Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I do not disagree. In the case of Hungary. But we are still having large conceptual problems with understanding when backsliding is and is not happening. 010
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We have recently created a concept to describe a phenomenon that is extremely old. What is not a ‚thing’ is a global explosion of backsliding. Also, the more stuff you require democracies to do, the more likely you are to see backsliding EVERYWHERE. 110
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I hope everyone goes to read (or re-read) the PS article now! You had me at ‚weight by population’ to establish the decline. 040
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Maybe so he can focus on shredding the evidence? 120
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Tisza has 2/3 in parliament! Backsliding era in Hungary is over! 050
Reposted by Monika NalepaKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The polls have closed in Hungary - and it appears that turnout will approach 80%, a post-communist record. 252155383
Reposted by Monika NalepaKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026the election office just updated (at 8:12 CET) -- with 6.6% of the vote counted, Tisza is projected at 110 seats to Fidesz 71. If that holds (and it's still VERY early), Tisza wins. 110822
Reposted by Monika NalepaSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026💥Polls closed in Hungary. No exit poll, but 21 Research Institute’s Apr 8–11 exclusive survey for @telexhu.bsky.social shows the opposition Tisza party leading Orbán's Fidesz 55–38, with the far-right Our Homeland around the 5% threshold. Tisza is on the verge of a parliamentary supermajority. 39969351
Reposted by Monika NalepaZselyke Csaky @zecsaky.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Reposting this thread for one last time. Early morning participation is already at record high, on track for a record turnout. Happy voting! 🇭🇺 411541
Reposted by Monika NalepaPalma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Periodic reminder: this isn’t just an election. It’s either a popular uprising against Orbán or an authoritarian mobilization to keep him in power. (And it can absolutely be both.) 419234
Reposted by Monika NalepaDaniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 12/04/2026#CrossingRedLines ❗️THREAD 1/2 In his Facebook post, Balázs Orbán, the political director of Prime Minister Orbán, raises the specter of potential armed violence on the part of Tisza. I am not aware of when we lost all state functions, including the security apparatus, over the past couple of days,.. 1169
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Not a humble brag (ok, maybe a little), but if somebody wants the chapter I wrote from this very expensive Oxford Handbook, please send me an email. This is not the best figure, but I promise the others are worth it! Transitional Justice and Elite Polarization url: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...academic.oup.comTransitional Justice and Elite PolarizationAbstractDoes the origin of polarization regarding transitional justice (TJ) in Poland lie with the elites or within society? We examine the causes of polar 032
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 26/08/2025The post below had the wrong link for the American Politics search. Here is the correct one: apply.interfolio.com/172740apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 030
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Come and work with me! The University of Chicago is searching in Quantitative Methods (apply.interfolio.com/172391) and American Politics (apply.interfolio.com/172394. My colleagues on the search committee will also be attending APSA.apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 010
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 27/07/2025It was an honor and privilege to be part of this project. If you are teaching introductory courses in political science or any undergraduate courses, this is the textbook for you! 183
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Must be because they are calculating the Chicago ballots… 120
Reposted by Monika NalepaJakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 01/06/2025🇵🇱🗳️ "It's a long night ahead of us" once again. 44810
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Other schools would do the same for us. Please sign if you are a faculty member at UChicago! 063
Reposted by Monika NalepaAPSA @apsa.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Statement on the Academic Freedom and Independence of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education The American Political Science Association (APSA) is deeply concerned by recent attacks on the independence of colleges and universities in the United States. Over the past few weeks, there have been…politicalsciencenow.comStatement on the Academic Freedom and Independence of U.S. Institutions of Higher EducationThe American Political Science Association (APSA) is deeply concerned by recent attacks on the independence of colleges and universities in the United States. Over the past few weeks, there have been instances of hundreds of millions of dollars of federal grants and contracts for colleges and universities being cancelled or suspended, paired with promises of reinstating funding in return for compliance with a list of demands for institutional overhaul. 06341
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 05/04/2025So proud of Suyash’s firm Massey and Gale for joining this amicus brief with 500 other law firms: thehill.com/regulation/c...thehill.com 2100
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This year we will be in Michigan in August. Apply if you are midway through your PhD program in the social sciences to learn from the best in the discipline how theory and empirical methods come together! 097
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 25/03/2025With research universities in the US under threat, this statement from Page Fortna offers a glimmer of hope. There is still leadership potential at our universities. Page used to be the Chair of Political Science, where I got my degree. This statement from her makes me once more proud of Columbia. 140
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Is the promise of American Acedmia for which many of us sacrificed so much, about to be eroded? It certainly is starting to look that way. From Paul Mussgrave "The Closing of the American Minds" open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...open.substack.comThe Closing of the American MindsAnother set of Trumpian indirect costs 020
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Everyone worried about Columbia (and US academia) should read this. Thank you Vicky, Alison. Page, Turkuler, and Elizabeth! And massive thanks to @dandrezner.bsky.social for hosting this GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...open.substack.comGUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond.Five Columbia University political scientists offer their unofficial response to the Trump administration's demands on their university. 13411
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025This is a long way of saying that if this happened to Mahmood, the same could happen to hundreds; no, thousands of students, post-docs, and faculty, as well. And when it does, who is going to teach your kids, and what universities will you even send them to? 042
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Most of us arrive here on student visas that expire unless we get an academic job, and even then, we have to first apply for a 3-year visa before even being eligible to apply for a green card. The green card is the holy grail of permanent status. 110
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Perhaps he was even arrested while walking into one of the buildings where I lived/ Mahmood was a green card holder. Many of my friends might not know this, but very few foreign-born students are green card holders. 120
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Twenty years ago, I was learning to teach at Columbia University, and for all I know, I could have TA-ed a student like Mahmood Khalil, who has been arrested by ICE and flown out of state by ICE agents, all while holding a green card. 141
Reposted by Monika NalepaJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The choice of Columbia in particular shows that there's *no* amount of suppression of pro-Palestinian speech a university can engage in that will insulate and protect it; so might as well try to do the right thing, which Columbia has determinedly avoided since October 7. www.gsa.gov/about-us/new...gsa.govDOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancellation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 MillionToday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education (ED), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that through their coordinated efforts they would i... 23937306
Reposted by Monika NalepaAmerican Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Just published on APSR First View: "The Vietnam Draft Lottery and Whites’ Racial Attitudes: Evidence from the General Social Survey" by Donald Green and Oliver Hyman-Metzger. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 14728
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 12/12/202417.5 years ago deep into Sidhwa,Lahiri, and even Rushdie I thought to myself ‘I’d like to go to India.’ The short term consequence was what would be today ‘swiping right’ on my now husband’s match.com profile, but the point is, I finally made it to India! And 24 hours in, it has not disappointed. 020
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 18/11/2024What are you waiting for? The run won’t run itself! 050
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Wait! It's two different dogs, which makes it easier: what are their names? 100
Reposted by Monika NalepaLaia Balcells @laiabalcells.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hi all, the APSR is now also here: @apsrjournal.bsky.social (please, RT or whatever it's called here). 24641
Reposted by Monika NalepaAmerican Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 14/11/2024August 2024 issue of the APSR: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgLatest issue | American Political Science Review | Cambridge CoreAmerican Political Science Review 084
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The key thing about getting your work done in the office is to find the perfect spot. Like Badshah has… 160
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 30/06/2024I am grateful to #SIOE and John Wallis, who chaired the committee for awarding ‘After Authoritarianism’ the Douglass North Best Book Prize. North’s Institutional Change is one of the first books that l got me into political science so I am especially excited! Also here is the view from gala cruise! 060
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 22/03/2024And bluesky thanks to @oliverkaplan.bsky.social and @ladyprofessor.bsky.social who I found on this site after all! 110
Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · 22/03/2024Congratulations @meganastewart.bsky.social ! Governing for Revolution is a must-read! 120