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Some personal/professional news. Over the next few months, I’ll be a bit quieter (and less responsive) than usual. I have a very good reason: your email finds me with at least one arm full.

That's a wrap on the 2025/26 academic year! 💫 And what a year it has been! We invite you to discover our brand-new 2025/26 Annual Report just hot off the press, covering the past academic year here at the EI! Thank you for being a part of our community! 👏 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

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Le Pen has announced she is running. To deal with problem a), she has announced that she will appeal today’s decision (which also helps with b because it upholds a narrative of innocence - not appealing is an implicit admission of guilt).

Marta Lorimer@mlorimer.bsky.social · 4w ago

On the other hand, it’s hard to see how she campaign a) it she cannot physically do so (which could be the case at least for the early stages of the campaign) and b) when her adversaries will want to point out constantly that she has been found guilty of embezzlement.

Couple of thoughts on the Le Pen trial while we wait to hear about her decision on whether to stand or not. She has been found guilty, but could still run. So the judges have not made the decision for her - and it’s a difficult decision.

🎬 And that's a WRAP on our series: 🎙️𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙩! Thank you for tuning in to hear reflections from our experts on the impacts of the #Brexit referendum, 10 years on. 👉 Catch up on all episodes and register for our 16 July event on our Brexit hub: shorturl.at/dIMFU youtu.be/H-rn3YC7MbU

Looking ahead: How do you see EU-UK relations evolving?

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🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Today marks 10 years since the #Brexit referendum. We asked our experts to take us back to 23 June 2016 and their reactions. 👉 Full series: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... @lseblogs.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social shorturl.at/Ytc2K

10 years on: Looking back at the 2016 Brexit referendum with our experts

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Are you a woman who has recently started a TT position in politics or a politics related field? Then @katharinalawall.bsky.social and me would like to warmly invite you to join a new network for early career women: WIPS: Women in Political Science.

A few weeks ago, I was asked to reflect on where far right Euroscepticism is ten years after Brexit. It’s all here in three minutes!

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For today's episode, we spoke with our Visiting Fellow Dr Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social, Lecturer in Politics @culawandpolitics.bsky.social, about the impact of #Brexit on the political agenda of far right parties in the EU. 👉 Explore more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/dKVp-aJwvCk

Can mainstreaming of the far right help normalise undemocratic practices? @mlorimer.bsky.social & Matteo Cavallaro explore the case of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, showing how the party still displays elements of continuity with its neofascist predecessor. Read OPEN ACCESS:

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The COST Action EUPopLink - Linking Euroscepticism and Populism: Causes and Consequences, supported by COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology, invites citizens across Europe to take part in its large-scale, multilingual public opinion survey.

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit #referendum this month, we spoke with 10 of our experts on Europe to hear their reflections on the vote which forever altered the course of British and European politics. 👉 Discover our series and explore our #Brexit hub: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

What has been the most surprising outcome of #Brexit? 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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Good to see @prxjournal.bsky.social well represented in this bibliography!

Kai Arzheimer@kai-arzheimer.com · 2mo ago

The 2026 update brings you 130 new research articles on the #RadicalRight. Here’s to the people who wrote these, and especially to 7 super-productive super-contributors: Marianna Griffini, Luca Manucci, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social, 1/2

It's way past time, so here comes the spring/summer 2026 update of the #FarRight bibliography. It's the third-largest ever and brings you 130 shiny new references, most of them published in the last 12 months. Buckle up for a 🧵 (or click the link for the article. Or do both?)

Can mainstreaming of the far right help normalise undemocratic practices? @mlorimer.bsky.social & Matteo Cavallaro explore the case of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, showing how the party still displays elements of continuity with its neofascist predecessor. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/B97riho

📚New paper with @jakobschwoerer.bsky.social @saengler.bsky.social in @prxjournal.bsky.social📚 We show that moving toward the far right on immigration doesn't benefit mainstream parties. Not even in elections where immigration is salient. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Very happy to see this piece was a top viewed article in Nations and Nationalism. In the paper, we investigated how political challengers articulate new political divides in European political party systems & with what implications for democracy. OA paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We conclude with a rich roundtable to end a remarkable day — from why mainstream parties keep radicalising on migration, to the human stories and emotions behind the numbers, and why governing migration is structurally so difficult. Thank you to all speakers, chairs, and participants!

The conversation continues with a fantastic panel, 'Migration Policy in the Context of the Judiciary and EU Institutions' that explores the government's conflict with the judiciary — with a particular focus on the Italy-Albania Protocol, and how Italy may be reshaping EU migration policies.

We continued with another incredible panel, 'Migration, Populism, and the Far Right' — unpacking populist rhetoric and migration governance, from party communication to how voters hold far-right governments accountable when migration keeps rising despite their promises.

We started with an amazing panel, 'Migration Policy: Externalisation, Securitisation, and Local Actors', from on-the-ground NGO practices to the wider geopolitical impact of Italy's migration model beyond its borders.

We are at LSE this Friday for the workshop "Italy under Giorgia Meloni: A 'Vanguard' in the Management of Migration and Security Challenges?" — Full programme below. 📍 Yangtze Lecture Theatre, LSE European Institute | 15 May @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social @dbonansinga.bsky.social

We are now on LinkedIn! 🎉 Follow us there for updates on Italian politics research, events, and news from the PSA Italian Politics Specialist Group. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/in/psa-itali...

🚨Job alert🚨 Postdoc position: Political Theory and History of Ideas (100%, 3+2 years) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Deadline: 24.06.26 Happy to answer questions via email. Please share widely! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @elisabethbraw.bsky.social and @mlorimer.bsky.social on Germany's rearmament, KC3's visit to DC and the day's other stuff, plus James D. Boys on his new book on the evolution of Madman Theory. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

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My country report on Populism & Euroscepticism in Italy, prepared as part of @eupoplink.bsky.social, is now available on Open Research Europe: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-1... Browse the collection here - more reports coming in soon: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/collections/...

9/ This is a regime transition: reconfiguring after systemic capture. Success will depend on if the new government can sequence reform without triggering economic or political backlash, build credible enforcement against entrenched interests, and sustain public support beyond the initial rupture.

⏳ Last few spaces remaining for Meet the Editors at #ecprjs26 🗓️ Book a 15-minute slot and discuss your article idea with one of our editors: 🔵 EJPR @robert-a-huber.bsky.social 🟣 EPSR @exadaktylos.bsky.social 🟠 PRX @mlorimer.bsky.social

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Great to see the Italian Politics Group recognised for its commitment to ECRs and collaboration with other groups!

PSA Italian Politics@psa-italian.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Co-convenor Daniele Albertazzi: “Two-time winners, Group of the Year 2017 and 2026! 🏆 We're proud to have been recognised for our commitment to supporting young scholars — and this award is a testament to the incredible members and executive committee who make it happen. Join us!"

What happens when @psa-italian.bsky.social, @psagermanpol.bsky.social & @psagreekpol.bsky.social put together a panel on the far right? It gets moved outdoors.