Cited in this @newarab.com.web.brid.gy piece on the latest Amnesty International report statinng that India sent over 2,500 weapons shipments to Israel since October 2023 www.newarab.com/news/why-ind...

Why India won’t walk away from its arms partnership with Israel

Research by Amnesty International found that India sent over 2,500 weapons shipments to Israel since the outbreak of the Gaza genocide two years ago.

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This is the sort of stuff I think of when I see you driving in your ‘but it’s still a great car’

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w ago

Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"

Just out! 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘜 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 #openaccess in Democratization: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Attila Mráz and I study the legitimacy of individual actors like MEPs taking militant (prima facile anti-democratic)actions to respond to anti-democratic threats.

Individual militant democracy in EU institutions

The literature on whether militant democracy can be used to justify EU sanctions against Member States due to their democratic backsliding has so far focused on EU institutions and Member States as...

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David Armitage, Teresa M. Bejan, and Felix Waldmann eds. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives – Oxford University Press, July 2026 global.oup.com/academic/pro... @academic.oup.com @tmbejan.bsky.social

Péter Magyar has now called on the public to be engaged in a search for a new president, who must be named within 30 days. The transition is a work in progress as Magyar and his team cross the tightrope between autocracy and (one hopes) democracy without the safety net of checks and balances.

Inside the hydrogen and oxygen campaign to infiltrate water.

“Magyar’s authority is subject to few meaningful constraints beyond public opinion, his own popularity & perhaps the EU”, says @danielhegedus.bsky.social. “The success of 🇭🇺 re-democratisation will ultimately depend on the willingness of Tisza & Péter Magyar to exercise political self-restraint.”

The Magyar revolution: Hungary’s new era

What will the dismantling of the Orbán machine lead to?

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Excited to join @unileiden.bsky.social this September as Assistant Professor of International Relations at @polscileiden.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting new colleagues and students in Leiden and The Hague after the summer!

📢 Job opening The Cevipof is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Political Science in the field of political institutions and contemporary transformations of democracy @cevipof.bsky.social @sciencespo.bsky.social

Recruitement : Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science

CEVIPOF / Sciences Po is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Political Science, Topic Immigration and Democracy / Political Theory. The application deadline is 18 September 2026.

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When is it (un)fair to use LLM tools to grade students? I only had a small role in this publication, but I’m proud with the result: we take a contractual (Scanlonian) approach to argue for 9 rules of fair educational assessment in the age of AI. Out now with OUP: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Higher Education Assessment in the Age of Generative AI: A Fairness Framework

Abstract. Generative AI technology (GenAI) is disrupting established practices of assessment in higher education, as students and teachers adopt GenAI in t

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We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in EU Law and Politics at @delorsberlin.bsky.social! You will be working closely with Mark Dawson in the DFG research group Reconfiguring Europe. Deadline for application is 14 August. More info here: hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

Postdoctoral Researcher – European Union Law and Politics (gn) full-time (40 hours/week)

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Gender equality is a value in Art. 2 TEU – but it is nearly absent in the CJEU’s Commission v Hungary. @silviasteininger.bsky.social & SEONA KIM apply a feminist re-reading to the Court's arguments and ask what a non-patriarchal European society would actually require. buff.ly/sn5U9qP @mpil.de

My partner made a Far Breton and got the rum wrong by a factor of five and I think we’re on to something

Interested in giving an online pol-theory seminar to an excellent audience made up of members of the 4 ECPR pol-theory Standing Groups? If so, just fill in this form (These are always Wednesdays 5pm CET): app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/82952... p.s. I'm not the organiser, so don't ask me questions!

Massive heatwave. everyone freaking out. Airlines too. Taxes too high apparently. You can’t make this shit up.

Our Democratic Theory manifesto, open access with UCL press is making waves. Credit to the leadership and vision of Benjamin Abrams, Jean-Paul Gagnon and the work of all the co-authors 👏👏

Jean-Paul Gagnon@jeanpaulgagnon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Over 10,000 accesses from 125 countries in 10 months. Adds to the testament that Open Access books in democratic theory are valued by readers across the globe.

I'm DELIGHTED 2 say that @psapolthought.bsky.social have just approved a funding application I put in to host a pol-theory book workshop in Spring '27. If you have a manuscript you think would benefit from this then let me know! @biapt.bsky.social @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social

Today’s Art. 7 hearing gives MS a real chance to test Hungary’s Rule of Law reform plan. The anti-corruption steps are welcome, but a democratic reset can’t be selective. I urge MS to press for reform across all tracks, incl. asylum, LGBTIQ-rights, civic space, media freedom & judicial independence.

Happy to be at University College Dublin Dublin (yes!) for CES. DM me if you’re around and would like to grab a coffee

I got to meet one of my heroes today… Pretty incredible to speak alongside Adam Bodnar (former 🇵🇱 MoJ & Ombudsman) at a symposium of @vanmierlostichting.bsky.social on (fittingly) Democratic Inspiration. He was one of the beacons of liberal democracy in Poland in the dark days!

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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Who built the foundations of global governance? Not just politicians. In The Technocratic International, DPIR alumnus @janeijking.com reveals how 19th-century experts, engineers, and capitalists shaped the modern international order. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xndtvyqvvj

Saturday morning treat, unboxing author copies of the 2nd (paperback) ed. of Protecting Democracy in Europe Printed in the UK, with a thick cover and French flaps, they feel really nice! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

🇳🇱 While the Netherlands continues to score highly on international democracy indices such as V-Dem, 40% of respondents in the new Dutch Parliamentary Election Study perceive at least some degree of democratic erosion. A new chapter by @jmvanlit.bsky.social and me explores these perceptions. 1/🧵

The Hungarian prosecutor just dropped the case against the organiser of Pécs Pride arguing that organising Prides is not crime, referring to the EU Court of Justice judgement on HU’s anti LGBTIQ-law. A very encouraging step in the restoration of the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary!

🇭🇺💶⚖️🇪🇺 Over the last few days, there was a lot of analysis flying around that Hungary won't have it as easy with unlocking EU funds, unlike Poland, but here I thought "trust the process", and I was right - the Commission walks into the same river once more. 1/

Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In total, Hungary has unblocked €16.2 billion of recovery and cohesion funds that were frozen during the Viktor Orbán era. “We fought for every cent,” Magyar says. “We wanted the whole package.”

So after all the speculation, Hungary gets a political agreement on almost all of the suspended EU money. It's important that the money is *not* yet flowing. Let's look at the details & concrete promises in exchange 🧵 www.euractiv.com/news/eu-unlo...

EU unlocks cash for Hungary | Euractiv

Magyar admitted he had not hoped for so much

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😥 “Népszava”, Hungary’s oldest independent daily newspaper is now fighting for its survival. A 153-year-old paper that survived wars, censorship, bans, revolutions and regime changes is facing an immediate crisis. From tomorrow, the printed edition will not appear. 🧵

🚨 Public lecture invitation On June 24, @casmudde.bsky.social will give a lecture @polscileiden.bsky.social entitled "Europe under Trump: Challenges and Opportunities". The lecture is open to staff, students, and the public. More info: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Europe under Trump: Challenges and Opportunities

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the U.S. has become an active and open adversary of European liberal democracy. Most European politicians are struggling to acknowledge this new...

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