@theodoretallent
PhD researcher in political science at Sciences Po | Research Associate at the Hertie School. Working on climate politics, public opinion, & territorial divides. Also at @CEENRG, University of Cambridge. www.theodoretallent.com
Why are we observing a 'green backlash' when serious efforts to decarbonise have scarcely begun? I'm happy to share my working paper, 'The Political Consequences of Climate Ambition: Evidence from Australia', which analyses how voters respond prospectively to proposed climate policies. Brief 🧵:
📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September.
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
Really enjoyed co-hosting (w/ the great @zachdickson.bsky.social ) last week’s ECR workshop on Climate & Political Behaviour at LSE.
Big thanks to everyone who came and for making such a great workshop!
Thank you also to @gsos-lse.bsky.social & @britishacademy.bsky.social for the generous support!
⏰One week left! Deadline approaching for our Early-Career Conference on Political Dimensions of Urban and Rural Life (April 23-24 at LSE).
Submit your paper: forms.office.com/e/9qVWeNTK0p
Looking forward to some great papers! ✨
The full article (open access): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@malojan.bsky.social @luissattelmayer.bsky.social @apsrjournal.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @hertiesustain.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
We just published an article in the APSR on "the effect of symbolic policies on climate policy support".
Too long to read? I got you covered with a short video explaining the core of our research in 2min 🙏
"Take some... or all of them" 😭
📣 Call for Papers:
🗓️ 23-24 April 2026 at LSE
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#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
More than Symbols: The Effect of Symbolic Policies on Climate Policy Support - https://cup.org/4qrrkah
- @theodoretallent.bsky.social, @malojan.bsky.social & @luissattelmayer.bsky.social
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Thank you Sarah!
Thanks a lot Jacob!
Congratulations to @theodoretallent.bsky.social, @malojan.bsky.social and @luissattelmayer.bsky.social, all PhD candidates at our centre, on this great achievement!
They discuss a new way of building support for climate policies. ⤵️
cc @edr-sciencespo.bsky.social @scpo-research.bsky.social
Will never be thankful enough for all those who helped in the process!
I could not imagine a better place than the APSR for this project with 2 amazing co-authors and friends.
It now provides the perfect motivation to wrap up the PhD before the summer 💪
Article : www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This research contributes to a broader understanding of public policy & individuals’ attitudes beyond the case of climate . By emphasizing the role of symbolic policies, we provide better insight into how people respond to governmental action, and highlight dimensions beyond material self-interest.
Through a mixed-methods approach (survey experiments + interviews in FR), we move beyond simple cost-based explanations and show how SP can significantly increase support for CP. We also show that SP increase perceptions of fairness, elite behavior, & government credibility among the public
An e.g. of a "symbolic policy" (SP): requiring members of the govt to travel by train instead of plane.
In parallel to the SP, the govt could enact a costly (and efficient) policy (CP) - e.g. reduction of speed limits or carbon tax.
We argue that the SP would make the CP significantly more accepted
We define symbolic policies as policies with minimal material impacts but which send meaningful messages to the public. And we argue that they have the potential to increase support for costly policies by shifting the message that the latter carry - for instance by signaling elite exemplarity.
Despite the urgency of climate action, government still struggle to implement transformative policies with sufficient public support.
In this article, we propose to discuss a new avenue to build support for costly policies among the public, putting forward something we call "Symbolic Policies".
🎉 NEW PUBLICATION🎉
Our paper on "the effect of symbolic policies on climate policy support" has just been published in the APSR ! @apsrjournal.bsky.social (open access)
The end of a long and rewarding journey with the best co-authors @malojan.bsky.social @luissattelmayer.bsky.social
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The EPA is no longer going to consider how many potential lives a pollution regulation would save -- just the costs to industry. This is directly counter to EPA's mission. And it will kill Americans.
Great (depressing) scoop from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Had a great time presenting my doctoral researcher at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris on Friday.
A 1-hour talk exploring the geography of climate policy support in Europe, drivers of discontent in rural areas, and pathways to an acceptable green transition 🙏
@sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
In an interview to the Belgian newspaper @lesoir.be, I discuss (in French) the recent heated debates around low emission zones in EU and what it means for climate politics.
While LEZ can be unfair and contested, we should remember that we *can* do just and acceptable policies that work for people!
Lundi prochain, je débattrai du backlash écologique avec l'ancienne ministre Agnès Pannier-Runacher et le philosophe @picharbonnier.bsky.social à Sciences Po, lors de la Paris Climate and Nature Week.
Inscrivez vous ! ➡️ www.sciencespo.fr/paris-climat...
Visuel de la Paris Climate & Nature week
La transition écologique en 🇫🇷 10 ans après l'Accord de Paris - où est-ce que ça coince ?
Rejoignez-moi lundi à 19h lors de la Paris Climate & Nature Week à Sciences Po Paris pour cette table-ronde
animée par @theodoretallent.bsky.social
www.sciencespo.fr/paris-climat...
After being so wonderfully welcomed by Federica at Oxford earlier this year, I'm beyond thrilled to welcome her at home this time, here at Sciences Po!
@sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
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For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I recently gave a long interview to @lemonde.fr about the backlash to climate action in Europe. It was in french so my wonderful new research centre at the Hertie School, the centre for Sustainability (@hertiesustain.bsky.social) made a summary in English
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www.hertie-school.org/en/sustainab...
#Danslesmédias 📰
Bravo à @theodoretallent.bsky.social, doctorant au CEE, pour ce grand entretien dans @lemonde.fr !
Il y détaille les conditions d'une transition acceptable, objets de ses recherches : compensation, territorialisation, exemplarité des élites... ⤵️
cc @edr-sciencespo.bsky.social
