Very happy to see this chapter out, troubled to think that peace for Ukraine still seems elusive and western support for the country slowly crumbling. EU countries are investing shockingly little into thought into the mid to long-term futures of displaced Ukrainians.

Political Science Department at Northwestern University@polisciatnu.bsky.social · last mo.

Matej Jungwirth @matejjung.bsky.social & Neonila Glukhodid have co-authored "Returning to the Past? Typology of Decision-Making of Ukrainian Forced Migrants in the Czech Republic and Germany" out now in a new edited volume Fragmented Lives in Times of War via @columbiaup.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Honored to share a preview of my dissertation research at @infomigration.bsky.social workshop and get valuable feedback and comments on my chapter analyzing the long-term legacies of territorial loss and forced displacement in Finland.

It's been fascinating to follow AI industry's journey from "it's smarter than your experts!" to "at least it's cheaper than a human" to "your annual token budget ran out in March"

Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · 3mo ago

‘While some cling to the promise of an AI “revolution,” the cost of adoption is proving a stubborn bottleneck. These developments also suggest that the economics of replacing human labor with AI may be more complicated than some early forecasts originally implied.’ fortune.com/2026/05/22/m...

Today was my first day at the Migration Institute of Finland (Siirtolaisuusinstituutti) in sunny Turku. During my time in Finland, I will study local archives, visit museums and memorials and meet with scholars to better understand the layered and deep legacy of the loss of Karelia region in 1944.

My marginal act of protest consists of declaring, in a shaky-yet-firm voice: “I want to opt out from the TSA facial recognition check” at US airports. Shockingly, the responses to these micro-rebellions have been mutes thus far, to say the least.

Love to see Mamdani biking through the streets of NYC himself and paying attention to the necessary infrastructure adjustments! US streets are by and large not designed for cyclists and/or pedestrians

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3mo ago

Rode the Bergen Bike Bus today to make a big announcement: We’re redesigning Bergen Street and Dean Street, from Court Street to East New York Ave — adding new bike boulevards and more pedestrian space. Safer rides to school for New York City kids coming soon.

I am getting a lot of questions about whether Trump's threats alone are illegal. The answer is yes. 1. First, Additional Protocol I states “Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” (also DOD LOW Manual §5.2.2) 1/

This here, is an excellent argument for the US model of liberal arts colleges; sadly, many of these institutions currently struggle with declining enrollment and dwindling financing.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5mo ago

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

The measurement of CEE belief systems was the subject of my PhD application to @polisciatnu.bsky.social While I changed my diss topic, I am really glad that the excellent collab with @celytadeas.bsky.social and @lenkahrbkova.bsky.social has kept CEE alive in my research agenda. Forthcoming in POQ!

Tadeas Cely@celytadeas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎉Excited to share our forthcoming paper in POQ! And don’t worry—it’s not all about our mums 😉. With @lenkahrbkova.bsky.social and @matejjung.bsky.social, we ask: did younger generations in post-communist Europe develop more conventional left–right belief systems? Tl;dr: not really. (🧵)

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Reporter: Did the US bomb an elementary school and kill 175 people? Trump: Based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran. Reporter: Is that true Mr. Hegseth? Hegseth: We’re investigating. Trump: They are very inaccurate with their munitions. It was done by Iran.

Call for Papers 📣 The EUI SPS Department invites submissions for the workshop “Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe.” Research on elections, public opinion, parties and political participation in the CEE region. Submit by 30 March 2026 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... #PoliticalScience

In the spirit of Olympics, a new discipline, US policy-thlon, or covering the following issues in the span of ~10 minutes for Czech public TV: SCOTUS tariff ruling, US-Iran negotiations, Mar-a-Lago shooting and the “offer” of US hospital ship to Greenland. Truly a spinning wheel of topics there..

“We are taking a sign out of the window” Brilliant speech by Carney and brilliant use of Havel’s Power of the Powerless to outline a bold vision for a new, post-Trumpian world order.

Marty Lederman@martylederman.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A remarkable speech, the likes of which most of us never imagined we'd possibly hear in our lifetimes. The Great Rupture appears to be upon us. It's shocking, and deeply distressing, that the political party controlling our Congress appears not to care at all. www.youtube.com/live/JtF630g...

Looking for 1-2 papers (and maybe one more discussant) to put together an #APSA2026 panel proposal on recent methodological developments in surveys/experiments (can go either way). Feel free to reach out!

The University of Basel has just advertised three positions in my project on treason, disloyalty, and the defense of democracy in interwar Czechoslovakia. If you know any students and junior scholars interested in working on interwar Czechoslovakia, please encourage them to apply!

Universität Basel: PhD position: History of Interwar Czechoslovakia (case study Bohemian Lands)

The Department of History at the University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a invite applications for a fully funded, four-year (1 plus 3) PhD position in a history project led by Dr. ...

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Sounds like an incredible opportunity to me!

Carl Müller-Crepon@carlmc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨 Six days left to apply 🚨 2 x 3-year postdoc positions to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Grateful for the recognition from MAPOR (great and friendly venue to present at, regardless of your rank!) and for the continuing generous support from the @buffett.northwestern.edu

Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs@buffett.northwestern.edu · 9mo ago

Congrats to Matej Jungwirth, @polisciatnu.bsky.social PhD candidate & former Buffett Research Fellow, on his honorable mention for the Doris Graber Best Student Paper Competition at MAPOR. His paper shared insights from his survey experiment study of Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic... 🧵

Excellent thread on how to read and make sense of the protest visuals from Portland.

Claire E. Aubin@ceaubin.com · 10mo ago

What The Hell Is Going On, a thread: I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong. So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.

"Precisely because they have been losing court cases over free speech and visas for foreign students, Trumpists now seek to entrap universities in a deal that effectively removes the protections of federal law and gives the administration arbitrary power over them."

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

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Hot takes on Czech elections: 1/ the outcomes were driven by voter mobilisation in economic peripheries which are ANO strongholds. Pre-election polls suggested that ANO is able to mobilise their voters from 2017 who abstained in 2021 and also non-voters from 2021.

Had a great time at the highly picturesque campus of the University of Denver where I attended the @bridgingthegap.bsky.social workshop on bridging the worlds of academia and public policy

@apsa.bsky.social unofficial reception for the yet-to-be recognized Mountain Scrambling section is starting soon atop Mt Harvey! Serving stunning sunrise and local fares.

Czech TV host: “What should we expect from the Trump-Putin summit” - “I am worried.”

Very happy to begin the archival research stage of my dissertation at the Czech National Archive in Prague! I do still have a lot to learn about the nuts and bolts of archival procedures in CZ :) still excited to begin studying the displacement of Czechoslovak citizens after the 1938 Munich treaty.

1/2 Delighted to begin my engagement here with this recognition of my research and work. That being said, this research would not be possible without the continuing support of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @buffett.northwestern.edu for which I am very grateful. Also, kudos to all collecting…

EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences@eui-sps.bsky.social · last yr.

The SPS Department is pleased to announce that @matejjung.bsky.social - @polisciatnu.bsky.social has been awarded the Jacques Rupnik Prize 2025 for his paper: “Thinking About Going Back Home in War”, presented at the EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in CEE. Congratulations! #EUI #RupnikPrize