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Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social · 4h

Looking forward to the launch of our brand-new LSE Comparative Politics seminar series today! www.lse.ac.uk/government/r... @lsegovernment.bsky.social @pavisuri.bsky.social @carlmc.bsky.social @gofosu.bsky.social @joekendall.bsky.social

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Laia Balcells @laiabalcells.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Consequential histories: A field experiment at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum" Just accepted at the Journal of Politics www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Unless I‘m missing something, it looks very unlikely that Muresan will get anywhere close to enough MPs to support his minority government at the investiture vote tomorrow and this has been clear for some time, so it‘s a bit of a puzzle to me why we are going through the motions here.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That was overall a good speech from Burnham with some big ideas including electoral reform, social care reform and an open-ended relationship with the EU. The strategy here is to set out a bold progressive agenda, but leave implementation for after an election (or when there is fiscal room re care).

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Might be a bit controversial, but a party that counts amongst its potential Presidential candidates politicians of the caliber of Ossoff and AOC is maybe not quite as badly in crisis as it appears. There is a talented millennial generation ready to lead.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Was on the morning flight from Cluj to Bucharest & spotted the designated Minister of Justice, the independent reformist, former judge & BBU Law Prof Andrea Chiș, a few rows down. She is known for speaking out in the Recorder documentary "Captured Justice" ...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Inadvertently interfering in the Romanian pastry wars…

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Burnham sticks to his guns re exclusives for the Sun. Born in Merseyside he grew up in the North West.As Minister he helped set up the Hillsborough Independent Panel: www.bbc.com/news/article.... Here are my thoughts from '23 about Labour's relationship with the press: fabians.org.uk/pressing-the...

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Burnham will not do 'special interviews' with Sun newspaper

The prime minister says he will do his "own communications", differently to others in the past.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Call for Proposals: EPSS Copenhagen 2027 Pre-Conference Workshops! We're seeking proposals for workshops on 23 June 2027, at the University of Copenhagen. Whether you are a senior scholar or an ECR, we want your expertise! ⏳Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 🔗Apply here: epssnet.org/2027-copenha... #EPSS2027

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Pre-Conference Workshops EPSS 2027

Submit your proposal for a pre-conference workshop at the EPSS 2027 Conference in Copenhagen to lead focused discussions and skill-building sessions for political science scholars.

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Mara Weber @marathwe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! We invite submissions for the Political Methodology Seminar Series on frontiers in empirical political science and CSS. We welcome research examining political behaviour, public opinion, comparative politics, and CSS. Research on adjacent topics are also highly encouraged.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Much is made of state specific reasons, but the CDU's losses are perfectly in line with national polls that have them at around 20%. MV was one of their weakest states to start (despite Merkel's former constituency being there). While levels are different, both MV & Berlin moved in parallel: -8%p.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Side note: This is not only another very bad result for the CDU, but for the centre-right in general. The FDP doesn't even factor anymore. 1% in MV and likely no more than 2-3% in Berlin. Looks like the populist rebirth of the Free Democrats isn't quite going to plan.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Now more likely than not that the CDU will fail to cross the 5% threshold in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. This is consistent with the ongoing count.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Merz speaking early & decisively after the exit polls was obviously meant to end any debate about his position(s) before they properly started. The problem is that as the night unfolds, the CDU’s scores in both states have weakened and the CDUs position looks more fragile than predicted in exits.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The @excinequality.bsky.social Zukunftskolleg 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships call is open. These are 2-year fellowships to develop independent research in a beautiful location and strong research environment. Deadline: 12 October. www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In many ways I really appreciate that former German ministers Habeck and Baerbock went to lecture at good universities rather than ... take a job with the sorts of Palantir.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sad that I have to miss out on @psaepop.bsky.social in Liverpool (of all places!) this year. One of my favourite conferences in a great and very political city. Have a good meeting, everyone!

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Interesting and very well informed article by Johanna Ewald (in German) discussing the TV debate format between MP Schwesig and the AfD’s Holm before the MVP state election on Sunday - thanks for engaging with our work with @dianebolet.bsky.social: www.morgenpost.de/kultur/tv-st...

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From July 2026 - When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs’ Responses to Constituent Policy Queries - cup.org/4hormhs - @danbischof.bsky.social, @vchengm.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Sarah Cohen, @florianfoos.bsky.social, et al #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract of a study on how UK Members of Parliament (MPs) respond to constituent policy queries. The research indicates that MPs' responsiveness varies with the level of agreement with constituents.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Very much looking forward to be part of this seminar series and to visiting @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social in late November. See you in Madrid!

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Extremely impressive field experiment by @nmalhotra.bsky.social et al. had few effects on election attitudes among conservatives in TX despite being "exposed to an average of 20 online videos, 18.5 cable TV videos, 23.9 display ads, 3 text messages, and 3 postcards" www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very much off topic, but wondering where the unacceptable practice of restaurants and pubs in Germany to serve industrial frozen fries comes from. How hard is it to cut and deep fry potatoes? Nowhere in the world have I seen this practiced at such a scale as in Germany.

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

1/ What is the prevalence of personally identifiable information (PII) in author-collected data publicly shared in the social sciences? We audited 327 replication packages from 11 leading journals in economics, political science, and psychology Answer: surprisingly high 🧵

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

State schools in England are now performing very well. It's a genuinely impressive policy success.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Interesting new research on the effects and content of Instagram Reels and podcasts ceciliaysui.com/files/Influe... preprints.apsanet.org/engage/api-g... link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nach der Landtagswahl in #Sachsen-Anhalt stellt sich die Frage mit neuer Dringlichkeit: Würde Regierungsverantwortung die AfD „entzaubern“? 📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The problem is it won’t get better for Merz from here. There are two further state elections in 2 weeks, one in Berlin where the CDU is likely to lose power and one in another East German state (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), where the party is currently polling close to single digits.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

ZDF has now updated their forecast and it looks like BSW will be in (ARD has also slightly adjusted their score for them upwards). That means there would likely be a razor thin majority for AfD + BSW. Pre-election, Wagenknecht claimed that BSW won’t vote in a AfD PM- they favoured a technocratic PM.

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Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 06/09/2026

Very likely, part of the story of the CDU losses is also CDU supporters voting for SPD or Greens to make sure they get over the 5% threshold. The radicalisation of the right is there – but at the same time, part of the centre-right is also ready to vote for the centre-left to stop the far right.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

With the big caveat that these are vote (& turnout) recalls, the exit polls suggest that the vast majority of gains for the AfD came from mobilizing former non-voters and converting CDU voters. This would be consistent with the aggregate changes in vote shares & big increase in turnout.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

More than anything, I'm worried about how the CDU (locally in S-A and in national government) will respond to this result.

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Very happy to meet with anyone interested in our Quantitative Political Science line at APSA! If you're on the fence about applying, this is primarily a *substantive* line. If your research uses LLMs, networks, large datasets, causal inference, etc., you’re who we’re looking for!

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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you're interested, this thread summarises our main findings. 👇 bsky.app/profile/ashe...

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Jochen Müller @jocmuel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

An der @unigreifswald.bsky.social sind zwei unbefristete Vollzeitstellen ausgeschrieben: eine für Politikwissenschaftler:innen, eine für Soziolog:innen. Bewerbungsfrist: 31. August 2026. Teilen ausdrücklich erwünscht. Die Ausschreibungen folgen im nächsten Post. Fragen gerne per DM.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Excellent speech and policy by Burnham in Kyiv and also good to make the comparison with Britain standing alone against Nazi Germany for a year in 1940/41. The only difference is that Ukraine has stood against the Russian aggressor with British 1940/41-style allies support for far longer now.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Happy Independence Day (tomorrow) to all Ukrainians in Ukraine or abroad! We are with you. Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Applications are open for EuroWEPS Berlin.👇There is also some change in the EuroWEPS organising committee. @pavisuri.bsky.social is taking a step back, while @aalrababah.bsky.social & @ewirsching.bsky.social are joining starting with this edition. A big thank you to Pavi & welcome to Ala and Elisa!

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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New project and dashboard on football and politics: footballinparliament.com Stefan Couperus, Martijn Schoonvelde, and I (supporters of FC Groningen, AZ Alkmaar, and Borussia Mönchengladbach, guess who’s who) were wondering how and why politicians talk about football clubs. 1/5

Dashboard: https://footballinparliament.com

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Wahlrecht.de @wahlrecht.de · 20/08/2026

Die #Mitgliederzahlen der Parteien Ende 2025 (und die Entwicklung zum Vorjahr) aus der jährlichen Studie von Oskar Niedermayer. Die Entwicklung in früheren Jahren: bsky.app/profile/wahl...

Quelle: Oskar Niedermayer, Parteimitgliedschaften im Jahre 2025, ZParl 20260, S. 356 ff.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

While a lot of commentary focuses on candidates, they miss that extreme right voting runs deep in Saxony Anhalt. Its predecessor state Anhalt during the Weimar Republic was the first state governed by the NSDAP following the 1932 state election (41% of votes, in coalition with nationalist DNVP!).

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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

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Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants

Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.

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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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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📢 LSE Political Theory job opening We’re looking for a political theorist to join us at @lsegovernment.bsky.social - it is an open rank search, so we welcome applications at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level Reach out with questions & please share widely! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

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Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory

Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory, , <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</p> <p style="margin:...

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

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Hook and Squeeze

How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Bit of a joke to have these offices directly adjacent to each other. Wonder how this came about.

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Alex Coppock @aecoppock.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Northwestern is hiring in quant methods (assistant level, tenure track) Please repost and share with those you think would be good candidates, thank you! polisci.northwestern.edu/about/facult... #psjobs #psjminfo #poliscijobs

Assistant Professor of Quantitative Political Methodology (Tenure-Track)
The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time position in Quantitative Political Methodology at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track, to begin Fall 2027. We emphasize methodology with a strongly applied perspective: successful candidates will maintain an active, independent research program that includes methodological contributions in their own right, while also teaching quantitative research methods courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and applying those methods to substantive questions in their area of expertise. We are especially interested in candidates whose work bridges data-driven/computational approaches with design-based inference, though we welcome applicants making cutting-edge contributions in either of these traditions or in other areas of political methodology. Successful candidates' substantive research agendas may be in any area of political science or may cross boundaries; as with all Northwestern faculty, successful candidates will be expected to provide service to the department, the university, and the profession.

Aerial photo of Northwestern's beautiful lakeside campus with political science's new building circled

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Over the next several months, we will phase out some popular OSF features. These changes do not affect current public content, which remains safe and accessible. We have prepared support material to help users adapt. I am very sorry for the disruption to your work. Please read this post for details.

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OSF Changes | Center for Open Science

We are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif...

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Sad, but understandable news re OSF and a reminder about what we lose when we don’t fund science infrastructure. 4-5 Mio USD/year for a fully functional OSF platform (4-5 USD/user), when billionaires blow money on so many useless things. Good that OSF will still be around for pre-regs & pre-prints.🙏

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Giacomo Lemoli @giacomolem.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@cunef.bsky.social is hiring -- 3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor positions in Political Science. Details and contact information in the job post link: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32392

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CUNEF Universidad, Social Sciences and Humanities

Job #AJO32392, Assistant Professor in Political Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, CUNEF Universidad, Madrid, MADRID, ES

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