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Tilman Brück @tilmanbrueck.bsky.social · 8d

I am very excited that Fragile Lives 2025 is about to start at @humboldtuni.bsky.social!
The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...

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Jesper Lindqvist @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to see our study out! Our main takeaway is that while poor voters vote less often, are less ideologically aligned with their preferred party, and see their preferred party less often in government - voting still does not seem to explain unequal representation.

European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 14d

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@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, W.Schakel & A.Sundell look at 🗳️ voters’ policy preferences often misalign with what they get in practice with the study showing how this “electoral connection” gap contributes to unequal outcomes

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Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation

JESPER LINDQVIST, MIKAEL PERSSON, WOUTER SCHAKEL, ANDERS SUNDELL

ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 17d

I felt bad for never having been to Peru before, having lived so close by. But I can confirm that Peruvian food is indisputably the best cuisine in the world (I will not accept any arguments on this matter).

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 17d

A few weeks ago I arrived from fieldwork in Peru, where I was collecting archival data on the internal armed conflict. Today I finally have a new version of this paper examining how the conflict affected and continues to affect the success of female politicians francisca-castro.com/research/wor...

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 23d

cool plot!

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Elena Leuschner @elenaleuschner.bsky.social · Sep 8

Somehow, it's already time for #APSA2025! Presenting the newest version of my paper w @jenny-oser.bsky.social + @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social on political participation and politicians' perceptions of public opinion.

Happy to meet during the conference, so please reach out!
@apsa.bsky.social

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Aug 17

Our paper published last year aged pretty well considering the downfall of the MAS party and Evo Morales www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Does electoral behavior change after a protest cycle? Evidence from Chile and Bolivia

Can protests produce changes in electoral behavior? In this paper, we examine variations in voter turnout and electoral preferences at the local level…

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Aug 17

Today is election day in Bolivia! I've been closely following the country since the start of my PhD and honestly this could be one of the most consequential elections the country has ever faced.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Bolivians go to polls in election that could end 20 years of socialism

Rightwing candidates lead polling ahead of fragmented left amid country’s worst economic crisis in four decades

www.theguardian.com

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Jul 21

We're hiring a junior researcher at @isdcberlin.bsky.social!

isdc.org/work-with-us...

Work with us: Junior Researcher (f/m/d) – ISDC

ISDC – International Security and Development Center is a non-profit academic institute based in Berlin, Germany. We conduct research to improve lives and livel

isdc.org

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Jun 30

these past few days between EPSA and Madrid’s ~36°C and then coming back to Berlin to vote for Chile’s presidential primaries have been really fun but now I’m tireddd

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Jun 25

Reception with the best view award

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Jun 17

Second day at #NEPS2025! Just presented some ongoing work with @isdcberlin.bsky.social colleagues on political polarization in Kyrgyzstan.

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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · Jun 10

Do you work on gender and peacebuilding broadly defined (including everything from ceasefires to transitional justice)? I’m looking for pitches to contribute to a special issue, especially interested in quantitative research by scholars outside of Europe/US/Canada. Email/DM me!

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Jun 9

In Helsinki for the UNU-WIDER conference where I’ll present @isdcberlin.bsky.social work on the long term impacts of conflict on Syrian refugees in Jordan.

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · May 14

Visiting another country during an electoral campaign is always an interesting experience.

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Apr 14

it’s so amazing to have this summer school back, cannot recommend enough that PhD female students apply!

Sophia Hunger @sophiahunger.bsky.social · Apr 14

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨

Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org

Image of a building of the University of Bremen with the text "Summer School for Women in Political Methodology" and "20 to 26 July at the University of Bremen" writen on it.

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Tilman Brück @tilmanbrueck.bsky.social · Apr 4

📣The Call for Papers and Sessions of the 2nd international expert conference Fragile Lives on 30 September and 1 October 2025 at Humboldt-University of Berlin in Germany is about to close. 1/6
#callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social

Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – HiCN

30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou

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Cornelius Erfort @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social · Apr 3

How do parties tailor their campaign ads to women? 🗳️👩

Excited to share that my paper on how parties adapt their ads is out now at @thejop.bsky.social!

📖 Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

A quick breakdown of the findings ⬇️🧵

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Apr 2

NEW -

Ignoring Women’s Performance: A Survey Experiment on Policy Implementation in Argentina - cup.org/4clGHLw

- @gustavodiaz.org, @viroliveros.bsky.social, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro & Matthew S. Winters

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BJPolS abstract discussing the potential influence of a politician's gender on voter expectations and perceptions in Argentina, focusing on responses from an online survey experiment about a hypothetical city mayor.

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Mar 31

Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop

📆30 September – 1 October 2025
Fragile Lives 2025 & the 21st HiCN Annual Workshop will review the role of gender & institutions in the formation, functioning & impacts of fragility, insecurity, conflict & emergency.

Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – ISDC

30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou

isdc.org

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Mar 26

Done with my defense, finally #PhDone!!

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Markus Kollberg @markuskollberg.bsky.social · Mar 25

Does Mainstream Populism Work❓

I answer this question in a new paper officially out at @psrm.bsky.social❗

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

Key take-aways in the thread below 🧵⬇️:

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · Mar 18

Next week (March 27, 1pm CET) we will present the results of our new study on the long-term impacts of conflict exposure on the well-being of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

You can register for the online webinar here 👇

isdc.org/webinar-unde...

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Webinar: Understanding the Social Well-being of Syrian Refugees in Jordan – ISDC

With over 43 million refugees worldwide, the long-term effects of conflict exposure on their social well-being remain underexplored. This is your chance to unco

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ISDC - International Security and Development Center @isdcberlin.bsky.social · Mar 13

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Fragile Lives is returning this year and will once again host the Households in Conflict Network (hashtag#HiCN) Annual Workshop. Join us on 30 September - 1 October 2025 at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in the heart of Berlin for Fragile Lives 2025!

hicn.org/call-for-pap...

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Center for Global Democracy @vu-cgd.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨 Important update on our partnership with USAID. Read our full announcement below. ⬇️

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