New blogpost for The Loop. A Political Science Blog from @ECPR with Claudia Wiehler on why conflict researchers need to view communal conflict as a wartime phenomenon and how such a perspective can help prevent, curb, and resolve communal violence ⤵️

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Read the latest publication from NWC National Security Affairs Prof. Christopher Faulkner & co-author Marcel Plichta in their article “Russia’s mercenaries are bolstering autocratic regimes in the Sahel” featured on The Loop. A Political Science Blog from @ECPR!

Full article here: theloop.ecpr.eu/russias-mercen….

Today, Olga Vlasova of Russia Institute scrutinises global #sanctions data, uncovering the complexities surrounding the lifting of sanctions. Her analysis offers valuable insights for policymakers navigating the delicate balance of #InternationalRelations
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In 2023, almost all communal conflicts (95%) occurred in civil war contexts. Sebastian van Baalen and I explain why this matters in our new blog ⬇️ UCDP CSS at ETH Zurich

Violent conflicts over land & resources happen almost exclusively in civil war-affected areas. Claudia Wiehler & Sebastian van Baalen argue peacebuilders must involve civil war parties in conflict resolution — and even see them as potential conflict management partners
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Marcel Plichta and I have a new piece with The Loop. A Political Science Blog from @ECPR on Moscow’s efforts to capitalize on coups and insecurity in the Sahel. Thanks to Hager Ali for the assist!

♟ #AutocraciesWithAdjectives No.28
Recent military coups in the #Sahel have benefited Russia. Marcel Plichta & Christopher Faulkner argue that Moscow's mercenaries are not to blame for the democratic retrenchment, but they are emboldening military dictators
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80🔮 #FutureOfPopulism by Andrea Ceron Silvia Decadri & Fedra Negri.

'Followers of more populist parties like Lega, M5S, and FdI prove more receptive, yet followers of more conventional parties like the Partito Democratico are not immune to the charms of populist rhetoric.'

🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.80
Andrea Ceron Silvia Decadri & Fedra Negri highlight how Italian politicians use populist rhetoric to generate social media engagement. Such rhetoric increases the likelihood of posts going viral, even among non-populist voters
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Bohyun Kim The Loop. A Political Science Blog from @ECPR Many thanks!
It took #EU 50 years to create a directly elected Parliament, introduce EU citizenship, proclaim the Charter of Fundamental Rights & enshrine democratic principles in Lisbon Treaty. Next step must be to become a living European democracy!
Best, Jaap

'If democratic states agree to share the exercise of sovereignty in a number of fields with a view to attain common goals, their organisation should be democratic, too.'

And my question is, what is being done to 'democratize' their organization? Happy Europe Day! 🇪🇺🌍

🇪🇺 Happy #EuropeDay to all our followers!
🗳️As we approach #EUelections2024 , which take place from 6–9 June, Erasmus argues that the European Union is resolving its problems of democratic legitimacy by becoming a democratic international organisation
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❌ #CompulsoryVoting boosts turnout, but may increase invalid voting. It also gives voters few opportunities to express discontent or disinterest
🗳️Shane Singh Carolina Plescia & Sylvia Kritzinger argue that a #NoneOfTheAbove option could solve this problem shorturl.at/jpyMT

Let’s understand where Europe is to know where it is going.
Welcome to the EU🇪🇺commons ! 👇🏿

🇪🇺 Veronica Anghel & @EJ_Europe redefine the EU as a system of common resource pools. This is the only way to understand its transformation under pressure to enlarge. Enlargement means less exclusivity, so how will the ‘goods’ that the EU provides be affected?
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Central European University CEU Democracy Institute CIVICA The European University of Social Sciences alina dragolea SNSPA I am so proud of our students! Thanks European Consortium for Political Research European Consortium for Political Research_TheLoop 📕📖📚

Check out my latest piece with The Loop. A Political Science Blog from @ECPR.

Earlier this year, construction workers from #India began arriving in #Israel to mitigate the country's labour shortage. The number of Indian migrant workers in Israel now looks set to reach 6,000.

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78🔮 #FutureOfPopulism by clarajm

'Our analysis [...] suggests an important role for emotion and (social) identity expressions at the individual and group levels of populist supporters’ engagement with news.'

That's a wrap for our Gendering Illiberalism mini-series.
💐 to Peto Andrea of CEU Democracy Institute, alina dragolea of SNSPA, to CIVICA The European University of Social Sciences and, of course, to 𝐩𝐨𝐩 🍔👾💣 | populismblog.bsky.social
To the promising young scholars who contributed, Brava! 👏🥂
Explore all 7⃣ pieces:
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🌊 #IlliberalWave No.37
Natália Noskovičová delves into the illiberal mobilisations of the 🇨🇿 Czech & 🇸🇰 Slovak Alliances for Family & National Marches for Life, navigating the religious & secular strategies of anti-gender movements in the heart of Europe
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