Our annual conference will take place at the University of Manchester on Monday 2nd of November 2026! 🎉🐝 @manchester.ac.uk There will also be an Early Career Research Workshop on Sunday 1st of November aimed at giving feedback on draft papers for a small number of our ECR members. 📝

🆕 in @bjpols.bsky.social: "Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments" We describe the ⬆️ of femonationalist speech over time & across party families in Europe We find the far right use it esp when other parties converge on their anti-immigration position Open access!

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW - Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments - https://cup.org/4fPucuL - @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, Bonnie M. Meguid & @anacweeks.bsky.social #OpenAccess

In a new article in Political Behavior we examine how citizens react to political comebacks after misconduct—and whether gender and party matter. Do citizens judge scandal-hit politicians equally? Not quite. 👉 Conservative women are the most likely to be forgiven. (w/ T. Stavenes) Funding ERC

New article out! 📢 We study how political stressors—harassment and work–life balance—affect politicians’ motivation. Survey experiment with 2,400+ Norwegian representatives. 👉 Stress doesn’t just demoralize—it can also galvanize. w/ Thau, Wang & Winsvold www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article out! 📢 We study how political stressors—harassment and work–life balance—affect politicians’ motivation. Survey experiment with 2,400+ Norwegian representatives. 👉 Stress doesn’t just demoralize—it can also galvanize. w/ Thau, Wang & Winsvold www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article out! 🔥 I’m excited to share our new piece on how political seniority works as a gendered informal institution that shapes access to power in parliaments. The article draws on interviews with the French National Assembly. gendersky polisky academic.oup.com/sp/advance-a...

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

We have a vacancy at UCL for a new permanent lecturer in British and Comparative politics, working as part of the Constitution Unit

UCL Constitution Unit@conunitucl.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Join and help to lead the Constitution Unit! @uclspp.bsky.social is looking for a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics who will also join our senior team and contribute to our research and impact activities. Applicants must have, or be near to finishing, a PhD. Apply 👇

New article out! 🔥 I’m excited to share our new piece on how political seniority works as a gendered informal institution that shapes access to power in parliaments. The article draws on interviews with the French National Assembly. gendersky polisky academic.oup.com/sp/advance-a...

I’m over the moon that my 1st book, based on my PhD, will be published w/ Oxford University Press. “Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right” investigates women’s involvement in PRR parties as party members. I already have a full draft, so I hope I can share this labour of love w/ you soon 💜

I wrote a short essay on the state of party membership in Europe for the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung www.kas.de/en/web/wisse...

Party membership in Europe

The decline of mass parties and its significance for the future of representative democracy

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📣 New publication! The second article of my postdoc project on the far right and anti-gender mobilization is now out #openaccess in #GermanPolitics doi.org/10.1080/0964... It examines antifeminism in far-right party politics through the case of AfD Key findings: Antifeminism ✅ Radicalization ✅

Spennende fast stilling på UiT Norges arktiske universitet for kvantitative samfunnsvitere (statsvitenskap, organisasjonsteori eller sosiologi). I tillegg får du muligheten til å bo i Tromsø og Nord-Norge 😁 www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...

Førsteamanuensis i samfunnsvitenskap (288658) | UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Stillingstittel: Førsteamanuensis i samfunnsvitenskap (288658), Arbeidsgiver: UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Søknadsfrist: onsdag 3. desember 2025

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Delighted to join @rmuriaas.bsky.social's ERC SUCCESS workshop, examining political careers & seniority through a gendered lens, to share research on the impact of political violence on political careers in Ireland. Honoured to join a great group of scholars for this 2-day workshop. @erc.europa.eu

Very honoured and excited to be co-chairing this section with William Daniel, Andrea Aldrich, @rmuriaas.bsky.social & @robindevroe.bsky.social. 💜

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In her Notes From the Field "Reflecting on Legislative Gender Quotas in Ireland" @fionamaybuckley.bsky.social reflects on the role of political parties in the stagnation of electoral gender parity in Ireland 🇮🇪 . gendersky polisky buff.ly/9Vc51v8

We are seeking a new leadership team for WiLS! If you might be interested (or just want to chat and see what's involved), please get in touch with Ellie, Gisela, or Leslie by September 5 (feel free to DM us here if you need contact info). Polisky Gendersky

SKOK fyller 25 i 2025! Dette markerar vi blant anna med eit symposium i Bergen 26. mai. Vi spør: Kva er statusen for forsking på #kjønn, seksualitet og mangfald i dag? Kvar skal vi ta vegen i framtida? Symposiet er ope for alle interesserte. Påmeldingsinformasjon i arrangementet 👇

Symposium: Gender research in troubled times

What is the status for gender, sexuality and diversity research today? Where should we head in the future?

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I am honored & humbled working w/ Amanda Clayton & @dzobrien.bsky.social. Our latest @apsrjournal.bsky.social shows that gender quotas do *not* erode legitimacy: across democracies, voters prefer legislatures w/ gender balance to those w/ male dominance, full stop. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Hey GenderSky and PoliSky! The ERC project @gendersuccess.bsky.social is hiring! Interested in gender & representation and skilled in survey methods? Join us for a 2-year research position — great conditions, exciting project, fantastic team of colleagues!! Feel free to DM me for more info 🚀

Ragnhild Muriaas@rmuriaas.bsky.social · last yr.

Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen. My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

To all female scholars, working in the broad field of political economy: Apply for the Max Planck Summer School for women in political economy! Two years ago we had a blast! www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025....

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

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Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen. My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509) | University of Bergen

Job title: 2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025

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Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen. My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509) | University of Bergen

Job title: 2 years position as Researcher (100%) in Gender, Politics, and Survey Methodology (278509), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025

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Very excited to have presented joint work with @rmuriaas.bsky.social from @gendersuccess.bsky.social project at today's DIGGSCORE tuesday seminar! We looked at whether and how politicians discriminate against their peers based on gender & parental status. Thanks for the great feedback! GenderSky

Til deg som skriv BA- eller MA-opg m/kjønnsperspektiv & deg som rettleier slike studentar: Sjekk ut vår BA-stafett 21.03 og MA-stafett 24.03. Lenker under, frist 16.03. Del gjerne! @sirigloppen.bsky.social @rmuriaas.bsky.social @liserakner.bsky.social @drbertelsen.bsky.social @jilltxt.bsky.social

Stolt over at denne læreboken om kjønn og politikk er ute! Ta gjerne en titt.

Siri Gloppen@sirigloppen.bsky.social · last yr.

Gratulerer med ny viktig bok om #Kjønn&Politikk @janabelschner.bsky.social og @rmuriaas.bsky.social! Stas med dyktige, blide kolleger - og med Institutt for politikk og forvaltning og @sampol.bsky.social i skjønn forening 😍 fagbokforlaget.no/products/978... @unibergen.bsky.social

We at @worldpolitics.bsky.social mourn the loss of brilliant scholar and editorial board member, Mala Htun. Read about her career and commitment to her students and university here www.abqjournal.com/news/article...

'A smart, talented, creative thinker:' UNM political science professor dies

Mala Htun, an author who taught at the University of New Mexico for over a decade, died Friday after living with cancer the last few years.

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Delighted to attend reception in Cork's City Hall this evening, to mark the appointment of Ingrid Seim as honorary consul of Norway for Cork, Kerry & Limerick. Congratulatons Ingrid. 🇳🇴🇮🇪