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Why did poor Southern whites defend slavery, an institution that hurt their economic prospects? In a new Broadstreet post, Michele Rosenberg explains how planter elites used clientelistic relationships and media to capture support. Read here: www.broadstreet.blog/p/identity-p...

Why did Southern whites who didn’t own slaves defend slavery, an institution that hurt their own economic prospects?
In a new Broadstreet post, Michele Rosenberg explains how planter elites relied on clientelistic relationships to capture political support: www.broadstreet.blog/publish/post...

We will be updating this post, so reach out if you study HPE and are on the market this year.

Looking for rising stars in Historical Political Economy? 🌍📚
Check out this year’s job market candidates: www.broadstreet.blog/p/hpe-candid...

Searching in HPE or related fields? Check out these great students/postdocs on the market!

Congratulations to the four MIT Political Science faculty members who were included on MIT's summer reading list: Professors Andrea Campbell, @vcharnysh.bsky.social, Fotini Christia and @kathleenthelen.bsky.social!

news.mit.edu/2025/summer-... @mit-cis.bsky.social

‪Interested in “the historical roots of electoral politics” and have a free spot on your Friday afternoon schedule? Come see this fun EPSA panel! Ft. @vcharnysh.bsky.social‬, @hannohilbig.bsky.social, ‪‪@rantuna.bsky.social, Jose Maycas-Sardi, @nilsblossey.bsky.social‬, and Makoto Fukumoto

We have a great lineup of papers for the Junior Workshop in HPE. A limited number of spots are available for scholars interested in attending the workshop. Fill this form if you want to join us next June 25 at UC3M forms.gle/DckGoQDfniTU... @tinepaulsen.bsky.social @franvillamil.bsky.social

New Broadstreet post by Peng Peng: Narratives of Imperial China as a meritocracy need a corrective. Using data from Qing dynasty she shows exams didn’t just determine who governed—they created a bureaucracy that was culturally & ideologically unified, raising questions about how we study meritocracy

Check out this fun new Broadstreet post by @alicirone.bsky.social on trends in crowdsourcing historical data

"In this theoretically rich, historically nuanced study of post-WWII population transfers, Charnysh offers evidence that will make liberals swoon: where the receiving state is willing to supply public goods, diversity outperforms homogeneity."

Uprooted by @vcharnysh.bsky.social

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Due to high demand, we've moved our event with @efinkel.bsky.social to a larger venue and made more tickets available. Don't miss out, Londoners! 13/2/35, 6pm, full details+registration below. Co-organised by @uclssees.bsky.social and @ukrinstitute.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...

The book isn't going to promote itself, so I will. Here is a New Books Network podcast episode on Intent to Destroy, if you don't have anything better to listen to. Thanks to John Vsetecka for the conversation.

An outstanding HPE workshop in a stunning setting—don't miss the chance to apply! Deadline: Feb 28 🔗 shorturl.at/w96jk

Great opportunity!

Check out my new paper w Brenton and Emiel. Just out at World Politics: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Great opportunity for students working on East Central Europe!

Introducing the Centre for Democratic Resilience - world-leading research and educational programmes to understand and promote the resilience of liberal democracy: ow.ly/1sKl50UL7Wn

Two days until the deadline! Don't forget!

Big thanks to @javiermejiac.bsky.social for an engaging conversation about my new book, Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe. 📖✨
Catch our discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ1lW3EqE8w
📚 Get the book: tinyurl.com/27pwac6v

🎙️ New #EPHPodcast with @vcharnysh.bsky.social!

We discussed her work on mass displacement: how post-WWII Poland & West Germany turned diversity & ruptured ties into stronger states and thriving local economies.

Plus, idea generation beyond academia.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/fQ1lW3EqE8w?...

On #InternationalMigrantsDay we highlight the struggles of migrants without legal status.

❗ These people are highly vulnerable to labour exploitation & fundamental #rights abuses.

👉 Understanding the rights of those 'outside the law' is complex.

Read a blogpost by Clare Fox-Ruhs 📌 loom.ly/FTTA-kc

Amazing!! Congratulations, Guillermo!