Stefanie Walter

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Really enjoyed reading this eye-opening piece by @js-tan.bsky.social and @kathleenthelen.bsky.social on the transformation in the US tech industry. It helped me connect and make sense of a lot of things I have been thinking about, especially the relationship between tech and political power.

cambridge.orgContestation of International Organizations: Patterns, Drivers, and Responses | International Organization | Cambridge CoreContestation of International Organizations: Patterns, Drivers, and Responses

Very happy to see our review of what we know about the contestation of IOs out in print. It was quite impressive to see how much research there is on this topic! And what a privilege to work on figuring out the bigger picture with my two great co-authors @jonastallberg.bsky.social & Michael Zürn.

International Organization@iojournal.bsky.social

A new essay by @jonastallberg.bsky.social, @stefwalter.bsky.social and Michael Zürn discusses what we know about the patterns and causes of, and responses to, such contestation, as well as avenues for future research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Jonas Tallberg

@jonastallberg.bsky.social

Very happy to see this essay with @stefwalter.bsky.social and Michael Zürn now published in @iojournal.bsky.social!

International Organization@iojournal.bsky.social

Have you ever wondered about what we know about the broad patterns, the causes, and the consequences of contestation of IOs? We – @jonastallberg.bsky.social, Michael Zürn and I – did and therefore set out to take stock of the state of the art. Our review is out now in @iojournal.bsky.social.

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We also discuss how IOs as strategic actors react to contestation through communicative action, institutional reform, and policy change. We identify a need for more research on how effective IOs’ responses are in countering contestation and shoring up support.

Promising avenues going forward: ✴️ Theory development on when drivers generate internal criticism/external rejection and movement between both. 💽 Data on informal and obstructionist forms of contestation. ⁉️ Implications for organizational robustness, hegemonic contestation & broader contestation.

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We highlight three processes that drive IO contestation: expanded international authority and deepened value conflicts; global power shifts and a resurgence of autocracy; and societal transformations and rising anti-globalist populist pressure.

A key task moving forward is theorizing the conditions under which these factors give rise to one form of contestation rather than another—and under which one form of contestation morphs into another.

We define contestation as any action or inaction that challenges an IO or its policies with the intention to improve, replace, or nullify existing arrangements. There are different types of contestation, depending on who contests and the substance of the criticism.

Contestation varies considerably across IOs and over time. In contrast to much punditry and scholarly discourse, however, it does not appear to have increased over the past 20 years. We discuss potential explanations – studying this in more detail will be an exciting avenue for future research.

Interested in doing policy-relevant and transdisciplinary research on the geopolitical challenges facing Swiss businesses, supply chains and the economy? Then consider submitting a proposal to the @snsf.ch NFP 87 "Deglobalisation and Resilience"

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)@snsf.ch

📣 #OpenCall: NRP 87 "Deglobalisation and Resilience" This National Research Programme examines how deglobalisation and supply chain disruptions affect Switzerland. 🗓️ Deadline: 24 November 2026 (expressions of interest) ➡️ Read more: sohub.io/tr9u

epssnet.orgPre-Conference Workshops EPSS 2027Submit your proposal for a pre-conference workshop at the EPSS 2027 Conference in Copenhagen to lead focused discussions and skill-building sessions for political science scholars.

EPSS pre-conference workshops: Call for proposals open now.

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social

Call for Proposals: EPSS Copenhagen 2027 Pre-Conference Workshops! We're seeking proposals for workshops on 23 June 2027, at the University of Copenhagen. Whether you are a senior scholar or an ECR, we want your expertise! ⏳Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 🔗Apply here: epssnet.org/2027-copenha... #EPSS2027

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Centre for Economic Policy Research

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22 Sept

@jafrieden.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social argue that Europe's problem is political: there is no consensus among member states about how far and how fast to integrate. Rather than waiting, Europe should move in coalitions in areas of high payoff and high political friction. ow.ly/iECq50ZQ5OU

1/3 How can Europe thrive in a fragmenting world and reform despite political divisions between and within countries? In our @cepr.org Europe 2050 contribution, @jafrieden.bsky.social & I argue that political feasibility must be a central consideration in any reform design. cepr.org/publications...

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4/5 Political divisions within member states also matter. Euroskepticism is real, but overall, there is substantial support for the EU both among the European public and elites. Mobilize that support! Be honest about costs and trade-offs, but also make Europe’s achievements visible.

cepr.orgEurope 2050: Geometries of peace, power, and prosperityA new initiative led by Olivier Blanchard, Pascal Lamy, Enrico Letta, and CEPR President Beatrice Weder di Mauro adopts a long-term perspective to explore what Europe should aspire to become by 2050. ...

5/5 For Europe to thrive in 2050, a credible, positive case for Europe is needed. For more on #Europe2050: cepr.org/europe-2050-...

2/3 We argue that Europe should prioritize reforms with high payoffs and lower political barriers. Where gains are small and opposition strong, leaving policy at the national level can make sense. #Europe2050

3/3 When agreement is hard, coalitions of willing can lead, if cooperation is possible without everyone on board. Even when EU-wide participation is ultimately needed, starting smaller may help demonstrate benefits and attract others to join later. Smart reform design can help build support.

swissinfo.chWhy Switzerland stays out of the European UnionSwitzerland is deeply intertwined with the European Union but remains firmly outside the bloc. Has this carefully guarded independence served its interests?

18 Sept

Interested in the state-of-play in Switzerland-EU relations?

epssnet.orgCall for Papers | EPSS 2027 Copenhagen ConferenceSubmit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Copenhagen 2027. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

15 Sept

The Call for Papers for #EPSS 2027 in Copenhagen is now open! Join the @epssnet.bsky.social community for exciting new research, great discussions, and a lot of fun. Deadline for paper submissions: 13 November 2026 epssnet.org/2027-copenha...

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Bruegel

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5 Sept

❄️ Iceland, Switzerland, Europe 🗣️ @stefwalter.bsky.social in conversation with host @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on The Sound of Economics 🔗 Catch up on the discussion now: buff.ly/97zxhlv

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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺

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3 Sept

[Podcast] #EUNeighborhoud: #Iceland, #Switzerland, #Europe: What should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states?, by @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social | @bruegel.org www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podcast/icel...

pubaffairsbruxelles.euIceland, Switzerland, Europe: What should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states? - PubAffairs BruxellesIn this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie speaks with Bruegel’s Heather Grabbe and Stefanie Walter about Iceland’s referendum on restarting European Union accession talks, Switz...

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Heather Grabbe

@heathergrabbe.bsky.social

2 Sept

What a great discussion about Europe beyond the EU! Political scientists @bruegel.org also have a lot to say about how economic ties and security alliances interact with domestic politics. For more on Iceland and the reconfiguration of #widerEurope, see www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

bruegel.orgJilted by Iceland – but Wider Europe is forming through new cooperation structures around the EUIceland’s rejection of EU membership talks should be seen against a backdrop of new methods of deeper collaboration, especially on security

Stefanie Walter@stefwalter.bsky.social

Very much enjoyed discussing Europe's variable geometry, the role the mass public, referendums, and populist parties play for European integration, and how Iceland and Switzerland fit into all this with the awesome @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on the newest Bruegel podcast:

bruegel.orgIceland, Switzerland, EuropeWhat should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states?

31 Aug

Bruegel@bruegel.org

🧊 Iceland, Switzerland, Europe 🎙️ In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social about Iceland’s referendum, Switzerland’s upcoming votes on EU relations & what Europe has to offer for countries. buff.ly/97zxhlv

26 Aug

Writing Retreat

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12 Aug

Remember to nominate your favorite EPSS paper for this award – nomination deadline coming up on August 31.

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social

🏆 🏆 🏆 Nominations open for EPSS Best Conference Paper Award 🏆 🏆 🏆 The EPSS Best Conference Paper recognizes an outstanding paper that was presented at the EPSS conference in the previous year. Nomination deadline: 31 August 2026. Deadline: 31 August 2026 Submission Link: lnkd.in/eqgE_pc8

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docs.google.comEPSS Best Book Award 2027 Award Nomination FormEPPS Best Book Award The EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. Through this award, the Society seeks to highlight scholarship that ad...

16 July

🏆 Nominations open for EPSS Best Book Award 2027 📚 The 2027 EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. Through this award, the Society seeks to highlight scholarship that advances the discipline and fosters dialogue across its sections

11 Aug

Hatte viel Spass im @uzh-ch.bsky.social Podcast von Christina Neier und Matthias Oesch darüber zu sprechen, wie die EU mit Herausforderungen wie dem Brexit umgeht und was das – auch im Kontext der sich wandelnden Weltordnung - für die Beziehungen Schweiz-EU bedeutet. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comMisremembering Weimar: Hyperinflation, the Great Depression, and German collective economic memoryThe well-known German aversion to inflation has attracted a lot of interest and is often attributed to a specific historical memory: Weimar. Yet we do not know much about why hyperinflation seems to ...

7 Aug

Eric Rauchway@rauchway.bsky.social

Here, I have a graph for people use it in good health 🗃️

globalnews.ca‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to Canada on wildfires - National | Globalnews.caAs wildfire smoke blankets parts of the country, and spills into the United States, some U.S. lawmakers are calling on Canada to do more.

17 July

What is it with Canadian authors presciently predicting dystopian developments in US politics? First @margaretatwood.bsky.social, now @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social.

Global News@globalnews.ca

"If Canada will not manage its forests to prevent these fires, the United States will look elsewhere, and act on our own, to protect our people,” said a group of U.S. lawmakers. globalnews.ca/news/1196860...

16 July

Have a book out? Submit it for the #EPSS book award!

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social

13 July

Come work with my amazing colleague @thmskrr.bsky.social!

Thomas Kurer@thmskrr.bsky.social

🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.

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9 July

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We would also like to hear about your thoughts about the conference! All participants have received an email with a link to the post-conference survey. If you haven’t already done so, we would be very grateful if you could fill out the survey so as to help us to make future conferences even better.

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epssnet.orgBelfast 2026 report - EPSSConference co-chairs report Programme archive (pdf)

9 July

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If you want more details on the #EPSS2026 conference, you can find it in the Belfast 2026 conference report: epssnet.org/belfast-repo...

9 July

Really enjoyed #EPSS2026

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social

Three weeks ago, the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social conference took place in Belfast. The enthusiasm, active participation and support from the community made this conference a huge success.

2 July

Particularly nice work trip tonight 😊

20 June

Had a great inaugural #EPSS conference in Belfast.

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ulstermuseum.orgDiscover TogetherThe Ulster Museum tells a unique human story, and houses a vast array of art, historical artefacts and specimens from the natural world.

20 June

Come join us at the Ulster Museum to wrap up #EPSS2026 and mingle with drinks at the museum. 17:00-19:30 www.ulstermuseum.org

20 June

Great discussion yesterday about the Accommodation Dilemma Framework at the #EPSS2026 "Responding to Non-Cooperation in International Relations" Agenda-Setting panel with @lisadellmuth.bsky.social @fgenovese.bsky.social sky.social, Bernhard Reinsberg, @smetanamichal.bsky.social (and myself).

virtual.oxfordabstracts.comOA Virtual conferences

Join us at 5:10pm in Hall 1A (ICC) for a discussion on how to define "non-cooperation" in international politics, how to responses to non-cooperative behavior vary, and how to analyze this variation across different levels of analysis and issue areas.

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social

Soon - 📒Agenda-Setting Panel: Responding to Non-Cooperation in International Relations virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 17:10-18:50 | Hall 1A (ICC), with @lisadellmuth.bsky.social, @fgenovese.bsky.social , Bernhard Reinsberg, @smetanamichal.bsky.social and @stefwalter.bsky.social

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Soon - 🔁 Roundtable: Conflict in Europe in an Age of Geopolitics virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 15:20-17:00 | Bar 2 (ICC), with Brian Burgoon, @catherinedevries.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social , @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Gary Marks, and @jrovny.bsky.social

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Lisa Dellmuth

@lisadellmuth.bsky.social

I am very much looking forward to chairing the panel on "Responding to Non-Cooperation in International Relations" at #EPSS2026! Together with an excellent group of colleagues, we will discuss a research agenda for studying responses to non-cooperation in #InternationalRelations! Join us! #Polisky

ERC project DISINTEGRATION@disintegrationerc.bsky.social

DISINTEGRATION research at #EPSS2026! * How do political parties speak about IOs? by @tommccraehunter.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social * A theoretical framework on how to think about responses to non-cooperation in intl. politics by @lisadellmuth.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social

Non-cooperation is a regular feature of international politics, but research on its various forms is fragmented across IR subfields. Our agenda-setting panel proposes and discusses a more unified framework for studying how actors respond to non-cooperation. Overview paper: shorturl.at/HbIvU

New research on weaponized interdependence coming up at 9am:

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#EPSS General Meeting and Prize-giving Ceremony starting now in Hall 1A (ICC). Join us - open to all.

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🌉Evening programme: 🗳️EPSS Annual General Meeting 18:20-18:50, Hall 1A (ICC) 🏆EPSS Prize-Giving and President's Keynote Address 19:00-19:40, Hall 1A (ICC) 🥂EPSS Reception 19:40-21:00, Halls1B-1D (ICC)

Really excited and thankful to be part of this great panel chaired by @ta-huikuri.bsky.social. Great research on how the contestation of the LIO, IOs, and trade more generally plays out across various domestic arenas.

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Zeynep Somer-Topcu

@zeynsom.bsky.social

ERC project DISINTEGRATION

Free lunch on a first come first served basis. Come early!

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social

🥪Starting soon - EPSS Diversity Lunch Roundtable: Tackling Barriers in the Discipline: Disability, Chronic Illness, Neurodivergence, and Mental Health 12:30-13:30 | Bar 2, with Andrej Cvetić, Catherine de Vries, Amélie Godefroidt, Anne Rasmussen, Stefanie Reher and Timon Scheuer

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