Miriam Sorace

Looking forward for my postdocs and I to host the Oxford-London Environment and Public Policy workshop at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, tomorrow (October 1st).

Thanks to @politicsoxford.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and @leverhulme.ac.uk for support 💫

So many cool papers!

Are you, or do you know, someone who wants to do a PhD?

Applications are open for full funding (scholarship + maintenance) @sotonpolitics.bsky.social through the @scdtp.bsky.social

Get in touch if you're interested

southcoastdtp.ac.uk/apply/

You have work on politics in Europe, European integration or the EU?

Submit it to next year's @epssnet.bsky.social conference section on "European and EU Politics“ 👇

@bjornhoyland.bsky.social & I are open to diverse proposals with a European dimension.

Delighted to feature in the latest issue of Political Insight! My piece describes how data-driven campaigning works in practice, challenges the dystopian narratives surrounding it, and outlines key safeguards to ensure that these techniques enhance - rather than undermine - democracy.

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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The lovely people @britishelectionstudy.com released the random probaility data which means we can begin to unravel some unanswered questions about turnout in 2024.

A substack to follow but a starter of social class and vote/non-vote. Which party represents the working class? None of the above.

Our suggested EU reform package: more majority voting + stronger enforcement (particularly favoured by cosmopolitan-progressives, tolerated by conservatives), plus direct Commission president election + lower corporate taxes (to appeal to nationalist-conservative clusters).

But how can such reforms pass? Our use of predictive modelling (shoutout to Max Goplerud’s FactorHet) uncovers core public opinion clusters and their AMCEs—helping identify reform trade-offs that can secure support even under the unanimity requirements of EU Treaty reform processes.

Since super-majority/unanimity rules and weak enforcement often stall EU policy-making, our headline finding—that majoritarian reforms and stronger enforcement are broadly supported—offers a hopeful sign for overcoming policy failure in the EU.

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Thrilled to share this 16-country conjoint experiment with @catherinedevries.bsky.social & @simonhix.bsky.social. We find strong support for majoritarian reforms and tougher legal enforcement, even when paired with policies people dislike. Policy-inelastic institutional preferences exist! A 🧵...

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

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The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast

🗓️ June 18–20, 2026

📍 ICC Belfast

📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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This is one of the central things to understand when it comes to polling on policy, the reason you pay people to do it properly is so you aren't just feeding clients a bunch of "here's what people's top of the head views are" and actually design something useful

A new 'public opinion analytics lab' has been launched: publicopinionanalyticslab.github.io/people/

Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.

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If we wish to mentor better, at any level, we need to:

📝 Normalize messy work
💬 Separate critique from identity
🎯 Praise process, not just product
🧭 Teach how to navigate feedback
💖 Model compassion (for ourselves, too)

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I am also presenting (Fri 13:10) joint work with @simonhix.bsky.social @fresejoris.bsky.social and Thomas Robinson on nano-targeting methods 4 climate protection persuasion campaigns, where we found some alarming patterns … Looking forward to all the wonderful #EPSA2025 panels!!

Cannot wait for my organised panel on economic and political inequalities tomorrow - with contributions from @madselk.bsky.social @mfenzl.bsky.social @breunig.bsky.social and Matthew Shaikh - if you’re interested in the politics of inequality do join us!! #EPSA2025

#EPSA2025 prelude 😍

Thank you Seth!! So glad to hear it!

Thanks Christian! Delighted you’re going to use it for your teaching too!

Thank you!! Your AJPS on left-right placements convergence features prominently - I really loved it!

Thank you Catherine!!

Thanks Simon!!

thank you Roi!!

may be of interest: @fortunato.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @chriswratil.bsky.social @sethkjolly.bsky.social @gbenedetto.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social

@poalab.bsky.social @eesresearch.bsky.social

Out now🎉 - Evidence (from distribution analyses and machine learning models on EES 2014-2024 data) of strong similarities and growing convergence in EU public opinion, particularly on economic issues. Common right-ward shifts on immigration, yes - but underlying drivers still vary. shorturl.at/KCx0S

Divide and Lose One Reason Why Italy’s Progressives Lost the June 2025 Referendums

Together with @paugrau.bsky.social, we have just posted our first Substack, which is our quick take on the outcome of the labour rights and citizenship referendums in Italy on 8-9 June
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