Ildar Daminov
@ildardaminov.bsky.social
Political Scientist at @CEU (Digital Authoritarianism), Creative Writer, and Board Game Enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/IldarDaminov
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“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
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#CfP Hossein Kermani is organizing the workshop "The interplay of physical and digital authoritarianism: Methodological and theoretical challenges and approaches" on April 7-10, 2026 at Vienna University. Please find the details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@ecpr.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social
The interplay of physical and digital authoritarianism: Methodological and theoretical challenges and approaches
European Consortium for Political Research
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#CfP Hossein Kermani is organizing the workshop "The interplay of physical and digital authoritarianism: Methodological and theoretical challenges and approaches" on April 7-10, 2026 at Vienna University. Please find the details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
@ecpr.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social
🔍🇰🇿 Even in #authoritarian #parliaments, not all voices speak in unison. My new paper examines possible pockets of rhetorical dissent or "embedded rhetorical contestation" in #Kazakhstani Senate debates. The paper is now in OA thanks to @weareceu.bsky.social: shorturl.at/YoY9h
Whispers of dissent? Analyzing the rhetorical alignment of the elites with the authoritarian incumbent through parliamentary discourse in the Kazakhstani Senate
Parliaments are often thought to be key arenas of elite signaling in authoritarian regimes. This paper examines the patterns of rhetorical alignment between individual elite members of parliament a...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🔍🇰🇿 Even in #authoritarian #parliaments, not all voices speak in unison. My new paper examines possible pockets of rhetorical dissent or "embedded rhetorical contestation" in #Kazakhstani Senate debates. The paper is now in OA thanks to @weareceu.bsky.social: shorturl.at/YoY9h
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NEW -
Autocratic Audiences and Linguistic Complexity - https://cup.org/4hBO2t0
"findings contribute to an understanding of authoritarian co-optation, elite incentives, responsiveness, and propaganda"
- Nikita Khokhlov & Alexander Baturo
#OpenAccess
Autocratic Audiences and Linguistic Complexity - https://cup.org/4hBO2t0
"findings contribute to an understanding of authoritarian co-optation, elite incentives, responsiveness, and propaganda"
- Nikita Khokhlov & Alexander Baturo
#OpenAccess
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
NEW -
Autocratic Audiences and Linguistic Complexity - https://cup.org/4hBO2t0
"findings contribute to an understanding of authoritarian co-optation, elite incentives, responsiveness, and propaganda"
- Nikita Khokhlov & Alexander Baturo
#OpenAccess
Autocratic Audiences and Linguistic Complexity - https://cup.org/4hBO2t0
"findings contribute to an understanding of authoritarian co-optation, elite incentives, responsiveness, and propaganda"
- Nikita Khokhlov & Alexander Baturo
#OpenAccess
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NEW! The public opinion effects of antisemitic elite cues: a survey experiment on the Hungarian Soros campaign in @eepolitics.bsky.social w/ @bencehamrak.bsky.social @erinjenne.bsky.social G.Simonovits. Soros cues worked through partisan motivated reasoning & not antisemitism doi.org/10.1080/2159...
October 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW! The public opinion effects of antisemitic elite cues: a survey experiment on the Hungarian Soros campaign in @eepolitics.bsky.social w/ @bencehamrak.bsky.social @erinjenne.bsky.social G.Simonovits. Soros cues worked through partisan motivated reasoning & not antisemitism doi.org/10.1080/2159...
Very happy to join in and excited to participate this semester!
🎉 We're excited to share our Fall/Winter 2025-26 schedule! We have a stellar lineup of research highlighting cases from Central Europe to Central Asia🎉
Workshops are on Fridays 5pmCET/11amET/8amPST with links+papers shared on our list-serv the week before.
Sign up here⤵️
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Workshops are on Fridays 5pmCET/11amET/8amPST with links+papers shared on our list-serv the week before.
Sign up here⤵️
eepg-workshop.github.io
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Very happy to join in and excited to participate this semester!
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Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
September 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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"If we want to protect children, we should be fighting for privacy laws, protecting encryption, and learning from Bluesky's model, where they allow third party algorithmic feeds and moderation tools."
Analysis | ‘Sammy’s Law’ would help parents monitor kids online. It’s gaining steam.
The parents of a teen fentanyl poisoning victim are finding allies in Congress for a bill intended to save others from the same fate.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"If we want to protect children, we should be fighting for privacy laws, protecting encryption, and learning from Bluesky's model, where they allow third party algorithmic feeds and moderation tools."
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Full-Time Assistant Professor of Political Science and Government
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July 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Full-Time Assistant Professor of Political Science and Government
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A great piece. Practically, we need more research looking into thwarting autocratization.
Turkey’s opposition is gaining popularity and may still be able to tilt the playing field to their advantage — despite the regime’s tightening repression, argue Berk Esen and Sebnem Gumuscu.
"How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn"
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"How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn"
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July 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A great piece. Practically, we need more research looking into thwarting autocratization.
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#AcademicSky #SciPub #PeerReview #PhDSky #OpenScience #AcademicResearch #AcademicWriting #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #Comics 🧪
May 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Very proud <3
I am extremely happy to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD dissertation. This would not have been possible without the years of supervision by @zsolt.bsky.social.
I am also very grateful for my panel @marikenvelden.bsky.social, Gábor Simonovits & @andrasbozoki.bsky.social
I am also very grateful for my panel @marikenvelden.bsky.social, Gábor Simonovits & @andrasbozoki.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Very proud <3
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⚡️🏳️🌈After Viktor Orbán’s government passed an anti-LGBT law to ban the Pride march in Hungary, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony announced the city will officially organize Budapest Pride as a municipal event on June 28.
This means the ban won’t apply: police can’t disperse the crowd or issue fines.
This means the ban won’t apply: police can’t disperse the crowd or issue fines.
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
⚡️🏳️🌈After Viktor Orbán’s government passed an anti-LGBT law to ban the Pride march in Hungary, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony announced the city will officially organize Budapest Pride as a municipal event on June 28.
This means the ban won’t apply: police can’t disperse the crowd or issue fines.
This means the ban won’t apply: police can’t disperse the crowd or issue fines.
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Happy Pride.
No matter who you are, how you identify, you are valid and loved.
No matter who you are, how you identify, you are valid and loved.
June 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Happy Pride.
No matter who you are, how you identify, you are valid and loved.
No matter who you are, how you identify, you are valid and loved.
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I support my gay little turtle squirrel
May 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I support my gay little turtle squirrel
Essentially, the big tech narrative about #AI adoption in the #labor market as a boon for us to "have more time to be creative" and "spend doing what we truly love" is once again [surprise] a scam. Read more in the University of Chicago report:
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May 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Essentially, the big tech narrative about #AI adoption in the #labor market as a boon for us to "have more time to be creative" and "spend doing what we truly love" is once again [surprise] a scam. Read more in the University of Chicago report:
bfi.uchicago.edu/working-pape...
bfi.uchicago.edu/working-pape...
Very proud of @benmshultz.com
Spoke with The Independent about the Vatican's strategy of "radical transparency" in the weeks leading up to Pope Francis' passing.
TLDR: Prebunking works! Getting ahead of rumors, closing the information gap, and leaving zero room for speculation does well to mitigate the spread of disinformation.
TLDR: Prebunking works! Getting ahead of rumors, closing the information gap, and leaving zero room for speculation does well to mitigate the spread of disinformation.
Our latest episode of Debunked: Exclusive | Why the Vatican gave unprecedented health updates on Pope Francis
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May 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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While this idea is fascinating in terms of functionality, "they can give us back things like time" argument was used for computers/GenAI. Yet here we still are on the 40h work week, with people being fired left and right. What will be the socio-economic result of a big uptake of robots like Neo?
Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to start early tests of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in “a few hundred to a few thousand” homes by the end of 2025, according to the company’s CEO, Bernt Børnich. “Neo Gamma is going into homes this year,” Børnich told TechCrunch in an interview at Nvidia GTC…
1X will test humanoid robots in ‘a few hundred’ homes in 2025
Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to start early tests of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in “a few hundred to a few thousand” homes by the end of 2025, according to the company’s CEO, Bernt Børnich. “Neo Gamma is going into homes this year,” Børnich told TechCrunch in an interview at Nvidia GTC 2025. “We […]
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April 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
While this idea is fascinating in terms of functionality, "they can give us back things like time" argument was used for computers/GenAI. Yet here we still are on the 40h work week, with people being fired left and right. What will be the socio-economic result of a big uptake of robots like Neo?
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🚀 Publication Alert
Thrilled to share my latest article with @schaferd.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social examining the impact of far-right parties on parliamentary discourse!
shorturl.at/s4t8P
Thrilled to share my latest article with @schaferd.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social examining the impact of far-right parties on parliamentary discourse!
shorturl.at/s4t8P
Opposition to Government and Back: How Illiberal Parties Shape Immigration Discourse and Party Competition | Article | Politics and Governance
Franziska Wagner, Dean Schafer, Mehmet Yavuz
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April 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🚀 Publication Alert
Thrilled to share my latest article with @schaferd.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social examining the impact of far-right parties on parliamentary discourse!
shorturl.at/s4t8P
Thrilled to share my latest article with @schaferd.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social examining the impact of far-right parties on parliamentary discourse!
shorturl.at/s4t8P
April 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years in prison. 👩🏻⚖️
➡️ Two with electronic monitoring, and two suspended. She is banned from holding public office for 5 years for embezzling EU funds to finance her party.
She calls it “a political decision.”
Charlie Hebdo calls it “retirement at 56.” 😂🇫🇷
➡️ Two with electronic monitoring, and two suspended. She is banned from holding public office for 5 years for embezzling EU funds to finance her party.
She calls it “a political decision.”
Charlie Hebdo calls it “retirement at 56.” 😂🇫🇷
March 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years in prison. 👩🏻⚖️
➡️ Two with electronic monitoring, and two suspended. She is banned from holding public office for 5 years for embezzling EU funds to finance her party.
She calls it “a political decision.”
Charlie Hebdo calls it “retirement at 56.” 😂🇫🇷
➡️ Two with electronic monitoring, and two suspended. She is banned from holding public office for 5 years for embezzling EU funds to finance her party.
She calls it “a political decision.”
Charlie Hebdo calls it “retirement at 56.” 😂🇫🇷
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Should a Citizens' Assembly Complement the European Parliament?
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March 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Should a Citizens' Assembly Complement the European Parliament?
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I was happy to contribute to Fern TV's episode on Kim Yo-Jong of #NorthKorea. Seems quite ironically fitting in the aftermath of March 8.
The World's Most Dangerous Woman
YouTube video by fern
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March 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I was happy to contribute to Fern TV's episode on Kim Yo-Jong of #NorthKorea. Seems quite ironically fitting in the aftermath of March 8.
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This is just a heads up about the approaching 11 March early bird deadline (15% xtra discount) for the MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social Summer School with CEU @weareceu.bsky.social in stunning Vienna, 30 June-18 July.
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MethodsNET Summer School with CEU – Methodsnet
MethodsNET Summer School with CEU 30 June to 18 July 2025 CEU Vienna Get ready to boost your research skills at the MethodsNET Summer School with CEU, hosted by
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March 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
This is just a heads up about the approaching 11 March early bird deadline (15% xtra discount) for the MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social Summer School with CEU @weareceu.bsky.social in stunning Vienna, 30 June-18 July.
30+ research methods courses with top pedagogy! All info via bit.ly/4gLbv9V
30+ research methods courses with top pedagogy! All info via bit.ly/4gLbv9V