Dimiter Toshkov
@dtoshkov.bsky.social
comparative politics, European Union governance, research methods and design, data visualization, bureaucracy and public administration
yeps, it's telling that the Renew vote on the Omnibus Simplification Directive was split, with 17 MPs siding with the EPP.
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
yeps, it's telling that the Renew vote on the Omnibus Simplification Directive was split, with 17 MPs siding with the EPP.
Indeed, but the proximity between the EPP and Renew average positions makes you wonder about the reasons to have them as separate groups
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Indeed, but the proximity between the EPP and Renew average positions makes you wonder about the reasons to have them as separate groups
For example, here are the positions on deregulation and the environment, relevant for the vote on the Omnibus Simplification directive last week. It is no mystery why the EPP voted with the ECR, PfN and ESN: their positions are much closer and allow the EPP to achieve its policy objectives.
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
For example, here are the positions on deregulation and the environment, relevant for the vote on the Omnibus Simplification directive last week. It is no mystery why the EPP voted with the ECR, PfN and ESN: their positions are much closer and allow the EPP to achieve its policy objectives.
It is an interesting paper 😉 osf.io/preprints/os...
My suspicion is that some of the resistance to any work that doesn't follow the canon comes from young scholars who feel they need to 'enforce' the boundaries of the field they have been socialized into. But this is also just a hunch.
My suspicion is that some of the resistance to any work that doesn't follow the canon comes from young scholars who feel they need to 'enforce' the boundaries of the field they have been socialized into. But this is also just a hunch.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It is an interesting paper 😉 osf.io/preprints/os...
My suspicion is that some of the resistance to any work that doesn't follow the canon comes from young scholars who feel they need to 'enforce' the boundaries of the field they have been socialized into. But this is also just a hunch.
My suspicion is that some of the resistance to any work that doesn't follow the canon comes from young scholars who feel they need to 'enforce' the boundaries of the field they have been socialized into. But this is also just a hunch.
So findings from general studies of human behavior are invalid because people don't know much about international organizations 🤷♂️ ...
One of the joys of doing social science for me is reading and learning from different fields. But too often reviewers encourage the exact opposite. Why?
One of the joys of doing social science for me is reading and learning from different fields. But too often reviewers encourage the exact opposite. Why?
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
So findings from general studies of human behavior are invalid because people don't know much about international organizations 🤷♂️ ...
One of the joys of doing social science for me is reading and learning from different fields. But too often reviewers encourage the exact opposite. Why?
One of the joys of doing social science for me is reading and learning from different fields. But too often reviewers encourage the exact opposite. Why?
I see what you mean, but then it would be TAN/GAL ... which does have an interesting ring to it 😆
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I see what you mean, but then it would be TAN/GAL ... which does have an interesting ring to it 😆
by the way, from the app, you can download the integrated Chapel Hill Expert Survey dataset on party positions (1999-2024) with proper country codes and variable names that reference the polarity of the party positions 🤓.
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
by the way, from the app, you can download the integrated Chapel Hill Expert Survey dataset on party positions (1999-2024) with proper country codes and variable names that reference the polarity of the party positions 🤓.
Thanks for using it. Any feedback welcome (incl. requests for features).
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thanks for using it. Any feedback welcome (incl. requests for features).
'The contact [on a public transit system in the US] results in exclusionary attitudes toward the outgroup', according to the conclusions of this RCT www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Causal effect of intergroup contact on exclusionary attitudes | PNAS
The effect of intergroup contact has long been a question central to social scientists.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
'The contact [on a public transit system in the US] results in exclusionary attitudes toward the outgroup', according to the conclusions of this RCT www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
oh, I didn't see that! thanks for pointing it out
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
oh, I didn't see that! thanks for pointing it out
Same graph for prospective voters of VVD (in blue) and GL-PvdA (red). VVD supporters are quite negative of GL-PvdA voters already, shortly after the fall of the cabinet. Feelings seem to be mutual, with GL-PvdA supporters quite negative towards VVD voters as well.
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Same graph for prospective voters of VVD (in blue) and GL-PvdA (red). VVD supporters are quite negative of GL-PvdA voters already, shortly after the fall of the cabinet. Feelings seem to be mutual, with GL-PvdA supporters quite negative towards VVD voters as well.