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Melanie Sauter

@melinscribe.bsky.social
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JProf at @UniMannheim, prev @ox.ac.uk, ‪‪@statsvitenskap.bsky.social‬, @eui-eu.bsky.social‬, Conflict Dynamics, Humanitarian Affairs, UN Peacekeeping, #firstgen ‪🇨🇭 melaniesauter.eu

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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every article I write in Overleaf ends up with 30+ warnings. But somehow I have written an entire book in Overleaf with only 5 warnings???
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Prof. Dr Beth Singler @bvlsingler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh yes, and this is not just a me problem... hallucinated citations predominantly "assign credit to already prominent and male scholars" arxiv.org/abs/2605.07723
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LLM hallucinations in the wild: Large-scale evidence from non-existent citations
Large language models (LLMs) are known to generate plausible but false information across a wide range of contexts, yet the real-world magnitude and consequences of this hallucination problem remain p...
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/08/2026
Woah.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
That’s a wrap! 🎉 It has been an honour to organize this year’s Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology. What stood out most was the sense of community & support throughout the week. A cheers on @korinlind.bsky.social @hannahrajski.bsky.social @snmorgenstern.bsky.social & Lisa-Marie Zikesch
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Day 5 of our Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology! It’s been inspiring to see participants from across countries exchange ideas, build collaborations, and strengthen a supportive research community. Huge thanks to our fantastic speakers, organizing team, and supporters! 🙌 #PolMeth #WPM
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Time to protect domestic producers from unfair galactic imports. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/s...
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A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy
It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues into how life may have arisen on Earth.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Amazing how corruption, bribery, and policies that contributed to countless deaths somehow stayed within the acceptable range. But the thing that finally crosses the red line is… a red card.
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Korinna Lindemann @korinlind.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📢 Job Ad: I am looking for one doctoral researcher (75%) in my newly funded DFG project on misperceptions and factual information on immigration from 1.10. or soon after! 📌 Location: MZES, University of Mannheim 💢 Application Deadline: 21st of July
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Max Schaub @maxschaub.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We are looking for a colleague to fill a part-time (50%) teaching position in IR. Ability to teach in German is required, though courses may also be offered in English. Deadline: 3 July Ad (in German): tinyurl.com/ysnjcwwn Please share - and PM in case of questions @politikuhh.bsky.social
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Ausschreibung
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Tore Wig @torewig.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We're hiring 2 postdocs at @uio.no on my ERC-Cog project on how authoritarian regimes shape scientific knowledge. 3–4 years, U. of Oslo. Deadline: 10 Sept 2026. Great dept., terms, well funded, bustling & green Scandi capital. Apply! 👉 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/303060/postdoctoral-fello
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Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Kristin Eichhorn @drkeichhorn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"Damit sendet das BMFTR eine klare Botschaft: Wissenschaft in Deutschland soll weiterhin prekär bleiben." #IchBinHanna #WissZeitVG
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Amrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Was @drkeichhorn.bsky.social, @kubon.bsky.social & ich vom Referentenentwurf fürs #WissZeitVG halten. Spoiler: Überhaupt nichts. #IchBinHanna
"Für absolut niemanden bringt dieser Entwurf irgendeine Verbesserung", kommentierten Amrei Bahr, Kristin Eichhorn und Sebastian Kubon von der Initiative "#IchbinHanna". Die vorgesehenen Mindestvertragslaufzeiten seien als Soll-Bestimmung nicht verbindlich und lägen im Rahmen der bereits an vielen Standorten gängigen Praxis. "Für Promovierende wird sich also nichts grundlegend ändern. Die Postdoc-Befristung bleibt trotz aller Vorschläge unverändert und wird in einer Hinsicht sogar verschlimmert: Nicht genutzte Befristungszeit aus der Promotionszeit sollen Postdocs zukünftig nicht mehr nutzen können." Dies sei ein Fehlanreiz für Promovierende, die sechs Jahre auszureizen, um auf die vollen zwölf Jahre zu kommen -
"und eine Verschärfung für Postdocs, die so nicht einmal zusätzliche Zeit haben, um eine der wenigen unbefristeten Stellen zu finden".
. Damit stelle der
Gesetzesentwurf sogar noch einen Rückschritt gegenüber dem der Ampelregierung dar. "Nach fast fünf Jahren #IchBinHanna-Diskussion grenzt das an
Arbeitsverweigerung."
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
1/ With the DR Congo facing another Ebola outbreak, I’ve been reflecting on research I published on the 2018–2020 outbreak, one of the most violent public health emergencies for healthcare workers. Key lesson: Public health emergencies become far more dangerous when they are politicized.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Examples of striking Dutch bike-lane and urban biking infrastructure via Modacity Life.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Ich wünsche allen Bahnreisenden viel Geduld heute 💔
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This chart by @SteveStuWill shows the most male-typical and female-typical reasons for hospital admissions in England (NHS data 2022–25). Women don't fall of scaffolding and men don't give birth.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"The challenge is not that AI will make societies poorer. Rather, it is that it will make them richer in ways that render many citizens economically dispensable for continued economic growth." My latest in @foreignpolicy.com on why our AI future could resemble the petrostate present.
foreignpolicy.com
For What AI Could Do to Democracies, Look to the Petrostates
Societies will become richer, but history suggests that wealth may not be equally distributed.
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Kathryn Corrick @kcorrick.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
A reminder that there are already a lot of European alternatives in place. Always worth exploring european-alternatives.eu when looking to buy or switch.
european-alternatives.eu
European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
One beautiful thing about Norwegian society: people don’t blast phone calls, facetimes, or speaker mode in public. The sound of silence 🇳🇴✨
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Or Tuttnauer @ortuttnauer.com · 01/05/2026
Meet Citation Compare: ortutt.github.io/citation-com... Enter an article's link or DOI and get not only its citation number but also see how it compares to all other articles published in the same year and journal. Information based on CrossRef API. Vibe coded by Claude. Hope people find it useful!
A screenshot from the Citation Compare webpage, showing the details for Louwerse et al. 2021
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Phone-free parties are trending and honestly? I want phone-free universities, phone-free cafés, phone-free bars. I want to make eye contact with a stranger and have a random conversation.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Talking abundance: Just like some EU countries are failing at managing decreased supply of energy sources in a world with 🔥 demand, EU institutions (the ERC) are struggling to deal with similar dynamics in the research space. The outcome will be exiting and/or finding alternatives in both spaces.
erc.europa.eu
ERC President explains stricter application measures amid rising demand for funding
The text of an open letter sent by ERC President Maria Leptin to ERC panel members, grantees and other stakeholders on 16 April 2026.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Is anyone else genuinely scared about what might happen tonight? The kind of afraid where it feels like the world could cross a line you can’t uncross. I really hope that tomorrow, looking back, this will feel dramatic.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Just had this from Planet Labs, the US government have asked satellite imagery providers for "voluntarily" restrictions on access to satellite imagery. Given a lot of them provide satellite imagery to the USG we can probably guess the outcome of not acquiescing to that request.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
It was an honor to serve on the committee selecting the Article of the Year. Very happy to pass last year’s award on to such an outstanding article! 💫🥳
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Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
We’re proud to share that JPR now leads its field in gender-inclusive authorship. Between 2000 and 2024, the share of all-male author teams dropped from nearly 75% to ~40%. This shows the value of inclusive publication policies and collaborative research practices in peace and conflict studies.
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Hannah Rajski @hannahrajski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Applications are still open until the end of the week!
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16/02/2026
Want to investigate something using open sources but not sure where to start? 🧵 We’ve gathered some of our go-to resources for learning, practicing, and collaborating on open source research - whether you’re brand new or sharpening your skills...
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Korinna Lindemann @korinlind.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Don't forget to apply until the end of the week! 🚨
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
One week left to apply 💫
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
It's only a matter of time before they come for political science next
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Andrea Matranga @andreamatranga.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
When the first dinosaur bones were found, artists didn't really know how to render them realistically, so they do the artistic equivalent of stretching skin around them as tightly as possible, without considering where muscle and fat must have been.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Breaking: another case of academic cheating driven by ego and power. Thought that was the whole story but according to Gideon’s Wikipedia, there are multiple lawsuits, retracted papers, and a revoked license. Overachiever!
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Theres Luethi @theresluethi.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚨 Extremely cool Postdoc position for Conflict Scholars ✨ You get to work with the great Scott Gates in his ERC advanced grant 🎉
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Davis Vaughan @davisvaughan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited! - `filter_out()` for dropping rows - `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats! tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
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dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
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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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Karsten Donnay @karstendonnay.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🚨Job alert 🚨 I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026. If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026. 📤 Please share widely! www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
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Offene Stellen / Open Positions
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Perfect day to leave Switzerland ...
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Lucas Schramm @lucasschramm91.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
How can and should we study an important yet largely inaccessible institution like the #EuropeanCouncil? In a new article, published in #EuropeanPoliticalSciene, I present key data, paradoxes and research avenues 50 years after its creation. The article is available open access 👇 h7.cl/1n6zx
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The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union | European Political Science | Cambridge Core
The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Excuse me, but why do economists get their own wine research association? Where is the wine politics association??? I feel excluded from the grape bargain.
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I wanted to see how many friends the President of Peace has made during his first and second term, so I made a map of countries he has threatened both economically and militarily, banned citizens from, and bombed. Some things are up for discussion, so a bit on methodology below.
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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🚨Job alert! 🚨 I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills. ⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26 More info:
hu-berlin.de
Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Why does Europe not speak out against US actions in Venezuela? Because Ukraine (and Europe) is held hostage to US goodwill. Speaking out risks American retaliation.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
US vs #EU teh regulation showdown has a major player rarely mentioned. EU public! Citizens want more and better regulations. So both easy line for politicians to take and could also have a unifying & galvanising effect within the EU
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