Assoc. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden University | Democracy | EU
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Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745
Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
Saturday morning treat, unboxing author copies of the 2nd (paperback) ed. of Protecting Democracy in Europe
Printed in the UK, with a thick cover and French flaps, they feel really nice!
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🇳🇱 While the Netherlands continues to score highly on international democracy indices such as V-Dem, 40% of respondents in the new Dutch Parliamentary Election Study perceive at least some degree of democratic erosion.
A new chapter by @jmvanlit.bsky.social and me explores these perceptions.
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Who built the foundations of global governance? Not just politicians. In The Technocratic International, DPIR alumnus @janeijking.com reveals how 19th-century experts, engineers, and capitalists shaped the modern international order. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xndtvyqvvj
A fully funded 2-year postdoc for my ERC project on climate politics, comparative politics and political economy.
Deadline: 29 July 2026, 10am CET
Starting date: Jan 2027 (flexible)
Feel free to reach out next week at EPSS if you’d like to discuss the position
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
The metaverse only lost Facebook around 80bn. Meta’s AI overspend is now almost 3x that and it’s *chefs kiss*
So quit your whining, naysayers. The metaverse was obviously a Huge Success.
🇭🇺💶⚖️🇪🇺 Over the last few days, there was a lot of analysis flying around that Hungary won't have it as easy with unlocking EU funds, unlike Poland, but here I thought "trust the process", and I was right - the Commission walks into the same river once more. 1/
The Hungarian prosecutor just dropped the case against the organiser of Pécs Pride arguing that organising Prides is not crime, referring to the EU Court of Justice judgement on HU’s anti LGBTIQ-law.
A very encouraging step in the restoration of the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary!
