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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Sep 11

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference.

🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations

Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

epssnet.org

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Nathalie Giger @nathaliegiger.bsky.social · Aug 11

I am very happy to serve as section co-chair for #EPSS Belfast next June, please consider submitting your most excellent work!

Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 1

And we have an incredible list of section co-chairs for Belfast 2026, from 18 countries and every part of Europe. We are really grateful to these dedicated colleagues for taking on this role and helping us shape the future of political science in our continent.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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Nathalie Giger @nathaliegiger.bsky.social · Jun 27

Excited to have become a member of this great initiative - do the same and show support!

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

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Miguel Pereira @miguelpereira.bsky.social · Jun 10

"Invitation Letters Increase Response Rates in Elite Surveys" with @nathaliegiger.bsky.social. Short report @ JEPS.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Oliver Huwyler @ohuwyler.bsky.social · Apr 15

📣 New research in EJPR together with the wonderful @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, T. Turner-Zwinkels & S. Heller:

We find:
1) MPs use more constituency signals while campaigning,
2) voters notice the signals,
3) but don't reward that behaviour.

doi.org/10.1111/1475...

Constituency references in social media: MPs' usage and voters' reaction

Social media platforms offer MPs the opportunity to directly signal attention to their local voters in the constituency. And while previous research has linked the strategic use of such local cues in...

doi.org

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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · Mar 24

Are you a parent, and an early career scholar? Are you going to #EPSA? I'm thinking of organizing an event on #parenting and #academia at EPSA. Are you interested? Drop me an email. I'm looking for "partners in crime".

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Thomas M. Meyer @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social · Jan 16

📢 We are hiring: 4-year PhD position at the Department of Government @univie.ac.at 👇

Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · Jan 16

Interested in pursuing a PhD in comparative politics (institutions, behaviour, representation, parties)? We have a four-year position at our department, with great conditions, lots of freedom and a reasonable teaching load. Get in touch if you have questions! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

University assistant predoctoral

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Swiss Political Science Review @spsr.bsky.social · Dec 6

📚 New book review published

Ari Ray @ariray.bsky.social reviews "Unequal Democracies" (eds. Noam Lupu @noamlupu.bsky.social and Jonas Pontusson) in the SPSR

@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Unequal Democracies: Public Policy, Responsiveness and Redistribution in an Era of Rising Economic Inequality, Noam Lupu & Jonas Pontusson (Eds.). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (2023)

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Markus Wagner @markuswagner.bsky.social · Dec 16

⚠️ Six-year position at our department - work in lovely Vienna with a friendly team, 2 classes a term, and follow/develop your own research agenda. Feel free to ask me questions you might have. Deadline 24/01/25 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

University Assistant (postdoc)

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · Dec 11

🚨 Publication alert
I am so glad my publication "Political Attitudes and Sexual Identity in Germany: Examining the Sexuality Gap" has now been published in Swiss Political Science Review.
While there is an increasing literature on political behaviour, research on...
#LGB #LGBTQ

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · Nov 7

Out now! Thijs Vos, Lianne van Kalken, Geerten Boogaard and I look at voting patterns in Dutch municipal councils and what shapes the importance of the coalition-opposition divide onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Swiss Political Science Review

Click on the title to browse this journal

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Simon Chauchard @simonchauchard.bsky.social · Oct 28

🚨 Call for Papers: #EPSAXV in Madrid! 🚨

📅 June 26-28, 2025 📍 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 🔗 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 18, 2024

Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 🌍🌞 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid!
Details: epsanet.org

15th Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association

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Christian Breunig @breunig.bsky.social · Oct 9

If you are a PhD student and work on inequality, you can get funded for spending some time at our Cluster 'Politics of Inequality' @excinequality.bsky.social

www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/ungleichh...

Grants and Fellowships | Supporting Structures | The Politics of Inequality

www.exc.uni-konstanz.de

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Nadja Wehl @na-wehl.bsky.social · Jun 12

New @excinequality.bsky.social working paper together with
@mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social based on data from the #InequalityBarometer

"Individual Ideology and Biased Perceptions of Income"

kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstreams/c...

DSpace

kops.uni-konstanz.de

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Miguel Pereira @miguelpereira.bsky.social · Mar 19

"Encouraging politicians to act on climate." @ajpseditor.bsky.social (w @nathaliegiger.bsky.social, Maria Pérez & Kaya Axelsson) We study the motivations of local officials to learn about net zero policies in 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇭🇮🇹🇩🇪🇫🇷

link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Nathalie Giger @nathaliegiger.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are hiring: The political science department at the University of Geneva is looking for a PhD candidate in political behavior: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
French for teaching required, otherwise free to work on any topic of interest!

Assistant-e (A2) en comportement politique (5710)

au Département de science politique et relations internationales

jobs.unige.ch

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Linards Udris @linardsudris.bsky.social · Jan 8

*** Assistant Professorship in Political Communication with Tenure Track ***

Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring!

More info:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!

UZH: Assistant Professorship with Tenure Track in Political Communication

The University of Zurich invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in political communication to begin on 1 February 2025. After two three-year appointments, promotion to a perma...

jobs.uzh.ch

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Anke Tresch @anketresch.bsky.social · Dec 7

📣 Job alert: Hast du einen Master in Sozialwissenschaften und kennst dich in Umfrageforschung aus? FORS sucht eine*n wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter*in (80%, davon 40% im Homeoffice) für Datenerhebung & -analyse 👇

forscenter.ch/about-fors/s...

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Sabine Carey @sabinecarey.bsky.social · Nov 24

Most positions for postdocs on European social research at the MZES!! 👉 Check out our 3-6yr fellowship on European societies + integration tinyurl.com/ycd6wxn7 and our 2yr fellowships tinyurl.com/2vaxwmht. 📅 Deadline for both 22 Dec 2023 polisky #sociology #socialpsyc

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Tobias Tober @tobiastober.bsky.social · Nov 15

Our research cluster ("The Politics of Inequality") at the University of Konstanz is offering fully funded Visiting Fellowships (2-6 months) for external researchers from the social sciences in the academic year 2024/2025. If you're interested, details here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/0...

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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · Oct 24

We have reached 270+ scholars supporting MEDem 🎉! Join them by following the link: forms.gle/xqnKAkyNGq1e...

"In the face of the democracy crisis at both national and EU levels, the need for this research infrastructure is more urgent than ever." – Gail McElroy, Trinity College Dublin

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