Reposted by Neeraj PrasadCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 01/09/2026How can an individual be “polarized”? An individual can be “radicalized”. Anyway, most “polarization” literature is about right-wing radicalization. Stop using the term “polarization” for radicalization on one pole! 625546
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadGood Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Counting the level of support for political violence misses how that support is made – and who it is made for. In our latest "Good to Know" learn why people support political violence. Read the latest from @neerajprsd.bsky.social. goodauthority.org/news/good-to...goodauthority.orgGood to Know: Why people support political violencePolitical violence isn't a simple issue. Discover the surprising conditions under which people justify political violence, and why surveys often miss the mark. 064
Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My first piece as a Good Authority Fellow is out: "Good to Know: Why people support political violence." Thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social; and to @claryc.bsky.social and Vanessa Lide for substantive feedback and sharp editing. goodauthority.org/news/good-to-know-why-people-support-political-violence/goodauthority.orgGood to Know: Why people support political violencePolitical violence isn't a simple issue. Discover the surprising conditions under which people justify political violence, and why surveys often miss the mark. 066
Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New in The Hindu Businessline, with K Batra & A Prabhakar: Why India's exam-leak scandals became a rare "cross-cutting" political issue—pulling voters across caste, religion, and party lines, costing a minister his job. Can the opposition build on it? www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/can-...thehindubusinessline.comCan Opposition benefit from NEET movement?With Assembly elections happening in 2027, it is hard to say now whether the angst over education can lead to a vote swing in the Opposition’s favour 000
Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I am joining the 2026–27 cohort of Good Authority fellows. I will be writing public-facing pieces on democracy, party competition, and violence — often with an eye on India. Congratulations to the whole cohort! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...goodauthority.orgNew voices join Good Authority in 2026We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. 030
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAmerican Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 10/06/2026From our May Issue: Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India by @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social and FLORIAN SICHART. doi.org/10.1017/S000... 03010
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Just deeply shocked and saddened to hear about Raúl’s passing. He was an exceptionally generous community builder in the scholarly world. He will be sorely missed. 1628251
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAidan Milliff @aidanmilliff.com · 05/05/2026Book Alert! @pstaniland.bsky.social and I have a new Cambridge Element out now — and free to download through May 18. It's the result of nine years of digging through historic survey data on how the Indian public thinks about major powers. Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/element... 12313
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAmerican Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 09/04/2026From our FirstView: Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India by @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social, @sumitra.bsky.social, @simonchauchard.bsky.social and FLORIAN SICHART. doi.org/10.1017/S000... 0208
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadElizabeth Nugent @ernugent.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Out in @thejop.bsky.social: How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent with @aasiegel.bsky.social We investigate how Egyptian exiles influenced a cascade of online dissent that culminated in anti-regime protests back home in September 2019. Article link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 0239
Reposted by Neeraj Prasadnicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Had to honor to be interviewed by Swasti Rao in her ThePrint show World View. Will the Iran conflict cause an gas & oil crisis in Europe and South Asia? youtu.be/C4PYwx9rnzY @polscileiden.bsky.socialyoutu.beHow Europe Is Reacting To Trump's War On Iran | Energy Crisis, Ukraine Drones & India Fuel SupplyYouTube video by ThePrint 042
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadFeyaad Allie @feyaadallie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026We will host a South Asia APSA pre-conference at Harvard on Sept 2. If you would like to present a paper, serve as a discussant, or only attend the workshop or happy hour, please submit your info by March 15 (extended deadline): forms.gle/ZDau8Jm86kJt... Feel free to circulate widely! 087
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadCarl Müller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025🚨 📖 “Nationalism and the Transformation of the State” is out with CUP! I’m so happy to conclude 6 years of research with Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Yannick Pengl and many others like that! It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac What’s the book all about? A 🧵 16820
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadMashail Malik @mamalik.bsky.social · 08/12/2025New paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social. Is descriptive representation good for substantive representation? Why do voters stay loyal to corrupt and poorly governing ethnic parties? I argue that we ought to focus less on patronage and more on dignity concerns. Defiant pride can come at a price. 1/🧵 312240
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 05/11/2025#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - How Firms, Bureaucrats, and Ministries Benefit from the Revolving Door: Evidence from Japan - cup.org/43SvKxE - TREVOR INCERTI #FirstView 051
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 27/10/2025NEW - Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland - cup.org/3L55Bp7 - Kit Rickard, Giovanni Hollenweger, @swebera.bsky.social & @kristinmbakke.bsky.social #OpenAccess 0115
Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025🚨🚨🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨🚨🚨 Preaching to the converted: Misinformation and voter preferences in election campaigns, co-authored with U Daxecker, and published in the @electoralstudies.bsky.social. Is misinformation an effective campaign tool — or just noise? See 🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comPreaching to the converted: Misinformation and voter preferences in election campaignsPoliticians frequently sponsor misinformation during election campaigns, but its effectiveness in shifting voters' policy preferences and beliefs rema… 1143
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 16/10/2025nice coverage of our APSR article in The Print today! “Children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help" theprint.in/feature/biha...theprint.inIn Bihar villages, children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms helpMore than 13,500 adolescents across 583 villages participated in the experiment, discovering how to engage their families in conversations about truth and myth. 1176
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 15/10/2025🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨 ➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation ➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India ➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months ➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms hopeful findings👇🏽 415673
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadFrancesca R. Jensenius @fr-jensenius.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Very happy to be able to share the polling-level dataset on Indian Parliamentary Elections 2009, 2014, 2019 that we have been working on for more than a decade. Both the data and the data descriptor are open access: rdcu.be/eujHH @statsvitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social 23110
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadFrancesca R. Jensenius @fr-jensenius.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Even subtle online rumors about out-group can ⬆️ resentment & conflict-related emotions. Results from large pre-registered experiment out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social , with Mathilde B. Mjelva, @sschutte.bsky.social , Helga M. Binningsbø. @statsvitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.socialdoi.orgSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 0115
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadJournal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 07/10/2025📢 New article📢 Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes? Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance. 2132
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadJournal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 03/10/2025To get an overview of the special issue, read the introduction to the special issue here: doi.org/10.1177/0022...doi.orgPolitical violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ... 012
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAndrea Ruggeri @andrearuggeri.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Volume 62 Issue 5, September 2025 Special Issue on Political Violence in Democracies, Journal of Peace Research is officially out. journals.sagepub.com/toc/JPR/curr... 071
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadJournal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025📢 New publication! 📢 Does political violence backfire in mature democracies? In this article, @kkrakows.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and @juansemorales.bsky.social (Wilfrid Laurier University) examine how the January 6 US Capitol Attack affected public support for US politicians. 173
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadJournal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2025📢 New publication! 📢 Why do ordinary citizens participate in election violence in democracies? Kathleen Klaus and @meganturnbull.bsky.social argue that such violence is often jointly produced by elites and citizens, enabled by threat-based narratives and social networks that legitimize violence. 163
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadLSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025The killing of right-wing influencer #CharlieKirk is the latest in a spate of acts of #political #violence in the #US. But what conditions have led to this trend, and what does it mean for #democracy? Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social & @andrearuggeri.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.socialblogs.lse.ac.ukWhy political violence is on the rise in the United States and where it might lead | USAPPHostile rhetoric from political elites is combining with the growth of political influencers and often violent associates and feeding a self-reinforcing cycle of political polarization and political… 011
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAndrea Ruggeri @andrearuggeri.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Thanks @lseusablog.bsky.social for guesting a reflection of ours on the recent political violence in the USA (but not only). For those who want to read our open access special issue intro on political violence in democracies @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social : journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comPolitical violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ... 052
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadLSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Why is political violence on the rise in the United States? Ursula Daxecker and @neerajprsd.bsky.social of the University of Amsterdam and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social of the University of Milan look at the trend and where it might lead blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...blogs.lse.ac.ukWhy political violence is on the rise in the United States and where it might lead | USAPPHostile rhetoric from political elites is combining with the growth of political influencers and often violent associates and feeding a self-reinforcing cycle of political polarization and political v... 1115
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAndrea Ruggeri @andrearuggeri.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Thanks to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social for giving us the possibility to guest edit a special issue on "Political violence in democracies". Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social and I wrote an open access introduction: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to all authors of 14 articles!journals.sagepub.comPolitical violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ... 02010
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSimon Chauchard @simonchauchard.bsky.social · 09/09/2025New article out in World Development! 🚨 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (ungated if u click now) With Rachel Brulé and @alyssarheinze.bsky.social, we explain and document some of the paradoxical (and actually inequality-building) consequences of India´s extensive gender quota system.sciencedirect.comInclusive reforms as levers for social exclusion: The paradoxical consequences of quotas for women in rural IndiaWhy do radical institutional changes to democratize who accesses power fail to change who realizes power in practice? We argue that disjunctures betwe… 085
Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025🚨🚨🚨Announcing a special issue on “Political Violence in Democracies” published by @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social and edited by @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, U Daxecker, and me. In this very long 🧵, I will introduce the special issue with its 14 articles. doi.org/10.1177/0022...doi.orgPolitical violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ... 13815
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadJuliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025And here it finally is: Thankful that our paper "Gender in elections: The consequences of killing women activists" is out in the Journal of Peace Research (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...) 261
Neeraj Prasad @neerajprsd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025When you have to wear a high visibility orange vest over your camouflage fatigues! 0115
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 18/08/2025NEW - The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr - @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social #OpenAccess 0148
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadDigressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social · 05/08/2025politicalsciencenow.com/kevin-d-pham... So proud of my colleague @kdpham.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Ralph J. Bunche Award!! @aissr.bsky.social @gijsschumacher.bsky.socialpoliticalsciencenow.comKevin D. Pham Receives the 2025 Ralph J. Bunche Award for “The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization” -The Ralph J. Bunche Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best scholarly work in political science that explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism. Citation from the [...] 1123
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAmsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) @aissr.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Congratulations @kdpham.bsky.social! 🥳 173
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 12/08/2025holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second 455124024590
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSteve Rosenzweig @scrosenzweig.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Now out: new article w/ @niloufersiddiqui.bsky.social - "Conceptualizing Election-Related Violence" - takes stock of the rapidly growing literature on election violence, identifying points of agreement and disagreement across studies on how the concept is defined and disaggregated into sub-types.doi.orgConceptualizing Election-Related ViolenceElectoral violence has become an increasingly common manifestation of political violence around the globe. Reflecting the growing significance of this form of violence, there has been a sharp rise ... 1104
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadPolitical Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025What makes violence political? #polisky Hear UCR professor Jennifer Merolla describes a recently published article on political violence: www.youtube.com/shorts/ALwHd...youtube.comWhat makes violence political? #politicalscienceYouTube video by Political Science Research 022
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSaad Gulzar سعد گلزار @saadgulzar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025@gemmadipoppa.bsky.social and I summarize the main findings from our @nature.com article on air pollution, crop burning, and public health in South Asia in @voxdev.bsky.social 👇🏽 1155
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadPaul Staniland @pstaniland.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Interested in major power competition? Small states navigating a complicated world? The intersection of IR & comparative politics? Asia? This publication is for you: 0217
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadVicente 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 Neeraj PrasadSimon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 07/07/2025This is a really important paper in the debate about optimal Social Democratic party strategies and the type of policy positions that are needed to deliver a "progressive majority". A must read! 04420
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadMacartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 26/06/2025This is a fantastic development for European political science led by some very brilliant people focused on excellent research A sea change. Bravo. Help however you can * join the mailing list by sending a message to epss-info-join@list.epssnet.org * join *now* to show support * spread the word 0347
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSimon Chauchard @simonchauchard.bsky.social · 13/06/2025🚨EPSA 2025 friends, Program Committee co-chair here.... We still have a few great panels missing discussants!! **Details below: 1/n** PLEASE RETWEET AND CONSIDER DISCUSSING :) docs.google.com/spreadsheets... if you are able to assist with any of these roles please email: info@epsanet.org ASAPdocs.google.comFull Conference Overview_EPSA.2025.xlsx 136
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadSandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Very honored to receive the 2025 Francine Frankel Prize for the best book on South Asian Politics from APSA. Many thanks to the award committee. And it is a privilege to receive this alongside scholars like Adam and Tariq whose work I have long admired. 3266
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadPatrick M Kuhn @pmkuhn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Explore incidents of election violence in 19th Century England and Wales on our interactive map at victorianelectionviolence.uk/interactive-.... Read short descriptions, see how violence changed over time, and follow the historical newspapers sources to discover more.victorianelectionviolence.ukInteractive MapInteractive Map of Election Violence Events in England and Wales, 1832–1914 VIEW MAP .User Instructions The map (access link above) displays English and Welsh election violence that occurred during… 22416
Reposted by Neeraj PrasadAlexander Lee @alexandermlee.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Congratulations to @sandipto.bsky.social, Tariq Thachil and Adam Auerbach for winning the South Asia Section's Francine Frankel prize for their books Machines and Migrants and Legalizing the Revolution Prizes will be presented at APSA 2025 0122