Ariel Zellman
@arielzellman.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University Co-director, Religion and State Project Territorial Conflict, Politics & Religion, Extremist Social Movements New Book: Religious Minorities at Risk, Oxford, w Matthias Basedau & Jonathan Fox
If only all our institutions of higher learning held this line, we might at least slow the tide of student (and faculty) ai-genersted slop
Leonore (Lee) Carpenter @leecarpenter.bsky.social · last wk.In case you are an academic who is currently being gaslit into believing that you're a caveman who wants their students to be jobless if you resist allowing AI in your classrooms... I present to you Berkeley Law's response, which can be summarized as "Fuck off directly into the sun."
"Intellectual growth occurs at every stage, from brainstorming to fine-tuning a final draft. If writing is thinking, then any part of the struggle that is outsourced to technology amounts to relinquishing some freedom to perceive."
Dana Goldstein@danagoldstein.bsky.social · last wk.Most American students are already using A.I. to generate writing. I took a step back to ask: What does cognitive science tell us about what writing *does* for us? Is there a way to teach and learn alongside this technology without degrading skills? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
Check out Erdi Ozturk's important new study out now with Routledge: The Transnationalisation of Turkish Islam #polisky #polrel #turkey #islam
The Transnationalisation of Turkish Islam: Authority, Legitimacy, and Influence Beyond Borders
The Transnationalisation of Turkish Islam builds on current academic debates pertaining to the use of religion in global politics. By examining how and why religion is used as a tool for foreign polic...
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An exceptional opportunity to do important academic work with a wonderful human being @adam42smith.bsky.social
Sebastian Karcher@adam42smith.bsky.social · 3w agoI'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
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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In my ongoing uphill battle against AI use in student assignments, I included a prompt in white text in 4 point font to include the words "goose" and "banana" in the text. Aside from being an embarrassingly bad answer anyway, here is the result. We are doomed. #ai #assignmentfail #llm #aislop
European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS)@populismstudies.bsky.social · last mo.📚 ECPS Book Review 📖 The Political Theologies of Populism: The Garveyites, the Klan, and the Wobblies, 1905–1930 🔍 What connects the Ku Klux Klan, Marcus Garvey's movement, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Trumpism, BLM, and democratic socialism? 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/the-politica...
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)@sssreligion.bsky.social · last mo.The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion seeks dynamic and reliable leadership for its Executive Office. This is a part-time, remote, independent consultant position. We invite candidates to submit a CV and letter of interest by July 31, 2026. sssreligion.org/announcement...
Really interesting new study at Politics and Religion demonstrating the impact of the January 6th riot on declining religiosity and declining identification with the Republican Party @apsareligion.bsky.social #polrel
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · last mo.#OpenAccess from Politics and Religion - Backlash to Christian nationalism: The impact of the January 6th insurrection on Americans’ religiosity and political partisanship - https://cup.org/3RxTUL5 - David E. Campbell & Geoffrey C. Layman #FirstView #Jan6
Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.
@norafisheronar.bsky.social fantastic volume, Contesting Pluralism(s) Islamism, Liberalism, and Nationalism in Turkey and Beyond, now out in paperback at @universitypress.cambridge.org #polrel #turkey
Contesting Pluralism(s) | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
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The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]
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Brilliant work and a critical review of the securitization and religion literature in #securitystudies by Jocelyne Cesari! #polisky #polrel
Securitization Paradigm and Religion
The securitization paradigm developed by the Copenhagen School examines how political elites construct threats through speech acts. When, after 9/11, the paradigm began to be applied to situations ...
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The next regional data review for the Religion and State project, round 4 #RAS4 focusing on #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean, by Jonathan Fox, Dennis Petri, and yours truly is up at the Review of Faith & International Affairs. Happy reading! #polrel
Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990 and 2023
The study of religion and politics in Latin America has traditionally emphasized the historical dominance of the Catholic Church and the region’s reputation as one heavily shaped by religion, while...
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Excellent new work by Erdi Ozturk and @zeynepalemdar.bsky.social at the nexus of #polrel #nationalism and #populism, examining how these three concepts have become entangled under AKP rule in Turkey, helping explain their electoral appeal and legitimation strategies.
Sacralizing the nation: religion, nationalism, and populism in Turkey under AKP rule
This article analyses the entanglement of religion, nationalism, and populism in Turkey under the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Drawing on scholarship on nationalism and populism and on the ...
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Happy to note my article at @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social w Marko Vekovic & Jonathan Fox is now in print issue 42:4, with other excellent #polrel contributions from @ailbhe-c.bsky.social on the ROC as anti-abortion lobbyist and Ekaterina Travova on the ROC's role in modern Russian autocracy
Governmental discrimination against religious minorities in the post-communist states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1990–2023
This study examines patterns of governmental religious discrimination (GRD) against 182 religious minorities in 30 states and independent territories between 1990 and 2023 in the post-communist Eas...
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Can the audience-costs model help explain dynamics in evolving asymmetric conflicts? Jayme R. Schlesinger and @arielzellman.bsky.social delve into this question, exploring the secondary effects of audience-cost signalling on rebel groups. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
Interesting new meta-analysis by @aecoppock.bsky.social and Radha Sarkar on the effects of religious messages and endorsements by religious leaders on political attitudes. Check it out! #polisky #polrel
The Effects of Religious Messages and Endorsements on Political Attitudes: A Meta-Reanalysis | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The Effects of Religious Messages and Endorsements on Political Attitudes: A Meta-Reanalysis
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Şener Aktürk@senerakturk.bsky.social · 3mo agoExactly 2 years ago today, "Not So Innocent..." was published. It has been viewed more than 36,000 times so far at the International Security journal's website, with about 4,000 pdf downloads @intsecurity.bsky.social Thanks to everyone who made this possible! direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
The Jonathan Sacks Institute, Bar-Ilan University is accepting applicants for MA, PhD and Post-Doc scholarships for research that engages with the ideas and writings of R'Sacks in political studies, law, and social sciences in general. Deadline: 30.6.2026 More info: sacks.institute@biu.ac.il #polrel
Ariel Zellman@arielzellman.bsky.social · 3mo agoVery happy to note my new article with the brilliant Jayme Schlesinger at @journalofgss.bsky.social. We examine how threats and follow-through (and more importantly lack thereof) by intervening states in asymmetric conflicts influences attacks by rebel groups.
Very happy to note my new article with the brilliant Jayme Schlesinger at @journalofgss.bsky.social. We examine how threats and follow-through (and more importantly lack thereof) by intervening states in asymmetric conflicts influences attacks by rebel groups.
Bigger Costs Than Audience Costs? Studying the Dynamics of Audience Costs Theory in Asymmetric Conflicts
Abstract. Audience costs theory suggests that leaders face “costs” in terms of a loss public support when failing to follow through on publicly made threat
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Journal of Global Security Studies@journalofgss.bsky.social · 3mo ago🚨 New article alert 🚨 Why do some local Islamist militant groups affiliate with al-Qaeda or the Islamic State, while others stay independent? @nihadaboud.bsky.social argues that affiliation can be a response to weak domestic legitimacy. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
