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🀯 Lost in the literature on European identity?

πŸ™Œ Juan J. FernΓ‘ndez, Olena Bedasheva & Maria DurbΓ‘n offer a remedy: they conduct a meta-analysis and show that European identification has many predictors πŸ‘‡

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Anticipating nightmare issues: explaining the timing of negative agenda-setting by interest groups This paper investigates the timing of interest groups’ negative agenda-setting efforts. Some organizations lobby proactively to prevent their β€˜nightmare’ issues from reaching the formal policy agen...

⏱️ @frederikstevens.bsky.social examines when interest groups mobilise to keep β€œnightmare” issues off the EU agenda.

⏳ Survey data on 485 EU-level groups shows negative agenda-setting is about timing, not just mobilisation πŸ‘‡

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02.02.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’» Who actually wants β€œdigitalisation”?

Alexander Kuo, @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @ainagallego.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social survey five EU countries and find a clear mainstream-populist divide in support for digitalisation policies πŸ‘‡

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29.01.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon rooster is holding a guitar and walking Alt: The rooster from Robin Hood is holding a guitar and walking

πŸ”₯ Populist parties are no Robin Hood...⚑️

Now with page numbers and in #openaccess, part of a terrific special issue for @jeppjournal.bsky.social

With the amazing @eborghetto.bsky.social and Derek Epp

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29.01.2026 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ₯Š Trump meets the EU's fiscal rules: Federico Fabbrini and Sergio Fabbrini outline the 'Trump effect' πŸ‘‡

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28.01.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ™‡ Long live 'negative integration'!

πŸ’‘ @jasminzoellmer.bsky.social shows that negative integration has not ended but changed form: shifting from CJEU litigation to preventive Commission mechanisms and the internalisation of mutual recognition πŸ‘‡

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27.01.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More and more countries see emigration (!) and not immigration as a challenge.

Together with Cecilia Bruzelius I asked how EU law structures emigration in an open border Europe and if it shows any sensitivity to brain drain and population loss.

Our paper now published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social

27.01.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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🌍 Can EU law address the effects of emigration?

Cecilia Bruzelius & @dionkramer.bsky.social show that EU law has more tools for immigration than emigration and outline social security, tax, and EU-fund options to tackle hidden inequalities πŸ‘‡

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26.01.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ§ πŸ“ˆ Do policymakers link skills in the knowledge economy with social inclusion?

🧲 Treating the knowledge economy as a coalition magnet, Martin B. Carstensen, Patrick Emmenegger, and Cecilia Ivardi Ganapini show distinct patterns across countries πŸ‘‡

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23.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A two-dimensional conflict? The new politics of minimum income reform in Southern Europe This article theorises and empirically traces how the emergence of a value-based cleavage has reshaped the politics of minimum income reform in Southern Europe. It argues that the rise of the liber...

Very pleased to share that the final article from my PhD journey has found a home at the @jeppjournal.bsky.social!

This is for you if you’re interested in political cleavages & social policy change

Free copies in the following link
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@eui-sps.bsky.social

19.01.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy to share this new paper @jeppjournal.bsky.social with my great colleagues @dweisstanner.bsky.social & Carsten Jensen.

In "Winning with equality", we show "how left-wing parties attract votes but [in doing so] amplify electoral cleavages"

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Key points in πŸ“ˆπŸ‘‡

19.01.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🐎 Which horse should left parties bet on: economic equality or equal rights?

πŸ’‘ @alexanderhorn.bsky.social, Carsten Jensen & @dweisstanner.bsky.social find that the centre-left wins votes when it does both, while the postmaterialist left gains with equal rights

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Very happy to be part of this fabulous special issue. Thank you again to the guest editors for putting this together! All articles do more than β€œonly” explaining the 2024 EP elections and make important contributions to our general understanding of European politics.

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I’m thrilled to see this JEPP Special Issue on the 2024 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊEuropean Parliament elections in print

Great articles on far-right voting, realignment, attitudes to EU climate action etc.

Thanks to everyone who contributed and those who made EES 2024 @eesresearch.bsky.social possible!

Read more here πŸ‘‡

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@miriamsorace.bsky.social: The Europeanisation of policy preferences: cross-national similarity and convergence 2014–2024 πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social: The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters: evidence from the 2024 European Parliament elections πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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@heikogiebler.bsky.social, Johannes Giesecke, @macartan.bsky.social, @swenhutter.bsky.social & @heikekluever.bsky.social: Mobilizing Europe’s citizens to take action on migration and climate change: behavioral evidence from 27 EU member states πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social & @nilsjungmann.bsky.social: Rethinking political space in Europe: the modernisation and globalisation dimensions πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@markuskollberg.bsky.social, @jannikjansen.bsky.social, @tabouchadi.bsky.social & @nilsredeker.bsky.social: Green but cautious. How preferences on European integration shape public opinion on the European Green Deal πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@ilketoygur.bsky.social &
@alesojka.bsky.social: Does climate policy backlash fuel Eurosceptic vote? Exploring the link in the European Parliament elections πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social, @dpzollinger.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @simonbornschier.bsky.social & @lhaffert.bsky.social: The universalist divide: cleavages, identities, and party preferences in the EU πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wouter van der Brug, @sarahobolt.bsky.social & Sebastian-Adrian Popa: The kids are Alt right? Age, authoritarian attitudes and far-right support in Europe πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@djordjemilosav.bsky.social, @zachdickson.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social
& @tonirodon.bsky.social : The youth gender gap in support for the far right πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Miku Matsunaga & @joostvanspanje.bsky.social : The stigma on right-wing parties: perceptions and voting behaviour πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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@sarahobolt.bsky.social, Sebastian-Adrian Popa, and Wouter van der Brug: European democracy in action? The 2024 European Parliament elections πŸ”— www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

16.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“° Issue 33:2 out! πŸ‘‰ Special Issue: European Democracy in Action? The 2024 European Parliament Elections, guest edited by @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Sebastian-Adrian Popa, and Wouter van der Brug

Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...

πŸ“Έ Β© European Union 2024 - Source : EP

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I'm very happy to share our newest publication!

πŸ›‚ Internal border controls are back across the EU.
πŸ—£οΈ And they require public justification.

In this article, we analyze a decade of German government communication (2013–2023) to examine how border policies are publicly justified.

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πŸ€” How does the German government justify its border policies?

@lisaherbig.bsky.social, @olgaeisele.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social examine speeches and press conferences from 2013 until 2023 ‡️

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❗ Social policy may not be the EU’s top priority, but it matters.

πŸ’‘ Anna Kyriazi & Marcello Natili show that a weak social dimension fuels Eurosceptic challenges. By contrast, prioritising bonding and social security may help sustain the EU πŸ‘‡

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14.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧱 πŸƒβ™‚οΈ An additional hurdle to overcome neoliberalism (next to ideas and intersts): de-polititization

πŸ”Ž @mandelkern.bsky.social compares challenges to neoliberalism in Sweden (2014-2018) and Israel (2011-2019)

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