Zeynep Somer-Topcu
@zeynsom.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Government at UT-Austin. Research on European politics, parties, elections, and voters. Close follower of everything Turkish, European and American.
It was great to host the Comparative Representation in Advanced Parliamentary Democracies workshop at UT. It is always fun and inspiring to hear about the cutting-edge research. @utgovernment.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It was great to host the Comparative Representation in Advanced Parliamentary Democracies workshop at UT. It is always fun and inspiring to hear about the cutting-edge research. @utgovernment.bsky.social
how can a conference venue top this ever? #APSA25 @apsa.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
how can a conference venue top this ever? #APSA25 @apsa.bsky.social
Last week, with 11 other colleagues I look up to, we did something major & formed a new non-profit association, @epssnet.bsky.social . It is a lot of work and can only be successful if people support it. Please consider becoming a member today & let us know if you want to be involved.
July 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Last week, with 11 other colleagues I look up to, we did something major & formed a new non-profit association, @epssnet.bsky.social . It is a lot of work and can only be successful if people support it. Please consider becoming a member today & let us know if you want to be involved.
Hey Grammarly, there is no reason to shame me when I am dealing with a hundred administrative things and teaching:
April 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hey Grammarly, there is no reason to shame me when I am dealing with a hundred administrative things and teaching:
We see support: top lines are for those copartisans who are close to the party's position, the bottom ones are for those copartisans who are not close to the party's position
March 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We see support: top lines are for those copartisans who are close to the party's position, the bottom ones are for those copartisans who are not close to the party's position
Meanwhile in Turkey, a public university annulled the main opposition candidate’s college degree (he got in 1990) in a shameful way to prevent him from running as a presidential candidate. This is how competitive authoritarian systems work
March 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Meanwhile in Turkey, a public university annulled the main opposition candidate’s college degree (he got in 1990) in a shameful way to prevent him from running as a presidential candidate. This is how competitive authoritarian systems work
How lucky I am to have great graduate students who celebrate my promotion with me! Thanks @kendallcurtis.bsky.social, Grace, Oguzhan and Berk!
March 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
How lucky I am to have great graduate students who celebrate my promotion with me! Thanks @kendallcurtis.bsky.social, Grace, Oguzhan and Berk!
The last event of our DfG funded project which started back in 2014 was a big success, thanks to all the exciting research the participants presented. Keep an eye on the editorial volume we plan to produce from this workshop. Thanks to @MZESUniMannheim and @DebusMarc for hosting us.
November 11, 2023 at 6:38 AM
The last event of our DfG funded project which started back in 2014 was a big success, thanks to all the exciting research the participants presented. Keep an eye on the editorial volume we plan to produce from this workshop. Thanks to @MZESUniMannheim and @DebusMarc for hosting us.
Thank you to Andrea Aldrich, Nichole Bauer, Christina Boyd, Joey Cozza, Gonzalo di Landro, Mirya Holman @mirya.bsky.social, Beth Simas, and Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social for joining us at UT-Austin, sharing your research, and commenting on papers in the Gender and Politics conference.
September 29, 2023 at 9:46 PM
Thank you to Andrea Aldrich, Nichole Bauer, Christina Boyd, Joey Cozza, Gonzalo di Landro, Mirya Holman @mirya.bsky.social, Beth Simas, and Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social for joining us at UT-Austin, sharing your research, and commenting on papers in the Gender and Politics conference.