Jonathan Homola

So proud of @gdilandro.bsky.social for successfully defending his thesis "Political Parties and the Gender Voting Gap in Western Democracies: A Supply and Demand Framework." He's already published one dissertation paper in @bjpols.bsky.social & there's more great gender & politics work to come! 🍾

📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025

Usually at the end of the summer, I offer to read someone’s job market materials if they are looking for like an R2 or teaching oriented job (I’m best at reading American pol). Maybe people are doing this work earlier though? Happy to help 2 people. PoliSky

I show the feminization strategy doesn’t always work to reduce voter punishment for corruption in LatAm. But in Guatemala where women’s rep is low & “fairer sex” stereotypes more prevalent amongst survey respondents, voters punish a party less post-scandal when new candidate is a woman. Read more👇🏻📑:

Consider applying! The fellowship includes a mentor for a full year and two online feedback sessions. Open to all subfields

🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵

Experiment on r/changemyview came under scrutiny from the community - excellent read on ethical concerns of AI interventions.

www.reddit.com/r/changemyvi...

If you are doing your dissertation on Europe, or anything inside it or around it, consider applying to the "New Topics in European Politics" workshop. @mkleine.bsky.social and I will co-lead the sessions.

🚨News flash🚨

In a late-breaking development, UCLA political science has successfully cut a deal with Cesar Vargas Nuñez, who will be joining our roster in ‘26.

This guy has it all: sharp intellect, highly productive, and an all around great human being. Big win for our department & university.

🗣️ PEEP - Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference - is back this year in Vancouver (Sep 10).

Submit your work by April 30: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Last year's program below
(co-orgs: Maria Carreri, @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social, @awiedemann.bsky.social)

About 214,000* Germans living abroad had registered to vote** in yesterday's election. Because this was a snap election with a compressed timeline, many voters didn't receive their absentee ballots in time.*** I'm one of them: mine arrived today. The day after the election.

"Why parties can benefit from promoting occupational diversity in legislatures" is out @ajpseditor.bsky.social

@miacosta.bsky.social and I describe an incentive-compatible mechanism for parties to recruit candidates with different occupational backgrounds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Amazing news and obviously so so well deserved! Congrats Zeynep and I hope we'll get to celebrate this soon! 🥳

How does the “mental load” of taking care of family and household influence decisions about participating in public life?

In a new @bjpols.bsky.social paper w @annanhelgoy.bsky.social we use a survey experiment priming domestic mental load to find out.

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Gleiches Problem hier: bsky.app/profile/homo...

Bei mir kommt es auch heute nicht an und damit hat sich dann auch FedEx/DHL endgültig erledigt 🤷

Deutsche Vertretungen in den Vereinigten Staaten Webseite des Auswärtigen Amts

I also don't know anyone in the US who has received their ballot yet. Monday is a holiday and also the last day to drop them off in most consulates (www.germany.info/us-de/269598...). DHL would need it by Wednesday and cost $90. Absolutely wild to think how many people won't have a chance to vote.

🚨 Women will disappear from the next Bundestag! While national news reports close to equal % of women candidates compared to 2021 shorturl.at/KSYvj, the upcoming election on Feb 23 will lead to an even more male-dominated parliament. Here's why the new electoral system is pushing women out—🧵

Submit your papers and reach out with any questions:

Woohoo, looking great!! 🥳

Highly recommend going to Puerto Rico with the best friends/coauthors #SPSA2025

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Thread on EITM Europe where I will teach this summer with my brilliant friend @dzobrien.bsky.social as well as Thomas Bräuninger and Richard Traunmüller.

There is NO TUITION FEE, but students must find funding for travel and accommodation. June 9-20

www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/eitm/

EGEN The Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Working Group

HUGE AMAZING news. Please share!!!

EGEN, the Empirical Study of Gender Research Network, announces its 2025 prize competition, up to $5000, for cutting edge research on gender and politics.

Due Feb 1, 2025

www.egenpolisci.org

#gendersky #polisky @egenpolisci.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social