Lisa Herbig

How Covid-19 border closures shaped attitudes in Europe Covid-19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus. Lisa Herbig argues that temporary closures significantly weakened ...

😷 #Covid19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus.
🚫 @lisaherbig.bsky.social argues that closures weakened support for European unity and increased hostility toward immigrants in the short term.
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6/6 Read it here (OA): doi.org/10.1111/1475...

With @aslunn.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social, @irenerodriguez.bsky.social, @tonirodon.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social.

5/6 🗺️ Borders send strong political signals: about threat, sovereignty, and trust.

Our study shows how these signals can shift public opinion, even in EU core countries like Germany.

4/6 That makes today's situation all the more pressing:

➤ Germany's border tightening comes amid warnings from neighbours (e.g. Poland) not to undermine Schengen
➤ The police union is warning of staff shortages
➤ And yet: the symbolism of the new governments action is powerful

3/6 With fine-grained border data + SOEP survey data, we show that border closures led to:

📉 Less support for the EU
📈 More hostility toward immigrants

...particularly in border regions.

❗But effects faded quickly - within weeks.

2/6 The paper asks: Do border closures affect political attitudes?

Answer: Yes - but only briefly.

During COVID, Germany shut some of its internal EU borders while others remained open. We test what that meant for EU support and attitudes toward immigrants.

1/6 📢 Just as Germany announces it will begin turning back asylum seekers at its borders (starting May 6), our new article in European Journal of Political Research is out:

🧵👇 “Closed borders, closed minds?”

doi.org/10.1111/1475...

#BorderPolitics #EUPolitics #Schengen #COVID19 #EJPR

🎤 With contributions from:
@olgaeisele.bsky.social (@ascor.bsky.social )
@singingarchives.bsky.social (@uvahumanities.bsky.social)
Ofra Klein (@erasmusuniversity.bsky.social)
Joost Vintges (@uvahumanities.bsky.social)

We will discuss Sarah Awad’s (@aau.dk) forthcoming book with @cambridgeup.bsky.social

From viral memes to protest visuals and campaign aesthetics - images are everywhere, influencing how we think, feel, and act. But how exactly do they shape our political realities?

Seeing Matters Ever wondered how images shape our reality? Join us in unraveling the transformative power of visuals – from protest imagery to social media memes – in mobilizing movements, influencing debates, and r...

📣 Seeing Matters: The Social and Political Lives of Images

Join us for an evening on the power of images in shaping our social and political worlds!

👉 Register here: spui25.nl/programma/se...

📍 Location: SPUI25, Amsterdam
📅 Date: April 4, 2025 | 🕖 17:00 - 18:30

@duitslandinstituut.nl

🇪🇺Does performance benchmarking impact EU support? W/ @tonirodon.bsky.social @aslunn.bsky.social @lisaherbig.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social we explore how people compare EU performance to non-EU countries & adjust their attitudes accordingly🧵⬇️
📄 doi.org/10.1017/S000...

ACES, in collaboration with the Platform for Democratic Resilience (DEMRES), ARTES, and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam (DIA), is delighted to host @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social from Princeton University. He will deliver a lecture and conduct a workshop on Monday, February 3.
tinyurl.com/yc4c8f87

The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words Cambridge Core - Organisation Studies - The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words

We often define the ideological space in terms of the economic and cultural dimensions; how does this resonate with ordinary citizens? This is the question Thomas and I explore in a new Element, analyzing answers to open-ended survey questions 🧵
cup.org/4gEYCOj

ACES and the Future of Interdisciplinary European and European Union Studies - Amsterdam Centre for European Studies - ACES - University of Amsterdam Join ACES' event on 3 Dec to discuss European Studies, interdisciplinary research, and future Theme Groups. Network with experts and shape the future of EU studies at Dutch universities.

🎉Great news! Amsterdam Centre for European Studies received funding at @uva-amsterdam.bsky.social for another 4 years!

Join us for the kick-off debate w/ Brian Burgoon, Pola Cebulak & Pieter de Wilde @pieterdewilde.bsky.social on the role of ACES in research & society

aces.uva.nl/content/even...

Thank you for the great initiative - could you add me to the list as well? 🛃

Thank you for the great initiative! If there will be a second pack I'd be very happy to be added to the list.

Thank you for your work! I'd be happy to be added if there are any spots left.

Thank you for putting this together! I'd be very happy to join the list 🇪🇺

interactive dashboard of asylum migration statistics for the EU+ countries

I have updated the interactive dashboard of #asylum #migration statistics with the Eurostat data for 2023.
anonyms.shinyapps.io/asylum/

You can use the dashboard to explore trends in asylum applications, decisions and recognition rates across the EU 🇪🇺 since 2011.

Thank you so much for organising this! I would appreciate if you could also add me to the list. Thanks!

⏰ Just one week left to apply for our "Discourse in the Data" workshop with @chrauh.bsky.social!

🚂 All participants will enjoy fully funded travel and accommodation.

✨ Don't miss out on an unforgettable journey of learning and fun in the vibrant city of Amsterdam!