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Rebecca Tapscott

@rtapscott.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in IR, University of Glasgow. Studying political violence, authoritarianism, research ethics governance (IRBs!) and Uganda. Also reviews editor at Civil Wars.

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African Politics Conference Group@africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The call for 2026 APCG Award Nominations is live! The deadline for nominations is May 1st. Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book! www.afpol.org/blog/2026-ap...

2026 APCG Award Nominations

The 2026 APCG Award nominations are now open and due May 1st! Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book.

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Annie Heffernan@annieheff.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Friends, if you or someone you know has published awesome work in disability studies (defined *broadly*), please let me know! I'm updating my "Disability: A Democratic Dilemma" course and would love to include some newer work (both academic and otherwise).

Jenny Mathers@jgmaber.bsky.social · 8mo ago

There are studentships to do PhD research with my colleagues - or indeed with me! Check out the link below for details of how to apply - but don't leave it too long, as the application deadline is coming up next week

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Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University@interpolaber.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Reminder: PhD studentships available! Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the department? Funding is available from the ESRC through the Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences. The application deadline is 11 December. See the link below for details www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/...

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

🗓️🔔 CfP for CPE's upcoming workshop on "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" July 2nd! If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:

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Jeremy Moulton@jeremymoulton.bsky.social · last yr.

Thrilled to see my new article in @pspolisci.bsky.social, published open access on first view today: ‘Student Choice in Assessment: Is There a Subject-Specific Case for Using Assessment Optionality in Political Science Education?’ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Student Choice in Assessment: Is There a Subject-Specific Case for Using Assessment Optionality in Political Science Education? | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

Student Choice in Assessment: Is There a Subject-Specific Case for Using Assessment Optionality in Political Science Education?

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Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 please share! We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June. This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers. Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️ www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...

MoPED Workshop

Berlin Meeting on the Political Economy of Development (MoPED) -- The MoPED workshop offers an opportunity for scholars who focus on the political economy of development, broadly defined, to build...

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Hanne Fjelde@hannefjelde.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just a reminder! Come join our wonderful department. We are hiring a senior lecturer and associate senior lecturer @uupeace.bsky.social

Sebastian van Baalen@sebastianvanbaalen.se · 2y ago

Do you want to work with world-class conflict researchers in a supportive environment? Come be my new colleague! @uupeace.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Lecturer and an Associate Senior Lecturer. More info here ➡️ www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... and here ➡️ www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... Conflictsky

Lynne Taylor@neulpt.bsky.social · 2y ago

Writing about ethical challenges in Neurology and seeking your most vexing recent ethical problems. "When surrogates choose suffering" is one that troubles me. Any thoughts from others?

Carl Henrik Knutsen@chknutsen.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science. 75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city. Deadline: February 15 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group@apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 2y ago

New publication alert! Polisky Dictatorsky Check out a new book "The Social Roots of Authoritarianism" by Natalia Forrat! You can find a summary here: twitter.com/forrat/statu...

Natalia Forrat on X: "I will probably never run a real marathon. But I just finished my academic marathon: I published a book :) https://t.co/h69jERWbAZ Keep reading if you are interested in authoritarianism and/or Russia. Link to a free chapter at the end of the thread. https://t.co/Urrzas4PWz" / X

I will probably never run a real marathon. But I just finished my academic marathon: I published a book :) https://t.co/h69jERWbAZ Keep reading if you are interested in authoritarianism and/or Russia. Link to a free chapter at the end of the thread. https://t.co/Urrzas4PWz

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Devon E. A. Curtis@deacurtis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please circulate to anyone who might be interested. We are looking for a three year post-doc (starting Oct 2025) to work with us at the Centre of African Studies, Cambridge--in any discipline in the social sciences or humanities. It's a nice place to work! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49412/

Smuts Research Fellow (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Smuts Research Fellow (Fixed Term) in the Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge.

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Adam Sandor@adamsandor.bsky.social · 2y ago

For all of those considering attending the European Conference on African Studies in Prague next June, see if your research fits our panel ! Lamine Savané (University of Ségou) and I are convening a panel called "Digital Platforms and Armed Insecurity in African Crisis Ecologies".

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