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...

An electoral pact might not be the answer but it would be very interesting to watch... Nice discussion drawing on work by @drjennings.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social.

Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Analysis of the battle on the right for @news.sky.com by @alicjahagopian.bsky.social - including modelling by @robfordmancs.bsky.social and me on the constituencies where Reform may be ahead of the Conservatives.

I am looking forward to the analyses that my American politics colleagues will be able to write about strategic candidate entry, incumbency advantage, candidate quality, etc. using this case... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

A Sly Political Switcheroo Stuns Montana and Starts a New Senate Fight

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📣 New article 👥 @allansikk.bsky.social @sonagolder.bsky.social @ibenskasr.bsky.social @paulinasl.bsky.social 👉 Does switching pay off? The impact of parliamentary party instability on individual electoral performance 📗 Open access in Electoral Studies 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.el...

We find all types of party switchers less likely to run again vs non-switchers. If seeking reelection, switching is bad for all (newly independent, splits, etc.) except defectors to other parties who can benefit from high list positions w/ new party even if their personal popularity drops. See 👇

Allan Sikk@allansikk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Does party switching pay off for MPs? Not really, but... For details see our #instaparty paper w @sonagolder.bsky.social, @ibenskasr.bsky.social & @paulinasl.bsky.social just out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.el...

I have a piece in East Asia Forum w/ Charles Crabtree & Jinhyuk Jang on Komeito’s exit from Japan’s 26-year ruling coalition. We highlight polsci research by Sukeui Sohn; @adampliff.bsky.social & Ko Maeda; @danbischof.bsky.social & @markuswagner.bsky.social. (1/3) eastasiaforum.org/2025/12/30/j...

Japan’s Komeito exposes the logic of coalition survival

Japan’s long-standing coalition cracked when Komeito chose its identity over power, walking out rather than be tainted by the LDP’s corruption scandals

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Current Japanese politics highlight the importance of distinguishing ‘formal’ vs. ‘substantive’ minority cabinets. Our East Asia Forum article links to very useful work by @mariathurk.bsky.social and @svenjakrauss.bsky.social on this point. (Thürk LSQ 2022; Krauss & Thürk WEP 2022)

Sona Golder@sonagolder.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I recently published a piece in East Asia Forum w/ Charles Crabtree about the challenges facing Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi as head of a minority govt (even with outside support from Ishin, the govt was just shy of a majority). eastasiaforum.org/2025/11/27/t... (1/3)

I recently published a piece in East Asia Forum w/ Charles Crabtree about the challenges facing Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi as head of a minority govt (even with outside support from Ishin, the govt was just shy of a majority). eastasiaforum.org/2025/11/27/t... (1/3)

Takaichi’s Japan enters an era of fragile coalitions

Takaichi’s minority government must rely on constant bargaining and coalition-building to survive in a divided Diet.

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Interested in the theory and empirics of multi-party governments? Thomas Bräuninger and I edited a Handbook on Coalition Politics with Edward Elgar Publishing: lnkd.in/eis8Yc2y /1

Penn State Political Science is launching a new Semester in Washington program and we’re hiring a full-time on-site coordinator for the program, based permanently in Washington, D.C.

Going to be teaching about electoral rules in European democracies next week, so thanks to everyone reacting to @simonhix.bsky.social's proposal to change NL's electoral system... Very interesting discussion of important tradeoffs.

Simon Hix@simonhix.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NL needs an electoral threshold, eg. 4% (as in Sweden). It would encourage smaller parties to merge, voters to coordinate around medium and larger parties, and make coalition formation easier, governments more stable, and improve governability overall. Come on guys, Europe needs you to do this!

The US Administration is moving to severely restrict lawful, high-skill immigration. First H-1B visas. Next comes barring int'l students from staying to offer their talents to the US after graduation. I wrote earlier on the economic harms Americans can expect—> www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Just began teaching about the economic determinants of democracy & dictatorship. A student's thoughtful question after class has prompted me to re-read this smart article by @jeanhong.bsky.social which is on my list of recommended materials for the week: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

How Natural Resources Affect Authoritarian Leaders’ Provision of Public Services: Evidence from China | The Journal of Politics: Vol 80, No 1

This article examines the effects of natural resource extraction on authoritarian governments’ provision of public services, using subnational data from China. Facing no electoral constraint that woul...

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It is the time of the year when I tell you about my favorite post-doc ever 👇 Unless you are allergic to the French, this one sits up there with the Nuffield postdoc (life style, productivity, interdisciplinary stimulation). Share widely! Apply! #poliscky www.iast.fr/research-fel...

Research Fellowships

Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fello...

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📣 Attention, postdoctoral researchers! ❗ Apply now for our MZES Visiting Fellowships 😊 💡 Spend 2-4 weeks at the MZES to share ideas 💰 Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance 📆 Deadline: 28 November Full information: 👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/deta...

It's official! Check out the new International Center for Decentralization and Governance, an interdisciplinary initiative for the study of decentralization, governance, and federalism. Wish I could attend the conference on Asymmetric Decentralization in Santiago de Compostela in early November...

Santiago Lago-Peñas@santiagolagop.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We are thrilled to announce the launch of IDEAGOV - International Center for Decentralization and Governance. Further information at ideagov.eu

Please share widely! Great #PostDoc opportunity at one of Australia's top #PoliticalScience departments, on a #FutureFellowship on electoral resilience. 3yrs, great pay, and a workplace practically next to the Great Barrier Reef! Closing date is 1 Oct 2025 jobs.smartrecruiters.com/GriffithUniv...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Grade 1

Company Description: Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why. Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excel...

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If you are in Vancouver this week, do come along to Instaparty presentations @apsa.bsky.social 2025! instapartyproject.com @ibenskasr.bsky.social @sonagolder.bsky.social @paulinasl.bsky.social

For folks heading to #APSA soon - is there a version of the program that one can scroll though and see all the information about panels (without clicking though & back each time)? Not saying I miss those thick printed programs but wanted to check that I'm not overlooking an online version of them.

I'm putting together a talk on a new applied micro paper, and I'm reminded that (I believe) it's very hard to outperform the structure proposed in this piece by Jesse Shapiro. shapiro.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/file...

Me, sitting at my desk after teaching two classes, get my (sad desk) sandwich out for a quick lunch, open Bluesky for a few minutes and...

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

LM Arena prompt: make an image of a political scientist bewildered and horrified at recent political events. in a faculty office. photorealistic. looking at a computer. realistic setting The sad desk sandwich really nails it.

Stopped by the library to find the book that @dingdingpeng.the100.ci posted about even though classes start in a few days and I don’t really have time to read it. And then I saw this other book that looked really interesting (and which I also don’t have time to read). Left with 5 books in total.

Feeling nostalgic for the days when I could show students in my European politics class this classic Schabowski moment from my VHS (!) copy of the 1999 documentary "When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World"...

Julia M. Rohrer@dingdingpeng.the100.ci · last yr.

Feeling betrayed that this moment wasn’t really covered in my high school history classes.

Duo, why are you making me worry about automatic desk rejections?

‼️ There are a few more days left to apply for the PhD positions in my group at KU Leuven. Make sure to send in applications by July 4! 👇

Ruth Dassonneville@rdassonneville.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices! Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

I tried to explain Howard Dean's "scream" to a 20-year old who has been following current political developments in the US. I failed.

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices! Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior

2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices

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The private sector will not fill the gaps. The size of the cuts is too big, and the incentives does not align to do basic research or train the next generation of PhD students. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/are-univer...

Are universities too dependent on federal support?

Destroying a decades-long scientific partnership will hurt more than higher ed

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Peter Gleick@petergleick.bsky.social · last yr.

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Wonderful footage of Parisians celebrating 80 years ago today. Ending, of course, with a rousing chorus of La Marseillaise

Jean-Noël Barrot@jnbarrot.bsky.social · last yr.

« Aujourd’hui, nous avons le droit de croire à demain. » Il y a 80 ans, l’Europe renaissait des cendres de la guerre, retrouvait sa liberté, l’espoir. Pour les combattants, les résistants, les millions de victimes : défendons notre Europe. Leur courage fonde notre mémoire.

Party switching is one of the most impactful things MKs do, sometimes reshaping Israeli politics (hi Idit Silman). Csaba Nikolenyi's book dives into this fascinating topic, and I had the pleasure of reviewing it for Israel Studies Review. www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...