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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Can confirm we have the internet in Australia. Always appreciate someone engaging with my work - the name issue feels careless more than anything else. But a phantom citation, that’s a different matter.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you don’t have time to read the book, but fancy listening to a podcast about it, then try this episode of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: newbooksnetwork.com/purges

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Edward Goldring, "Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Publication day was last weekend. Book cake was this weekend🥳 Available for $35 with Cornell (unfortunately does not come with cake): cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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Anne Meng @annemeng.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🚨Job alert 🚨 UVA is hiring an assistant professor in CP! Apply here 👉🏻 apply.interfolio.com/190673

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📣 We are hiring - please share! 👉 1-2 Postdoctoral Fellows with specialization in political data science or comparative politics as part of the ERC project “Authoritarian Threats to Scientific Knowledge” (AutoKnow)- PI Tore Wig. 📅3-4 years ⏳September 10, 2026. 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026

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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

💡 We're hiring for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science Read more and apply before 11 October 👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

LSE Department of Methodology hiring — Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science; applications close 11 October 2026; apply at www.jobs.lse.ac.uk and follow @lsemethodology.

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Josef Woldense @woldense.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Do you teach about authoritarian regimes? Check out this new book! I snuck my way in it and shared my coup game you can play with your students.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I was delighted to find a community of scholars with similar passion about pedagogy when it comes to teaching about autocracy. I am extremely grateful for their contributions and thank them for everything I have learned from them. I hope you find the volume useful.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The book originated from a desire to put together a resource that captured the fascinating yet diverse approaches scholars were using in the classroom and shine a light on some of the ethical challenges of teaching about autocracy that I felt were infrequently discussed.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

While not presuming to have all the answers, the book discusses potential content to include, explores various pedagogical techniques, and considers ethical and practical dilemmas.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics” is now out. To my knowledge, this is the first book that considers how instructors can teach about autocracy in a university setting. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/tea...

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Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics

‘This is a terrific and thoughtful book about a question our field has overlooked: how to teach the politics of authoritarianism well. Filled with creative ideas and practical tools, it will be invalu...

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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 24/07/2026

If you teach on authoritarian politics you may be interested in an edited volume on how to teach different elements of autocracy. In it I write on how to use classic works on authoritarianism Many thanks to @edwardgoldring.bsky.social for putting this together! www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/tea...

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Teaching Autocracy and Autocratic Politics

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’d been waiting for this moment for far too long…getting to hold my book for the first time 🥳🤓📚

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Just got back from teaching comparative politics at a university in Beijing for 2.5 weeks. It was my first time in mainland China for 16 years. I’ve got so many thoughts that I haven’t yet fully processed so for now just sharing pics of teaching, food, a few notable locations.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thanks for contributing the chapter! Such a painfully great opening.

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👓 Byunghwan 'Ben' Son @textvulture.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#AKPS announces #cfp for the 5th Korean Political Studies Colloquium #KPSC. If you want to be part of a a great network of scholars, you don't want to miss this opportunity. Details can be found: textvulture.github.io/presentation...

Call for papers screenshot for the Korean Political Studies Colloquium.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Jobs jobs jobs in a great department

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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Democratic Party dominated the local elections yesterday winning 12 out of 16 governorship and mayorships. But the victory wasn’t as resounding as expected actually and significant tension remains despite the elections having concluded in the Dems favor. 1/ www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/p...

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DPK dominates local elections, wins 12 of 16 mayoral, provincial races - The Korea Times

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) won 12 out of the country’s 16 mayor and provincial governor races in Wednesday’s local elections, accor...

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

@au.dk is hiring 3 postdocs (2 yrs) on personality cults & strategic communication in autocracies, led by Jakob Tolstrup & Alexander Baturo. They're looking for profiles with text-as-data, survey experiments and/or Chinese politics experience. Start fall 2026. Looks like a great opportunity!

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Three 2-year Postdoctoral positions at Aarhus University: Projects on personality cults and strategic communication in autocracies - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Helpful thread on friction between 🇰🇷 and 🇮🇱

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Really interesting thread on international election observers ahead of Hungary’s election.

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Svend-Erik Skaaning @skaaning.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Three 2-year full-time postdoctoral positions in autocratic politics at the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University (in connection to projects headed by Jakob Tolstrup and Alexander Baturo). Flexible start date. Application deadline: June 1, 2026. international.au.dk/about/profil...

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Three 2-year Postdoctoral positions at Aarhus University: Projects on personality cults and strategic communication in autocracies - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

2nd: Muhoozi is less popular than Museveni across the country, including in the ruling family’s home western region. In short, the ruling NRM has its work cut out if Muhoozi is his father’s anointed successor. Hopefully the first of several articles from Rebecca and me on succession in Uganda. 4/4

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A few key takeaways: 1st: our data provide evidence of the widely held belief that Muhoozi is far less popular than his father. 3/4

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Museveni won a seventh presidential election in Jan 2026, but he’s 81 and there’s lots of evidence that he’s grooming Muhoozi - famous for Tweets that proposed, among other things, invading Kenya - to succeed him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/4

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Muhoozi Kainerugaba: Uganda's army chief who threatened to castrate Bobi Wine

The Ugandan president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🚨 new article alert 🚨 @rtapscott.bsky.social and I have a new article @africanaffairs.bsky.social that provides new descriptive data about the popularity of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son and likely preferred successor. academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc... 1/4

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Two weeks left to apply!

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My book - “Purges” - has a release date (August 15) and a front cover. I started work on this as my PhD dissertation at the end of 2017 - excited for it to finally be coming out! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v16 & the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 💾 The V-Dem Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... 📰 The Report "Unraveling The Democratic Era?”: v-dem.net/publications... 📈 Explore the new data with the V-Dem Graphing tools: v-dem.net/graphing/gra... #PoliSky #PoliSciSky 1/3

Two map graphs show the state of liberal democracy according to the V-Dem Liberal Democracy index for 2025 and 2024. The higher the score (or darker blue), the more democratic the country. Lower scores (or dark red) mean less democratic. While North and South America, Western Europe and Oceania are mostly in the blue, most parts of Asia and Africa are in the red in 2025.
In comparison to the map for 2024, the map graph for 2025 shows democratic backsliding in some traditionally stable democracies in Western Europe and North America, in particular the USA, United Kingdom and Italy.

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Lauren Sukin @laurensukin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Consider applying to join Nuffield College and the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford as an associate professor in IR. This excellent post is for a non-tutorial fellowship (very little undergrad teaching). Please feel free to reach out with any questions. lnkd.in/eR6qBDNb.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Congratulations! Very exciting to hear!!

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Interviewed today on ABC about the ROK intelligence assessment that Kim Ju Ae is being designated as successor. My takeaway: nothing has changed; Kim Jong Un hasn’t done anything new. ROK intelligence has just increased the confidence of their assessment that Kim Ju Ae will succeed Kim Jong Un.

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Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) @ibei.org · 15/01/2026

🔎 Check this article ‘Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey’ by Edward Goldring, Jonas Willibald Schmid and Fulya Apaydin (IBEI). Read here 👉 t.ly/8uHxg @cambridge.org @poppublicsphere.bsky.social

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Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Page proofs for my first solo publication🎉

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We 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.

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites! It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov. You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

If you are thinking about pursuing a political science PhD and are interested in authoritarian politics, broadly understood, consider applying for this funded opportunity:

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Great interview. Well worth reading. One of my favourite sections below:

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I’m puppy sitting this week. She prefers a ball but Philip Pullman is also acceptable.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

My School is hiring fixed term and ongoing lecturers in public policy. I have nothing to do with hiring but love working in Melbourne and happy to answer any Qs about working and living here. Fixed: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mCevCL7rxD... Ongoing: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/nzQ8CMwvyg...

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Lecturer in Public Policy

Role type:  Continuing ; Full-time Faculty: Arts Department/ School: School of Social and Political Sciences Salary: Level B - $124,656 -$148,023 p.a. plus 17% super  Build on Melbourne's public polic...

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Are you a bachelor or master's student interested in authoritarian politics? @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social is recruiting an intern to work on authoritarian political parties and with the APSG team in-person at the University of Gothenburg. Email your application by Nov 28 to fabio.angiolillo@gu.se

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025

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Fabio Angiolillo @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Our latest @apsgworkshop.bsky.social call for papers is out 🥳 Apply and share with your PhD, postdoc, assistant professor colleagues that might be interested! Here is the link to submit your abstract: forms.gle/NTxcY7Ye2JKe... Deadline is 9 November

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Apply to Present Your Work!

Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Spring 2026 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

And if you want to learn more about how people make a career in dictatorship, pre-order the authors' (Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social) new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship": global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

No apologies necessary! It’s an excellent book - check it out and go get yourself a copy.

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Edward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

With no apologies for the shameless self promotion, thanks to @alexdukalskis.bsky.social for his review of mine and @pward89.bsky.social’s book on succession in personalist autocracies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Grateful for the review; he does a great job of summarizing our arguments.

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Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond

Published in Asian Affairs (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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