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Chan Ka Ming (Bo)

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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Comparative Politics at Newcastle University I study autocratization, radical politics & information-updating More on: https://www.kmchan.page/

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Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Feb 12

Glad to make this my 1st article in BlueSky🚨Jan 6th Insurrection is a watershed of democratic backsliding not simply in US but also worldwide. Yet, we know little how this autocratization event affects other countries. In this paper, I find it reduces citizens’ expressed support for far-right (FR)

British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Feb 12

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The Spillover of the US Capitol Insurrection: Reducing Expressed Support for Domestic Far-Right Parties - cup.org/3WZu4zf

- @chankaming.bsky.social

"This article studies the spillover of a prototype of such coup attempts - the January 6th Capitol insurrection."

#OpenAccess #Jan6

BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of the January 6th Capitol insurrection on democratic institutions worldwide, evaluating changes in voting and political engagement, particularly in Western Europe.

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Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · 5d

Finally receive the letter ✉️ from Japan 🇯🇵 and can make it official. I will stay at Waseda University in Tokyo during my sabbatical. Haven't visited East Asia for such a long while and so happy to spend my autumn in Tokyo 🗼. Thanks Tetsuro Kobayashi for the hosting and making this happen!

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 12d

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

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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...

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Gilles Pittoors @gillespittoors.bsky.social · 15d

🌍📢 Exciting news: @lucykinski.bsky.social, @wouterwolfs.bsky.social and myself have launched the ECPR Research Network on Democracy and Representation in a Transnational Space!

We aim to connect scholars studying transnational politics, democracy & representation in Europe.

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Democracy and Representation in a Transnational Space

European Consortium for Political Research

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you for sharing! I also include @nclpolitics.bsky.social for its reference.

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European Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · Sep 2

New #research that included analysis of our democracy #data was recently published by Political Behavior (@springernature.com).

@chankaming.bsky.social (@newcastleuni.bsky.social 🇬🇧) explored whether authoritarians’ electoral success abroad can change citizens’ satisfaction with #democracy.

Can Authoritarians’ Electoral Success Abroad Change Citizens’ Satisfaction with Democracy? - Political Behavior

Authoritarians’ electoral victories often catch worldwide attention as they are detrimental to global democracy.

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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · Sep 2

Citizens’ satisfaction with democracy involves benchmarking, and one benchmark is the authoritarian’s electoral victory abroad link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Can Authoritarians’ Electoral Success Abroad Change Citizens’ Satisfaction with Democracy? - Political Behavior

Authoritarians’ electoral victories often catch worldwide attention as they are detrimental to global democracy. But despite the salience of their victories, we know little about whether these events ...

link.springer.com

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Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you for sharing!

Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

This paper was previously awarded the Best Paper Award in 2024 from @psaautocracy.bsky.social

Here are the award committee’s comments about the previous draft of this paper. Cheers 🥂

Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

Overall, this article can bridge three strands of literature: (a) autocratization, (b) democratic attitudes, (c) transnational learning.

Like my recent publications and other works in my pipeline, this paper’s focus lies in the intersection of the three circles.

Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

To test which expectation is correct, I re-use two European datasets collected amid Trump’s victory back in 2016. Findings?

🥁🥁🥁 Benchmark effect, though the magnitude is small

I also explore various kinds of heterogeneity effects. The one that I focus on is motivated reasoning through ideology

Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

Another is benchmark effect: expecting SWD 📈. The benchmark effect can link to works on economic voting, Brexit, pandemic

One important resource that I use is De Vries’ book. The alternative state in the ref. country (autocratization) can serve as benchmark for citizens to evaluate their democracy

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Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

There are two effects we can think of for this research puzzle. One is contagion/domino effect: expecting SWD 📉 The theoretical underpinning can date back to Huntington’s seminal work “The Third Wave”

Chan Ka Ming (Bo) @chankaming.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 Glad to share my new publication in @polbehavior.bsky.social 📢

In this paper, I study whether authoritarians’ electoral success abroad can change citizens’ satisfaction with democracy (SWD).

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Can Authoritarians’ Electoral Success Abroad Change Citizens’ Satisfaction with Democracy? - Political Behavior

link.springer.com

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Semra Sevi @semrasevi.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨NEW STUDY: Do Americans support a woman president? Our list experiment during the 2024 election, when @kamalaharris.com was on the ballot, reveals hidden bias, and it's more widespread than you'd expect.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Do Voters Support a Female President? Evidence from a List Experiment - Semra Sevi, Can Mekik, 2025

Public opinion polls indicate that a significant portion of the American public would be willing to vote for a qualified female presidential candidate. However,...

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · Aug 11

📣Out on #FirstView 📣

In "When Does Fame Not Matter?" @maarja.bsky.social, Stiene Praet, Sebastian Adrian Popa, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, Pablo Barberá, @zoltanfazekas.bsky.social & @jatucker.bsky.social conduct a cross-national study on online incivility.

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Research article "When Does Fame Not Matter? Examining Gender Differences in Politicians’ Social Media Experiences" by Maarja Lühiste, Stiene Praet, Sebastian Adrian Popa, Yannis Theocharis, Pablo Barberá, Zoltán Fazekas and Joshua A. Tucker,
Abstract begins: Past research alerts to the increasingly unpleasant climate surrounding public debate on social media. Female politicians, in particular, are reporting serious attacks targeted at them. Yet, research offers inconclusive insights regarding the gender gap in online incivility. This paper aims to address this gap by comparing politicians with varying levels of prominence and public status in different institutional contexts. Using a machine learning approach for analyzing over 23 million tweets addressed to politicians in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, we find little consistent evidence of a gender gap in the proportion of incivility.

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Newcastle University Politics @nclpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 Job alert!
We’re looking for a 1-year Lecturer (T&S) in International Public Policy & Diplomacy to join our team for a year.

📍 1-year fixed-term
🌍 Open to applicants regardless of visa/immigration status
🗓️ Deadline: 20 August 2025

Come work with us! 👇

#AcademicJobs #PublicPolicy #IR #HigherEd

Lecturer (Int Public Policy & Diplomacy) at Newcastle University

An academic position as a Lecturer (Int Public Policy & Diplomacy) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Aug 6

An *amazing* opportunity to work at @gesis.org as a senior researcher with the #CSES project and have a big impact in the field of voting behavior and elections!!

Deadline for sending in applications is August 15!

#PoliSciJobs

Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) @cses.bsky.social · Aug 5

Want to work for CSES, or know someone who does?
GESIS (@gesis.org) is hiring a full-time Senior Researcher, based in Germany, in the area of International Electoral Research.
The application deadline is August 15, 2025.
For more information, see: www.gesis.org/en/institute...

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎓📢 We’re hiring!

Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)

💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025

jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster

Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!

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Marina Duque @mduque.bsky.social · Jul 31

The cover is here! 🎉 Thrilled to share the design for The Making of International Status—coming out soon with Oxford University Press @oxfordacademic.bsky.social

Can’t wait for this to be out in the world!

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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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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · Jul 16

📣 Call for Sections & Section Chairs #ECPG26

European Conference on Politics and Gender @ecprgender.bsky.social
📆 15–17 Jun 2026 @nclpolitics.bsky.social

Section Chairs will refine the theme, call for contributions and select Panels & Papers
✅ Submissions from teams of 2+

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European Conference on Politics and Gender, Newcastle University, 15-17 June 2026

Call for Sections and Section Chairs

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Alexandra Jabbour @alexjabbour.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢 University of Warwick is hiring two Assistant Professors (apply by 17 July 2025):

•International Relations (Conflict & Security): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR672/a...

•International Organisations: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR770/a...

#PoliSciJobs #PolScijobs

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Jul 3

For a data collection we want to launch soon, we're looking for a German speaker who could translate our survey instrument to German. This should only take a few hours of work. Of course we are remunerating! Interested? Please reach out to @alexjabbour.bsky.social !

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