IRCPPS in the Links: Why did Slovakia vote "No" on the European Bailout Fund?

The Monkey Cage considers the question:

In a sentence.

Two key parties in Slovakia failed to support the EFSF expansion in the hope of domestic political gain, but now that the government has fallen it is highly likely one of those parties will shift its position and help pass the ESFS on the next round, though when this will happen depends on its intransigence in demanding concessions.

Call for Papers: Pan-European Conference on EU Politics

via the ISA blog:

The ECPR Standing Group on the European Union is organizing its Sixth Pan-European Conference. It will be hosted by the University of Tampere, Finland from 13 to 15 September 2012. The Standing Group's Pan-European Conference is the largest academic conference on the European Union in Europe and brings together scholars working on the European Union from all over the world. The program chair will accept proposals for both individual papers and whole panels (including a maximum of four papers).  Proposals for individual papers should include the name, affiliation, and contact details (including email address) for all paper authors, as well as a brief (max. 150 word) abstract and paper title. Proposals should be made online. You can find the conference information on the Standing Group website . The deadline for proposals is 15 January 2012.