Theodore Tallent
@theodoretallent.bsky.social
Researcher in political science | PhD from Sciences Po | Postdoc at the Hertie School. Working on climate politics, public opinion, & territorial divides. Also at CEENRG, University of Cambridge. www.theodoretallent.com
🚨New paper Like most things in democracies, achieving climate action in the form of sustainable policy needs a significant amount of political mobilization. We investigate when & where this is more likely to happen across places on the climate frontline: the Global South🧵 📌 osf.io/preprints/so...
Ma tribune aujourd'hui dans Le Monde @lemonde.fr pour appeler à un sursaut politique, en pleine catastrophe climatique avec des feux qui détruisent la France ⤵️ www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
PhD is done ✨️ Yesterday I defended my thesis in political science entitled "Putting Climate Policy in its Place: How Distributive and Symbolic Conflicts Shape Discontent with the Green Transition in Rural Europe". So grateful for these 4 years & all those I met along the way Onto the next chapter!
Woot! It was great to be part of this committee! Congratulations again to Dr @theodoretallent.bsky.social 🌟
Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics@sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 4w ago🎓Congratulations Dr @theodoretallent.bsky.social! Today, he defended his #PhD thesis exploring discontent / support for the green transition in rural areas, co-supervised by @ffaucher.bsky.social and @d-luca.bsky.social. 👉 www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude... cc @edr-sciencespo.bsky.social
🎓Congratulations Dr @theodoretallent.bsky.social! Today, he defended his #PhD thesis exploring discontent / support for the green transition in rural areas, co-supervised by @ffaucher.bsky.social and @d-luca.bsky.social. 👉 www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude... cc @edr-sciencespo.bsky.social
Merci @theodoretallent.bsky.social + @malojan.bsky.social pour l’organisation d’un super panel sur le backlash écologique à @asso-afsp.bsky.social. De nouvelles idées sur une typologie du backlash, et des cas variés présentés — des inondations aux éoliennes.
#AFSP206 @malojan.bsky.social et @theodoretallent.bsky.social sont responsables scientifiques de ST 39 "Un backlash écologique ? (II) : Opinions publiques, stratégies partisanes et élections" avec aussi la participation de @paulservais.bsky.social. www.afsp.info/congres/cong...
ST 39 | Association Française de Science Politique
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J'étais hier sur le plateau de @ccesoir.bsky.social pour parler de la canicule et souligner la stratégie de diversion opérée par le RN autour de la clim. L'extrême-droite reussit ainsi à détourner l'attention des causes du problème (la crise climatique) et des vraies solutions à mettre en place ⤵️
⏰ 22h35 sur france·tv Avec : 📌 @mariechureau.bsky.social Activiste pour l'écologie 📌 @theodoretallent.bsky.social Chercheur en science politique 📌 @gemenne.bsky.social Politologue 📌 @laurenprovost.bsky.social Directrice adjointe de la rédaction chez Libération 📌 Thomas MÉNAGÉ, Député RN du Loiret
Very excited to present some (early) work with @albertostefanelli.bsky.social at @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast today! We show that voters electorally sanction costly climate platforms, but pro-climate candidates can attract / retain cross-pressured voters through proximity on non-climate issues ⤵️
A fully funded 2-year postdoc for my ERC project on climate politics, comparative politics and political economy. Deadline: 29 July 2026, 10am CET Starting date: Jan 2027 (flexible) Feel free to reach out next week at EPSS if you’d like to discuss the position www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Position GREENLOSS Project
2 Years - Postdoctoral Position Starting January 2027
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Anyone who knows anything about the @icao.int agreement, offsets or sustainable aviation fuel knows that nothing has changed here except the aviation industry giving itself permission to say the quiet part out loud
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
Iata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now needed
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Faut-il devenir populiste pour sauver la planète ? C'est la question que je pose dans cette nouvelle note pour la @fondationjjaures.bsky.social ⤵️
Fondation Jean-Jaurès@fondationjjaures.bsky.social · 2mo agoPour @theodoretallent.bsky.social, l’écologie ne pourra gagner que si elle répond aux préoccupations des classes moyennes et populaires. Derrière l’éco-populisme, il existe un diagnostic solide : relier transition écologique, justice sociale et pouvoir d’achat. www.jean-jaures.org/publication/...
Had a great time speaking at the @hertiesustain.bsky.social yesterday on how to fight climate disinformation. My key message: disinformation doesn't thrive in a vacuum, it succeeds where people bear the costs of the transition without feeling heard. The best response starts with better policies.
🎉 NEW PUBLICATION🎉 Happy to see my new article out in the Journal of European Public Policy @jeppjournal.bsky.social! As the green transition produces new lines of conflict in Europe, I provide an account of how place shapes discontent with climate policies. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧵
For those in Berlin, we are organising an event on climate disinformation next Thursday at @hertiesustain.bsky.social We'll discuss the role of media with amazing guests & have @quotaclimat.org show how AI can help measure (and fight) disinformation Register⤵️ www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
Climate change and information integrity
This event convenes experts and stakeholders to initiate a national dialogue on strengthening information integrity on climate change in Germany.
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From our FirstView: More than Symbols: The Effect of Symbolic Policies on Climate Policy Support by @theodoretallent.bsky.social, @malojan.bsky.social and @luissattelmayer.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Had a great time presenting this new work on rural discontent, climate politics and "symbolic conflicts", at the LSE last week @lsegovernment.bsky.social. Amazing workshop on urban-rural divides and place-based politics organised by @celiaestruch.bsky.social and @charlottekuberka.bsky.social 🙏
La transition écologique? "Les gens ont parfaitement compris que les changements étaient nécessaires et ils y sont prêts. Mais il faut que ce soit juste socialement et que tout le monde y contribue" Entretien avec le politiste @theodoretallent.bsky.social www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
Théodore Tallent : « Il y a deux manières aujourd’hui de rentrer dans l’écologie : la santé et le pouvoir d’achat »
Les municipales ont marqué un net recul des listes écologistes. Pourtant, des politiques environnementales avancent à bas bruit dans les territoires. Et loin du « backlash » national, les attentes de…
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« De nombreux maires ont compris l’importance d’investir la promesse d’amélioration de l’environnement » 🎤 Notre entretien avec @theodoretallent.bsky.social chercheur en sciences politiques www.contexte.com/fr/article/e...
Entretien - Au-delà des Écologistes, « de nombreux maires ont compris l’importance d’investir la promesse d’amélioration de l’environnement » - Contexte
Selon Théodore Tallent, chercheur en sciences politiques, les élections municipales des 15 et 22 mars marquent un recul pour le parti des Écologistes, menacé de devenir « périphérique » dans le champ ...
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📰 #DansLaPresse Si l’écologie a largement disparu du débat public, elle a irrigué une grande partie des programmes de ces #Municipales2026, hors extrême droite, observe @theodoretallent.bsky.social, doctorant au CEE, dans une tribune pour @lemonde.fr. ⤵️ cc @edr-sciencespo.bsky.social
Municipales 2026 : « Si l’écologie recule comme enjeu politique national, elle progresse comme pratique territoriale »
TRIBUNE. L’écologie a largement disparu du débat public, mais elle irrigue une grande partie des programmes municipaux, à gauche, mais aussi au centre et à droite – hors extrême droite. Et c’est peut-...
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Le Monde offered me the opportunity to share my thoughts on the French municipal elections and what it says about the green agenda. Tltr: The topic disappeared from public debates but is anchored in local action everywhere - enough to structure a green majority soon?⤵️ www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
🚨New working paper🚨 Does media exposure to carbon inequality affect support for climate policies? With @marysanford.bsky.social & @julienpicard.bsky.social, we show that it depends on pre-existing political preferences, with voters split along populist/anti-elite lines. ➡️ osf.io/preprints/so...
One fossil fuel crisis costs the UK more than shifting to net zero by 2050. And how many more such crises can we expect in the next 24 years? A great example of how the proper temporal frame clarifies costs and benefits #longproblems www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’
Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits
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Very happy to see our recent APSR article on "symbolic policies" selected by Nature Climate Change as part of their research highlights of the last months 🙏 ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natclimate.nature.com @apsrjournal.bsky.social
Why are we observing a 'green backlash' when serious efforts to decarbonise have scarcely begun? I'm happy to share my working paper, 'The Political Consequences of Climate Ambition: Evidence from Australia', which analyses how voters respond prospectively to proposed climate policies. Brief 🧵:
📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September. The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe. 🗓 Deadline: May 17 www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract
For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026
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Really enjoyed co-hosting (w/ the great @zachdickson.bsky.social ) last week’s ECR workshop on Climate & Political Behaviour at LSE. Big thanks to everyone who came and for making such a great workshop! Thank you also to @gsos-lse.bsky.social & @britishacademy.bsky.social for the generous support!
⏰One week left! Deadline approaching for our Early-Career Conference on Political Dimensions of Urban and Rural Life (April 23-24 at LSE). Submit your paper: forms.office.com/e/9qVWeNTK0p Looking forward to some great papers! ✨
Cèlia Estruch@celiaestruch.bsky.social · 7mo ago📣 Call for Papers: 🗓️ 23-24 April 2026 at LSE Submit full papers: forms.office.com/e/9qVWeNTK0p Please share with colleagues & early-career researchers!
