Britain is about to have its seventh Prime Minister in just over a decade - but is Brexit to blame? Read my thoughts in the LSE British Politics blog @lseblogs.bsky.social ✏️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Is Brexit to blame for the churn of Prime Ministers? | LSE British Politics

After Keir Starmer announced he will be resigning, the UK is about to have its seventh PM since the Brexit referendum, ten years ago. That's not a coincidence.

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I'm grateful to @iandunt.bsky.social for kindly asking me to write a guest post for is great Substack You can read it here if you are interested in the long afterlife of Brexit 👇

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The long afterlife of Brexit: The brilliant @sarahobolt.bsky.social on how the referendum shattered and reforged our sense of political identity iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

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...

🚨 Event this evening 🚨 I look forward to being part of this LSE event discussing this hugely timely, ambitious and important book by Liam Byrne on why populists are winning and how to beat them 👇

Liam Byrne MP@liambyrnemp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The local elections told a clear story. Reform UK topped the national vote. Labour lost control of over 30 councils. Hear why this is happening and what a serious democratic response looks like. Wednesday 13 May, 6.30pm, Old Theatre, LSE. Register here 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/events/popul...

📣 New publication 📣 Delighted to see my article with the brilliant Teresa Bejan and James Tilley now out in the BJPolS We develop and test the concept of 'partisan intolerance' - and find high levels of intolerance in Britain, associated with affective polarisation 👇

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW - Partisan (In)Tolerance and Affective Polarization - https://cup.org/4ud30Lm - James Tilley, @tmbejan.bsky.social & @sarahobolt.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Join us Wednesday at 1:30 PM (ET)! Navigating the non-academic #jobmarket as a political science graduate student or PhD can require a different approach than #academia. "Pursuing Non-Academic Careers with a Political Science PhD" Register here to join us!

Pursuing Non-Academic Careers with a Political Science PhD: An APSA Status Committee Virtual Workshop | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 -

“Pursuing Non-Academic Careers with a Political Science PhD” Wednesday, May 13, 2026 1:30 PM (ET) / 10:30 AM (PT) Register Here Navigating the non-academic job market as a Political Science graduate…

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Next week (12–13 May), we at LSE are hosting a @civica.bsky.social workshop on Exclusionary Politics, organised by yours truly with @isoldehegemann.bsky.social, @miguelpereira.bsky.social and @zachdickson.bsky.social. For attendance, please sign up here in advance: us.list-manage.com/SpeGlF3Rh5M

Really pleased to advertise these 4 LSE postdocs in the history of popular government as part of our ERC Synergy Project "Popular Government in Global Perspective (POPGOV)"

LSE Department of Government@lsegovernment.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🔺We're #hiring. We are recruiting four #research #officers who will be part of the research project “Popular Government in Global Perspective” (POPGOV) co-led by Assistant Professor @brunoleipold.com. The positions are full time for a period of four years.👇🏾 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ727/r...

Deadline extended! Apply until 29.03.

Piotr Marczyński@piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣 Call for Applications: ECPR SGEU ECR Pre-Workshop “The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe” organized with @larboe.bsky.social, 30 June 2026, one day ahead of the ECPR SGEU Conference in Catania, Italy.

Last day to apply!

Marta Lorimer@mlorimer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

*** Deadline extended *** You now have until 27 March to submit your abstracts for our conference!

If you want to know more about Brexit, and how it divided Britian, join our lunchtime online UKICE panel tomorrow 13:00 GMT I am very much looking forward to our discussion! 👇

UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 🇬🇧 Join our expert panel as they discuss how Brexit dividing lines influence British politics With @anandmenon.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social, James Tilley and @catneilan.bsky.social 📆 Tues 24 March, 1pm GMT 💻 Online 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

We are looking forward to the official book launch of #Tribal #Politics on Tuesday 5 May from 6pm to 7.30pm in the #LSE Shaw Library! Tickets are limited and are available now: www.lse.ac.uk/government/e...

Tribal Politics

A free public event hosted by the Department of Government launching Professor Sara Hobolt and Professor James Tilley's new book, Tribal Politics.

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LSE Review of Books@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain by @sarahobolt.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social & James Tilley @ox.ac.uk examines the two opposing, enduring political identities forged by the 2016 Brexit Referendum: Leavers & Remainers. Review by @timbale.bsky.social @qmulsse.bsky.social 👇

Happy to share that @ecprtheloop.bsky.social has published a blogpost summarising the key findings from my paper @wepsocial.bsky.social on how opposition party strategies relate to their performance in election polls. Paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Blog post: shorturl.at/lLPgm

How election polls shape government-opposition conflict

Elias Koch finds that opposition parties become more confrontational towards the government when losing in the polls, and particularly when their support drops below the previous election result. But ...

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At the recent Zweitstimme.org Workshop on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour at the Hertie School, researchers from across Europe shared new insights on elites, participation and polling, highlighting how data, methodology and communication are reshaping the study of democratic politics.

In our latest newsletter we delve into research on fighting misinformation with AI and how demographics effect canvassing on the doorstep We also have a stuffed calendar of upcoming Hackathons and Academic Lectures 🔗https://mailchi.mp/60d4c1f82c07/can-ai-revolutionise-how-we-fight-misinformation

🚨Job News: Postdoc positions in LSE Government Department 🚨 Apply to work with the brilliant and wonderful Carl Muller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on his BORDERS ERC project at LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Had a great time presenting my findings at @campaign-lab.bsky.social! Key takeaway: AI fact-checking effectively reduces Republican engagement with pro-Trump misinformation on social media. You can read more about last week's presentation and discussion in this blog post:

Campaign Lab@campaign-lab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Isolde Hegemann at LSE recently delivered our tenth Academic Series on using AI to fight misinformation Her research compared different attempts to label false posts on social media and found that the strongest effect was produced by AI fact checking 🔗 campaignlab.uk/project/camp...

📢 Call for Submissions UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025 🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...

LSE - Political Economy and Political Science Early Career Workshop

We invite submissions for the LSE Political Economy and Political Science Early Career Workshop. This workshop is designed to support the development of early-career scholars’ research, including PhD,...

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📢📢 Happy to announce a new update to the PPEG database! The data now covers - > 3.000 parties - 1.100 parliamentary elections - 402 presidential elections - 2.044 cabinets across 73 countries (1945 - 2025, Oct 31). All info: ppeg.wzb.eu We hope that data is helpful to the community!

Only a few days left to apply for this fully-funded collaborative PhD with @lsegovernment.bsky.social and @campaign-lab.bsky.social! It's a pretty unique position sat right between academia and "real world" campaigns - please share with someone who might be interested (and/or apply)!

Len Metson@lenmetson.com · 10mo ago

Could not recommend this highly enough - LSE is a great place to be doing a PhD, and Campaign Lab are a fantastic organisation to collaborate with - More than happy to talk to anyone thinking of applying!

Whilst survey experiments are useful (and clearly popular), their proliferation is a bit troubling in light of papers like Carnes and Henderson (2025) - especially when studying questions where results (should) directly inform practice in "the field" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

John Holbein@johnholbein1.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Political scientists love their survey experiments.

🚨 Please send in your application by 10 December to be considered for this ESRC studentship in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. Both home and international students are eligible for funding. Some advice on how to apply below 👇

Florian Foos@florianfoos.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 We have a cool new ESRC PhD studentship opportunity on the topic of political persuasion for someone interested in campaigning, field experiments and/or computational methods @lsegovernment.bsky.social, in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action... (from my presentation at the IMF last week)

‪Today at 4pm London/UK time: Dominik Hangartner (@ethz.ch) presents at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar, organised together with @sarahobolt.bsky.social @florianfoos.bsky.social & @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social. Join us in London or on Zoom!

Florian Foos@florianfoos.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar Series will be back for the '25/26 academic year, as usually on Thursdays, 4-5pm, in CBG 4.17. Let us know if you are external and want to attend in-person, or join remotely on Zoom. More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

Looking forward to present my newest project at @campaign-lab.bsky.social on Thursday. I used a simulated social media experiment to examine the effects of different fact-checking strategies on engagement with pro-Trump misinformation among Republicans. Excited to discuss the findings!

Campaign Lab@campaign-lab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Don’t miss our next Academic Series event next week, where Isolde Hegemann (LSE) will explore how AI can help counter political misinformation. ⏲️ Thursday 27 November, 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Zoom 🔗 luma.com/28c4vplp

Had a great time at the Zweitstimme.org Workshop on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour. I presented my work on the impact of radical right parliamentary presence on mainstream party strategies on democracy. Inspiring presentations and conversations, thank you @zweitstimme.bsky.social!

zweitstimme.org@zweitstimme.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop! We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour. Today’s sessions: 👉 Panel I – Elites 👉 Panel II – Participation 👉 Panel III – Party Strategies Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!

🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop! We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour. Today’s sessions: 👉 Panel I – Elites 👉 Panel II – Participation 👉 Panel III – Party Strategies Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social! Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan: 🧵⬇️

Am 16. Dezember um 17:30 spreche ich bei der Schwarzkopf-Siftung in Berlin über die radikale Rechte in Europa. Hier könnt ihr euch für die Veranstaltung anmelden. Vor allem wenn ihr euch als junge Erwachsene fühlt. Ihr seid aber auch so willkommen glaube ich. schwarzkopf-stiftung.de/aktuelles/ve...

Von AfD bis Fidesz – Wie die Radikale Rechte Demokratien in Europa bedroht / Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa

Junge Menschen stärken den europäischen Zusammenhalt. Deshalb stärken wir sie. Wir bieten jungen Europäer*innen Möglichkeiten für Begegnungen, für die persönliche Entwicklung und für aktive zivilgesel...

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We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025

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