Just arrived at #EPSS2026 to present new research with @andreucasas.bsky.social and Georgia Dagher on how, about what and to whom African governments communicate on Facebook (Saturday, 1.30pm, Meeting Room 2b). Looking forward to seeing old and meeting new colleagues!

If you are a PhD student working on autocracies, send us your work to be considered for the PSA Autocracy and Regime Change Group’s Best PhD Paper Award!

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨We are still accepting submissions for our Specialist Group's Best PhD Paper Award 2026! 🚨 The award is for the best article/chapter by a current PhD candidate. The paper *does not* have to have been presented at the PSA. Self-nominations welcome! Email us at arc.psa.sg@gmail.com by 19 June!

🚨 We are now accepting submissions for two of our Specialist Group's Awards 🚨 - Best Paper Award - Best PhD Paper Award Rules: anyone can nominate – self-nominations are welcome! – a paper for these awards by emailing arc.psa.sg@gmail.com Deadline: 25 May 2026 Details on the rules👇

Thanks to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social for recognising the @psaautocracy.bsky.social group that @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social, @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social and I founded in this way. This group has grown into such a great community, do join it if you study autocracies!

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are excited to have won @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social's joint prize for Specialist Group of the Year! If you are a researcher studying autocracies, come join this great community!

A great paper by @carlmc.bsky.social and Nils-Christian Bormann with a really useful method to study voting!

Carl Müller-Crepon@carlmc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 New paper in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social: Nils-Christian Bormann and I propose to model the electoral effects of ethnic and other cleavages with a new *Covoting Regression Model*. A short on the method and our results on ethnic voting in Sub-Saharan Africa. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

Want to present your paper to a great community of autocracy researchers next April in Oxford? Then submit your abstract to us at the Autocracy and Regime Change SG for the PSA 2026 Conference. The deadline is this Friday, details below.

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 The Call for Papers for PSA26 in Oxford closes soon! 🚨 We would love to host your paper at the 2026 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference. More details here: www.psa.ac.uk/events/psa-a... Deadline this Friday (17 October)! ❗

🚨Hiring a fully funded (3.5 years) PhD for the @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social to research social media and politics. Candidates should have quantitative/computational skills and/or be interested in content curation/moderation. UK home candidates only unfortunately. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/hquftp...

@jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social and I wrote the ‘last word’ for the latest Political Insight issue @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. We discuss the global rise of authoritarianism, its implications for domestic and international politics, and the future of democracy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

A new research centre to watch, led by my brilliant colleague @andreucasas.bsky.social! Follow for insightful research on social media and the role of social media platforms!

London Social Media Observatory@ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📣 We’re launching the London Social Media Observatory! 🎉 ➡️ We are a new multidisciplinary research centre, directed by @andreucasas.bsky.social & funded by the @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship 🧵 [1/4]

Excited for #APSA2025 in Vancouver! I’ll be presenting new work on greenwashing with @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social on Saturday, at 2pm, at East Meeting Level, East 18. convention2.allacademic.com/one/apsa/aps...

📣 If you’re in London on 7 July, join us at our mini workshop on Global South Politics! The programme is below. If interested, please email me!

📣 Two more days to indicate interest in our 7 July London workshop! If you would like to present a paper on politics in the Global South or want to participate in discussions, let us know by Friday!

Janina Beiser-McGrath@jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Calling scholars studying politics in the Global South! We are hosting a workshop exploring how the conceptualisation of world regions relates to empirical issues and look for both empirical and conceptual contributions.

Calling researchers working on authoritarian politics: Are you looking for ways to communicate what we know from research to policymakers and the public? Here’s your chance!

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Call for Papers: The Authoritarian Eco-System 📣 We are launching a new policy brief series w/ the Westminster Foundation for Democracy on authoritarian politics! Deadline: 3 October 2025 Submit abstract (500 words) researcher’s profile, and CVs to: arc.psa.sg@gmail.com Details? Read the call &🧵

📣 Calling scholars studying politics in the Global South! We are hosting a workshop exploring how the conceptualisation of world regions relates to empirical issues and look for both empirical and conceptual contributions.

THREE MORE DAYS to nominate a paper/chapter (including your own!) for the @psaautocracy.bsky.social Best PhD Paper award! Eligible is published and unpublished work by PhD students on issues relating to autocracy and regime change, and work can be co-authored too! Details below:

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · last yr.

Best PhD Paper Award For the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate. The paper *does not* have to have been presented at the PSA Annual Conference 2025. The committee consists of @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmul.ac.uk) and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk). Award prize: £50

Autocracy researchers, send us your work for the @psaautocracy.bsky.social prizes for Best PhD Paper and Best Paper presented at the PSA conference by 19 May!

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 We are now accepting submissions for two of our Specialist Group’s Awards 🚨 - Best Paper Award 📄 - Best PhD Paper Award 📔 Rules: anyone can nominate – self-nominations are welcome! – a paper for these awards by emailing arc.psa.sg@gmail.com Deadline: 19 May 2025 Details on the rules👇

If you're at the PSA Conference in Birmingham next week, don't miss the events of the Autocracy and Regime Change Group!

PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group@psaautocracy.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Only three days until the PSA @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Annual Conference and the Autocracy and Regime Change Group has a jam-packed programme! Get ready for our Annual General Meeting, a session with publishing tips for early career researchers, a drinks social, and six amazing panels! 👇

📢 Calling scholars of autocracies and political transitions! We are the PSA Specialist Group on Autocracy and Regime Change. Follow us for updates on our activities and events!

Very excited to see this paper published in the Journal of Politics! In it, I argue that media freedom can serve as a commitment device to stabilise ethnically inclusive government coalitions. doi.org/10.1086/730733

This workshop is a great opportunity if you do research on political elites!

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

Do you research political elites and do you fancy a trip to Oslo on September 1-2, 2025? Then apply to the 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘎𝘰𝘷 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴. The deadline is April 4th. We have funding, so we may be able to help finance your trip! You can find the call for papers here: bit.ly/WhoGovWorksh...

Women are gaining increasing access to powerful positions in autocracies. @keremoglu.bsky.social and I write about what that means in this blog post for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social theloop.ecpr.eu/autocracies-...

♟️Autocracies are giving more women political power, but that isn't necessarily good news for democracy

International observers generally praise the rise in female politicians in autocracies, but the inclusion of women in politics can also be a means by which autocrats polish their image without real re...

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Highly recommend this workshop for ECRs working on conflict-related issues:

Kristin M. Bakke@kristinmbakke.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's that time of year again... The call for our UCL Conflict & Change PhD Workshop is out! We invite ECRs working on IR, conflict and contentious politics to apply by 8 December. We look forward to having you in London 24-25 February, 2025. Apply here: conflictandchange.org/phdworkshop2025

Very excited to see this one out! We show that ideological commitment to the Pan-African movement played a vital role in African leaders’ decisions to share power with other ethnic communities. doi.org/10.1017/S002...

Happening today! Webinar on geopolitical currents and casualty recording in Africa at 11:00 EST/16:00 GMT/19:00 EAT. Sign up here everycasualty.org/casualty-rec...