António Valentim

Screenshot of the "Does that use a lot of energy?" online app

Hannah Ritchie has built a fun little tool where you can compare energy usage of various products and activities.

This is super helpful imho, because it's so hard to develop intuitions even just about the scales involved here.

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Hey everyone, anyone with good knowledge of Estonian society who would be happy to have a quick chat about it?

I would really appreciate it and would be happy to return the favor if you ever work on a project on Portugal (or another country I am familiar with).

Thank you!

Why are we observing a 'green backlash' when serious efforts to decarbonise have scarcely begun? I'm happy to share my working paper, 'The Political Consequences of Climate Ambition: Evidence from Australia', which analyses how voters respond prospectively to proposed climate policies. Brief 🧵:

This new paper by @claudiazwar.bsky.social is an absolute must read!
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Presenting at @lse-ei.bsky.social today - all welcome (so I am told!)

Thanks @benbraun.bsky.social and @donatodc.bsky.social for the invite!

www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Now out in the American Sociological Review

We present the first large-scale assessment of the structure and evolution of temporalities expressed in U.S. climate change news coverage (2000 to 2021). For this, we analyzed more than 23,000 statements about climate change effects and actions. 🧵 1/

Did you present a paper at APSA on European politics and happen to be proud of it? Did you 👀 a paper at APSA on European politics that you wish you had written? Then submit it for the @apsa-europe-polsky.bsky.social best paper award.
Committee: @pkostad.bsky.social, Ines Wagner & me
Deadline: 15/03

NYU is hiring two postdocs at the Center for Social Media, AI & Politics:
csmapnyu.org/jobs

And a grant manager in Sociology with the Social Science Research Hub:
uscareers-nyu.icims.com/jobs/15327/g...

I'm part of both groups--please share with anyone who is interested!

Don't forget to apply until the end of the week! 🚨

🚨 Please share widely! 🚨

I'm hiring a postdoc (from Aug 1) to help build a new research program on politically sustainable immigration policies at Notre Dame.

Looking for a social scientist with strong quant skills, familiarity with new computational tools, and interest in public-facing research.

Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026

📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September.
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

🔥Revised paper🔥

More regressions. More tests of mechanisms. Same story. Tldr:

Brexit caused much regulatory uncertainty at a moment when UK state capacity was v weak, and hard-to-regulate companies (aka oil firms) did not think twice and generated a mess in the high seas.

Now with full receipts ⬇️

Really enjoyed co-hosting (w/ the great @zachdickson.bsky.social ) last week’s ECR workshop on Climate & Political Behaviour at LSE.

Big thanks to everyone who came and for making such a great workshop!

Thank you also to @gsos-lse.bsky.social & @britishacademy.bsky.social for the generous support!

Really happy for you, congrats!

⏰ ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!

🌍️ 👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Pre-orders:

-OUP (30% discount code: ASFLYQ6):

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-Bookshop:

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-Amazon:

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Just learning it's coming out - congrats! Looking forward to read it.

The Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for the position of Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science. We are looking for a colleague who will teach three courses per semester in our undergraduate curriculum. The principal responsibility will be teaching in Comparative Politics, especially the introductory course, but the candidate may be invited to teach other courses, depending upon the department’s needs and the candidate’s areas of expertise. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated record of successful undergraduate instruction. There are no research expectations associated with this position. This is a fixed term position with an initial appointment for three years and opportunities for re-appointment and advances contingent on performance and available funding. As part of the University’s teaching track, the position offers competitive benefits. More information on UNC’s career ladder and fixed term ranks is available here: https://facultyaffairs.unc.edu/policies-and-procedures/faculty-appointments/fixed-term-faculty-ranks/.

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

We're hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics!

Come join a great department: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312...

I'm on the committee, so send any questions my way.
#polisky #academicjobs

🔍 Can you help? Looking for everyday examples of misinformation

We’re working on an experimental project on media literacy and civic reasoning with @shoutoutuk.bsky.social and are looking for real-world examples of misinformation to use in a training intervention.

Looking for RAs based in Berlin/Brandenburg. Please share! 🙏

Had a really nice conversation with Sarina Sharma-Welsh in this podcast about studying elite behavior and political representation. I definitely prefer writing, though :)

* Please repost and share *

Call for Papers (due March 1st)
Workshop on "Frontiers in Representation: Citizen Assemblies, Deliberative Mini-Publics, and Participatory Democracy," August 14, Vanderbilt University

more info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submit papers: forms.gle/k7BH4so2QJxQ...

Come be my colleague @dukesanford.bsky.social!

I'm chairing this search for the inaugural Rosen Family Professor of the Practice--an experienced scholar-practitioner--and am happy to field questions via the email in the job post.

More details in the posting below 👇👇👇

Congrats Lisa! Such great news 🎉

⬇️ Please repost in your networks, thank you!

@csmapnyu.org @jatucker.bsky.social @solmg.bsky.social @henryhenryhenry.com @benansell.bsky.social @nachristakis.bsky.social @dingdingpeng.the100.ci @claesdevreese.bsky.social @dgrand.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @fil.bsky.social

Wow! 😍🤩 This is so exciting, thank you @ejpgjournal.bsky.social!

Join APSA for a panel discussion about experiences with managing anxiety and depression in graduate school and as you begin your career as a professor. Register to join: buff.ly/TjSKenb

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 year🤌 ! 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.

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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...

Offene Stellen / Open Positions

🚨Job alert 🚨

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 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.

📤 Please share widely!

www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...