Lots of writing advice is about procrastination or writer’s block. We worry & develop routines to tackle it. But what if our problem is the opposite? What if we write too much? Too many emails, posts, essays, papers. We have become very good at making ourselves write, perhaps too good. 🧵

The Rainbow Vote now has a cover & publication date. www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️‍🌈 Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order! Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎

Very much enjoyed discussing Europe's variable geometry, the role the mass public, referendums, and populist parties play for European integration, and how Iceland and Switzerland fit into all this with the awesome @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on the newest Bruegel podcast:

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🧊 Iceland, Switzerland, Europe 🎙️ In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social about Iceland’s referendum, Switzerland’s upcoming votes on EU relations & what Europe has to offer for countries. buff.ly/97zxhlv

🍊 Fresh out Padilla & Colleagues introduce the Late Francoism Dataset a new comprehensive database detailing the biographical, professional, and political trajectories of the late Spanish Francoist elite before, during, and after the transition to democracy. 👉️ buff.ly/Vi9zHMv

Immigration's effects on #redistribution preferences has mainly been studied in #Western countries. In their July article, Josep Serrano-Serrat & @jurado.bsky.social argue that #immigration shocks have different effects in #South-South #migration. doi.org/10.1353/wp.2... #welfarestate #Colombia

Happy to see our paper with Josep Serrano-Serrat in print. Check out the whole issue!

World Politics@worldpolitics.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The July issue is online!! It features articles from @sabrinabarias.bsky.social; @evelynebrie.bsky.social & @teele.bsky.social; Brendan McElroy; @chitbazoo.bsky.social, @cboix.bsky.social, Sonia Giurumescu, & Paulo Serôdio; and Josep Serrano-Serrat & @jurado.bsky.social. muse.jhu.edu/issue/57338

🚨New paper Like most things in democracies, achieving climate action in the form of sustainable policy needs a significant amount of political mobilization. We investigate when & where this is more likely to happen across places on the climate frontline: the Global South🧵 📌 osf.io/preprints/so...

1/ Happy to share our paper 'Still Instrumentally Inclusive' w/ @turnbulldugarte.com in @apsrjournal.bsky.social. Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam.

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 2mo ago

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - Still Instrumentally Inclusive - https://cup.org/4bhrhsp "Do individuals in Western democracies shift their views on LGBT+ inclusion when exposed to opposition from Muslim out-groups?" - @turnbulldugarte.com & @bertous.bsky.social #FirstView

🚨 New article🔥 with @mguinjoan.bsky.social & @joelardiaca.bsky.social in @wepsocial.bsky.social ➡️Climate action often enjoys broad public support... until governments propose specific measures. The key? Costs, benefits, and who pays 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Public support for climate policies: costs, redistribution, and ideological divides

Securing public support for climate policies remains a major challenge. Citizens’ perceptions of the costs, benefits, and distributive consequences of these policies are key factors shaping their a...

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Amen. #BookSky

Alright, the World Cup is over. Time to find out what my family’s been up to for the past six weeks.

🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.

the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes

New article, written before I became a father and was thus unable to conceive of a future when this paper would be out in the world

JEPP Journal@jeppjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

👨‍👩‍👧 Does parenthood make politicians more future-oriented? 🏛️ @chanret.bsky.social and @profsarahchilds.bsky.social compare UK House of Commons MPs (1945–2023) language use: 👨‍👧 Fathers speak more about the future↗️ 👩‍👦 mothers less ↘️ 🧷 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A great overview of the accommodation question by Hanno Hilbig, worth your time!

Patrick Dunleavy@patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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🗺️ Electoral Atlas of the Spanish Second Republic (1931-1936) Today we are publishing, in beta version and as a first phase (1936 only), the database so everyone can explore it 👇 tonirodon.cat/second-repub... (1/n)

📢 Postdoc opportunity at @UB-IPERG (University of Barcelona) 1-year position in Historical Political Economy. 💶 €35–40k | Start: Fall 2026 🗓️ Deadline for Expressions of Interest: June 5, 2026 All the info: 🔗 www.ub.edu/iperg/postdo...

Excited to share new paper w/ @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped the Civil Rights Movement" The puzzle: did ~5,000 segregated schools built in rural South emphasizing “manual labor” strengthen or weaken Jim Crow? 🧵 omarwasow.com/wasow_grumba...

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Does being high-skilled protect you from ethnic bias when applying for a UK visa? In a new pre-registered experiment to be published in International Migration Review, I find that high occupational status doesn't shield immigrants from ethnic prejudice — it may activate it.

Mañana a las 5 de la tarde en el @csic.es → #DiálogosMax Hablaremos de influencers y el auge del neomachismo con tres voces de referencia: @cristinahernandez.bsky.social @nlopeztrujillo.bsky.social @isabelvaldes.bsky.social Aún estás a tiempo de inscribirte: forms.gle/ZN4nUeBhL6d4...

Inscripción 4ª edición #DiálogosMax

El Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos del CSIC presenta la cuarta sesión del ciclo #DiálogosMax: Influencers y el auge del neomachismo. Introducción sobre el tema y moderación del debate por ...

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¿Te intereso en su dia la serie #Adolescencia? ¿Has visto ya la serie #Un hombre mejor? Entonces no puedes perderte este evento que organiza @atiradocastro.bsky.social del @ipp-csic.bsky.social en el que hablaremos de antifeminismo en las redes Entrada libre con merendola: os esperamos!

Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos@ipp-csic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

El próximo miércoles contaremos con tres voces clave para entender el debate sobre #neomachismo en redes: @cristinahernandez.bsky.social del @instmujeres.bsky.social @nlopeztrujillo.bsky.social de @newtral.es @isabelvaldes.bsky.social de @elpais.com Inscripciones aquí: forms.gle/ZN4nUeBhL6d4...

Democratic backsliding, including political attacks on the state bureaucracy, alongside elite polarization, significantly and negatively affect job seekers' attraction to state government work onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Democratic Backsliding, Elite Polarization, and Job Seekers' Pursuit of Government Employment

Recent studies examine the conditions under which citizens in democracies are willing to endorse leaders who promote antidemocratic platforms. Less is known about the downstream ramifications of demo...

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La transición climática y energética depende menos del tipo de régimen que de la fortaleza institucional: capacidad estatal, estabilidad regulatoria y credibilidad para sostener compromisos y generar confianza. ✍️ @ainagallego.bsky.social www.eldiario.es/132_c79414?u...

Los sistemas políticos que mejor promueven la transición climática

La transición climática y energética no depende tanto del tipo de régimen como de la fortaleza institucional —capacidad estatal, estabilidad regulatoria y credibilidad— para sostener compromisos, repa...

eldiario.es

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Los bebés afectados por la DANA durante el embarazo tuvieron más riesgo de ser prematuros🤰 En @piedrasdepapel.bsky.social, @nereabelloiglesias.bsky.social y yo mostramos resultados de nuestra investigación en curso sobre los efectos de la DANA en la salud infantil: www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...

La DANA de 2024 y la salud infantil: evidencia sobre el estrés durante el embarazo

Los desastres naturales generan picos de estrés que pueden afectar al desarrollo y la salud fetal, como sugiere nuestro análisis del impacto de la DANA de 2024 en la prematuridad

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El sábado pasado, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa recordó que en 40 años solo 3 mujeres habían ganado el Goya a Mejor Dirección antes que ella. ¿Hay algo sistemático detrás? Analizando 2.000 reseñas de cine en medios españoles, los resultados indican que algo hay. 🧵

Hoy @sandraleon.bsky.social nos trae un interesantísimo análisis sobre la atribución de responsabilidades políticas en el caso de la DANA de Valencia. www.eldiario.es/132_c6fa7a?u...

Culpas, disculpas y cicatrices en la zona cero de la DANA

Más de un año después de la DANA, las percepciones ciudadanas sobre la gestión del desastre han cambiado poco. Las identidades partidistas siguen filtrando la atribución de responsabilidades de forma ...

eldiario.es

From January 2026 - Left-Wing Governments and Far-Right Success - https://cup.org/3NpBdXI - Albert Falcó-Gimeno, @jurado.bsky.social & @markuswagner.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Good lord. What an abject failure the Blue Labour strategy has been.

Owen Winter@owenwntr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

YouGov has the Greens in second place for the first time