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Cecilia Josefsson

@ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social
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Associate professor in political science at Uppsala university. Researching gender and politics.

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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
So excited (and honored, humbled, grateful, and honestly still in disbelief) to share that I've received the 2025 Victoria Schuck Award from @apsa.bsky.social for my book Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Electoral Gender Quotas (OUP). politicalsciencenow.com/cecilia-jose...
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Cecilia Josefsson Receives the 2025 Victoria Schuck Award for “Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Electoral Gender Quotas” -
The Victoria Schuck Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best book published on women and politics.  Citation from the Award Committee: Cecilia Josefsson’s book, Defending the Status Quo: On [...]
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Honorable mention for the P&G 2025 Best Article Prize 🏆 In "Backlash after Quotas" Myriam Shiran investigates the conservative moral rhetoric about gender quotas found in sub-Saharan African new coverage. gendersky polisky buff.ly/xUfOU3P
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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Fantastic EGEN workshop at ITAM in CDMX 🇲🇽🌯🌮! Crazy good feedback and discussions. Thanks @egenpolisci.bsky.social and hosts @teele.bsky.social @alucardi1.bsky.social and Juan Pablo Micozzi for putting this together!
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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Warmly welcome to my book launch today!
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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Welcome to the launch of my book Defending the Status Quo (OUP 2024)! academic.oup.com/book/58626 🗓 May 8, 15:00–16:00 CEST 📍 Dept. of Government, Uppsala University (or Zoom!) Speakers: @jennpiscopo.bsky.social, Drude Dahlerup, @elinbja.bsky.social & me.
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Meryl Kenny @merylkenny.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Finally got my hands on the first two books in our OUP Studies in Feminist Institutionalism Series - congrats Elise Stephenson & @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social! Perfect holiday gifts for family & friends! @fiin.bsky.social
Two books in front of a Christmas tree, one blue cover by Cecilia Josefsson called defending the status quo, one pink cover by Elise Stephenson called the face of the nation
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Cecilia Josefsson @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I’m so happy to announce that my book, Defending the Status Quo: On Adaptive Resistance to Gender Quotas, is finally here! academic.oup.com/book/58626 #Polisky #poliSci #GenderSky
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
🎉Politics & Gender has changed its word-limits policy! To promote greater equity in citation practices in the field, reference lists are🌟no longer subject to word limits.🌟The text, tables, figures, and notes should be no longer than 10,000 words. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... PoliSky GenderSky
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Ragnhild Muriaas @rmuriaas.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
Why not spend “midsummer” 2024 discussing your research with gender and politics scholars in Scandinavia? NoPSA in Bergen. CfP👇🏼👇🏼 Polisky Gendersky
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
📣 New #FirstView Book Review 📚 'Making Gender Salient' by Ana Catalano Weeks. The book asks whether, when and how gender quotas matter for policy making, a work Amanda Clayton sees "becoming a staple among our classic texts on representation" PoliSky GenderSky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Book cover for Ana Catalano Weeks's "Making Gender Salient: From Gender Quota Laws to Policy"
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Ragnhild Muriaas @rmuriaas.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
🏆The Politics & Gender Best Article Prize now has its own webpage! 🏆Articles are 🌟open-access🌟 here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... The 2023 winner is Daniel Agbiboa for his article on women countering insurgency in Nigeria - direct link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Polisky Gendersky
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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
New (and Open Access!) article in Perspectives on Politics: “A Case for Description” from Michelle Jurkovitch, Mary Anne Mendoza-Davé, @mkguliford.bsky.social and me! With a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our workshops, as well!
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A Case for Description | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
A Case for Description
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "Made for Men: Political Science Departments in the United States as Gendered Institutions" Annika Hinze surveys female PhD students and faculty in 🇺🇸 poli sci departments about the institutional gender norms they encounter PoliSky GenderSky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Screenshot of research article entitled "Made for Men: Political Science Departments in the United States as Gendered Institutions" by Annika Marlen Hinze
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Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
New paper out & open access: the link b/w electoral reform, quota adoption & women's activism, w/ a focus on gender quota & gender parity adoption in Chile. Coauthored with Gwynn Thomas, Peter Siavelis & Magda Hinojosa: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/....
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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Delighted to be co-directing an @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions on 'Gender, Parenthood and Political Representation'. Get your papers in by 23rd Nov. More info: ecpr.eu/JointSessions gendersky polisky
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Sarah Bush @sarahbush.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Polisky! With @danieladonno.bsky.social @parzetterberg.bsky.social, we are excited to share this new open access article in the American Political Science Review. Can autocrats burnish a reputation for democracy by advancing women’s rights? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies | American Political Science Review...
International Rewards for Gender Equality Reforms in Autocracies
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