It is urgent that Europe finds a foreign policy of its own to avoid being dragged into Trump's wars. Europan military involvement in the the Middle East would be a disaster (once again).

Kaja Kallas@kajakallas.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Iran’s attacks of a number of countries in the Middle East are inexcusable. The events must not lead to further escalation that could threaten the region, Europe and beyond, with unpredictable consequences. We are taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of EU citizens in the region. (1/2)

Is the moment for European civil society to stand up for peace. European militar action againt Iran is completely unjustificable.

Melissa Chemam@melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 7mo ago

More on this: France, Germany & the UK announced in a joint statement they would "take measures" to "defend our interests & those of our allies in the region." www.france24.com/fr/moyen-ori...

We know a lot about why substate nationalist parties embrace secession. But what happens when secession fails? Can they return to ordinary parliamentary politics? Our new paper on Catalan CiU and Junts shows that yes: when institutional and electoral opportunities change. doi.org/10.1080/2162...

New dog, old tricks: strategic moderation after failed secession in the Catalan nationalist right

We know far more about why substate parties embrace secession than about their eventual moderation. This article contributes to this question by tracing Catalan nationalist centre-right parties acr...

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New publication in the Journal of Public Policy!🚨 ⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain. 👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups. doi.org/10.1017/S014...

New publication in the Journal of Public Policy!🚨 ⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain. 👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups. doi.org/10.1017/S014...

Amazing how grading take-home exams has changed with AI. For me now: - Amazing English but superficial and disconnected from class: bad grade. - Regular or even bad writing, but applies class concepts correctly and reasons in depth: good grade. Teacher's generation may matter a lot for some years!

A libertarian–authoritarian cleavage in social protection politics is a very original theoretical contribution to me!!

Publication alert!🚨 My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out! We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

Publication alert!🚨 My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out! We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

we have 5 positions open at @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt - a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage - 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

🗓️ La XIII edició del Workshop on Empirical Poli. Sci. és aquest dijous! 📢 Quatre doctorands/es de la UB, UPF i UAB presentaran la seva recerca 📍UB, Nou edifici, Planta 4, Aula Maria Soteras Consulta el programa 👉🏻 sites.google.com/view/barcelo... Esperem veure't a @cpoliticaub.bsky.social🎉

Barcelona PhD Workshop

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El IX Informe #FOESSA alerta de polarización económica, pero en el cap. 5 vemos mayorías para frenarla: 👭2/3 creen que el Estado debe garantizar el bienestar de todos, 🏦mayoría: + gasto social aunque implique + impuestos 🛠️2/3 a favor del empleo garantizado www.foessa.es/ix-informe/

Ayer se presentó el IX Informe FOESSA sobre la situación social en España. Imprescindible este análisis para el diseño adecuado de las políticas públicas que necesitamos www.caritas.es/main-files/u...

Rodríguez Teruel, @eloisadelpino.bsky.social, Real-Dato analyse the executive’s strategy of power concentration during the first phase of the #Covid-19 #Pandemic in #Spain, and the factors that shaped its implementation 🔓#OpenAccess 👇 🔗https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2022.2091861

Whoever has gone to #COSPPO remembers it well as a place of young social policy community in Southern Europe. This year, the doctoral workshop expands to any form of early career scholar. Submit here acortar.link/6A6JjZ before 13/12! 23–24 of April 2026 at @uab.cat, organized by @igopbcn.bsky.social

El fascismo funciona porque ofrece algo en lugar de la democracia, la paz y la igualdad, algo que es capaz de alejar a la gente de la promesa de la creación y acercarla a la violencia de la destrucción💬 Hannah Leffingwell reseña sobre 'El nuevo cuerpo fascista'📕 Buenísimo👇 ctxt.es/es/20251001/...

Las nuevas derechas y el placer de la crueldad

El autoritarismo neofascista aleja a las personas de la promesa de democracia, paz e igualdad y las lleva hacia la violencia destructiva ofreciéndoles un atractivo clave: la alegría de hacer daño al o...

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** PhD Opportunity (funded) ** Project: “Unpacking the Puzzle of Child Poverty: Why Child Poverty Persists Despite Economic Recovery and Declining Inequality (UNPACK)” @demosocupf.bsky.social Deadline Oct 22nd Further info: drive.google.com/file/d/12vlp... #jobs #PhD #poverty #policy #Doctor

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Milan Thies@milanthies.bsky.social · last yr.

New 📝 out in @reggovjournal.bsky.social 1. Governments are taking a more active role in education and training 2. Linking technical issues to politically salient debates, such as climate change and digitalization, helps open the door to new public policies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Vicente Valentim, Elias Dinas, & I came together to do this paper because we have all long shared an intution: mainstream center-right rhetoric shapes democratic norms. The hard part? Showing it empirically. We make some headway in this new paper. Grateful to @bjpols.bsky.social for publishing.

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW - How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD "we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians" - @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social #OpenAccess

At @epsanet.bsky.social in Madrid I show how new pedestrian areas in Milan may increase votes for the incumbent and reduce those for radical right parties, presenting in an amazing panel with Asya Magazinnik @chknutsen.bsky.social @vheddesheimer.bsky.social @manuel-alvarinho.bsky.social! #epsa

Another must-read from @danielbeland.bsky.social on ideas and policy feedback! Favorite nugget: policy implementation generates experience from which actors learn, tipping the balance between self-reinforcing and self-undermining feedback. ideas.repec.org/a/mul/jl9ury...

Revisiting historical institutionalism: From policy feedback

Historical institutionalism has made a strong contribution to public policy research, including the study of welfare state development, retrenchment, and restructuring. Three decades after the crystal

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Another must-read from @danielbeland.bsky.social on ideas and policy feedback! Favorite nugget: policy implementation generates experience from which actors learn, tipping the balance between self-reinforcing and self-undermining feedback. ideas.repec.org/a/mul/jl9ury...

Revisiting historical institutionalism: From policy feedback

Historical institutionalism has made a strong contribution to public policy research, including the study of welfare state development, retrenchment, and restructuring. Three decades after the crystal

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🎓Last Tuesday I defended my PhD dissertation at the @eui-eu.bsky.social! I am very grateful to my supervisors Anton Hemerijck and @margaleon.bsky.social and to the members of the committee @siljahausermann.bsky.social and Ellen Immergut for their guidance. Full thesis link: hdl.handle.net/1814/92816

🎓Last Tuesday I defended my PhD dissertation at the @eui-eu.bsky.social! I am very grateful to my supervisors Anton Hemerijck and @margaleon.bsky.social and to the members of the committee @siljahausermann.bsky.social and Ellen Immergut for their guidance. Full thesis link: hdl.handle.net/1814/92816

This is a nice video for some context about the Kashmir conflict, in light of the recent terrorist attack. Modi's repression toward Muslims will only fuel a vicious spiral of violence. youtu.be/cyayif_nla8?...

The conflict in Kashmir, explained

YouTube video by Vox

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The politics of how Spain solved its absence of minimum income schemes, now published in SPA. An interesting read for the #politics of #socialpolicy, #inequality and #SouthernEurope!

Policy feedback effects on public opinion can bridge institutionalism and behaviouralism. However, research often forgets to link 'opinion' back to politics, otherwise there is no 'feedback', only 'effects'.

Siempre es un buen momento para recordar esto.

Ricardo Ibarra@ricardoibarra84.bsky.social · last yr.

El 34% de los niños vive en riesgo de pobreza en España www.eldiadelarioja.es/noticia/za7d...