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Ezgi Elci

@ezgielci.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at Ozyegin University. Research on populism, autocratization, nativism, collective nostalgia. ezgielci.github.io

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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚨We are hiring! Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out: www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem... Please share widely!
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚨We are hiring! Özyeğin University, Department of International Relations, is seeking an assistant professor. For more information about the position, check out: www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/announcem... Please share widely!
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey. Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📄 Out now! Delighted to share our new paper on population replacement beliefs in Turkey. Replacement narratives are usually studied where a white majority fears a distinct minority. Turkey has neither, and the narrative works anyway. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Asli Cansunar @aslicansunar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy (HPE)? 🚨 At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE), we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis. ‼️We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️ Please see the link below if you’d like to join.
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Online gender violence 🚺️ ⚠️ These authors 🧵 draw on more than three million tweets covering 2023 & 2024 elections in Türkiye to argue that online visibility disproportionately exposes female candidates to online violence, reinforcing patriarchal exclusion from the political sphere buff.ly/hkW4hiw
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Online gendered violence and visibility in electoral autocracies: Evidence from multi-level elections in Türkiye | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Online gendered violence and visibility in electoral autocracies: Evidence from multi-level elections in Türkiye
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In two weeks I will give an online lecture on “Rethinking the Far Right” for @iapss.bsky.social Everyone is welcome! Info below.
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Sofia Vasilopoulou @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 May
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PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London, listed...
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 16/04/2026
Around half of Americans are pessimistic reformers – people who say the political system needs major changes but are not confident it can be changed effectively. www.pewresearch.org/...
Chart showing where people are pessimistic, optimistic or neutral about political reform in their country.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Open-mindedness was the strongest predictor of *rejecting* conspiracy theories in a sample of 46,745 participants in 68 nations In particular, participants who were threatened by people who disagree with them were the most likely to believe conspiracy theories. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
👍Very excited to see that my solo-authored article: "Surveying Minoritized Citizens: A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization" has been published in Survey Research Methods✨ I hope survey researchers to reconsider how they survey group membership💪 doi.org/10.18148/srm...
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Carl Henrik Knutsen @chknutsen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Why I don't expect liberal democracy to go away any time soon: My article on the resilience of liberal democracy, published in @jeppjournal.bsky.social. Perfectly timed to the day after Orbáns defeat and a small spike in "democracy-optimism". There are, I argue, good reasons for such optimism.
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
No amount of gerrymandering will fix that
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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Keeping this for the future: Orbán on TV saying that the election results are painful but clear. This feels momentous. #Hungary
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Endre Borbáth @eborbath.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Orbán congratulated Magyar. It's really a historic moment.
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András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Fidesz and its candidates in single mandate districts are faring worse than even the initial forecasts. Very likely 2/3 supermajority for the opposition Tisza. Orbán is finished. #Hungary
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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I'm browsing early district level results (30-40% counted) & they look INCREDIBLE. Tisza is ahead of Fidesz not only in battlegrounds, but in deep Orbán country too. It's *early*, but it's very, VERY promising. Map from Partizán's live show
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
BIG day today in Hungary, but at least in the short run, the choice is between authoritarianism and democracy, with liberal democracy at the backburner.
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Even if Victor Orbán is ousted on Sunday, Hungary’s return to liberal democracy is not guaranteed | Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde
Challenger Péter Magyar is no progressive – and after 16 years of creeping authoritarianism, the PM has embedded Fidesz in the Hungarian state, say Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde of the University ...
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
When populism can be good doi.org/10.1353/jod.... Paper in Journal of Democracy by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @pculpepper.bsky.social and Taeku Lee
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
For Orbán and his allies, much is at stake beyond losing political power:
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Jan-Werner Müller | At a Budapest Scruton Café
Tourists might stumble into a Scruton café in quite different parts of Budapest: one is on the second floor of a...
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Matt Lamb @mattlamb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Do the clothes make the candidate? In my paper with Steven Perry, we find candidates who dress more formally were perceived as more politically sophisticated, & indirectly had increased support. The text complexity of candidate messages had no effect. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨 Call for Contributors 🚨 "Lost in Their Words: Rewriting the Political Lexicon of the Far Right" Editors: Sofia Miola (University of Pavia) & Massimiliano Livi (Goethe University Frankfurt)
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bilimakademisi.bsky.social @bilimakademisi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Güvenlik mi, meşruiyet mi? Devletler silahlı örgütlerle neden ve nasıl ilişki kurar? Konuklarımız Belgin Şan Akca ve Efe Tokdemir. 📅 8 Nisan Çarşamba, 18.00 📍 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED) Oditoryum Ayrıntılar bağlantıda. bilimakademisi.org/panel-catism...
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Political Psychology @ispp-pops.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
With rising populism and affective polarization globally, are the two entwined? Stefanelli & Castanho Silva explore in their paper from our Feburary issue and find that the relationship isn't as straightforward as we might assume. Read for more on their findings doi.org/10.1111/pops...
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Now this article has volume and page numbers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Thinking about a Master’s in International Relations? 🌎 The IR & Globalization MA (Thesis) at Özyeğin University offers: ✨ Full scholarships 🎓 Research-focused training 👩‍🏫 Faculty expertise in security, migration, political behavior & more 📅 Apply: May 1–31, 2026 📢 Info sessions: May 4 & May 21
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I'll present one of my latest papers tomorrow at Bilkent University.
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Political Analysis @polanalysis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Currently in FirstView: in “Potential and Pitfalls of Audio as Data for Political Research: Alignment, Features, and Classification Models,” @r-mestre.bsky.social and Matt Ryan provide solutions to challenges encountered when analyzing audio data in political science.
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MZES Social Science Data Lab @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
▶️ Social Science Data Lab: Spring 2026 Events Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)! 🗓️ Details & Zoom: socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/ 👥 Organizers: @rubac.bsky.social, @denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz
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2026-05-13 | Input talk | Lion Behrens (Data Scientist & Independent Researcher)
Modeling Causal Heterogeneity with Machine Learning
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2026-04-22 | Input talk | Leah von der Heyde (GESIS)
AIn't Nothing But a Survey? Using Large Language Models for Coding Open-Ended Survey Responses
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2026-03-11 | Input talk | Andreas Küpfer (TU Darmstadt & University of Birmingham)
Politics in Action: Studying Multimodal Data from Local Meetings to National Parliaments
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2026-02-25 | Input talk | Klara Müller (University of Mannheim)
When Events Change Samples: Disentangling Causal Effects from Compositional Bias in Quasi-Experimental Designs
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Efe Tokdemir @efetokdemir.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
📌 Hiring one postdoctoral and two predoctoral researchers for the @erc.europa.eu project #COUNSTER, each position for up to 3 years to start on May 2026. Postdoc: stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2... (Deadline Feb 20) Predoc: stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2... (Deadline March 1)
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
New year, new publication! 🎆 Thrilled to kick off 2026 by sharing our latest work with Bilge Yabancı (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (@scmrjems.bsky.social). Full text: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
New year, new publication! 🎆 Thrilled to kick off 2026 by sharing our latest work with Bilge Yabancı (@bilgeyabanci.bsky.social) in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (@scmrjems.bsky.social). Full text: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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S. Erdem Aytaç @seaytac.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Open access! Part of a special issue on Turkey's 2023 general election. Thanks to special issue editors Berk Esen and @mertmoral.bsky.social.
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S. Erdem Aytaç @seaytac.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Why do citizens who say they support democracy tolerate leaders who dismantle it? Delighted to share my paper “Framing Democracy: How Elite Discourse Shapes Citizens' Understandings of Democracy and Enables Backsliding” is forthcoming in World Politics...(1/5, link at the end)
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
BAGEP başvuruları başladı. Son başvuru 23 Ocak 2026.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
One slot free for tomorrow’s International Office Hours. Next week will be the last of this year. There will be no IOHs next semester.
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SIGN-UP SHEET FOR “INTERNATIONAL OFFICE HOURS” WITH CAS MUDDE IN FALL 2025, I WILL AGAIN HOLD “INTERNATIONAL OFFICE HOURS” FOR COLLEAGUES/STUDENTS/OTHERS WHO WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THEIR RESEARC...
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Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
📣 My new working paper is out! I tested how people in 5 countries judge the fairness of biometric + automated border checks. If you care about migration or algorithmic governance, this one is for you 👉 cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c... The big takeaway: people don’t find automation inherently fairer
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The electoral effects of state-sponsored anti-LGBTQ measures doi.org/10.1086/739782 Accepted paper in @thejop.bsky.social by Violeta I. Haas, Konstantin Bogatyrev, Nuffield Fellow @tabouchadi.bsky.social Heike Klüver and Lukas F. Stoetzer
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The Electoral Effects of State-Sponsored Anti-LGBTQ Measures | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨 In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Nino Gozalishvili @ninogoz.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Far-Right Networks in Motion — Webinar on Dec 5, 4 PM CET A discussion on the transnational dynamics of the far right with @steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social steppe.hypotheses.org/2236 📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
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Jakub Wondreys @jakubw.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🚨 New Publication! 🚨 In this piece, I examine both the extreme and the more “moderate” factions within the AfD 🇩🇪 and compare their positions on 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 with their stances on 🇮🇱/🇵🇸. Key insights and findings👇🏻 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Alternative for Germany Foreign Policy: A Love Affair with Russia and Israel?
The heterogeneity in the far-right parties’ foreign policy positions becomes especially visible when they face a dilemma of which side(s) to take in highly salient military conflicts that currently...
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Lars Erik Berntzen @leberntzen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Do Americans judge acts of partisan political violence impartially? No. We show that Democrats and Republicans exhibit clear partisan bias: both see the same violent act as more justified when it targets the other party than when it targets their own side. osf.io/preprints/so... #polisky
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James Dennison @jamesrdennison.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Thrilled to share my new article in Political Psychology: “The psychology of political attitudinal volatility.” In it, I attempt to answer why do some people change their political views more than others? Open access at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @ispp-pops.bsky.social
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Just got the letter—I’m now an Associate Professor! Deep thanks to everyone who’s been part of this journey. Excited for what’s ahead! 🎉
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Emanuel Deutschmann @deutschmann.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New #openaccess study We made >16,000 visa appointment requests at German embassies and consulates worldwide Key finding: The poorer the country, the longer the wait time and the lower the chance to get an appointment. "A time panelty for the Global South?" shorturl.at/ZiAFb
Visas are a key tool for states to regulate incoming mobility from abroad, which can have ramifications for the
establishment and perpetuation of global inequalities. In this article, we systematically analyze visa appointment
wait times in German embassies and consulates worldwide. Using computational methods, we collect—and
publish—fine-grained longitudinal data on the closest available appointment dates for various visa types,
covering a total of 16,182 visa appointment requests. Our analysis reveals strong and systematic variance: the
poorer the country a diplomatic mission is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding
an available appointment (which ranges from almost 0 to 100 percent). We also argue that Germany’s system is
quite opaque compared to other established immigration countries such as the U.S. These core findings raise
important questions in light of current debates about global justice, legal pathways to migration, and efforts to
attract foreign talent.Graph that shows that 44.1 percent of requests did not lead to an appointment that could be selected. For the 55.9 percent where an appointment was available the distribution of wait times follows a steep curve with short wait times in many cases and a long tail of few cases with very long wait times of up to 98 days.The average wait times and chances to find an appointment varied a lot between Germany's diplomatic missions. The latter range from almost 0 to 100 percent.This variance is not random. Rather, economic wellbeing (GDP per capita) is a key predictor of wait times and chances of finding  an appointment. The poorer the country a German embassy/consulate is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an appointment.
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Sean Westwood @seanjwestwood.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
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Şener Aktürk @senerakturk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Be our colleague! We are hiring: "Koç University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in International Relations with a focus on International Political Economy (IPE) starting in September 2026." Details in the link below: jobs.ku.edu.tr/open_positio...
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Faculty Position in International Relations | KU Jobs
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
🚨New publication! My article “Far-right parties and gender policies in contemporary Türkiye” is out now. I analyze the Victory Party, New Welfare Party & Free Cause Party and map their gender policy positions. Free access: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/INVR6...
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Ezgi Elci @ezgielci.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
🚨New publication! My article “Far-right parties and gender policies in contemporary Türkiye” is out now. I analyze the Victory Party, New Welfare Party & Free Cause Party and map their gender policy positions. Free access: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/INVR6...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10. This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
Immigration is the most important issue facing your countryImmigration is the 14th most important issue facing you personally
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