Laia Balcells

Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.

Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.

EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium Please fill in the details below to submit your proposal. Kindly provide the title and abstract of your paper, as well as your availability to present. The Colloquium is held every Tuesday from 17:00 ...

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Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in D.C. The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was torn down and burned by protesters in 2020, is being restored, the Park Service said Monday.

A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled and burned in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service announces.

W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!

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Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.

The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.

I’ve been having a few too many conversations like this. Them: Hi Kate, how are things with your work, with the world? Me: the university is under attack, democratic norms being broken in half, so, pretty bad. Them: But everything is going to come back and be okay after the midterms. Me: Uhh, no.

Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.

This is the most important thing to read on Trump's higher ed war. It's not "Harvard vs. trade schools." It's the same ecosystem and all parts are essential. Research breakthroughs need skilled labor to manufacture/fix them. Jobs & communities are at risk. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m...

Miriam Garlo i Álvaro Cervantes: "Veure un cinema sencer aplaudint en llengua de signes és molt emocionant" Estrenen 'Sorda'

Quina gran pel.lícula: www.ara.cat/128_516f86?u...

I’m struggling to find other examples of elites (cultural, financial, political, educational, you name it) who have collapsed so quickly in the face of a fumbling, unpopular, would-be autocrat as American elites are currently doing.

Aktuelles aus der Forschung:

@laiabalcells.bsky.social, Sergi Martinez, Ethan van der Wilden und @valentimvicente.bsky.social untersuchen, ob Re-Stigmatisierung extrem rechter Parteien eine erfolgversprechende Strategie gegen Normalisierung ist. Ergebnis: Eher nicht. doi.org/10.1017/XPS.....

🚨 Very excited to share that the call for papers for the EPSS annual conference in Belfast 2026 is live.

🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe.

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Miriam Garlo i Álvaro Cervantes: "Veure un cinema sencer aplaudint en llengua de signes és molt emocionant" Estrenen 'Sorda'

Quina gran pel.lícula: www.ara.cat/128_516f86?u...

Now Out on First View: "Re-Stigmatizing the Radical Right: A One-Way Street?"

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any new BLS commissioner would presumably know that next month's jobs report is also likely to be bad and that releasing a bad jobs report can now be a fireable offense. so they'd have to either be someone who's prepared to get fired weeks into a new job or someone willing to manipulate the data

Trump is about to fire the head of S&P500

I'm begging you, with tears in my eyes, stop using the word "polarization." It does not mean what you think it means.

We have a new paper out in @jepsjournal.bsky.social, with @laiabalcells.bsky.social, @sergisme.bsky.social and Ethan vanderWilden.

We test a number of experimental treatments aimed at strengthening social norms against radical-right support, but find mostly null results.

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Thank you, Lala!

American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library In divided societies, can museums contribute to healing and recovery? While efforts to memorialize past violence typically aim to promote tolerance and reconciliation, remembering could exacerbate di...

A cool new article @ajpseditor.bsky.social on the role of emotions in preferences by @laiabalcells.bsky.social and Elsa Voytas
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The museum exhibit evokes strong emotions in individuals, but it does not change perceptions of past conflict or preferences.

AMERICANS: "Release the Epstein files!"

TRUMP: "I'll release Ghislaine Maxwell instead. You're welcome!"

Trump sent officials to see Ghislaine Maxwell quicker than he sent FEMA to Texas

Epstein/Maxwell victim speaks out about what a monster Maxwell is 👇👇👇👇👇

Amb el cas de Noelia Núñez he recordat com a l’adolescència, en una discoteca de tarda, uns nois ens van entrar dient que feien “4º de BUP”.

The Electricity Affordability Crisis Is Coming It sure looks that way, at least. Democrats should start coming up with a plan.

"The REPEAT Project at Princeton University ... has a new report out projecting that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase Americans’ electricity bills by $165 a year by the end of the decade."
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Pathetic, contemptible failure of US elites, everywhere you look.

Carolina de Miguel Moyer Young Scholar Award 2025 Winners councilforeuropeanstudies.org/carolina-de-...

Epstein’s Estate Includes Book Said to Have Note From Trump, a Lawyer Says The lawyer, who represents victims of Jeffrey Epstein, said he believes the estate would turn the book over to the authorities if asked.

A lawyer for hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims said the disgraced financier’s estate has a copy of a 50th birthday book that President Trump is reported to have signed a lewd poem and drawing. The lawyer said he believes the estate would turn the book over to the authorities if asked.

Exclusive | Biden Sells Memoir for Roughly $10 Million, Less Than Obama and Clinton Biden’s health will likely determine the timeline for completing a manuscript and any book publicity plans.

prayers up to the ghost writer www.wsj.com/business/med...

Not true, Nigel: Farage makes bogus claim about £1m council savings Exclusive: A fact check of Farage’s national TV claim shows he is making up the numbers

Not punishing elected figures spreading falsehoods is a huge systemic failure. We cannot leave it for small local news to tackle alone.

Not battling misinfo spreaders with aggressive, loud and sharp comms is a huge strategic failure. We cannot leave it for small parties to do it alone.

Exactly. I am still stunned by how much media and other institutions are covering/reacting to this stuff like it’s every day politics.