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APuZ @apuz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Unser neues Heft zum Thema #autoritarismus ist da! Mit Beiträgen von J. Gerschewski @wzb.bsky.social, @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social, A. Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social, P. Norris @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social u. N. Potter. Morgen im "Parlament". www.bpb.de/shop/zeitsch...

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Liv Uni Politics @livunipol.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🚨 Our Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool is currently looking to appoint up to 7(!) new colleagues. This includes 2 permanent T&R positions: lnkd.in/eVabnhrP And up to 5 fixed-term T&S positions: lnkd.in/eyYX9tN5 The deadline for applications to both tracks is 28 June!

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PSA 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!

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Are you an early career scholar? Do you want to be part of the next season of our workshop series and get feedback from experts in the field? Apply by May 31 here: forms.gle/5SSuuybK3739... For more information visit: apsg.work/seminar-rules/

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

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PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Best PhD Paper Award For the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate. The paper *does not* have to have been presented at the PSA Annual Conference 2026. The committee consists of @linettelim.bsky.social and Nikolaos Frantzeskakis.

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PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Best Paper Award For the best paper on autocracies and/or regime change presented at the PSA Annual Conference 2026. The 2026 Award committee consists of @tjermanova.bsky.social and @austinsmatthews.bsky.social.

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PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🚨 We are now accepting submissions for two of our Specialist Group's Awards 🚨 - Best Paper Award - Best PhD Paper Award Rules: anyone can nominate – self-nominations are welcome! – a paper for these awards by emailing arc.psa.sg@gmail.com Deadline: 25 May 2026 Details on the rules👇

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Ozlem Tuncel @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

For folks who will be at @mpsa.bsky.social on Thursday and Friday, I'll be presenting two co-authored papers: 11:40 am THU: Higher education expansion under authoritarianism (with @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social) 1:30 pm FRI: Removal of elected opposition mayors (with @elifsarigenc.bsky.social)

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Ozlem Tuncel @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

For folks who will be at @wpsa.bsky.social on Thursday and Saturday, I'll be presenting two co-authored papers: 10 am THU: Higher education expansion under authoritarianism (with @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social) 1:15 pm SAT: Removal of elected opposition mayors (with @elifsarigenc.bsky.social)

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Journal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Why are some delegates more active than others in influencing policymaking through authoritarian assemblies? This article argues that delegate activity can be explained by both cooptation theory and delegates' positions within the authoritarian regime. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Explaining Activity in Authoritarian Assemblies: Evidence from China | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core

Explaining Activity in Authoritarian Assemblies: Evidence from China - Volume 22 Issue 3

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

You only have until Sunday left to get your abstracts in 👇

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Join us next week to start the season! @yezhang.bsky.social (@mitpolisci.bsky.social) presents "Political Control in the Workplace: How Autocrats Use Firms to Discipline Citizens". Lynette H Ong (@utoronto.ca), @woldense.bsky.social (Minnesota), & @linshengqiao.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) discuss

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

RA Position! @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social and @osamet.bsky.social are looking for support for a project on opposition coalitions in autocracies. If you are - interested in opposition politics and electoral dynamics, and - familiar with data collection apply by Dec 31: gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Don't miss the last workshop of the season! Join us tomorrow!

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Join us next week! Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News. @alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.

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Ozlem Tuncel @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

‼️⚠️Research Assistant Position! @osamet.bsky.social and I are looking for support for a project on opposition coalitions in autocracies. If you are ✅interested in opposition politics and electoral dynamics ✅familiar with data collection Then, please apply here: gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If you are looking for high-quality discussions at an affordable conference, the next @apsgworkshop.bsky.social might just be the place for you! Abstract submissions open until 1 February!

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Our November Newsletter is out! Have news and updates you want to share with the community? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq... December's newsletter will be earlier than usual so hurry up!

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Join us next week! @rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The clock is ticking! ⌛ You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Join us next week! Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Makes the ERC Starting Grants look very attainable in comparison (12.2% success rate for latest round)

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open! Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT... For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

NEW - Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - cup.org/47i6oKQ - @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract describing the introduction of a global database called PtP, which contains detailed individual-level data on political, occupational, and social backgrounds from 144,789 cabinet members across 141 countries between 1966 and 2021. The text highlights the database's relevance to researchers in various fields including political and social sciences.

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PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🚨 The Call for Papers for PSA26 in Oxford closes soon! 🚨 We would love to host your paper at the 2026 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference. More details here: www.psa.ac.uk/events/psa-a... Deadline this Friday (17 October)! ❗

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Events | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Get your submissions in quickly to join us in Oxford next year for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Annual Conference!

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Louisa Boulaziz @louisabo.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

New WP! We find: Overall male and female cabinet members have the same backgrounds, but women in high ranking positions, and women in contexts with few women in politics have backgrounds that align more with the archetypal politician. With @jacobnyrup.bsky.social tinyurl.com/s4hy3htk

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

New Working Paper 🚨 I am introducing the new dataset on Parliamentary Elites in Authoritarian Regimes (PEAR). It includes information on the composition of parliaments in 819 legislative terms in 130 autocracies from 1945 - based on over 200k individual-level observations. tinyurl.com/48h68hmh

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is now open! Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT... For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/

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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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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Join us next week! @lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

📣 Translate your academic expertise into public-facing policy briefs published in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy! 🚨 Next week Friday's deadline is fast approaching! Full details below 👇

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Fabio Angiolillo @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

@jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social and I wrote the ‘last word’ for the latest Political Insight issue @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. We discuss the global rise of authoritarianism, its implications for domestic and international politics, and the future of democracy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Join us next week! @javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

With the new term a new season of @apsgworkshop.bsky.social is also about to start! See the excellent line up below and sign up to the mailing list to recieve meeting invites! 👇

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Mehmet Yavuz @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Excited to announce the publication of my article in Comparative Political Studies on how crises shape the ideological legitimation strategies of authoritarian regimes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! #Blame #Shifting in #Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from #Turkey By @edwardgoldring.bsky.social, @jonaswschmid.bsky.social & Fulya Apaydin doi.org/10.1017/S153...

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year's WhoGov workshop on Political Elites! It is amazing to see so much great research presented on political elites and meet so many great people. And thank you to @inalkristiansen.bsky.social and @jonaswschmid.bsky.social for co-organizing the event

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PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The 2025 Best Paper Award for the best paper on autocracies and/or regime change presented at the PSA Annual Conference 2025 goes to... @tjermanova.bsky.social with "Beyond Coordination: The Authoritarian Constitution at the Centre of Intra-Regime Conflict in Post-1979 Iran." Congratulations! 🥳

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PSA Autocracy & Regime Change Specialist Group @psaautocracy.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The 2025 Best PhD Paper Award for the best article/chapter written by a current PhD candidate goes to... @linettelim.bsky.social PhD candidate at @ucddublin.bsky.social for her chapter "Foreign Bogeymen: The Use of Anti-Foreign Media Propaganda in China" Congratulations!! 🥳

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📢 This is a great opportunity to translate academic research on autocracies into policy-relevant and public-facing briefs! Full details on the CfP by @psaautocracy.bsky.social and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy below 👇

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Fabio Angiolillo @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🚨New publication! By now, we know 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 democratic institutions autocratizers undermine, yet we (w/ Gorazd Ordanoski) ask: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 do they attack them? We present three sequential repressive steps: 1️⃣ legitimization rhetoric 2️⃣ legal engineering 3️⃣ coercive control 🔓🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Patterns of incumbents’ repression during autocratization

How do incumbents attack accountability during autocratization? The literature focuses on what democratic institutions autocratizers undermine, yet incumbents’ steps in attacking accountability mea...

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🚨 You only have today and tomorrow left to apply! Get your applications in for the next series of @apsgworkshop.bsky.social! 👇

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Our monthly newsletter is out! Have news and updates to share in with us? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq... Want to receive the newsletter? Subscribe! mailchi.mp/fe045331c9c7...

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Less than a week left to apply to present your work in our Fall 2025 season. Don't miss this opportunity of getting feedback from the APSG community!

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Felix Wiebrecht @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Only a few more days left to apply for the next season of the @apsgworkshop.bsky.social 👇

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