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Sara Hobolt

@sarahobolt.bsky.social

Professor of European politics, LSE ‪‪| Head of the Department of Government | President of EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social | Chair of EES @eesresearch.bsky.social‬ | Co-Director of POAL @poalab.bsky.social‬ | Fellow of the British Academy

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🚨Job News: Postdoc positions in LSE Government Department 🚨

Apply to work with the brilliant and wonderful Carl Muller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on his BORDERS ERC project at LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

06.12.2025 08:48 — 👍 42    🔁 33    💬 1    📌 1

Many congratulations! Such a great project - important and creative. I look forward to reading the work that comes out of it

03.12.2025 17:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Logo of the British Journal of Political Science, featuring text that also mentions the Brian Barry Prize.

Logo of the British Journal of Political Science, featuring text that also mentions the Brian Barry Prize.

Nominations for the 2026 Brian Barry Prize are open today - the 1st of December 2025.

Find out more - https://cup.org/4rl5mqj

In partnership with @universitypress.cambridge.org and BJPolS, the @britishacademy.bsky.social awards an annual prize in honour of Brian Barry.

01.12.2025 03:10 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

🚨 Please send in your application by 10 December to be considered for this ESRC studentship in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. Both home and international students are eligible for funding. Some advice on how to apply below 👇

28.11.2025 21:09 — 👍 21    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 0

‪Today at 4pm London/UK time: Dominik Hangartner (@ethz.ch) presents at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar, organised together with @sarahobolt.bsky.social @florianfoos.bsky.social & @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social. Join us in London or on Zoom!

27.11.2025 10:36 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Any area (not all!) of the following in political science: Conflict, Comparative Politics, Global Politics, Political Economy, or Political Behaviour

25.11.2025 11:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Amazing news! Huge congratulations to you both - and it sounds like a great project!

25.11.2025 11:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We were lucky to hire two amazing colleagues in theory last year!

25.11.2025 09:42 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨

We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Any questions, please reach out to me

📣 Please share! 📣

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

25.11.2025 08:38 — 👍 113    🔁 109    💬 2    📌 4
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Good morning from Berlin.

Starting the final workshop of the COVIDEU project, a wonderful close to an inspiring journey. Grateful to have collaborated with such brilliant colleagues @heikekluever.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social (1/2)

21.11.2025 09:51 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

It’s been great! And some many cool projects and papers have emerged from this. I hope we have other chances to work together in the future! A special thanks to @djordjemilosav.bsky.social and @heikekluever.bsky.social for organising our final workshop!

21.11.2025 17:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

📣 Tomorrow!

Why are far-right parties becoming more attractive to young people — and what can strengthen democratic resilience?

Join researchers, policymakers, educators & civil society for insights and discussion.

🗓️ Berlin, 21 Nov, 14–17h
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw

20.11.2025 09:40 — 👍 18    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 New working paper 🚨

We often see populist parties like Reform UK blame higher energy bills on climate change policies. What are the political consequences of this strategy?

Very early draft; comments and criticisms are welcomed!

full draft: z-dickson.github.io/assets/dicks...

18.11.2025 15:39 — 👍 46    🔁 17    💬 3    📌 0

📻 Great new podcast on political behaviour - the last episode features my @lsegovernment.bsky.social colleague Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social on whether campaigns matter, Mamdani’s victory and the Dutch elections -
listen here ⬇️
linktr.ee/Politically....

15.11.2025 18:48 — 👍 20    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations @brunoleipold.com 🎉🎉

14.11.2025 11:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I am delighted to finally see this article out in (online) print!

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13.11.2025 14:08 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I am absolutely delighted with the positive response to our Call for Papers for the inaugural EPSS conference. I can't wait to see many of you in Belfast in June 2026! 👇

12.11.2025 10:35 — 👍 17    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for all your support, Tarik - and for helping to spread the word!

10.11.2025 21:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) is a collaboration by Southampton, Reading, and the LSE to leverage our strengths in public opinion research for academia and beyond. Today we've published our first methods brief— a short primer on conjoint experiments by the fantastic Thomas Robinson (LSE).

10.11.2025 10:48 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...

08.11.2025 19:26 — 👍 93    🔁 47    💬 2    📌 6

No email confirmation. But I checked in the system and your proposal (on party organisation) has been submitted successfully- it looks very interesting!

07.11.2025 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!

Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩‍🏫🥳

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

07.11.2025 12:04 — 👍 19    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 1

I’m very much looking forward to taking part in this workshop of the young voters and the radical right at Humboldt later this month 👇

07.11.2025 09:32 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Huge congratulations to our brilliant @lsegovernment.bsky.social colleague Dr Bruno Leipold @brunoleipold.com on being awarded this prestigious grant 👇

06.11.2025 23:15 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

You know how people wait until the last minute to submit paper proposals? Well, it’s almost the last minute. Get those abstracts ready and send them in!

05.11.2025 08:24 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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EPSS 2026 submissions FAQ - EPSS Submissions are coming in fast for Belfast 2026 and so are your questions about submissions. Here are answers to the most common questions: Where do I go to submit? For panel submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/75765/symposia/create For paper submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79266/submissions/new? How many papers can I submit? We put a constraint of max one presentation per person. This does …

Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026

really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting

⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...

03.11.2025 10:49 — 👍 24    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 6
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

31.10.2025 14:00 — 👍 87    🔁 60    💬 0    📌 4

What a star lineup!

28.10.2025 15:54 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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MSc Political Science (Political Behaviour) Study political opinions and behaviours with the MSc Political Science (Political Behaviour), offering rigorous training and diverse career paths.

The Political Behaviour Stream of the MSc in Political Science @lsegovernment.bsky.social is welcoming applications for entry in 2026/27: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse... Benefit from teaching and supervision from world-leading scholars, weekly research seminars & an active alumni network:

27.10.2025 15:01 — 👍 21    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

I’m really looking forward to this LSE Political Behaviour seminar with Ala Alrababah (Bocconi) today at 4pm
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23.10.2025 11:07 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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