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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 13d

Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.

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Adina Akbik @adinaakbik.bsky.social · 15d

📢New article out in 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 on the parliamentary oversight of the ECB and the Fed during Covid-19 📣

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Is the grass really greener on the other side? Parliamentary oversight of the European Central Bank and the Fed*

This article explores differences in the parliamentary oversight of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (the Fed) in the United States during crisis situations. It is often argu...

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats on the new position, Reto! Enjoy the city!

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · 14d

Nirvikar Jassal will be present at the CIS tomorrow: cis.ethz.ch/details.hate...

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 21d

This is such a clever paper by by wonderful colleagues. For everyone interested in left behind places and the far right, check this out. It’s worth your while!

Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Thomas Malang @dalangmalang.bsky.social · Jul 23

Late to the party. New publication with Axel Bayer in the International Political Science Review about political interactions of MPs in Zambia that switched their party affiliation. doi.org/10.1177/0192...

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Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · Sep 1

Please share:

Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?

Call open now with @egap.bsky.social

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@awilke.bsky.social

Deadline 31 October

EGAP Innovation Grants 2025 – EGAP

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Fall CIS Colloquium is up. We have a small focus on India this semester: cis.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...

Current CIS Events

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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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abbey steele @abbeyst.bsky.social · Jul 15

Juan Masullo and I wrote a piece on the recent assassination attempt on Senator Uribe in Bogotá, its connections to the drug war, how it echoes the past, and why it is only the most visible form of how the drug war undermines democracy. 1/2

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · Jul 15

"On June 7...Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot multiple times," write Juan Masullo and Abbey Steele. "The attempted assassination...has rocked Colombia, a country where such political violence feels all too familiar."

www.journalofdemocra...

How Drug Wars Destroy Democracy | Journal of Democracy

Colombia’s drug war has ravaged the country — leaving tens of thousands dead, disappeared, or displaced and entire communities broken. Democracy is among the casualties.

www.journalofdemocracy.org

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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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Jack Paine @jackpaine.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thinking about US gerrymandering stories in the news:

A few years ago I published an article on "democracy by deterrence." Our motivating example was gerrymandering, examining tit-for-tat retaliation and how it can (or fail to) deter electoral tilting

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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

In contemporary democracies, backsliding typically occurs through legal machinations. Self-enforcing democracy requires that political parties refrain from exploiting legal opportunities to tilt elec...

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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · Jun 3

New research by @polisciatnu.bsky.social's Ana Arjona finds that political assassinations in Colombia over the last 40 years lowered voter turnout in affected areas for up to four election cycles after each event, highlighting the lasting impact of political violence on democracy. spr.ly/6018Nfywm

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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · Aug 14

Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30

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Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚀 Research funding opportunity — Our 2025 Innovation Grants are open for proposals for innovations to push the boundaries of governance and politics research.

Apply by October 31, 2025.

Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Nov 21

Economic risk perceptions and willingness to learn about globalization: A field experiment with migrants and other underprivileged groups in Vietnam by Niccolò W. Bonifai, Edmund J. Malesky, and Nita Rudra is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2024/11/20/e...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Sven-Oliver Proksch @sopro.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵

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Sven-Oliver Proksch @sopro.bsky.social · May 12

📢 🇪🇺📘 Exciting news! The second edition of our textbook "Foundations of European Politics: A Comparative Approach" - with @catherinedevries.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @jbslapin.bsky.social - is out at Oxford UP! 🧵👇 1/5

Book cover of the second edition of Foundations of European Politics A Comparative Approach

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · Aug 19

The newly created Environmental Policy Lab is looking for a Postdoc in digital ecosystems for coordinated and equitable biodiversity governance: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Postdoc in digital ecosystems for coordinated and equitable biodiversity governance

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · Aug 12

www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

The Welfare Workforce

Cambridge Core - Sociology of Science and Medicine - The Welfare Workforce

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · Aug 12

Summer Reading? Isabel Perera's The Welfare Workforce: Why Mental Health Care Varies Across Affluent Democracies released by Cambridge University Press, in the Studies in Comparative Politics Series.

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Jun 23

Consider joining our reception if you are in Madrid the day before EPSA and have no plans that evening:

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Jun 23

I look forward to meeting many of you soon in Madrid for EPSA 2025.

In case that’s helpful to anyone, here are some of my personal Madrid favorites:

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · Jun 24

Job Prospect: Project Associate in Social Impact Project
www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Project Associate in Social Impact Project

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