Thread by @TomTheuns

I want to call on @ECPR to review recent tweets by @Gia_Passarelli, a member of the Executive Committee.

Prof. Passarelli received criticism after organizing a #manel at the recent @sisp__ conference.

In my opinion, his demeaning responses break the ECPR Code of Conduct.

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Prof. Passarelli's responses came as replies to two threads under tweets criticizing the manel from @duncanmcdonnell and @CasMudde

Initially mostly defensive, Prof. Passarelli's comments quickly took a nasty character.

For example, he accused post-doctoral researcher @georgovenizelos of being ignorant for pointing out that Italian academia has problems with gender diversity.

With no irony, Prof. Passarelli accused @TalesTomaz of racism for pointing out that the panel was not only all-male, but also all-white.

He told @drsope, a (black female) law Professor @StellenboschUni, that she would have 'learned a lot attending'.

His nastiest reaction was saved for @chiaraenroute however, a women's rights researcher.

He told her she was a troglodyte.

Only after @dfarrell_ucd publicly apologized for his involvement did Prof. Passarelli's tone change.

Having insulted and demeaned the women and junior scholars calling him out, he finally recognized the #manel was a mistake.

In my view, @Gia_Passarelli's tweets violate the @ECPR code of conduct, which require Executive Committee members 'to adhere to the highest standards in their conduct'.

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I call on @Gia_Passarelli to make a public apology to all those he has insulted.

I also call on the @ECPR Executive Committee to distance themselves from his demeaning and sexist comments.

Sexism and bullying should have no place in political science.

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