CfP, workshop on disability and political participation (Dec. 1-3, Uppsala). Deadline for abstracts: June 20. Please share with those who might be interested. More info here:

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🧵 What kind of POPE do AMERICANS want?📸

Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates.

Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV.

Results ⬇️

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We’re live! 🚀
Say hello to the official Bluesky account of Uppsala University's Department of Government 🏛️✨
Follow us for the latest on cutting-edge research, publications 📚, and upcoming events.

What a privilege to have four brilliant people read and discuss our (me and @parzetterberg.bsky.social) book manuscript on Autocratic Genderwashing. Thank you Michael Wahman, Li Bennich Björkman, @jennpiscopo.bsky.social and Björn Holmberg. This was so inspiring!

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣

In "Feminist Institutionalism and Ethnography" @grahn.bsky.social & Cherry M Miller propose ethnographic approaches for scholars looking to research the gendered outcomes of institutions.

🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 polisky gendersky

https://buff.ly/4jmQsMv

Excited to share our new paper “Representation at Risk: Evaluating Levels and Consequences of Violence against Immigrant-Background Politicians”, accepted at APSR! Co-authored with @nazita.bsky.social. Available at: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

I’m so happy to announce that my book, Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Gender Quotas, is finally here!

academic.oup.com/book/58626

#Polisky #poliSci #GenderSky

Apply to the PhD program in political at Uppsala University! Application open now!

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📣Announcement📣

Politics & Gender Conference 2025

A conference celebrating 20 years of P&G for scholars working on all aspects of women, gender, & politics.

📅 May 28-29, 2025

📍 Rutgers University

CFP: mlkrook.org/PAGC_CFP_202...

Website: www.pagconference.org

Submit: forms.gle/nc6ZpaEX7qnz...

📢New #PAG20 Critical Perspectives on gender equality and authoritarian regimes introduced by @sarahbush.bsky.social & @parzetterberg.bsky.social. The collection looks to understand progress and backlash related to laws advancing gender equality
polisky gendersky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Looking beyond Ratification: Autocrats’ International Engagement w Women’s Rights w @andreavilan.bsky.social
has issue # at Politics&Gender! Part of a wonderful symposium Gender Equality&Authoritarian Regimes edited by @sarahbush.bsky.social & @parzetterberg.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174...

Do you know any (former) students who’d be great PhD candidates? Please encourage them to apply to our fully-funded PhD program. We are a strong research department with a vibrant gender & politics community. Deadline: Jan 31. Digital info session: Jan 16 at 4 pm.
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Marking the start of the #16Days of Activism by starting a 🧵about Policy Responses to gendered violence against political actors. Stay tuned for insights from Part IV of the #gpvbook #OrangeTheWorld #NoExcuse #StopGBV shorturl.at/giu24 (1/7)

Polisky! With @danieladonno.bsky.social @parzetterberg.bsky.social, we are excited to share this new open access article in the American Political Science Review.

Can autocrats burnish a reputation for democracy by advancing women’s rights? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...