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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New article out in Party Politics! 🧵 "Partisanship, Party Systems, and Understandings of Democracy across Africa" Partisanship shapes how citizens understand democracy — procedurally or instrumentally — but the strength of that relationship depends on party system competitiveness and clientelism.

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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

How should gender discrimination be measured when countries have overlapping legal systems? Erin Hern, associate professor of political science, served as a lead discussant for the OECD as it prepares updates to its Social Institutions and Gender Index, a key global benchmark.

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Erin Hern Shares Expertise on Gender Discrimination for OECD

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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🍂 17.4 🗳️ Voters won’t defend democracy they can’t see slipping away. A study of African 🌍 elections by @erinhern.bsky.social finds citizens drive out #Autocratizing leaders only when their power grabs are visible 👀 🫳

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Visibility of autocratization and election outcomes | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Visibility of autocratization and election outcomes - Volume 17 Issue 4

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Woke up to an article acceptance, a toddler who now **really gets** this whole potty training thing, and stunningly beautiful weather. Holding onto the bright spots.

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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has abruptly revoked the visas of three international students at Syracuse University without explaining why the students were targeted, SU officials told syracuse.com.

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Trump administration revokes visas of 3 Syracuse University students without warning

SU says it received no notice or explanation about the targeting of its international students.

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I used to teach in the town right next to Nampa and let me tell you--this is really something

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

So I read that group chat and...shouldn't the main story be that these clowns COLLAPSED AN ENTIRE APARTMENT BUILDING FULL OF CIVILIANS to kill one guy after explicitly stating that there isn't really any rush to get him?

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 14/03/2025

Shut down the government. Do it, do it now, do it right in the middle of 5th avenue, do it and let the English see you do it. Tell them it was you who voted against GOP madness. The message is simple. No Democratic votes for a lawless authoritarian government. @schumer.senate.gov

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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Committed to public service and public servants, the No. 1-ranked Maxwell School is offering reduced tuition for qualifying professional graduate degree programs to current or former U.S. federal government employees. ➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4khMcy3

A statue of George Washington in front of the Athenian Oath

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I guess I was naive but I really thought it would take more than 3 weeks to hit full-blown constitutional crisis.

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jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The weird cognitive dissonance of having a snow day here in central NY, with over 3 ft of snow drift in our backyard, while historic fires rage 20 miles north of my parents' house, demolishing landmarks of my childhood.

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

My review of Goran Hyden's newest book is out in Political Science Quarterly--this book is a really interesting retrospective of 60 years of comparative politics research, and what the field misses when it ignores Africa. Gift link here: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...

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Theorizing in Comparative Politics: Democratization in Africa by Goran Hyden

Goran Hyden has a message for comparative political scientists: Western societies must not be considered “both the compass and the end point” (13) for demo

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I wrote the year correctly on the letter of rec I submitted today. Please clap.

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Making a real effort this year to ward off seasonal depression (light therapy, vit D supplementation) and this book tells me I should have special wintertime rituals/activities. What are your favorite winter things (that aren't skiing)? Bonus if they are little kid friendly.

Screenshot of book cover for "How to Winter: Harness your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days."

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

After two years of repeated rejections and re-writes, a piece that is very important to me just got an R&R! Trying to take my own (and @mirya.bsky.social's) advice and celebrate academic wins. Okay, back to grading...

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Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social · 28/03/2024

🏆🚨Afripolsky, it's award nomination season! APCG is accepting nominations for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Best Article Award, and Best Book Award. Nominations are due on May 4. More info about each category is in this thread. Please share widely.🚨🏆

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Thrilled to share that my new article, “Voting out autocrats: evidence from Zambia” is out with Democratization. A short 🧵 1/6 www-tandfonline-com.libezproxy2.syr.edu/doi/full/10....

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Happy Release Day (Taylor's Version), to all who celebrate

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous Speaker of yore— What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous Speaker of yore Meant in croaking “Nevermore.”

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Love an article that says "this phenomenon is universal" and proceeds to cite studies exclusively from the US and Western Europe 🙃

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

Literally every time I start a new paper

Meme of Jason Momoa sneaking up on Henry Cavill. Cavill's text reads "idea for straightforward analysis." Momoa's reads "5000 levels of nuance in the lit review"

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Getting one conditional accept and one desk reject back-to-back for two articles from the same project is a real emotional ride. Reminding myself and everyone else to celebrate the wins when they come, and also rejection is normal and fine and worth celebrating too (thx @mirya.bsky.social for that)

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Even better, my citation manager was so appalled by making this change that it opted to simply delete 90% of my citations rather than changing their format. Cool cool cool

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

This is a niche complaint but if a journal is going to include references in the word count, why oh why would they also require you to use Chicago w/ endnotes?

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

We are hiring! Come work with as a Program Manager, at the Penn Development Research Initiative- DevLab. Your primarily responsible would be managing a portfolio of research projects. Our team is fun, the university benefits are generous, and the city is great. Details at: shorturl.at/flIJY

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Cam Arnzen @camarnzen.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Hey PoliSky! I am on the academic job market this year. I study (+ teach) education FOR democracy. My work explores how education shapes political participation, public policy, & governance. I teach courses on education, political behavior, public policy, & governance. Website: cameronarnzen.com.

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I explore how education influences political behavior and shapes democracy.

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Sara Rich Dorman @srd.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Hi everyone - I may have just created a curated feed for African Politics => Afripolsky Please help me check if it works by asking me to add you, liking the feed and posting cool stuff to it.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Today's the day! @goodauth.bsky.social is here! Good Authority is the successor to The Monkey Cage, a site about politics + political science founded in 2007 + published at The Washington Post from 2013-22. The spirit of TMC will carry on here. Excited to be on the team! goodauthority.org #polisky

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Welcome new.....Blue Skiers? Blooskers? Blueskis? Anyway, here's how to connect with the other polisci nerds.

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

The Maxwell School at Syracuse is hiring a Director of Research Administration. Work with faculty to find research funding, help support the process of applying for grants and administer research support. Reach out with any questions! Application here. www.sujobopps.com/postings/100...

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 29/08/2023

Hey polisky - I'm wading into the world of pre-analysis plans for observational data. Can anyone share practical resources about what should/shouldn't be included?

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

Oh no, this was a mistake.

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 02/08/2023

I'm still trying to find the folks who study Africa here on Bluesky... please repost and share. 🚨Podcasting Fellowship🚨 The Ufahamu Africa podcast is calling for applications to be a non-resident fellow. www.ufahamuafrica.com/call-for-appl…

screen capture of text from link that reads in part: "Apply by August 30

We invite researchers, journalists, practitioners, and podcasters interested in contributing to content creation and dissemination of cutting-edge analysis and important narratives about life and politics on the continent to apply for a nine month non-resident fellowship.

Selected fellows will have the opportunity to guest host podcast episodes, identify future guests and themes, create partnerships with other content producers and disseminators, and build their research and partnership networks.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. (EDT) on August 30, 2023.

About the Fellowship

Term: October 2023 through May 2024
Stipend: $3,500 USD
Ufahamu Africa non-resident fellows are engaged remotely for nine months to produce the equivalent of four episodes. Fellows will also be asked to join the editorial team to shape season 8 content, dissemination ideas, mashup partnerships, and..."

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Erin Hern @erinhern.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

One week until classes start so obviously this is when the writing inspo hits. Who's with me? Anyone else decide to be in denial about class prep and resurrect a 2.5yo working paper instead?

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