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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 9d

And if you want to learn more about how people make a career in dictatorship, pre-order the authors' (Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social) new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship":

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tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social · 11d

So many echoes from this article for US politics....

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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 18d

We know that Putin and other dictators try to build a new world order. Soft power plays a crucial role in this.

Today, Russia hosts the Intervision 2025 – a competitor event to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Which regimes participate in this contest?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervi...

Intervision 2025 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨🚨🚨Announcing a special issue on “Political Violence in Democracies” published by @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social and edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, U Daxecker, and me. In this very long 🧵, I will introduce the special issue with its 14 articles. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Political violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025

It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ...

doi.org

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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · Sep 7

Fantastic special issue - Thanks so much for putting it together @laiabalcells.bsky.social @apvjustino.bsky.social @andrearuggeri.bsky.social 💪
[full disclosure: our article is part of it as well]

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IE Political Science @iepolisci.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨

We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.

We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wow that def looks less cloudy than last year!

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · Aug 27

We just released version 3.1 of WhoGov, a global dataset on members of government from 1966-2023. The update fixes the mistakes that came to our attention while creating the Paths to Power dataset + mistakes users have notified us of

More additions and updates to WhoGov are on their way, including:

Download dataset - Nuffield Politics Research Centre

A research note for version 3.1 of the dataset, the codebook, which describes the variables in the two datasets, and the online appendix are found here:

politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Jul 23

📣1 PhD fellow position open at Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
👉We invite applications from excellent candidates in all sub-fields of political science.
📅Deadline: September 1st, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (4 years) (282479) | University of Oslo

Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (4 years) (282479), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · Aug 6

Coming soon: our introduction to the politics of human rights 🥳📚

Preorder available here: www.cambridge.org/highereducat...

@sabinecarey.bsky.social

Cover of book, titled „The Politics of Human Rights“ by Sabine Carey, Mark Gibney, and Anita Gohdes. Picture shows a woman kneeling in front riot police during a BLM protest in the US.

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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!

jobs.zeit.de

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Jan P. Vogler @janvogler.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨

At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.

‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️

Link & info in post #2.

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · Jul 14

Great opportunity in a beautiful city!

Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc

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DYNAMICS_PhD @dynamics.bsky.social · Jul 10

Summer party vibes at DYNAMICS this week – with amazing pizza! 🍕☀️
Huge thanks to our alumnus @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social , who served up one delicious pie after another. Thanks to everyone who made it such a fun evening 💛
@dynamics.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · Jul 9

Fantastic opportunity in a great group and a great city!

Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025

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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚀 Launching the Humboldt Governance Lab @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social!

We deliver evidence-based insights and policy advice on today’s key challenges to democracy.

🌐 hu-govlab.de
Follow us for research, updates & collaborations.

#GovLab #Democracy #PolicyResearch

HUMBOLDT-GOV.LAB | aktuelle Spitzenforschung

Das Humboldt Governance Lab (Humboldt GovLab) ist ein Forschungslabor an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

hu-govlab.de

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WZB Berlin @wzb.bsky.social · Jun 20

Direktor*in (m/w/d) im Bereich Demokratieforschung für eine neu einzurichtende Abteilung am WZB gesucht.
🔄Gerne teilen: www.wzb.eu/de/jobs/dire...

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations & welcome to Berlin! We're lucky to have you in DYNAMICS 🥳

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · Jun 5

Happy to be part of this super interesting workshop. Looking forward to it!

Felix Dwinger @dwingerfelix.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited about our upcoming @iast.fr workshop on autocratic politics & democratic backsliding! Join us if you are in the Toulouse area or passing through on your way to #epsa.

Program,registration link, & add'l info on our workshop's website: tinyurl.com/iast-autocracy

Registration is required. ☝️

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Felix Dwinger @dwingerfelix.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited about our upcoming @iast.fr workshop on autocratic politics & democratic backsliding! Join us if you are in the Toulouse area or passing through on your way to #epsa.

Program,registration link, & add'l info on our workshop's website: tinyurl.com/iast-autocracy

Registration is required. ☝️

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · Jun 4

American education being picked clean

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · May 20

Super cool! 🥳 Congrats, liebe Melanie!

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Bastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · May 13

What's the future of historical political economy in Europe? To find out, we (w/ @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @lhaffert.bsky.social) conducted a survey and workshop. Here are our main take-aways. Special thanks to all who participated!

Broadstreet Blog @broadstreetblog.bsky.social · May 12

New Broadstreet post!

By Lukas Haffert, Cathrin Mohr, and Bastian Becker

www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-future...

The Future of Historical Political Economy in Europe

By Bastian Becker (Humboldt-University of Berlin), Lukas Haffert (University of Geneva), Cathrin Mohr (University of Bonn)

www.broadstreet.blog

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · May 2

Fantastic paper! Happy to see this finally out!

Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · Apr 29

After years in the making, our article is finally out in @worldpolitics.bsky.social!

Main takeaway:
Foreign military training does not equal foreign military training - it depends on what is taught to soldiers!

This has lots of implications for potentially harmful military aid.

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Constantin Wurthmann @wurthmann.bsky.social · Apr 3

We are looking for a new colleague (Research Fellow) at Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim. Very lively, active and intellectually fruitful environment. Join us! Please share!
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/d7/en/news/i...

Fellowship for a Social Scientist at the MZES | Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung

The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) of the University of Mannheim offers

www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de

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