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Simon Weschle
@simonweschle.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science at UNC. www.simonweschle.com
Michigan is moving to pass/fail for first semester students. This is great and should be expanded to the full first year. Too many students are (rightly) hesitant to try out new and challenging subjects because they are afraid it will mess up their GPA www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health
The University of Michigan will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to try different classes and lessen fears of what a low grade could mean.
nytimes.com
The Co-opted State by Sarah Brierley When politicians control bureaucrats' careers, governance suffers. This book uncovers how career control undermines public service delivery. 📚 https://cup.org/4bR5qYT
Review by Ian Buruma of my book The Rise and Fall of American Europe in The New Yorker -- www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The U.S. Helped Make Europe. Can It Break It?
During the Cold War, U.S. policymakers pushed for a unified Europe. Their MAGA successors are trying to undo all that.
newyorker.com
I'm hiring an Associate Director for the Center for Qualitative & Multi-Method Inquiry: www.sujobopps.com/postings/114... Run IQMR, work on QDR, help run events around methods @maxwellsu.bsky.social - great for recent MA or PhD interested in alt-ac 1/2
Associate Director, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI)
Work collaboratively with the Director of the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (CQMI). Lead the planning and logistics for the annual Institute for Qualitative and Multi-method Research...
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Wir haben mal wieder die Nebeneinkünfte der Bundestagsabgeordneten ausgewertet: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut... In der Vergangenheit lief das so: regelbasiertes Parsing der Freitextangaben, viel Regex, viel Fluchen. Diesmal haben wir ein LLM-gestütztes Parsing genutzt – und sehr viel gelernt. 1/18
(S+) Gehälter, Gewinne, Mieteinnahmen: Wie viel verdient Ihr Bundestagsabgeordneter nebenbei?
Insgesamt mehr als zehn Millionen Euro haben die Parlamentarier seit Beginn der Wahlperiode neben ihrer politischen Arbeit verdient. Kommen sich Nebenjobs und Volksvertretung in die Quere?
spiegel.de
Financial Times review of my book, which is out this week.
I am excited to announce the beta release of @verasight.io’s Free AI Survey Programming Tool: Doc2Survey, that automatically converts any survey drafted in a Word or Google Doc to a programmed Qualtrics survey (.qsf file). We are making Doc2Survey available for free! www.verasight.io/doc2survey
I'm thrilled that my book, Unity through Particularism: How Electoral Reforms Influence Parties and Legislative Behavior, is now available for pre-order through CUP and Amazon! Let me know if you'd like an electronic copy for your class, and I'll send it to you! www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was “your piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.
(Soft) deadline for this is tomorrow, so please apply!
Simon Weschle@simonweschle.bsky.social · 7mo ago🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 We're hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics! Come join a great department: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312... I'm on the committee, so send any questions my way. #polisky #academicjobs
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 We're hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics! Come join a great department: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312... I'm on the committee, so send any questions my way. #polisky #academicjobs
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 We're hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics! Come join a great department: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312... I'm on the committee, so send any questions my way. #polisky #academicjobs
☀️☀️ Exciting news in Madrid! We are VERY happy to officially announce the creation of the Instituto Juan Linz (aka “IJL”). ijlinz.es The IJL ("Juan Linz Institute" in English) is dedicated to cutting-edge research and teaching in political science, sociology, economic history and more. thread 1/12
PEEP is back this year🤌 ! The 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference will be hosted at Harvard on Sept 2, the day before APSA. We welcome observational, experimental and formal theory work focused on Europe. Deadline: March 1st. forms.gle/V6NEy4AfnSs7...
PEEP 2026 - Submission
Please complete this form if you would like to attend the 2026 Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference. The pre-conference will be held on Wednesday September 2, 2026 (the day before APSA) at ...
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🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨 We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making. 4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026 Please share widely 🙏 The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”
Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
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NEW - Like ’Em Rich? Public Perceptions and Opinions of Politicians’ Wealth - https://cup.org/3L6V50J - Marko Klašnja & @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social #OpenAccess
I am hiring a post-doctoral fellow (2 years) to work on all things political finance in Africa. There are no teaching obligations, and lots of opportunities for fieldwork. A PhD in Political Science is a requirement. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions - send them to my LSE email.
LSE Department of Government@lsegovernment.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨We're #hiring! We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years. 🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
📣 New EJPR publication! @stefaniebailer.bsky.social, @nathaliegiger.bsky.social and I study citizens’ attitudes toward MPs’ side income disclosure in 7 European countries. MPs who conceal income are trusted least, even less than those with very high side incomes. doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100303
Nice write-up of our recent paper on the link between campaign finance permissiveness and the wealth of politicians.
Only the Super-Rich can Run
Campaign finance doesn't just influence winning, it decides who can even stand for elections
open.substack.com
We're hiring at UNC Political Science! Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24) unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307... #polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs
Assistant Professor
This tenure-track position includes 40% teaching, 40% research and 20% service to the department/college. The service portion includes, but is not limited to search committees, review committees and a...
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We're hiring at UNC Political Science! Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24) unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307... #polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs
Assistant Professor
This tenure-track position includes 40% teaching, 40% research and 20% service to the department/college. The service portion includes, but is not limited to search committees, review committees and a...
unc.peopleadmin.com
Just out at JOP (www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....) : Why do so few working-class people hold office? It's not lack of interest. Noam Lupu and I ran 10 surveys in 8 countries and found no evidence of a social class gap in how often qualified people consider running.
🚨 Reposting to avoid any confusion between EPSS & EPSA 🚨 If you want to support non-for-profit, member-led political science association, EPSS is the place to be! More here 👇🏽
EPSS@epssnet.bsky.social · last yr.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 🧵
🌟🎉 Celebrating @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social (WashU)—recipient of the 2025 Emerging Scholar Award! Her research is already shaping the field in big ways. Come and celebrate with her at the business meeting (Sept 12, Friday, @12pm) #APSA25 @apsa.bsky.social #EmergingScholar
I'm delighted to advertise an exciting job as centre manager, helping me build Oxford's new Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM). We start this academic year and aim to attract as new faculty some of the world's top people in computational, experimental and qualitative methods.
CASSM Centre Manager
Full-timeFixed-term for 5 yearsGrade 8: £48,235 - £57,255 per annum
politics.ox.ac.uk
Pal if you can share the secret of how to control a group of 3yos that’ll make you more cash than any AI project
Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · last yr.Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton at world’s biggest AI conf AI4 in Las Vegas. Is asked what could AI gain control of soon? “Us…they’re just going to be much smarter than us. Imagine you were in charge of a playgroup of 3 year olds…it wouldn’t be very hard to get control of them….
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 🧵