The American Journal of Political Science has updated it's policy on AI accountability and transparency for authors and reviewers. Read the Editor's Blog here: ajps.org/2026/08/11/r.... The updated policy can be referenced here: ajps.org/ajps-ai-poli....

Revised AJPS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy for Authors and Reviewers

The American Journal of Political Science has just published a revised artificial intelligence (AI) policy for authors and reviewers, available here. This new policy reflects our desire to prioriti…

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ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say

Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.

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I’ve been doing an intensive Italian language course at Middlebury Language Program in Bennington Vermont for a month now. Italian friends from Napoli wrote down the unique words/sentences that I use. “Mi Piace Comparare” shows that I really love comparative politics!

👀 see you in October: The Rise and Fall of Tunisian Democracy, Cambridge University Press Grateful for the endorsements from Professors Melani Cammett and Milan Svolik and Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. Coming soon to a library near you! www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

Flawless game from Spain.

What explains the dramatic rise and fall of corporate commitments to DEI? In a new paper, co-authored with @nolanmc.bsky.social, we analyze the text of 1,694,664 securities disclosures for 15,105 publicly traded companies to understand the political forces behind these developments.

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Libération@liberation.fr · last mo.

▪️ Ségolène Royal candidate à la primaire socialiste ▪️ Incendie en Andalousie ▪️ Un animateur du périscolaire condamné… L’actu de ce vendredi 10 juillet ⤵️

Haaland. Just historical.

I really enjoyed watching this short documentary about EuQu an ERC project of CSIC; the University of Naples L’Orientale (UNO); the University of Copenhagen and the University of Nantes (UN). The European Research Council should force every team to make a short documentary haha.

Documentario dedicato al progetto europeo EuQu Italian Subs

YouTube video by Università di Napoli L' Orientale

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Lets go Morocco!!

A lot of interesting results in the NY primaries.

If I'm the SNP I would be all over this.

Eleonora Alabrese@eleala.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland is one of the hardest hit regions w ~9% GVA loss by 2023 The biggest sectors (whisky & food, oil & chemicals, professional services) make up 44% of its EU exports. Brexit erected barriers across all of them. And Scotland didn’t vote for this... brexitcost.org/itl1/TLM.htm... 4/...

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly has questioned why his country’s fans have been hamstrung in their attempts to support their national team during the World Cup, with Senegalese nationals facing a travel ban in the United States. nyti.ms/4xzxtoU

Out now and open access: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Right on time to present some follow up work at @ councilforeuropeanstudies.org/2026-confere... and @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social

Austerity and Populism

A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and...

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Olise is a wizard.

As a Libyan I support both Mexico and South Africa!

Damn I was for the Spurs, but OG and Brunson deserve it at this point.

Omar Abdulkadir Artan est un arbitre réputé en Afrique. Mais les Etats-Unis lui disent non et que fait la Fifa ? Elle ferme les yeux (et baisse son froc). Elle aurait pu se battre, le défendre, au moins faire semblant... Elle a préféré publier un communiqué bidon. ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/UIb

Member states and the European Parliament have struck a deal on the Return Regulation to build deportation camps (aka return hubs) in faraway countries. It’s a turning point for migration policy. The EU migration enters uncharted territory.

EU approves strictest-ever migration law, including return hubs

A new EU law will allow migrant return hubs outside the bloc and home searches in a bid to crack down on irregular migration. Civil society groups point to a “xenophobic" turn in EU politics. #EuropeN...

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Paris still leading Europe

Fun paper in the American Economic Review: Friendship Networks and Political Opinions We examine how social interactions and friendships shape students' political opinions in a natural experiment at Sciences Po, a leading French university specializing in social and political sciences.

Friendship Networks and Political Opinions

(June 2026) - We examine how social interactions and friendships shape students' political opinions in a natural experiment at Sciences Po, a leading French university specializing in social and polit...

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Excited to announce that my paper "Socioeconomic development and the uneven legacies of authoritarian repression" has been published at the Journal of Historical Political Economy. This grew out of my second year ("591") PhD paper. www.emerald.com/jhpe/article...

Under Trump, more than 145,000 US kids have been separated from their parents, a study shows

Under Trump, more than 145,000 US kids have been separated from their parents, a study shows

A thinktank investigation shows how immigration detention has torn apart families, and experts point to trauma

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Immigration : un « grand brassage » mais des inégalités persistantes

Immigration : un « grand brassage » mais des inégalités persistantes

La deuxième édition de la grande enquête sociologique « Trajectoires et origines », pilotée par l’Institut national d’études démographiques, montre une convergence rapide des pratiques culturelles et sociales des immigrés et de leurs descendants. Mais les difficultés d’accès au travail et au logement confirment l’expérience de discriminations systémiques et du racisme.

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1/ New @Nature! We study how powerful institutions shape the information environment for LLMs. Commercial LLM training is opaque, so we trace a path from state-coordinated media -> training data -> model responses.

🚨The 5th Women in Political Economics Workshop is coming! 📍WU Vienna 📅24–25 September '26 ⏰Deadline: 31 May '26 💸No fees Open to all career stages, from PhD students to tenured faculty. Submit your paper or extended abstract 👇 jotform.com/form/2607733... Spread the word!

Teaching intro comparative politics to room full of undergrads is the highlight of my professional career. Just wrapped the last lecture of the year: Democracy in America. My reflections on this awesome responsibility, in these times. libertiesjournal.com/online-artic...

Teaching and Democracy in America

Every year, hundreds of thousands of college students enroll in a course whose title is something like “Principles of Comparative Politics” or “Introduction to Comparative Government.” These are bread...

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Walter Benjamin aspired to be “the foremost critic of German literature,” but his real talent was for grasping the richness and complexity of vernacular culture. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/bLegNI

What Walter Benjamin Knew

A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

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Deeply wrong, and we show, unpopular. We find strong SUPPORT for allied migrants. Support cuts across parties and moves both public (US and UK) and local/state elites. Allyship abroad generates strong support for resettlement at home. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo ago

Breaking News: President Trump is said to be in talks to send Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

What a weird reality we live in.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4mo ago

France’s weather forecasting service has filed a police complaint after detecting anomalies in its temperature gauges at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, which coincided with a surge in well-timed bets on prediction market Polymarket. ft.trib.al/VFmVCZp