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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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Great opportunity if you’re interested in pursuing a PhD in political science at @lsegovernment.bsky.social - with a particular interest in elections and campaigning ⬇️

Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.

Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Call for applications for new editorial team for JEPOP (1)

Call for applications for new editorial team for JEPOP (2)

We are now accepting applications for a new editorial team for #JEPOP, the official EPOP journal (www.tandfonline.com/journals/fbe...).

❗Closing date for applications: 21 Nov at 17:00 GMT❗

For further information/to get in touch with any informal enquiries, please see details in the call below.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Glückwunsch und viel Erfolg!

Thanks Alvaro! I have bookmarked that 👌

Simulating democratic reform in the EU: self-legitimation through participatory innovation The European Commission has increasingly invested in forms of direct citizen engagement, recently establishing European Citizens' Panels as part of its ‘new push for European Democracy’. While such...

The paper concludes by considering normative implications of viewing participatory innovation as a simulation of democratic reform – relating my proposition to arguments made by @alvarooleart.bsky.social, @tomtheuns.bsky.social, and @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social

Open access: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

The analysis describes how this field constructs the *demand* for citizen involvement that the innovations claim to address; where the primary *audience* of its practice becomes the sponsors and practitioners themselves; and where the *competence* and standards can be constructed by the field itself

The proposition is grounded in an original empirical study of elite discourse and interactions: It explores how this performance is produced both *by* the Commission with a field of advocates, experts, and participation professionals, and designed primarily *for* this same field of actors

Rather than a strategy aimed at an external audience, participatory innovations may be primarily directed at their institutional sponsors as a means of self-legitimation (Barker). They can serve that purpose not by realising democratic participation but by enacting a performance of democratic reform

Happy to see this out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social !

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The paper asks why the European Commission @ec.europa.eu increasingly sponsors participatory innovations – such as the European Citizens' Panels – although their strategic and functional value remains elusive

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Elon Musk addresses the ‘unite the kingdom’ march crowd via video link – UK politics live Met Police believe 110,000 people attending rally, with one group in Whitehall throwing projectiles at officers

The owner of and absolute unquestionable algorithm controller of a preferred communications channel of the UK Government calling for violence and the overthrow of the Government. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

OK, a🧵: Our new paper studies workers' political consciousness in times of class demobilization.

We show there's more to workers' politics than right-wing resentment. Listening to workers, we reconstruct their moral critiques of money, power & recognition.

Link journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The Future is Europe? #PoWi |s aller (drei) Länder kommt und diskutiert mit uns am 17.-19.9.26 in #Friedrichshafen!

#CfP 14.11. 👉 www.dvpw.de/dreilaendert...

#Dreiländertagung #3LT2026 #Politikwissenschaft #DACH #Europa #Zukunft #SpreadTheWord @oegpw.bsky.social #SVPW #ASSP

I am proud to be part of this project - led by the brilliant @turnbulldugarte.com - which has an important take-away for mainstream left parties

We show that when Labour adopts exclusionary rhetoric on immigration, it can backfire: core supporters feel alienated and Reform UK gains legitimacy

After many successful years in the US, the musical “Only the left and liberals have agency” gets performed in Germany …

The evolution of famine in Gaza, in maps and charts For the first time, catastrophic levels of hunger have been confirmed in the strip

For the first time, catastrophic levels of hunger have been confirmed in the strip

Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) at Cardiff University Recruiting now: Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Wow -- a lesser spotted Job out in the wild. Not one, but three. Jobs are like buses, etc...

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK772/l...

Journal of Political Philosophy Officially Ends - Daily Nous "The Journal of Political Philosophy will cease publication effective January 1, 2026." That's from an email sent by the journal's publisher, Wiley, earlier today, calling the move "a difficult decisi...

Over a year ago, the editorial board of the Journal of Political Philosophy (Wiley) resigned in protest. They launched Political Philosophy, a non-profit, #diamondOA journal now published by OLH. The Wiley journal is now ending.

Another reason to ask your institution to support OLH

‘Insofar as climate policy remains a contentious partisan issue, then, climate assemblies are likely to have a difficult time building consensus among the broader population‘ – timely paper on the predictable politicisation of democratic innovations

The lost art of admitting what you don’t know Even LLMs are starting to show this worrying human tendency

Terrifying quote from the FT on that: "A student ... recently told me of a fellow student who sat in front of her during lectures. When the professor asked a question, he would type it surreptitiously into ChatGPT, then read out the answer as though it was his own." www.ft.com/content/2d64...

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

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PSA26 Annual Conference - Call for Papers Open! | The Political Studies Association (PSA) Become a member Log in

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS *PSA26 Annual Conference* We invite paper proposals for our next International Annual Conference in Oxford, 30 March - 1 April, 2026.
➡️ key dates and deadlines online.

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast

🗓️ June 18–20, 2026

📍 ICC Belfast

📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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France to recognise Palestinian state in September, Macron says France will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations general Assembly in September, French President Emmanuel macron said on Thursday, adding that he hoped it would help bring peace to the region.

Macron announces France will recognise Palestine as a state in September at the UN General Assembly
www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back

A horrific dystopian reality: ‘If you secure any food and avoid being shot by the Israelis, you may not escape the gangs waiting outside,” said Abdallah, who has brought back supplies from only one of his seven trips. 🙏 @financialtimes.com colleagues for this reporting
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🗣️ JOB! 3-year fixed-term lectureship in Moral and/or Political Philosophy at Warwick

📅 Deadline - 20 July 2025

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3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025