Oliver Treib

Oliver Treib

@olivertreib.bsky.social

Professor of Political Science, University of Muenster | passionate about researching democracy, political conflict, radical right parties, EU politics, public policy - and about baking bread

361 Followers 480 Following 70 Posts Joined Sep 2025
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I'm very excited to see our paper on group appeals finally formatted and published online with the JoP! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

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Congratulations - looking forward to the reaearch that will come our of this!

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📖📢 Great to get back home and find a copy of my new book The Government and Politics of the European Union. It's been a long journey but I hope that you will enjoy this completely reworked and updated edition of a classic textbook on the #EU! 👉https://lnkd.in/dsEFkW_u
#EUsky #Eursky

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Why does mainstream accommodation of far-right and Eurosceptic parties often electorally backfire? In my 3rd dissertation paper, just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social, I argue that voters specifically punish internally divided parties for accommodation: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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3 weeks ago

I know I'm a bit late to the party but this piece, and the responses to it, are essential reading for everybody trying to figure out how to build a viable electoral strategy to defeat Trump. Spoiler: ideological moderation to try and satisfy the median voter is unlikely to do the trick!

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When the term ist over but everything still reminds you of the 'Intro to Public Policy Analysis' lecture you've taught until last week

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Publication alert ❗📘👀
New open access article on autocratization and democratic survival on @ejprjournal.bsky.social together with the brilliant Guido Panzano (Kiel): what configuration of resistance actions account for democratic survival during autocratization? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities - Giovanni Capoccia, 2026 The article lays the foundations of a research agenda on the conditions favoring short-term success against emerging illiberal challenges—necessary for democrat...

New article and special issue!
Just out in Comparative Political Studies: “Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities", the intro to a special issue on countering illiberalism in liberal democracies.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Word!

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Looks like you had a lot of fun. Really sorry that we had to cancel...

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Wow, that's really, really great news for all my friends and colleagues in the Netherlands - and especially for the joint-degree Bachelor programme "Politics and Public Policy" we offer together with the University of Twente!

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Genau denselben Gedanken hatte ich vorhin auch. Vorbildlich, wie entschlossen die Personalräte die wirklich wichtigen Probleme der wissenschaftlich Beschäftigten angehen!

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Jetzt auch gedruckt! 📚 Unser Band „History and Theory of Compromise“ ist im schicken Hardcover erschienen. Er ist das Ergebnis einer internationalen Tagung des Projekts @kompromisskulturen.bsky.social im Sommer 2024 in Essen.

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Polarising the Christian West: Us and them in far-right parties’ rhetoric - Lucienne Engelhardt, 2026 Far-right communication often portrays a division between ‘the people’ and perceived antagonists, potentially fuelling intergroup tensions. A pivotal element is...

Very happy to share my second dissertation paper, now out in Party Politics.
I study the role of Christianity in the rhetoric of European far-right parties doi.org/10.1177/1354...

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I think the French are on to something here. Next stop: le laugenweckle.

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That's a whopping 1 per cent increase! Huuuuuuuge!

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Very nice (early) birthday present from EPSS - looking forward to Belfast in June!

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Ready to check into the EP building in Brussels for the final event of our Horizon Europe Projekt #INCITE-DEM

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NEW PAPER ALERT! My paper, with @bjornhoyland.bsky.social , on how “policy loss” shapes support for the EU has just been published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Check it out!
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Available now as an open access book:

"History and Theory of Compromise"

➡️ doi.org/10.1515/9783...

#CulturesOfCompromise @kompromisskulturen.bsky.social

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This month, we are thrilled to welcome @catherinedevries.bsky.social, who joins our department as Professor of Political Science, Head of Department, and Vice Dean of the School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs.

More info about DeVries can be found at her website:
www.catherinedevries.eu

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Austerity and Populism A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and...

Very happy that our review article (with the @annualreviews.bsky.social) on „Austerity and Populism“ is now available as preprint: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... - with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social

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2 months ago
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New Special Issue in @the-peio.bsky.social: Public Opinion and International Organizations. In the SI intro, we map the field, place the SI papers & identify ways forward: rdcu.be/eXt2R with @jonastallberg.bsky.social, 🙏 @adreher.bsky.social, reviewers & SI authors #Polisky #InternationalRelations

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Berlusconi - still undefeated

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Am vergangenen Wochenende war unsere Sprecherin @uteschnei.bsky.social im #SalonSC „Konflikte lösen!“ an der @bbaw.bsky.social zu Gast und hat im Panel „Kompromisse finden!“ mit Jörn Leonhard, @steffenmau.bsky.social und Stephanie Rohde diskutiert:

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A much-liked post by Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com with the titles “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student” and the caption “They don’t want to get blamed again“

A joke for the history buffs:

Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“

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Justin on Instagram: "As if! #greenland #nomeansno #asif #denmark #denmark🇩🇰" 14K likes, 135 comments - thewokeginger on January 17, 2026: "As if! #greenland #nomeansno #asif #denmark #denmark🇩🇰".

That's the only way to react to a bully! And I'm sure the mighty force of 13 German soldiers will be enough to end this for good...

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Published in 2024: C. Şimşek. “Voices Unheard: How Feelings of Inefficacy Fuel Populism”. In: Comparative European Politics 22.5 (2024), pp. 662-683. dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41295-024-00378-4.

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This is the key point.

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What the hell is going on with Trump's foreign policy? Brooke reflects on a new word that helps explain it:

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