Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org

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2) She will be joined by two discussants Aysenur Dal (Bilkent University) and Gizem Arikan (Trinity College Dublin). You can find the joining links & more details here: psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/10/28/j...

Join us For Autumn 2025 Turkish Politics Online Workshop Series

The Turkish Politics Online Workshop returns this autumn with a compelling new series exploring the intersections of digitalization, gender politics, and social inequality in contemporary Turkey. C…

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1) Join us for the Turkish Politics Online Workshop this Monday at 15:00 (UK time) co-convened by @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social & @aykutozturk.bsky.social Aysenur Deger (Syracuse University) will present her work on how exposure to economic inequality deflects resentment from disadvantaged groups.

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Politics @Uniofaberdeen.bsky.social Global Strategy Reference Group @anticorruption.bsky.social I work on politics of corruption and anti-corruption, authoritarian regime survival and illiberal bure...

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Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it. 
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures. 
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do. 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette... 🧵

Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications

The Art of Learning from Rejection

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@daniel-balinhas.bsky.social wrote a nice piece how to make the polarization research better by adding context info and power difference considerations: doi.org/10.1111/spc3...

Bringing critical social psychology to the study of political polarization

The study of political polarization, in both its ideological and its affective expressions, has garnered significantly more interest over the last years. But despite recent research on the conceptual....

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"... shows how a different form of public policy-subsidized home ownership-can transform poor people's lives by bolstering not just wealth but also agency and civic participation." 'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com. Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference! 📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
 🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
 📍 ICC Belfast
 📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025 🧵

What could go wrong?

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social · 12mo ago

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026. 😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA. 👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things. A short 🧵

Social mobility, self-selection, and the persistence of class inequality in electoral participation doi.org/10.1111/1468... Paper in @bjsociology.bsky.social by Giacomo Melli and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellows Nan Dirk de Graaf & Geoffrey Evans

Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months. poliisi.fi/-/helsingin-...

A Borges story about a guy who gets AI to summarize all the world’s information for him, and then summarize the summary, until the AI has the whole world summarized into a single word. He sits alone at his desk, staring at the word, repeating it endlessly, certain he is experiencing everything

Is authoritarianism linked to religiosity? Here’s my bite-sized answer in an 80-second video! ⏱️📽️👇

TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · last yr.

Is authoritarianism linked to religiosity? 🧐 Prof @gizemarikan.bsky.social (@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social) delves into the answer in our latest Meet the Expert video! @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵

Don’t miss the deadline to apply for the @epovb.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship. Coming up next week! ⬇️📆

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Call for proposals! EPOVB Early-Career Fellowship deadline: July 1, 2025 Submit to Melissa R. Michelson, at melissa.michelson@menlo.edu dropbox.com/scl/fi/rcmsv...

Are you using online surveys in your research? Recruiting participants through paid ads? Then @anjaneundorf.bsky.social and I have an article you’ll want to read: academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

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Mike Johnson brazenly lies: "We are not cutting Medicaid. The president has said that and I have said that. We're all said that. We're strengthening the program."

Out now🎉 - Evidence (from distribution analyses and machine learning models on EES 2014-2024 data) of strong similarities and growing convergence in EU public opinion, particularly on economic issues. Common right-ward shifts on immigration, yes - but underlying drivers still vary. shorturl.at/KCx0S

Kinda done with “hot takes”, but into writing slow reflections. I know, I’m clearly on the wrong platform. Tired of takes? Same. Respect the Marble is my Substack about writing & thinking with clarity when we're surrounded by speed & noise. 🔗 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

Respect the Marble | Catherine E. De Vries | Substack

Catherine E. De Vries' Substack on writing and communication by harnessing skill power. Click to read Respect the Marble, by Catherine E. De Vries, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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With much thanks to @ndelacerda.bsky.social & a great @chesdata.bsky.social team, we have a new JOP article (early access) comparing expert evaluations of party positions from Europe to Israel to North America to Australia. doi.org/10.1086/736578

A global scale of economic left-right party positions: cross-national and cross-expert perceptions of party placements | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja

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1/ Happy to report an unfortunately timely new (open access!) pub in EPSR. A short 🧵: doi.org/10.1017/S175...

It's happening! 😍 Our first @ecpr.bsky.social standalone conference, from 9-10 June at @qmul.ac.uk! 👉 Registration for papers & panels is open! 🍿 👉 Kindly brought to you by @profannikawerner.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @sajuria.com @stijntvankessel.bsky.social 🙌

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 2y ago

📯 Introducing a ✨ NEW conference ✨ for researchers specialising in extremism, democracy, and populism 🥇 Inaugural Conference of @ecpr-ead.bsky.social 🕰️ New and Old Challenges of #Populism and #Radicalism 💂‍♂️ Hosted by @qmul.ac.uk 📅 9–10 June 2025 ✍️ Submit your Panel or Paper by 3 March

“A 2010 study that analyzed 40 years of protest coverage in five major newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, found that the papers depicted protests — even peaceful ones — as nuisances rather than as necessary functions of democracy.”

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🎙️ Join us for our next OPUS Conversation with Dr. Jennifer McCoy as she presents her new book "Depolarizing Politics and Remaking Democracy", co-authored with Murat Somer. 🗓️ May 28 | 🕘 9–10 AM ET 👥10-15 min talk & Q&A session 🔗Register: tinyurl.com/jennifermccoy

"How Tinted Are Your Glasses? Gender Views, Beliefs and Recommendations in Hiring" www.iza.org/publications...