Publication alert! 🚨🚨🚨 How can presidents advance their policy agenda with broad-based parties? My latest article explores one possible answer: the internal organization of governing parties. (1/4)
Raúl Aldaz Peña
@raulaldaz.bsky.social
Political Economy. Policymaking. State Capacity. Econ & PoliSci Assis. Prof. USFQ. AKD. Beer enthusiast. ex-Chevening. PhD @KingsIntDev
Don't miss this CfP on Populism, Polarization and Democracy!
EULAS - Jean Monnet Network@eulasnetwork.bsky.social · last mo.📢 Call for Papers Open: Populism. Polarization. Democracy under pressure. 🔥 Join us and USFQ in Quito this November for our nxt conference on defending liberal democracy & human rights across Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean. Deadline July 20th: www.eulas.network/event-detail... @ibei.org
Publication alert! 🚨🚨🚨 I am very happy to share my latest publication! This comes from my phd thesis. It was a chapter that pushed me beyond my disciplinary and methodological boundaries. I enjoyed the ride and I am very happy with the result and outlet. A proper thread will come in due course.
JPLA@jplaeditor.bsky.social · last mo.NEW #firstonline and #openaccess article 🚨🚨 How can a party become an effective presidential tool? This article traces a process of organisational changes and #personalization for the case of #Ecuador, during Rafael Correa's time in power (2007–2017). 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Development economics finally has a global professional home. Today we launch @ideadevecon.bsky.social ... Open to every development economist, everywhere. Join the community: idea.devecon.org Please share 🌍
🚨New article🎉 ➡️ Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England, published at @JHPE_journal and co-authored with Tom Paskhalis www.emerald.com/jhpe/article... (1/n)
Parliamentary power in early representative assemblies: evidence from XVII century England
The patterns of behaviour of representatives in early parliaments have not received much attention in the political science literature. In this article, we bring in new data and propose several theore...
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Por si os interesa, mi libro sobre "Capital y Trabajo: 50 peliculas esenciales sobre economia" ya esta en acceso abierto para que lo disfruteis, leais y useis (incluye un apendice con ciclos de cine como material docente). hdl.handle.net/10609/154317
📢 The program for the 4th edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop is out! 📍 Barcelona · 🗓️ June 29–30 Two days of talks ahead — really looking forward to it! Jointly organized with the great @Didacqueralt.bsky.social
🚨 Coming soon: “The Political Economy of Public Bureaucracy” 🚨 My book is forthcoming in 2026 with @universitypress.cambridge.org. A preview of the cover art is below. Thanks to D. Carpenter, @sean-gailmard.bsky.social, and J. Gingrich for their endorsements! 🙏 More detailed info in the future. 😊
Fresh out of the oven! Thanks to the members of @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social, @sajuria.com, @liviosilva.bsky.social, @ktertytchnaya.bsky.social for their comments and suggestions!
Women in Legislative Studies@winls.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat explains differences in policymaking processes and outcomes across authoritarian regimes even when they share regime type, policy challenges and goals? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) proposes a novel framework in @govjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gove...
❇️ FirstView - 📖 Book Review 💬'...an innovative approach...’ Mariana Vahlis reviews "Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro", Edited by @jpolga.bsky.social & Raul Sanchez Urribarri @routledgebooks.bsky.social, 2025 👉https://buff.ly/82Ml3uG
🚨 Deadline Soon (***February 5, 2026***): 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science 🚨 I am seeking applicants for a 3-year postdoc related to my @erc.europa.eu research project EQUILIBRIUM that focuses on state-citizen interactions. The application link and further information are in the post below. ⬇️
Are you about to complete a MA/MSc in social sciences? Do you have a very good idea to write a PhD? If so, please consider applying for one of the 5 doctoral studentships that @kcl-spe.bsky.social and @kingsqpe.bsky.social are currently advertising. All details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Programme - PhD Studentships in Political Economy at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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📢 Last week to submit proposals to the 2026 Yale-UB HPE workshop. Programs from past editions can be found at www.didacqueralt.com/yale-ub-hpew
Yale-UB HPE Workshop | Queralt
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Francesc Amat@cescamat.bsky.social · 8mo ago📢 📢 Call for Papers IV Yale–UB Historical Political Economy Workshop Organized by @Didacqueralt.bsky.social & @Cescamat.bsky.social 🎤 Keynote: Lisa Blaydes (Stanford) 📍 University of Barcelona 🗓 June 29–30, 2026 Submit your papers by Jan 21, 2026: shorturl.at/oZTNy #pleaseRT
How have economic warfare and sanctions been applied in modern history? New book by @mark4harrison.bsky.social and Stephen Broadberry looks across three centuries of global history for clues to how economic sanctions and warfare worked and why their effects often came as a surprise. buff.ly/2vOcWIl
He visto cómo las vacas sagradas de la economía en mi juventud fueron pasando de moda. Las de hoy también pasarán. En este video hablo sobre ese ciclo: las modas intelectuales en la disciplina y cómo moldean lo que estudiamos y discutimos. youtu.be/8hdvEp63VP0
La revolución silenciosa dentro de la economía | Columna comentada por Javier Mejia
YouTube video by Javier Mejia
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📢 📢 Call for Papers IV Yale–UB Historical Political Economy Workshop Organized by @Didacqueralt.bsky.social & @Cescamat.bsky.social 🎤 Keynote: Lisa Blaydes (Stanford) 📍 University of Barcelona 🗓 June 29–30, 2026 Submit your papers by Jan 21, 2026: shorturl.at/oZTNy #pleaseRT
We got a VoxDev column out! ==> Meng Yu Ngov, Pierre-Louis Vézina, Trang Thu Tran & Gaurav Nayyar show that Vietnam's solar boom was built on three key pillars: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
The rise of Vietnam’s solar panel industry
Vietnam's solar boom was built on three key pillars: foreign direct investment (FDI) (mostly from China), access to subsidised Chinese inputs, and productivity spillovers from multinationals to domest...
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Pierre-Louis Vézina@plvezina.bsky.social · 11mo agoNew WP thread! 🤓 Vietnam's solar panel exports boomed between 2018 and 2022. With my PhD student Meng Yu Ngov, Trang Thu Tran, and Gaurav Nayyar we look at how this industry success can be attributed to attracting FDI and importing parts and components, as well to Chinese subsidy spillovers.👇
Thank you for this great review @raulaldaz.bsky.social ! If after reading this great review anyone is interested in the book (for yourselves or your libraries) feel free to use this discount voucher valid until Friday
Raúl Aldaz Peña@raulaldaz.bsky.social · 9mo agoLatin American Policy just published the review that I made of @llschenoni.bsky.social's outstanding book Brinking War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth‐Century Latin America. Here is a thread of the review. The book tests the war-state capacity link in the region. (1/7)
Latin American Policy just published the review that I made of @llschenoni.bsky.social's outstanding book Brinking War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth‐Century Latin America. Here is a thread of the review. The book tests the war-state capacity link in the region. (1/7)
Mokyr's work could not have been done today in most economics departments, but the irony is that his work would not fit in history departments today, either. Methodologically he seems more 'history' than 'economics' to economists, but the content and reasoning are too 'economics' for most historians
If we set aside ad-hoc explanations, two forces stand out in shaping global development: colonial institutions and war—even if the former fails to explain Europe itself. Latin America has long tilted the debate away from the latter, but what if the real driver was war here as well?👇
Beyond Colonialism: The Long Shadow of War in Latin America’s Development
Capable states that enforce the rule of law, secure property rights, and provide public goods are prerequisites for development, but where do they originate?
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How can you summarise your research for a wider audience? I think it's a no-brainer to present your work in a way that's accessible to those outside academia. Having edited over 500 @voxdev.bsky.social articles, I've put what I've learned into this blog: voxdev.org/topic/commun...
Communicating economic research: How to summarise academic papers for a policy audience
How can researchers write accessible summaries of academic research? In this blog, I reflect on some key takeaways from editing over 500 VoxDev articles that summarise policy-relevant research in deve...
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Daniel Baquero has organized a neat panel on “Reform and Development from Historical Perspectives” ⏰ 8 am tomorrow (Saturday) 📍 East 3 Projects by Daniel, Steve Monroe, me, Yajie Wang, @charasz.bsky.social + @kkrakows.bsky.social. Discussion by @lisablaydes.bsky.social + @ricarthuguet.bsky.social
New political science grad students, a piece of unsolicited advice: Take the full formal theory sequence; if your program doesn't offer it, go to the econ department (that's what I did). Formal logic is also a great option! Why? You never know what will happen during grad school. 1/8
Pure gold!
Catherine E. de Vries@catherinedevries.bsky.social · last yr.Voice is one of the most talked-about, and least explained, aspects of academic writing. We’re told to “find it,” but rarely taught how to build it. I wrote up some reflections here: 👉 open.substack.com/pub/catherin... A 🧵 about why so much academic writing feels voiceless & what to do about it.
Ok, so I finally finished reading this book by @llschenoni.bsky.social. If your are into states and development (in and beyond Latin America), you have to read it! The book is theoretically ambitious and has a clever and brilliant research design. (1/4)
📢 ¡Convocatoria abierta! Dossier: "Estudios de política subnacional comparada en América Latina: el aporte del territorio a la construcción de teoría" 🗓️ Cierre: 16/06/2025 🔗 Info completa: revista.saap.org.ar/index.php/re... #RevistaSAAP #REPSA #CienciaPolítica #DossierAcadémico
