Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Antonio Costa Pinto @acostapinto.bsky.social · 20/11/2025theguardian.com‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism 061
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 05/04/2025People are now voluntarily uploading their faces and personal photos to ChatGP to create Ghibli-style images. As a result, OpenAI is gaining free and easy access to many thousands of new faces with your consent to train its AI models. Keep feeding the monster! 36322
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Laura Gamboa @lgamboa.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The erosion of democracy is a serious threat. The United States is not immune. Autocratization in this country has to be faced urgently and strategically...Here, I provide an overview of lessons learned from other countries: www.foreignaffairs.com/guatemala/ho...foreignaffairs.comHow to Save a DemocracyAmericans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere. 59046
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports. A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia. 41578084416
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 27/03/2025The communist regimes used to exile their dissidents, both outside of the country and internally into the gulag and the labor camps. These autocrats gave their opponents one-way exit visas, forcing them out of the countries where they worked and lived. Obviously, this is very different. 13313
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The Heritage Foundation created a database of voter fraud convictions, and tried to lie with numbers by not providing any context. Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent. 12506195
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Adding Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat is good because then there’s one person who actually cares about national security 1054072590
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Musk complies with Turkish autocracy’s requests to suspend pro-democracy accounts to “ensure X remains available” for Turks. He didn’t seem to care about X being shut for Brazilians last year when a democracy requested far-right account suspensions, which he rejected on the basis of “free speech”. 15380185
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Compared to Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, Poland, Trump is moving MUCH faster, more aggressively, and with broader claim to power. We're not in danger of becoming those autocracies--we're very quickly surpassing them. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...nytimes.com‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook (Gift Article)The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say. 381176548
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte James Ball @jamesrball.com · 19/03/2025"Free speech, I fear, is in retreat and in the interests of comedy, my friends, but also in the interest of truth, I will admit that sometimes the loudest voices for censorship have come not from within Europe, but from within my own country" –J D Vance, in Munich, last month 614663
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 18/03/2025When your government breaks into independent non-profit organisations without a warrant, you’re not living in a state that respects limited government, the rule of law, or democracy. We need to be frank and vigilant: US democracy could collapse into a hybrid regime by 2028. 1222070
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 17/03/2025A Project 2025 tracker by agency shows 100/300 objectives achieved & 46 more in progress: www.project2025.observerproject2025.observerProject 2025 TrackerTrack the progress on Project 2025 1219
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/03/2025So who decides now if someone is a gang member or if someone has a valid asylum claim under the law? Tom Homan? A random ICE agent? A local Sheriff’s deputy? A neighbor? An informant? So they just say a person is in a gang and they get disappeared to a prison in El Salvador? 924170234823
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 15/03/2025I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment. 137352049
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16/03/2025"You never forget the sight of children starving to death." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death. 1321197
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 12/03/2025We shouldn’t normalize turning the White House into showroom for promoting the business of an individual who happened to give 250m to the presidents election campaign. This level of corruption is beyond the pale. 1284
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I’m pretty sure the world would be a better place if the US became the 11th Canadian province 6708
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace. 16107338714666
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The EU’s Kaja Kallas flew in to DC for talks with Marco Rubio and he decided to cancel the meeting the moment her flight touched down. The biggest assholes in the world are now in one government. 1082309625
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all? Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*. 41478561795
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.open.substack.comDiaryWeek 1 16443162
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Steve Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die "the U.S. is sliding toward a more 21st-century model of autocracy: competitive authoritarianism" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... "A failure to resist... could pave the way for authoritarian entrenchment" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... 10637322
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Why is the far-right so obsessed with labeling Hitler a socialist? 000
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Jorge M. Fernandes @jmfernandes86.bsky.social · 21/01/2025‼️ Hiring‼️ One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid. Application deadline: end of February. Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun! Please share widely.tinyurl.comDropbox 18950
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 21/01/2025🚀Hello there, we've just landed here! We’re thrilled to join the conversation and connect with you! 👉Follow us for the latest updates on groundbreaking research, publications, awards, events, and initiatives from the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences. Let’s stay inspired together!✨ 23915
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 20/01/2025So I made this starter pack about political scientists working in threats to democracy and then it went bonkers viral 😅. Any suggestions for this pack, pls let me know (including yourself!). PPL have gotten ~500 follows on it since *this morning*... #polisky go.bsky.app/9V9zguB 4319952
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Young men are increasingly moving to the populist right In the UK, 15% of young men but only 5% of young women express support for right-wing parties. Across Europe, young men are much more supportive. Exceptions: 🇮🇹🇫🇷 Graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social 89937
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024You want a brief summary of central arguments in the party competition and political economy of redistribution literatures? Then these slides of mine might be of interest. Also ideal for discussions with your family members during the festive season. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ptr1s...dropbox.com 03010
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Gloria in excel sheets deo 314030
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 21/12/2024Re-read this just a few days ago. Piero Ignazi in 1992: 3183
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte António Valentim @antvalentim.bsky.social · 17/12/2024I’m looking for an RA to work 20-30h during Jan-March 2025. Ideally (quasi-)native speakers of Swedish, and it involves reading policy/legal docs related to education and climate change. 24.92GBP/hour If you or someone you know are interested email me at a.valentim@lse.ac.uk! 72929
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Não vale mostrar capaz de 2020… infelizmente tenho o feeling que vai acontecer. Acho que não vai ser já… 110
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Estive a ler parte do artigo que partilhou e apercebi-me que já tinha lido outro artigo na the atlantic do al-Gharbi. Deixo aqui o link caso interesse: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comIs Wokeness One Big Power Grab?Behind much social-justice discourse is a self-interested struggle for power. 110
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Wtf! Devem estar na era do pós, pós materialismo. Não compreendo como chegaram a este ponto 010
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Ben Yoel @benyoel.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Are you planning to attend APSA 2025? I'm putting together a panel proposal on democratic backsliding, democratic resilience, and opposition to democratic backsliding for APSA with Erica Frantz. I'm looking for other authors and discussants with interests in those topics. Thanks in advance!! 36031
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Prashant Garg @prashantgarg.bsky.social · 13/12/2024UK economy contracts. 📉Magnitude small overall, but surely some areas will have massive recessions. This local decline may contribute to populism. Our paper with @trfetzer.com and @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social explores this link. Findings in thread 👇 🧵 2215
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Hi there 👋, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute! We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life! 📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social 925681
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 11/12/2024New Cambridge Element 'Cleavage Formation in the 21st Century' by Simon Bornschier, @lhaffert.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, Marco Steenberge & @dpzollinger.bsky.social out now! Read #OpenAccess here: cup.org/3ZLtQ0o #cambridgeelements #politics 17434
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Super happy to announce that the State Democracy Index 2.0, covering 2000-2023, is done and about to be publicly posted (probably tomorrow). Hope fellow nerds find it useful. 1839588
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 09/12/2024É usar em culinária, será sempre melhor que vinho de pacote 110
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/12/2024“The decision will leave Americans even more jaded than they already were,” Mark Leibovich argues. “And that’s just what Trump wants.” theatln.tc/ZqWKgtYRtheatln.tcBiden’s Pardon Proves Trump RightBy pardoning his son, the president shows he’s a politician after all. 125538
Reposted by Inês Romão Duarte Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Incredible developments in Syria. It is a great thing that a brutal regime has been toppled. No idea what happens next. Syria is deeply divided. Will be difficult to design institutions to manage the divides. I fear another authoritarian regime will replace it. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...theguardian.comBashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured DamascusCelebrations on streets of Syrian cities as as Assad regime appears to have fallen 76622
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Meu caro que não seja por isso. Investigação fresquinha acabada de ser publicada acerca de Itália. bsky.app/profile/cath... 110
Inês Romão Duarte @inesromaoduarte.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Good to see that Trump also hired some poor people who have only some millions and not billions 021