Michael Blauberger

How communication shapes support for EU rule-of-law sanctions Research in Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria shows that communication strategies are key for securing public support for EU rule-of-law sanctions.

How can the EU prevent a public backlash when imposing rule-of-law sanctions on a member state?

✍ @sosomakaradze.bsky.social @mblauberger.bsky.social & Gabriele Spilker blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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DEUDEM Understanding what happens before and after the EU takes action: When are EU actions against democratic backsliding suppported by political parties and by citizens at the domestic level?

Two postdoc positions in Bremen and Wroclaw! My postdoc position in Salzburg is already filled, but two more postdoc positions in the same project are still available. More information on sites.google.com/view/deudem

I am looking for a postdoc in my new project on "The domestic politics of EU action against democratic backsliding". Please, check also the project website for the call for applications (as well as the calls for two more postdoc positions in Bremen and Wroclaw): sites.google.com/view/deudem

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Rhetorical action in a liberal international order in crisis: theorising EU and NATO enlargements post-2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrust the issue of European Union and NATO enlargement back into the political spotlight. However, it remains uncertain whether established theoretical framewor...

A great debate on rhetorical action and EU enlargement revisiting Frank Schimmelfennig’s important book doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Money for nothing? EU institutions’ uneven record of freezing EU funds to enforce EU values Since 2010, the European Union has been challenged by rogue Member States that reject its fundamental values. The European Commission cajoled, expressed concern and occasionally brought infringemen...

Money for Nothing?

Delighted to see this open access article, co-authored with @kimlanelaw.bsky.social & building on earlier work with @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social

Thanks to @mblauberger.bsky.social & @dnaurin.bsky.social!

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🚨Announcement for scholars in the Politics of Law & the Judiciary
➡️The 2025 European PolSci Association call for papers includes a section on Judicial Politics
🗓️26-28 June'25, University Carlos III of Madrid 🇪🇸
📩Submit by 18 Dec.'24 at coms.app/epsa2025
Looking forward to your panel & paper proposals