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Alice el-Wakil

@anewq.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Political theory, democracy, referendums, democratic innovation, representation

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This Fall at the University of Copenhagen @ucph.bsky.social: Political Theory Seminars 🙌 With talks by Chiara Destri, @zsoltkapelner.bsky.social, Hugo Druchon and @maevemckeown.bsky.social ➡️More information on the poster and there: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro... #PolTheory #polisci
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
CfA: Political theory postdoc on "Democratic Innovations and Moralizing Politics" at the University of Copenhagen 3-year position, in the ERC project MoPo led by C. Rostbøll Deadline: Sept. 27, 2026 All details: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... @ucph.bsky.social #PolTheory #demoinno #philsky
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Postdoc in Democratic Innovations and Moralizing Politic
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📌📅 Each year, our Joint Sessions of Workshops gather scholars across all career stages & sub-fields of #polsci for several days of debate & thorough critique of research buff.ly/JQtim3M 💡 Have an idea for an #ecprjs27 Workshop? ⏳ Submit by 15 Sep
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Joint Sessions of Workshops, University of Trieste, 1 – 4 June 2027
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Markus Patberg @mpatberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wir suchen Verstärkung für die Greifswalder Politikwissenschaft! Die Stelle (E13, unbefristet) umfasst u.a. Lehraufgaben in der Politischen Theorie und Ideengeschichte. Bei Fragen gerne bei mir melden. t1p.de/3kgfv
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Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Politikwissenschaft 26/ES17
Stellenausschreibung - Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
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LSE Political Theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are thrilled to announce that we are hiring for an open-rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position in political theory. Please do reach out if you have questions. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
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Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory
Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory, , <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</p> <p style="margin:...
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Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨Job Posting🚨 I've received funding for a project on "Rethinking the Anti-Corruption Toolkit" and am hiring a 2-year postdoc (political theory or related) to help. Ideally starting this fall, but can be flexible. For best consideration apply by the end of next week! apply.interfolio.com/188955
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"I have taken the rather tedious bus necessary precaution of quoting at length from each of the works I have reinterpreted in order to forestall, if possible, raising the suspicion that instead of having read these works in a new way I have not read them at all" (Polsby 1963, viii)
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Here's what I have to say about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why | Ingrid Robeyns
Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful, says economist and philosopher Ingrid Robeyns
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peterniesen.bsky.social @peterniesen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
In der Politischen Theorie an der Uni Hamburg ist zum 1.10. eine postdoc-Stelle zu besetzen, hier auf Deutsch und im Kommentar auf Englisch: www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Ausschreibung
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Diese Woche erzählt @ascharpf.bsky.social von seiner Forschung und seinem Leben auf diesem Account: @realscientists.de Mitfolgen lohnt sich 🤩
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Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte in der DVPW @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#CfA: Call for Applications - zum 01.10.2026 sucht der Lehrstuhl für Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte der @unigreifswald.bsky.social eine*n neue*n Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in. Die Stelle ist für drei Jahre befristet. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 24.06.2026. 👇
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🔊 The magnificent @ddc-sdu.bsky.social x TrygFonden Fellowship Program is open, seeking the 2027 cohort 🚀 3 types of fellowships: 1️⃣ academic 2️⃣ journalist 3️⃣ policy fellows 🗓️ deadline September 1 Read the call for details and instructions 🚨🚨Spread the word 🚨🚨 www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
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Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
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Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
📙 We’ve just published the Democratic Capabilities Framework, part of INSPIRE research @horizon-inspire.bsky.social 👇 www.inspiredemocracy.eu/services-9 📍It starts from a simple question: why does participation so often fall short of being truly inclusive? Across many fields including ....
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Capabilities
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Strengthening inclusive public
participation in democratic life
Lucy J. Parry, Oliver Escobar, Adrian Bua
March 2026
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Theresa Reidy @theresareidy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Innsbruck airport has the most stunning views. Fabulous views all week from all the rooms in the university. Fabulous venue for #ecprjs2026 Thanks to all our referendum colleagues for a great week of papers on referendum and initiative votes around the world.
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Martin Rosema @rosema.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
For me, academic life does not get much better than this: some days in an ECPR workshop with 25 bright and kind scholars who share a research interest. I am grateful for all the insights I gained about referendums and the great people that I met, brought together by Alice el-Wakil and Daniel Kübler.
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 14/04/2026
#OpenAccess from @democratictheory.bsky.social - Is Religious Strategic Litigation Special? A Deliberative View - cup.org/4cqGw1R - @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social #FirstView
Cover image for "Democratic Theory" with the hashtag #OpenAccess. Features colorful arrow graphics on the right side.
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Kieran Oberman @kieranoberman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Come join this LSE philosophy event. In person and online. www.lse.ac.uk/events/inter...
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The ethics of foreign intervention
6.30pm Tues 5 May | Kieran Oberman, Jonathan Parry, Paola Romero, Somayeh Tohidi | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
⭐️FREE #ECPRHouseSeries lecture: The Stein Rokkan Edition 💻️Cleavage Politics & Democratic Resilience 🗓️8 Apr, 16:15–17:30 BST, Online 🎙️@siljahausermann.bsky.social examines how party politics in European democracies have evolved, using cleavage theory to explain changes in left & right-wing parties
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Streamed from the University of Innsbruck, ECPR Joint Sessions 2026
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Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Hey #poltheory and #polisky folks, check out this new book on Democracy and Competition from @britishacademy.bsky.social and @livunipress.bsky.social, which I edited with @alfredmoore.bsky.social - www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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Democracy and Competition | Home
Rethinking the Forms, Purposes, and Values of Competition in Democracy
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peterniesen.bsky.social @peterniesen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Here's today's German language obituary for Jürgen Habermas for Kölner Stadtanzeiger. www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereich-...
Niesen, Habermas im Juni 2019. Credit Paul Kindermann/Normative Orders
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Shifting Sovereignties @shiftingsovs.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Check out the new Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power edited by Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg @mpatberg.bsky.social and Lucia Rubinelli @luxirubsi.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Just arrived: MAKING A CAREER IN DICTATORSHIP. Featuring original visualizations throughout, the book reconstructs an entire military organization using career data from 15k officers. A deep dive into how the security apparatus in autocracies really works. Excited to finally hold it in my hands.
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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I have a new chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power, edited by Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg & Lucia Rubinelli, in which I explore the evolving concept of 'the people' as the bearer of constituent power across various historical contexts. Open access 👇 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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The People and Constituent Power
AbstractThis chapter offers a brief long durée material intellectual history of ‘the people’ as bearer of constituent power. It engages with the conception
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Just opened: 2 calls for positions in political theory in the "Moralizing Politics" project led by C. Rostbøll @ucph.bsky.social 1️⃣PhD Scholarship, "The Dignity of Work": candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... 2️⃣PhD Scholarship, "Cancel Culture": candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... ⏰ April 13
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PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Moralizing Politics: The Practice of Judging Others (MoPo) – The Dignity of Work: Social Value and Esteem
We hereby invite applications for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Political Science. Enrolment will be at the Faculty of Social Sciences under Copenhagen
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Bruno Leipold @brunoleipold.com · 25/02/2026
The first set of postdocs for our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 postdocs will be based at UC Louvain with my co-PI Pierre-Etienne Vandamme and focus on contemporary democratic theory. Apply! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...
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Democratic Theory @democratictheory.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our ‘dispatches from the field’ will offer diagnoses, reflections, normative or strategic implications, or predictions regarding democracy in the context of rising authoritarianisms around the world. Find out how to submit your dispatch - cup.org/3OkF4FT
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Welcoming your ‘dispatch from the field’ on Democracy in a Time of Rising Author
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Jeanette Ehrmann @jeanjanyan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Thrilled to see this volume out and happy to be part of it! My contribution looks at the Haitian Revolution — huge thanks to the editors for their amazing work and the inspiring, collaborative process behind it. Can’t wait to read the other chapters by brilliant colleagues from across the world.
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Benjamin Ask Popp-Madsen @bpoppmadsen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Really happy to be part of this volume with a chapter on radical democracy and constituent power! Many of political theorists who have inspired my work the most have also contributed, so it is great to be among them. Thanks to the editors for their wonderful work!
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Markus Patberg @mpatberg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power is out today! Peter Niesen (based @politikuhh.bsky.social), Lucia Rubinelli (@luxirubsi.bsky.social) and I consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to be able to publish the contributions of so many wonderful colleagues. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
CfA: Postdoc in political theory on "Climate Shaming and Moralizing Politics" @ucph.bsky.social In the ERC project “Moralizing Politics: The Practice of Judging Others” (MoPo) led by Christian Rostbøll 3-year position Deadline Apr. 8 ➡️ employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... @erc.europa.eu #PolTheory
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Postdoctoral position in Climate Shaming and Moralizing Politics
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs 📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union 🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social ⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
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Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science 2026
Sciences Po is recruiting an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science/Ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union.
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 25/01/2026
We are pleased to announce that Democratic Theory is now on Bluesky - @democratictheory.bsky.social All articles accepted for publication from 2026 onwards in Democratic Theory will be #OpenAccess.
Banner for "Democratic Theory" featuring stylized arrows in orange, green and pink, with the hashtag #OpenAccess on a grey background.
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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
4 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐡𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜, 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫) 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐂!!! 😯🤩 The DDC is expanding its team with *4* new opportunities for researchers passionate about the intersection of AI, media, democracy, & society. Deadline: 📅 Feb 15 for 3 of these roles! The Professorship deadline follows in March.🧵👇
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Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre
Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.
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Sven Altenburger @svenaltenburger.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
My colleague Yue Guan is organising a fascinating workshop on (In)Voluntary Compliance in Aarhus (9–10 June), which I’m glad to take part in. Special focus on mandatory vaccination and conscription, but open to wide range of policies and approaches. CfP (deadline 15 Feb): cas.au.dk/globale-stud...
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Workshop on Voluntary Compliance
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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🚨Job alert! 🚨 I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills. ⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26 More info:
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Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @anewq.bsky.social & Daniel KÜBLER 💡 Seeks Papers that address normative or empirical questions about popular vote processes ⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/qacRy3n #Polisky #CallforPapers #democracy
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Referendums and democracy: taking stock and looking ahead
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Coming up on Nov. 13 @ucph.bsky.social: Jonathan Benson (Manchester University) on "Affective Polarization and the Aptness of Partisan Anger" in the Political Theory Seminars 📍Thursday, Nov. 13, 14.00 ➡️ Information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro... @j-benson.bsky.social
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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Really looking forward to this!
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Next week @ucph.bsky.social: Alasia Nuti (@alasianuti.bsky.social) on "Affective Polarization, Democratic Backsliding, and the Binding Role of Media Systems" in the Political Theory Seminars 📍Wednesday, Oct. 29, 14.00 ➡️ Information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro...
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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
no words
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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
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Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...
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The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
📣 Call for Papers is open! In_equality Conference 2026 | 15–17 April | Konstanz We invite papers on the political causes & consequences of #inequality Submit Aug 8–Oct 5 ➡️ inequality-conference.de @uni-konstanz.de
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Benjamin Boudou @bboudou.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Happy publication day @aureliabardon.bsky.social! ➡️ www.larcier-intersentia.com/fr/theorie-p...
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Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
In October 2023, @bboudou.bsky.social offered me to co-edit a handbook on political theory with him. The publisher wanted it published by September 2025. I thought it was a joke. Benjamin did not. Today, we are very happy to announce the publication of Théorie Politique!
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure). You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented! #sociology More 👇 jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
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Mads Andreas Elkjær @madselk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We've talked to the team at @worldpolitics.bsky.social about our recent paper on inheritance taxation. This is what came out of it. Have a look!
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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
This Fall semester at the University of Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social): a new edition of the Political Theory Seminars 🤓🪩 With @beckmanprof.bsky.social, @alasianuti.bsky.social and @j-benson.bsky.social y.social More information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro... #poltheory
Poster of the Political Theory Seminars at the Department of Political Science of the University of Copenhagen. The program includes three sessions:
First, "A Threat to Democracy? Uncivil Speech, Social Media, 
and Democracy's Value" by Ludvig Beckman (University of Stockholm). This session will take place on Wednesday, September 24, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
Second, "Affective Polarization, Democratic Backsliding, and the 
Binding Role of Media Systems" by Alasia Nuti (York University).
This session will take place on Wednesday, October 29, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
Third, "Affective Polarization and the Aptness of Partisan Anger," by Jonathan Benson (Manchester University). This session will take place on Thursday, November 13, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
For more information and registration, please contact Christian F. Rostbøll at cr@ifs.ku.dk
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Want to work on the frontiers of dem theory with v. smart and lovely people @hansasenbaum.bsky.social, @lucyjparry.bsky.social & Graham Smith? They're recruiting a part-time research associate for a new project on non-human representation and participation vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/...
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HR Vacancies - Search Jobs University of Westminster
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Theorieblog @theorieblog.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
An der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main sowie der TU Darmstadt werden im Rahmen des DFG-geförderten Graduiertenkollegs „Ästhetik der Demokratie“ (GRK 3113-1) bis zu zwölf Stellen als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) (65%-Teilzeit,... www.theorieblog.de/?p=29930
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