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Official account of South European Society and Politics, a leading journal for scholars interested in Southern Europe. Edited by Nicolò Conti and Bonnie Field. https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/current
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
The contestation of state authority: media discourse and crisis management during the pandemic in #Greece
Read the article by Angelos Loukakis & Hans-Jörg Trenz here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey
‘Foreign policy in populist competitive authoritarianism is used to signal sovereignty gains and secure external backing to elevate status and bolster regime resilience’
Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
#Chega has successfully managed to combine socio-cultural concerns and economic dissatisfaction
#IL’s focus on economic liberalism has drawn more educated and politically satisfied voters
🔓 by Heyne, Manucci & @marinacostalobo.bsky.social 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #Italy
Regional models and health outcomes: the Italian National Health Service in the post-pandemic period
Read the article by F. Maino & M. Betti here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Portugal
✅ Positive economic evaluations are strongly associated with higher support for the incumbent
✅ Media salience amplifies the effect of voters’ economic perceptions on incumbent vote shares
📘S. Rogeiro Nina A.M. Belchior & T. Brás 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 in our #NewIssue (30.4)
The study by Lea Heyne, @rosanavarrete.bsky.social & @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social finds a negative link between EU polarisation and membership support in #Greece, #Portugal and #Spain
🔓Read here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 in our #NewIssue (30.4)
P. Christmann, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social highlight that political trust has been restored to pre-crisis levels in #Portugal, while it remains persistently low in #Greece and #Spain.
🔓Read #OpenAccess 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📣Our Call for Special Issue Proposals is still open!
📝We invite scholars to submit proposals that address fundamental aspects of politics and society in the region. We especially welcome proposals that are comparative in scope.
🔗 Check here: tandfonline.com/journals/fse...
📢 in our #NewIssue (30.4)
The study by @anacweeks.bsky.social, @pcaravantes.bsky.social Espírito-Santo, @elombardo.bsky.social Stratigaki & Gul examines backsliding on #GenderEquality as an indicator of democratic decay
🔓#OpenAccess 👇https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2024.2412746
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Voter preferences for or against female candidates in local elections? Experimental evidence from Portugal
📚Read the article by B. F. Gonçalves Ribeiro, M. Â. Vilela Rodrigues, and F. Tejedo-Romero here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Strategic dualism: CHP’s cleavage politics and the evolution of opposition coordination in #Turkey
Read the article by @berkesen.bsky.social, Şebnem Yardımcı-Geyikçi and Hakan Yavuzyılmaz here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 in our #NewIssue (30.4)
@mjhierro.bsky.social J.P. Monteiro & @ingrigoriadis.bsky.social find democratic transitions redefine national boundaries:
🔸ideologically expanding the political community
🔸redrawing the demos
🔸altering the nation’s ascriptive foundations
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 in our #NewIssue (30.4) #Greece #Portugal #Spain
The research by J. M. Fernandes, I. Sánchez-Cuenca & D. A. Sotiropoulos underscores the importance of considering both structural and agency-based factors in understanding democratisation processes
Read here 👇
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are very sorry to share the news that Sabri Sayari passed away peacefully on February 11, 2026
50 years after: Was democratization inevitable or contingent?
Read #FreeAccess the introduction to our latest #SpecialIssue by @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, N. Garoupa,
@mjhierro.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #Italy
The feminisation of Italian governments. Towards a more gender-equal distribution of political power?
Read the article by C. Barbieri & P. Pansardi here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📊 As #Spain moves toward a new regularisation policy, recent research helps place this debate in a broader context.
R. Perna & M. Puig Batalla analyse opposite #regularisation #policy #outputs in #Italy & #Spain during #COVID19
Read it here #OPENACCESS 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 #NewIssue #SpecialIssue 30/4
The Makeover of Southern Europe: Fifty Years after the Transitions to Democracy in #Greece #Portugal #Spain
Guest Editors: @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, N. Garoupa, @mjhierro.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social
Don't miss it!👇
tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/c...
🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
@andrea-pedrazzani.bsky.social & F.Zucchini analyse #Italy's #premierato reform. According to their study, it would improve cabinet duration, but greater stability could be achieved through the constructive vote of no-confidence
🔓👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
This study by A. Ceron, @scopelliti.bsky.social & T. Grechanaya focuses on the political determinants of the use of appeals for responsibility
🔗Read the article
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
The study by @galais.bsky.social & @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social reveals that sadness can reduce support for far-right parties in Spain, whereas anger—the most studied emotion—shows only a limited reinforcing effect
🔓 Read the article
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🧭 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
In light of #Portugal’s presidential election first round, we recommend the analysis by @marianasmendes.bsky.social of the transformation of Portugal’s party system, revealed by the 2025 general election.
🔓 Read the article #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 in our #NewIssue (30.3)
The analysis by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet and E. Paulis uncover distinctive associations between governing preferences and propensity to vote for the main Italian parties
✳️⏳NOW #FreeAccess! Read & download here:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Presidential elections are this Sunday in Portugal. Want to learn more about recent elections in Portugal? Take a look at these articles published in @sespjournal.bsky.social.
@marianasmendes.bsky.social examines the 2025 parliamentary elections (open access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢 #OpenAccess
Divergent paths of political #trust in Southern Europe: the roles of economic performance, #corruption, congruence, and #polarisation
🔓Christmann @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social👇
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2025.2576094
📢 #NewIssue 30/3
with articles on
- ‘premierato’ reform in #Italy
- parties’ appeals for responsibility in #Italy
- emotional dynamics and Vox's appeal #Spain
- preferences for experts and citizens in government
- 2025 General election in #Portugal
Don't miss it! 👇
tandfonline.com/toc/fses20/c...
📝 (1) #Italy’s right turn. A spatial analysis of party competition in the 2022 Italian national election
by Gambacciani, Giannetti, @andrea-pedrazzani.bsky.social & Pinto
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📝 (2) Unity and coherence: the mobilizing effect of valence attributes in the 2022 Italian elections
by Ceron, Berloto & Rosco
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📝 (3) Parliamentary downsizing and legislative behaviour. Evidence from Italy
by Kushi, Russo & Carammia
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#OpenAccess
📝 (4) Coalition politics under exceptional exogenous constraints: the Meloni government during the EU-financed economic recovery plan
by @eborghetto.bsky.social, Improta & Marangoni
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#OpenAccess