Romain Lachat

Where is the French democracy going?
Very proud of this new collective book

It adresses citizens, parties, institutions, social movements etc... and gathers a brilliant team of scholars

Thanks to @fondationmsh.bsky.social and @cerium-udem.bsky.social for making this possible, to our guest speakers: @vinarceneaux.bsky.social @florianfoos.bsky.social @sldelange.bsky.social @simonchauchard.bsky.social @jrovny.bsky.social, and to @rdassonneville.bsky.social for the co-organization

@bogatyrev.bsky.social @leonhardschmidt.bsky.social @ludwigschulze.bsky.social @mzuquete.bsky.social @ojrj.bsky.social @pablogg.es @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social @yaseminsivri.bsky.social

The CERIUM-FMSH summer school comes to an end. Thanks to this fantastic group of promising young scholars: @annasawallisch.bsky.social @anninahermes.bsky.social @francescayton.bsky.social @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social @galron3.bsky.social @ginaaniano.bsky.social Isolde Hegemann

Last day of the CERIUM-FMSH summer school. Today with @jrovny.bsky.social on democracy and illiberalism. @rdassonneville.bsky.social @fondationmsh.bsky.social @cerium-udem.bsky.social

Day 4 of the CERIUM-FMSH summer school, with @simonchauchard.bsky.social on Misinformation, Rumors and Hate Speech. @rdassonneville.bsky.social @fondationmsh.bsky.social @cerium-udem.bsky.social

It was great talking about recent developments in campaign and (social) media influence at the CERIUM-FMSH summer school - and even better to learn about so many promising PhD projects on these topics. Thanks for having me in sunny Paris @rlachat.bsky.social & @rdassonneville.bsky.social!

We welcome today @sldelange.bsky.social at the CERIUM-FMSH summer school, to talk about far-right and populist parties. @rdassonneville.bsky.social @fondationmsh.bsky.social @cerium-udem.bsky.social

For a data collection we want to launch soon, we're looking for a German speaker who could translate our survey instrument to German. This should only take a few hours of work. Of course we are remunerating! Interested? Please reach out to @alexjabbour.bsky.social !

On the second day of the CERIUM-FMSH summer school, @florianfoos.bsky.social discussed about political campaigns and their effects. @rdassonneville.bsky.social @fondationmsh.bsky.social @cerium-udem.bsky.social

Day 1 of the CERIUM-FMSH summer school. @vinarceneaux.bsky.social presents research on the effects of social media on public opinion. @rdassonneville.bsky.social @fondationmsh.bsky.social @cerium-udem.bsky.social

Looking forward to welcome the participants of the 2025 CERIUM-FMSH summer school, on Challenges to Electoral Democracy. With @rdassonneville.bsky.social , @fondationmsh.bsky.social, @cerium-udem.bsky.social

2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior 2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!

Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

The Kleptocracy Presidency Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

"We are living through a revolutionary change, a broad shift away from the transparency and accountability mandated by most modern democracies, and toward the opaque habits and corrupt practices of the autocratic world"

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them | Cas Mudde Supporters in Europe can offer new opportunities and minimise the isolation. Certainly they can avoid making things worse, says political scientist Cas Mudde

“even if [Europeans] cannot stop the attacks on US academia, different groups can help US-based academics in other ways.”

My new op-Ed in @theguardian.com

Published Today in PSRM:

Based on a novel “Multiple Unexpected Events during Survey Design” (MUESD), I contextualize previous findings suggesting that Europeans become more empathetic toward migrants when exposed to migrant suffering.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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L’Europe veut réarmer - © Chappatte dans Le Temps, Genève 👉 www.chappatte.com/fr/images/le...

Zelensky in the crossfire - © Chappatte in NZZ am Sonntag, Zürich 👉 www.chappatte.com/en/images/ze...

Vu par… Chappatte CARTE BLANCHE. Le dessin paru en une du « Monde » le 4 mars est signé par le dessinateur suisse, membre de l’association Cartooning for Peace.

[LE MONDE]
À la une du journal @lemonde.fr aujourd’hui, un dessin par @chappatte.bsky.social (Suisse) : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

If you understand German: I tried to make the case I am outlining in the thread below on German television.

The Trumpists really mean it. Just as on the domestic level, they are going for regime change - for a fundamentally different world order:

BUNDESTAGSWAHL | 18 Uhr Prognose Forschungsgruppe Wahlen/ZDF

Union: 28,5% (+4,4)
AfD: 20,0% (+9,7)
SPD: 16,5% (-9,2)
GRÜNE: 12,0% (-2,8)
LINKE: 9,0% (+4,1)
FDP: 5,0% (-6,5)
BSW: 5,0% (NEU)
Sonstige: 4,0% (-4,7)

Änderungen zum Wahlergebnis von 2021

#Bundestagswahl2025 #btw25

« Donald Trump et Elon Musk plongent la science américaine dans un indescriptible chaos » CHRONIQUE. En supprimant des dizaines de milliers d’emplois et en coupant les financements des recherches qu’ils accusent de « wokisme », le président des Etats-Unis et le milliardaire mènent une atta...

L’administration Trump met "en œuvre une politique qui vise à détruire les instruments permettant de produire des énoncés objectifs. Faire disparaître la réalité pour ne plus laisser les faits porter préjudice à la volonté du chef : c’est exactement ce que l’on attend d’une politique fasciste."

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders A Sad Moment in American History

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKBM...

‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen

Diary Week 1

I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.

Trump-Musk Threats Darken as Their Anger at Enemies Takes Ominous Turn As Trump and Elon Musk signal menacing new intentions on numerous fronts, a scholar of democratic breakdown explains how we’re now seeing textbook signs of a country’s slide into authoritarian rule.

"We need to take a step back and realize that the GOP has become an authoritarian political party. It's either on board with authoritarianism or completely willing to tolerate it."

On the pod, Steve Levitsky is highly Illuminating on our slide into autocracy:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...

The Path to American Authoritarianism What comes after democratic breakdown.

This is the one article to read on contemporary (and future) U.S. politics. Laid out analytically and clearly. There is a hint of optimism (which I do not share but do appreciate).