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Official account of South European Society and Politics, a leading journal for scholars interested in Southern Europe. Edited by Nicolò Conti and Bonnie Field. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/curr…

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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 8h
📚 In our Collection on THE LEFT Post-industrial alignment and class support for radical left parties in Southern Europe #OpenAccess ⏳ READ the article by José Pedro Lopes👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📚 In our Collection on POPULISM Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in #Turkey ⏳#FreeAccess Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📚 In our Collection on POPULISM K. Papastathis, S. Koskina, Y. Stavrakakis & S. Mitralexis find: #Níki’s traditionalism articulates a form of “populist rigorism”, using religion as a tool of populist mobilization ⏳ #FreeAccess here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📚 In our Collection on THE LEFT Narratives of social democracy’s demise: insights from the Portuguese case #FreeAccess ⏳ READ the article by A. Espírito-Santo, @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social and N. Santos 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📚 In our Collection on POPULISM Giorgia #Meloni succeeds in a second-order contest: the 2024 European elections in #Italy ⏳Temporary #FreeAccess Read the article by Nicola Maggini, Davide Angelucci, Luca Carrieri, Elisabetta Mannoni 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
✨ Just published — Special Collection Southern Europe as a Laboratory for the Study of #Populism 📖 20 articles ✒️introduced by Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser Explore the collection 👇 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📚 In our Collection on THE LEFT IN SOUTHERN EUROPE Critical junctures and party innovation: the transformation of radical left parties in #Greece, #Portugal and #Spain 🔓Read #OpenAccess by @raulgomez.bsky.social, @ljramiro.bsky.social & @lamprinirori.bsky.social 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📚 In our Collection on THE LEFT IN SOUTHERN EUROPE Strategic dualism: CHP’s cleavage politics and the evolution of opposition coordination in #Turkey #FreeAccess ⏳ Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi, and Hakan Yavuzyılmaz here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💡 @gcapano.bsky.social & Andrea Pritoni FIND…💡 ‘the likelihood of high-level civil servants soliciting information [from interest groups] is greater when they hold high policy capacities’ in #Greece, #Italy and #Portugal 🔗https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2024.2326287
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📢 in our #NewIssue (31/3) Silvia Bolgherini, Alexandros Christos Gkotinakos, and @efteperoglou.bsky.social find that, in the Greek 2024 EP election, 'considerable losses for ND came from abstention, not only vote switching' Read here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
✨ Just published — Special Collection The Left in Southern Europe: 📌 25 articles (2016-2026) 📖introduced by Myrto Tsakatika and Daniel Keith, with a reflection on directions for future research. Explore the collection 👇 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📢 in our #NewIssue (31/3) #OpenAccess T. Silva & @marinacostalobo.bsky.social find: - 'the 2024 EP elections in #Portugal were not merely second-order national contests' - #Chega’s '#Euroscepticism was not overlooked by its newer electorate' Read the article here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
✨Have an idea for a Special Issue? 📝The journal invites scholars to submit proposals that address fundamental aspects of politics and society in the region. We especially welcome proposals that are comparative in scope. 🔗 Check here: tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📢 in our #NewIssue (31/3) #FreeAccess @marinacostalobo.bsky.social, @vincenzoemanuele.bsky.social & A. Paparo introduce the SI on 2024 EP elections: still second-order, but refracted through party-system fluidity, selective sanctioning & salient EU conflicts. Read here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📚 SESP #ArticleCollections Polarised #Turkey? Citizens, #parties and #elections under competitive authoritarianism 🎯Introduction by @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social 🔗Read here ⬇️ tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 in our #NewIssue (31/3) #FreeAccess N. Maggini, D. Angelucci, L. Carrieri & E. Mannoni find that ‘low turnout and the success of a small opposition party (AVS) align with the second-order model’ in the 2024 #EuropeanElections in #Italy temporary free⏳ 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight #Italy Playing populist: the relationship of convenience between populist language and demarcationist ideological positions in the Italian parliament (1948-2020) READ article by @silviadecadri.bsky.social & Fedra Negri tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess Crisis and centralisation: how the #pandemic reshaped territorial preferences in #Spain Read the article by @sandraleon.bsky.social & @amuitz.bsky.social here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
💡Nicolò Bellanca, Alberto Gherardini, Mauro Maltagliati & Gianmaria Pessina FIND…💡 #Italy #Mezzogiorno regions defy the North-South social capital divide regarding pro-environment behaviour Read it here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 Governmental fact-checking or ‘fact-washing’? Assessing the (un)biasedness and (im)partiality of the Centre for Countering Disinformation in #Turkey Read the article by O. Güden & @lindabos.bsky.social here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📢 in our #NewIssue (31/3) #FreeAccess @piglesiassimon.bsky.social & Anna Bosco show Spain's 2024 EP election eroded a core SOE assumption: EU issues shaped vote asymmetrically, with left voters Europeanised and the radical right split. Read here (temporary free access⏳) 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📢 #NewIssue 31/3 Special Issue The 2024 European Parliament elections in Southern Europe: Reassessing the national-European political dynamics 📗Guest Editors: Marina Costa Lobo, @Vinceman86, and Aldo Paparo Don't miss it! 👇 tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/c...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
💡M. Alcañiz Moscardó, E. Gómez Nicolau and J. Sanfélix Albelda FIND💡 a ‘romanticisation of family-domestic space and time generated during the lockdown despite the uneven distribution of [] household responsibilities’ in #Valencia 🔗https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2024.2367829
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
💡 @turnbulldugarte.com, G. Cordero & J. M. Ramírez Dueñas FIND…💡 the youngest #LGB voters demonstrate notably greater support for left-wing parties, particularly emergent progressive parties 🔓Read #OpenAccess here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
💡 @gcapano.bsky.social & Andrea Pritoni FIND…💡 ‘the likelihood of high-level civil servants soliciting information [from interest groups] is greater when they hold high policy capacities’ in #Greece, #Italy and #Portugal 🔗https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2024.2326287
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📚 In our #Collection on The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe Perceptions of populist radical right mainstreaming as a threat to democracy: evidence from Italian voters Read the article by A. Seddone & mattiazulianello.bsky.social 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
📘 SESP #ArticleCollections 🔥 The Radical Right in Southern Europe ✨ introduction by N. Conti, @bonniefield.bsky.social & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social 🔍 Explore the collection here ⬇️ tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight in #SouthernEurope A moral or class divide for populist parties? ‘The people’ in he discourse of #Podemos and #Vox in #Spain 🔓Read the #OpenAccess article by @juanroch.bsky.social & Guillermo Cordero tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📚 In our Collection on #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe Bridging gaps: how investment in public childcare affects women’s employment in #Italy and #Spain 🔓#OpenAccess article by @laramaest.bsky.social, @davidpalomera.bsky.social & Roberto Rizza 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
💡 R. Perna & M. Puig Batalla FIND… 💡 ‘the type of actors that mobilised in favour of a collective #regularisation and their arguments [] were central in shaping policy outcomes’ in #Italy and #Spain 🔓Read #OPENACCESS 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
✨Have an idea for a Special Issue? 📝The journal invites scholars to submit proposals that address fundamental aspects of politics and society in the region. We especially welcome proposals that are comparative in scope. 🔗 Check here: tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📚 In our Collection on #Polarisation in #Turkey Competitive yet unfair: May 2023 elections and authoritarian resilience in Turkey 🆓Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social, and H. Yavuzyılmaz 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📚 SESP #ArticleCollections Polarised #Turkey? Citizens, #parties and #elections under competitive authoritarianism 🎯Introduction by @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social 🔗Read here ⬇️ tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight #Italy Playing populist: the relationship of convenience between populist language and demarcationist ideological positions in the Italian parliament (1948-2020) READ article by @silviadecadri.bsky.social & Fedra Negri tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe A bitter victory and a sweet defeat: the July 2023 Spanish general election READ the article by @tonirodon.bsky.social and @irenerodriguez.bsky.social tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📚 In our Collection on #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe Gender equality policies in #Turkey’s opposition municipalities: factors that impact policy-making according to gender advocates READ article by Ebru Ertugal and Itir Bagdadi here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
💡Nicolò Bellanca, Alberto Gherardini, Mauro Maltagliati & Gianmaria Pessina FIND…💡 #Italy #Mezzogiorno regions defy the North-South social capital divide regarding pro-environment behaviour Read it here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📚 In our Collection on The #RadicalRight The nationalisation of subnational elections in polarised #Spain: the May 2023 regional and local elections 🆓Read the article by @amuitz.bsky.social & @priera.bsky.social 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
💡Yannis Tsirbas FINDS…💡 ‘The parliamentary election of May 2023 in #Greece marks a shift towards a predominant party system, somewhat reversing a period of stabilisation and a return of two-partyism’ READ the article here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
💡 Vasiliki Triga, N. Ioannidis & C. Djouvas FIND…💡 in the 2023 Presidential Election in #Cyprus ‘the winning candidate garnered a diverse electorate, reflecting the varied ideologies of supporting parties’ Read the article here #OpenAccess tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📚 In our Collection on #Polarisation in #Turkey #Polarisation and #youth in #Turkey: young people as gatekeepers or challengers of polarisation? 📚Read the article by Begüm Uzun and Demet Lüküslü 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 in Turkey's 2023 elections the campaign was "primarily defined by the ongoing Kulturkampf, rooted in three [] divisions: ethnic, religious and sectarian, and cultural" Read the article by E. Kalaycioglu, O. Yegen & @mertmoral.bsky.social 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #OpenAccess #Malta "[Malta's 2024 European Parliament election] resembled a national election in every respect except that the government's hold on power was not directly at stake" Read the article by @martami.bsky.social & R. Pace here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
As Italy debates electoral reform and women's role in politics, a timely read from our recent research: 📊 Barbieri & Pansardi weigh 30 years of Italian cabinets with their 'Political Power of Roles’ model. ⚖️ More seats ≠ more power. 📄 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Greece the 2024 Greek EP election confirms the SOE model: record-low turnout and historic ND losses, but driven by economic dissatisfaction Read the article by S. Bolgherini, A.-C. Gkotinakos, and @efteperoglou.bsky.social here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey "the fragmentation of Islamism challenges the binary between autocratic Islamism and democratic secularism" Read the article by @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey "the rise of regime cleavage is not merely a structural phenomenon, but a deliberate process strategically driven by opposition leaders" Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi & Hakan Yavuzyılmaz here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #OpenAccess #Turkey High affective polarisation in Turkey’s 2023 election boosted incumbent AKP loyalty, helping the party withstand severe challenges Read the article by @seaytac.bsky.social, @sedairmak.bsky.social, @busrask.bsky.social 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡#Turkey #OpenAccess ‘Cultural conflict alone cannot explain democratic satisfaction’ S. Toros, G. Zeybek Kabakçı and E. Toros analyse Democratic #backsliding and democratic satisfaction in #Turkey 🔓Read the article 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 "evaluations of government performance influenced voter behaviour more than EU-related issues" …in the 2024 European elections in Italy. Read the article by N. Maggini, D. Angelucci, L. Carrieri & E. Mannoni here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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