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Nils Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We have a 2-year postdoc position available in a new SNSF/DFG-funded project on nationalist mobilization. More details here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/5.... Please share widely!

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Postdoctoral Position in Computational Social Science

Deadline: 04.10.2026

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🚨 Job Alert - PostDoc🚨 Come work with us and join our team as a postdoctoral fellow (100% position for two years, with the possibility of an extension up to one year) in beautiful Munich at @tum.de and @hfp.tum.de ☀️ Deadline: September 30, 2026 Find out more: hfp.heyrecruit.de?page=job&id=...

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Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/x) bei Hochschule für Politik München

Munich School of Politics and Public Policy The Munich School of Politics and Public Policy (HfP) combines excellence in political science with a commitment to dialogue between politics, society, busi...

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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

If you are an advanced PhD student or PostDoc working on AI and global politics/tech/authoritarianism come spend 1-6 months in Berlin this year with @scripts-berlin.eu! We have some funding for you and will help w/ visa and other moving issues. Info here: www.scripts-berlin.eu/about-us/job...

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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim 🚨 7 days of hands-on advanced methods + networking for PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers. Free of charge (limited travel support). Deadline 1 March 2026: summerschoolwpm.org #methodsky #polisky

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NetBlocks @netblocks.org · 10/01/2026

⚠️ Update: It's now 8:00 am in #Iran where the sun is rising after another night of protests met with repression; metrics show the nationwide internet blackout remains in place at 36 hours, severely limiting Iranians' ability to check on the safety of friends and loved ones 📵

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from January 5, 2025, to January 10, 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity remains lower than normal most of the time period due to protests, with a sharp drop on the evening of January 8. The drop in connectivity aligns with protests across the nation. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 1%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN', indicates the period of disruption.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 08/01/2026

Just before 1200 UTC today, the amount of announced IPv6 address space in #Iran dropped by ~98.5%, concurrent with IPv6 traffic share dropping from ~12% to ~1.8%, as the govt. selectively blocks Internet access amid protests. radar.cloudflare.com/routing/ir?d... radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...

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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We know that Putin and other dictators try to build a new world order. Soft power plays a crucial role in this. Today, Russia hosts the Intervision 2025 – a competitor event to the Eurovision Song Contest. Which regimes participate in this contest? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervi...

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Intervision 2025 - Wikipedia

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Join us next week for the first workshop of the season! @fabiolaschwarz.bsky.social and @kpaula.bsky.social (TU Munich) will present their work on internet shutdowns and protests in diverse political regimes. Lisa Garbe (@wzb.bsky.social) and Ryan Shandler (Georgia Instit of Techn) will discuss!

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Conflict Management and Peace Science @conflictmanagement.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Third, @sabinecarey.bsky.social‬, Christian Gläßel & @kpaula.bsky.social ask if media shapes #Postwar attitudes long-term. Studying anti-government broadcasts in #Nepal, they find those exposed were less optimistic about peace, police, and civic activism up to 3 years after the station shut down.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/07/2025

"One of the most important, and most overlooked, functions of protest is to prevent the dreaded 'spiral of silence,' which can begin when people wrongly believe that their own point of view is not widely shared," Betsy Levy Paluck writes:

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The Most Overlooked Value of Political Protest

Small acts of staying quiet may seem merely polite or indifferent, but they can easily spiral.

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🎉 New article with @tanzformation.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Matt DiGiuseppe @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

New pre-print on support for AI Killer Robots with @tobirommel.bsky.social & @kpaula.bsky.social. We find that the taboo on AI weapons is not strong. Public opposition drops when other states (Allies or Rivals) develop AI weapons. The public follows a security dilemma logic. osf.io/preprints/so...

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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We're organizing another round of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology 🎉 summerschoolwpm.org Our super-cool speakers include msands.bsky.social @allisonwkoh.bsky.social @melinscribe.bsky.social @rebeccakittel.bsky.social @fabiennelind.bsky.social & @indiiigo.bsky.social 📆01/05

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Summer School for Women in Political Methodology

20 to 26 July 2025 at the University of Bremen

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HateAid @hateaid.org · 15/01/2025

Jede 2. politisch engagierte Person hat schon Anfeindungen im Internet erlebt. Das zeigt die neue Studie der TUM in Kooperation mit HateAid. Die Folge: Digitale Gewalt gefährdet das politische Engagement in Deutschland. Unsere Forderungen: hateaid.org/hass-hetze-p... #AngegriffenUndAlleingelassen

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Three more days to apply! 🌟

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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Over the past year I've been asked many times how I think AI will change digital repression. This excellent piece touches on many of my worries. IMO AI-generated sludge (or slop as they call it here) is a far greater concern than propaganda. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-gene...

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AI-generated slop is quietly conquering the internet. Is it a threat to journalism or a problem that will fix itself?

Three experts discuss the rise of low-quality content and its implications for the profession, the news industry and the public sphere.

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

We had an amazing time hosting this event! Huge thanks to everyone for two great days filled with exciting topics and engaging discussions! 🎉🙌

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

🚨New article with @sabinecarey.bsky.social and Christian Gläßel ( @hertiesecurity.bsky.social) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Anna-Lena Hönig @annalenahoenig.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Looking forward to two days packed with research on conflict dynamics! Thank you so much for hosting us this year @kpaula.bsky.social!

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

🚨Come join the Workshop on Conflict Dyamics! One of the best workshops I've attended as a PhD student - super excited that we could host it here now. Two more days to apply! www.polver.uni-konstanz.de/conflict-dyn...

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Katrin Paula @kpaula.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

New paper in the Journal of Peace Research with Tabea Palmtag and @tobirommel.bsky.social! 🥳 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Yannis Theocharis @yannistheocharis.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join my team at the Chair of Digital Governance, Technical University of Munich. - 3 years - Focus: online toxicity, experiments, causal inference - Deadline: January 7 - Starting: April 2024 polisky Commsky csssky More portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissens...

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Sabine Carey @sabinecarey.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

If you know of recent PhDs/postdocs with interest in quant. (ideally mixed-method) research on pol violence/repression/armed actors PLEASE direct them to me! Am looking to appoint Humboldt Fellows to work with me for a year. Esp looking for ppl from Global South. No German citizens/German degree.

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