Elon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.

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At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

💐 💐💐 Great to celebrate the creation of the Instituto with so many old and new friends from Madrid, Spain, and the world last week. Here are some photos! Stay tuned for more events in the coming academic year. We already have a great line-up for next year´s permanent seminar.

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨REMINDER: in exactly one week, the Instituto Juan Linz will hold its inaugural conference at the UC3M Puerta de Toledo campus ! Public event on June 10 :) Program here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... To register for the workshop (June 11 and 12): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

From our May Issue: Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India by @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social and FLORIAN SICHART. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Tomorrow!!!

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨REMINDER: in exactly one week, the Instituto Juan Linz will hold its inaugural conference at the UC3M Puerta de Toledo campus ! Public event on June 10 :) Program here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... To register for the workshop (June 11 and 12): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨REMINDER: in exactly one week, the Instituto Juan Linz will hold its inaugural conference at the UC3M Puerta de Toledo campus ! Public event on June 10 :) Program here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... To register for the workshop (June 11 and 12): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Is the purpose of science and 🧪 training to churn out papers or to create a healthy knowledge community? In a @nature.com comment, @mjcrockett.bsky.social and I check in on how AI helps with the former while jeopardizing the latter 1/

Please join us for this!

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 In less than 1 month (JUNE 10-12), the Instituto Juan Linz will hold its inaugural conference at the UC3M Puerta de Toledo campus ! Program here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Details and highlights to follow 1/n

New in Nature: LLMs give "the party line" in the languages of authoritarian regimes. This works when they control the media, which feeds pretraining data. We show more state control over the media means less critical LLMs. 6 studies spanning 38 languages & 13 models. Details ↓

📣 The Department of Social Sciences at Universidad Carlos III is recruiting for a fixed-term 2-year position in Political Science. This is a two-year opportunity to conduct research, teach, and and collaborate in a vibrant and interdisciplinary academic environment. More info: lnkd.in/eyVbmPRJ

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📣 The Department of Social Sciences at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is recruiting a Visiting Professor in Political Science to join its international faculty. This is a two-year opportunity to te...

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The Hertie School Data Science Lab is hiring a postdoc. This is an appealing position with fairly low teaching/admin responsibilities and a lot of freedom to develop your research agenda. Feel free to reach out if you want to know more! hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

Postdoctoral Researcher – Data Science for Public Policy (gn) full-time (40 hours/week)

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We are organizing a pre-conference workshop at EPSS on the Politics of South Asia. To present, discuss, or attend, please submit your info by May 13th: forms.gle/pXaKtTLifJAY... Please circulate widely! If questions, contact me, @aliz-toth.bsky.social or @simonchauchard.bsky.social!

Thrilled that this is out at the APSR! 😀 I document how male elites creatively adapt to electoral reform in Indian village councils. Relevant for how we think about: 1) limits of reforms meant to equalize power, 2) (male) elite capture, 3) the "proxy" representative debate. A (late) 🧵

American Political Science Review@apsrjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

From our FirstView: Democratic Deepening or Elite Persistence? How Local Elites Adapt to Electoral Reform in Rural India by @alyssarheinze.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

📢 ¡Buenas noticias! Ampliamos el plazo para solicitar las BECAS para nuestra microcredencial sobre experimentos de encuesta y conjoint experiments. 🗓️ Tienes hasta el 20 de mayo para pedir tu ayuda. ✅ Toda la info ya está en la web. www.uc3m.es/formacion-pe...

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Sebastián Lavezzolo@lavezzolo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣 Hemos lanzado una MICROCREDENCIAL en la @uc3m.es para introducir los experimentos de encuesta y los conjoint experiments como herramientas para entender mejor qué quiere la gente 😎 Más info 👇 www.uc3m.es/formacion-pe...

Must-read from my colleague @scharfbillig.bsky.social with @lewan.bsky.social et al. Democracy depends on a certain degree of shared reality. The attention economy delivers ever more bespoke realities. The report sets out why and proposes how to deliver a pro-democracy information space.

Stephan Lewandowsky@lewan.uk · 4mo ago

🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇 1/10

From our FirstView: Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India by @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social and FLORIAN SICHART. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Do not miss this opportunity! 👊🏻

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Funding opportunity for a top MA in Social Sciences (UC3M – IJL) 🏛️ Rigorous training, strong methods, and a direct path to top PhD programs • 3 full scholarships (Deadline: April 30) • 3 tuition grants (Deadline: May 31) Apply for full scholarships and tuition grants 👇 ijlinz.es/en/postgradu...

📣 PhD Scholarship Opportunity Applications are now open for a fully funded PhD scholarship (4 years) attached to the project “DE FRANCO A AIRBNB: VIVIENDA, MOVILIDAD Y ELECCIONES” hosted at UC3M (AEI funds). 📌 Deadline is 27 March 2026 and starting date is 1 June 2026: www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite...

Great presenting at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social‬!

Politics at Southampton@sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today we're excited to welcome @simonchauchard.bsky.social who is Associate Professor of Political Science at University Carlos III (Madrid), and presenting on 'How Do Anti-misinformation Laws Affect Campaigns? Evidence From Brazil' www.simonchauchard.com

Are you a social scientist who has been hearing about Claude Code but hasn't checked it out yet? Or are you a social scientist who has been playing with Claude Code and has been wondering what it means for the future of social science research? www.brookings.edu/articles/the... 1/

The train has left the station: Agentic AI and the future of social science research | Brookings

A new era of agentic AI agents has begun. What does it mean for social scientists? Solomon Messing and Joshua Tucker discuss.

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Please join us this Friday (6/3): we welcome Yuri Zhukov (Georgetown). Open to all!

☀️☀️Academic friends wondering what to do with their sabbatical next year (FYI Jan 31 NOT a hard deadline) or the one after: Consider visiting us in Madrid for a term or 2! We have a great community in polisci/political economy/HPE/pol.behavior + offices and can help with settling you here. Link👇

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We also heartily encourage colleagues looking for a vibrant social science community to spend their sabbatical with, in a great European city, to apply here: ijlinz.es/en/about-ijl... The institute has a history of integrating great scholars to its research activities. This will continue :) 12/12

Thinking about applying? Hear from our faculty about the students in the MA in Social Sciences at UC3M... their strengths, preparation, and what makes the learning environment unique. Watch here 👇 and apply! www.uc3m.es/master/socia...

Our Students

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🚨Spread the news🚨 Have a great undergrad, RA or student thinking of a research career? They should consider our research MA :) One of the best ways there is to get the training you need ahead of a top doctoral program. Great city, international cohort, rigorous 2-year training ✍️

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🎓 Thinking about a research career in Social Sciences? Our program offers rigorous methodological training, close mentoring, and an international research environment — ideal preparation for competitive PhD programs. 🌍 Join our academic community in Madrid. Apply now! www.uc3m.es/master/socia...

This term´s permanent seminars! Come join us in Getafe for these :)

Instituto Juan Linz@institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We have a very exciting series of events planned for 2026, and beyond. In addition to our many internal events, our landmark permanent seminar hosts scholars from around the world and from around the social sciences. Here is the program for this Spring (Spring 2026): 8/12

🚨🚨 Some hope: media and information literacy trainings - modules providing crucial skills to better consume information - in classroom settings appears to move the needle, and to have positive externalities! Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 10mo ago

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India - https://cup.org/4mZR3Em - @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social & FLORIAN SICHART #FirstView

☀️☀️ 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

Nice article on our recent RCT on classroom-based education against misinformation in India!

VoxDev@voxdev.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🆕 Countering misinformation in the classroom Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...

🚨REMINDER: great opportunity. Please send your CVs if interested: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...! We´ll select one or several applicants in early January. And turns out there is a proper call in English: www.uc3m.es/investigacio... All somewhat detailed in thread below.

Simon Chauchard@simonchauchard.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣📣📣 GREAT, time-sensitive opportunity for senior/mid-career scholars to join us in Madrid at UC3M´s social sciences department (UC3M-ATRAE Program 2026) on an attractive pay+research funds package 📣📣📣 This does NOT happen everyday. THREAD below if this is of interest 1/n

🚨Reminder to consider this great opportunity! Clarification: timing is a bit crazy yes, but we ideally need people to express interest before the end of the year so we can potentially work on an application when we come back in early January :)

Simon Chauchard@simonchauchard.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣📣📣 GREAT, time-sensitive opportunity for senior/mid-career scholars to join us in Madrid at UC3M´s social sciences department (UC3M-ATRAE Program 2026) on an attractive pay+research funds package 📣📣📣 This does NOT happen everyday. THREAD below if this is of interest 1/n