Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting ⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...

EPSS 2026 submissions FAQ - EPSS

Submissions are coming in fast for Belfast 2026 and so are your questions about submissions. Here are answers to the most common questions: Where do I go to submit? For panel submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/75765/symposia/create For paper submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79266/submissions/new? How many papers can I submit? We put a constraint of max one presentation per person. This does …

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Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...

This is an excellent essay.

The Syllabus@the-syllabus.bsky.social · 11mo ago

From IBM’s christening of the ordinateur to today’s platforms, our essay of the week highlights how datafied feedback loops sort, score, and steer people into an "ordinal society" that fundamentally alters our social life. By Marion Fourcade & @kjhealy.co in @aeon.co buff.ly/g9wd9Sx

I was honored to have the opportunity to address the Amherst College community with an address titled "Questioning Code: Courage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." albert.ias.edu/server/api/c...

Need a measure of #democraticstock for your analyses? @acrowinghen.bsky.social Matthew Wilson & I just published the demstock R package & @vdeminstitute.bsky.social working paper It lets you create stock measures of most of the variables included in the V-Dem dataset 😃 🥳 Try it out!🙃

V-Dem Institute@vdeminstitute.bsky.social · last yr.

Want to explore how history shapes democracy, test big-picture theories, or pick case studies based on historical experience? Introducing 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 - a new R package and #VDemInstitute #WorkingPaper. 🧵1(4) #Polisky #ResearchData #StockData #PoliticalScience #PoliSciSky #demstock #DemocracyResearch

Great summary of our study with @arolsenarchives.bsky.social and its message: “For ordinary citizens, the takeaway is clear: Don’t just read about history—help preserve it. Your contribution creates ripples […] potentially helping to build stronger, more inclusive societies.” shorturl.at/Urozd

The Memory Project That's Reshaping How We Combat Hate

While history books and classroom lessons about historical atrocities are common, a new study reveals that actively participating in remembrance projects might be far more effective at motivating peop...

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Please, submit nominations to the 2025 CES Carolina de Miguel Award: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/membership/g....

Interview im Deutschlandfunk zu unser neuen Studie zur Wirkung partizipativer Erinnerungsprojekte (publiziert mit Ruth Ditlmann und @oguzhanturkoglu.bsky.social): www.deutschlandfunk.de/aktives-erin...

Aktives Erinnern - Soziologin Berenike Firestone über partizipative Formate

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Berlin folks: Join us tonight for the launch of our new paper and a discussion of its implications for political education and memory projects. English interpretation will be available. www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

Digitale Erinnerung an die NS-Verfolgung: Erkenntnisse aus dem Crowd-Sourcing-Projekt #everynam

<p>Wie kann die Erinnerung an die NS-Verfolgung wach gehalten werden? Wie können gerade junge Menschen dazu motiviert werden, sich durch ein Befassen mit der Geschichte für eine offene Gesellschaft ei...

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/1 Some news from our unit. A new and exciting paper from @blfirestone.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... ...with an accompanying and innovative public event

Participating in a Digital-History Project Mobilizes People for Symbolic Justice and Better Intergroup Relations Today - Ruth Ditlmann, Berenike Firestone, Oguzhan Turkoglu, 2025

Awareness of past atrocities is widely seen as critical for restoring justice and building resilient democracies. Going beyond information provision, an increas...

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The @wzb.bsky.social in Berlin is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on the future of democracy this October. The deadline for paper submissions is a week from now (April 30, 12pm EST). More info here: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...

1st Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference

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🚨 New article in Comparative Political Studies (@cpsjournal.bsky.social)! After many years of rewarding work, Sam, Vera, and I can finally share findings from Mosul, Iraq on how shared suffering under ISIS shaped support for LGBT+ rights. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010... 1/4

Fascinating read. (And makes me even happier about the recent launch of Theory and Social Inquiry as non-profit and open access...)

Will Lowe@conjugateprior.org · 2y ago

A short historical overview of how the academic publishing industry became what it is.

Pleased to see that our PNAS paper on commemoration and far-right support is part of it and excited to check out more of the other papers! (It also includes a very handy downloadable version of the bibliography in bibtex format by the way.)

Kai Arzheimer@kai-arzheimer.com · 2y ago

The 2024 update of my bibliography on the #radicalright / #farright is here. With 222 (!) new titles (and thanks to the support of @sldelange.bsky.social), it is the biggest update yet: bit.ly/rr-update-2024 🌐

w00t! @mayrl.bsky.social As before (with my monograph), thanks a million to the inimitable @eischwartz.bsky.social! #history #methods Check it out! tinyurl.com/3ewhapt4

EGAP policy brief about our PNAS paper on local memorials and far-right voting: egap.org/resource/how...

Please share: MoPED call for papers 🛵 We host a workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin each summer Great group, good papers, no presentations, intense and constructive discussions: details here wzb.eu/de/node/81172 apply by 11 March

MoPED Workshop

Berlin Meeting on the Political Economy of Development (MoPED) -- The MoPED workshop offers an opportunity for scholars who focus on the political economy of development, broadly defined, to build...

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