Richard Johnston

Interesting new article that fits nicely within "The Building Blocs" research agenda (t.ly/us7kj), which we recently contributed to: t.ly/Dg6zK

We, as scholars of Europe, can learn from scholars of MENA, SE Asia, etc, who have long emphasized the role of civil society for party competition.

I have to confess to a misstatement: it was actually Schuster who was from Toronto. Stand by the Cleveland of the North.

Arguably really from the (then) Cleveland of the North, i.e., Toronto. Siegel’s home town.

Our brand new monograph, discussing the findings of our work together during the last seven years, is now out for @oxfordacademic.bsky.social‬ and free to read and download!

Today, an @ipsosgroup.bsky.social report illustrates a point made by Wouter van der Brug (UvA) in the 1990s:

Successful far right parties are typically no more driven by a-political protest and no less driven by policy positions than other parties.

The PVV vote is driven by policy positions (67%).

I cosign this tweet

Is Germany's New Right-Wing Party AfD Falling Apart? - kai arzheimer Like any new party, the AfD is made up of various groups, wings, and tendencies. Christian fundamentalists mingle with economic liberals; disappointed conservative Christian democrats mix with former members of Germany’s extreme right parties (although the AfD tries to enforce a ban on those). A year or so ago, we used to talk about “liberals”, “conservatives”, and a third faction in the middle which tried to build bridges. But now, we’re apparently down to two “wings”: Lucke’s economic liberals (who are also socially conservative), and those who want a tougher, more nationalist party.

As it happened, they split, but did 𝘯𝘰𝘵 fall apart

New paper on urban-rural policy divides. We use 456 unique issue questions from 1993-present to show (1) large & persistent urban-rural issue divides, (2) especially large divides in cultural policy, and (3) no evidence that divides have grown over time. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."

"How would you characterize it?"

Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."

Enough with this Trump Bullshit  We face a difficult challenge now.  No, not the risk of the US actually invading Canada but how to talk about Trump's demented and depraved...

Every word of this

Not AI?

An EU/WHO partnership on digital health certification will not lead to a loss of national sovereignt... The partnership aims to create a voluntary global system of verified health documents to ensure safe and free movement during disease outbreaks

The EU Commission & the WHO partner up to create a digital verification of health documents globally. This triggers social media speculation: loss of national sovereignty & limit personal freedoms. The actual goal is safe & free movement during disease outbreaks. No violation of state sovereignty.

Any time!

Not sure what you mean by conduct. But there is this:

I am currently « Distinguished Visitor » at the University of Alberta. On October 4th I will deliver the Douglas R. Wilson Lecture. I will explore how to better understand the politics of public health & harmonize science & policymaking.
This hybrid lecture is free. Register here ➡️ lnkd.in/ezaJHd_b