Er du interessert i politisk økonomi, makt, institusjoner og ulikhet? Søk doktorgradsstipendiat ved USN Handelshøyskolen i Drammen. Du vil jobbe tett med meg og @taraldberge.bsky.social i et ambisiøst forskningsmiljø. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...

Stipendiat i Management: Politisk økonomi og ledelse (304792) | Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

Stillingstittel: Stipendiat i Management: Politisk økonomi og ledelse (304792), Arbeidsgiver: Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Søknadsfrist: mandag 31. august 2026

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New paper out in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social! Here, I look at the non-linear relationship between levels of executive constraints and a country's risk of experiencing incumbent takeovers. academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-...

Executive constraints and incumbent takeovers

Abstract. This paper provides a systematic study of how judicial and legislative constraints on the executive safeguard against incumbent-driven regime tra

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Happy to share a piece published in Tech Policy Press drawing on my research on online censorship. www.techpolicy.press/how-cyberatt...

How Cyberattacks Became a Censorship Tool

The internet made it easier to evade traditional censorship, but Philipp Lutscher writes that cyberattacks are a cheap and deniable authoritarian countermove.

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Super excited to see the second article from my dissertation published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social Drawing on unique Norwegian data, I find the green gender gap already exists in early adolescence. Boys are less climate-concerned, less supportive of green policies and less likely to vote green.

The Green Gender Gap in Adolescence: A Case Study of Norway | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

The Green Gender Gap in Adolescence: A Case Study of Norway

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It's important to keep saying that ~everything he does is the worst offense in 🇺🇸 history demanding immediate impeachment & removal: - Threatening conquest of our NATO allies - Openly monetizing the presidency - Impoundment/DOGE - Murdering citizens on our streets & civilians on the high seas - Etc.

Jeff Lazarus@jlazarus.bsky.social · 2w ago

You might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable.

The White House says these tariffs are about cars, alcohol, and dairy. But the bigger story may be that America's trade deal with Canada no longer guarantees certainty. My first take on Trump's newest tariffs: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/why-trumps...

Why Trump’s New Tariff Is Bigger Than Canada

Trump just hit Canada with a new set of 50% tariffs.

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Dette er et resultat av villet politikk. Samtidig som Ukraina angriper russiske raffinerier, oljelagre og transport, seiler russiske fiskebåter fritt til havner i Nord-Norge for å fylle drivstoff. Det er på høy tid å stoppe dette tullet. Steng havnene nå.

Politiet bekymret: – Kan føre til lokal drivstoffmangel

Politiet har merket seg en økning i russiske fiskefartøy som anløper Kirkenes for å bunkre drivstoff. I helgen gikk Bunkeroil tom for drivstoff ved sitt kaianlegg i Kirkenes.

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Clear victory per capita 🇳🇴 Defiant Norwegian goes to bed

🇳🇴!! Americans, you cannot support the colonizer

The Aug. issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social is out and our article on support coalitions and regime survival is in it: Larger & more diverse coalitions correspond to longer-lived regimes @sirianned.bsky.social @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social @torewig.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Who Rules? Support Coalitions and Regime Survival, 1789–2020 - Carl Henrik Knutsen, Sirianne Dahlum, Magnus Bergli Rasmussen, Tore Wig, 2026

All political regimes rely on coalitions of supporters to govern and remain in power. We discuss, specify, and test arguments pertaining to how the numerical si...

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In the northern hemisphere, it’s time for a summer break. 🌞 Why not use the well-earned rest to catch up with your democracy reading list? Here are some tips of recent publications from the V-Dem community. Links to the latest books, policy briefs and journal articles in the thread 🧵👇 1(4)

Do you think there is a ”chance” card in here where the American president corruptly interferes on your behalf? But then that interference inadvertently backfires and you lose the game? It would be quite the flex from the developers!

Brief pause from Messi's magic to share my new piece in the Annual Review of Political Science: "Education as a Political Institution" which explains why we should stop treating education as just another public service Open access here: tinyurl.com/yezzkam5

Education as a Political Institution

Education institutions are fundamentally political. They mold political values, shape inequality, create opportunities for patronage through teaching jobs, and can even be used for political surveilla...

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Great compilation of works — this list is a very nice resource for anyone interested in autocratic politics, democratic decline, and related topics.

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · last mo.

Explore our collection of over 100 titles and articles that contextualises the 21st century rise in autocracy and democratic decline. View full list of works at the link below, but follow this thread for some of the featured titles. #PoliSky #LawSky cup.org/4eBDutY

Area VP not making the point he thinks he's making

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University is hiring both Assistant Professors and Associate Professors. Assistant Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Associate Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Please share these opportunities with your networks!

Assistant Professor in Political Science - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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📢 New article 🌟 👥 @plutscher.bsky.social (ISV), @draege.bsky.social, & @chknutsen.bsky.social (ISV) 👉 The effects of government propaganda in electoral authoritarian regimes: Evidence from Turkey 📗 Open Access in European Journal of Political Research 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/s147...

Brutal takedown of the absolute cringeness the Trump administration has now become

Opinion | A Garish Spectacle of American Decline

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Now they're fighting... the Weather Channel

⚽📚 The Ultimate World Cup Research Thread I've set up a little automated thread: every day of the 2026 World Cup (11 Jun–19 Jul) it shares one study on what football does to society: politics, economics, migration, health, crime & more. One paper a day. Kickoff below 👇

Got Theory? @chknutsen.bsky.social and @palinakolvani.bsky.social do. In their WP article they theorize how #regime type and #statecapacity shape the abilities and incentives of #political #leaders to respond to #COVID-19. Read their full article here: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

We're hiring 2 postdocs at @uio.no on my ERC-Cog project on how authoritarian regimes shape scientific knowledge. 3–4 years, U. of Oslo. Deadline: 10 Sept 2026. Great dept., terms, well funded, bustling & green Scandi capital. Apply! 👉 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/303060/postdoctoral-fello

Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026

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New publication! "Governing for Growth? Economic Performance and Finance Minister Survival in Democracies and Autocracies" by @jonaswschmid.bsky.social and @jacobnyrup.bsky.social now out in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065...

The people who led the negotiating of Trump's slush fund were all Trump's personal lawyers, who had worked with one another. There was no-one there representing the public interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u...

The scale of Trump's weaponization of the Justice Department against his enemies www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

IN NEW ISSUE: How do different forms of state capacity protect democracy? D Andersen, @chknutsen.bsky.social & @skaaning.bsky.social argue coercive & administrative capacity affect stability in distinct ways depending on threat: buff.ly/XP4pinB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

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Once again: German universities were the envy of the world before the Nazis rose to power and took an ideological wrecking ball to the entire enterprise. If you want to know how long it took for German universities to recover… they haven’t.

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 2mo ago

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

We are hiring! Please share 👉 💡 2 PhD positions 🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen 🗓️ 4 years 💶 Fully funded 👩‍🏫 25 % teaching ⏳ 11 August 2026 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

New book on democracy. #OpenAccess Seven Myths about Democracy by Jørgen Møller & Svend-Erik Skaaning, Routledge taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon.... Challenges (full or partial) misunderstandings about the meaning, trajectory, causes, and consequences of democracy.

Seven Myths about Democracy | Jørgen Møller, Svend-Erik Skaaning | Tay

This timely book challenges seven widespread misconceptions about democracy that continue to shape public and academic debates about its past, present, and

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