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Politics of the Low Countries @plc-journal.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📢 New publication! 📢 We are happy to share yet another great PhD project by @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social (@dfuturevub.bsky.social, @warwickpais.bsky.social) for our PhD Summary and Review series!

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

About last night... 🎉 Congratulations Dr. @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social ! 🎓 📖 Dr. Bernaerts defended his dissertation on polarisation and its complex, dynamic relationship with democracy and institutions. Needless to say, it was fantastic! Find out more about Kamil's work via kamilbernaerts.com

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Kamil Bernaerts @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

New publication in International Political Science Review! Together with Didier Caluwaerts, I found that the relationship between polarisation and violence was weaker in countries with a federal system and/or a rigid constitution. Important contribution regarding polarisation's impact on democracy.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

How many people will die because two corrupt men are trying to stay out of jail?

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Marie Curie Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship is still open: ‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️

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Kamil Bernaerts @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Although my presentation focused on understanding how polarisation can be theoretically linked with democracy and thus not entirely fit in the bigger theme of the panel, I’m very grateful for the opportunity and interesting questions! #PSA25

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Hannah Oorts @hannahoorts.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

✨My first academic piece is out! ✨ In "Blending In and Sticking Out: Performing legitimacy claims to become (a) representative", I write about how minoritised representatives perform their role within institutions. Read about it in @ejcs-journal.bsky.social

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🆕 New article by @hannahoorts.bsky.social in European Journal of Cultural Studies! 🔹 “Blending In and Sticking Out” explores how politicians like Assita Kanko navigate race & gender in performing political legitimacy—before being accepted as representatives. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/9PI82...

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Natalia Mehlman Petrzela @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

“The termination of your grant represents an urgent priority for this administration” My NEH grant has been terminated Incredible when the funding for your book about the educational culture wars is cut as a result of the educational culture wars You can’t say history isn’t relevant

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🚨 working paper alert🚨 @carotorreblanca.bsky.social, Will Dinneen, and I have published an updated draft of "The Evolving Landscape of Political Science: Two Decades of Scholarship in a Growing Discipline." We hope you will find it interesting. osf.io/preprints/os...

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v15 and the V-dem Institute Democracy Report 2025 The Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... DR25: "25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped?": v-dem.net/publications... #DR25 #DemocracyReport2025 #VDemDatasetV15 #polisky #PoliticalScienceData #PoliSciSky 🧵1(3)

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The silence of associations like APSA, MPSA and SPSA as well as university provosts on the end of academic freedom in the US is deafening.

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Kamil Bernaerts @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

“Perhaps it is time to (…) find passions of our own: (…) to imagine a world in which government supports health and education for all, where we all live without fear, knowing that our interconnected lives are equally valuable.” shorturl.at/NvU4s

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Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler

Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage

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Kamil Bernaerts @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

“Het tegenovergestelde van liefde is niet haat, het is onverschilligheid”. Een democratie wordt niet alleen ondermijnd door gevaarlijke leiders als Trump, maar vooral ook door hun gedachtegoed te normaliseren. Trump en alles waar hij voor staat is *niet* normaal. shorturl.at/rdvSx

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Het is wel degelijk vijf voor twaalf, niet alleen in Duitsland

Dirk Verhofstadt is moraalfilosoof en auteur van Dagboek 1933. Hij vreest dat we afglijden naar de jaren dertig en ziet op tal van plekken hoe de democratie ondermijnd wordt.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I don't know how else to put this: This is fucking insane. NSF, a $10 billion grantmaking agency, is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months.

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Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs

National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

📢 Call for papers! Workshop "Polarising Performances or Re-engaging the Audience?" organised by @hannahoorts.bsky.social & @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social 📝 Abstract deadline: 28/02/2025 🎤 Keynote: Prof. Paula Diehl 📍 Free & in-person (lunch provided!) [SUBMISSION BELOW!]

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Kamil Bernaerts @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Working on #polarisation or #performance in politics? Submit your paper for our workshop on the 25th of April the University of Warwick!

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The word “political” is on the list of banned “D.E.I.” terms

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I hope scholars in Europe and political parties that support science are paying close attention to the unfolding US situation. Institutions can easily come under pressure. Actions of individuals can have far reaching consequences. Robust resilience is hard once the attack happens.

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

🚨 New article! Colleagues Henry Maes, Ambroos Verwee and Lien Smets published an article in @plc-journal.bsky.social toghether with V. Van Ingelgom & L. Knops. 'Affective Polarisation in Citizens’ Own Words: Understanding Group Construction' 1/3

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

👋 Hello Bluesky! The VUB Democratic Futures Research Centre is now here on Bluesky! 🎉 Stay tuned for updates on our latest research, insights, and news as we explore the future of democracy together. #PoliticalScience #Democracy #Research

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