Markus Gastinger

Happening this week! 👇

Don't miss the chance to join us in Innsbruck this April to discuss the implications of the AI-turn in political science! Only two days left to apply (including today). No time to wait!

Workshop details right here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

#ecprjs26 #LLMs #Polisky @ecpr.bsky.social

Happy to receive your paper or panel proposals! Deadline 10 December 👇

💡Very excited for our INCONEX Online Kick-off Workshop on 12 December! Mark your calendars, register via the link below & join our conversation on representative absence! Oh, and spread the word.
#EUsky #Eursky #polisci
@sceus.bsky.social
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Very excited about this @iojournal.bsky.social special issue on the future of global governance and world order – many (short) thoughtful pieces, perfect for teaching!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Looking forward to receiving great applications!

Here now a brief summary of the key ideas in our paper:
1.) US trade policy has historically been eclectic. At most times, it has combined liberal and protectionist elements.
2.) The international trade system has developed resilience to US departures from liberal commitments.

From Code to Conversation: What LLMs Mean for Political Science Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 Lisa Lechner & @markus-gastinger.eu
💡 Seeks Papers on how the rise of open models rivalling proprietary ones has pushed replicability, transparency & accessibility to the forefront of #polsci
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec

#ChatGPT #InternationalRelations #Polisky #BigData #AI

❗️Please share widely:

TT position in migration/citizenship/identity at IPW @univie.ac.at: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

Deadline: 10 Dec 2025

The EU’s recovery playbook: solidarity, conditionality, and resilience in European Parliament debates on the Recovery and Resilience Facility The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is among the EU’s most ambitious initiatives, addressing COVID-19’s economic fallout and fostering resilience. Research has examined its design and adopti...

📢 I am happy to share our new article "The EU’s recovery playbook: solidarity, conditionality, and resilience in #EuropeanParliament debates on the Recovery and Resilience Facility" co-authored with @lucykinski.bsky.social and Ermela Gianna!
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#EUsky #Eursky

💡🇪🇺 Excited to see this article out 👇

Legitimising and Delegitimising Military Engagement Abroad: An Inquiry Into U.S. Debates on the Continuity of Intervention in the Middle East - Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik Given the current instability in the Middle East and America’s traditional role as a mediator, the debate over U.S. engagement in the region is an important indicator of the trajectory of U.S. foreign...

My take on future US policy in the Middle East

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📢 Call for papers for the inaugural European Political Science Society (@epsse.bsky.social) conference in Belfast, 18-20th of June, 2026: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... Application Deadline: Friday, 7 November 2025

#HotoffthePress: our new study which shows that voters reward representatives' transparency: @polisciunibas.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch @unibas.ch

@ckreudersonnen.bsky.social and I are happy to announce two open research positions in our joint DFG-funded project VARICRIS (👉 bit.ly/varicris).
We are recruiting a #PostDoc and a #PhD candidate 🧵:

#PoliSky #PoliSkyJobs #polsci 🌐

The Government and Politics of the European Union The definitive textbook on EU politics and governance, now in its 9th edition, has been thoroughly updated to take into account the ongoing developments and evo…

In case anyone is looking for a textbook on EU politics with all the updates, look no further! Coming soon:

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/governmen...

#EUsky #Eursky

Happening today! Join us if you are reading this in Salzburg!

Mercantilism 2.0: American and Chinese mass public opinions toward trade balances International power competition between the US and China is intensifying as the deterioration of international trade cooperation is ongoing. Especially surrounding the US-China trade war, the bilat...

The Trump administration sees trade deficits as “national emergencies”. Ever wondered why people seem to dislike imports? Very happy that my paper "Mercantilism 2.0: American and Chinese Mass Public Opinions Toward Trade Balances" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Join us for the International Workshop-organized by Politics (Journal)-on Polarization in Contemporary Politics: Developments, Causes, and Consequences 9-10 December 2025, Lisbon -- apply by Oct 25: see for details:
journals.sagepub.com/page/pol/cal...

My co-authored article with Iepke Rijcken and Kyoko Shinozaki, “Embodied experiences in motion: integrating the senses in research and teaching” has just been published in
@ersjournal.com as part of the Special Issue: Multisensory Approaches in Migration Studies.

📣 Call for student assistant (BA or MA level) to join the INCONEX project in Salzburg as soon as possible!

Deadline: 20 October 2025

⭐ More information at www.inconex.eu and in the call below.

@sceus.bsky.social

🎙️ Public Lecture: “Frieden im Nahen Osten?” von Dr. Kathrin Bachleitner

🕖 21. Oktober, 18:15
📍 Europasaal (Mönchsberg 2, Salzburg) & online
ℹ️ buff.ly/IpG83Ke

#EUsky #EurSky

Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

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We want to thank the @fwf-at.bsky.social, @erc.europa.eu, and @ecprsgir.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social for their support. We thank all paper givers and other participants for their time and effort. We hope that this workshop will leave a mark on all papers presented. Thank you for joining us! 🧵3/4

We had 12 papers, collectively authored by researchers from around 20 universities at different career stages and from across the globe. We were also very fortunate to welcome a stellar group of participants without papers. Clearly, LLMs are on many political scientists’ minds these days. 🧵2/4

Last Friday (Sept. 19), @andduer.bsky.social, @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social, @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social and I had the great pleasure of hosting an excellent workshop at @unisalzburg.bsky.social on how to use Large Language Models #LLMs to boost International Relations research. A short 🧵1/4

Today at 16:00, I’ll be joining a great online discussion (with @sarahdingler.bsky.social ) on women in EU institutions—covering representation, careers, and change.

Bonus: it’s virtual and the dress code is lounge (cocktails optional)

📧 Register at eif@univie.ac.at

#EUPolitics #WomenInPolitics

Happy to organize a workshop on LLMs and the study of IR in Salzburg at the @unisalzburg.bsky.social on Sept. 19 w/ @andduer.bsky.social @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social Accommodation provided, financial support for travel possible. CfP here: markus-gastinger.eu/wp-content/u...