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Federica Genovese
@fgenovese.bsky.social

Political scientist at University of Oxford • Leverhulme Trust awardee • cross-national policy, political economy, politics of climate and crises • mom of 2 • she/her

https://www.federica-genovese.com/

Economics 37%
Political science 33%

Congrats!!

Quickly approaching this perfect meme vibe

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Very much looking forward to presenting these slides later today at the @ariadneprojekt.bsky.social workshop on "EU Climate and Energy Policy in a Polarising World"!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7zsx1...

I know. brave stuff

many fantastic characters in this ecosystem but my fave may be the parent that arrives 20 minutes in and leaves when their kid is done

Children’s school xmas concerts are a fine anthopological experience.
My parent’s local A&E doesn’t have pillows, time, beds, capacity. The GP doesn’t have emergency appointments for emergencies, services with capacity to refer people to.

Caring like this about nomenclature and pronouns seems to me a luxury pursuit, frankly.
Susan Hall's condition has now reached the 'shouting at biscuits' stage.
Susan Hall's condition has now reached the 'shouting at biscuits' stage.

oh december, the time of the year where we squeeze a full long month into 23 packed days

🙃

Or maybe I have kids!?

but this too, dear reader, is only a partial explanation

(I am not exactly a Swiftie either)

“I want to live in the future, not in the past” — cit. @riazsascha.bsky.social

or maybe I am still stuck in the great recession, but I like this explanation less

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The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
🚨Jobs!🚨

3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you!

Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Officer
Research Officer, , <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</s...
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FIFA just destroyed any last shreds of credibility it had and now stands fully exposed as a corrupt organisation prepared to suck up to anyone with power and money

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.co.uk

Infantino truly embodying the jester at the king's court

this shit is just beyond parody, man
this shit is just beyond parody, man
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov

thank goodness it is friday

So not looking forward to seeing Infantino give Trump the FIFA peace prize today

Code for actively backing far right populist parties.

The US Treasury has temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil giant Lukoil, extending a license that allows its overseas gas stations to operate without restrictions until April 2026.

🫠

True that.

But also, when do we stop trusting anything they write? I think levels of trust in America are dropping fast among many Europeans

Washington DC wanting to relive the 20th century all over again.

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My brain says I should read this, but my heart and stomach say I should really not
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DROPPED

There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DROPPED

There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The US Treasury has temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil giant Lukoil, extending a license that allows its overseas gas stations to operate without restrictions until April 2026.