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Stefanie Walter

@stefwalter.bsky.social
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International relations and IPE prof at the University of Zurich and Co-Director of the UZH Crisis Competence Center. Research on globalization backlash, IPE, international (non-)cooperation, and IOs. Optimist expecting the worst.

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interested in doing policy-relevant and transdisciplinary research on the geopolitical challenges facing Swiss businesses, supply chains and the economy? Then consider submitting a proposal to the @snsf.ch NFP 87 "Deglobalisation and Resilience"
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
EPSS pre-conference workshops: Call for proposals open now.
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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 22/09/2026
@jafrieden.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social argue that Europe's problem is political: there is no consensus among member states about how far and how fast to integrate. Rather than waiting, Europe should move in coalitions in areas of high payoff and high political friction. ow.ly/iECq50ZQ5OU
The EU was built for a rules-based, Western-led international order that now looks like a relic. Writing for CEPR's Europe 2050 series, Jeffry Frieden (Columbia) and Stefanie Walter (University of Zurich and Bruegel) argue that Europe's problem in confronting an adversarial United States, an assertive China and a hostile Russia is not primarily economic but political: there is no consensus among member states, or within them, about how far and how fast to integrate. Drawing on survey data spanning the Eurozone crisis and party positions across the EU27, they show that political feasibility varies enormously by issue, from near-unanimous support for expanding the ESM to near-universal rejection of Commission pre-approval of national budgets, and that this feasibility rarely lines up with where the economic payoff from integration is largest. Their answer is differentiated integration: rather than waiting for unanimity, Europe should let coalitions of the willing move first in areas of high payoff and high political friction, such as a European safe asset or joint defence of the eastern border, while leaving areas like welfare or education policy at the national level and treating others, from grid integration to joint procurement, as low-hanging fruit. They point to Schengen's evolution from five founding members to near-universal EU membership as the template: a successful club creates its own momentum, making it increasingly costly for holdouts to stay outside. Beyond institutional design, they argue Europe's leaders need three habits it currently lacks: crafting reforms with built-in flexibility and lock-in effects rather than one-size-fits-all treaties, being honest with voters about the genuine trade-offs of compromises rather than pretending them away, and communicating in language citizens can actually parse, given that Commission press releases are, on average, harder to read than academic journal abstracts.
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
1/3 How can Europe thrive in a fragmenting world and reform despite political divisions between and within countries? In our @cepr.org Europe 2050 contribution, @jafrieden.bsky.social & I argue that political feasibility must be a central consideration in any reform design. cepr.org/publications...
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Interested in the state-of-play in Switzerland-EU relations?
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Why Switzerland stays out of the European Union
Switzerland is deeply intertwined with the European Union but remains firmly outside the bloc. Has this carefully guarded independence served its interests?
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Call for Papers for #EPSS 2027 in Copenhagen is now open! Join the @epssnet.bsky.social community for exciting new research, great discussions, and a lot of fun. Deadline for paper submissions: 13 November 2026 epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
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Call for Papers | EPSS 2027 Copenhagen Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Copenhagen 2027. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 05/09/2026
❄️ Iceland, Switzerland, Europe 🗣️ @stefwalter.bsky.social in conversation with host @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on The Sound of Economics 🔗 Catch up on the discussion now: buff.ly/97zxhlv
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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺 @pubaffairsbruxelles.eu · 03/09/2026
[Podcast] #EUNeighborhoud: #Iceland, #Switzerland, #Europe: What should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states?, by @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social | @bruegel.org www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podcast/icel...
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Iceland, Switzerland, Europe: What should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states? - PubAffairs Bruxelles
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie speaks with Bruegel’s Heather Grabbe and Stefanie Walter about Iceland’s referendum on restarting European Union accession talks, Switz...
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Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What a great discussion about Europe beyond the EU! Political scientists @bruegel.org also have a lot to say about how economic ties and security alliances interact with domestic politics. For more on Iceland and the reconfiguration of #widerEurope, see www.bruegel.org/first-glance...
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Jilted by Iceland – but Wider Europe is forming through new cooperation structures around the EU
Iceland’s rejection of EU membership talks should be seen against a backdrop of new methods of deeper collaboration, especially on security
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Very much enjoyed discussing Europe's variable geometry, the role the mass public, referendums, and populist parties play for European integration, and how Iceland and Switzerland fit into all this with the awesome @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on the newest Bruegel podcast:
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Writing Retreat
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Remember to nominate your favorite EPSS paper for this award – nomination deadline coming up on August 31.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🏆 Nominations open for EPSS Best Book Award 2027 📚 The 2027 EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. Through this award, the Society seeks to highlight scholarship that advances the discipline and fosters dialogue across its sections
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EPSS Best Book Award 2027 Award Nomination Form
EPPS Best Book Award The EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. Through this award, the Society seeks to highlight scholarship that ad...
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hatte viel Spass im @uzh-ch.bsky.social Podcast von Christina Neier und Matthias Oesch darüber zu sprechen, wie die EU mit Herausforderungen wie dem Brexit umgeht und was das – auch im Kontext der sich wandelnden Weltordnung - für die Beziehungen Schweiz-EU bedeutet. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
See also onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... by @lhaffert.bsky.social , @nilsredeker.bsky.social , @tobirommel.bsky.social
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Misremembering Weimar: Hyperinflation, the Great Depression, and German collective economic memory
The well-known German aversion to inflation has attracted a lot of interest and is often attributed to a specific historical memory: Weimar. Yet we do not know much about why hyperinflation seems to ...
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What is it with Canadian authors presciently predicting dystopian developments in US politics? First @margaretatwood.bsky.social, now @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social.
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Have a book out? Submit it for the #EPSS book award!
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Come work with my amazing colleague @thmskrr.bsky.social!
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We would also like to hear about your thoughts about the conference! All participants have received an email with a link to the post-conference survey. If you haven’t already done so, we would be very grateful if you could fill out the survey so as to help us to make future conferences even better.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If you want more details on the #EPSS2026 conference, you can find it in the Belfast 2026 conference report: epssnet.org/belfast-repo...
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Belfast 2026 report - EPSS
Conference co-chairs report Programme archive (pdf)
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Really enjoyed #EPSS2026
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Particularly nice work trip tonight 😊
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Had a great inaugural #EPSS conference in Belfast.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Come join us at the Ulster Museum to wrap up #EPSS2026 and mingle with drinks at the museum. 17:00-19:30 www.ulstermuseum.org
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Discover Together
The Ulster Museum tells a unique human story, and houses a vast array of art, historical artefacts and specimens from the natural world.
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Great discussion yesterday about the Accommodation Dilemma Framework at the #EPSS2026 "Responding to Non-Cooperation in International Relations" Agenda-Setting panel with @lisadellmuth.bsky.social @fgenovese.bsky.social sky.social, Bernhard Reinsberg, @smetanamichal.bsky.social (and myself).
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Join us at 5:10pm in Hall 1A (ICC) for a discussion on how to define "non-cooperation" in international politics, how to responses to non-cooperative behavior vary, and how to analyze this variation across different levels of analysis and issue areas.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Soon - 🔁 Roundtable: Conflict in Europe in an Age of Geopolitics virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 15:20-17:00 | Bar 2 (ICC), with Brian Burgoon, @catherinedevries.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social , @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Gary Marks, and @jrovny.bsky.social
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OA Virtual conferences
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Lisa Dellmuth @lisadellmuth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I am very much looking forward to chairing the panel on "Responding to Non-Cooperation in International Relations" at #EPSS2026! Together with an excellent group of colleagues, we will discuss a research agenda for studying responses to non-cooperation in #InternationalRelations! Join us! #Polisky
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Non-cooperation is a regular feature of international politics, but research on its various forms is fragmented across IR subfields. Our agenda-setting panel proposes and discusses a more unified framework for studying how actors respond to non-cooperation. Overview paper: shorturl.at/HbIvU
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New research on weaponized interdependence coming up at 9am:
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#EPSS General Meeting and Prize-giving Ceremony starting now in Hall 1A (ICC). Join us - open to all.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🌉Evening programme: 🗳️EPSS Annual General Meeting 18:20-18:50, Hall 1A (ICC) 🏆EPSS Prize-Giving and President's Keynote Address 19:00-19:40, Hall 1A (ICC) 🥂EPSS Reception 19:40-21:00, Halls1B-1D (ICC)
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Really excited and thankful to be part of this great panel chaired by @ta-huikuri.bsky.social. Great research on how the contestation of the LIO, IOs, and trade more generally plays out across various domestic arenas.
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Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Free lunch on a first come first served basis. Come early!
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ERC project DISINTEGRATION @disintegrationerc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
DISINTEGRATION research at #EPSS2026! * How do political parties speak about IOs? by @tommccraehunter.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social * A theoretical framework on how to think about responses to non-cooperation in intl. politics by @lisadellmuth.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Going through a record number of submissions and putting together an inspiring program is no easy task. @epssnet.bsky.social is fortunate to have so many dedicated colleagues who lived up to the task and curated the program as section chairs. Thank you!
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
First conference day at #EPSS2026. Very much looking forward to learning about new research, inspiration for next steps, and seeing colleagues and friends. I am particularly excited about these two panels:
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Two of my favorite revolutionaries! Thank you for everything.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ A particularly warm welcome to all those participants that are attending #EPSS for the very first time. We are so happy you are here! A huge thanks to Queens University for sponsoring the first-time attendee reception tonight! 🙏
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In Belfast and very excited for our first ever #EPSS conference to start!
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Lisa Dellmuth @lisadellmuth.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Very much looking forward to the @epssnet.bsky.social conference next week and to our Agenda Setting Panel about Responses to Non-Cooperation in International Relations! With @stefwalter.bsky.social, @fgenovese.bsky.social, Bernhard Reinsberg & Michal Smetana! Join us! #poliscisky #europesky
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Heading to the #EPSSBelfast conference next week? The EPSS Diversity Committee has organized several events to make this a welcoming space for everyone. Quick thread on what's happening and when 👇
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Are you a first generation political scientist? Then join the EPSS First Gen Social Gathering 📆10:50-12:30 Saturday, 20 June, 2026, Bar 2 (ICC) 👥Organizers: @carogarriga.bsky.social and @sattlersthomas.bsky.social Please drop by, bring your own coffee ☕️ and meet other First Gen PhDs 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓🧑‍🎓.
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
EPSS fun
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A huge thank you to our section chairs that put in so much thought in effort in putting together this program: 🙏🙏🙏
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
EPSS program 👇
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
So excited about EPSS coming up – when we started this journey a year ago, who knew that the community would this project greet with so much enthusiasm. Looking forward to seeing you all in Belfast!
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The @disintegrationerc.bsky.social project is completed, but the publications are still coming: Congrats to @scherzinger.bsky.social and @antonpeez.bsky.social on how to study diplomatic discourse in the UN, here on UN sanctions!
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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Succint summary
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