Didac Queralt
@didacqueralt.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale.
www.didacqueralt.com
I write and teach about state building from a historical perspective.
Author of Pawned States: https://www.amazon.com/Pawned-States-Building-International-Princeton/dp/0691231524/ref=tm
www.didacqueralt.com
I write and teach about state building from a historical perspective.
Author of Pawned States: https://www.amazon.com/Pawned-States-Building-International-Princeton/dp/0691231524/ref=tm
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Didac Queralt
@didacqueralt.bsky.social
· Mar 13
From Territorial Consolidation to Bureaucratic Dominance: The Long Arc of State Development | Annual Reviews
Our understanding of state development—a term that encompasses both state formation and state building—has grown significantly in the last two decades. In this review, I outline the foundations of the...
www.annualreviews.org
🚨New pre-print! It builds on the State Formation seminar that I teach at Yale, benefiting from rich conversations with brilliant students. The piece tackles state formation, state building, and outlines 3 paths of future research: civil wars, international constraints, and bureaucratic capacity.
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👋Welcome to the Barcelona Network of Political Science.
▶️We are here to promote research, strengthen ties between institutions, and support young researchers and students in developing their research careers.
▶️We are here to promote research, strengthen ties between institutions, and support young researchers and students in developing their research careers.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
👋Welcome to the Barcelona Network of Political Science.
▶️We are here to promote research, strengthen ties between institutions, and support young researchers and students in developing their research careers.
▶️We are here to promote research, strengthen ties between institutions, and support young researchers and students in developing their research careers.
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🚨 New LSE job in political science 🚨
We're looking for a *Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy* to join the LSE School of Public Policy
Please share!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
We're looking for a *Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy* to join the LSE School of Public Policy
Please share!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy,
,
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October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 New LSE job in political science 🚨
We're looking for a *Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy* to join the LSE School of Public Policy
Please share!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
We're looking for a *Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy* to join the LSE School of Public Policy
Please share!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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🚨Postdoc altert 🚨
Come to @upenn.edu for a great postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at @perryworldhouse.bsky.social.
Pass it on.
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/opportunitie...
Come to @upenn.edu for a great postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at @perryworldhouse.bsky.social.
Pass it on.
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/opportunitie...
Postdoctoral Fellows - Perry World House
Perry World House postdoctoral fellows are excellent scholars who study global affairs and have interests in interdisciplinary outreach and policy relevance. We are particularly interested in applican...
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🚨Postdoc altert 🚨
Come to @upenn.edu for a great postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at @perryworldhouse.bsky.social.
Pass it on.
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/opportunitie...
Come to @upenn.edu for a great postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at @perryworldhouse.bsky.social.
Pass it on.
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/opportunitie...
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2026 ASREC Conference
Orange, CA
March 20-21, 2026
Keynote: James Robinson
Submission Deadline: November 7
Join us at Chapman for what should be an amazing event! Seeking papers at the intersection of religion/culture & the social sciences
Submit proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Orange, CA
March 20-21, 2026
Keynote: James Robinson
Submission Deadline: November 7
Join us at Chapman for what should be an amazing event! Seeking papers at the intersection of religion/culture & the social sciences
Submit proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
2026 ASREC Conference
Orange, CA
March 20-21, 2026
Keynote: James Robinson
Submission Deadline: November 7
Join us at Chapman for what should be an amazing event! Seeking papers at the intersection of religion/culture & the social sciences
Submit proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Orange, CA
March 20-21, 2026
Keynote: James Robinson
Submission Deadline: November 7
Join us at Chapman for what should be an amazing event! Seeking papers at the intersection of religion/culture & the social sciences
Submit proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Joel Mokyr’s genius lies in making us think about the world in an original and insightful way. His recognition is so well deserved. news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Nobel recognizes Mokyr’s theory on sustained economic growth
news.northwestern.edu
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Joel Mokyr’s genius lies in making us think about the world in an original and insightful way. His recognition is so well deserved. news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
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🚨🚨🚨 Survey Researchers! WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM!🚨🚨🚨
I have access to the Comet browser by Perplexity.
I asked it to pretend to be a human, take the survey, and give me feedback. IT DID!
I have access to the Comet browser by Perplexity.
I asked it to pretend to be a human, take the survey, and give me feedback. IT DID!
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Survey Researchers! WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM!🚨🚨🚨
I have access to the Comet browser by Perplexity.
I asked it to pretend to be a human, take the survey, and give me feedback. IT DID!
I have access to the Comet browser by Perplexity.
I asked it to pretend to be a human, take the survey, and give me feedback. IT DID!
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We are hiring! We are looking for a prospective PhD student to work at the Department of Political Science of the University of Barcelona and the Institutions, Politics and Economics Research Center in connection to a research project on Backlash. More details here: sites.google.com/view/jordi-m...
Jordi Muñoz - Calls
PhD fellowship in Political Science at the University of Barcelona
sites.google.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We are hiring! We are looking for a prospective PhD student to work at the Department of Political Science of the University of Barcelona and the Institutions, Politics and Economics Research Center in connection to a research project on Backlash. More details here: sites.google.com/view/jordi-m...
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I will be engaging a conversation with @daliyang.bsky.social, @vicshih.bsky.social, @tompepinsky.com and Martin Dimitrov on my new book at the #APSA2025 Author Meets Critics panel on 9/14, 10:00 to 11:30am PDT. Come join us if you are still around.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
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Domination and Mobilization
Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Domination and Mobilization
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September 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I will be engaging a conversation with @daliyang.bsky.social, @vicshih.bsky.social, @tompepinsky.com and Martin Dimitrov on my new book at the #APSA2025 Author Meets Critics panel on 9/14, 10:00 to 11:30am PDT. Come join us if you are still around.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
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Looking for #APSA panels? Come see ours:
New Research on the Legacies of Colonialism in Historical Political Economy
Sat 9/13 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
Thank you @agustingoenaga.bsky.social for organizing (what is going to be) an informative and productive panel!
New Research on the Legacies of Colonialism in Historical Political Economy
Sat 9/13 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
Thank you @agustingoenaga.bsky.social for organizing (what is going to be) an informative and productive panel!
September 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Looking for #APSA panels? Come see ours:
New Research on the Legacies of Colonialism in Historical Political Economy
Sat 9/13 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
Thank you @agustingoenaga.bsky.social for organizing (what is going to be) an informative and productive panel!
New Research on the Legacies of Colonialism in Historical Political Economy
Sat 9/13 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
Thank you @agustingoenaga.bsky.social for organizing (what is going to be) an informative and productive panel!
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📢 We're hiring! 3 lines in CP, IR, and IPE. Come join us in Madrid!
I'm not in the committee but more than happy to answer questions (via DM, email) and/or chat.
I'm not in the committee but more than happy to answer questions (via DM, email) and/or chat.
🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨
We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.
We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.
We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
September 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢 We're hiring! 3 lines in CP, IR, and IPE. Come join us in Madrid!
I'm not in the committee but more than happy to answer questions (via DM, email) and/or chat.
I'm not in the committee but more than happy to answer questions (via DM, email) and/or chat.
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UC Davis is recruiting in comparative politics!
"We are especially interested in candidates working on regional and/or emerging-market powers, though the successful candidate may work in any area of Comparative Politics."
Assistant level, tenure track.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299
"We are especially interested in candidates working on regional and/or emerging-market powers, though the successful candidate may work in any area of Comparative Politics."
Assistant level, tenure track.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299
Department of Political Science - Comparative Politics
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
August 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
UC Davis is recruiting in comparative politics!
"We are especially interested in candidates working on regional and/or emerging-market powers, though the successful candidate may work in any area of Comparative Politics."
Assistant level, tenure track.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299
"We are especially interested in candidates working on regional and/or emerging-market powers, though the successful candidate may work in any area of Comparative Politics."
Assistant level, tenure track.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299
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❓❓ Question for the political science community: Is there any publication with recent data on professional trajectories after PhD completion? Thanks in advance!
August 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
❓❓ Question for the political science community: Is there any publication with recent data on professional trajectories after PhD completion? Thanks in advance!
❓❓ Question for the political science community: Is there any publication with recent data on professional trajectories after PhD completion? Thanks in advance!
August 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
❓❓ Question for the political science community: Is there any publication with recent data on professional trajectories after PhD completion? Thanks in advance!
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The University of Chicago Department of Political Science is hiring at the junior level in American Politics and Quantitative Methods; links below:
August 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The University of Chicago Department of Political Science is hiring at the junior level in American Politics and Quantitative Methods; links below:
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International Economics, Government and Business at the Copenhagen Business School is hiring and setting up pre-interviews at APSA 2025 (and online for those not attending).
ABDs and early assistants in political science should consider this an open-field search
members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob...
ABDs and early assistants in political science should consider this an open-field search
members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob...
American Political Science Association > Sign In
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August 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
International Economics, Government and Business at the Copenhagen Business School is hiring and setting up pre-interviews at APSA 2025 (and online for those not attending).
ABDs and early assistants in political science should consider this an open-field search
members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob...
ABDs and early assistants in political science should consider this an open-field search
members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob...
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I'm delighted to advertise an exciting job as centre manager, helping me build Oxford's new Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM). We start this academic year and aim to attract as new faculty some of the world's top people in computational, experimental and qualitative methods.
CASSM Centre Manager
Full-timeFixed-term for 5 yearsGrade 8: £48,235 - £57,255 per annum
www.politics.ox.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I'm delighted to advertise an exciting job as centre manager, helping me build Oxford's new Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM). We start this academic year and aim to attract as new faculty some of the world's top people in computational, experimental and qualitative methods.
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Please share! We look forward to your submissions to EPSS in Belfast next year. We hope the below will be useful as you plan your panels/paper. Do reach out if you have any queries!
Please share:
@pavisuri.bsky.social and I are delighted to share details for the political economy of development section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
We welcome great work and fresh ideas! Please spread the word among interested colleagues not on here
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@pavisuri.bsky.social and I are delighted to share details for the political economy of development section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
We welcome great work and fresh ideas! Please spread the word among interested colleagues not on here
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Call for Papers
Call for Papers: Political Economy of Development (PED) Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast We invite submissions of high-quality work on any topic in the political economy of development or comparative pol...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Please share! We look forward to your submissions to EPSS in Belfast next year. We hope the below will be useful as you plan your panels/paper. Do reach out if you have any queries!
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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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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium
Please fill in the details below to submit your proposal.
Kindly provide the title and abstract of your paper, as well as your availability to present. The Colloquium is held every Tuesday from 17:00 ...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
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🚨 Very excited to share that the call for papers for the EPSS annual conference in Belfast 2026 is live.
🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe.
🙏🏼 Sharing is caring!
🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe.
🙏🏼 Sharing is caring!
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
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📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
August 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🚨 Very excited to share that the call for papers for the EPSS annual conference in Belfast 2026 is live.
🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe.
🙏🏼 Sharing is caring!
🔝 Lots of innovation to enrich the way we exchange ideas in political science in Europe.
🙏🏼 Sharing is caring!
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We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
📢APPLY NOW!: DPIR seeks a Departmental Lecturer in Comparative European Politics to provide teaching and supervision at the undergraduate and graduate level and contribute to the Departmental examining and graduate admissions processes.🗓️ CLOSES: 12pm, 5 Aug: ow.ly/brXi50WpZav
July 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are looking for a lecturer in Comparative European Politics at Oxford. Join an incredibly stimulating intellectual environment. It is a 5-year position that should be great for early career researchers. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
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Anna Grzymala-Busse Receives the 2025 Heinz I. Eulau Award for American Political Science Review for “Tilly Goes to Church: The Religious and Medieval Roots of European State Fragmentation Anna”
The Heinz I. Eulau Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to…
The Heinz I. Eulau Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to…
Anna Grzymala-Busse Receives the 2025 Heinz I. Eulau Award for American Political Science Review for “Tilly Goes to Church: The Religious and Medieval Roots of European State Fragmentation Anna”
The Heinz I. Eulau Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best article published in the APSA journal American Political Science Review Citation from the Award Committee: Anna Grzymala-Busse’s “Tilly Goes to Church: The Religious and Medieval Roots of European State Fragmentation” challenges paradigmatic understandings of state development, according to which centralizing European states overcame fragmentation in the early modern era by consolidating strong states through warfare.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Anna Grzymala-Busse Receives the 2025 Heinz I. Eulau Award for American Political Science Review for “Tilly Goes to Church: The Religious and Medieval Roots of European State Fragmentation Anna”
The Heinz I. Eulau Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to…
The Heinz I. Eulau Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to…
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🚨New forthcoming paper at JOP: @noamlupu.bsky.social and I use data from 10 surveys in N&S America to see whether lower-income, lower-wealth, and working-class people are less interested in running for office. Interest in running (nascent ambition) can lead to representation gaps. However, ...(1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨New forthcoming paper at JOP: @noamlupu.bsky.social and I use data from 10 surveys in N&S America to see whether lower-income, lower-wealth, and working-class people are less interested in running for office. Interest in running (nascent ambition) can lead to representation gaps. However, ...(1/2)
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🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
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👩🦰Do women politicians address violence against women more effectively?
➡️Using data from Mexico and an RDD, @marco-alcocer.bsky.social R. Skillman & @angietorres.bsky.social find fewer female and young female homicides in municipalities led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️Using data from Mexico and an RDD, @marco-alcocer.bsky.social R. Skillman & @angietorres.bsky.social find fewer female and young female homicides in municipalities led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
July 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
👩🦰Do women politicians address violence against women more effectively?
➡️Using data from Mexico and an RDD, @marco-alcocer.bsky.social R. Skillman & @angietorres.bsky.social find fewer female and young female homicides in municipalities led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️Using data from Mexico and an RDD, @marco-alcocer.bsky.social R. Skillman & @angietorres.bsky.social find fewer female and young female homicides in municipalities led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView