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Jonathan Polk

@jonathanpolk.bsky.social

Political scientist working on parties, European politics, and representation.

528 Followers  |  203 Following  |  9 Posts  |  Joined: 09.10.2023  |  1.8024

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025

We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.

We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!

Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

20.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Register FREE European Nuclear Deterrence: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Online, 14 October, 16:00 – 17:30 BST

πŸ”œ Join the next #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable
☒️ European Nuclear Deterrence: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
🀝 Collab with @ecprtheloop.bsky.social
πŸ—£οΈ @Susmonika.bsky.social @lindedesma.bsky.social, Valentina Cassar, July Decarpentrie & Mahmoud Javadi
πŸ“… Tue 14 Oct, 16:00–17:30 BST

02.10.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ—“οΈ One week to go!
πŸ—£οΈ Don't miss this fascinating roundtable featuring a panel of expert speakers from our ☒️#NuclearPowerPolitcs blog series. ⬇️

07.10.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Big congrats from all of us at Lund! So happy for you Flori!

05.09.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So proud that this is out, the first results of our HITS project, on which we will present more at the plenary roundtable @ecpr.bsky.social in Thessaloniki

19.08.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CHES EU team has published a new research note in @electoralstudies.bsky.social describing some trends across the 25 years now covered by our trend file and exploring two new items included in the 2024 wave of the survey: doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
Here’s a summary thread:
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14.08.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

⭐ The blog post we wrote with Lida Ahmad for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social has been selected for the best blog award for 2024!

We feel deeply touched and also, we extend this acknowledgement to the collective struggle of Afghan women, and to all people living under oppressive regimes.

13.06.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Europe’s call to international scholars must come with real support European leaders are inviting American academics to seek refuge in Europe. But as Joseph Noonan argues, the policies do not always match the rhetoric. If Europe truly wants to attract global talent, i...

🏠 #EuropeanLeaders are inviting US academics to seek refuge in Europe. πŸ—£οΈ But, as @joenoonan.se argues, their policies don't always match the rhetoric.
🧲 If Europe really wants to attract global talent, it must back up its words with tangible support
➑️ ow.ly/enJ450W8aUh

12.06.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I wrote a post on attracting non-EU academics to Europe.

I argue that: (1) we need to be transparent about our internal political discussions on higher ed (2) recognize that immigration policy and academic freedom are linked for international scholars and...

12.06.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

⏰ Ahead of tomorrow's roundtable on electoral integrity, the Eds of our Political Data Yearbook compiled key data on recent elections in the countries covered – CZ, DE, PL, PT & RO πŸ—³οΈ

πŸ“Šβ¬‡οΈ Download your snapshot here: bit.ly/4mYxKwp

#ECPRHouseSeries #Elections #Polisky
@raulgomez.bsky.social

11.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still time to sign up for tomorrow's discussion of recent elections in Europe: @cristinachiva.bsky.social on Romania πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social on Portugal πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή @alesmichal.bsky.social for Czechia πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ @sarahwagner.bsky.social takes Germany πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social on Poland πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±
Join us!

11.06.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Thursday. πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

09.06.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ECPR House Series: Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding Online and FREE, Thursday 12 June 2025

πŸ”œ FREE #ECPRHouseSeries Roundtable
πŸ—³οΈ Electoral Integrity & Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
πŸ’» Thu 12 Jun, 13:00 BST
πŸ‘‡ Speakers
@cristinachiva.bsky.social
@hferrinholopes.bsky.social
@alesmichal.bsky.social
@aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social
@sarahwagner.bsky.social
‬Jonathan Polk

29.05.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Electoral Integrity and Disinformation in an Era of Democratic Backsliding, Online, 12 June 2025 European Consortium for Political Research

Please join me online this Thursday afternoon for an #ECPRHouseSeries discussion of recent elections across Europe, featuring expert input from: @cristinachiva.bsky.social, @hferrinholopes.bsky.social, @alesmichal.bsky.social, @sarahwagner.bsky.social, and @aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social. Details πŸ‘‡

09.06.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Two weeks left to apply for a post-doctoral position in my project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe.

Thanks for helping me alert interested researchers!

31.03.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for making the trip up to visit us on the tour! A lot of fun to see you back in Sweden.

24.03.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Become the Voice of the ECPR Council Nominate yourself for the Speaker of Council role by 12 March

πŸ“’ Become the voice of the ECPR Council πŸ“’

πŸ“ In this key leadership position, you will:
πŸŽ™οΈ Guide Council meetings
πŸŽ™οΈ Oversee elections
πŸŽ™οΈ Act as the essential link between our Council and Executive Committee

βœ… Put yourself forward by Wed 12 Mar
#Polisky #AcademicSky #PoliticalScience

10.03.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CHES estimates of party positions in Europe for 2024 are now available!

Big thanks to all respondents that have helped us build 25 years of CHES data on party positioning in Europe!

03.03.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How should we study party polarization in Europe?

Happy to share that our paper on *multidimensional* polarization is now out @bjpols.bsky.social! (more πŸ‘‡)

26.02.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Two great job opportunities in polisci/CPE at @ipz.bsky.social

Less than 2 weeks left to apply!

21.02.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos

Check out this awesome postdoc opportunity with my friend @jonathanpolk.bsky.social at Lund: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

So much great work to be done in this area and working with Jon would be fantastic!

20.02.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos

I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!

21.02.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

CHES is now on Bluesky! Give us a follow for data on political party positions in Europe and increasingly across the globe!

13.02.2024 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The Comparative Politics group @comppollu.bsky.social is excited to welcome Liv Bjerre from Aarhus today. Liv’s talk on the impact of immigration policy on asylum takes place at 12:00 today. Come on out if you’re in the area! Full spring schedule in Flori’s post below.

13.02.2024 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Speed CHES β€” Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The 2023 @ches_data on political parties’ support for Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion is freely available for download on our website at chesdata.eu/speedches. We thank the hundreds of respondents that provided their time and expertise, making this dataset possible.

05.02.2024 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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