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SOAS Politics @soaspolitics.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A brilliant three days at the School of Methods at SOAS. We welcomed students from across SOAS, participants from fifteen universities around the UK, and a visiting scholar from the University of Konstanz in Germany. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our supporters and partners. #SOAS

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

All good and delighted to hear from you! Hopefully, things are good on your end!

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Delighted to see "How Cases Speak to One Another" in APSR! It provides a new way for scholars to think about how their work produces broad insights beyond the cases from which they developed their original theories. It's OA, so read and use it! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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How Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

How Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research - Volume 120 Issue 1

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

New article on Fast Track by Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell and Yujeong Yang, “The Political Legacy of Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

New article on Fast Track by Olena Nikolayenko, “Emotional Contagion and Labor Mobilization in an Autocracy,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny... @fordhamposc.bsky.social

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

New article on Fast Track by Benedikt Bender, Katharina Bluhm, Stanislav Klimovich, Sabine Kropp, Ulla Pape, and Claudius Wagemann, “Why Are State-Business Relations Formalized in Russia’s Authoritarian Regime? A Set-Theoretic Analysis,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

What's in a title? A lot, if this awesome new article in @comppol.bsky.social by Adam Almqvist is anything to judge by. Why would autocrat governments create NGOs, an ostensibly independent source of power? Find out 👇 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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GONGOs, Zombies, and Astroturfers...se of Jordanian Youth Governance: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Ajay Verghese @ajayverghese.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Check out my review of some exciting new books in qualitative methods!

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Sara Wallace Goodman @saragoodman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Quite an honor to be reviewed by @ajayverghese.bsky.social -- and in such great company! It was a privilege to work with Jen to bring Doing Good Qualitative Research into the world, and I’m thrilled that Ajay saw the book as the public good we hoped it would be.

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Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Very nice and really thoughtful review of new work on qualitative methods (with some fair criticisms of our *Integrated Inferences* book!). Looking forward now to spending more time reading *Doing Good Qualitative Research* and *Qualitative Literacy* Thanks for sharing and engaging!

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

12) Review Articles: We accept review articles that make original arguments about an important body of research by engaging recent books on the topic. Review articles are peer reviewed and allow scholars to make broad theoretical claims while informing readers about the state of a given field.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

11) Special Issues: We accept special issue proposals on a topic of importance within comparative politics. Special issues allow guest editors to shape how the discipline should see a topic of interest, while bringing excellent peer reviewed research to broad attention.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

10) Epistemically and Methodologically Open: Although we are the home for high-quality case-based research, we are methodologically and epistemically neutral. We accept research of all types, so long as it is theoretically driven, of high quality, and speaks to questions in the field at large.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

9) Theory-Driven Articles: Although our articles are rooted in deep case knowledge, they speak to broad issues in comparative politics. We seek work that is theory-driven, that asks big questions about politics around the globe, and that will contribute to conversations outside of a specific region.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

8) Dedicated to Emerging Scholars: We are dedicated to fair consideration of work submitted by all scholars regardless of their academic rank or institution. We are deeply proud when we publish first-time authors and love to foster future leaders in the field.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

7) Leading Scholars as Editors and Reviewers: Our editors and reviewers are leading regional and substantive experts. So, even if we cannot publish an article, respected scholars are reading the work seriously. See our incredible editorial committee here: jcp.gc.cuny.edu/about/editors/

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Editors-in-Chief Eva Bellin, Brandeis University Nicholas Rush Smith, SOAS University of London Editorial Committee Vincent Boudreau, Graduate Center and City College of New York, CUNY Yitzhak Brudny,...

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

6) Our Amazing Managing Editor, Yekaterina Oziashvili: Kat knows the field like no one else. She finds the perfect reviewers for the topic and knows which reviewers give great feedback. She makes sure the journal’s review process is efficient, fair, and helps authors improve their work.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

5) The Leading Venue for Qualitative Comparative Research: Comparative Politics is the discipline’s home of qualitative case-based research whether rooted in comparative historical analysis, process tracing, in-depth interviews, or ethnographic field work. Our authors and reviewers know our cases.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

4) Fast Reviews: Our average time to a first decision is 29 days (including articles that are desk rejected) and 63 days for articles sent out for review. Our editors and reviewers know that scholars prize high-quality feedback and that they prize it quickly.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

3) Independent: Comparative Politics is run by an independent non-profit foundation, not a for-profit corporation. Our editors and reviewers work for the public good, not private profit.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

2) High Quality Articles: Comparative Politics typically accepts between six and nine percent of the articles submitted each year. So, articles are thoroughly vetted by reviewers and editors and of superlative quality. Publishing in CP is a big deal.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

1) Top Tier Journal: Comparative Politics is a Q1 journal, ranked in the top quarter of all political science journals by impact factor. Our work gets cited.

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

The lifeblood of a journal is the academic community of which it is a part, including reviewers, readers, and aspiring authors. So, here are a dozen reasons why scholars should submit their work for consideration at Comparative Politics:

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I'm honored to have become co-Editor-in-Chief of Comparative Politics, alongside Eva Bellin of Brandeis. After thirty years of amazing service, Lenny Markowitz and Ken Erickson, have passed the torch. Along with our extraordinary editorial committee, I'm excited to see the journal into its next era.

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A New Era of Editorial Leadership at Comparative Politics With the first issue of the 58th volume of Comparative Politics, we mark a change in the guard of the leadership of the journal.

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Robin L Turner @robinlturnerphd.blacksky.app · 06/09/2025

You're invited to learn more about interpretive methods at the 20th annual IMM Methods Cafe at #APSA2025! Sept. 11, 4-5:30 pm, Marriot Point Grey Room.

20th annual Methods Café Thursday, September 11th
4:00-5:30 pm PDT, Marriott Point Grey Room.
The Interpretive Methods and Methodologies group is delighted to host our 20th annual Methods Café, an opportunity for social scientists at all career levels to learn more about interpretive methods in an informal setting.
Read more about the Methods Café, topics, and experts here: https://www.interpretivemethods.com/methods-cafe-2025

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

This is the kind of article APSR used to be famous for. The ones that make your brain explode, that challenge you, confuse you, test your patience, and make you smarter by making you realize your limitations. Well done Erica Simmons and @nickrushsmith.bsky.social‬ 👏

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

That’s incredibly kind of you! Thank you so much and I’m delighted to hear the article was so useful to think with!

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

New article on Fast Track by @kaimthaler.bsky.social “From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideology, Rebel Governance, and Statebuilding after Rebel Victory in Civil Wars,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideo...fter Rebel Victory in Civil Wars: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Interpretive Methodologies and Methods APSA @interpretivemm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

For those podcast inclined, Nick Cheesman's Interpretive Political and Social Science podcast series on the New Books Network is an excellent resource, with interviews of exemplary authors and editors of interpretivist works: newbooksnetwork.com/category/spe...

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Great conversation here in the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social political science feed on Marcus Kreuzer’s wonderful book on comparative historical analysis and ways to synthesize positivist and interpretive approaches to the study of history. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Podcast Episode · New Books in Political Science · 04/22/2025 · 59m

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thanks so much, Josef! Would love your thoughts once you’re able to read it!

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Excited to see my new article with Erica Simmons out in APSR FirstView! We argue that when social scientists extend their arguments to new cases, they are often not generalizing their findings, but translating them to new contexts instead. Want to know more? Read it. It's open access. 👇

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How Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

How Cases Speak to One Another: Using Translation to Rethink Generalization in Political Science Research

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Colleagues who use interpretive methods in all or part of their work, check out the awards call below. There are awards for books, articles, and student conference papers on offer from APSA’s IMM group. Get your awesome work recognized!

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Yuna Blajer de la Garza @tunablazer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

If you are interested in interpretive methods, I hope you can join the @interpretivemm.bsky.social tomorrow for the research presentations of our Spotlight Scholars! mailchi.mp/ad01ac9a3016...

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TOMORROW - March 21: Spotlight Scholars Research Presentations

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Delighted for the opportunity to discuss the politics of inequality with an extraordinary group of scholars last week at @mortaracenter.bsky.social. Left with my mind blown by colleagues’ work. Folks in this photo are reinventing how we think about inequality. A lot of important work is on the way!

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

New article on Fast Track by Omar Báez and Kent Eaton, “Recentralization in Mexico: Reconfiguring the Center in Intergovernmental Relations,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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Recentralization in Mexico: Recon...r in Intergovernmental Relations: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is a thoughtful primer on a misunderstood and mischaracterized issue by one of the most astute observers of South African politics. Great work as always from @carolyneholmes.bsky.social. Read it to really understand what’s happening around land reform!

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The book isn't going to promote itself, so I will. Here is a New Books Network podcast episode on Intent to Destroy, if you don't have anything better to listen to. Thanks to John Vsetecka for the conversation.

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Eugene Finkel, "Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine" (Basic Books, 2024) - New Books Network

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

New article on Fast Track by Juan J. Fernández, @amjaime.bsky.social‬ and @bcaihuelas.bsky.social “The Socio-Structural Basis of the Long-Term Decline in Traditional Left-Right Class Voting in Affluent Democracies, 1964–2019,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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The Socio-Structural Basis of the...ent Democracies, 1964–2019: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

New article on Fast Track by Neil Loughlin, “Is Chinese Investment Driving Authoritarianism? Evidence from the First Decade of the Belt and Road in Southeast Asia,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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Is Chinese Investment Driving Aut... Belt and Road in Southeast Asia: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Scholars! I'm in charge of African Politics at @mpsa.bsky.social conference this year. We're recruiting discussants for 3 great sessions: Critical Theory - Fri, 4/4 Democracy & Contesting Power - Fri, 4/4 Politics of Development/Development Politics - Sat, 4/5 Let me know if you're interested!

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Comparative Politics @comppol.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

New article on Fast Track by Camilla Reuterswärd, “Policy Commitment as Voter Mobilization Strategy: Clientelist Parties, Interest Groups, and Abortion Policy in Subnational Mexico,” www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

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Policy Commitment as Voter Mobili...ion Policy in Subnational Mexico: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Do you do interpretive research on politics? Did you publish an awesome book or article last year or give a great conference paper? Well, then you should nominate your work for the @interpretivemm.bsky.social annual awards! Details here: www.interpretivemethods.com/summary-of-a...

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IMM Awards Overview — Interpretive Methodologies and Methods

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Corinna Jentzsch @corinnajentzsch.com · 14/01/2025

JOB ALERT: I have two vacancies for fully-funded, 4 year PhD positions in my European Research Council Project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa”; one on Nigeria, one on Mozambique. Closing date for applications 15 March 2025, start in Sept. 2025 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

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PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions)

PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions, each 1.0 fte)The Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invites ...

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Nicholas Rush Smith @nickrushsmith.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

A lot of great books on this list, including a few I’ve been waiting to see published for a long time like @cgastrow.bsky.social’s on Luanda and Sharad Chari’s on Durban. My reading list is getting longer!

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