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Yesterday, I defended my PhD thesis and I received minor revisions! Thanks to my examiners, @Jan_Berz and Tarik Abou-Chadi, for taking the time to read my work and provide me with great feedback! 😃

Next term I'm excited to teach a module on intra-party politics for the first time, and I'm currently designing my syllabus 😃 does anyone have any suggestions for good readings to include, especially recent work (on whatever area interests you)? 🙂

After 4 years of work, it's great to have submitted the hardbound copies of my PhD thesis - not bad as far as early Christmas presents to yourself go!

Brussels based UCD alumni and friends gathered at Embassy of Ireland, Belgium last night for a reception kindly hosted by UCD alumnus, Ambassador Kevin Conmy. 🇪🇺 A wonderful opportunity for UCD Politics and International Relations Masters students to meet alumni who are living and working in Brussels. UCD Social Sciences @ColizScott

I'm excited that my article "An urban myth? Government involvement in the economy and left–right politics" is now published online in International Political Science Review. In it, I examine the meaning of the left-right dimension around the world. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01… A thread on what I found. 1/10

All PhD researchers in Ireland are asked to sign this form before beginning a PhD. This is used by universities to classify PhD salaries as student stipends. This denies PhDs protections such as minimum wage, PRSI, maternity leave and sick leave. irishtimes.com/ireland/educat… 1/4

Why views on inequality define the left-right divide - new research from Jesper Lindqvist International Political Science Review blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

If anyone with expertise in German politics is looking for a great postdoc opportunity, here is a position for you! Full disclosure: I am also a postdoc on this project, if that helps to persuade you! 😅

I do love a bandwagon, so here is my #EPSA2023 post: I am presenting myself and Jesper Lindqvist's paper on the existence of an EU integration cleavage at 10:20am tomorrow. Looking forward to any feedback you have, and please get in touch if you fancy grabbing a coffee!

I'm happy to announce that the second article from my PhD thesis has now been published in Comparative European Politics! 😃 This article examines the evolving relationship between the EU and different forms of nationalism in party discourse for Lega and Vlaams Belang

Samuel Johnston Samuel A. T. Johnston University College Dublin 'Fixing the boundary of a nation: how the European Union influences nationalism in contemporary Europe' Free to view for one month! link.springer.com/article/10.105… #Politicalparties #EuropeanUnion #Nationalism #Radicalright #Ethnoregionalism

As we wait for the results from #EUElections2024, if you want to familiarise yourself with Ireland's experience of EP elections, have a look at my article on the 2019 election in IrishPolStudies! doi.org/10.1080/079071…