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Mike McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani isn’t doing simple economic populism…there is no such thing as simple economic populism, it only exists on paper…political discourse is always aimed at stitching together a coalition by appealing to a mix of interests, shared morality, and fantasies about what the world might be.

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 2d

"They love death as we love life" - this was not just an offhand comment that Wilders made today. There is a dark and disturbing history behind it. Best explained by @antigonesdream.bsky.social here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“They love death as we love life”: The “Muslim Question” and the biopolitics of replacement

This article approaches the analytic of the “Muslim Question” through the prism of the discursive and conspiratorial use of demographics as an alleged threat to Europe. It argues that concerns about ...

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

Those would do well in our home too 🤩

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

Same in Europe. Rarely seen anything like it. Even this week still, despite us being a Taylor Swift household, KPDH is our favourite playlist atm. *Gotta Drink Every Drop*

Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, that reminds me, I still have to tell you about the car-free islands we visited. Will send a PM.

Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

ANNE+ ❤️

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Donghyun Danny Choi @dhdannychoi.bsky.social · 11d

So happy to see this out! We caution against excessive optimism that the opposition will restore countries back to their democratic trajectories after electoral victory. Weakened institutions and the memory of repression makes it tempting to continue rather than buck the trend of autocratization.

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 11d

Conventional wisdom says that, once in power, opposition parties will return backsliding countries to the democratic path. In reality, not only is this not true, but it is not uncommon for the opposition to adopt the autocratic habits of the regime they replaced.

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Andreas Genoni @genoni.bsky.social · 11d

New paper on educational inequalities in declining destination attachment among immigrants in @sfjournal.bsky.social (with Ruedin): doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

(1/3): Tertiary educated immigrants react particularly strong to unmet migration expectations, showing stronger declines emotional attachment

When expectations backfire: educational differences in declining destination attachment among recent immigrants

Abstract. Immigrants with higher levels of education tend to report more discrimination and a weaker attachment to their destination country than immigrant

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

Holiday mental load! @kirstenvegt.bsky.social 🤯

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

More teenagers like this, please 🙏

Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · 8d

When you ask a #teenager to illustrate the place cards for a family reunion. This is what the slightly sexist uncle got…

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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 New article out today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social !

📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests”

With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson

🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...

Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests - Bonnie M. Meguid, Hilde Coffé, Ana Catalano Weeks, Miki Caul Kittilson, 2025

Despite their Männerparteien reputation, populist radical right (PRR) parties have recently expanded their agendas to include women’s interests. When do they em...

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

Ohhh I missed this! Next time I'll tune in 😊

Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 5d

If I had a video like that, I would wake up thinking about it every day 😊

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Mariña Fernández Reino @mfreino.bsky.social · 6d

As an outsider, I find it insane that a for-profit organisation managed to present itself as a scientific, professional organisation for years. But continuing to organise an alternative conference to undermine the not-for-profit EPSS is beyond insane.
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Difference Between EPSS and EPSA: What to Know for 2026

Confused about the difference between EPSS and EPSA? Learn how they differ in governance, structure, and their 2026 conferences.

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Aaron Winter @aaronwinter.bsky.social · Aug 20

There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 9d

Nee, heel interessant 😀

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 26d

Whoa, so useful for a paper/project I'm working on. Great work!

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Francesco Raffaelli @fraraffaelli.bsky.social · Aug 21

✨Very happy to see my paper "Attitudinal ambivalence toward multiculturalism" out on @jeppjournal.bsky.social !

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

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 28d

This is amazing news and what a beautiful message in your thread. Glad the grant went to you!

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · Sep 13

Eens! Maar ook twijfel... Als mensen doen alsof de dader een extreem linkse woke social justice warrior was, terwijl hij gewoon “If you read this, you are gay, LMAO” op de kogel kerfde mag dan mag dat toch ook tegengesproken worden? Ik twijfel hoor. Benieuwd wat je denkt.

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · Sep 12

Nee, om een aanname die niet zo blijkt te zijn, gebaseerd op onderzoek. Later!

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ook tot het einde van het screenshotje? Ik zal er even op inzoomen

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · Sep 12

Heb je tot het einde van het artikel gelezen? 👇

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · Sep 11

✨Accepted for Publication ✨

"Surveying Citizens with a Migration Background - A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization"

Coming soon in the journal Survey Research Methods.

Read the pre-print here:

doi.org/10.31219/osf...

OSF

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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · Sep 8

Beter dan letterlijk