Proof that network data collection generates more questions than answers. Which is a good thing! Thanks to everyone who joined. I really enjoyed the discussion.

Philip Leifeld@leifeld.bsky.social · 8h ago

Political Networks Conference 2026 @manchester.ac.uk. Dr. Silviya Nitsova @uompols.bsky.social discussing the promises and pitfalls of designing different ways of collecting network data. The workshop audience is buzzing with questions. #sna #networkanalysis #politicalnetworks #PoliSky #polisci

If you ever get the chance to see @rommari.bsky.social & Jez Myers give a talk, do so. Their “How NOT to Flee a War” tonight was brilliant. Thank you for sharing your story. 🇺🇦 🐝

A great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers that I can’t recommend strongly enough: The Ronald Coase Institute is holding its Workshop on Institutional Analysis on December 6-12, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico, at ITAM. Fellowships available. More at www.coase.org/whatsnew.htm

📑❗️Our article with @grigopop.bsky.social and Graeme Robertson on the effects of Ukraine’s decentralization reform on satisfaction with public services (and democracy) in Ukraine 🇺🇦 was just published in Comparative Political Studies! doi.org/10.1177/0010...

The Draft Volume of the APSA AI Task Force, cochaired by Josh Tucker and me, is now available. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, POLITICS, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE will be published by Cambridge Press later this year, but the draft chapters are available today: apsanet.org/wp-content/u...

My new paper with Margarita Zavadskaya is out in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! Since 2022, the Kremlin has turned pseudo fact checking into a key propaganda strategy. But how does it affect citizens? We run an experiment to answer this Q (10/): doi.org/10.1017/S153...

My latest article is online now at American Sociological Review: “Kinship Interlocks.” It’s about how some elite families manage to stay rich and powerful for many generations while others don’t. 🧵 (1/16)

Kinship Interlocks: How the Intimate Exchange of Wealth, Status, and Power Generates Upper-Class Persistence - Shay O’Brien, 2026

How do some families manage to entrench themselves in the upper class for many generations while others do not? Bringing together economic sociology, political ...

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It really takes a village to do good research. Those of you interested in the process of knowledge production might find our new PNAS interesting. Details below.

Sandra González-Bailón@sgonzalezbailon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It takes a village to produce research with impact. This is the idea that motivated us to write this paper, published today.  Kudos to the team: @lluisdanus.bsky.social @william-dinneen.bsky.social @carotorreblanca.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

How do people react to different forms of election manipulation in politically polarized settings? New from me at Democratization @democratization.bsky.social, with survey-experimental evidence from Georgia 🇬🇪: doi.org/10.1080/1351...

Polarization and the legitimacy costs of electoral manipulation tactics: survey-experimental results from the 2024 election in Georgia

Elections can be manipulated in a variety of ways, both legal and illegal. Legal, or formal, electoral manipulation is common, while illegal manipulation is somewhat more variable. This variation h...

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🚨Job opportunity🚨 UNC Poli Sci is hiring a postdoc (one year renewable) to advance research on political behavior, with a special focus on free expression in higher education. Competitive salary and benefits. No teaching. Please encourage people to apply. Ad: timryan.web.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

With Radev's win in Bulgaria, imo, we'll see something new at the EU level-- advocacy for pro-Ru positions not from a euroskeptic position a la Orban/AfD/RN but from an ostensibly pro-EU position: Europe should abandon Ukr and go back to cheap Ru energy to be stronger and strategically autonomous.

Bulgaria’s been averaging 1.6 elections a year in recent years. Judging by the way things are going with today’s parliamentary election, we’ll probably keep that average going. Also, in a true East European fashion, we couldn’t just have two happy election outcomes in a row in the region, could we?😒

Last BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, "(Anti)corruption and conditionality in the geopolitical enlargement: Ukraine’s EU accession in comparative perspective" @popovaprof.bsky.social @eepolitics.bsky.social tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Next, "Beyond the rent-seeking: resilience and civic transformation of Ukrainian business" by Inna Melnykovska @eepolitics.bsky.social tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The first paper of my dissertation is published now in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social! Press coverage of the richest Germans is rare but focused on a minority of highly visible individuals and varies along the historical origins of fortunes. doi.org/10.1177/00380385261428292

Submission deadline for the Political Networks Conference 2026 extended to 22 April following requests and to accommodate Easter breaks. Submission and full scope details: sites.google.com/view/confpol.... Please RT. #NetworkAnalysis #Polisky #publicpolicy #netsci #NetworkScience #SNA

Philip Leifeld@leifeld.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 Aug 2026. sites.google.com/view/confpol... Paper and poster submissions now open (deadline: 12 April). First time in Europe. Training workshops. #NetworkAnalysis #Polisky #publicpolicy #netsci #NetworkScience

Check out our great Spring/Summer lineup at @eepgworkshop.bsky.social and come join for our first session next Friday, where @isadesisto.bsky.social will present fascinating work in progress with @snitsova.bsky.social serving as discussant!

Scholars Working on East European Politics@sweep-workshop.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hot off the press -- we're excited to share our schedule for the Spring/Summer 2026 EEPG Series 🐬🌸☀️⛵🌼 We kick off NEXT Friday, April 17. You may sign up here to get the papers + links to join the sessions (all on Fridays, from 11-12 ET/5-6CET/8-9PST): eepg-workshop.github.io

Looking forward to a great Spring/Summer series with @eepgworkshop.bsky.social! We'll be kicking off next week (Fri April 17) with new work in progress from @isadesisto.bsky.social and @snitsova.bsky.social graciously discussing! More info + full schedule at the link below.

Scholars Working on East European Politics@sweep-workshop.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hot off the press -- we're excited to share our schedule for the Spring/Summer 2026 EEPG Series 🐬🌸☀️⛵🌼 We kick off NEXT Friday, April 17. You may sign up here to get the papers + links to join the sessions (all on Fridays, from 11-12 ET/5-6CET/8-9PST): eepg-workshop.github.io

🚨 7 days left! Submit your proposal for the 19th Annual Political Networks Conference by April 12. Don’t miss it 👇

Philip Leifeld@leifeld.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 Aug 2026. sites.google.com/view/confpol... Paper and poster submissions now open (deadline: 12 April). First time in Europe. Training workshops. #NetworkAnalysis #Polisky #publicpolicy #netsci #NetworkScience

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Miscalculation of Rheinmetall CEO fails to grasp that the combination of what some might call “low” tech civilian with conventional weapons & tactics is what makes Ukraine’s fight innovative. But what drives civilian engagement? - we have a NEW paper about that! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Two more weeks to apply!

Philip Leifeld@leifeld.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 Aug 2026. sites.google.com/view/confpol... Paper and poster submissions now open (deadline: 12 April). First time in Europe. Training workshops. #NetworkAnalysis #Polisky #publicpolicy #netsci #NetworkScience

The deadline is approaching to send in your proposal for the 2026 WiLS conference. Please fill out the form by March 31 even if you plan to attend as a discussant/chair/participant. Hope to see in in Virginia in October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2026 WILS Conference Application

When: Saturday, October 10-Sunday, October 11, 2026 Where: Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia (near Richmond) Participants should plan to arrive on Friday, October 9. Panels will be held all da...

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With APSA decisions out, we extended the deadline for submissions to the 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference. If you are travelling to Boston in September, send us your work by March 20th! (CC @mariacarreri.bsky.social @awiedemann.bsky.social @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social)

Miguel Pereira@miguelpereira.bsky.social · 6mo ago

PEEP is back this year🤌 ! The 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference will be hosted at Harvard on Sept 2, the day before APSA. We welcome observational, experimental and formal theory work focused on Europe. Deadline: March 1st. forms.gle/V6NEy4AfnSs7...

🚨New version of paper🚨 osf.io/preprints/os... How do oligarchs shape policy outcomes in developing democracies? I argue they do so through informal networks of legislators personally linked to them. Using unique quantitative & qualitative evidence from Ukraine, I show that:

🚨📆 Deadline extension!📆 🚨 If you're interested in presenting your work (at any stage!) submit @ the link below by Fri March 13 at 11:59 PM PST. A big thanks to those who submitted proposals already-- we look forward to reading your submissions & to another great set of workshops✨

Scholars Working on East European Politics@sweep-workshop.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 A reminder! 🚨 The call for our Spring/Summer 2026 series is due THIS Friday, March 6 @ 11:59PST. Presenters only need an abstract to submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

*Academics of Bluesky:* Do you know a great UG/PG student with excellent quants skills? @nspmartin.bsky.social and I are advertising a great fully-funded PhD on MRP and minority voting with our friends at Ipsos, so send them our way! ✌️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Beyond Forecasting: Using MRP (multi-level regression with post-stratification) to investigate minority political behaviour at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Beyond Forecasting: Using MRP (multi-level regression with post-stratification) to investigate minority political behaviour at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

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📣 Paper and poster submissions for the 19th Political Networks Conference are now open! If you do research on political networks, fancy making connections with scholars from North America, Europe, and the UK and want to enjoy a beautiful city in August w/o evaporating from heat, consider applying!

Philip Leifeld@leifeld.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 Aug 2026. sites.google.com/view/confpol... Paper and poster submissions now open (deadline: 12 April). First time in Europe. Training workshops. #NetworkAnalysis #Polisky #publicpolicy #netsci #NetworkScience