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Miriam Sorace

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Associate Professor in Comparative Politics - University of Reading; Co-Director @poalab.bsky.social; UKRI Future Leaders Fellow; Visiting: DSI-London School of Economics. Web: https://miriamsorace.github.io

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thrilled to share this 16-country conjoint experiment with @catherinedevries.bsky.social & @simonhix.bsky.social. We find strong support for majoritarian reforms and tougher legal enforcement, even when paired with policies people dislike. Policy-inelastic institutional preferences exist! A 🧵...

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Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social · 8h

A major step forward for large-scale survey research from our own Thomas Robinson & @patricksturg.bsky.social: SOCbot is a powerful AI tool for open-ended survey items—fast, cheap, reduces burden, and tackles longstanding measurement error in social science & labour stats
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Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social · 8h

ESRC-funded PhD @lsegovernment.bsky.social × Campaign Lab: New Ways to Think Political Persuasion (start Sep 2026, 3.5 yrs)

Methods-heavy (experiments/computation)

Topics: multi-stage persuasion, interpersonal mechanisms, AI–voter interactions

📅Apply by 10 Dec 2025: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward for my postdocs and I to host the Oxford-London Environment and Public Policy workshop at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, tomorrow (October 1st).

Thanks to @politicsoxford.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and @leverhulme.ac.uk for support 💫

So many cool papers!

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 9d

Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD?

Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social

Get in touch if you're interested

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Apply - South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership

Our call for applications for studentships commencing in 2026/27 is now open (from 26th January 2025, 12:00am) The deadline for application is 17:00 GMT 16th Jan 2026. Below are our current applicatio...

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 12d

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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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · 22d

Delighted to feature in the latest issue of Political Insight! My piece describes how data-driven campaigning works in practice, challenges the dystopian narratives surrounding it, and outlines key safeguards to ensure that these techniques enhance - rather than undermine - democracy.

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · Aug 29

The lovely people @britishelectionstudy.com released the random probaility data which means we can begin to unravel some unanswered questions about turnout in 2024.

A substack to follow but a starter of social class and vote/non-vote. Which party represents the working class? None of the above.

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our suggested EU reform package: more majority voting + stronger enforcement (particularly favoured by cosmopolitan-progressives, tolerated by conservatives), plus direct Commission president election + lower corporate taxes (to appeal to nationalist-conservative clusters).

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Aug 22

But how can such reforms pass? Our use of predictive modelling (shoutout to Max Goplerud’s FactorHet) uncovers core public opinion clusters and their AMCEs—helping identify reform trade-offs that can secure support even under the unanimity requirements of EU Treaty reform processes.

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Aug 22

Since super-majority/unanimity rules and weak enforcement often stall EU policy-making, our headline finding—that majoritarian reforms and stronger enforcement are broadly supported—offers a hopeful sign for overcoming policy failure in the EU.

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Aug 22

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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.

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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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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · Jul 8

This is one of the central things to understand when it comes to polling on policy, the reason you pay people to do it properly is so you aren't just feeding clients a bunch of "here's what people's top of the head views are" and actually design something useful

Marios Richards @mariosrichards.bsky.social · Jul 8

The problem with "policy-consultancy-by-polling" is not that the public are stupid or uninformed ...

... the problem is *it's not their job*.

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Jul 7

A new 'public opinion analytics lab' has been launched: publicopinionanalyticslab.github.io/people/

Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Phillip Ayoub @payoub.bsky.social · Jun 28

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Jun 27

If we wish to mentor better, at any level, we need to:
 📝 Normalize messy work 💬 Separate critique from identity 🎯 Praise process, not just product 🧭 Teach how to navigate feedback 💖 Model compassion (for ourselves, too)

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jun 26

We have a new political science association that is not-for-profit. We can create the best kind of European political science in an association with transparency and accountability. Where we work on being more inclusive instead of creating profits for a few. Sign up below to learn more and join.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 25

I am also presenting (Fri 13:10) joint work with @simonhix.bsky.social @fresejoris.bsky.social and Thomas Robinson on nano-targeting methods 4 climate protection persuasion campaigns, where we found some alarming patterns … Looking forward to all the wonderful #EPSA2025 panels!!

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cannot wait for my organised panel on economic and political inequalities tomorrow - with contributions from @madselk.bsky.social @mfenzl.bsky.social @breunig.bsky.social and Matthew Shaikh - if you’re interested in the politics of inequality do join us!! #EPSA2025

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 25

#EPSA2025 prelude 😍

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Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you Seth!! So glad to hear it!

Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks Christian! Delighted you’re going to use it for your teaching too!

Miriam Sorace @miriamsorace.bsky.social · Jun 22

Thank you!! Your AJPS on left-right placements convergence features prominently - I really loved it!

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