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ninalopezuroz.bsky.social
PhD candidate @ European University Institute | Environmental & Climate Politics, Comparative Political Economy, Public Policy | I look at the politics of gas boilers, housing retrofits and heat pumps šŸ  šŸŒ+ agricultural transitions and water scarcity
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Ā«Ā - Il y a une submersion migratoire. - les faits : cā€™est faux. - oui, mais les FranƧais ont un sentiment de submersion migratoire. - les faits : cā€™est faux. - oui, mais il y a un sentiment que les FranƧais ont un sentiment de Ā submersion migratoire. Ā» Les scientifiques : šŸ¤ÆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤Æ.

I was just told that I have to remove ā€œclimateā€ from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include ā€œclimateā€ and other forbidden words. I canā€™t believe Iā€™m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens. It includes links to references, from my work and that of others. I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work. 1/8

Having published a book recently, I found it sometimes hard to understand how the process worked (and luckily, had very kind mentors who helped). I have uploaded a short document detailing how my experience went, in case others find it helpful: www.vicentevalentim.com/_files/ugd/a...

Trump White House's first trans executive order is out. I'll be reading over it here and going through line by line to help you make sense of it. You can find it here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

A lā€™ouest dā€™Anvers, se trouve lā€™un des pires Ā« hot spots Ā» de pollution aux PFAS. La zone fait aujourdā€™hui figure de laboratoire de dĆ©contamination pour le reste de lā€™Europe, au prix de travaux pharaoniques et de lourds sacrifices pour la population. Super reportage www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...

ā€œ1.5C was never the difference between safety + ruin, between hope + despair. It was negotiated by govts trying to answer a big q: Whatā€™s the highest global temp increase ā€” and associated level of dangers ā€” societies should strive to avoid?ā€ Well said @zhonggg.bsky.social & @bradplumer.bsky.social

LA's fires are whirling around the telescopes where we discovered the expanding universe. We've never needed human intelligence and curiosity more billmckibben.substack.com/publish/post...

And another round of an online info session for female MA students on PhD programmes in political science, 15 Jan 10am CET - this time with Kristine Eck and @annalenahoenig.bsky.social. See tinyurl.com/y2a8e96s for more info + registration details. #polisky

THREE DAYS LEFT (deadline Jan 6th) to submit your abstracts to the section "Managing transitions: political economy and welfare state change in a turbulent era", at the ECPR conference (Thessaloniki, 26-29 Aug 2025) ā€¢Political economy, welfare, green transition ā€¢More here šŸ‘‰ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

The CfA for the Section ā€œManaging transitions: political economy and welfare state change in a turbulent era" at the 2025 ECPR General Conference is out! Consider applying and join us in Thessalonniki! Deadline: 6 January 2025 ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Hi there šŸ‘‹, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute! Weā€™ve just landed here šŸš€ and canā€™t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and EUI campus life! šŸ“² @eui-eu.bsky.social

Happy to share my first publication based on some reflections from my PhD research. In this forum contribution for International Politics, I hold that #far-right parties hold various visions and are spoilers, agnostics, or architects of #EuropeanSecurity. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

WORKING PAPER: Short-Term Mobility and Changes in Political Norms with @valentimvicente.bsky.social šŸŒLink: osf.io/preprints/os... Our interconnected world fosters unprecedented flows of people, goods, and ideas. Can this also reshape perceptions of what is politically acceptable? šŸ§µ

Update: this list has now 100 (!) women political economists to follow! šŸ¤© Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work! Still 50 spots open! šŸ™‹ go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3

Made a starter pack for those working on #SustainableWelfare, #JustTransition, and #EcoSocial Feel free to recommend (or self-recommend!) people to add. Letā€™s grow this network šŸŒ± @karabadjieva.bsky.social @tiagomramalho.bsky.social go.bsky.app/PzBGzR1

Here's a list of the political scientists working on climate I could find on here. Let me know if I missed you! go.bsky.app/C9L9xV

Is it possible to phase out coal and still win an election? Yes! Excited that my paper w @fergusgreen.bsky.social & Mikel GonzƔlez-Eguino on the electoral success of JustTransition policies in coalmining communities is now available OpenAccess at the APSR doi.org/10.1017/S000... Polisky