CIS ETH
@ciseth.bsky.social
The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is the fruit of collaboration between two leading houses of political science, namely the ETH Zurich and the Institute of Political Science at UZH.
Congratulations Aydin Yildirim on your starting grant: eup.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
SNSF Starting Grant for Aydin Yildirim's Project on "Reshoring"
EUP postdoctoral researcher Aydin B. Yildirim was awarded a Starting Grant by the SNSF for his project
eup.ethz.ch
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Congratulations Aydin Yildirim on your starting grant: eup.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
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NEW -
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
NEW -
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
2 new publications from our CIS Members, 1 from Lars-Erik Cederman+++ and 1 from Thomas Bernauer+++. Here from www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/einfueh...
Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft
www.nomos-shop.de
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
2 new publications from our CIS Members, 1 from Lars-Erik Cederman+++ and 1 from Thomas Bernauer+++. Here from www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/einfueh...
Job Postings at the CIS, including one position Doctoral (Ph.D.) / Assistant Position in Comparative Politics 60 % with a deadline this Friday, and 1 Professorship in Political Philosophy, among others: cis.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
Jobs
cis.ethz.ch
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Job Postings at the CIS, including one position Doctoral (Ph.D.) / Assistant Position in Comparative Politics 60 % with a deadline this Friday, and 1 Professorship in Political Philosophy, among others: cis.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
Post-Doctoral Research Position (80%)
in the Research Group of Professor Thomas Widmer
Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich, research area ‘Policy Analysis & Evaluation’ www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:55da...
in the Research Group of Professor Thomas Widmer
Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich, research area ‘Policy Analysis & Evaluation’ www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:55da...
www.ipz.uzh.ch
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Post-Doctoral Research Position (80%)
in the Research Group of Professor Thomas Widmer
Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich, research area ‘Policy Analysis & Evaluation’ www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:55da...
in the Research Group of Professor Thomas Widmer
Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich, research area ‘Policy Analysis & Evaluation’ www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:55da...
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Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📢New article out in 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 on the parliamentary oversight of the ECB and the Fed during Covid-19 📣
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Is the grass really greener on the other side? Parliamentary oversight of the European Central Bank and the Fed*
This article explores differences in the parliamentary oversight of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (the Fed) in the United States during crisis situations. It is often argu...
www.tandfonline.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📢New article out in 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 on the parliamentary oversight of the ECB and the Fed during Covid-19 📣
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Nirvikar Jassal will be present at the CIS tomorrow: cis.ethz.ch/details.hate...
September 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nirvikar Jassal will be present at the CIS tomorrow: cis.ethz.ch/details.hate...
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This is such a clever paper by by wonderful colleagues. For everyone interested in left behind places and the far right, check this out. It’s worth your while!
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This is such a clever paper by by wonderful colleagues. For everyone interested in left behind places and the far right, check this out. It’s worth your while!
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Late to the party. New publication with Axel Bayer in the International Political Science Review about political interactions of MPs in Zambia that switched their party affiliation. doi.org/10.1177/0192...
July 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Late to the party. New publication with Axel Bayer in the International Political Science Review about political interactions of MPs in Zambia that switched their party affiliation. doi.org/10.1177/0192...
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Please share:
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
EGAP Innovation Grants 2025 – EGAP
egap.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Please share:
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
The Fall CIS Colloquium is up. We have a small focus on India this semester: cis.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
Current CIS Events
cis.ethz.ch
September 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Fall CIS Colloquium is up. We have a small focus on India this semester: cis.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
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EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
😵💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.
👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.
A short 🧵
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Juan Masullo and I wrote a piece on the recent assassination attempt on Senator Uribe in Bogotá, its connections to the drug war, how it echoes the past, and why it is only the most visible form of how the drug war undermines democracy. 1/2
"On June 7...Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot multiple times," write Juan Masullo and Abbey Steele. "The attempted assassination...has rocked Colombia, a country where such political violence feels all too familiar."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
How Drug Wars Destroy Democracy | Journal of Democracy
Colombia’s drug war has ravaged the country — leaving tens of thousands dead, disappeared, or displaced and entire communities broken. Democracy is among the casualties.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
July 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Juan Masullo and I wrote a piece on the recent assassination attempt on Senator Uribe in Bogotá, its connections to the drug war, how it echoes the past, and why it is only the most visible form of how the drug war undermines democracy. 1/2
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🎓📢 We’re hiring!
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster
Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!
jobs.zeit.de
August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🎓📢 We’re hiring!
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
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Thinking about US gerrymandering stories in the news:
A few years ago I published an article on "democracy by deterrence." Our motivating example was gerrymandering, examining tit-for-tat retaliation and how it can (or fail to) deter electoral tilting
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A few years ago I published an article on "democracy by deterrence." Our motivating example was gerrymandering, examining tit-for-tat retaliation and how it can (or fail to) deter electoral tilting
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
In contemporary democracies, backsliding typically occurs through legal machinations. Self-enforcing democracy requires that political parties refrain from exploiting legal opportunities to tilt elec...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thinking about US gerrymandering stories in the news:
A few years ago I published an article on "democracy by deterrence." Our motivating example was gerrymandering, examining tit-for-tat retaliation and how it can (or fail to) deter electoral tilting
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A few years ago I published an article on "democracy by deterrence." Our motivating example was gerrymandering, examining tit-for-tat retaliation and how it can (or fail to) deter electoral tilting
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New research by @polisciatnu.bsky.social's Ana Arjona finds that political assassinations in Colombia over the last 40 years lowered voter turnout in affected areas for up to four election cycles after each event, highlighting the lasting impact of political violence on democracy. spr.ly/6018Nfywm
June 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New research by @polisciatnu.bsky.social's Ana Arjona finds that political assassinations in Colombia over the last 40 years lowered voter turnout in affected areas for up to four election cycles after each event, highlighting the lasting impact of political violence on democracy. spr.ly/6018Nfywm
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Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30
August 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30
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🚀 Research funding opportunity — Our 2025 Innovation Grants are open for proposals for innovations to push the boundaries of governance and politics research.
Apply by October 31, 2025.
Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl
Apply by October 31, 2025.
Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚀 Research funding opportunity — Our 2025 Innovation Grants are open for proposals for innovations to push the boundaries of governance and politics research.
Apply by October 31, 2025.
Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl
Apply by October 31, 2025.
Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl
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Economic risk perceptions and willingness to learn about globalization: A field experiment with migrants and other underprivileged groups in Vietnam by Niccolò W. Bonifai, Edmund J. Malesky, and Nita Rudra is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2024/11/20/e...
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Economic risk perceptions and willingness to learn about globalization: A field experiment with migrants and other underprivileged groups in Vietnam by Niccolò W. Bonifai, Edmund J. Malesky, and Nita Rudra is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2024/11/20/e...
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The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
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📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
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📢 🇪🇺📘 Exciting news! The second edition of our textbook "Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach" - with @catherinedevries.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @jbslapin.bsky.social - is out at Oxford UP! 🧵👇 1/5
May 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📢 🇪🇺📘 Exciting news! The second edition of our textbook "Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach" - with @catherinedevries.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @jbslapin.bsky.social - is out at Oxford UP! 🧵👇 1/5
The newly created Environmental Policy Lab is looking for a Postdoc in digital ecosystems for coordinated and equitable biodiversity governance: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Postdoc in digital ecosystems for coordinated and equitable biodiversity governance
jobs.ethz.ch
August 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The newly created Environmental Policy Lab is looking for a Postdoc in digital ecosystems for coordinated and equitable biodiversity governance: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...