Vicente Valentim

@valentimvicente.bsky.social

Assistant prof at IE University. Previously EUI and Oxford. Researching what we think is ok to do in a democracy & how that changes. Book on the normalization of the radical right: https://academic.oup.com/book/57946 More at www.vicentevalentim.com

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

Great opportunity to work with one of the brightest and kindest in the discipline, with lots of freedom, in a very stimulating environment, and in a city that I don’t even need to try to sell to you:

Tarik Abou-Chadi@tabouchadi.bsky.social · 12h ago

For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions. 2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%) 1 doc: 2 years (75%) Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable) Application deadline: 1 November

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Parece-me fascinante que a crítica modal às lideranças do PSD (vindas de dentro) é a de que perdeu a sua matriz social democrata. Tal não acontece com o PS e o socialismo. Uma possível explicação é que a ideia de soc-dem tem mais apoio em PT do que a de socialismo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN42...

"PSD perdeu a dimensão social-democrata. É uma mera máquina de acesso e distribuição de poder"

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We are hiring at LMU Munich: two PhD positions and one postdoc on democracy, political psychology and computational social science. Start: January 2027 or as soon as possible. We review applications on a rolling basis until October 20. Details below. Reposts very welcome! 1/7

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Here are my thoughts: 1. LLMs are fundamentally unreliable and their behavior can be unpredictable. 2. We have given them internet access, tools and the ability to write software. 3. Their mistakes and hallucinations can now become actions. We can’t fully control them and they can do real damage.

This Thursday (the 17th, at 11h45), we are excited to kick start our seminar series with a presentation by Alexandru Moise (CSIC-IPP). He will present a paper entitled "Phased to Fight: How Threat and Alliance Unreliability Shape Preferences for European Defence Integration".

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Twenty-five years ago this morning, I happened to be on a panel in lower Manhattan. We heard something like an explosion, but New York was full of strange sounds. The panel continued until someone came in and told us a plane had hit the World Trade Center, the event was over.

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 Subject: Alliance Presents "Will Consumers Ever Pay for Content?"

When: Tuesday, September 11, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Where: Global Community Digital Sandbox, 55 Broad Street, 4th Floor
Speakers: Bob Ponce, Silicon Alley Station (http://www.siliconalley.net);
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Sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation

Thanks for the shout out but the credit really goes to Politics DPhil @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social for the ideas behind this paper.

Politics_Oxford@politicsoxford.bsky.social · 3w ago

🤖 What happens to the tax state when AI takes a bigger share of the economy? In a Social Science Research Network pre-print co-authored by @benansell.bsky.social, he argues that the answer may depend less on AI itself—and more on who pays for the transition. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/38jzudbr

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3w ago

Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."