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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · 12h

A summary of the main highlights from today's seminar about Academic Outreach and mind-blogging with Luca Manucci @populismblog.bsky.social

Many great reflections, check it here: open.substack.com/pub/sofiaser...

The Art of Academic Outreach

Highlights from today's seminar with Luca Manucci about the "The Art of Academic Outreach and Mind-blogging".

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · 2d

Ever wonder how we reach beyond academia? How can we communicate research ideas and findings effectively — especially in a system that offers few incentives to do so?

Seminar "The Art of Academic Outreach" with @populismblog.bsky.social

⏰ October 8th (10:00 AM, Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · May 13

The 2025 programme is now live! Feel free to share it. Generous scholars and great topics to help foster a supportive research community.

Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Apr 25

Please share. You can attend online. Great opportunity to learn more about LLMs, plus a great (and timely) topic.

nlrsantos.bsky.social @nlrsantos.bsky.social · Apr 25

Delighted to have Christopher Klamm next week at the Methods Seminar at Unamur! A truly interdisciplinary researcher, he will delve into NLP techniques and LLMs.
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us either in person or online! 👇

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PSA Parliaments @psa-parliaments.bsky.social · Apr 14

@sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social is now presenting her research into how multilevel governance shapes public engagement in parliamentary affairs by drawing on the case of Belgium 🇧🇪

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Apr 13

I'm just going to say it: I'm on my way to Birmingham for a conference, sitting on a train, and I really miss the silence on Belgian trains. Well done, Belgium🙌

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nlrsantos.bsky.social @nlrsantos.bsky.social · Mar 27

Delighted to welcome michaelheseltine.bsky.social next week to the Methods Seminar at Unamur! He'll present his latest work and delve into NLP techniques and LLMs.

Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us this week—on site or online! 👇

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jan 27

American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations (2018) by Bill Ong Hing

‘Lets no one off the hook – not Clinton, not Bush, not Obama, not Trump – for the trauma the US has imposed on immigrants and immigrant communities."

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American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations

Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Mar 18

It is intriguing how political science has moved away from certain forms of qualitative inquiry over time. As a mixed-methods researcher, I find this trend concerning. Source: Curry (2017) in PS: Political Science & Politics

Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Mar 12

Let’s redo our analysis (yes, again) and brace ourselves for the new post-election data. Being a political scientist in Portugal these days feels like a never-ending game....

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Mar 5

Incomoda-me um PM com manifesto desconforto perante o escrutínio necessário a que o seu cargo exige

Expresso @jornalexpresso.bsky.social · Mar 5

"Eu assumo as minhas palavras", diz Montenegro.

Siga o debate em direto: expresso.pt/politica/crise/...

Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Mar 2

I don't get why Real Pain is getting all this buzz and awards, it is not that great, sorry :/

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Mar 2

More of this, please.

Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · Mar 2

In London metro

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Mafalda Dâmaso @mafalda.bsky.social · Mar 1

Huge political instability in Portugal due to conflict of interest allegations against the PM. The government might fall in some weeks – unless the communists go ahead with a vote of no confidence (which would fail and allow the gov to survive). International journalists: check it out

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GonçaloRTelles @goncalotelles.bsky.social · Mar 1

Nunca vi um estado de graça tão prolongado e uma imprensa tão benevolente com um governo tão fraco. No entanto, o PM destrata-a como poucos. Nem sentido de Estado, nem perguntas (hoje).

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Mar 1

Interessante o que está a acontecer com esta iniciativa de cidadãos. Os proponentes têm pouquíssimo impacto na discussão da iniciativa, enquanto os partidos frequentemente alteram substancialmente o conteúdo original das propostas. O meu artigo e do João mostra isso: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · Feb 27

NEW COLUMN -- American journalism is not equipped to deal with an autocratic president, and it shows.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Opinion: The American Press Corps Is Not Equipped For This Moment

We’ve never had to contend with a determined autocrat in this country, and it shows.

www.huffpost.com

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 26

Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested (in the fields of political science, sociology and social psycology)!

Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 26

🚨Job Alert!

I’m recruiting a research assistant (PhD student) to join the BRIDGE Project for 14 months! It is remote-friendly.

If you're interested, you can find more details here: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...

Sofia Serra-Silva - Project

BRIDGE: Bridging the Gap: A New Approach to Understand Citizen Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Portuguese Parliament Funding institution: Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology —https:/...

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 24

A bonus of 200% for executive officers, a week after Meta began laying off 5% of its overall workforce....
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/m...

Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs

Meta's executive officers could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary under the company's new executive bonus plan, up from the 75% they earned previously.

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 17

Last week, I attended the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social and had the opportunity to learn about systematic literature reviews with Liliana Abreu
— who, coincidentally, is also Portuguese! I highly recommend it!

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 12

Gracias Ignacio!

Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 12

A huge thank you to @ignaciolago.bsky.social for reviewing a chapter and the intro, and to Nelson Santos for countless discussions and multiple readings. Can't wait to share more soon.

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Sofia Serra-Silva @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social · Feb 12

📢I'm over the moon to share that I've just signed a contract with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social to publish my book, “Open Parliaments” 🥳

This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · Feb 11

You can say almost anything about Palestinians in the Western media, and suffer no consequences.

That's what Dan Hodges' nauseating comments underline.

But if we normalise this sort of depravity, the consequences will be catastrophic 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/palestinia...

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