We will- I have no doubt- look back at this as one of the greatest scandals of our time. It he killing of the golden goose for the UK. A destruction of one of the most profitable and successful sectors.Yet, for now all politicians have their head in the sand on this one… A critically important read.

Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 2d ago

Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...

New paper with @adrauc.bsky.social and @ajungherr.bsky.social, published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: How does the use of AI in government affect citizens’ sense of democratic control? Experimental evidence: greater efficiency can come with hidden legitimacy costs.

🚨 The Electoral Atlas of the Spanish Second Republic keeps growing! 🎉 We've expanded the project with new data, new resources, and a few exciting additions @politiquesupf.bsky.social @pauvallprat.bsky.social @diegomartin-916.bsky.social 🔗 tonirodon.cat/second-repub...

📢 Now online in AJPS (@ajpseditor.bsky.social)! With Katie Clayton, Aaron Kaufman, @kinggary.bsky.social , and @mayyakomis.bsky.social, we offer a unified framework for conjoint analysis—and argue for analyzing data at the CHOICE level. 📊 📄 doi.org/10.1111/ajps... 🛠️ yhoriuchi.github.io/projoint/

Cambridge University and Trinity College have launched a global hunt for a new Professor of Sustainability 🌍 The Hatton Professorship of Sustainability will be advertised this summer, with the successful candidate starting in the academic year 2026/27. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4weOeVh

🙏 Come work with me 🙏 We're hiring a postdoc. to work on a v cool project using AI to better understand local-level social cohesion...

Europe’s growing urban-rural divide in voting along the transnational cleavage is not merely a reflection of underlying educational differences, as @theresakuhn.bsky.social, @bramlancee.bsky.social and I show in this new study in @ejprjournal.bsky.social. A short thread 🔽

Our (with Radha Sarkar) meta-reanalysis of the experimental religion and politics literature is now out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social Open-access link: doi.org/10.1017/S000... Brief thread

This Day in Labor History: June 24, 1867. Chinese workers building the transcontinental railroad across Sierra Nevada went on strike over the horrific conditions of their work for the Central Pacific Railroad. Let's talk about their brave, if failed struggle and how awful the railroads were!!

What a wonderful few days in Belfast for #EPSS2026 and what a fantastic community! Thank you to everyone who joined the conference with such enthusiasm A special thanks to @simonhix.bsky.social @kenbenoit.bsky.social @macartan.bsky.social & the rest of the EPSS Council for making it all possible

A fully funded 2-year postdoc for my ERC project on climate politics, comparative politics and political economy. Deadline: 29 July 2026, 10am CET Starting date: Jan 2027 (flexible) Feel free to reach out next week at EPSS if you’d like to discuss the position www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Position GREENLOSS Project

2 Years - Postdoctoral Position Starting January 2027

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This spring, I had the honor of giving the 2026 @ecpr.bsky.social Stein Rokkan Lecture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii5V... Based on joint work with @dpzollinger.bsky.social, @simonbornschier.bsky.social, I argued that the lens of cleavage politics is most useful to study democratic resilience.

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Come and work with us @iepolisci.bsky.social & don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Please share!

IE Political Science Department@iepolisci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are hiring! We have 3 tenure track positions open: - Comparative Politics: apply.interfolio.com/188149 - International Relations: apply.interfolio.com/188150 - Political Economy: apply.interfolio.com/188151 All jobs have deadlines Oct 5th. Please help spread the word to potential candidates.

"Ethnonationalism" (aka plain ol' racism, some say) is alive and well among Reform members and supporters (Source: lordashcroftpolls.com/2026/06/will...)

What, NO mention of ethnicity, religion, migration status (or favourite Prince album)?!? 👇🏾 ‘Hero’ teacher stabbed while protecting students in Manchester school knife attack is named | The Independent share.google/49lE8gc3cBut...

Teacher stabbed while protecting students in Manchester school knife attack is named

Maysum Abdullah has been praised after he stepped in to protect his students

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Landwirt:innen geniessen die höchsten Sympathien (meine Familie freuts)! Thrilled to feature the amazing work by my @unil.bsky.social colleagues @evakrejcova.bsky.social & @pbundi.bsky.social, as well as by my @europeatharvard.bsky.social colleague @lennartschuermann.bsky.social et al in our op-ed!

Rahel Freiburghaus@rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#POLITKOLUMNE: How much tolerance should a democracy show toward groups whose views many people strongly dislike?Compared with the Swiss public,MPs are more willing to grant fundamental rights even to groups they dislike (far-right, anti-vaxx & anti-abortion activists) www.derbund.ch/politische-t...

A fantastic close to this semester's IDHEAP-LAGAPE seminar series with @alexjabbour.bsky.social presenting her research on Local News and Incumbent Accountability @sspunil.bsky.social

Alexandra Jabbour@alexjabbour.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week I was at the EUI for a workshop on survey experiments with brilliant PhD researchers. And then I presented a new paper in Lausanne, thanks to @evakrejcova.bsky.social ‘s invitation Why posting only now? Because I’m marking

We have a new paper out in PNAS. Susanna’s thread outlines our findings. The big picture takeaway is that well-designed climate education (active, personally relevant, science-based) can complement fiscal and regulatory instruments by building public support for ambitious policy!

Susanna Garside@susannagarside.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨I have a new paper out in PNAS with my co-authors, @maxbradley.bsky.social @renschazottes.bsky.social and @ninalopezuroz.bsky.social: "Educational policies can strengthen climate coalitions." A thread on what we found (and a great story about doing ambitious research without funding!) [1/9]

“Writing is hard.” Thrilled to share that this simple idea led to a new paper in Political Analysis! Where most text methods focus on content, I test if expression is also effortful action. I find simple measures like character counts reveal attitudes and predict voting. cup.org/4cUmoXi 1/

Is social media dying? How much did Twitter change as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation? Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has changed Here are the key take-aways 🧵 Full paper out now in in JQD:DM!

Peter Magyar said Ukraine is the victim of the war and emphasized that no one has the right to dictate the terms of peace. He reaffirmed that Kyiv must decide the conditions of any future settlement. #Hungary

National Parliament Election in Hungary today 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Nationwide turnout by 5 p.m. had already surpassed the final turnout of any previous national parliamentary election. #Hungary Full data: https://europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/national-parliament-election-in-hungary-2026/

A very special first for me: seeing my research featured in the @financialtimes.com. This big read walks through the background of one of the most radical referendums Switzerland has faced: the far-right proposal to cap the country’s population at 10m (currently around 9.1m) on the ballot in June

Consider the opportunity costs of the war in Iran. The missiles might have been sent to Ukraine, to end that war. The money might have bought healthcare for Americans. The attention of Europe and Asia might have been focused on countering Russia and China, not re-opening the Strait of Hormuz

📄Published Today in Nature: 500 researchers reproduced 100 studies across the social & behavioral sciences to assess their analytical robustness (led by @balazsaczel.bsky.social & @szaszibarnabas.bsky.social). Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Preprint: osf.io/preprints/me... TLDR: 1/11

It was a pleasure featuring in this excellent Sky News episode on the social media ban debate. Quick summary; "They all believed that social media companies should be forced to change their platforms rather than young people being forced to come off them." news.sky.com/story/countl...

Denmark climbs the representational ladder worldwide, rising from 17th to 8th rank. The results of the Danish national election show that 86 women were elected, a record of 48 % women MPs. There are still many gendered challenges in parliament, but what a result! #dkpol #fv26

At least we know that the war does have a concrete and achievable goal (creating insider trading opportunities)

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Lots of suspicious trades in oil/equities just ahead of Trump tweets backing off his ultimatum. Sure looks like somebody close to Trump knew he was about to TACO, and exploited that inside information to make huge, instant profits From @pkrugman.bsky.social: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/treason-in...

Announcement on a Swiss train just now: “After passing through the tunnel in Puidoux, a unique panorama over Lake Geneva will open up before you. Even if you make this commute day after day, to work or to university @unil.bsky.social, take a moment to pause and enjoy it” @bahnansagen.bsky.social

Rahel Freiburghaus@rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

What a gorgeous place to work! Feeling truly blessed! @unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social 🇨🇭 polisky