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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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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · Jun 29

My take on #EPSA2025: PowerPoint > Beamer

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Jun 29

Sending this article along with the bills from several tapas bars to the finance department after #EPSA25

Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Jun 26

“The idea that taking walks, reading things unrelated to your research, and hanging out with strangers in a campus pub should be considered part of the serious process of thinking, but might well meet with skepticism in practice.”

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The forgotten half of scientific thinking | PNAS

The forgotten half of scientific thinking

www.pnas.org

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Allison Koh @allisonwkoh.bsky.social · Jun 24

If you are attending #EPSA2025 and interested in uncovering the black box that is the postdoctoral job market, you're in luck! Marta Antonetti (LSE) and I will be hosting a roundtable on Thursday at 13:10 dedicated to the topic. 🧵👇

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · Jun 18

New Publication! 📣
When do governments limit digital rights through law? Read "Legalizing Control: The Rise of Restrictive Internet Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa" by @realmps.bsky.social in @democratization.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
For a quick overview, read the 1-pager below.

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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · May 23

Exciting news! 🎉 SCRIPTS – the Cluster of Excellence examining liberal democracy's challenges – is getting renewed @dfg.de. 🎓

Congratulations!

👨‍🏫 @mhallerberg.bsky.social (Co-Deputy Dir.)

👩‍🏫 Arianna Ornaghi & @argohdes.bsky.social (PIs)

@scripts-berlin.eu
#SCRIPTS #Research #PoliticalScience

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · May 19

Takeaway: Governments restrict digital rights through national law preemptively, outside the spotlight of political events.

For a quick overview of the study, check out the 1-pager below.

Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · May 19

Leveraging original data on 360+ internet laws in 44 African states (2000–2022), I find that governments are more likely to pass restrictive internet regulation when such legislation is widespread regionally. Domestic or regional contention does not predict new restrictive regulation.

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · May 19

🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
Very excited to share my first solo-authored article (and the first from my dissertation) is published in Democratization! 🎉
📄 "Legalizing Control: The Rise of Restrictive Internet Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa"
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1351...

Legalizing control: the rise of restrictive internet regulation in sub-Saharan Africa

Today, internet freedom is increasingly contingent upon government discretion. Previous research has uncovered how governments use digital strategies to establish control over online communication....

doi.org

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Alexander Sorg @alexsorg.bsky.social · May 4

There are - to be fair - plenty of better ways to spend your day than reading our article. But since most of you are just doomscrolling Bluesky anyway, you might as well give it a read ⬇️

European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social · May 2

Name a better way to spend today than reading "Fighting for their country: How proximate conflict shapes citizens’ attitudes" from @alexsorg.bsky.social, @wolfgangwagner.bsky.social, and @profonderco.bsky.social.

Freshly published and open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Thomas Laschyk @laschyk.volksverpetzer.de · May 1

Nachdem meine Freundin beim Schauen von Andor Staffel 2 Dedra Meero als "Space Weidel" bezeichnete, kann ich es nicht mehr nicht sehen.

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Mar 20

Not sure if this paper / R package is for you? Take a quick look at our 1-pager to find out more.

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Mar 20

To address these challenges, we introduce a spatial approach for linking various types of war-related violence to civil wars recorded by the @ucdp.bsky.social —and it's easily executed with our R package ucdplink (github.com/corinnebara/...).

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨

In our new paper (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...), @corinnebara.bsky.social and I discuss the challenges of attributing data on different forms of violence to specific civil wars.

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Mar 3

The most popular panel at #isa25 so far

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · Feb 17

We're hiring a Professor of Military Strategy and Technology @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social!

More details here: apply.interfolio.com/163523

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apply.interfolio.com

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Jan 20

Are you interested in gaining your first insights into academia through a Research Assistant role?
Apply now to join my colleague Christian in his exciting project on "The Anatomy of the Authoritarian Security Apparatus" (AASAP).
hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

Student Research Assistants – AASAP Project (gn) part-time (10 hours/week)

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Tobias Bunde @tobiasbunde.bsky.social · Dec 16

We have a couple of open #PhD positions at the @hertieschool.bsky.social, including one in the field of international security (@hertiesecurity.bsky.social): www.hertie-school.org/en/phd/apply... Deadline: January 31, 2025

PhD programmes

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Dec 12

This also seems like a great occasion to share the one-pager we created to make our findings more accessible. How do you try to make your research more accessible? I’d be delighted to hear your insights!

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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · Dec 12

For all the German speakers: @corinnebara.bsky.social and I are thrilled that our research on the effectiveness of partnerships between UN and non-UN peacekeeping missions is featured in Horizonte: Das Schweizer Forschungsmagazin! www.horizonte-magazin.ch/2024/12/05/h...

Sechs Variationen von Harmoniesuche

Horizonte - Forschung für den Frieden

www.horizonte-magazin.ch

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🧛VÆmpiric @empiricgame.bsky.social · Dec 2

I must not be the only one who feels this way

Patrick as scientist "the starter packs I am in"
Patrick with board nailed to head "my posts"

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Sebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se · Dec 9

🌟 Are ypu a PhD candidate or early career scholar? Look here for an excellent new initiative by the Conflict Research Society to mentor emerging scholars ⤵️

conflictresearchsociety.org/emerging-sch...

CRS Emerging Scholars Initiative - CRS

CRS Emerging Scholars Initiative CRS

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · Nov 27

Polisky Dictatorsky 📣
Our November 2024 newsletter is out full of news and updates from the APSG community!
To get it every month subscribe at: eepurl.com/iJc9FY
To let us know about anything you would like to share: forms.gle/3KBQ6o31H3bf...

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Fabiola Schwarz @fabiolaschwarz.bsky.social · Nov 19

Proud of being assigned the #BestPaperAward together with @realmps.bsky.social for our work in progress "How International Economic Cooperation Shapes Digital Authoritarianism” at the 2024 Conference on International Cybersecurity – #Democracy and #Cyberspace by @thehagueprogram.bsky.social

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Christoph Dworschak @chrisdworschak.bsky.social · Mar 28

We are hiring: shorturl.at/bptuG

Please share widely.

- 3-year quant postdoc.
- 100% research and data collection.
- On violent conflict and humanitarian law.
- Grade 7 salary (more than most UK postdocs).
- Works with me in a large team across politics and law.

Jobs - The University of York

shorturl.at

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