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We proudly announce the launch of a new V-Dem Regional Center in #Caucasus! 🎉
The V-Dem Regional Center Caucasus, launched this month, is located in Tiblisi, Georgia, and covers the countries of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

#Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky
#Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan
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The V-Dem Regional Center Caucasus logo together with a photo of the small Ushguli village, in Svaneti, Georgia. The village is in a valley surrounded by green hills and snowy mountains.
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
discoveringaub.bsky.social
One week away! What can post-uprising politics in the Arab world teach us about trust, representation, and the risks of prioritizing elite agreement over citizen confidence—globally?

Register: tr.ee/febweb

@au-spa.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PoliSciSky
Promotional graphic for a webinar titled When Democracy Falls Short: What We Can Learn from Lebanon and Tunisia. The image lists the date Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 am ET, with an RSVP deadline of February 9, 2026. Headshots appear for the moderator, Roupen Avsharian, Middle Eastern studies expert, and speakers Dr. Sharan Grewal, Dr. Ohannes Geukjian, and Dr. Tania Haddad. Logos for the American University of Beirut, the Global Engagement Initiative, the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, and the School of Public Affairs are shown at the bottom.
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
vinpons.bsky.social
Very happy to share our paper “Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies,” published in the Annual Review of Economics!

Full paper here: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Short 🧵on main take-aways below.

w/ E. Cantoni and J. Schafer
#EconSky #PoliSciSky @annualreviews.bsky.social (1/n).
Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies
In recent years, voter ID laws and convenience voting have generated heated partisan debates. To shed light on these policy issues, we survey the evidence on the institutional determinants and effects...
www.annualreviews.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
cracklytoes.bsky.social
#Libya #Egypt #France #Turkey #US OIL DEAL
Notably no mentions of
#Italy or #Russia or Libya Sovereign Wealth Fund!
Why is no one parsing this very big event for Libya.
#ForeignAffairs #PoliSciSky #OIL #MENA
January 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
mattjmartin.com
Dear #poliscisky: What books, articles, podcasts, etc. do you wish you had found before your first faculty position? I start as a professor in August (public law, comparative politics) and am gathering some resources for myself. Especially interested in pedagogy and managing the first year.
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM
elisemichelle.bsky.social
#PoliticsSky, #PoliSciSky I'm looking for research and books about women, the right wing, and conservatism. Can be US only but would love global context. Can anyone help?
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
marcratkovic.bsky.social
My group has a 3-year position available for a PhD student or post-doc interested in India, ML models/data pipelines/python, and crime and protecting children. Must be eligible to work in Germany. DM or email me for details. Formal calls later, trying here first. #poliscisky #datasciencesky
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
stewulrich.bsky.social
shsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/45764
My department is hiring a TT assistant professor with speciality in Judicial Politics/Public Law. Review date is Jan 31st. Come work with me!
#polisky #poliscisky #academicsky #politicalsciencejobs
Assistant Professor of Political Science (American Politics—Judicial Politics, Public Law, American Constitutional Law)
The Department of Political Science at Sam Houston State University is seeking a full-time, tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2026.The successful candidat...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
curdknupfer.bsky.social
This work also brings together #poliscisky & #commsky literatures, focusing on parties as well as the communicative networks they are embedded in.
To do so, we draw on concepts from folks we admire and who have mentored our work.
Lance Bennett & Alexandra Segerberg as well as Steven Livingston.
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 AM
kathrynchelminski.bsky.social
We get into a meaty discussion on how to measure the #effectiveness of regime complexes and the impacts on transitions in #EMDEs like Indo and Ph. #poliscisky To learn more about my book, you can be access it Open Access here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
Governing Energy Transitions
Cambridge Core - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - Governing Energy Transitions
www.cambridge.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
cracklytoes.bsky.social
Trump is a Zero Day event for humanity #Following #PoliSciSky
#NatSecSky #ForeignAffairs #Earth #HumanRights
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
discoveringaub.bsky.social
From collapse to collaboration: can civil society rebuild the state? In fragile Arab states, citizens are reclaiming governance through participation, transparency, and trust. Part 3 of our op-ed series explores how rebuilding can begin from below.
Read: tr.ee/oped3 #PoliSciSky #AcademicSky
A construction worker wearing a bright yellow shirt and red gloves places a concrete block labeled “BUILD” on top of another block labeled “RE,” forming the word “REBUILD.” Below the image, text reads: “OP-ED — Rebuilding the State from Below: How Civil Society Restores Governance in Fragile Arab States — Authored by Tania N. Haddad.” The American University of Beirut logo and Global Engagement Initiative branding appear at the bottom.
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
discoveringaub.bsky.social
What happens when citizens stop believing their governments can deliver?

Part 2 of our op-ed series explores the Middle East’s deep crisis of trust—and what it will take to rebuild it.

Read: tr.ee/oped2 @abouassi.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PoliSciSky
A graphic featuring a close-up map of the Middle East, showing countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey. Overlaid text reads: “OP-ED — Beyond Rhetoric: Earning Trust in the Middle East’s Governance Crisis.” Below it, the author is listed as Khaldoun AbouAssi. The bottom section includes the American University of Beirut logo and the Global Engagement Initiative branding.
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
demscore.bsky.social
📢 New Thematic dataset: 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
The #Demscore v6 update comes with a new thematic dataset on Laws and Liberties.
Available for free at the Demscore website: www.demscore.se/data/themati...

More info in 🧵1(3)

#SocialScienceData #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
lisadellmuth.bsky.social
Apply to @epssnet.bsky.social - deadline Friday, 7 Nov! #PoliSky #poliscisky #Europesky #internationalrelations #PolicySky #academicsky
macartan.bsky.social Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · Nov 3
Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026

really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting

⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
EPSS 2026 submissions FAQ - EPSS
Submissions are coming in fast for Belfast 2026 and so are your questions about submissions. Here are answers to the most common questions: Where do I go to submit? For panel submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/75765/symposia/create For paper submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79266/submissions/new? How many papers can I submit? We put a constraint of max one presentation per person. This does …
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November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
demscore.bsky.social
We invite you to make good use of the updated data, available for download at the Demscore website: www.demscore.se/data/

@vdeminstitute.bsky.social @vdemamlat.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social

#PoliSkyData #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScience #SocialScience #PoliticalScienceData #PolDataSky
Data – Demscore
www.demscore.se
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
proflupton.bsky.social
There's been lots of chatter about how air strikes may or may not signal resolve.

Spoiler alert: They are really bad at signaling resolve for a variety of reasons which I explained in this Ethics & International Affairs Piece.

#civmilsky #poliscisky #academicsky

drive.google.com/file/d/1sf5k...
Lupton_EIA_2020.pdf
drive.google.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
discoveringaub.bsky.social
What happens when trust in government is lost—and how can it be rebuilt? Our new four-part op-ed series explores why restoring public trust is key to the Middle East’s future.

Read part one: tr.ee/oped1 #AcademicSky #PoliSciSky
Graphic from the American University of Beirut titled “Beyond Stability: Rebuilding Trust in the Middle East.” The image shows a map of the Middle East with colored push pins marking locations in Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Text indicates that the op-ed is authored by Khaldoun AbouAssi, Tania Haddad, and Simon Neaime, and is part of AUB’s Global Engagement Initiative.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
shamiragelbman.bsky.social
Picked this article up more for its topical (i.e., interest group coalitions) than its regional focus, but it's not the first piece I've read recently that has me thinking Americanists should be reading more work by Central/Eastern Europeanists #polisky #poliscisky
October 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
drjt4real.bsky.social
Our #media is too ignorant and self-involved to accurately cover the pathology in our #government. #psych101 #usa #scisky #poliscisky #psychiatry #unite #impeach #25th
thedailybeast.bsky.social The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · Oct 23
The former Johns Hopkins professor warned that the aging president is showing a “massive increase” in “clinical signs of dementia.”

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October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
demscore.bsky.social
Coming very soon! DEMSCORE v6 offers new updates from UCDP, REPDEM, and VIEWS, and a new thematic dataset.
@ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org ‬‬
@repdem-org.bsky.social
#polisky #PoliSkyData #PoliSciSky #SocialScience
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Decorative image of an ocean shore with the text Coming soon: Demscore version 6.
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
janetgornick.bsky.social
Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇

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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
stone-lis.bsky.social
Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
October 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
vdeminstitute.bsky.social
📌Are you a #student interested in #democracy research? Apply now for an #internship at V-Dem Institute during spring 2026.
Read more and apply: v-dem.net/about/intern...
📆 Deadline November 16

#Polisky #PoliSciSky #ResearchCommunication #SocialScienceData #Disinformation/Democracy
Images of the exterior of the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg and surroundings, combined with text about applying for an internship at the V-Dem Institute.
October 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
drjt4real.bsky.social
Now we’re cookin’. #government #poliscisky #usa #cults #data #impeach #nokings #justthefacts
ibladedaily.bsky.social I. Blade Daily @ibladedaily.bsky.social · Oct 15
So the American government at this moment is 50% cult, 50% criminal enterprise, 0% functional.
October 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM