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Charlotte Cavaille

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Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School (U-M). If you are looking for a book titled "Fair Enough?" here it is 👇 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009366038 https://a.co/d/b6yL5d3

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Jun 25

Another recently published review, this time by @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social in Economic Sociology:

econsoc.mpifg.de/50255/06_Boo...

So great to see folks read and engage 😀, thanks Jonathan!

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 20d

📢 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: Electoral + Voting Behaviour & Climate Politics

▶️ Electoral + Voting Behaviour

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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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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 20d

Hey climate experienced and climate curious political scientists:

Send your hottest (!) climate paper to this @epssnet.bsky.social section 🔥🌱🔌

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 20d

We're looking forward to putting together a *fantastic* Electoral and Voting Behaviour section for the @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 meeting in Belfast!

‼️ Make sure to submit your papers by 7 November 2025!

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 20d

👉🏽 Section chairs: @siljahausermann.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social

📢 Our section welcomes work on elections, referenda & political decision-making, from participation & opinion formation to social cleavages, mobilization, institutional effects & more.

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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 17d

The call for papers for the first ever EPSS conference 2026 in Belfast is open until November 7th 2025.

epssnet.org/belfast-2026/

@rdassonneville.bsky.social and I will be chairing the section on Electoral and Voting Behavior. We look forward to your submissions and to a fantastic conference!

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 10d

#polisky #poliscisky @anjaneundorf.bsky.social @laiabalcells.bsky.social @eliasdinas.bsky.social @giacomolem.bsky.social

Please forward to folks who might be interested!

Victor Gay @victorgayeco.bsky.social · 10d

Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu

Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.

Please apply!

Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 20d

whoops, my bad!

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 20d

It is the time of the year when I tell you about my favorite post-doc ever 👇 Unless you are allergic to the French, this one sits up there with the Nuffield postdoc (life style, productivity, interdisciplinary stimulation). Share widely! Apply! #poliscky

www.iast.fr/research-fel...

Research Fellowships

Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fello...

www.iast.fr

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 21d

Victor, I won't complain about the Tour again :-) @victorgayeco.bsky.social

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 25d

Looks really interesting! What is the result? More turbines overall ? don't leave us hanging :-)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 26d

Your post is titled "select and respect" , and that is what Singapore is doing for high-skilled workers (low fees, rights to bring dependents, access to public goods). What is your recommendation for low-skilled migrants? How do they fit in the current picture ? (6/6)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 26d

I find the NHS/care case your describe "fascinating." Assuming this flow is large and includes LSW, renegading on rights to bring dependents means moving toward the Singapore/Kefala system. (5/n)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 26d

Meloni has been pragmatic about LSW and has increased the number of visas granted while jointly trying to encourage "circular / temporary" migration. Curious if you have heard of pushes in this direction in the UK (4/n)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 26d

Most countries have tried to decrease the inflows of LSW in favor of HSW. This artificially increases the flows coming in through visas 2), 3) and 5), increasing the sense that immigration is "out-of-control" and that the visa system is being "abused" (3/n)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 26d

1) Ukraine/HK refugees,2) asylum seekers from other countries,3) students,4) care / NHS high-skill visa, 5) other high-skill visas,5) family reunification / dependents?
And does 4) include low-skilled workers in care? I am asking because I am curious about where low-skilled workers (LSW) fit (2/n)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · 26d

Key debate:"what would be principles that would command public support" and/or lead to a decrease in the "salience" of immigration? @benansell.bsky.social opens the conversation in a very informed and insightful way. Ben, do you know of a graph that breaks the increase by visa type as follow: 1/n

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 26d

Well I foolishly promised it two months ago, so I had to write it... Behold my analysis of UK immigration policy and my attempt at coming up with some principles that could command public support. It's long (7,000) words because, well, this is complex stuff. So here's a thread... 1/n

Select and Respect

How to create a UK immigration policy that can command public support

benansell.substack.com

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 26d

📣 Climate politics (+ adjacent subfields) researchers!

@antvalentim.bsky.social and I will co-chair the Climate Politics section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026. Thanks to those who already submitted papers 🌟

We put together notes for the CfP for the section curious. Reach out if you have qs:

Call for Papers: Climate Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast

Call for Papers: Climate Section – EPSS 2026, Belfast We invite submissions of high-quality work on any topic related to climate change politics (and adjacent areas, e.g. environmental and energy pol...

docs.google.com

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 6

Combined with the "immigration consensus" finding (consensual support for HS immigrants), this suggests convergence to a system like the Canadian one. Not sure how I feel about that (though @akoustov.bsky.social would argue it's ok) (2/2)

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 6

One thought: the paper you shared speaks to a trend that has ambiguous empirical and normative implications: immigrants are more skilled than ever (1/2)

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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here we go

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 6

'Nigel Farage has hit out at universities for “poisoning the minds” of students with what he said was a “twisted interpretation of history” in his speech on the opening day of the Reform UK conference.' 1/3

Universities ‘poisoning student minds’, says Farage

Populist leader takes aim at higher education in speech on first day of the Reform UK conference in Birmingham

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 5

www.ft.com/content/652c...

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meloni's immigration policy looks in some ways similar to what we saw in the 60s including attempts at keeping low-skill immigration "circular." Migrants eventually settled and brought their families over. Does anyone know what Meloni has been up to re:family migration?
doi.org/10.1186/s408...

Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 4

Is it mostly Vance pushing on the antitrust front? The combination with pro-tech / anti-EU economic nationalism is fascinating.

www.ft.com/content/bc54...

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 2

More information here:

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

(2/2)

Preparing your materials

Welcome to Cambridge Core

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Sep 2

Excited to be joining the @jepsjournal.bsky.social editorial team has an associate editor. The journal accepts 5 types of submissions, including replications and pre-reg reports. Two key tenets: experimental methods/reasoning (it's in the title) and "tell it like it is." (1/2)
#Polisky #behaviorsky

Preparing your materials

Welcome to Cambridge Core

www.cambridge.org

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Aug 19

I sometimes struggle to fully follow the micro-foundations for his argument and what varies exogenously and what doesn't. I often assign him alongside this piece:

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A Model of Social Identity with an Application to Political Economy: Nation, Class, and Redistribution | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

A Model of Social Identity with an Application to Political Economy: Nation, Class, and Redistribution - Volume 103 Issue 2