

If social-democratic and green parties move to the right on migration, they leave room for progressive alternatives.