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Do you teach about authoritarian regimes? Check out this new book! I snuck my way in it and shared my coup game you can play with your students.

Edward Goldring@edwardgoldring.bsky.social · last wk.

“Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics” is now out. To my knowledge, this is the first book that considers how instructors can teach about autocracy in a university setting. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/tea...

“Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics” is now out. To my knowledge, this is the first book that considers how instructors can teach about autocracy in a university setting. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/tea...

Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics

‘This is a terrific and thoughtful book about a question our field has overlooked: how to teach the politics of authoritarianism well. Filled with creative ideas and practical tools, it will be invalu...

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If you teach on authoritarian politics you may be interested in an edited volume on how to teach different elements of autocracy. In it I write on how to use classic works on authoritarianism Many thanks to @edwardgoldring.bsky.social for putting this together! www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/tea...

Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics

‘This is a terrific and thoughtful book about a question our field has overlooked: how to teach the politics of authoritarianism well. Filled with creative ideas and practical tools, it will be invalu...

e-elgar.com

I’d been waiting for this moment for far too long…getting to hold my book for the first time 🥳🤓📚

Just got back from teaching comparative politics at a university in Beijing for 2.5 weeks. It was my first time in mainland China for 16 years. I’ve got so many thoughts that I haven’t yet fully processed so for now just sharing pics of teaching, food, a few notable locations.

Thanks for contributing the chapter! Such a painfully great opening.

𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥@jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 2w ago

In a new chapter in "Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics" edited by @edwardgoldring.bsky.social, I reflect upon the not so wise words of Muammar Gaddafi, and discuss how best to design teaching on autocratic politics for undergrad and grad students. Link: books.google.no/books/about/...

#AKPS announces #cfp for the 5th Korean Political Studies Colloquium #KPSC. If you want to be part of a a great network of scholars, you don't want to miss this opportunity. Details can be found: textvulture.github.io/presentation...

Jobs jobs jobs in a great department

Roman Senninger@rsenninger.bsky.social · last mo.

The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University is hiring both Assistant Professors and Associate Professors. Assistant Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Associate Professor: international.au.dk/about/profil... Please share these opportunities with your networks!

The Democratic Party dominated the local elections yesterday winning 12 out of 16 governorship and mayorships. But the victory wasn’t as resounding as expected actually and significant tension remains despite the elections having concluded in the Dems favor. 1/ www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/p...

DPK dominates local elections, wins 12 of 16 mayoral, provincial races - The Korea Times

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) won 12 out of the country’s 16 mayor and provincial governor races in Wednesday’s local elections, accor...

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@au.dk is hiring 3 postdocs (2 yrs) on personality cults & strategic communication in autocracies, led by Jakob Tolstrup & Alexander Baturo. They're looking for profiles with text-as-data, survey experiments and/or Chinese politics experience. Start fall 2026. Looks like a great opportunity!

Three 2-year Postdoctoral positions at Aarhus University: Projects on personality cults and strategic communication in autocracies - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Helpful thread on friction between 🇰🇷 and 🇮🇱

Sangsin Lee@sslee.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I am genuinely surprised. n.news.naver.com/article/422/...

Really interesting thread on international election observers ahead of Hungary’s election.

Lee Morgenbesser@lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · 4mo ago

With Hungary’s crucial election a few days away, its National Election Office has published a list of accredited international observers (n. 859). Having spent nearly a decade researching the behavior of international observers, I decided to take a closer look 😊 www.valasztas.hu/en/internati...

Three 2-year full-time postdoctoral positions in autocratic politics at the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University (in connection to projects headed by Jakob Tolstrup and Alexander Baturo). Flexible start date. Application deadline: June 1, 2026. international.au.dk/about/profil...

Three 2-year Postdoctoral positions at Aarhus University: Projects on personality cults and strategic communication in autocracies - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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🚨 new article alert 🚨 @rtapscott.bsky.social and I have a new article @africanaffairs.bsky.social that provides new descriptive data about the popularity of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son and likely preferred successor. academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc... 1/4

Two weeks left to apply!

𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥@jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites! It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov. You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...

My book - “Purges” - has a release date (August 15) and a front cover. I started work on this as my PhD dissertation at the end of 2017 - excited for it to finally be coming out! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v16 & the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 💾 The V-Dem Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... 📰 The Report "Unraveling The Democratic Era?”: v-dem.net/publications... 📈 Explore the new data with the V-Dem Graphing tools: v-dem.net/graphing/gra... #PoliSky #PoliSciSky 1/3

Consider applying to join Nuffield College and the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford as an associate professor in IR. This excellent post is for a non-tutorial fellowship (very little undergrad teaching). Please feel free to reach out with any questions. lnkd.in/eR6qBDNb.

Interviewed today on ABC about the ROK intelligence assessment that Kim Ju Ae is being designated as successor. My takeaway: nothing has changed; Kim Jong Un hasn’t done anything new. ROK intelligence has just increased the confidence of their assessment that Kim Ju Ae will succeed Kim Jong Un.

🔎 Check this article ‘Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey’ by Edward Goldring, Jonas Willibald Schmid and Fulya Apaydin (IBEI). Read here 👉 t.ly/8uHxg @cambridge.org @poppublicsphere.bsky.social

Page proofs for my first solo publication🎉

We are happy to release the Paths to Power Dashboard. It is the perfect tool for politics nerds! You can find it here: ptp.isv.sv.uio.no/ptp/ It allows you to explore governments from 1966-2021 using the PtP and WhoGov datasets. See examples below. The app has been programmed by Stuart Bramwell.

We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites! It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov. You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...

If you are thinking about pursuing a political science PhD and are interested in authoritarian politics, broadly understood, consider applying for this funded opportunity:

European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

AUCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship: Authoritarian Politics #ECPRMemberJobs 🎓 Minimum grade of 2.1 (GPA: 3.6) in a relevant Master's degree 🇮🇪 @ucddublin.bsky.social ⌛ Friday 6 February buff.ly/ETcFg6G #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

Great interview. Well worth reading. One of my favourite sections below:

Anna Grzymala-Busse@annagbusse.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend. Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...

I’m puppy sitting this week. She prefers a ball but Philip Pullman is also acceptable.

My School is hiring fixed term and ongoing lecturers in public policy. I have nothing to do with hiring but love working in Melbourne and happy to answer any Qs about working and living here. Fixed: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mCevCL7rxD... Ongoing: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/nzQ8CMwvyg...

Good thread 👇

Chad O'Carroll@chadocl.bsky.social · 8mo ago

.@gordongchang predicted China's collapse in 2001. It never happened. Now he's turned his attention to South Korea—and the data shows something remarkable about his output. Here's what the numbers reveal about one pundit's influence on U.S.-Korea policy koreapro.org/2025/12/how...

Are you a bachelor or master's student interested in authoritarian politics? @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social is recruiting an intern to work on authoritarian political parties and with the APSG team in-person at the University of Gothenburg. Email your application by Nov 28 to fabio.angiolillo@gu.se