Drawing on the experiences of central Europe, Prof. Tim Haughton will explore: 1⃣ Why party politics is so volatile 2⃣ Why democracies are under pressure 3⃣ Why there are some signs of resilience and sources of optimism in these turbulent times Register: birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…

🔥The new issue incl. #FREE content is out now! 👉tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/40/… 🙌 Adam Fagan Petr Kopecky Lenka Bustikova Andrea Pirro

🥳 30,000 downloads and counting! Thank you to all our listeners, guest speakers, student assistants and College of Social Sciences colleagues for making this happen. We are SO pleased to be able to bring you the latest #democracy research via the #PeoplePowerPolitics podcast👇

Listen to the latest #PeoplePowerPolitics episode ft Tim Haughton and Milada Vachudova to learn more about the state of #democracy in Central & Eastern Europe and what can we learn from these regions👇 (links below 🔗)

And here we are, welcoming officially the first College of Europe promotion in #Tirana! 32 students, 20 nationalities, and an immense amount of enthusiasm for the #EU! Thanks to Silvio Gonzato Ogerta Manastirliu Erion Veliaj #MedCapitalCulture2025 🇪🇺🇦🇱 for joining and for all their support!

I’m not a regular EPOP conference attendee. Enjoyed #EPOP2024 in Manchester. Great to hear insights into electoral and party politics from some of the leading scholars in the field. Was also impressed by the large number of talented junior scholars doing exciting work.

The #newcollab is out! Listen to the first episode of the #PeoplePowerPolitics podcast based on recent Journal of Democracy research 🤩 Available on al major podcast streaming platforms and also on New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) (links below)

🚨 EP22 of the #PeoplePoweerPolitics is out now! Do not miss this fascinating conversation with Sameen about bureaucratic politics in #Pakistan and how it stalled the country's transition to #democracy 🇵🇰 CEDAR International Development Department College of Social Sciences POLSIS Birmingham

Who coined the description “loveless landslide” for the UK general election? Was it Gary Gibbon ? I will make reference to it in a conference talk today and would like to give due credit to the inventor. Thanks in advance Tim Bale William R Jennings DDS Rob Ford (Not the Canadian one. Or his brother.)

Looking forward to welcoming ⁦Jan Rovny⁩ to Birmingham on Wednesday for discussion of his new ⁦⁩ book “Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition and Democracy” with Licia Cianetti ⁦CEDAR⁩ ⁦POLSIS Birmingham⁩ ⁦CREES Birmingham⁩ birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…

🚨EP23 of the #PeoplePowerPolitics is out now! Tune in to this fantastic conversation with Carnegie Endowment's Thomas Carothers and Brendan Hartnett 🇺🇸🇺🇦 based on their thought-provoking Journal of Democracy article published in July 2024👇 Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

Some reflections on the latest elections in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 for ⁦LSE EUROPP blog⁩ from Emilia Zankina, Yuxiang Lin and me. ⁦CEDAR⁩ ⁦POLSIS Birmingham⁩ ⁦Temple University⁩ ⁦Tim Bale⁩ ⁦Sara Hobolt⁩ ⁦Jan Rovny⁩ blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

🚨 EP24 of CEDAR's #PeoplePowerPolitics podcast is out now! Listen to Nic Cheeseman as he talks to Global Partners Governance's Greg Power about his recent book 'Inside the Political Mind'👇 Available wherever you get your podcasts (or follow the links below🔗)

🚨 EP26 of the #PeoplePowerPolitics podcast is out now! Listen to Nic Cheeseman as he talks to Rachel Kleinfeld about 'How to Tackle Political Violence' in #democracies👇 Based on Rachel & Nicole Bibbins Sedaca's recent Journal of Democracy article! 🎧 Out now (check out the🔗below)!

How can a #NewParty formed just a few months before an election win a third of votes? Pleased to see our article on #Slovenia ‘s 2022 elections assigned to latest issue of Europe-Asia Studies . Big hvala to my coauthors Alenka Krasovec and Dave Cutts. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

#Germany goes to the polls in 2025. For brilliant insights & explanations of the result join us Uni of Birmingham on 26 February for panel featuring the terrific trio of Isabelle Hertner, Ed Turner & Julian Hörner CEDAR POLSIS Birmingham IGES Birmingham birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…

In December’s Europe-Asia Studies our article on #NewParty success in #Slovenia . A party formed just a few months before the 2022 election won a third of the vote CEDAR POLSIS Birmingham Government Bham Sara Hobolt Tim Bale Kristina Weissenbach

9 years on from that fateful day when UK citizens were asked to pass judgement on Britain’s EU membership. As students and international friends still ask why #Brexit happened, it’s an excuse to post this review article of mine from a few years ago. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

#OpenAccess from govandopp - Clicks and Mortar: Electoral Campaigning in the 21st Century - cup.org/45rXScb "Research focused on digital tools and the Global South has enhanced our understanding of electoral campaigning..." - Tim Haughton #FirstView

Not sure who is still on this platform, but anyone interested in #ElectoralCampaigns and #campaigning may be interested in this review article of mine in Government & Opposition. I examine recent scholarship on #campaigns around the globe cambridge.org/core/journals/…