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Julia Simon

@jusimon.bsky.social
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political scientist @Universität Bremen, associate editor @Global Society

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I think I'm in love with Kevin 😻 #Caturday
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DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Weiter geht es mit #Wahlen 2026 in den USA: Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Christian Lammert, Julia Simon & Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com diskutieren am 30.9. online die US-Zwischenwahlen: Letzte Chance für die #Demokratie? Infos & Anmeldung 👉 www.dvpw.de/informatione... #DVPWiG #PoWi
Grafik mit hellgrauem Hintergrund und Schrift in Schwarz und Dunkelgrau. Unten links das Logo der DVPW in Dunkelgrau. Daneben Portrait-Fotos von Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook ((c) Sebastian Pfütze), Christian Lammert, Julia Simon ((c) Sven Bauer), Frank A. Stengel. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. Zwischenwahlen in den USA - letzte Chance für die Demokratie? Politikwissenschaft im Gespräch #DVPWiG. Mit Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Christian Lammert, Julia Simon, Frank A. Stengel. Moderation: Sonja Blum. 30. September 2026, 10:00-11:30 Uhr.
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If you’ve never recalled a book from yourself, are you even an academic?
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 18/07/2026
I just... what are you doing Why are you a trip hazard in two separate doorways
a large, fluffy grey tabby lying on the floor with his back legs stretched out. for absolutely no reason his front half is partly blocking the door to my office, and his back half the door to my bedroom.
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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
ZebrafishRock @zebrafishrock.bsky.social over ten years and going strong 🧪🐟
I LIKE Fish AND ME AND MY FRIENDS LOOK AT fish ALL THE TIME AND SOMETIMES THE fish ARE NEAT AND WE TELL OUR OTHER FRIENDS ABOUT IT AND OUR FRIENDS ALSO LIKE fish AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE fish PARTIES AND SO NOW WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT fish.

The life of a scientist sounds way more fun when you describe it like you're six years old
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Ein Blick auf die #europäische und #transatlantische Dimension der Entwicklung und des #Mainstreamings der populistischen radikalen Rechten (mit besonderem Fokus auf AfD, MAGA und Fidesz) >> jetzt im Themenheft "Populismus in Europa" von Bürger&Staat verfügbar: www.lpb-bw.de/publikation-...
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B&S 4-2025 Populismus in Europa.Einzelanzeige
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The 2026 V-Dem Democracy Report will be released tomorrow. It will certainly render more tangible the observations and analyses many of us have offered regarding the ongoing transformations in the US. I’ve discussed the report w/ SRF, to be broadcast tmrw 6 -10am: www.srf.ch/audio/radio-...
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Very much looking forward to our panel "US Politics in Europe" organized by @mikecowburn.bsky.social!
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES” – Al Green stellte mit dieser Aufschrift auf einem Protestplakat..
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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Our second monthly pick for February is "Liminally Positioned in the South: Reinterpreting Brazilian and Chinese Relations with Africa" by @janahoenke.bsky.social, @eric-cezne.bsky.social, and Yifan Mia Yang. Do give it a read! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This article brings to fore long-standing intricacies and dilemmas in Brazil’s and China’s international positioning. It reveals the complex discursive repertoires shaping the Brazilian and Chinese sense of Self in the world, in the Global South, and, more particularly, in relation to Africa. It engages with the concept of “liminality” to highlight how constructing South–South relationships and invoking Southern identities have been ambiguous, indeterminate—thus liminal—endeavors in these countries’ international affairs. By dissecting their diplomatic and corporate narratives towards Africa, our analysis demonstrates, notwithstanding tensions and contradictions, how Brazilian and Chinese actors have creatively acted upon this liminality to pursue foreign policy goals and economic projects. In doing so, the article stresses the floating, ambiguous nature of powerful constructs such as “South” (and “West”), and binary oppositions between them. It concludes by discussing how a liminality perspective allows us to understand the unfixed and multifaceted nature of roles and identities in international relations.
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
🎉Leviathan-Schwerpunktheft Konservatismus in der Krise II jetzt OA 🎉 mit meinem Beitrag zu konservativem Anti-Intellektualismus und autokratischen Projekten in der US-Bildungspolitik: lnkd.in/eZJ7mNaK Vielen Dank an die Gastherausgeber:innen @tbiebricher.bsky.social & @juliareuschenbach.bsky.social!
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I am absolutely thrilled that I will be joining the phenomenal team @globalsociety.bsky.social as an Associate Editor soon!
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Claas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Warum ist das kein großes Thema der Presse?
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David Sirakov @davidsirakov.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Entlang des Entwurfs des Bundeshaushaltsgesetzes 2025 sollen die Deutsch-Amerikanischen Zentren um 45 Prozent gekürzt werden. Das trifft die transatlantische Bildungsarbeit ins Mark und gefährdet wichtige Demokratieförderung in der breiten Gesellschaft in Deutschland. www.swr.de/swraktuell/r...
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Muss Atlantische Akademie Rheinland-Pfalz Mitarbeiter kündigen?
Die Atlantische Akademie Rheinland-Pfalz, mit Sitz in Kaiserslautern, bekommt den Geldhahn zugedreht. Das sieht zumindest ein Gesetzentwurf des Bundes vor. Das gleiche blüht auch den restlichen zehn A...
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Marko Kukec, Matthew Stenberg & my new paper proposes to expand our perspective on democratic backsliding to include backsliding dynamics related to party cohesion. We study 6 cases across various regime types+forms of territorial state organization. Available OA: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Rule of law backsliding across regime types: a comparative analysis of the role of party cohesion in shaping backsliding dynamics - Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
The rule of law around the world has increasingly been eroded by elected governments seeking to expand their power. A traditional mechanism against rule of law backsliding is the horizontal and vertic...
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
📢 Publication alert: Robert Csehi's and my chapter on the TikTok Campaigns of Fidesz and the Rassemblement National in the 2024 EP Elections in “The 2024 European Parliament Elections” edited by Michael Kaeding, Alexander Hoppe, and Manuel Müller is now out (OA): link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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The Populist Far Right and Europe’s Young Voters: Comparing the TikTok Campaigns of Fidesz and the Rassemblement National in the 2024 European Parliamentary Elections
Far-right populist parties have continued to gain relevance in the most recent European Parliament elections. This chapter focuses on the underresearched nexus between these parties and young people i...
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Atlantische Akademie Rheinland-Pfalz @atlantakademie.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
CfP! 💥 "Long Live the King! Authoritarian Right-Wing Populism and Democratic Backsliding in the United States." This peer-reviewed publication aims to critically examine recent political developments in the U.S. through interdisciplinary lenses! @jusimon.bsky.social @profausberlin.bsky.social
Screenshot of the CfP: Key details:
Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2025 
Abstract length: 250-300 words
Full manuscript due: June 30, 2025
Article length: 8,000-10,000 words
Projected publication: 2026
The special issue welcomes contributions from various fields, including political science, history, sociology, cultural studies, literary studies, and media studies. Topics may include institutional erosion, historical parallels, sociocultural drivers of ethno-nationalism, media ecosystems, cultural narratives, religious-political intersections, and strategies to strengthen democratic resilience.
As this is a peer-reviewed publication, it presents an excellent opportunity to contribute to the scholarly discourse on this critical topic. Submit your abstract and a brief CV to clammert@zedat.fu-berlin.de by March 15, 20251.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/03/2025
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down rules regulating the discharge of water pollution, narrowing the landmark Clean Water Act in an unusual case that featured sewage and an effort by one of the nation’s greenest cities to take on the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Supreme Court strikes down EPA rules on discharge of water pollution
The justices found the EPA cannot impose generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards.
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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
As #ISA2025 continues, this is your reminder that Global Society has an open call for special issue proposals. These can relate to any area of global and international studies, and interdisciplinary scholarship is welcomed. Drop us an email or click the link below for details.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/03/2025
Welcome to the Great Emboldening, where ideas and actions that might have been unthinkable, objectionable, or reputationally risky in the past are now on the table, @cwarzel.bsky.social writes.
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The Great Emboldening
Jeff Bezos is stepping over the redline—and he’s not alone.
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This is great, thank you! I was such a pleasure working with @globalsociety.bsky.social and the scholars who contributed these highly insightful research papers
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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
If everyone used footnotes instead of endnotes
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is a terrific contribution to our 2025 @globalsociety.bsky.social special issue "Authoritarian Governmentality and Counter-Conduct from the Local to the Global". Thanks again to Simin and Abigail for being part of the project!
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Neil Abrams @readthedetox.com · 16/02/2025
As a political scientist who studies countries that managed to stop the slide into authoritarianism, I can assure you that ***refraining from provoking the authoritarian*** is not how it works. Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.
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Julia Simon @jusimon.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
What a nice surprise!
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