Patrick Bijsmans
Associate Dean #Education @ Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Maastricht | Associate Professor #Teaching & #Learning #EuropeanStudies | #EU #Media #Euroscepticism | #Cycling research (!) | Committee Member @ #UACES | posts my own 🦋🇪🇺🟥
- Eurasian eagle-owl 🦉
- Revised & resubmitted @chayennesmeets.bsky.social @carlahaelermans.bsky.social Arnold Hendrikse
- www.brusselstimes.com/1947946/new-... “Later that night, three dead goats were reported on the Sint-Pietersberg hill across the border in Maastricht, Netherlands.” That’s literally our back garden!
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- Thanks to @hdijkstra.bsky.social for organising another great @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social ESPO writing retreat. Productive 2 days, finished first draft of new chapter - hopefully the rest of my writing week will be as productive 🤞🏼 And hopefully Hylke’s successor will keep this new tradition alive!
- Consider nominating yourself for the @uaces.bsky.social committee. Great association, great people, and a chance to co-shape discussions in #EuropeanStudies. Details below.
- Great speech globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
- Reposted by Patrick BijsmansMy consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following: ▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty; ▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
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- “In recent days, Europe has responded to Trump’s pressure by sending troops from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for military training exercises in Greenland.”
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- nos.nl/l/2598412 Eén voor Trump en één voor Vance. Ze trillen nu al van angst!
- “KletsGPT” www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
- 26km trail run through magical winter wonderland
- Reposted by Patrick BijsmansStuur Europese troepen naar Groenland Mijn column in @nrc.nl www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
- More snow
- Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” “I don’t need international law,” he added. 🇪🇺🇺🇳
- Stunningly beautiful day hiking in the Dutch mountains
- “The United States of Europe may not become a reality in the next few months, or even years. But its online cheerleaders are determined to bring that horizon closer — one “EU soldier” meme at a time.” Interesting @politico.eu piece. 🇪🇺
- Sunday afternoon fun: the Mescherberg half marathon trail run. 436 meters of ascent.
- Unfortunately it looks like this will be the first @uaces.bsky.social annual conference that I’ll not be attending since 2017… But you should all go. It’s a fab event and I’ll really miss all the great conversations and meeting friends #UACES2026 🇪🇺
- 📢 Call for Papers: UACES 56th Annual Conference 2026 at Charles University, Prague! Share your research & connect with the European Studies community. Submit by 1 February 2026 👉 www.uaces.org/themedtracks... #UACES #EUStudies #CfP
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- Reposted by Patrick Bijsmans🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!) - Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy - Assistant Prof Euro Political History - PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
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- Reposted by Patrick BijsmansI am very pleased to share I will be returning to Maastricht University, my alma mater, to give a public talk on my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/Oxford). When: Monday 19 January, 20:00 Where: Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/events/pr...
- “The new security strategy offers a clear ideological alignment between U.S. President Donald Trump's populist MAGA movement and Europe's nationalist parties (…) [It] also echoes the racist “great replacement” conspiracy theory…”
- The lecture room upon arrival at 8:15 this morning…
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- 🚨 New publication alert 🚨 What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Euroscepticism? Very pleased with this new article, co-authored with former @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies student and now colleague Luca Mancin of the University of Milan @ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
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- Als je Nederland op z’n zij ziet, wordt het voor de NOS redactie pas goed duidelijk dat het een Deltagebied is… 🙃
- One of those weeks 🏃🏼♂️🦾
- We are ready to welcome you to today’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MA open day 👩🏼🏫☕️🍪
- De Rotterdamse postbezorger Ahmed Abdillahi wil dit jaar 25 marathons lopen om aandacht te vragen voor de armoede in de stad
- Another week, another open day. Join us tomorrow for our @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MA open day. Details 👉🏼 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/masters-open...
- Our @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social Teaching & Learning Hub is looking for an assessment specialist to help our programmes to strengthen and future-proof assessment practices. Application deadline 30 November. #EdySky #TeachLearnSky www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3562...
- “This is not a fine-tuning exercise but a deregulatory move that risks turning Europe’s rights-based model into one where fundamental protections become optional.” euobserver.com/digital/ar5e...
- Lovely weather and a fantastic atmosphere during today’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA open day. Thank you so much to all colleagues and students who were present today 🙏🏼
- Welcome to @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social! It’s a lovely day for an open day. Bandito coffee and cookies are waiting you ☕️🍪
- Come visit us during tomorrow’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA Open Day and learn more about our four fantastic programmes in 📚 Arts & Culture 📚 🤖 Digital Society 🤖 🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺 🌐 Global Studies 🌐 Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
- Come visit us during tomorrow’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA Open Day and learn more about our four fantastic programmes in 📚 Arts & Culture 📚 🤖 Digital Society 🤖 🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺 🌐 Global Studies 🌐 Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
- Visited the PROTEST exhibition with my @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies students today. Had a great discussion on the role of #protests in #Europe afterwards 🇪🇺 Plenty of examples from their own experience in different countries and contexts.
- Had a fab time last week during the Utrecht Summer School on #Governance, #Design and #Delivery of #Interdisciplinary #HigherEducation. Thanks to Bri and Iris for putting this together, to the many contributors for sharing their experience, and to fellow participants for inspiring discussions 📚🙏🏼
- Lots of meetings about #teaching and #learning but today was the start of the only full course I teach, for our @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies, on #democracy in #Europe
