piervanwoll.bsky.social
PhD in Politics - Research associate professor at NORCE - interested in migration and asylum policy, public opinion, democracy and research methods. Music enthusiast and sports lover :)
👤 Joined on 02 November 2023
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@piervanwoll.bsky.social📣 It's update time! The Manifesto Project Dataset 2026a & Manifesto Corpus 2026-1 are here! What's new? 🧵:
Show PostEvery so often I send an out-of-the-blue gratitude email to a scholar whose work I admire. I particularly email scholars who are not seniors at top universities. A small gesture, but it means a lot!
Show Post⛑️ Refugees are not born of persecution; they are made by states. 🛡️ And a person only becomes a refugee once a state decides they qualify for protection. ⚖️ Asylum is thus not simply a humanitarian matter; it is also a question of how states work, says @piervanwoll.bsky.social ⤵️ buff.ly/QTUsojW
Show PostIn the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, I discuss with Aditya Chakrabortty how powerbrokers co-opt elected officials, rendering our democracies demos-free zones. Also my assessment of Andy Burnham's plans to 'rewire' the UK economy www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ72...
Show PostNEW RESEARCH Most Canadians support asylum policies, irrespective of type. If there is opposition to these policies, welfare chauvinism is the primary factor. Those unwilling to share social rights with the outgroup are more likely to oppose international protection policies.
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