Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdPSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026🚨We are still accepting submissions for our Specialist Group's Best PhD Paper Award 2026! 🚨 The award is for the best article/chapter by a current PhD candidate. The paper *does not* have to have been presented at the PSA. Self-nominations welcome! Email us at arc.psa.sg@gmail.com by 19 June! 044
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdSimon Wolfgang Fuchs @simonwfuchs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Israeli media and the wider public seem to be aligned in the expectation that war with Iran will resume soon. As national broadcaster Kan reports: "security preparedness is at the highest stage" since the ceasefire right now. www.kan.org.il/content/kan-...kan.org.ilבישראל ציפו לתקיפה באיראן תוך שעות - והופתעו מהדחייה האמריקניתההיערכות לאפשרות של תקיפה אמריקנית בשטח איראן נמשכת. גורם ביטחוני אמריקני לכאן חדשות: 012
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAnita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We're hiring a Post-Doc (3 years) at the @hertieschool.bsky.social for a @scripts-berlin.eu project on authoritarian influence in the video games industry (I am soooo excited about this project)! More details here (deadline 31 May): hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...hertie-school.dvinci-easy.comPostdoctoral Researcher - Narrative, Power, and Control (gn) full-time (40 hours/week) 18567
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdPhilipp Lutscher @plutscher.bsky.social · 11/04/2026In an effort to promote open data, I just uploaded my media-based data collection on political DDoS attacks from 2008-2016 with manual coding of attacker types, targets, and attribution certainty. Feel free to explore the early days of Anonymous and Russian hacktivists: osf.io/preprints/so...osf.ioOSF 1104
Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Ich durfte für die @zeit.de meine Gedanken zur Rolle der Golfstaaten im Iran-Krieg aufschreiben 👇 www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...zeit.deAngriffe des Iran auf Golfstaaten: Die Golfstaaten werden angegriffen und wehren sich nicht – warum?Brennende Raffinerien, geschlossene Flughäfen: Die iranischen Angriffe treffen die Golfstaaten hart. Aber sie halten sich raus, denn sie haben andere Interessen. 021
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdSultan Alamer @alamer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Happy to share my new article on Saudi Arabia’s regional policy. Setting aside the misplaced talk of a “return to Islamism,” I situate Saudi strategy historically and show how Riyadh’s “zero-conflict” turn is being undermined by ongoing Emirati and Israeli interventionism. 01510
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdBenjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 22/01/2026Scariest chart I've seen in a long time. If this is real, UK graduate vacancies have fallen 70% relative to 2017 and are as low as at the bottom of the pandemic. Data is from job matching platform Adzuna. www.ft.com/content/c894... 33615
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 14/01/2026We are happy to release the Paths to Power Dashboard. It is the perfect tool for politics nerds! You can find it here: ptp.isv.sv.uio.no/ptp/ It allows you to explore governments from 1966-2021 using the PtP and WhoGov datasets. See examples below. The app has been programmed by Stuart Bramwell. 110439
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Who has a good diaspora politics syllabus theyre willing to share (grad level preferred) 3117
Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025🥳 Job update I'm delighted to share that I completed my PhD on Saudi politics at Cambridge and started a new role as Junior Research Fellow in politics @magdalenoxford.bsky.social You can find out more about my research here: www.bschmidtfeuerheerd.combschmidtfeuerheerd.comBruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd 140
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAbu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Thanks Google AI for the helpful summary of Greg Gause’s Foreign Affairs article “The Price of Order.” 2125
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Enjoying watching the UK trip over own shoelaces on this... 44913
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAhmed Al Omran @alomran.me · 17/09/2025🔝 This is the most-read story on FT right now >> 023
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdLisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · 06/07/2025If you’re a PhD student from or working on MENA, or if you are advising MENA students who could benefit from a supportive online working space, please reach out. We’ve had dozens of PhD students from Turkey alone finish their dissertations, apply for grants and jobs, revise article submissions. 093
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAlex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social is now published by OUP in the USA (rest of world soon) If you are interested in why you see so many dictatorships & illiberal leaders influencing world politics then this is the book for you. 210842
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 26/06/2025This should be much, much bigger news in Germany. It should be a lead item on the national news. "A four-year-old Black boy died in a fire in a house in Wilhelmshaven occupied exclusively by people of recent immigration background...The public prosecutor's office is now investigating the arson." 1225114
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdPOMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · 24/06/2025POMEPS Call for Papers: Syria after Assad Workshop. We seek papers on topics related to understanding Syria today that will be discussed at a virtual workshop on Sept. 19th. The deadline to apply is July 21st. For more info on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...pomeps.orgCall for Papers: Syria after Assad Workshop - Project on Middle East Political ScienceThe stunning collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 has thrown up crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. For example, is Syria transitioning mainly from fourteen yea... 022
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdGrigore Pop-Eleches @grigopop.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Exit polls and turnout figures look very promising for Nicușor Dan (and prediction markets seem to agree). But lots of uncertainty remains given the gap between exit polls and results in the first wave. Meanwhile, Simion claimed victory, setting the stage for fraud claims (and possibly violence.) 1173
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdSimon Wolfgang Fuchs @simonwfuchs.bsky.social · 18/05/2025“'No one knows better than us that the Gazans have nowhere to return,' explained a commander, whose battalion was involved in the destruction of about a thousand buildings over two months in 2025. [...]'The idea was to destroy everything.'" #Gaza www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...972mag.com‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destructionBulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable. 089
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAuthoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Do you have any new publications or CfPs to share with the APSG community? Do you work on authoritarian politics and are in the academic market (or will soon)? Let us know!! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...forms.gleGoogle Forms: Sign-inAccess Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use). 055
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Wrote up a similar set of results the other day if you haven’t read it already. benansell.substack.com/p/labour-is-...benansell.substack.comLabour is Learning the Wrong LessonsCentre-left incumbents are staying in power by aggressively pushing back on populists, not by aping them 054
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdTom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 29/04/2025The comparativists are making good sense of US politics: a great new piece by my old friend and collaborator @lmorgenbesser.bsky.socialtheconversation.comHow ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administrationThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come. 04519
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 28/04/2025A decline in public investments and overall austerity, however, create more breeding ground for grievances that the far right can capitalize on. If you combine this with a normalization of their anti-immigrant position, it is the ideal situation for them. This is exactly what Labour is doing. 2293
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdThomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 23/04/2025AI free is the new organic 0114
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdZiad Daoud @ziaddaoud.bsky.social · 23/04/2025My latest: Trump is heading to Saudi in mid-May, chasing $1 trillion in investments He may leave disappointed The kingdom’s role in the global economy is shifting -- from an exporter of capital to a seeker of funds Full analysis on the Bloomberg terminal 021
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdDr. Stephanie Seul @stephanieseul.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Das betrifft nicht nur Journalist*innen, die für die SZ schreiben, sondern auch alle Wissenschaftler*innen. Informa (Routledge, Taylor&Francis) hat sämtliche Daten an Microsoft verkauft, ohne Zustimmung der Autor*nnen & ohne jede Vergütung. Danke für nichts. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...insidehighered.comTaylor & Francis AI deal sets "worrying precedent"The publisher didn’t give authors any notice before selling access to its data to Microsoft for $10 million. The agreement could improve academic research, but it further entrenches the predatory natu... 18544
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025"The data analytic tools now being used to scour social media were enhanced during the Biden administration, a former Biden administration DHS official said." 03320
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerdnico10.bsky.social @nico10.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Very excited to see my PhD dissertation published! I asked who gets to imagine Edinburgh’s future. I spoke with political leaders, tech entrepreneurs and higher education officials responsible for delivering the Edinburgh City Region Deal. Open access link ⬇️transcript-publishing.comEnvisaging Dataist ModernityWho gets to imagine datafied visions of the future city (region) and why is it important to look at universities as powerful urban stakeholders? 097
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 08/04/2025At a time when international students and scholars are turning away from America, instead of seizing this opportunity, Number 10 have a steely focus on winning the Runcorn by-election to help defend their wafer-thin majority of 174 seats. 121381
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAuthoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 31/03/2025New Publication! @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social & @staffanlindberg.bsky.social introduce the party-system democracy index (PSDI), a new global measure on regime preferences across party systems. doi.org/10.1017/S000...doi.orgParty Systems, Democratic Positions, and Regime Changes: Introducing the Party-System Democracy Index | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge CoreParty Systems, Democratic Positions, and Regime Changes: Introducing the Party-System Democracy Index - Volume 55 175
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAndrew M Leber @andrewleber.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Rephrasing this: While technically accurate to refer to the "Houthi-controlled" Yemeni health ministry, phrasing + skepticism about casualty numbers is uncomfortably similar to discrediting Gaza casualty the so-called "Hamas-run" Ministry of Health www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... 221
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdGregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Back to work after a week off and wanted to belatedly share thoughts on America's Middle East policy after a trip to DC this month. The first of which is that Trump has a skeleton crew: if personnel is policy, there's almost no policy because there are almost no personnel. 🧵 10403147
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdThe Gulf Nashra @gulfnashra.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Despite the facade of a united front, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar are pursuing separate paths in dealing with Trump II on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Read our new Insight and subscribe: Undercurrents – GCC Monarchies Contend with Gaza & Trump II www.gulfnashra.com/p/insight-un...gulfnashra.comInsight: Undercurrents – GCC Monarchies Contend with Gaza & Trump IIDespite the facade of a united front, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar are pursuing separate paths in dealing with Trump on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. 001
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdDemocratization @democratization.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This article by @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social demonstrates how open social media applications allow loyalists to perform public opinion and police critical views in authoritarian systems, using original data from Saudi Arabia. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comCollaborative authoritarianism and its unintended consequencesWhy do authoritarian regimes maintain access to open U.S.-owned social media platforms like Twitter and how do pro-government supporters use them? While the literature on consultative authoritarian... 052
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdThomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 06/03/2025Of course, small consumer choices like this won't change fact that Europe is totally dependent on US and Asia for tech. We don't make chips, we don't make phones, and our societies would grind to a halt without Microsoft Windows. Deeper changes are needed www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/our-proje... 022
Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I'm still waiting for the "Should European nations boycott the FIFA World Cup in the US in 2026" debate to kick off 110
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdGerman Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Call for Applications! 📣 Das Deutsche Historische Institut London und das International History Department der London School of Economics and Political Science schreiben zum 1.9.2026 und zum 1.9.2027 jeweils für die Dauer von einem Jahr das Gerda Henkel-Visiting Professorship 1/3 11812
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdThe Gulf Nashra @gulfnashra.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This week's Digest is out! Gulf Authors Debate Hezbollah's Fate; Saudi PIF Bans Major Consultancy Firm, and Controversy Over a Saudi Ramadan TV Show. www.gulfnashra.com/p/gulf-nashr...gulfnashra.comGulf Nashra Weekly DigestGulf Authors Debate Hezbollah's Fate; Saudi PIF Bans Major Consultancy Firm, and Controversy Over a Saudi Ramadan TV Show. 001
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdGary R. Bunt @garyrbunt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Taliban surveillance Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comInside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millionsThe Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights. 043
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdChris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 25/02/2025To repeat: "A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for." 8739158
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdWendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Four-year fellowship at the University of Cambridge for an early-career woman scholar researching social and economic development or international relations of the Global South. Restricted to citizens of the Global South or of UK or Irish nationality. Details below 👇 newn.cam.ac.uk/vacancy/marg...newn.cam.ac.ukMargaret Anstee Research FellowshipNewnham College is looking for an outstanding early career female researcher to apply for a Research Fellowship in subjects related to economic and social 011
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdJerome Drevon @jeromed.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Five years in the making, based on dozens of travel to Idlib under HTS control, multiple interviews with Ahmad al-Sharaa, his closest associates, other factions, ministers, dissidents, opponents, civil society, diplomats, and more www.hurstpublishers.com/book/transfo... 511835
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAuthoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 07/02/2025New publication alert! Polisky Dictatorsky @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social (@uniofcam.bsky.social) has recently published: “Collaborative authoritarianism and its unintended consequences" in Democratization. You can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comCollaborative authoritarianism and its unintended consequencesWhy do authoritarian regimes maintain access to open U.S.-owned social media platforms like Twitter and how do pro-government supporters use them? While the literature on consultative authoritarian... 092
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdAhmed Al Omran @alomran.me · 23/01/2025My latest: Saudi Arabia aims to invest $600 billion in the US, crown prince tells Trump during congratulatory phone call. 011
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdIona Craig @handle.invalid · 22/01/2025After 14 months of being held hostage by the Houthis, the crew of the Galaxy Leader are finally free. 034
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdSimon Wolfgang Fuchs @simonwfuchs.bsky.social · 10/11/2024For #ECSAS2025 in Heidelberg, I'm organizing a panel on "South Asian Islam and the World: In Search for a New Paradigm" (description below). Please help spread the word &, in case you're interest, submit an abstract! Deadline: January 30, 2025. More info: ecsas2025.com 063
Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social · 05/01/2025I'm thrilled to be part of this project. Please consider subscribing! 012
Reposted by Bruno Schmidt-FeuerheerdWendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Just in time! The December issue of "Perspectives on Politics" is out today, with special sections on: *Migrant Acceptance & Inclusion *Law & Politics *Crisis & Belief Formation *Addressing Transnational Challenges And an Introduction by our entire editorial team www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 044