Simon Chauchard

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Have a great undergrad, RA or student thinking of a research career? They should consider our research MA :)

One of the best ways there is to get the training you need ahead of a top doctoral program. Great city, international cohort, rigorous 2-year training ✍️

This term´s permanent seminars! Come join us in Getafe for these :)

🚨🚨 Some hope: media and information literacy trainings - modules providing crucial skills to better consume information - in classroom settings appears to move the needle, and to have positive externalities!

Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.

☀️☀️ Exciting news in Madrid!

We are VERY happy to officially announce the creation of the Instituto Juan Linz (aka “IJL”).
ijlinz.es

The IJL ("Juan Linz Institute" in English) is dedicated to cutting-edge research and teaching in political science, sociology, economic history and more.
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brilliant, yea

Nice article on our recent RCT on classroom-based education against misinformation in India!

🚨REMINDER: great opportunity. Please send your CVs if interested: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...!

We´ll select one or several applicants in early January.

And turns out there is a proper call in English:
www.uc3m.es/investigacio...

All somewhat detailed in thread below.

www.uc3m.es/investigacio...
Sorry!

Full link (in ENGLISH), in case the above does not work: www.uc3m.es/investigacio...

🚨Reminder to consider this great opportunity!

Clarification: timing is a bit crazy yes, but we ideally need people to express interest before the end of the year so we can potentially work on an application when we come back in early January :)

This might be of interest for (mid-career) colleagues in the U.S. who can move very fast.

Madrid is quickly becoming a great hub for social science research. If you would consider moving here, here’s one potential way to do so:

IMPORTANT: candidates selected by the department, and later at the university level, receive a generous salary package and research funds.

Pending administrative processes, awardees will also be granted a permanent position at the university at the end of their time as an ATRAE scholar. 4/4

💪The UC3M Department of Social Sciences is eager to sponsor candidates.

We have to act fast (in January)! If this is of interest, please drop a CV and fill this form: forms.gle/1ZtGGyFrAgta...

If your profile fits the needs of the department, we will be in touch very very soon!

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🚨🚨🚨The UC3M has opened a recruitment process targeting exceptional senior/mid-career scholars based in prestigious institutions abroad (Important and timely: ALL R1 US are on the list).

(Spanish): url-shortener.me/3NJX
Rough (google) translation: url-shortener.me/3NKG I´m also happy to chat! 2/n

📣📣📣 GREAT, time-sensitive opportunity for senior/mid-career scholars to join us in Madrid at UC3M´s social sciences department (UC3M-ATRAE Program 2026) on an attractive pay+research funds package 📣📣📣

This does NOT happen everyday.

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Great stuff my man!

Really sad news.

Kimuli was an inspiration and a source of encouragement for many, including me, throughout grad school (and after). Generous, sharp, but always nice. She will be missed.

Major post-doc opportunity on a great project in Madrid :) Apply!

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Looks great!

Check out The Qualitative Metamorphosis in @comppol.bsky.social! Great review by @ajayverghese.bsky.social of books by @saragoodman.bsky.social, Jen Cyr, @marioluissmall.bsky.social, Jessica Calarco, @alanjacobs.bsky.social, and @macartan.bsky.social. 👇

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)!
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

‼️On Friday, Alberto López on "How Group Affinities Explain the Rise of Conservative Gays"‼️

Join us at 12.30 -- is open to everyone!! 🧐🤗

Submit, submit! 🚨

Pleasant reminder to all, the 5th European PolMeth meeting will be 14-15 May 2026 at Trinity College Dublin 🇮🇪

Submissions close Nov. 15 ⚠️

You can find out more about the conference, including the submission form, here: polmeth.eu

If you have any questions, please contact me 😀

nice coverage of our APSR article in The Print today!

“Children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help"

theprint.in/feature/biha...

TFW you want to protest Trump from Madrid 😬😬😬

Amazing! Thanks anyway :)

🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨

➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms

hopeful findings👇🏽

BJPolS abstract discussing the role of religion in misinformation and polarization, specifically within the context of India. The text highlights methods and findings from a study exploring how religious identities can amplify or reduce the effects of misinformation.

#OpenAccess from August 2025 -

The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr

- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social