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Luis Bouza @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

¡Lanzamos versión en español del podcast "Post-Truth be Told"! open.spotify.com/episode/6uFj...

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We’re happy to share that we’ve become a member of the Open Book Collective. This collaboration reinforces our commitment to open scholarship and we look forward to joining forces with you, @openbookcollective.bsky.social! #openaccess #OAbooks #scholarlypublishing

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

ICYMI: The European Research Council is reversing some of the controversial grant eligibility changes it introduced earlier this month to manage high application volumes, after a thousand or more researchers raised concerns about them. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

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ERC reverses controversial grant restrictions - Research Professional News

European Research Council president says funder will consider alternative tweaks suggested by researchers

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Dimiter Toshkov @dtoshkov.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Last chance to register for the 13th SGEU Biennial Conference in Catania 🇮🇹, 1-3 July 2026. The registration deadline is this Sunday (19 April)! ecpr.eu/Events/341 Join the biggest academic event on EU politics and governance @ecprsgeu.bsky.social

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13th Biennial Conference of the SGEU, Università di Catania, 1 – 3 July 2026

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Would you like to learn more about Hungary’s #political landscape? We recommend reading 'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary' by Emilia Palonen (2025). The book is freely available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/pro... #Hungary #illiberalism #authoritarianism #politicalscience

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join this free online webinar on April 21 to hear EU‑funded researchers share their experiences of publishing #openaccess books 👇 @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social #OAbooks #openresearch

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

⭐ Remarkable, Skilful, Masterful ⭐ 🎉@lauranordstrom.bsky.social has won the 2025 Jean Blondel PhD Prize, for her outstanding dissertation 'Power of Experts in the EU: Birth of the Troika and Resilience of the EMU Paradigm in the European Debt Crisis of 2010' (@helsinki.fi) 👇️Read more #ECPRPrizes

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Laura Nordström wins our 2025 Jean Blondel PhD Prize

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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 12/03/2026

“How is the Commission going to make sure they don’t end up hiring only Italians in this competition?”, says EU diplomat, as Italians make up almost half of 170k Eurocrat-hopefuls. 🔗 eurac.tv/9YqX

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Have you already read 'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary' (2025)? In this monograph, Emilia Palonen shows that #populism and #polarisation are not external threats to #democracy but can arise from within it. The book is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/pro...

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Germany’s @taz.de on Merz’s trip to Washington: “Clueless tourist stranded in crisis zone”

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Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

If you'd not read the preceding post, you might have thought this was about something else

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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Incredible ad. No wonder the greens are up 50% in polls since Polanski took leadership. The explosion of the greens in the UK is quite something - they're now well ahead of the LibDems in polls, and within 2pts of Labour and the Conservatives Reform's rise is not the only story in UK politics

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EU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 06/12/2025

Happy national day to all Finns! 🇫🇮 & 🇪🇺: The city of Oulu is the European Capital of Culture for 2026. Its culture programme will revolve around the theme of cultural climate change. For info about the Council in Finnish → link.europa.eu/jdQWYB

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join Emilia Palonen’s hybrid #booklaunch to explore her new #openaccess book 'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary' (2025)! 📅 8 December, 14:00–16:00 (GMT+02:00) 📍 Online & University of Helsinki 🔗 Teams: bit.ly/4pkalX7 @emiliapalonen.bsky.social #politicalscience #culturalstudies

A flyer for a hybrid book launch event. The top section lists the programme: Taru Haapala (Editor-in-Chief of the Pro et Contra book series), Emilia Palonen (Author), comments by Ruzha Smilova (University of Sofia & CLS, Bulgaria) and Mercedes Barros (CONICET, Argentina), followed by Q&A. Event details: 8 December 2025, 14:00–16:00 EET, online and at University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 24 A 524. Below are the photos of Emilia Palonen, Ruzha Smilova, and Mercedes Barros. Logos of Helsinki University Press, University of Helsinki, HEPP - Helsinki Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation, Finnish Political Science Association, Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing, and Pro et Contra Series appear at the bottom.

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries: Political Elites, Contestation, and Geopolitical Shifts' (2024) presents empirically rich case studies that explore #EU integration processes. The volume, edited by Butnaru Troncotă, Özçelik & Cucută, is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/pro...

The image shows the cover of 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries' and an endorsement from Professor Simon Usherwood of the Open University. The endorsement reads: ‘A must-read for anyone seeking to understand how the EU is seen by its key counterparts, for both better and worse, and how this might shape the future of the regions involved.’

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

In 'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary', Emilia Palonen explores the transformation of Hungary’s #political landscape in the post-communist era. Find the #openaccess book at: doi.org/10.33134/pro... #populism #polarisation #illiberalism #politicalscience #culturalstudies #Hungary

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Luis Bouza @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

RECLAIM is over, but we'll keep podcasting on the politics of post-truth. Join us for the last conversation on the project and stay tuned!

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary' by Emilia Palonen demonstrates how political #populism and #polarisation became mainstream in the country. The book is freely available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/pro... #PoliticalScience #DiscourseAnalysis #CulturalStudies #Democracy

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Starting SOON | The #RECLAIM Final Conference "Frontiers of truth: Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in a post-factual world" will begin at 11‼️ Follow us here for key quotes and join our livestream on our YouTube channel 🔗 youtube.com/live/voB0950... /🧵

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LIVE | "Frontiers of truth: Reclaiming liberal democracy in a post-factual world"

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Coming up! ‘The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary’ by Emilia Palonen explores how political #populism and #polarisation became mainstream in #Hungary. The book is the fourth publication in the Pro et Contra series and will be freely available in #openaccess. Stay tuned!

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Dr Taru Haapala @haapalataru.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Our article was just published! 🥳 You can read it free open access: Undermining Liberal Democracy? Cross‐Level Opposition in Madrid Regional President's Speeches During the Pandemic Crisis | Article | Politics and Governance www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

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Undermining Liberal Democracy? Cross‐Level Opposition in Madrid Regional President's Speeches During the Pandemic Crisis | Article | Politics and Governance

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Check out Miruna Butnaru-Troncotă's timely article on The Loop blog 👇 Butnaru-Troncotă is one of the editors of 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries: Political Elites, Contestation, and Geopolitical Shifts' (2024). The book is freely available at: doi.org/10.33134/pro... @ecprtheloop.bsky.social #EU

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Dr Taru Haapala @haapalataru.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Excited to organise this hybrid seminar on politics and evidence in times of crisis! Guest speaker is Dr. Emilia Aiello who talks to us about citizen initiative behind "Science in Parliament". Join us @uam.es or online. More details: www.madrid-ias.eu/news/seminar...

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Politics meets evidence: Exploring the role of citizen initiative in institutionalising science advice in times of crisis - | Madrid Institute for Advanced Study

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Dr Taru Haapala @haapalataru.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

New article on populist discourse in EU post-truth context! This research was done by myself and @juanroch.bsky.social within the WP7 with @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social of the Horizon Europe RECLAIM project.

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Luis Bouza @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The 5th episode of RECLAIM's project podcast is out. @lucasproto.bsky.social discusses the latest crisis of journalism with academics and journalists. The key issue as I see it is which kind of mediations with truth can journalism (re-)establish. open.spotify.com/episode/2avG...

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Breaking News: Journalism is in Crisis (Again)

Post Truth be told · Episode

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Are you a US scientist thinking of quitting the States for Europe? Would you be willing to talk about it — anonymity is possible? Send me a DM. (Please reskeet if you have US contacts!)

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Our Annual Report for 2024 is out! We're happy to see that HUP's books' reach keeps growing. If you'd like to learn more about our year, check out the Report at: hdl.handle.net/10138/594089 Image: Map of regions where HUP's books have been downloaded in 2020-2024 #scholarlypublishing #openaccess

World map showing regions where HUP’s books have been downloaded in 2020–2024. In North America, the number of downloads is 50,946. In Latin America and the Caribbean: 5,131 downloads. In Europe and Central Asia: 60,794 downloads. In the Middle East and North Africa: 3,167 downloads. In Sub-Saharan Africa: 4,774 downloads. In South Asia: 10,221 downloads. In East Asia and the Pacific: 25,206 downloads. The map also shows the TOP 10 countries for downloads: 1. United States: 44,497 downloads, 2. United Kingdom: 14,056 downloads, 3. India: 8,301 downloads, 4. Germany: 7,459 downloads, 5. Canada: 6,441 downloads, 6. Australia: 4,751 downloads, 7. China: 4,523 downloads, 8. Finland: 4,367 downloads, 9. Netherlands: 3,741 downloads, and 10. Philippines: 3,443 downloads.

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Anja Neundorf @anjaneundorf.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The most striking result from yesterday’s German election #btw2025 🇩🇪: 🔹 35 years after reunification: The GDR is redrawn on this map. 🔹 The AfD won 45 out of 48 electoral districts in the East. 🔹 In some parts of Saxony, they came close to 50%! Why is this happening? Here’s my take 👇

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Dr Simona Guerra @drspguerra.eurosky.social · 21/02/2025

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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Trump's language police (unsuccessfully) requested changes to the wording of @helsinki.fi press releases related to NSF-Research Council of Finland collaborative research (in Finnish) Yliopistot | HBL: Trumpin kielipoliisien painostus ulottuu Helsingin yliopistoon asti www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...

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Yliopistot | HBL: Trumpin kielipoliisien painostus ulottuu Helsingin yliopistoon asti

Trumpin määräysten vuoksi tutkimuspapereista syynätään nyt mustalta listalta löytyviä sanoja, kuten ”antirasismi”, ”naispuolinen”, ”etnisyys” ja ”vihapuhe”. Kielivalvonta ulottuu myös Suomeen, kertoo ...

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

We are very pleased with Professor Simon Usherwood's endorsement of 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries', edited by Butnaru Troncotă, Özçelik & Cucută. The book is freely available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/pro... @simonusherwood.bsky.social #EU #geopolitics #politicalscience #OAbooks

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

Check out our latest release! 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries' is a great read for anyone interested in #EUstudies, international relations, or #politics. The volume is edited by Butnaru Troncotă, Özçelik, and Cucută. Read the #openaccess book at: doi.org/10.33134/pro...

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 11/06/2024

Great news! 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries', edited by Butnaru Troncotă, Özçelik & Cucută, comes out next week. The book will be freely available in #openaccess. Find more information here: hup.fi/site/catalog... #EU #EUstudies #politics #scholarlypublishing #peerreview

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 03/06/2024

Coming in June! 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries', edited by Butnaru Troncotă, Özçelik & Cucută, sheds light on the various motivations behind #political elites' attitudes towards the #EU in countries such as Moldova, Hungary and Ukraine. #openaccess 🌐 #EUstudies

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

Coming up! 'Reconfiguring EU Peripheries' examines the politicians' views on the EU in Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Türkiye, Kosovo, and Georgia amid growing regional tensions. The book is edited by Butnaru Troncotă, Özçelik and Cucută. #EUStudies 🌐 #openaccess

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

Looking for activities to get you through the winter? Just a reminder: all of our publications are freely accessible in #OpenAccess. Check out our collection of books here: hup.fi/site/books/. Happy reading! 📚 #AcademicSky

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