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Christos Vrakopoulos

@chvrakopoulos.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh | Researching: #farright #partypolitics #ClimateChange www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/christos-vra…

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CompEurPol @compeurpol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What motivates people to hold liberal or conservative policy preferences? Kris Dunn, @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social & Dante Solano Silva @universityofleeds.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social discuss in depth this crucial subject area. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Navigating ideological pathways: an interactive predispositions model of pro-immigration attitudes in Europe - Comparative European Politics
What motivates people to hold liberal or conservative policy preferences? Following an interactive interpretation of the dual process model of ideology, we examine how Europeans’ value-based predispos...
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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Important read (if I may)👇 (ping @edinburghpir.bsky.social @timbale.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @tabouchadi.bsky.social @profsob.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @joaocarvalho21.bsky.social) link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...
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Christos Vrakopoulos @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
New OA paper w/ Kris Dunn & Dante Solano Silva (Comparative European Politics)! Pro-immigration attitudes require both libertarian and altruistic predispositions; restrictive attitudes can stem from egoistic or authoritarian values alone. 10 ESS rounds, 28 countries link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Navigating ideological pathways: an interactive predispositions model of pro-immigration attitudes in Europe - Comparative European Politics
What motivates people to hold liberal or conservative policy preferences? Following an interactive interpretation of the dual process model of ideology, we examine how Europeans’ value-based predispos...
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Sofia Vasilopoulou @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 May
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PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London, listed...
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Daphne Halikiopoulou @dafnoukos.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Are we accurately interpreting election results? In our new paper, forthcoming in @ejprjournal.bsky.social, Tim Vlandas and I discuss the risks associated with drawing inferences about national level outcomes based on individual-level analyses- i.e. the 'atomistic fallacy'.
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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
18.1🌹 Far-right against green 🌳 @dafnoukos.bsky.social @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social & C.Arndt find that rural groups are more likely to push back against green policy as they 'lose' compared to cities, highlighting how climate issues can/are creating new social & geographic divides
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Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe - Volume 18 Issue 1
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Do referendum winners stay satisfied? Kris Dunn, Fiona Wang & @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social tracked #Brexit voters over 5 years & found dramatic fluctuations in democratic satisfaction. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/E6YgHo8 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #WinnerLoserGap #Referendums #polsci #polisky
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Do referendum winners stay satisfied? Kris Dunn, Fiona Wang & @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social tracked #Brexit voters over 5 years & found dramatic fluctuations in democratic satisfaction. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/E6YgHo8 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #WinnerLoserGap #Referendums #polsci #polisky
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics
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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🆕 🌍 #Climate backlash at the ballot box? 🗳️ A new study by @dafnoukos.bsky.social @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social & C.Arndt finds that resistance to #EnvironmentalProtection is fueling a divide between urban greens and rural #FarRight voters across #WesternEurope
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Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 30/10/2025
#OpenAccess from @epsrjournal.bsky.social - Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe - cup.org/3LB7xpl - @dafnoukos.bsky.social, @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social & Christoph Arndt #FirstView
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Daphne Halikiopoulou @dafnoukos.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Glad to see this one on EarlyView. Our new paper with @a-gugushvili.bsky.social and Tim Vlandas just out in Political Behavior examines whether and how actual downward class mobility is linked with far-right party support. In sum, falling class matters! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Downward Class Mobility and Far-Right Party Support in Western Europe - Political Behavior
This article contributes to debates about the importance of class in far-right voting behavior by focusing on intergenerational class mobility. Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), we emp...
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