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Carles Boix

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Carles Boix @cboix.bsky.social · 10d

Just posted "Political Economy of Automation & Fragmented Prod.," w/ @gonzalezrostani.bsky.social & @ericaowen.bsky.social, showing how automation in the Global North spills over the Global South thru. trade/exports/jobs, leading to
↑ organized crime
↑ Left-populism
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The Political Economy of Automation and Fragmented Production: Evidence from Mexico

How does automation in the Global North shape politics and violence in the Global South? We develop a political economy theory in which robot adoption in advanc

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Alberto Diaz Cayeros @adiazcayeros.bsky.social · Sep 5

Academic colleagues studying democracy

Please consider signing this letter supporting the pro democracy movement of Serbian university students

A hopeful process in times of so much democratic backsliding

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The streets of Novi Sad last night:

Carles Boix @cboix.bsky.social · May 29

First, among upper and middle urban classes, who led Swedish society in adopting modern gender norms. Next, among urban workers. Finally, in social strata that maintained traditional gender norms and practices until late in time, such as farmers and agricultural laborers.

Carles Boix @cboix.bsky.social · May 29

As gender norms evolved, emphasizing women’s personal and professional autonomy, the gap in turnout between married and unmarried women narrowed.

That process happened asynchronically across social strata, paralleling the diffusion of modern gender norms and practices.

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Carles Boix @cboix.bsky.social · May 29

The nature of gender norms and its evolution played a key role in the mobilization of women. Under traditional gender norms, female participation was strongly related to marital status. Married women voted at levels similar to men’s. Unmarried women participated much less.

Carles Boix @cboix.bsky.social · May 29

We reconstruct the progressive electoral participation of women in Sweden between 1921 and 1960, employing official records on all eligible voters' turnout by gender, occupational group, and marital status.

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · May 27

We’re launching this track after a year of editorial experience. While aiming to publish excellent work, we’ve seen strong but focused papers struggle in review. This track is meant to support theory- or empirics-heavy work and shift reviewer expectations accordingly.

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · May 27

📢 The APSR is opening a new Research Notes track!

Authors may now submit directly as Notes—or, with editor agreement, have papers reclassified during review. Notes should be ≤7,000 words (excl. refs/appendices).

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Grigore Pop-Eleches @grigopop.bsky.social · May 27

My 2 cents on the recent Romanian elections in ‪@goodauth.bsky.social. Romanian democracy dodged a bullet (barely) but this is no time to be complacent...

Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · May 27

Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now).

Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.

Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/romania...

Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now)

Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.

goodauthority.org

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · May 27

Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now).

Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.

Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/romania...

Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now)

Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.

goodauthority.org

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World Politics @worldpolitics.bsky.social · May 27

Using unique data from #Sweden (1921-1960), April @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors Carles Boix, Zsuzsanna Magyar, & @jordimunoz.bsky.social show how changing gender norms helped to increase female voter turnout, especially among unmarried women. #VotingRights #women muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · May 22

Using "Protecting Jews" as an excuse to do awful things is a form of antisemitism; it encourages people to treat Jews with disdain and makes us much less safe.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · May 22

Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

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Daniel Tavana @danieltavana.bsky.social · May 14

Our article on legislative cooptation and opposition in the Kuwait National Assembly is finally out at @bjpols.bsky.social!

Key findings: bsky.app/profile/dani...

Article link: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Politico @politico.com · May 14

He helped lead the backlash against Covid lockdowns. Now he runs NIH.

Trump’s NIH Chief Lets Loose on Fauci, Vaccines and Covid Cover-Ups

Jay Bhattacharya discusses pandemic fallout and his plans for American science in Trump 2.0.

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · May 13

Brook no compromise: How to negotiate a united front by Elaine Yao is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/05/12/b...

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Allison Hartnett @ashartnett.bsky.social · Jan 27

Very excited that our article about the redistribution of political power within precolonial institutions under indirect colonial rule is available on First View @apsrjournal.bsky.social

@msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social

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Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power

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