Hugo Ferrinho Lopes

@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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Congrats!

Bravo! 👏🏻

Thanks! 🙏🏻

Obrigado, António! ❤️ um grande abraço!

Thanks, Winnie! ☺️

Thank you Kira! I’ll be celebrating for a whole week 🥳😇

Thank you, Joris. Your help was instrumental for a part of the thesis! 🙂

Thanks — also for the support, Thomas! 🙏🏻

Fueled by coffee, lifted by friends: PhD done ✅🎓

Debating (and challenging) the concept of "Competitive authoritarian" as a regime type. Opening session of the MA in Politics, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon.

@epsjournal.bsky.social has just published the articles of a special issue on "Political parties and youth’s political (under) representation", with an introduction by Daniel Stockemer (@uottawa.ca )

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Influence or support? Member perspectives on youth wings in political parties - European Political Science Political parties maintain connections with various sub-organisations to engage different segments of society. Common among these are party youth wings. These relationships are often described as mutual, where votes are exchanged for policies. However, little research delves into how members of these sub-organisations perceive their roles in relation to the senior party. Based on a web survey of approximately 3000 respondents, this study investigates the views of youth wing members within Swedish political parties. Specifically, it explores whether members believe their youth wing’s primary role should be to influence or support the senior party. Drawing on theories of political engagement incentives, it examines the connection between members’ political and career motivations and their perceptions of these roles. Results suggest that those with career-oriented incentives tend to view the youth wing as supportive, while politically motivated members prioritise influencing the senior party. This research contributes to our understanding of the complex dynamics within political parties and their affiliated organisations, shedding light on how individual motivations shape organisational roles.

🚨New article out 🚨

Party youth wings are often described as partners that trade votes for influence with their senior parties. But how do their own members see it?

In this article I examine whether they think their organizations' mission is to influence the senior party or to support it.

Political Behaviour The Political Behaviour research group brings together faculty and students from across the LSE to share research on public opinion, voting and elections.

The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar Series will be back for the '25/26 academic year, as usually on Thursdays, 4-5pm, in CBG 4.17. Let us know if you are external and want to attend in-person, or join remotely on Zoom. More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

All this suggests we should probably stop assuming respondents are insincere when answering questions about "democracy" and, instead, continue caring deeply about the many other challenges involved in measuring these attitudes. (end)

Long ago, in a study of the democratic attitudes in Germany, Dalton raised the possibility of “Fragebogendemokraten” (questionnaire democrats): people who hesitate to express their sincere dislike for “democracy” in surveys, providing instead the “socially desirable” response (1)

Just finished this book — definitely worth the read.

Seminário “O 25 de Novembro de 1975: 50 anos depois” - Comissão Comemorativa 50 Anos 25 Abril No dia 25 de novembro de 2025, a Comissão Comemorativa 50 anos 25 de Abril promove, na Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, um seminário dedicado à investigação e à reflexão crítica sobre este momento marcan...

Call for papers (in Portuguese) For a conference on Portuguese transition to democracy, Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, November 25, 2025.

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Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU free trade with Israel Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’

Finally!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

This is relevant work 👇🏼

This is super interesting, Tarek!

For a moment, I was reading this and thinking it looked interesting.

Then I realised I wrote it.

Anyway, it's interesting if you're into youth wings, party organisation, young people & politics etc.

Estás imparável! Parabéns!

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Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library How do voters respond to economic crises: Do they turn against the incumbent, reward a certain political camp, polarize to the extremes, or perhaps continue to vote much like before? Analyzing extens....

Economic crises tend to favour the right. Voters tend to assign greater importance to issues owned by the right. When center-right parties preside over a crisis, voters often drift further rightward to nationalist parties rather than defect to the left onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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#OpenAccess from @psrm.bsky.social -

“Sleeping with the enemy”: partisanship and tolerance in online dating - cup.org/3USYaD9

"...the influence of partisanship is on par with conventional criteria like physical appearance"

- Yara Sleiman, Georgios Melios & Paul Dolan

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