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Zeynep Ceren Topac

@zeynepcerent.bsky.social

Political Science PhD student @ WashU researching gender, crises and protests

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Recently, PI @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social participated in a @dcafgeneva.bsky.social Experts Panel on how #AI can make security institutions more gender equitable places. Here's what they found: 🧵 1/3

Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The shit that we insisted was going to happen in Turkey finally happened just as we predicted. The only difference is that, ten years down the line, barely anybody outside of Turkey even cares anymore...

Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Trump 2 has been considerably more stable than Trump’s first admin, but 🚺 account for 4 of 5 cabinet departures, sending strong signals about whose voice belongs in decision-making. This cabinet is about to be as male as George H.W. Bush's! More on 🚺 & executive branch politics: tinyurl.com/yrvc5je7

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West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📊 Does it matter how well "people like you" are represented? Lucca Hoffeller & @nilssteiner.bsky.social Steiner find that the further a government's positions sit from someone's occupational class preferences, the lower that person's satisfaction with democracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

First page of the article "Group-based congruence and political support" by Lucca Hoffeller and Nils D. Steiner, published online first in West European Politics. Shows the title, authors and abstract.

Dot plot showing, for each cabinet, the mean distance between members of different occupational classes and the government's position, averaged across four policy issues (redistribution, immigration, EU integration and social lifestyle).

Line plots showing predicted satisfaction with democracy (with 95% confidence intervals) declining as the distance between an occupational class's preferences and the government's position grows, shown across separate policy domains and an overall measure.

Empirical Political Science #Duisburg @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just published! 📢 How do experiences of discrimination shape protest behaviour among lower social class citizens? The study by @madiazgarcia.bsky.social, @sabrinajmayer.bsky.social & Magdalena Riedl finds:

American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)@ajpseditor.bsky.social · 4mo ago

AJPS Editors Blog Post: Pre-Analysis Plans (PAP) Policy Change. We recently clarified our policy regarding the execution of pre-analysis plans and the reporting of supplemental materials. These changes are in line with increasing transparency in reporting ajps.org/2026/05/13/p...

Pre-Analysis Plans (PAP) Policy Change

From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, Editors-in-Chief We recently clarified our policy regarding the execution of pre-analysis plans and the reporting of supplemental materials. These changes are in…

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Lennart Schürmann @lennartschuermann.bsky.social · 4mo ago

❗Confrontational tactics like street blockades and food attacks on art hurt activists' image, but not their cause. 📄 New paper out in Political Behavior (@polbehavior.bsky.social) w/ @dasalgon.bsky.social @sophiahunger.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social. 🧵1/7

Richard Nennstiel @nennstielr.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Are young women becoming more left-wing & young men more right-wing? We analyzed 32 European countries (1990–2023). 📊 Some show growing gaps—others don’t. 📊 Gaps tend to be bigger where gender equality is higher. w/ @hudde.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/...

Bram Wauters @bramwauters.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 New article out in @jwpp.bsky.social on the gender gap in political ambition 🚹🚺 Another project with amazing co-authors @robindevroe.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social @hildecoffe.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social (1/7)

Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to get my very own copy of “Positioning Women in Conflict Studies” by @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social & Danny Hill. 👏👏👏 Perfect timing for a little summer reading 📚

APSA @apsa.bsky.social · last yr.

Should citizens vote in authoritarian elections? In a recent @apsrjournal article, Turkuler Isiksel and Thomas Pepinsky (@tompepinsky) make the case for the democratic value of voting under authoritarianism.

Should We Vote in Authoritarian Elections?

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Turkuler Isiksel and Thomas B. Pepinsky, "Voting in Authoritarian Elections." Elections are often taken as a defining feature of democratic regimes. Although voting is not the only form of democratic political engagement, we tend to presume that voting makes the regimes we live under fairer, more stable and peaceful, or simply better governed.

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)@ajpseditor.bsky.social · last yr.

Speaking their language?: Multilingualism in party communication across democracies by Taishi Muraoka, Dahjin Kim, Christopher Lucas, Jacob Montgomery, and Margit Tavits is now available in Early View. @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/23/s...

Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us at 2:30 to learn more. Thanks to the Argentine Studies Program & @utllilas.bsky.social for sponsoring this event!

Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · last yr.

adolescent girls who were exposed to a woman running a viable campaign for a visible office in 2002 were more likely to vote as adults than those who were not; concentrated among those in less political households link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Nevertheless, Role Models Persisted: Girls Exposed To Women Politicians More Likely To Vote as Adults - Political Behavior

Do girls exposed to women politicians become more politically engaged adults, as many politicians and scholars predict? To our knowledge, no previous research has examined whether exposure to women po...

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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · last yr.

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 @erincassese.bsky.social & @amandafriesen.bsky.social outline the major contributions to the literature on women voters published by P&G over the last 20 years and suggest future research agendas. gendersky polisky buff.ly/4hDqyIU

Research article "A Look Back At 20 Years of Research on Gender and Voting in Politics & Gender" by Erin C. Cassese & Amanda Friesen.
Abstract reads: This essay highlights the impact of Politics & Gender on the discipline’s understanding of how gender shapes the preferences, behavior, and motivations of voters. It provides descriptive information about the prevalence of research on gender and voting in the journal, along with the proportion of articles dedicated to women voters across different regions globally. The bulk of the essay focuses on the substance of this research — drawing out major themes and identifying significant contributions within each theme — and it concludes by offering a future research agenda on gender and voting.

Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · last yr.

JOB! Please RT. Swarthmore is hiring for our Social Science Quantitative Lab Associate to support & do teaching quant methods to undergrads. Especially looking for people familiar with sociology and/or political science, and R. Apply by 4/18. apply.interfolio.com/165892 Happy to answer questions.

Responsibilities (continiued)
Providing statistical support to students during regular office hours and by appointment, including assisting students with the identification, manipulation, and analysis of data sets for their empirical research projects

Planning and hosting stand-alone workshops to train students to work with statistical software commonly used in the social sciences, such as R, Stata, Python, Matlab, and/or Geographic Information System (GIS)

Collaborating with social science faculty teaching quantitative courses on how best to support their courses and their students

Creating additional opportunities for students with less experience in quantitative and computational methods to develop skills and confidence

Offering supplementary workshops in quantitative social sciences to help students develop skills for success as research assistants and to prepare them for quantitative careers and job markets

Qualifications
A Master of Arts or Science (MA or MS), or equivalent, in Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Public Policy, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field is required; a PhD in one of these fields is preferred.

Familiarity with statistics/econometrics, causal inference methods, and preparing data for quantitative social science research is required. Familiarity with computational and simulation methods is a plus.

Programming expertise in R and Excel and ability to learn new technical skills are required. Expertise in Python, Matlab, GIS, and/or other related software is a plus.

Demonstrated excellence in inclusive and equitable teaching practices that support the success of students from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of preparation in quantitative skills. We seek applicants who cultivate welcoming classroom environments and use pedagogical strategies that promote belonging, engagement, and academic growth for all students.

Zeynep Ceren Topac @zeynepcerent.bsky.social · last yr.

Wrapped up #MPSA2025! Presented exciting new work with my coauthor Dihan Shi - grateful for insightful feedback and engaging discussions. Already looking forward to next year!