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Iakovos Makropoulos

@makropoulos.bsky.social
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Postdoc, Queen Mary University of London. Ph.D. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Previously University of Essex. Political behaviour, comparative politics, political methodology 💻 iakovosm6.github.io/bio

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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
👏 Congrats to Dr Laura Sudulich on completing her Parliamentary Academic Fellowship with @ukparliament.parliament.uk! Outcome: a global map of parliamentary public engagement 🗺️ 📅 Launch Event: 25 Sept, Westminster 🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social #EssexGov #EssexImpact #UKParliament
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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
👏 Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Winifred Michael, on publishing her first article in Contemporary Politics! 🎉 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1356... #EssexGov
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When do oil autocracies formally commit to climate change mitigation?
Existing literature suggests that there is an autocratic disadvantage in climate change mitigation commitment, even amongst oil-rich countries. Yet, evidence suggests that there is no universal dis...
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Department of Government, Essex @uniessexgov.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🚨New ‪paper from our colleague @dianebolet.bsky.social and co-author @florianfoos.bsky.social: Media interviews with extreme-right activists normalise their ideas. 👉 Uncritical interviews ↑ agreement & perceived support 👉 Critical interviews ↓ persuasion but still raise perceptions of popularity
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Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - Volume 55
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Excited to have signed an editor contract with Oxford University Press for a volume on Voting Behaviour planned to come out in December 2027! We really hope this book will spark social science student interest in the discipline, especially at a time when democracy faces major challenges.
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🌅📙 64.3 Looking at data from 28 elections in 16 countries @laurasud.bsky.social. S.Trumm & @makropoulos.bsky.social found that women often receive smaller campaign budgets than men regardless of party of system affiliation ↔️ 🔗
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Running uphill: A comparative analysis of the gender gap in campaign financing
LAURA SUDULICH, SIIM TRUMM, IAKOVOS MAKROPOULOS
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Iri Kurtanidze @ikurtanidze.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
I presented a paper at the Political Studies Association #PSA - Early Career Network Annual #ECN Conference 2025 and was awarded a 'Best Paper Prize'', sponsored by Princeton University Press, for my presentation on emotional electoral mobilisation in hybrid regimes using Georgia as a case study.
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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Thank you, Madrid! See you at EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast!
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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Today was the last day of the EITM Summer School in Mannheim. I am so more knowledgeable, wise and much grateful to Prof. Thomas König for this opportunity, and to Prof. Thomas Bräuninger, Prof. Richard Traunmüller, Prof. @dzobrien.bsky.social & Prof. @fortunato.bsky.social for teaching all of us 🙏🏼
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Well-deserved. theconversation.com/the-2024-sir...
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The 2024 Sir Paul Curran award for academic journalism goes to Paul Whiteley
Professor Paul Whiteley, University of Essex, is the winner of the 2024 Sir Paul Curran award, which we recognised at a reception celebrating our authors’ work.
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Iakovos Makropoulos @makropoulos.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I passed my Ph.D. viva! Thank you so much for everything, Wolfgang Rüdig and @zacdgreene.bsky.social! And a big thank to my examination committee — Prof. Bob Mattes, Dr. Eftichia Teperoglou, and Dr. Gabriela Borz — for such a thoughtful, constructive, and genuinely enjoyable discussion!
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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
My article with @robjohns75.bsky.social, "Hope, Optimism, and Expectations for the Political Future", is now out open access at @polbehavior.bsky.social. It's about the psychology of expecting good things to happen in politics. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Hope, Optimism, and Expectations for the Political Future - Political Behavior
Expectations of what the future holds are a significant driver of political behavior. It is therefore important to understand the sources of those expectations. In this paper, we explore the psycholog...
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
🎀💐 Happy #IWD2025! Celebrate with exclusive #FreeToRead articles from our 📚 journals and @ecprtheloop.bsky.social! ✨ Discover standout contributions of female authors and explore issues of gender and representation of women in politics #Polisky #Gendersky #AccelerateAction #IWD2025
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Women in politics and gender equality: Curated content for International Women's Day
Celebrate IWD 2025 with our publications!
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🎉 Get ready to mark #InternationalWomensDay with us as we champion women's achievements in #PolSci and take stock of the progress towards #GenderParity 👀 Watch this space for exclusive insights, data, and special collections #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction #AcademicSky #Polisky #IRSky
A collection of images of attendees smiling at ECPR events
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Pedro Magalhães @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The work of our dear departed friend and colleague André Freire published in @sespjournal.bsky.social. A beautiful tribute. www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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The work of André Freire, an enduring legacy in political science and Southern Europe
Explore the article collection: The work of André Freire, an enduring legacy in political science and Southern Europe. Published in South European Society and Politics.
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🗳️ Women are not a demographic minority, but they are a minority in politics. Laura Sudulich, Siim Trumm & @makropoulos.bsky.social of @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social show how a significant gender resource gap remains a feature of contemporary parliamentary campaigns bit.ly/498OFWA
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The gender gap in campaign financing: an uphill struggle
Women are not a demographic minority, but they are certainly still a minority in politics. Laura Sudulich, Siim Trumm, and Iakovos Makropoulos show that a significant gender resource gap continues to ...
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A lot of discussion about incumbency effects at the moment. The plot below maps the trend since 1937. In Irish general elections, around 8 in 10 TDs who choose to stand again are re-elected. This re-election rate ranks among the highest in the world. www.rte.ie/news/electio... #GE24 1/2
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