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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · 14d

🚨Come work with us!

The Initiatives on Contemporary European Affairs (ICEA) at Princeton University is hiring Postdoctoral Associate(s) starting on Sep 2026

🗓️Deadline is October 31, 2025

Find more information and apply here:

www.princeton.edu/acad-positio...

Application for Postdoctoral Research Associate/Initiatives for Contemporary European Affairs (ICEA)

www.princeton.edu

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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you Maria for organizing, it was a very successful conference!

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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · Sep 5

This week I started my new position as a Postdoctoral Associate at Princeton University, Initiatives on Contemporary European Affairs.

Excited to continue my research in political economy and comparative politics of post-industrial societies.

If you’re around Princeton, feel free to reach out!

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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you Matthias, there is still work to be done but your appreciation means a lot!

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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · Jun 26

Presenting my paper on technological change and candidates at #EPSA2025. It was really a wonderful panel and thank you all for joining!

Matthias Haslberger @mhaslberger.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great start to #EPSA2025 chairing a packed panel on "Regulation and Governance of AI," with papers by
@paoloagnolin.bsky.social, Alex Kuo, Brady Allardice, and Michael Becher (and @zackgp94.bsky.social discussing). We have three more exciting panels on the politics of AI coming up (see in reply):

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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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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Opinion piece about our research on how automation is shaping the future or workers representation

Piero Stanig @pstanig.bsky.social · Jun 24

wol.iza.org/opinions/rob... with @paoloagnolin.bsky.social, @massimo-anelli.bsky.social and Colantone

Robots, restructuring, and union retreat: How automation alters worker organization

Modern employment structures challenge traditional forms of worker organization, risking continued union decline despite ongoing interest in collective action

wol.iza.org

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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · Jun 9

Is it possible to separate the effects of economic shocks from cultural concerns in voting behavior?

🚨New paper at @cpsjournal.bsky.social🚨

Italo, @pstanig.bsky.social & I address the methodological difficulties in making such distinctions and provides new evidence on the globalization backlash

Comparative Political Studies @cpsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

New article from our latest issue (Issue 8, 2025): "In Search of the Causes of the Globalization Backlash: Methodological Considerations on Post-treatment Bias" by Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social , Italo Colantone, and Piero Stanig @pstanig.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Comparative Political Studies @cpsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

New article from our latest issue (Issue 8, 2025): "In Search of the Causes of the Globalization Backlash: Methodological Considerations on Post-treatment Bias" by Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social , Italo Colantone, and Piero Stanig @pstanig.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · May 22

Grazie Kostya!

Paolo Agnolin @paoloagnolin.bsky.social · May 21

Excited to share that next year I’ll be joining
Princeton University as a Postdoc, affiliated with ICEA.

I'm deeply grateful to mentors and friends at
Bocconi and Duke who supported me throughout this process. Your guidance and support have meant the world.

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