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So excited to share that my first solo article is out! In this article, I introduce a new dataset, the Trans Rights Indicator Project (TRIP), and discuss the global state of transgender rights 🏳️‍⚧️

Jobs 📢Jobs 📢Jobs 📢 3 fully-funded PhD positions (4 years) Political Science Leiden working on cultural stereotypes in #EU governance 2 positions are attached to my European Research Council (ERC) project #EUROTYPES, focused on EU agencies: universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2…

New Publication! My latest JEPP article provides a broad overview of the EU's response to the emergence of autocratic member govts & explains why we shouldn't expect the EU to escape its "autocracy trap" anytime soon. First 50 copies free 👇 tandfonline.com/eprint/7RQSUUM…

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"‘De macht in de EU ligt bij de regeringsleiders, dat is niet evenwichtig. Het primaat bij de leiders betekent 27 primaten: de apenrots. Je zou wensen dat het Europees Parlement machtiger wordt, maar dat is een puber." volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achterg…

Voor een ieder die het gister heeft gemist: ons onderzoek naar hoe de ChristenUnie hun Europartij gebruikt om in Brussel stiekem een oerconservatieve koers te varen. Een koortsdroom, dit verhaal—van begin tot eind. platform-investico.nl/onderzoeken/eu… Investico

Democratie anno 2024: u bent niet welkom om verslag te doen van Geert Wilders's toespraak op Orbáns conservatieve CPAC-hoogmis eind april in Boedapest, want er geldt een NO WOKE ZONE #cpac24

"I trust that you have enjoyed this nautical lesson." The best and funniest thing I've read all year. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

#CPACHungary in Boedapest, met Orbán & Wilders: ze willen de EU omvormen tot een ultraconservatief bouwwerk waarin geen plaats is voor liberalen en ‘wokisten’. Meesterbrein achter de schermen is Balázs Orbán. Mijn verslag NRC nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/04…

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It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor Caroline Fohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, "What are you doing?" That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.

This would be hilarious, if it weren't so sad and infuriating. theguardian.com/education/2024…

lol who did this

Excited to learn and discuss

Good to see private action being taken against Civitas Christiana, a Dutch anti-gender organization. volkskrant.nl/binnenland/bet…

I'm sad to miss this year's #ECPG2024 in Ghent due to health issues. So many excellent panels and papers. Hopefully X/Twitter will keep me in the loop!

Interested in learning more about how and why Viktor Orbán's Hungary inspires populists abroad? Read my new article with Igor Macedo Piovezan here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

New article (open access) in Comparative Political Studies with Conny Roggeband and Dr. Michael C. Zeller : "Who is Afraid of the Istanbul Convention? Explaining Opposition to and Support for Gender Equality" doi.org/10.1177/001041…

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I join the long list of people who are seeking refuge in safer havens. My account on X is going dormant. You can find me on martijnmos.bsky.social instead.