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Konstantin Bogatyrev @bogatyrev.bsky.social · 6d

Today we kick off this year’s Political Behaviour Seminar series at @lsegovernment.bsky.social with @alicirone.bsky.social on gender dynamics in online deliberation. Glad to co-host the seminars with @florianfoos.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social! Details below 👇

Gender Dynamics in Online Deliberation: Evidence from the 2023 Meta Community Forum on AI Chatbots

Deliberative mini-publics are currently being employed throughout the world, and it has been well documented that women are less likely to exercise their voice in deliberation. Yet the advent of digital platforms that host discussions online could mitigate this gender gap, and make it easier to test theories about the design of deliberative institutions. Increasing descriptive representation — the number of women in a discussion group — could potentially improve women's frequency of participation and quality of experience; however, we know less about how these dynamics play out in deliberative settings that take place entirely online. Here, we leverage unique data from the 2023 Meta Community Forum on AI Chatbots, which brought together 1,541 people in a Deliberative Polling exercise that took place on a digital platform. Thanks to random assignment, the gender composition of each discussion room varies. We exploit the group composition to estimate how the number of female members in each group affects participation (as measured by speaking frequency and activity during the session), as well as self-reported measures of efficacy and satisfaction with deliberative processes. We find some descriptive evidence of a gender gap, but little to no effects of room composition on participation or evaluation; this has surprising implications for the design of digital deliberation.

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · 27d

Excited and honored that “Creating Partisans” has won the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for its contributions to research on pol. organizations and parties from @apsa.bsky.social! Many thanks to the committee & everyone who helped improve the book! @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org

APSA- Political Organizations & Parties Section @apsa-pop.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 Big congratulations to @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social (LSE)!
Winner of the 2025 Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award for Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America 👏👏👏
Come and celebrate with him at the business meeting (Sept 12, Friday, @12pm)
#APSA25

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 27d

I am so excited that this excellent line-up of speakers are presenting in the LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar series this term! 👇

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 27d

Here is our speaker line-up: @alicirone.bsky.social, @lalamur.bsky.social, @aalrababah.bsky.social,
@aliz-toth.bsky.social, @profrosiecamp.bsky.social, @bogatyrev.bsky.social, @thchau.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social, @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social, @aecoppock.bsky.social ...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 27d

The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar Series will be back for the '25/26 academic year, as usually on Thursdays, 4-5pm, in CBG 4.17. Let us know if you are external and want to attend in-person, or join remotely on Zoom. More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

Political Behaviour

The Political Behaviour research group brings together faculty and students from across the LSE to share research on public opinion, voting and elections.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · Jun 30

If you’re a political scientist please consider joining @epssnet.bsky.social as a member to help support this new (not for profit!) organization and the next European Political Science Conference in 2026 in Belfast 👇

If that’s not in the budget: spreading the word is just as important 😊

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 29

1.3K followers & counting. Thank you all for your incredible support!

The EPSS journey is just getting started & we couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you for so many of you who already joined EPSS! If you haven't already, please join: epssnet.org/sign-up/#join

Let’s do this together.

Sign Up – EPSS

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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · May 20

📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢

Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!

Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!

sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · Apr 25

"The reader doesn’t care how it felt to write. They care how it feels to read." Fantastic piece about academic writing.

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Apr 25

The written piece gets the glory, but really editing does the heavy lifting.

Today I talk about the invisible craft behind strong (academic) writing.

Spoiler: It’s not the idea or insight, but it’s the revision.

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open.substack.com/pub/catherin...

Editing, the Work Beneath the Words

How To Reveal What the Marble Hides

open.substack.com

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Apr 3

If you can’t come in-person (CBG 4.17), you can also join remotely. For more info on how to join remotely and to sign up for the email list, please email [email protected]

For more information on the PB seminar series:

www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

Political Behaviour

The Political Behaviour research group brings together faculty and students from across the LSE to share research on public opinion, voting and elections.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Apr 3

Excited to welcome @dbroockman.bsky.social at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar today! He will present a paper on “How Constituent Contact Reinforces the Status Quo: Evidence from Administrative Records on Contact to Congress” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 15

Thank you, Daniel!

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thank you, Ben!

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thank you, Saad!

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thank you, Zach!

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks a lot, Guy!

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks! 😊

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thank you, Erin!

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thank you!

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks a lot, Catherine!

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks for your kind words, Pratik!

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Mar 13

Exciting news to share — I have been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor @lsegovernment.bsky.social!

I’m immensely grateful for the support and guidance from colleagues, mentors, and students, and I’m looking forward to the journey ahead!

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Feb 7

Come and do a postdoc with us… 👇

Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · Feb 7

We have a new LSE Postdoctoral Fellow position in Political Behaviour (with some regional focus on Comparative European politics or EU politics). You can contact @sarahobolt.bsky.social @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social or me with any questions.
Deadline is 7 March: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour

LSE Fellow in Political Behaviour, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text-align: cen...

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Feb 6

If you can’t come in-person (CBG 4.17), you can also join remotely. For more info on how to join remotely and to sign up for the email list, please email [email protected]

For more information on the PB seminar series:

www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

Political Behaviour

The Political Behaviour research group brings together faculty and students from across the LSE to share research on public opinion, voting and elections.

www.lse.ac.uk

Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Feb 6

The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar is hosting @seonghuilee.bsky.social for a talk on “Gender and the ‘misinformed’ type: Are men more ‘confidently wrong’ about political facts?” today *4-5 pm UK time* (in-person or online)

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · Jan 30

If you can’t come in-person (CBG 4.17), you can also join remotely. For more info on how to join remotely and to sign up for the email list, please email [email protected]

For more information on the PB seminar series:

www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

Political Behaviour

The Political Behaviour research group brings together faculty and students from across the LSE to share research on public opinion, voting and elections.

www.lse.ac.uk