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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 15h

From our FirstView: "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India" by @feyaadallie.bsky.social. buff.ly/sEa2MlQ

APSR abstract for "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India," by Feyaad Allie, Studying Muslim representation in India, the author shows electing a Muslim representative divides Muslim votes while consolidating Hindu votes for the majoritarian party, driven by sub-identity and super-ordinate identity mobilization. Full abstract is available in linked article.

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations to @aidanmilliff.com, winner of the Rajni Kothari Award for Best Article on the Politics of South Asia for "Making Sense, Making Choices: How Civilians Choose Survival Strategies during Violence," published in the APSR. buff.ly/T5XJGpM

APSR abstract for "Making Sense, Making Choices: How Civilians Choose Survival Strategies during Violence," by Aidan Milliff, Using interviews and analysis of 509 oral histories from Indian Sikhs during the 1984 pogroms, the author shows perceived control and predictability of threats shape whether people avoid, adapt, or use disruptive survival strategies. Full abstract is available in linked article.

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Congratulations to @adamauerbach.bsky.social, Shikhar Singh, and Tariq Thachil, winners of the Heinz I. Eulau Award for "Who Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India's Small-Town Councils," published in the APSR. buff.ly/UQYIqeu

APSR abstract for "Who Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India's Small-Town Councils," by Adam Auerbach, Shikhar Singh, and Tariq Thachil. Past work on local accountability in the Global South has focused on whether citizens have enough information to hold officials accountable. Drawing on fieldwork and a novel survey of small-town politicians in India, the authors show that local officials themselves often lack basic procedural knowledge of how to govern, and that this knowledge gap shapes their capacity to represent constituents. Winning office does not provide an institutionalized path to acquiring this knowledge, pointing to the need for policy solutions. Full abstract is available in linked article.

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Bhumi Purohit @bhumi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🚨 We're hiring for a 10-month Research Manager position in northern India 🚨 Gabi Kruks-Wisner, Anustubh Agnihotri, and I are looking to hire for a project on the intersection of social media + government accountability Application due before Sept 10th: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #polisky

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RESEARCH MANAGER POSITIONProject: “When do digital voices augment government accountability?” Lead Researchers Dr. Anustubh Agnihotri Dr. Gabi Kruks-Wisner Dr. Bhumi Purohit Project Duration Oct...

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Alyssa Heinze @alyssarheinze.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We are organizing a pre-conference workshop at EPSS on the Politics of South Asia. To present, discuss, or attend, please submit your info by May 13th: forms.gle/pXaKtTLifJAY... Please circulate widely! If questions, contact me, @aliz-toth.bsky.social or @simonchauchard.bsky.social!

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Pia Raffler @piaraffler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Looking forward to hosting the 2026 meeting of the Boston/New England Area Working Group in African Political Economy (BWGAPE) on May 8 with Jamie Hintson, @chinemeluokafor.bsky.social & Nic Wicaksono. Please submit your papers and research designs if you're in the region!

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We will host a South Asia APSA pre-conference at Harvard on Sept 2. If you would like to present a paper, serve as a discussant, or only attend the workshop or happy hour, please submit your info by March 15 (extended deadline): forms.gle/ZDau8Jm86kJt... Feel free to circulate widely!

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Call for Papers: Workshop on Contention Under Repression We invite scholars in the Greater Boston area to submit proposals for a one-day workshop on 4/17 on collective action, civil society, contentious politics, etc. across global contexts Details: tinyurl.com/wrkshp417 Submission Deadline: 3/15

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Looking forward to presenting new joint work with @pratikmahaj.bsky.social on how civil society organizations engage in electoral mobilization for political parties at this APSA panel on Saturday, 9/13!

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357 Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!

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Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies @europeatharvard.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

“A dysfunctional authoritarian system is much worse than a dysfunctional democracy” - @dziblatt.bsky.social at the #Harvard Dean Symposia on #democracy. Watch the discussion w/ Steven Levitsky @feyaadallie.bsky.social & @washingtonpost.com editor David Herszenhorn ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/9F6-R3k...

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Mashail Malik @mamalik.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Please circulate! @wpmarble and I are looking for a part-time RA to help with various data tasks. This is a remote-work position that is ideal for recent graduates who are considering applying for a social science PhD. Apply here: forms.gle/EN3JLUiNm8m4...

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Research Assistant Position with Malik and Marble

Prof. Mashail Malik (Harvard) and Dr. William Marble (Stanford) are searching for a part-time research assistant (RA) primarily for a project on the political integration of immigrants in the United S...

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

JOB ALERT: Come work as lab manager / research associate at the Global Diversity Lab at MIT -- a great opportunity for recent undergraduates considering a PhD in political science #development #climate #diversity Recent LM's went to Stanford, Yale, Berkeley careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

My article just out in @jodemocracy.bsky.social: India's New Minority Politics I question the optimism about India's democracy after the 2024 election by providing a perspective on Muslim inclusion and what it means for India's liberal democracy. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/ind...

Abstract: Over the past decade, India has been central to debates on democracy. Many viewed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) underperformance in the 2024 election as a sign of democratic resilience. This essay argues instead that it signaled further backsliding in the country’s most vulnerable dimension of democracy — its liberal democracy. The election reinforced a troubling status quo for India’s largest religious minority: explicit exclusion from one side of the political spectrum and strategic silence from the other. These dual forces leave Indian Muslims in a political bind, further constraining their prospects for political inclusion.

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Join us on Friday at Harvard for the Brown-Harvard Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics. Urbanization and the Rise of the Right in India - @adasgupta.bsky.social and Amreeta Das Details here: mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/event/south-...

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Joshua Kertzer @jkertzer.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The 3rd Annual Great CGIS Bakeoff was a triumph! Congratulations to Gabriela Armani for her doubly-winning Brazilian Banoffee, & runner-up Aleksandra Conevska! 🏆 Category winners: 🍪 @marchvidkjaer.bsky.social 🥮 @cerny.bsky.social 🥧 @malpas.bsky.social ☕️ Lucia Mendoza 🏆 @chriskenny.bsky.social

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Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

🛵Reminder application deadline in March 3 for MoPED Berlin: our political economy of development workshop June 2024 bsky.app/profile/did:... please share!

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Join us on Friday at Harvard for the Brown-Harvard Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics. How partisan are the "Village Republics"? How democratization shapes local partisanship in India Details here: mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/event/how-pa...

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Nominations are open for the APSA Democracy and Autocracy Juan Linz Dissertation Award (and other D&A section awards). Dissertations defended in 2023 or 2024 are eligible! Submissions will be accepted until March 15. Details here: apsanet.org/membership/o...

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Noah Dasanaike @noahdasanaike.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Urban–rural cleavages are seen as a defining political divide. But does this polarization hold worldwide? My new working paper tests this question using an original dataset of granular, geocoded election returns from 106 countries (polling station-level in 70). (1/8)

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Milan Vaishnav @milanv.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

New #GrandTamasha podcast out now: Hilal Ahmed of CSDS-Delhi joins me to discuss his new book, "A Brief History of the Present: Muslims in New India." We discuss the many nuances of Muslim identity in a BJP-dominant polity grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/mus...

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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

🎉 Thrilled that my new book, *Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America*, is finally out! 🎉 @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/us/universit... A brief summary: 1/n

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Volha Charnysh @vcharnysh.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thrilled to announce the release of Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe with Cambridge UP 🎉🎉 The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run. 📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf] See thread below:

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stephanieternullo.bsky.social @stephanieternullo.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Finally holding my copy of How the Heartland Went Red! My new book examines how place intersects with race, class, and religion in shaping the rightward turn in the industrial Heartland. Get your own copy here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb....

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Please consider nominating your paper for the Sage Paper Prize for the best paper in Comparative Politics presented at APSA 2023. The deadline is Feb. 1. Submit through this online form: form.jotform.com/233233616925.... Self-nominations are welcome.

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 29/09/2023

***ASREC Graduate Student Workshop*** February 29-March 2, 2024 Chapman University Orange, CA An excellent introduction to the economics of religion by Jared Rubin, Jeanet Bentzen, Jean-Paul Carvalho & Avital Livny Apply here by November 10: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Feyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

I'll be presenting my work next week as part of the Brown-Harvard-MIT South Asia Seminar. Please join if you're in the area! Details here: watson.brown.edu/southasia/ev...

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