Louisa Boulaziz
Phd Fellow in PoliSci ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo. I study gender representation, legal mobilisation and judicial politics.
- Read my new WP 🚨
- Precarious positions? Gender, quotas and the politics of (re)appointment dx.doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2024-… #polisky
- Sharing my latest working paper where I investigate the effect of being appointed under a gender quota on judicial behaviour. Are female judges appointed under a quota in more precarious positions, and as a result are they more loyal towards their appointing authority? Find out: tinyurl.com/548n33kn
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizFrom November 2025 - Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - cup.org/4oWD6ZT - @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social #OpenAccess
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- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizMay your year be blessed with accepts subject to minor corrections.
- Reposted by Louisa Boulazizwell, well, well if it isn't the book I started working on in 2017: academic.oup.com/book/61769
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizInterested in pursuing a career in climate governance, policy or politics research? Do you have a relevant PhD degree in political science, public administration or international relations? Then you should check out this opportunity! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz“Is the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social a social court protecting the ‘have nots’ or an economic court beholden to the ‘haves’?” @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @louisabo.bsky.social & I have an answer on @verfassungsblog.de. This holiday season, our analysis give us reason to be biased for hope:
- Is the ECJ a plaything of the powerful — or a protector of the weak? New litigation data suggests a clear answer. TOMMASO PAVONE, SILJE SYNNØVE LYDER HERMANSEN & LOUISA BOULAZIZ show how the Court levels the odds for individual rights claimants. verfassungsblog.de/is-the-europ...
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizIs the ECJ a plaything of the powerful — or a protector of the weak? New litigation data suggests a clear answer. TOMMASO PAVONE, SILJE SYNNØVE LYDER HERMANSEN & LOUISA BOULAZIZ show how the Court levels the odds for individual rights claimants. verfassungsblog.de/is-the-europ...
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- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizIt is almost 10 years since Hanspeter Kriesi published his seminal article on the politicization of European Integration @jcms-eu.bsky.social. A short thread on how things stand as of 2024, with @chesdata.bsky.social, looking at salience, clarity, and unity of party positions towards the EU 🧵:
- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨 I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @erc.europa.eu research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions. Link and more information in second post. Position Start: Fall 2026 Application Deadline: ‼️ February 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️
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- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizA week has passed since I successfully defended my dissertation at @eui-sps.bsky.social, and I still feel extremely proud of the skills I have learned and the research I have produced.
- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz📢 New Article 👥 Eli Sofie Baltzersen @elibaltz.bsky.social (ISV), Francesca R. Jensenius @fr-jensenius.bsky.social (ISV), & Øyvind Søraas Skorge 👉 State Action and Moral Attitudes toward Sexual Consent 📗 Published in The Journal of Politics 🔗 doi.org/10.1086/737554
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- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizFriends, my article w/ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social and @louisabo.bsky.social on how/why the "have nots" come out ahead in litigation @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We propose a theory of judicial leveling & spotlighting to explain these contrarian results: take a look!
- NEW - Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - cup.org/4oWD6ZT - @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- So delighted to see this out 🤩🤩
- NEW - Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - cup.org/4oWD6ZT - @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizIdeology and Agenda Setting on the Court of Justice of European Union: Evidence from Anti-Trust and State Aid Cases dx.doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2025-… #polisky
- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz2500 paper submissions - what a huge success for @epssnet.bsky.social already. Big congratulations to @sarahobolt.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @kenbenoit.bsky.social @macartan.bsky.social & everyone else involved in getting EPSS off the ground.
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizHundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
- One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz📣CfA for 1-2 PhD Research Fellow Positions (3-4 years) in political science as part of the ERC project “Governing elites since the dawn of modern democracy” (GETGOV) - PI Jacob Nyrup. The application deadline is November 24, 2025. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz📣CfA for 1-2 Postdoctoral Fellow Positions in political science (3-4 years) as part of the ERC project “Governing elites since the dawn of modern democracy” (GETGOV) - PI Jacob Nyrup. The application deadline is November 17, 2025. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizWe are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)! If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizThe rich are responsible for an outsized share of carbon emissions — the top 10% account for 48%. And the gap is growing. Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
- I’m at the stage of my PhD where I wonder who am I beyond these overleaf documents …
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- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizPaths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021. This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏 A short 🧵
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizWe are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- We presented this paper at different conferences this summer. Here at KDI School in South Korea! We received great comments and now published it as a WP. We still welcome any feedback! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
- New WP! We find: Overall male and female cabinet members have the same backgrounds, but women in high ranking positions, and women in contexts with few women in politics have backgrounds that align more with the archetypal politician. With @jacobnyrup.bsky.social tinyurl.com/s4hy3htk
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- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨 We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track. We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
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- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz@silje-hermansen.bsky.social presented work with @louisabo.bsky.social and @tommasopavone.bsky.social on the conditions under which the European Court of Justice will accept novel legal arguments advanced by private parties #ecprgc25
- How would the public prefer a constitutional court to be designed? @tswalve.bsky.social has novel evidence from a conjoint experiment in the 🇳🇱 #ecprgc25
- Reposted by Louisa BoulazizAnd we have an incredible list of section co-chairs for Belfast 2026, from 18 countries and every part of Europe. We are really grateful to these dedicated colleagues for taking on this role and helping us shape the future of political science in our continent. epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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- Valglokalene åpner 11. august! Bruk stemmeretten til å stå opp for mennesker, menneskeheten og menneskerettigheter — og vis at du er i mot folkemord og apartheidregimet Israel! Palestinakomiteen har laget en oversikt her over hva partiene mener: palestina.no/dette-mener-...
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- When did starvation become an act of self defense? (Ps more people have now been shot by IDF soldiers in line trying to get food than people who were killed on October 7th by Hamas)
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- Thanks for a wonderful #IPSA2025 @ipsa.org 🫰🏽 I’ve never had so much kimchi at a conference before! Looking forward to give a talk at KDI School in Sejong today with @jacobnyrup.bsky.social
- Couldn’t agree more 👇🏽
- Had a nice #EPSA2025 in Madrid! Hope to be at @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast next year 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽#EPSS2026
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- The current drama between Trump and Musk makes me think that men are too emotional for leadership roles.
- Our paper is forthcoming in @bjpols.bsky.social! You can read it here 👇🏽👇🏽 Super proud to be working with the amazing @silje-hermansen.bsky.social and @tommasopavone.bsky.social — they have thought me everything I know!
- 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 in @bjpols.bsky.social! We show the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social neither favors the "haves" nor has a pro-business bias: it consistently levels the odds for disempowered individuals & spotlights support for their rights. Why 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 the haves come out ahead? Read on: tinyurl.com/28662tae
- Reposted by Louisa Boulaziz𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 in @bjpols.bsky.social! We show the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social neither favors the "haves" nor has a pro-business bias: it consistently levels the odds for disempowered individuals & spotlights support for their rights. Why 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 the haves come out ahead? Read on: tinyurl.com/28662tae
- If you think about it the #EUSA2025 conference is the Met Gala, only in Philadelphia, with less fashionable clothing, but better academic papers! Looking forward to seeing colleagues and friends again very soon! @eustudies.bsky.social
- Hi! I would just like to share that the first paper in my PhD has been accepted for publication in @thejop.bsky.social and you can read the "ahead of print" version here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... This is a very big day for me!! Now I am a real PUBLISHED researcher!
- Thanks to @sivcheruvu.bsky.social and @theclboyd.bsky.social for giving me indispensable comments at the Junior Law and Politics Research Community, and @karinleijon.bsky.social for critically discussing my work at ECPR.
- Anyone going to EUSA — anyone not going anymore? I’m a bit scared about going tbh… #EUSA
