This will be the 3rd edition. If you study pol. behaviour and work on #CEE, this is the right place to present your research. Dates: June 25-26. Discussants include @simonhix.bsky.social & @eliasdinas.bsky.social. Highlight: roundtable on dem. erosion with H. Kriesi, M. Svolik & N. Wunsch.
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Just a week left to apply!
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PhD in Political and Social Philosophy, University of Bristol
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FULLY FUNDED PHDs IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
I'm looking for *two* PhD students to join my ERC project on refugee-led approaches to displacement justice. The positions are funded for four years, and you get to join our lovely community in Bristol. Please share widely!
philjobs.org/job/show/30997
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π© I am serving on this year's APSA Migration & Citizenship section Career Achievement award selection committee & encourage you to nominate a scholar of migration/citizenship whose career you believe has made outstanding contributions to this field. Deadline extended by a few days. π©
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There is still one month left to apply to the WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites. The deadline is the 1st of April.
It takes place in Oslo, August 20-21st, 2026. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood.
Call is found here : bit.ly/whogovminico...
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If you'd like to attend and are not yet on our email list, send me a message to sign up!
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π¨ Virtual Workshop in HPE This Thursday π¨
@armenon.bsky.social will present work on "The externalities of missionary activity: Tracing the Pre-independence Origins of Keralaβs Comparative Literacy Advantage" (co-authored w/ Alexander Persaud). Robert Woodberry (Baylor) will discuss.
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Abstract: The transition from political rivalry between loosely organized
individuals to competition between political parties is a hallmark of modern
democratic politics. We concentrate on a neglected aspect of this development:
how national programmatic parties entered local politicsβwhat we label
βpartiaization.β In our argument, parties seek to enter local politics to achieve
local policy gains and mobilize voters. Their opportunities for partiaization,
however, hinge on the local electoral system. A proportional representation
systemβs weight on pre-arranged lists, rather than personalities, gives national
parties the advantage of collective organization and party brand. We test our
argument using a Norwegian 1919 electoral reform requiring municipalities to
switch from plurality to PR, and previously lost data on Norwegian local
elections. Difference-in-difference estimates show that introducing PR in local
elections led national parties to gain representation in new municipalities. Our
study helps to explain how national parties became a central feature of local
Our paper "Partiaization: How National Programmatic Parties Took Hold of Local Politics" using our reconstructed local election dataset (1904-1937) is finally out in draft form in a link below! (with @oskorge.bsky.social )
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Interested in spending a few days in Granada (8β11 Sept) and working on political science research using Andalusia as a case study? πποΈ
This panel, which Iβm co-organizing with @atiradocastro.bsky.social at the Spanish Political Science Association, is for you! π
Apply!! β¨
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Excited to present my paper "Sidelining the Leader? Information Flows during the Outbreak of War" at the Virtual Workshop in HPE today (6.30 PM CET).
Thanks to @dkofanov.bsky.social, @tinepaulsen.bsky.social and @janvogler.bsky.social for organizing and to Lina Skoglund for discussing my paper!
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Did you present a paper at an academic conference during 2025 on state politics or policy? Consider nominating it for a best paper award! The State Politics and Policy Section of APSA has 2 separate awards; one for papers written by and/or with faculty and one just for graduate students.
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Youβve written a book on political organizations and parties? Consider nominating it for the Leon Epstein Award @apsa-pop.bsky.social ! Deadline February 27
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Very excited to welcome @tinepaulsen.bsky.social at the Politics Lecture Series of the HU. Tine will give a talk about the fiscal consequences of ballot extensions.
Come and join us if you are in town!
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π¨New publication! Thrilled to finally see this paper out in @psrm.bsky.social π
πI study how gender shapes coalition preferences among politicians. Turns out mayors prefer forming governments with women-led parties, perceiving them as better communicators and more competent governors.
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Do open lists increase turnout? Probably not, but they increase rates of voter error: New evidence from Spain
Leonardo Carella
Abstract
This article challenges the claim that open-list systems are beneficial for electoral participation, by reassessing and extending the analysis in a notable empirical paper that advances this argument. The paper (Carlos Sanz, βThe effect of electoral systems on voter turnout: Evidence from a natural experimentβ, PSRM, 2017) leverages a population-based discontinuity in Spanish municipal elections (1979β2011), where towns with fewer than 250 residents employ open lists whereas larger towns employ closed lists. Through a series of statistical tests and the inspection of alternative data sources, I show that the positive effect of open lists on turnout estimated in the paper is dubious, for two reasons: (1) non-random missing data, due to inconsistencies in how non-valid votes were recorded above and below the threshold, and (2) compound treatment issues, due to changes in list-length requirements at the threshold. I then proceed to show that, rather than improving turnout, the more complex open-list ballot actually hinders votersβ ability to express their preferences, by increasing the incidence of voter errors relative to closed lists (reflected in higher rates of βnullβ voting). To support a causal interpretation of this relationship, I present evidence from the analysis of heterogeneous treatment effects, and show that a similar pattern obtains in Spanish general elections, where open and closed lists are used concurrently for the election of the countryβs bicameral parliament. I conclude by discussing the implications of the analysis for implementing population-based regression discontinuities and evaluating electoral system effects.
New paper out at @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
I show that - contrary to claims that personalised electoral systems are good for participation - Open Lists have no effect on turnout relative to Closed Lists; in fact, they increase rates of voter error. π³οΈ
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Iβm presenting at @humboldtuni.bsky.socialβs Politics Lecture Series on Tuesday and @eui-eu.bsky.social βs Comparative Politics Seminar Series on Thursday - if youβre around and want to chat, send me a message!
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2026 SIOE Awards: Announcement and Call for Nominations | SIOE
Call for nominations for dissertation and book awards from @sioecon.bsky.social. Please get the word out!
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Global Policy Analysis 2026: Remote Student Application
This economics course has two primary objectives: First, it provides students with a solid overview of what we know about key topics of global development, such as the trends in poverty around the wor...
For BA and MA students from low- and middle-income countries: My course βGlobal Policy Analysisβ will again be open to a select number of remote students via Zoom.
Course starts on Feb 17th, application deadline is Feb 10th.
More information and application form here: forms.gle/GGNyai3eG3pw...
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π¨ Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim π¨
7 days of hands-on advanced methods + networking for PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers.
Free of charge (limited travel support).
Deadline 1 March 2026: summerschoolwpm.org
#methodsky #polisky
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Queer Politics Webinar - Call for Presentations
π We invite scholars, researchers and PhD students to submit presentation proposals for the upcoming sessions of the Queer Politics Webinar!
We welcome contributions that focus on queer/LGBT+ politics...
π Today we are announcing our first call for presentations for 2026!
π We encourage all queer academics, especially PhD students, who study LGBTQ+ politics and want to present their work in a safe space to send their proposals.
π The call is open until February 6.
π Feel free to share!
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Current opportunities
I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
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Offene Stellen / Open Positions
π¨Job alert π¨
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by ποΈ Mar 1, 2026.
π€ Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
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Please apply! This year we're especially interested in early-stage projects so slide decks are welcome :)
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PEEP 2026 - Submission
Please complete this form if you would like to attend the 2026 Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference. The pre-conference will be held on Wednesday September 2, 2026 (the day before APSA) at ...
PEEP is back this yearπ€ ! The 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference will be hosted at Harvard on Sept 2, the day before APSA.
We welcome observational, experimental and formal theory work focused on Europe. Deadline: March 1st.
forms.gle/V6NEy4AfnSs7...
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π¨ Deadline Soon (***February 5, 2026***): 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science π¨
I am seeking applicants for a 3-year postdoc related to my @erc.europa.eu research project EQUILIBRIUM that focuses on state-citizen interactions.
The application link and further information are in the post below. β¬οΈ
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Political Behaviour and Political Economy:Whiteknights Reading UK
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 22nd February 2026
π’ JOB ALERT! Postdoc opportunity in Political Behaviour & Political Economy (UKRIβfunded) - Please do share with anyone who might be a great fit. If youβre interested or would like to know more, please feel free to get in touch!! jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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π¨ Virtual Workshop This Thursday π¨
Zeren Li (NUS) is presenting the paper "Railways, Rubber, and Revolution: The Destabilizing Effects of Unfinished Industrialization". @fgarfias.bsky.social will discuss
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Weβre organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting!
ποΈ 13β14 April 2026 | π Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) β junior scholars prioritized
π€ Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State)
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If you're not yet on our email list and would like to be, just send me a message
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