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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 11d

input requested from #polisky: I did a mini-revamp of APSA's grants and fellowships webpage in the spring, but I wanted to do a more substantive overhaul this fall given *gestures broadly*

What is missing? What presentation of these opportunities would be most useful?

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Other Grants, Fellowships and Awards in the Discipline - American Political Science Association (APSA)

Other Grants, Awards and Fellowships in the Discipline Disclaimer: This page contains information and links submitted by outside organizations. APSA

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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 17d

Deadline to Apply on September 30! Please send in your application

Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · Aug 14

Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Sep 3

Who participates in decision-making at the local level, how, where, and to what ends? Apply for @gldinstitute.bsky.social's 9th annual conference, to be held in June 2026 outside of Gothenburg, Sweden, with your proposals on these questions by Oct. 20th. gld.gu.se/en/opportuni...

GLD's 9th Annual Conference

The Governance and Local Development Institute is inviting proposals for papers to be presented at its 9th Annual Conference, entitled "Participation and Decision-Making: Studies on Citizen Engagement...

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · Jun 25

In a June Democratic mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani received more votes than 22 sitting US Senators received in their most recent general elections.

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Dawn Teele @teele.bsky.social · May 22

EGEN now has a starter pack! If you have been to an @egenpolisci.bsky.social conference you are on this. Please share!

#GenderSky #Polisky #academicsky

Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · May 21

Want to hear more from fantastic EGEN scholars? Follow this starter pack!
go.bsky.app/SeabEZc

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · May 22

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · May 10

I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.

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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · May 10

I'll just note that these are the home pages of the NYT, WaPo, WSJ, and Bloomberg right now. Just stunning parochialism.

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Saad Gulzar سعد گلزار @saadgulzar.bsky.social · May 7

Our article on how elites manage the human resource task of party building is out open access today in @apsrjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Thread below on the main findings 👇

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Global Forum on Democracy and Development @globalforum.bsky.social · Mar 28

Exciting talk by @hochstet.bsky.social organized under our ECO-DEM project, on energy transitions & democracy in the Global South.
globalforum.ceu.edu/eco-dem-talk...
@oliviaarigho.bsky.social @pedroalarcon76.bsky.social @dyzenhaus.bsky.social @sarahthompson.bsky.social @rociofernandezu.bsky.social

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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · Mar 24

Many women in #Pakistan rely on a male family member to go to work or even run a simple errand.

🔎 Research by Sarah Thompson explores why #mobility programmes have struggled & what needs to change to empower women.

🔗Read more: www.theigc.org/blogs/gender...

#Gender @globalforum.bsky.social

The challenges and prospects for increasing women’s mobility in Pakistan

To improve women’s access to public spaces and work, mobility programmes in urban Pakistan must address economic constraints, male guarantor requirements, and social barriers.

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Feb 15

I’m halfway through a postdoc with @globalforum.bsky.social and SSA in Colombo 🇱🇰 under the theme of “exclusionary regimes, autocratization, and democracy.” Working on my book on traditional governance and the state, still researching women’s mobility, and watching cricket at every opportunity!

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Feb 15

The next phase of ECO-DEM is a workshop in May in Cape Town, bringing together fellows from the Bogotá, Colombo, and Cape Town hubs and across a few disciplines. Excited to present my research on democracy in former FATA, Pakistan!

Global Forum on Democracy and Development @globalforum.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our ECO-DEM project, looking at energy transitions and political transformations across the Global South, has kicked off in Bogotá. @pedroalarcon76.bsky.social @oliviaarigho.bsky.social @rociofernandezu.bsky.social @sarahthompson.bsky.social
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Isabel M. Perera @isabelmperera.bsky.social · Jan 10

I’m so happy to announce that my book is now published and available open-access! (🧵coming soon, too :)

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jan 10

"A beautifully written and insightful take on the evolution of mental healthcare in advanced democracies, and one that opens a new lens on one of the most central, and largely unexamined, parts of the modern state."

The Welfare Workforce by Isabel M. Perera

Out now in #OpenAccess cup.org/3DQJizT

The Welfare Workforce

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - The Welfare Workforce

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Aug 7

🙌 So excited to have this published in APSR! 🙌 This was my first experiment (💕) and the one that motivated me to keep working closely with local actors in design, implementation, and interpretation www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Jan 12

Thrilled to announce I'll be joining the amazing scholars and people at Cornell Government as an assistant professor! So many thanks to @saadgulzar.bsky.social and the rest of my advisors, my friends, & cohort for their support — and to my dad, who I wish I could share this moment with ❤️ #polisky

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Sep 20

Right now 👑

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Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Sep 20

Hello @profmusgrave.bsky.social, could I be added to the polisky list?

Sarah Thompson @sarahthompson.bsky.social · Sep 20

Moving (platforms) is exhausting!

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