Reposted by Mamiko HermannElin Lerum Boasson @elinlb.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Interested in an academic career in political science? Do you want to work in a vibrant department with friendly colleagues? Interested in climate governance or EU studies? Do to live close to nature, but also enjoy a vibrant cultural scene? Appreciate a good work-life balance? 11626
Reposted by Mamiko HermannEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Register to attend an online #workshop being held from 9am-4pm (CET) on Monday 23 February offering insights into #climate action and public perceptions. The event is part of Make it Green theme of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺.buff.lyMake it Green: Insights on climate action and public perception | Infra4NextGenThis workshop will focus on how social science research can support efforts to tackle climate change and support green projects. 011
Reposted by Mamiko HermannPietro Castelli Gattinara @pietrocastellig.bsky.social · 28/01/2026📅 The schedule of the 5th @ecpr-ead.bsky.social Summer School on Concepts & Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics now online! tinyurl.com/f73yym3b ⏳ One month left to apply @casmudde.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @albertostefanelli.bsky.socialecpr.euSGED26 - Schedule at a GlanceEuropean Consortium for Political Research 02014
Reposted by Mamiko HermannKoji Yamamoto @kyamamoto.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Looking for a postdoc opportunity outside the UK/US? I'm happy to support up to two JSPS postdoc applicants for the coming round for two-year posts starting from Sep./Oct. 2026 onwards at UTokyo. The application to be submitted before the end of March. 1/n 37157
Reposted by Mamiko HermannProgram on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University @harvardusjapan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Check out Japan Decides 2024, edited by @kmcelwain.bsky.social (2005-06), Robert Pekkanen, and Faculty Associate @profdansmith.bsky.social, with contributions by Kenya Amano (2023-24), Faculty Associate Saori Katada, @profvekasi.bsky.social (2021-22), and others. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comJapan Decides 2024This book provides a coherent overall explanation for understanding in the election in both historical and comparative perspective 033
Reposted by Mamiko HermannDan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 22/11/2025🎉 Just published! JAPAN DECIDES 2024! The most comprehensive analysis and interpretation of last year's general election in Japan––which saw the ruling LDP lose its seat majority and presaged further upheaval in 2025. E-book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comJapan Decides 2024This book provides a coherent overall explanation for understanding in the election in both historical and comparative perspective 12711
Reposted by Mamiko HermannChristopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 10/11/2025🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna! ⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025 wratil.eu/files/MULTIR... 1/4 🧵 17679
Reposted by Mamiko HermannDIJ Tokyo @dijtokyo.org · 10/11/2025Join our next #DIJStudyGroup with Steven Schwarz @hadw-bw.bsky.social 🎤 "The Political Economy of Trading States and the Renaissance of Japanese Industrial Policy in the Global Chip War" 🏚️ online & onsite at the DIJ 📅 Nov 19, 6.30 pm JST/10.30 am CET ▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-po... 033
Reposted by Mamiko HermannAsia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus @apjjf.bsky.social · 05/11/2025How does a fringe, anti-vaccine party come to influence national politics? In this insightful article, Romeo Marcantuoni and Robert A. Fahey examine Sanseitō, a Japanese political party founded during the pandemic. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJFcambridge.orgFighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge CoreFighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology - Volume 23 0116
Reposted by Mamiko HermannDan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Call for nominations for the Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies from the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF). us-jf.org/en/news/usjf...us-jf.orgUSJF Now Taking Nominations for Second Annual PhD Dissertation Award in Japanese StudiesUSJF is accepting nominations for the 2026 Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies, honoring excellence in social sciences research on Japan. 033
Reposted by Mamiko HermannRoman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 08/11/2025In an ongoing project, we ask which countries citizens prefer as benchmarks for policy decisions. Pilot data from the UK show that Denmark is ranked as one of the most preferred reference countries, particularly in relation to migration policy. 4208
Mamiko Hermann @mamikohermann.bsky.social · 08/11/2025My first paper in Japanese titled "Government Communication in the Policy Cycle: Discussions in English Research and Implications for the Japanese Context" has been published in Public Communication Studies by the Public Relations Association for Social Sectors in Japan. doi.org/10.34419/pra...doi.org政策過程における政府・行政のコミュニケーション公共コミュニケーション研究, 2025 年 10 巻 1 号 p. 93-100 110
Mamiko Hermann @mamikohermann.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Day 2 at #vsjf2025 Still reflecting on the inspiring discussion from Day 1, especially the transformation of "liberals" in Japan and symbolic phenomena in several domains including identity politics. Many of the issues raised by the presenters were relevant to my own topic: political communication. 010
Reposted by Mamiko HermannVicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I am so honored, happy, and still a bit in disbelief that my book "The Normalization of the Radical Right" has won APSA's Dahl Award and the best book prize for the Democracy and Autocracy Section. I can't thank enough everyone who has helped out with this project throughout the years. 4836227
Reposted by Mamiko HermannMatthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Two fully funded PhD positions in political science at the University of Antwerp in @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social's new and very cool ERC project on disinformation and representation. Great opportunity! www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...uantwerpen.beDoctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of AntwerpYUFE vacancies 088
Reposted by Mamiko HermannJournal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025#OpenAccess from our new issue - The Incurious Approach to East Asian Populism: Why Studies on Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are Often Overlooked in Political Science - cup.org/46r8oRY - @apklein.bsky.social, Frédéric Krumbein & @hannes-mosler.bsky.social 174
Reposted by Mamiko HermannEPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 26/06/2025🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵 4374208
Reposted by Mamiko HermannAPSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 23/06/2025🚨 Big news from our last business meeting in #ICA25! We’re launching the Political Communication Teaching Database, a shared space where educators can upload and download course materials on #polcomm. 👉 Submit your materials here: tally.so/r/mDMGb5 #TeachingResources #ICA #APSA 23111
Reposted by Mamiko HermannMaurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 24/06/2025🧵 Hiring 2 PhDs in political science! Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES @uantwerpen.be 🇧🇪 We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo — and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? 🧠🗳️ 💥 4-yr fully funded 📅 Start: Oct/Nov 2025 🗓️ Deadline: 21 Aug Details + apply 👇uantwerpen.beDoctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of AntwerpYUFE vacancies 05149
Reposted by Mamiko HermannClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Scholar, journalist, policy maker, NGO working on digital technologies and democracy topics? Check out this exciting Fellowship program at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social. Flexible conditions, inspiring environment, great colleagues. 🗓️ DL: September 15 (check instructions ⬇️) www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...sdu.dkDigital Democracy Fellowship x TrygFonden Fellowship ProgramDigital Democracy Fellowship x TrygFonden Fellowship Program 14029
Reposted by Mamiko HermannReuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Our Digital News Report 2025 is out! 📊48 markets 🌏Almost 100K respondents 📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers 📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg 🧵Findings in thread #DNR25 29281
Reposted by Mamiko HermannSandra Destradi @sdestradi.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Interested in different theories and conceptualization of #populism? Here are lectures by some of the leading scholars in the field, given in the context of our MSCA doctoral network @ideopop.bsky.social 094
Reposted by Mamiko HermannAlice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · 10/06/2025CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas Apply by Aug. 3, 2025 ➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie... #PolTheory #demoinnoemployment.ku.dkPhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS) 01516
Reposted by Mamiko HermannStuart Soroka @snsoroka.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Check out this new Element by Nik Usher & Jessica Hagman, which "...provides unique insights into how American journalism creates space for small-town extremists to gain power, especially given declines in local news." The free download period is extended to June 13th! #politics #commsky #polcom 01711
Reposted by Mamiko HermannBram Wauters @bramwauters.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🚨 We have two vacancies for PhD fellows: - on ideological stereotypes supervised by me and @robindevroe.bsky.social www.ugent.be/en/work/scie... - on losers' consent supervised by @annakern.bsky.social www.ugent.be/en/work/scie... Join research group @gasparugent.bsky.social in beautiful Ghent 12318
Reposted by Mamiko HermannCurd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · 21/05/2025✨NEW BOOK CHAPTER OUT✨ The Phantom Counter-Public: Liberal Responsiveness to Far-right Information Networks as the Next Crisis of Public Communication. doi.org/10.1007/978-... In: Coleman et al.: Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler. 🧵⤵️ 34114
Mamiko Hermann @mamikohermann.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Inspiring topics coming up for 2 days at #WIConf2025 012