Rubén Ruiz-Rufino

This is a really important thread for those considering doing a PhD in the UK. Happy to answer questions about this matter if @kcl-spe.bsky.social is under your radar. Thanks @chanret.bsky.social for your usual clarity on complicated issues!

This is an amazing resource. Congratulations

I love this type of work. I have great admiration for the "classics" of modern polisci as they did a lot with limited data. Articles like this one, however, are extremely useful to really consolidate the relevance, or irrelevance, of their findings! Straight to my Comparative Politics Syllabus.

Happy birthday!

Si se bajan los impuestos a los dividendos, ¿aumentará la inversión empresarial?
Sobre esto escribo en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social, resumiendo un artículo de #Laurent_Bach, @antoine-bozio.bsky.social, @leroyclaire.bsky.social y coautores.

Link al paper: parisschoolofeconomics.com/bozio-antoin...

Democracies under strain – the political effects of financial bailouts The Eurozone crisis shows that governments often have no choice but to accept externally imposed policies, despite their unpopularity.

What does it mean for democracy when governments have to accept externally imposed policies?

A new book by @rubenruizrufino.bsky.social shows how democracy can come under strain when supranational institutions and national governments fail to work collaboratively. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Very grateful to @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social for their interest my book #DemocracyUnderStrain. The entry also considers contexts beyond the 2010 sovereign debt crisis. What if military assitance from NATO came with political conditionalities? More here blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Another busy open day @kcl-spe.bsky.social. As ever, huge thanks to all the Department of Political Economy staff, and especially the wonderful student ambassadors, who gave up their weekend to help.

On my reading list!

Really good news! An amazing project for a fantastic researcher. Looking forward to read all the future research outputs. Congratulations.

Yes and No. "Yes" in the sense that the more we talk about "them", the likelier they increase salience. But "No" in the sense that a) ignoring these trends will not make the problem go away and b) there are elections in Wales in 2026 and these predictions are consistent with other polls.

QPE 2025-2026 seminar lineup

🔥 Excited to share our 2025/26 QPE Seminar lineup!

Externals welcome. Please get in touch at bouke.klein_teeselink@kcl.ac.uk or teresa.estebancasanelles@kcl.ac.uk.

📅 Full schedule 👇

Join us if you are in London!

I see your point in this armageddon scenario but focusing on CON misses the point that LAB loses 82% of the seats one election after winning a large seat majority with a very slim vote share. This chart has just ruined my day...

Ohhh! So really sorry!

His name is Echo and it is a small black cockapoo! A real sweetie!

My dog has become one of my favourite companions. Always happy to see me, always loyal and asking litlle in return. I was quite reluctant when he joined the family, now he has full membership and privileges.

Re-reading Garcia Marquez’s “Cien años de soledad” and Steinbeck’s “The grapes of Wrath”

Thank you for organising such a superb conference!

Happy also to be involved in organising Belfast 2026! @epssnet.bsky.social

Just became a member!

This is great news for the discipline! Thank you to all committed colleagues who made it happen.

Looks awesome! In my reading list

Really looking forward to this!!

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Big hug!

AEP Lecturer in Comparative Politics

📢 We're hiring! Lecturer in Comparative Politics (Ed Pathway) @ KCL’s Dept of Political Economy.
💼 £44,355–£62,422 incl. London Allowance
📅 Apply by 29 June 2025
🔗 shorturl.at/Ljm3f
📩 rod.dacombe@kcl.ac.uk
At EPSA in Madrid and want a chat? Email ruben.ruiz_rufino@kcl.ac.uk

Very proud of this new publication. My fantastic co-author, Lea Heyne, and I look at how the management of the COVID19 economic shock affected attitudes towards democracy in the same group of countries that had experienced the 2010 sovereign debt crisis. And we found good news! #DemocracyUnderStrain

AEP Lecturer in Economics

🚨 We're hiring!

King's College London Department of Political Economy (@kcl-spe.bsky.social, @kingsqpe.bsky.social), is hiring a permanent lecturer in economics on the education pathway.

Details: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-...

Please share!

Happy to answer questions about the role/department!

Thank you for sharing! Looks super interesting. Will read it!