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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · 22d

Paper alert 🚨 Researching national narratives and democratic processes? Check out this new article from @eunajo.bsky.social

Eun A Jo @eunajo.bsky.social · 23d

I’m happy to share this paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social on democracy and national narratives, with insights from South Korea and Taiwan. It is part of a special issue on postcolonial narratives with @paulschuler.bsky.social, @deandulay.bsky.social, + others.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

This paper explores how democratization can reconstitute understandings of nationhood by empowering a new class of “storytelling elites”---those with the institutional and rhetorical resources to challenge the state’s narrative. In this critical juncture, storytelling elites may challenge (1) the bottom-line premise or (2) the sideline elements of the prevailing national narrative. Their narrative strategies, in turn, shape how the terms of the debates are redefined and structured under democracy. I develop this argument through a comparison of “One Korea” and “One China” narratives in postwar South Korea and Taiwan. Using interpretive process tracing of archival and other qualitative data, I find that democracy helped entrench “One Korea” narratives in South Korea but displace “One China” narratives in Taiwan, as new storytelling elites challenged dominant narratives of “oneness” to varying degrees. This resulted in increasingly divergent support for unification as a national objective, with enduring implications for peace.

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African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 28d

Heading to APSA in Vancouver? Join APCG for our business meeting, social, and panels! 🎉 Full details here: www.afpol.org/blog/apcg-sc...

APCG Schedule for the APSA Annual Conference

Join us at APSA in Vancouver for the APCG Business Meeting on Friday, September 12 (6:30–7:30pm, VCC West 220), followed by the APCG Social at Steamworks Brewing (7:45–9:45pm, Wine Room) with drinks a...

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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · Sep 4

Deprived places like Hull are deliberately pushed into further economic decline for what? So that Labour can point to a graph showing reduced net migration? And they expect that this will weaken Farage?

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Crackdown on international students could hurt struggling UK cities, thinktank warns

University sector, which is reliant on overseas students for a quarter of income, key to economic activity in cities like Leicester and Hull

www.theguardian.com

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Sep 2

Great opportunity to present working papers on any topic related to African politics!

African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · Sep 2

🔍 Researching African politics?
📢 Call for Papers: APCG Online Colloquium
Present your unpublished work, get feedback & connect with peers.
🗓 Deadline: September 8, 2025
👉 More info on our website: www.afpol.org/blog/apcg-on...

APCG Online Colloquium Call for Papers - Fall 2025 & Spring 2026

The presentation of papers in the APCG Online Colloquium is open to all scholars of African politics. Papers broadly related to political topics or subjects in Africa will be considered for presentati...

www.afpol.org

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Rebecca Brennan @rebeccabrennan.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is a great opportunity for ECRs in the social sciences (and beyond):

www.writersandartists.co.uk/Bloomsbury-A...

www.writersandartists.co.uk

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African Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · Aug 28

New Book Alert 🚨 In a new blog post, Ato Kwamena Onoma presents his new book: The Undulating Capacity of the State. www.afpol.org/blog/new-boo...

New Book Release: The Undulating Capacity of the State by Ato Kwamena Onoma

In 'The Undulating Capacity of the State

www.afpol.org

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 Today at 3:45 PM: Join our panel on democratic self-defense.
We’ll bring together perspectives from Africa, Brazil, the Post-Soviet states, Western Europe & the U.S. Don’t miss this conversation.

#ecprgc25

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Siv Cheruvu @sivcheruvu.bsky.social · Aug 25

Submit to the Junior Law and Politics Research Community by today to be considered for our fall seminar series on zoom!

Siv Cheruvu @sivcheruvu.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Junior Law and Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for its fall seminar series on zoom! Submit by August 25 for full consideration.

To apply to present or to get on our email list to attend our seminars see 👇

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#psworkshop

Junior Law and Politics community sign-up

The Junior Law and Politics research community and seminar series is a vibrant network of junior researchers (graduate students, post-docs, assistant professors, other non-tenured faculty) in the fiel...

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Aug 15

a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .

ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .

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Daphne Halikiopoulou @dafnoukos.bsky.social · Aug 13

The YouTube video of my TEDxVitoria Gasteiz talk on the far right was released on the TEDx channel as an 'Editors' pick' 24 hours ago. It has 16,000 views and many comments, some nice, many hateful. My favourite: 'she is a paid actor'. I'll take it as a compliment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCvr...

Why do people vote for the far right? | Daphne Halikiopoulou | TEDxVitoriaGasteiz

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Junior Law and Politics Research online seminar is back this fall! A supportive space for junior scholars to share work + get feedback. Bullet talks & panels on Zoom. Deadline to submit is Aug 25. Message me if you have questions!
forms.gle/yF7uVXcvDnGc... @sivcheruvu.bsky.social

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Pablo Beramendi @pberamendi.bsky.social · Jun 26

This is a MAJOR development for European Political Science. Thanks & congratulations to those who made it happen, @sarahobolt.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social, the rest of the Council and many others.
Time for us to support it in every way we can: SPREAD the word, JOIN the list and EPSS, Donate.

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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Centre for Applied Human Rights @cahr-york.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York is offering one scholarship worth £7,300 for the 2025/26 academic year.

Deadline: 15 August 2025, 23:59 BST.

Find out more and apply 👇

www.york.ac.uk/cahr/news/20...

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jun 23

Do profs respond to student evaluations?

On average? Nope.

Those who have a more positive view of their own teaching do.

But all of these responses are driven by the female teachers.

"Male teachers appear to be unresponsive to student feedback."

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Jun 17

Cannot be compared to our beautiful Derwent College

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Jun 10

Working on Gender-Based Violence? Fantastic new paper from a great colleague @drharrietgray.bsky.social

Harriet Gray @drharrietgray.bsky.social · Jun 10

I have a new article out today in Signs, co-authored with Phoebe Martin, titled ‘You Are Not Alone: Feminist Memorialisation and the Present Tense of Gender-Based Violence in the Monument Quilt.’ www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

“You Are Not Alone”: Feminist Memorialization and the Present Tense of Gender-Based Violence in the Monument Quilt | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society: Vol 50, No 4

Abstract In recent years a new tide of memorials dedicated to victim-survivors of gender-based violence has started to rise across the world. In this article, we analyze a significant example of this ...

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · May 22

⏰ Great opportunity for PhD students!

Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · May 8

🗺️Join our Methods for Fieldwork in Social Science course - 100% online, taught by experts from UCL & Essex.

🧠 Ideal for PhD students and researchers planning fieldwork
📅 2 weeks | 35 hrs | Learn from anywhere

🔗 Register now: essexsummerschool.com/application/

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · May 21

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative politics
#ECPRMemberJobs
🔍 A focus on Central and Eastern Africa
🏫 @giga-hamburg.de
⌛ Monday 26 May
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#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) - Comparative Politics with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

The GIGA seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Comparative politics with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial…

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · May 15

So is there a hidden plan to get rid of the things the UK was perceived to be good at or respected for in other countries: universities, international development etc…what’s next?Reintroduce museum entry fees? A 6% levy on film and music? Tragic.

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · May 9

"In Nazi Germany, white women were awarded a bronze medal for having four children, silver for six and gold for eight children. The Nazi Party also gave out financial loans to white families; couples could have more children in order to decrease how much money they would owe back to the state."

Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · May 9

This is super important: @alannavagianos.bsky.social
interviewed a history professor about how authoritarian regimes use pro-natalism to trap women in the home.

Really, don't miss this one: www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-pr...

The GOP’s Obsession With Women Having Babies Looks A Lot Like The Past

The Trump administration's policy ideas to incentivize women to have more kids resemble those pushed by authoritarian regimes throughout history.

www.huffpost.com

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · May 6

Excellent new paper on the psychological trait of authoritarianism on political attitudes and voting 🚨

Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · May 6

Our article w/Justin Robinson on authoritarianism in 🇬🇧 is published in the new issue of @polbehavior.bsky.social

We employ a longitudinal analysis using the @britishelectionstudy.com to investigate the causal effect of the psychological trait of authoritarianism on political attitudes and voting 🧵

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · Apr 29

Beautiful day on campus to mark the final week of classes @uoypolitics.bsky.social

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · Apr 28

The Call for Papers for our Fall 2025 Workshop series is now OPEN! Polisky Dictatorsky
To apply complete this form by May 31st: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
You can find more information here on the CfP: apsg.work/cfp/

Apply to Present Your Work!

Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Fall 2025 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.

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Jeremy Moulton @jeremymoulton.bsky.social · Apr 25

Super afternoon recording an episode of the Politics and Pedagogy podcast, discussing the upcoming launch of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social.

Big thanks to @mlebourdon.bsky.social and @ctisleeds.bsky.social for hosting.

Do check out the podcast if you haven't already.

rss.com/podcasts/pol...

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Apr 24

Trump’s repression of free speech & disappearing of foreign students from campuses push academics to look for options elsewhere.

Europe’s reaction? Come here!

UK meanwhile? Hiking fees & cutting foreign student rights to make UK less attractive cos all that matters is lower immigration numbers 🙄

Screenshot of a headline saying uk toxic immigration rhetoric & visa fees are putting off top cancer researchers

Screenshot of a headline explaining uk govt plans to cut immigration have been derailed by protest from universities objecting to land to cut graduate student rights

Screenshot of headline saying Macron is urging US academic to come to France

Screenshot of headline saying Borway has launched a new scheme to attract US academics

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