Why & how did #elites in #GreatBritain expand the #franchise between 1830 & 1918? In their July article, @chitbazoo.bsky.social, @cboix.bsky.social, Sonia Giurumescu, & Paulo Serôdio develop a #theory of #democratization to answer this question. doi.org/10.1353/wp.2... #voting #data #MPs #voters

La UB inaugura l’IPERC: diàleg acadèmic internacional per afrontar els reptes de la democràcia - Actualitat - Universitat de Barcelona web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

La UB inaugura l’IPERC: diàleg acadèmic internacional per afrontar els reptes de la democràcia

Stokes, Morelli i Boix debaten sobre l’estat actual de les democràcies i proposen vies de futur en l’obertura del nou Centre de Recerca en Institucions, Política i Economia.

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Inspiring roundtable today marking the public debut of the Institutions and Political Economy Research Centre at @ubeconomics.bsky.social, with Susan Stokes, Massimo Morelli and @cboix.bsky.social Thanks to @cescamat.bsky.social and @alfonsoherranz.bsky.social for making it happen!

📢 Don't miss the roundtable organized by IPERC “The Current State of Democracies: Challenges and Future Paths”. 🗓️ October 16, 12:00 📍 Sala d'Actes, 690 Building 🗣️ Susan Stokes (University of Chicago), Massimo Morelli (Università Bocconi) and @cboix.bsky.social (@princeton.edu and @ub.edu) 🧵👇🏼

Just posted "Political Economy of Automation & Fragmented Prod.," w/ @gonzalezrostani.bsky.social & @ericaowen.bsky.social, showing how automation in the Global North spills over the Global South thru. trade/exports/jobs, leading to ↑ organized crime ↑ Left-populism papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Academic colleagues studying democracy Please consider signing this letter supporting the pro democracy movement of Serbian university students A hopeful process in times of so much democratic backsliding docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... The streets of Novi Sad last night:

Very excited that our article about the redistribution of political power within precolonial institutions under indirect colonial rule is available on First View @apsrjournal.bsky.social @msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Using unique data from #Sweden (1921-1960), April @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors Carles Boix, Zsuzsanna Magyar, & @jordimunoz.bsky.social show how changing gender norms helped to increase female voter turnout, especially among unmarried women. #VotingRights #women muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

My 2 cents on the recent Romanian elections in ‪@goodauth.bsky.social. Romanian democracy dodged a bullet (barely) but this is no time to be complacent...

Good Authority@goodauth.bsky.social · last yr.

Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now). Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election. Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/romania...

We’re launching this track after a year of editorial experience. While aiming to publish excellent work, we’ve seen strong but focused papers struggle in review. This track is meant to support theory- or empirics-heavy work and shift reviewer expectations accordingly.

📢 The APSR is opening a new Research Notes track! Authors may now submit directly as Notes—or, with editor agreement, have papers reclassified during review. Notes should be ≤7,000 words (excl. refs/appendices).

Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

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Using "Protecting Jews" as an excuse to do awful things is a form of antisemitism; it encourages people to treat Jews with disdain and makes us much less safe.

He helped lead the backlash against Covid lockdowns. Now he runs NIH.

Trump’s NIH Chief Lets Loose on Fauci, Vaccines and Covid Cover-Ups

Jay Bhattacharya discusses pandemic fallout and his plans for American science in Trump 2.0.

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Our article on legislative cooptation and opposition in the Kuwait National Assembly is finally out at @bjpols.bsky.social! Key findings: bsky.app/profile/dani... Article link: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW - Legislative Cooptation in Authoritarian Regimes: Policy Cooperation in the Kuwait National Assembly - cup.org/4iVKa4R - @danieltavana.bsky.social & Erin York #OpenAccess

Brook no compromise: How to negotiate a united front by Elaine Yao is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/05/12/b...