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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 13d

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · Aug 26

Together with the great colleagues @i4replication.bsky.social, we are organizing the first Münster replication games (28/11/25)! Highly recommended to junior & senior scholars. Joint project together with #MueCOS & #CDSC @uni-muenster.de. More info/registration: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3526/

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urpp-equality.bsky.social @urpp-equality.bsky.social · Aug 22

Diktatfrieden und Zollkrieg? Nach dem Gipfel in Alaska wächst in der Ukraine und der Schweiz die Sorge, im Machtpoker der Weltmächte übergangen zu werden.
Eine lebendige Diskussion im SRF Club unter anderem mit Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social

www.srf.ch/play/tv/club...

Trumps neue Weltordnung: Diktatfrieden und Zollkrieg? - Club - Play SRF

Nach dem Gipfel in Alaska wächst in der Ukraine und in Europa die Sorge, im Machtpoker der Weltmächte übergangen zu werden. Eine Erfahrung, die auch die Schweiz unter Trumps Zollpolitik machen musste....

www.srf.ch

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Thomas Malang @dalangmalang.bsky.social · Aug 10

Das ist der Zeitgeist: aufgeben

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Meray Maddah @meraymaddah.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 New piece for @ecpr.bsky.social's @ecprtheloop.bsky.social — @maxheermann.bsky.social & I map trips of world leaders using @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social's COLT of over 78K+ foreign trips by heads of state and gov from 1990-2023.
Reference: bsky.app/profile/jose...

Network visualization of foreign diplomatic visits using the COLT dataset.
- Countries are shown as circular nodes sized by the number of inbound visits.
- Node color indicates world region: blue for Asia, yellow for Europe, red for Africa, green for Latin America and the Caribbean, pink for Oceania, and purple for Northern America.
- Directed arrows represent path of state visits from a leader’s country to their first destination, with line thickness indicating visit frequency in each decade.
Edge colors denote decades: dark blue (1990s), orange (2000s), and light green (2010s–2023).

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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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Christoph Valentin Steinert @chrisvsteinert.bsky.social · Jul 14

How does participation in the human rights complaint mechanisms of the United Nations affect the situation of civil society organizations? To learn more on this question, please check out our new publication @bjpols.bsky.social

British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW -

The Backlash Against Civil Society Participation in International Organizations: The Case of Human Rights Complaints Mechanisms - cup.org/463Vb1m

- @chrisvsteinert.bsky.social & Hannah Marietta Smidt

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract describing a study on the consequences of civil society participation in international human rights complaints mechanisms, specifically focusing on the effectiveness of shaming and repressing strategies by civil society organizations (CSOs). The study uses three original surveys and data analysis to explore government responses to CSO strategies, highlighting potential risks associated with personalized shaming tactics.

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Tom Hunter @tommccraehunter.bsky.social · Jul 7

(1/5) My article Disintegration and Party Competition is out in the latest issue of @jeppjournal.bsky.social ! I ask how parties in other member states reacted to #Brexit. Do #Eurosceptic challengers frame it as an example to follow? Or do they instead row back on ‘hard’ demands to #leave the EU?

JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jun 30

▶️ @tommccraehunter.bsky.social on how British parties framed Brexit

Disintegration and party competition: evidence from parliamentary speeches on Brexit

How do political parties in the European Union (EU) react to disintegration bids from a member state? This question is important, as scholars have argued that framing by elites (particularly Eurosc...

www.tandfonline.com

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Jul 1

Morgen, Mi 2.7.25 um 17 Uhr spreche ich im nächsten Crisis Conference Call mit Prof. Dr. Ralph Ossa, Ökonom an der @uzh-ch.bsky.social und ehemaliger Chefökonom der WTO über die Krise des Welthandelssystems.

Offen für Alle, Anmeldung zum Zoom-Call hier:
www.crisiscompetence.uzh.ch/de/events/Kr...

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Emanuel Deutschmann @deutschmann.bsky.social · May 21

Gerade ist ein Riesenkarton mit Ausgaben der #Exponentialgesellschaft angekommen, entsprechend große Freude beim unboxing. Danke, @suhrkamp.de!

Ich verlose hier zwei Exemplare unter allen, die diesen Post bis Freitag teilen. Viel Glück! 🤞

Box mit zehn Exemplaren des Buches Die Exponentialgesellschaft.

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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · Apr 30

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social

❓Political implications of labor market transformation

Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.

Deadline: May 18, 2025.

tinyurl.com/postdoczurich

#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

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CIS ETH @ciseth.bsky.social · Apr 8

Post-doc position with Lucas Leemann, deadline April 15th: www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:1317...

www.ipz.uzh.ch

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Meray Maddah @meraymaddah.bsky.social · Apr 3

Attending #MPSA2025 and interested in how IOs interact with gender representation across different political systems?
Join us for the panel on "Substantive Representation"
📍 Sat, April 5 | 11:40am–1:10pm CDT / 12:40–2:10pm EDT
I’ll be presenting our coauthored work with @dalangmalang.bsky.social

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · Mar 25

💥Postdoc call 💥

Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University

🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension)

❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth

🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data)

Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD

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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · Mar 13

Sure you don't want to work with us? We're clearly not an Ivy League institution, but we can offer a great work environment in a beautiful region. Lake and the Alps are included for free. In case it matters, egg prices are stable at around 30 cents apiece. stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/8...

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Lotem Halevy @lotemhalevy.bsky.social · Mar 10

Christina Zuber is hiring a Polish Speaking Postdoc for her new project w/ experience in qualitative methods.

I often join this incredibly friendly group for coffee, research discussions and outings and am thankful for Christina's sharp mentorship during my postdoc so apply and join us! :)

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Florian G. Kern @floriangkern.bsky.social · Feb 18

🚨New research network on Africa: Last year, we founded the "International Politics in Africa" (IPIA) network, w/ Mwita Chacha (Birmingham), Eniye Dubakeme (Baze University), Consolata Sulley (Dar es Salaam) & others, after ASAUK 2024. It's been fairly low key so far, but we want to expand: 1/6

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · Feb 13

And now we get to watch as potentially epoch changing events occur. There's a very 19th Century feel about the sight of the US and Russia discussing European borders. Though rather than Vienna or Berlin, modern day statecraft apparently happens in Saudi. 5/5

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Meray Maddah @meraymaddah.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thrilled to share that I'll be a visiting research scholar at @harvard.edu 's Department of Government.
Grateful for this opportunity and looking forward to learning more from the department’s faculty and students.

📍If you are in the area, I will be at Cambridge’s Knafel Building.

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Thomas Malang @dalangmalang.bsky.social · Feb 3

Job Alert: PhD position (3.5 years) in my research project "Contested Representation of Inequalities in International Cooperation" @ipz.bsky.social , University of Zurich.

Join our international, friendly department with excellent working conditions! #PhD #AcademicJobs #PoliticalScience

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Thomas Malang @dalangmalang.bsky.social · Feb 3

If you have:

1️⃣ A Master’s degree in political science
2️⃣ Strong interest in research
3️⃣ Solid training in social science methods
4️⃣ A drive to produce high-quality output

...I'd be delighted to review your application—please apply.

🗓️ Apply by early March
📄 Details: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk

Offene Stellen / Open Positions

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Thomas Malang @dalangmalang.bsky.social · Feb 3

The "Contested Representation of Inequalities" project examines how minority interests are represented in International Organizations. It specifically focuses on the role of members of parliament and their capacity to represent and address inequalities in international politics.

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Thomas Malang @dalangmalang.bsky.social · Feb 3

Job Alert: PhD position (3.5 years) in my research project "Contested Representation of Inequalities in International Cooperation" @ipz.bsky.social , University of Zurich.

Join our international, friendly department with excellent working conditions! #PhD #AcademicJobs #PoliticalScience

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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · Jan 21

‼️ Hiring ‼️

Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich

📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)

Application deadline in early March.

Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk

We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions

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Enzo Nussio @enzonussio.bsky.social · Jan 17

Closing in two weeks:

2 open positions in my new consolidator project "Decades of Peace" at the University of Zurich @ipz.bsky.social funded by @snsf-ch.bsky.social, focusing on Latin America.

PhD position: ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:e32a...

Postdoc position: ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:94e1...

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