Bogdan G Popescu
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Assistant Professor of Political Science @JohnCabotRome: state development, political economy | Postdoc @Princeton | Lecturer @Politics_Oxford | PhD @UChicago Bgpopescu.net
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Thanks so much, Maria! Honestly, when I first started writing Imperial Borderlands, I didn’t imagine it would spark this kind of cross-field interest—I was just focused on the puzzle itself. It’s been a really rewarding surprise to see it resonate so widely.
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Chapter two of my book journey takes me to Vancouver—excited to present at APSA 2025
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Thank you for your kind words, Will. I hope you're doing well :)
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Big news: Imperial Borderlands is now out in paperback @universitypress.cambridge.org James Robinson (2024 Econ Nobel) calls it "pathbreaking." Empire + institutions + data science—same frontier, softer cover. www.amazon.com/Imperial-Bor...
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Casually holding one of the documents that made Europe: the 1718 Treaty of Passarowitz. Borders redrawn, empires rebalanced, futures rewritten—on parchment. Archival research for my second book on imperial legacies, state formation, and the making of modern Europe.
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@bgpopescu.bsky.social's review of 'Bureaucracies at War. The Institutional Origins of Miscalculation' by Tyler Jost - cup.org/3Uejy5f

Buy the book from @universitypress.cambridge.org here - cup.org/4lPLRTs
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Thrilled to present my second book at the Inequality and Democracy in Central Eastern Europe workshop @UniKonstanz discussing authoritarian legacies and institutions, and development. Thank you @lotemhalevy.bsky.social and Laura Jakli for inviting
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Excited to be presenting parts of my second book at the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture in Washington DC
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Brilliance isn't just in the mind—it's also in the wardrobe. Excited to celebrate my advisor, James Robinson, on his birthday and his Nobel Prize win in Chicago this weekend!
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Had a fantastic book workshop with some of the sharpest minds in the field. Grateful for their insights—now back to [email protected] @izading.bsky.social @ahmetkuru.bsky.social @annagbusse.bsky.social @aspaglayan.bsky.social
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Excited to present my second book - Islam, Sultans, and the Printing Press at the Research Seminar Series tomorrow at 12:30 at @UniLUISS! 📖

Thanks to Aline Mungiu Pippidi and Seth Jaffe for the invite—looking forward to the discussion! #PoliticalScience #History
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Join us online on Feb 14, 2025 for a deep dive into my second book "Islam, Sultans, and the Printing Press" 📖🕌. Featuring an all-star lineup @timurkuran.bsky.social
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