Precies over een maand, op 12 maart verschijnt mijn boek De symfonie van onvrede: De opmars van radicaal-rechts in Europa bij Querido: www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/boek... Dit boek gaat me aan het hart en ik kom graag een lezing geven. 🧵

De symfonie van onvrede - Singel Uitgeverijen

Catherine de Vries groeide op op een boerderij in Overijssel die al generaties in de familie was. Eind jaren tachtig veranderde dat leven ingrijpend: dalende prijzen, Europese regels en terughoudende ...

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Genuinely delighted about this year’s CASCB Spring Retreat and energized to feel that, as a community, we are exactly where we want and need to be! Huge thanks to all the incredible people, across academic stages, disciplines, and research-supporting roles, who made this retreat such a success!

A bit of a belated repost...

JEPP Journal@jeppjournal.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🗣️ Debates Section: 🗨️ @leuffen.bsky.social, @antoanetadl.bsky.social , Ulrich Sedelmeier, Sandra Lavenex, Thomas Risse & Frank Schimmelfennig: Rhetorical action in a liberal international order in crisis: theorising EU and NATO enlargements post-2022 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to receiving great applications!

Aurélia Bardon@aureliabardon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 We're hiring a postdoc in political science for our ReJust project @uni-konstanz.de! Project with Dirk Leuffen @leuffen.bsky.social and Urs Fischbacher 3-year position | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025 | Start: April 2026 Please share widely 🙏

@breunig.bsky.social @mbusemeyer.bsky.social @aureliabardon.bsky.social @tobiastober.bsky.social @leuffen.bsky.social @giadapasquettaz.bsky.social

Authors in this issue: @mbusemeyer.bsky.social, @cdiehl.bsky.social, G. Spilker, R. Ulloa, C. Kacperski, @pselb.bsky.social, F. Wolter @leuffen.bsky.social, S. Baute, @maxheermann.bsky.social, @giadapasquettaz.bsky.social, S. Isaacson, V. Jansesberger, S. Koos, @rstrauch.bsky.social,

What if democracy erodes and threatens the EU's foundation? A new #UniKonstanz @excinequality.bsky.social @leuffen.bsky.social study finds most EU citizens support sanctions to defend it. Published in the Journal of European Public Policy (doi.org/10.1080/1350...). Details: t1p.de/hrkey

Happy to forward this announcement 😉 Maybe something fitting to the elections of last weekend...

Max Heermann@maxheermann.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Happy to announce the publication of our article (w @sharonbaute.bsky.social & @leuffen.bsky.social) on democratic backsliding and public opinion @jeppjournal.bsky.social! 📌https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2025.2503973 Study funded by @excinequality.bsky.social

youtube.com/watch?v=m2Lh... - highly recommendable short film (also available in French, English & many other languages) by Wim Wenders, commemorating the end of WWII.

Kurzfilm Wim Wenders: Die Schlüssel zur Freiheit

YouTube video by AuswaertigesAmtDE

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Super fascinating research by @cbehav.bsky.social

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · last yr.

Liang Li and team have developed a VR system for fish to decipher how they school. The team uncovered the natural ‘control law’ used by zebrafish to coordinate behavior with others. @icouzin.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🗳️ Populism is a warning sign. English local elections show it again: People feel abandoned & look scapegoats. Drawing on own research & others, I argue 👇🏽 💡 To counter populism: We need to reinvest in citizens, e.g. housing, health & dignity. Short 🧵 📖 www.socialeurope.eu/to-counter-p...

To Counter Populism and Bolster Security, Europe Must Reinvest In Its Citizens

Facing security threats and rising populism, Europe needs state investment in citizens, not austerity that fuelled discontent.

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Which wall will your research break? Am 18.07. kommt das Falling Walls Lab Baden-Württemberg erstmalig an die #UniKonstanz. Es nimmt ab sofort Bewerbungen von Studierenden und Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen aus aller Welt entgegen. Bewerbungsfrist ist der 12.05. Details: https://t1p.de/s47kt

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

This is an interesting question, and kind to ask. I am U.S.-based (not U.S.), but here are my thoughts. 🧵

Michael Bang Petersen@m-b-petersen.bsky.social · last yr.

US researchers, help me out: More and more of my European colleagues are in the proces of cancelling visits to your institutions. For reasons of both politics and safety. What is your sense? How do Europe best support you?

NEW #RhodesCenter #podcast: The puzzling politics of inequality — Why isn’t inequality a bigger political issue, despite its huge impact on our lives? Mark Blyth asks @ccavaille.bsky.social & @brankomilan.bsky.social—and the answers make him rethink the question itself.

The puzzling politics of inequality

In this episode, Mark Blyth talks with two inequality experts to try and understand something that’s been bugging him for years.It goes like this: inequality...

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Sure you don't want to work with us? We're clearly not an Ivy League institution, but we can offer a great work environment in a beautiful region. Lake and the Alps are included for free. In case it matters, egg prices are stable at around 30 cents apiece. stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/8...

This is on Trump: Putin taking immediate advantage of Ukraine’s lost early warning systems

Want to work with us? stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/8...

Postdoctoral Position in Computational Social Science

Deadline: 15.03.2025

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Great new & informative Podcast - really enjoyed listening to the first edition with H. Kitschelt.

The Politics of Inequality@excinequality.bsky.social · last yr.

The new In_equality podcast is here: ‘Is Trump the End of Democracy?’ with Herbert Kitschelt. From now on, tune in on the first Wednesday of every month for exciting insights from inequality research! Curious to learn more? Visit: inequality.uni.kn/podcast @uni-konstanz.de @mbusemeyer.bsky.social

Now open: Registration for the #InequalityConf 2024! Come to beautiful Lake Constance to gain insights into the latest state of #inequality research, expand your network and listen to exciting keynote speeches. Register here: inequality-conference.de #EXCInequality

In_equality Conference 2024

The "Politics of Inequality” research center invites interdisciplinary & international researchers to Konstanz, Germany, for the In_equality Conference, 10-12 April 2024.

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It's awards nomination season! Become a member of the Class & Inequality APSA section (if you are not already) and nominate your doctoral work. Christopher, Mallory and I will have the honor to read it. See nomination instructions here: connect.apsanet.org/s45/awards/