"The real question on 14 June is not how many people should live in Switzerland, but what kind of society Switzerland wishes to be."
✍ @adrianfavero.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
💥New | Qualitative research can and should be more open and reproducible
✍️ @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social & @twm.bsky.social
#OpenResearch #QualitativeResearch #AcademicSky
Switzerland's referendum on capping the country’s population at ten million goes to the heart of what society Switzerland wishes to be.
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Qualitative research has lagged behind quantitative studies in open research practices. A new book shows how & why qualitative research can be more open.
Is the European Political Community just another discussion forum or something more?
✍️ Uwe Wunderlich, Stefan Gänzle & Tobias Hofelich blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The European Political Community is contributing to a more flexible institutional order that can facilitate dialogue and cooperation beyond EU membership.
How can the EU thrive in a world where trade is increasingly weaponised by major powers?
✍ Robert Basedow @lse-ei.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Can welfare states contain populism?
New research finds that countries with more generous welfare spending exhibit lower levels of populist support.
✍ @chasefoster.bsky.social & Jeffry Frieden @eupthejournal.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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The EU’s Dublin system is widely seen as unfair, but new research suggests the system has produced surprisingly fair outcomes in practice.
✍️ @lutzphilipp.bsky.social @ftrauner.bsky.social & Philipp Stutz @eupthejournal.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Could Moldova join the EU by unifying with Romania?
✍ @acarstocea.bsky.social @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
"Animal rights are built on the idea that certain types of harmful activities are unacceptable, no matter how much good they might do for humans.
We should not use animals for food, or research in invasive or lethal ways, even if we benefit from it." @jeffsebo.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
AI anti-corruption systems are now being used across Europe. But they can only catch corruption if a human acts on what is flagged.
The question now is not whether these systems work, but whether politicians will allow them to work.
✍ Mark Esposito & Bruno S. Sergi blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Despite fears of war fatigue, Europe's political consensus on Ukraine has been remarkably durable in the face of growing pressures.
✍ Adam Holesch @ibei.org & Benjamin Martill @uoe-sps.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The EU has developed an impressive range of new trade tools in response to the rise of geopolitics and the weaponisation of trade policy by major powers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
New evidence shows that countries with more generous welfare state spending and labour market programmes exhibit lower levels of populist support.
Unification with Romania could offer Moldova key advantages, but would be immensely challenging to implement due to sharp divisions in Moldovan society.
Should animals have rights or just protections? Jeff Sebo discusses the difference between rights and welfare, and the problems with human exceptionalism.
