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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 5d

▶️ Public Policy & Administration

👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>

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Neo Sheeling | 梁诗琳 @neosheeling.bsky.social · Jul 3

First single-authored paper finally published in @bppjournal.bsky.social! 🎉

With 3 experiments, I tested whether perceiving corruption leads to corrupt intentions & dishonest behaviors among 1,356 pub employees.
I found: NO overall causal relationship.

Paper➡️ lnkd.in/eJyCyVrC

Find out more! 👇

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · 19d

Go see @josephinearnfred.bsky.social who has ventured into econ-land at The University of Chicago to present our work with
@mschaeffer.bsky.social on “Diversifying the Bureaucracy of Tomorrow”, Session 6.A, Education 10, 4:20pm, Saieh Hall 021. Full schedule: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ob2mhwi9zj...

AFE PDF Schedule.pdf | Powered by Box

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · 27d

The one and only @josephinearnfred.bsky.social is at #apsa2025 with two great papers:

-- Diversifying the Bureaucracy of Tomorrow, Sat, 8:00am PDT

-- Global Beliefs about Women in Top-Level Bureaucracy, Fri, 4:00pm PDT

Experimental work on diversity in bureaucracy both globally and in Denmark!

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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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Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 27d

Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

www.nytimes.com

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · 27d

The one and only @josephinearnfred.bsky.social is at #apsa2025 with two great papers:

-- Diversifying the Bureaucracy of Tomorrow, Sat, 8:00am PDT

-- Global Beliefs about Women in Top-Level Bureaucracy, Fri, 4:00pm PDT

Experimental work on diversity in bureaucracy both globally and in Denmark!

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · 27d

The past hour this social media platform has not been a kinder or more sane place than X…

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · 29d

There has never been a more important time to study public policy and public administration. With @fgilardi.bsky.social
, I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 7

Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

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 🧵

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

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 🧵

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jul 13

New, from me (and featuring @asmusletholsen.bsky.social): I traveled to Copenhagen for the Mikkeller beer festival.

My purpose was to resolve the question: Can AI make you a better beer drinker?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/can-ai-mak...

Can AI Make You A Better Beer Drinker?

At the Mikkeller beer festival in Copenhagen

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · May 26

(not trying to steal the shtick or spiel of @alasdairroberts.bsky.social‬ but I only learned this fact today)

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · May 26

The head of the The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is a top ranking official in the executive branch of Bahrain. IIAS is the mother organization of EGPA - host of one of the major yearly academic conferences on public administration.
#egpa #pa

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · May 22

From @pamherd.bsky.social & I @nytimes.com: How Republicans plan to use administrative burdens to kick eligible people off of Medicaid, all to pay for a regressive tax cut.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

Opinion | Republicans Will Use Paperwork to Kick Americans Off Health Care

www.nytimes.com

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · May 22

Happy to have chaired this years Radin award with the help of a hard-working committee of previous winners - congrats to Jessica and Elizabeth bsky.app/profile/pmra...

Public Management Research Association @pmra-1991.bsky.social · May 19

🎉 Congratulations to Jessica Lasky-Fink and Elizabeth Linos, Winners of the 2025 Beryl Radin Award!
🥳 Please join us in celebrating Jessica and Elizabeth on this well-deserved recognition!
🌐 Read more: www.pmranet.org/assets/Secre...

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Marc Sabatier Hvidkjær @marchvidkjaer.bsky.social · May 22

"“I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked,” according to a letter sent to the university by Kristi Noem"

*all* Harvard internationals may be out now
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

www.nytimes.com

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Wiebke Marie Junk @wmjunk.bsky.social · Apr 29

I've talked to Altinget about threats to civil society in Europe. We discussed the European Court of Auditors' new recommendations about more transparency, but also conditionality connected to EU's values.

Read in this interview why this can be a problem (in Danish)

www.altinget.dk/civilsamfund...

Lobbyismeforsker er bekymret over anbefaling om værdier som betingelse for EU-støtte til ngo’er - Altinget

EU’s revisionsret anbefaler at styrke kontrollen med, om ngo’er, der modtager EU-støtte, overholder unionens værdier. Men det er en farlig vej at gå, som i sidste ende kan risikere at svække civilsamf...

www.altinget.dk

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Apr 2

New, from me:
Elon Musk is the biggest loser in Wisconsin.

His brazen effort to buy a state supreme court did not just fail - it undermined his image of political kingmaker.

This is the clearest indicator that voters are angry with Trump/Musk agenda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-bigges...

The Biggest Loser in Wisconsin

The richest man in the world could not buy an election

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Wiebke Marie Junk @wmjunk.bsky.social · Mar 31

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring:
1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳
Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation!

PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project

jobportal.ku.dk

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · Mar 21

Will Standstill

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · Mar 20

I really hate the abundance crap

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · Feb 13

yup -- also on our list. @fghjorth.bsky.social got the rest of the list. As far as I understand no alternativ has been found with equally easy setup of conjoint or other more complex randomization processes.

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · Feb 13

same here at Copenhagen so we cancelled our ~20 individual subscription and are looking for alternatives.

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · Feb 13

TL;DR: Der et videnskabsteoretisk mismatch mellem dokumentarikernes udgangspunkt og traditionelle mainstream journalistiske og videnskabelige kriterier, der også forklarer DRs efterfølgende uvilje til at erkende en stor faktuel fejl.

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Asmus Leth Olsen @asmusletholsen.bsky.social · Feb 13

Jeg er ikke ekspert i postkolonial teori men eksponeres for den på mit felt. Den kan sikkert være velegnet til at se, hvordan kolonimagter stadig gør sig gældende på diverse implicitte måder men egner sig ikke til nysgerrigt og åbent at svar på dokumentarens spørgsmål 7/7

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