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Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen

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Professor of European Politics, Uni Copenhagen. EU policy-making, implementation, enforcement, social Europe, EU health policy. Co-editor of West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social

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Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social · 12h

Now #openaccess in Policy & Society @policysociety.bsky.social:

Why do intermediaries (not) comply with their regulatory tasks? It's about accountability, studid!

Theory: Accountability Regimes Framework
Case: UK #Prevent duty
Methods: interviews, #QCA & survey experiment

doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Explaining regulatory intermediaries’ compliance through the accountability regimes framework

Abstract . This article assesses how accountability relations between intermediaries, regulators, and regulatory targets affect intermediary non-compliance

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · 5d

💥Out now: The introduction to the Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies"

"Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the article "Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century" by Delia Zollinger and David Attewell. Published online first in West European Politics.

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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 5d

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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SUPA: Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies @supaproject.bsky.social · Sep 1

📈 More laws, more policies, more regulations. But administrations aren’t growing at the same pace 🚨 This mismatch risks poor services, unequal treatment & frustration. That’s where #SUPA comes in: from 2025–2028, we’ll study how to improve rule design & strengthen modern democracies 🏛️✨

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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · Aug 7

New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Are young men becoming more conservative?

This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Young men, gendered labour market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries

Recent studies have shown an increasing divide in political values between young men and women, particularly regarding gender equality attitudes. In this study it is argued that this is due in part...

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MOBILE - Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law @mobileucph.bsky.social · Mar 14

At MOBILE we are now advertising for a new postdoc position in Nordic asylum law and credibility. The position is part of a new 5-year interdisciplinary project on Explainable AI and Credibility in Asylum Law.
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Application deadline April 23, 2025

Postdoctoral position in Credibility and Asylum Law, University of Copenhagen

The Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, is seeking applications for a Postdoc position in credibility and Nordic asylum law. The position is part of the N

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Mar 20

We are very happy to host the WEP 5️⃣0️⃣th Anniversary Workshop @lmumuenchen.bsky.social today & tomorrow!

Great presentations, intense debates & we are grateful for colleagues all around the globe joining us.

Sessions on:
👉elections, parties, mobilization
👉welfare politics
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👉policy & administration

Picture of the participants of the workshop.

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Feb 6

@liesbethooghe.bsky.social & Gary Marks measure the extent to which political parties on the contemporary socio-cultural divide are cleavaged.

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies".

#polisky #academicsky

Abstract of the article "How does the education cleavage stack up against the classic cleavages of the past? by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, displaying party cleavage index for education in Western Europe, 1975-2020.

Figure 2, displaying party cleavage index for occupation in Western Europe, 1975-2020.

Figure 3, displaying party cleavage index for gender in Western Europe, 1975-2020.

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Alex Hartland @alexhartland.bsky.social · May 26

🛎️ New Publication 🛎️

How did public and party priorities interact during the 2024 European Parliament elections?

In our new @wepsocial.bsky.social article, Daniela Braun, @giucarny.bsky.social @rosanavarrete.bsky.social @annreinl.bsky.social and I find some connections

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The role of key European issues in the 2024 election campaign

International crises and Euroscepticism have made European issues prominent in citizens’ lives. This article studies the role of three key European issues – migration, the environment, and EU integ...

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · May 19

Delighted that my paper with @kevincunning.bsky.social on "Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections" has just been published by @wepsocial.bsky.social
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Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS) @jcms-eu.bsky.social · Mar 24

🌟 Scholar Spotlight 🌟

@dortemartinsen.bsky.social's article for the #JCMS explores how European Administrative Networks shape national enforcement of #EU health and safety laws, revealing that impact depends on network position and domestic resources.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · Mar 9

Very happy to see this out as part of a great special issue on cleavage politics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Building on studies on how (1) education, (2) generation and (3) gender structure voting on the GAL/TAN cleavage, we study how they interact.

Here’s a thread summarizing the paper👇

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Mar 8

Eleven Member States object to EU Commission intention to withdraw equality law proposal www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents...

Screenshot summary of Member States objection. Full text in the link.

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Birthe Larsen @birthelarsen.bsky.social · Mar 8

Lønforskellen mellem mænd og kvinder steg i 2023 fra 12,1% til 12,3%

Lønforskellen mellem kvindelige og mandlige læger er 9,9% og mellem mandlige og kvindelige tjenere er 6,2%

Glædelig kampdag 👊🏼🩷

www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...

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Jonathan Polk @jonathanpolk.bsky.social · Feb 21

I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!

Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe

Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨🚨 Breaking: Keir Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme according to new Times report. But; contrary to EU scheme, suggested UK proposal comes with caps and requirement to pay NHS surcharges. #brexit 🧵
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

New: Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme

Keir Starmer's youth mobility proposal aims to strengthen UK-EU relations, addressing labour shortages and opportunities

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Karina Kosiara-Pedersen @karinakosped.bsky.social · Feb 18

Such a pleasure to see this paper out in WEP. I'm grateful for collaborators Susan Scarrow and @emilievh.bsky.social, a tough but productive process with the editors and reviewers of @wepsocial.bsky.social, and comments from party scholar colleagues at a couple of @ecpr.bsky.social events.

Emilie van Haute @emilievh.bsky.social · Feb 17

New paper out @wepsocial.bsky.social with @karinakosped.bsky.social &S. Scarrow

Based on the 🇩🇰 case we show that (1) parties’ social media following is a sizeable form of political engagement & (2) social media partisans form a distinct type of party affiliation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Social media partisans vs. party members: political affiliation in a digital age

Recently political parties have diversified their affiliation options, including by developing social media followings, but so far there is little evidence about who is exploiting these new options...

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Jan 29

The EU hops to restore it's economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."

EU competition plan banks on deregulation and private capital

The EU hops to restore it's economic fortunes by slashing red tape, freeing up capital markets and "reviving the EU’s securitisation market."

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MOBILE - Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law @mobileucph.bsky.social · Jan 20

On the Borders of Deportability

This afternoon Anouk Lamé defended her PhD theses with bravura at @ucph.bsky.social. She presented original research on how French administrative judges shapes the European deportation regime.
Supervisor @tgammeltoft.bsky.social

jura.ku.dk/pdf/arrangem...

@dg.dk

Anouk Lamé pointing at a slide showing her research design

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Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen @dortemartinsen.bsky.social · Jan 20

Spændende indlæg af Michael Gøtze, @ucph.bsky.social om behovet for retsstatsuddannelse. Enig. Også relevant for statskundskab. uniavisen.dk/vi-har-brug-...

Vi har brug for en retsstats-uddannelse på Københavns Universitet

Selvom den danske retsstat har været duks i mange år, duer det ikke at hvile på laurbærrene. De seneste år har vist, at den ansigtsløse jura ikke længere rækker, skriver en juraprofessor i dette indlæ...

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Jan 15

Yesterday, the assigned Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice recommended that the EU directive on adequate minimum wages should be annulled in full. This would be a major blow to the social pillar of the EU.

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CURIA - Documents

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Jan 14

🚨 CJEU, EU employment law

Advocate-General's opinion argues that the EU directive on a framework for minimum wages must be fully annulled due to going beyond EU competences - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

CURIA - Documents

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Iskander De Bruycker @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social · Jan 6

Consultancies in Brussels are an often overlooked force in shaping EU policy. This intriguing article by @stenholm.foljeton.dk sheds light on their pivotal role in assisting major corporations and influencing EU institutions. In Danish—Google Translate can help! www.foljeton.dk/post/mens-eu...

Mens EU’s lovgivning bliver mere kompleks, eksploderer udgifterne til eksterne konsulenter - Føljeton

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Jan 3

The civil liberties committee's ability to cross-examine senior government officials and launch inquiries into politically sensitive topics have helped propel its status. But it also now has the ex-head of Frontex, turned far-right MEP, among its members.
https://euobserver.com/whos-who-in-the-eu-p…

Who's who in the EU Parliament committees?

Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet reporting on the European Union.

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Jonathan White @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social · Dec 29

Interview @politiken.dk:
politiken.dk/debat/art101...

Denne mand har en plan. Vejen til en bedre fremtid starter nu

Den anerkendte britiske samfundsforsker Jonathan White siger stop for teknokraterne. Vi skal have drømme og visioner tilbage i politik.

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · Dec 28

Fascinating account of the historical emergence of EU law.
Thanks to @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for pointing it out.
www.scopeconditionspodcast.com/episodes/epi...

Episode 2.7: Europe's Hidden Legal Architects, with Tommaso Pavone — Scope Conditions Podcast

Today on Scope Conditions, we’re talking about the origins of supranational power. The European Union has no army. It levies no taxes. Covering a population of 450 million, its administrative bureauc...

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · Dec 16

Right decision by Commission. Possibly indirectly shaped in part as a result of the EP's pending lawsuit against the Commission for unfreezing €10.2bn in EU funds a year ago under - IMO - false pretences (alleged rule of law enhancing judicial reforms) www.politico.eu/article/5-qu...

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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hi there 👋, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute!

We’ve just landed here 🚀 and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life!

📲 @eui-eu.bsky.social

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Markus Frischhut @mrfrischhut.bsky.social · Dec 11

Out now: Kessissoglou, I. A., et al. (2024). Are EU member states ready for the #EuropeanHealthDataSpace? Lessons learnt on the secondary use of health data from the TEHDAS Joint Action. EJPH, 34(6), 1102–1108. doi.org/10.1093/eurp...

Are EU member states ready for the European Health Data Space? Lessons learnt on the secondary use of health data from the TEHDAS Joint Action

Abstract. The proposal for a regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) contains provisions that would significantly change health data management

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Wiebke Marie Junk @wmjunk.bsky.social · Dec 9

Thrilled that our article on citizen responsiveness to lobbying has won this prize in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @annerasmussen.bsky.social
🏆 🥳 🙏🏻

We conducted a field experiment in cooperation with a consumer group to test the effect of their upcoming campaign.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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