New article in EEP: How are domestic political conflicts reframed in geopolitical terms after Russia’s war against Ukraine? We analyse the “geopoliticisation of domestic issues” across Central & Eastern Europe & the Baltic Sea region.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2026.2669224

The geopoliticisation of domestic issues in the Baltic Sea Region and Central and Eastern Europe

This special issue examines the geopoliticisation of domestic political issues in the Baltic Sea region and Central and Eastern Europe in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. It conceptuali...

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The Robert Elgie Best Paper Prize for 2025 goes to @fromagehomme.bsky.social and Marie-Eve Desrosiers for their excellent paper "Executive Aggrandizement and Term Limits Evasion in Africa: Critical Junctures and Democratic Divergence", presented at the ECPR GC 2025! Big Congrats! @ecpr.bsky.social

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers ⚖️ Presidential Politics, Democracy, and Geopolitical Tensions 🪑 @sedelius.bsky.social & Carsten Anckar ⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/axfZZY6 #Polisky #POTUS

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Wanting a strong president is not necessarily about efficiency - often it’s a quiet nod to autocracy. Our new study in East European Politics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Calls for a strong president and support for autocracy: exploring semi-presidential regimes in Central and Eastern Europe

Do people favour a strong presidency because they support the incumbent president, or do such attitudes reflect endorsement of non-democratic regimes and strongman rule? We examine this research qu...

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Off to this year’s #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki. Together with Tapio Raunio and our panel chairs, we’ve organized a section with five panels on presidency research. If you’re attending, you’re very welcome! tinyurl.com/3wv6amme

Does cohabitation weaken presidents? Our global study (1850–2022), now out in International Political Science Review, finds it does – but only in semi-presidential systems and under a broader definition of cohabitation. P Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Social trust and crises. Ali Abdelzadeh and T. Sedelius @sedelius.bsky.social examine the dynamics of social trust and its interaction with different fears during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a three-wave longitudinal dataset from Sweden (2020-2022). See the full article at doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Fears, Pandemic, and the Shaping of Social Trust: A Three‐Wave Panel Study in Sweden

This study examines the dynamics of social trust and its interaction with different fears during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a three-wave longitudinal dataset from Sweden (2020-2022). We investigate...

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Pleased to share our Special Issue in Political Studies Review. Seven nice articles covering causes, patterns and consequences of Presidential Activism across various contexts and with different methods. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Presidential Activism: Causes, Patterns and Consequences - Tapio Raunio, Thomas Sedelius, 2025

This Special Issue explores the causes, patterns and consequences of presidential activism, defined as the presidents’ use of their formal powers and their atte...

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Happy to see that our article on executive coordination in Ukraine during the full-scale war is the 'most read' one in @eepolitics.bsky.social over the past year. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Semi-presidentialism and war: executive leadership models in Ukraine during Zelenskyi’s presidency

Following Russia's invasion, Ukraine exemplifies presidential leadership during full-scale war. This study examines executive coordination from Zelenskyi's mid-2019 election to the February 2022–Ju...

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🔥 The new issue incl. #FREE content is out now👉 tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🔥 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.bsky.social @sedelius.bsky.social @havlikv.bsky.social

Does semi-presidential power-sharing exist during a full-scale war? We give some insights from Ukraine during Zelenskyi’s presidency, including a new typology. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Semi-presidentialism and war: executive leadership models in Ukraine during Zelenskyi’s presidency

Following Russia's invasion, Ukraine exemplifies presidential leadership during full-scale war. This study examines executive coordination from Zelenskyi's mid-2019 election to the February 2022–Ju...

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Great opportunity to do a PhD at the great Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg! www.gu.se/en/political...

We are looking for 4-5 new PhD students in Political Science

The Department of Political Science announces 4-5 PhD (Doctoral Studentship) Positions with a general focus. The application deadline is January 30, 2025. The positions are fully funded for four years...

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⏳📢Cfp to the @ecpr GC in Thessaloniki Aug 2025. Deadline Jan 6. Consider a proposal to our Section on ”Presidential Politics and Security Threats: Institutions, Powers, and Policy” Welcome!

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My new article w/t C. Anckar: Does the president's power decrease during cohabitation (where the president and PM represent different camps)? Our results show that power decreases, but only where the president is directly elected and where we apply the broader of our definitions of cohabitation.

Cohabitation and presidential powers: A global examination of dual executives 1850–2022 - Carsten Anckar, Thomas Sedelius, 2024

The French term ‘cohabitation’ is commonly used to describe situations in semi-presidential systems where the prime minister and the president represent differe...

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Weak autocracies are far more common than strong autocracies. They are also often far more dangerous and damaging than strong autocracies. Never take hope from an autocrat’s weakness. Instead, prepare for the worst. A 🧵 based on 2 of my books: (1/N)