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Özge Zihnioğlu @ozihnioglu.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢The EU champions civil society inclusion in Turkey & Serbia, but who really gets heard? My new paper shows how consultation processes often privilege some civil society organizations, while silencing others, deepening hierarchies and exclusion. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

EU civil society funds in Turkey and Serbia: promoting inclusion, creating epistemic exclusion

This article investigates the European Union’s (EU) efforts to incorporate civil society organizations (CSOs) into its funding programmes, focusing on Turkey and Serbia – two long-standing accessio...

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Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social · Aug 3

Excited to share my latest co-authored article with @toygarsinanbaykan.bsky.social in @democratization.bsky.social
“The Frenemy Within: Populism’s Dual Role in Democratization”
We explore how populism can both revive and erode democracy.
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The frenemy within: populism’s dual role in democratization

Different approaches to democracy and populism lead to varied conclusions about their relationship. Some see populism as a threat to democracy, while others argue that it can contribute to democrat...

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Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · Jul 25

We just finished Week 121 of my MENA writing solidarity group.

I started it after the February 2023 earthquakes, we’ve held multiple 2-hour sessions each week since.

If you’re from or working on the region and looking for a supportive writing community, please reach out.

And tell your students!

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Cat Mahoney @catmahoney.bsky.social · Jun 3

Check out this opportunity to work in our dept with my fantastic Media and Politics colleagues. They're really good eggs. Closing date 30th June.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI734/l...
@commmedia.bsky.social

Lecturer in Media and Politics - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

An opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Media and Politics - Grade 7 is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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Nicholas Lees @ndmlees.bsky.social · Jun 5

In a week and a day, I'll be presenting findings from my new book The International Relations of the North-South Divide as part of the British International Studies Association conference in Belfast. Looking forward to sharing ideas with others interested in Global South foreign policy.

Book cover for 'The International Relations of the North-South Divide'.

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PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group @psaturkish.bsky.social · May 3

Call for Papers: Scotland Workshop on Turkish Politics
🗓 18 June 2025
📍 University of Glasgow
🕒 Abstract Deadline: 30 May 2025
📧 Submission: [email protected]

@digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social
@aykutozturk.bsky.social

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Scotland to Host Inaugural Workshop on Turkish Politics at University of Glasgow

We are pleased to share the call for papers for the inaugural Scotland Workshop on Turkish Politics, a one-day academic event to be held on 18 June 2025 at the University of Glasgow’s School of Soc…

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Özge Zihnioğlu @ozihnioglu.bsky.social · May 2

📢As Germany embraces geopolitics, I explored what this means for its political foundations & how it impacts their support for democratic actors abroad. Key insights, esp as democracy aid faces growing skepticism globally ➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644008.2025.2497080#abstract

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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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PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group @psaturkish.bsky.social · Dec 18

📚 #CallforPapers Turkish Politics Online Workshops

Co-convened by @aykutozturk.bsky.social & @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social we aim to empower emerging scholars through collaborative research development & supportive academic mentorship.

🚨Deadline: Jan 5
Details ⬇️
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Call for Submissions: Spring 2025 Turkish Politics Online Workshops

We are happy to announce the call for submissions for the Spring 2025 Turkish Politics Online Workshops organised by the Turkish Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies As…

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Özge Zihnioğlu @ozihnioglu.bsky.social · Dec 12

In our latest Carnegie Civic Research Network compilation we unpack the global climate movement and examine tactics, progress, and resilience in the face of backlash against civil society.⬇️ carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Civic Activism in an Intensifying Climate Crisis

To address the deepening climate crisis, climate activism is employing a wider variety of tactics and aiming at a broader set of goals. In response, the movement faces stronger repression and civic ba...

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