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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 5h

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · Aug 8

📣 Call for Papers is open!
In_equality Conference 2026 | 15–17 April | Konstanz
We invite papers on the political causes & consequences of #inequality

Submit Aug 8–Oct 5 ➡️ inequality-conference.de
@uni-konstanz.de

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 25d

Big congratulations to you both, @aureliabardon.bsky.social & @bboudou.bsky.social! Very, very impressive time and contributors’ management skills.

The edited volume « Théorie politique » at the a University of Copenhagen

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Benjamin Boudou @bboudou.bsky.social · 27d

Happy publication day @aureliabardon.bsky.social!
➡️ www.larcier-intersentia.com/fr/theorie-p...

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Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social · 27d

In October 2023, @bboudou.bsky.social offered me to co-edit a handbook on political theory with him. The publisher wanted it published by September 2025. I thought it was a joke. Benjamin did not.

Today, we are very happy to announce the publication of Théorie Politique!

Benjamin Boudou @bboudou.bsky.social · 27d

Happy publication day @aureliabardon.bsky.social!
➡️ www.larcier-intersentia.com/fr/theorie-p...

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 26d

We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).

You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!

#sociology

More 👇

jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

jobportal.ku.dk

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Mads Andreas Elkjær @madselk.bsky.social · 29d

We've talked to the team at @worldpolitics.bsky.social about our recent paper on inheritance taxation. This is what came out of it. Have a look!

World Politics @worldpolitics.bsky.social · 29d

3 of 6 authors of the July @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, "Why is it so Hard to Counteract Wealth Inequality" spoke with The Storied Teller about #inheritance #taxation & #wealth #inequality. @madselk.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social @mhaslberger.bsky.social wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

Mind the Gap

In the July 2025 (Volume 77, Number 3) issue of World Politics, Mads Elkjær, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen; Ben Ansell, professor in the De...

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Aug 25

This Fall semester at the University of Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social): a new edition of the Political Theory Seminars 🤓🪩

With @beckmanprof.bsky.social, @alasianuti.bsky.social and @j-benson.bsky.social y.social

More information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro...

#poltheory

Poster of the Political Theory Seminars at the Department of Political Science of the University of Copenhagen. The program includes three sessions:
First, "A Threat to Democracy? Uncivil Speech, Social Media,
and Democracy's Value" by Ludvig Beckman (University of Stockholm). This session will take place on Wednesday, September 24, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
Second, "Affective Polarization, Democratic Backsliding, and the
Binding Role of Media Systems" by Alasia Nuti (York University).
This session will take place on Wednesday, October 29, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
Third, "Affective Polarization and the Aptness of Partisan Anger," by Jonathan Benson (Manchester University). This session will take place on Thursday, November 13, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
For more information and registration, please contact Christian F. Rostbøll at cr@ifs.ku.dk

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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · Aug 4

Want to work on the frontiers of dem theory with v. smart and lovely people @hansasenbaum.bsky.social, @lucyjparry.bsky.social & Graham Smith? They're recruiting a part-time research associate for a new project on non-human representation and participation vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/...

HR Vacancies - Search Jobs University of Westminster

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Theorieblog @theorieblog.bsky.social · Aug 1

An der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main sowie der TU Darmstadt werden im Rahmen des DFG-geförderten Graduiertenkollegs „Ästhetik der Demokratie“ (GRK 3113-1) bis zu zwölf Stellen als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) (65%-Teilzeit,... https://www.theorieblog.de/?p=29930

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Aug 1

Many thanks for sharing!

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Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

PhD position (closing soon): employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS).

employment.ku.dk

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Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Jul 28

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.

If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

shorturl.at/kcTbG

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Jul 28

Wiley officially closes the Journal of Political Philosophy, which was abandoned by its editorial team and shunned by academics after Wiley attempted moves that would have compromised the journal's editorial independence.

Journal of Political Philosophy Officially Ends - Daily Nous

"The Journal of Political Philosophy will cease publication effective January 1, 2026." That's from an email sent by the journal's publisher, Wiley, earlier today, calling the move "a difficult decisi...

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jul 28

PhD scholarship to study citizens' agenda-setting in democratic theory @ucph.bsky.social - one more week to apply 🙋

Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jun 10

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social

Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas

Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

#PolTheory #demoinno

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)

employment.ku.dk

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Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social · Jun 19

Théorie Politique: 4 parties, 30 chapitres, 876 pages 📖 @bboudou.bsky.social

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jun 21

In Zurich next week: Inequality and Deliberation Summer School - and the keynote, roundtable and morning seminars are open to registered auditors 🤓

Registration link: www.ema.uzh.ch/en/register/...

@democracynet.bsky.social #Zurich #Democracy #DemoInno #DemocracyStudies

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jun 12

"... committing to not knowing where it is going and the shape it will ultimately take is core to doing this work well ..."

New piece by Emily Beausoleil, "Decolonizing Deliberation: Experiments from Aotearoa New Zealand," doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Screen capture of some of the concluding words in Emily Beausoleil's article: "The next phase of the project will be a significant one, as the group turns to questions of the assembly's specific design as well as uptake and implementation once recommendations are in hand. It is far from clear how this phase itself should be designed, or the work and roles allocated between these two groups and others in the broader Porirua community. But, as various TPS members observe, committing to not knowing where it is going and the shape it will ultimately take is core to doing this work well, as Te Tiriti and co-design partners"

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Le Courrier @le-courrier.bsky.social · Jun 10

#Genève #Environnement Créé en 2021, le Conseil pour le climat du canton de Genève s’achève dans l’amertume. Frustration et colère plombent l’initiative.

✍️ Un article de Louis Viladent à lire sur notre site 🔽
lecourrier.ch/2025/06/10/l...

Le Conseil pour le climat fait pschitt - Le Courrier

Elle y avait cru. Marion Lanci, militante pour le climat, faisait partie des treize membres de la société civile – issu·es des milieux de la finance, de l’agriculture, de l’université ou des…

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Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social · Jun 10

This is a great PhD scholarship in Political Theory, with a focus on normative democratic theory and "Citizens' Agenda-Setting" supervised by the excellent Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social at the University of Copenhagen @ucph.bsky.social 👇

Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jun 10

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social

Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas

Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

#PolTheory #demoinno

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)

employment.ku.dk

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Jun 10

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social

Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas

Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

#PolTheory #demoinno

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)

employment.ku.dk

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Benjamin Boudou @bboudou.bsky.social · May 26

Merci à @aureliabardon.bsky.social, et à @yvesdeloye.bsky.social de nous avoir accordé sa confiance.
1000 pages de théorie politique, pour les étudiants et les collègues ! Plus de détails bientôt, et RDV en septembre 🔥

Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social · May 26

Alors que la trentaine d'autrices et auteurs qui y ont contribué sont en train de corriger les épreuves de leurs chapitres, @bboudou.bsky.social et moi venons de recevoir la couverture de ce traité sobrement intitulé "Théorie Politique" - à paraître, si tout va bien, en septembre 2025!

Book cover with title "Théorie politique"

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Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social · May 26

Alors que la trentaine d'autrices et auteurs qui y ont contribué sont en train de corriger les épreuves de leurs chapitres, @bboudou.bsky.social et moi venons de recevoir la couverture de ce traité sobrement intitulé "Théorie Politique" - à paraître, si tout va bien, en septembre 2025!

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · May 6

Political theory/philosophy job in our Department!

Deadline 26 May.

Happy to answer questions by email.

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Theory

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Political Theory. The successful candidate will conduct research in any area of polit...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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