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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 09/09/2025

Excited that @epssnet.bsky.social promotes and supports the small but growing community of PE of development scholars in Europe! One of the most exciting things about EPSS 2026 @ Belfast.

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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 05/09/2025

📢 We're hiring! 3 lines in CP, IR, and IPE. Come join us in Madrid! I'm not in the committee but more than happy to answer questions (via DM, email) and/or chat.

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We are super excited that Catherine de Vries will join IE University as Full Professor of Political Science, Chair of our Department, and Vice Dean at IE's SPEGA in January. We look forward to having her as a colleague and leader in our growing department! www.catherinedevries.eu

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

As the academic year resumes, we are very excited to announce the two new hires who have recently joined the IE University political science faculty: Korhan Koçak and Sigrid Weber (@swebera.bsky.social) Welcome both to @ieuniversity.bsky.social! 👇

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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 24/06/2025

Join us tomorrow Wednesday June 25 at the EPSA Pre-Conference on Political Connections! 📍 UC3M (Puerta de Toledo Campus) — Rooms 0.A.05 and 0.A.06 🕘 9 AM — 6 PM An exciting set of panels on topics including revolving doors, bureaucracy, courts, lobbying, legislatures, and more.

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We're getting started with our two-day Workshop on Public Opinion, Representation, and Democracy. Organized by DJ Flynn and Nina Wiesehomeier, and held in our Segovia campus. @ieuniversity.bsky.social Great line-up, live updates below! 🧵

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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 30/04/2025

Check out the program of our EPSA Pre-Conference on Political Connections, to be held at @UC3M on June 25. If you want to join, please fill in this short form: forms.gle/Ei5T4hHtWFFS...

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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 08/04/2025

Surprised and honored to be co-winner of the AJPS Best Article Award for my article on the benefits of patronage. @mpsa.bsky.social @ajpseditor.bsky.social Thank you to the committee and the whole community that helped me produce that piece! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 22/01/2025

Only 4 days left to submit papers for consideration for the LAPIS best paper award. Send us your LASA 2024 political institutions paper! @lapislasa.bsky.social @lasabluesky.bsky.social Info + submissions here: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We start the year by looking back at a productive 2024 for our 14-people team 💪🏼 Last year we got: ⁠⁠📰 21 peer reviewed articles, including 1 in APSR, 3 in AJPS, and 6 in JOP; 📕 1 book with OUP; 🏆 4 article, paper, or book awards; 📊 3 new external grants totaling €385k.

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Governance and Local Development Institute @gldinstitute.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Municipal level corruption weakens governance in #Brazil, but prosecutors are changing that. @guillermotoral.com's research reveals their role in battling corruption, improving hiring, & reducing political abuse. 🤔Learn how in our latest policy brief: bit.ly/3UV6SB0

A demonstrator in Brazil holding up a sign with military behind him.

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Guillermo Toral @guillermotoral.com · 18/10/2024

It's been quite the treat to spend the week visiting (and to present at) the Quality of Government Institute at the University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪. What a great group of scholars doing influential work on issues of governance, bureaucracies, and state capacity. Thank you for having me, QoG!

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