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Maurice P. Schumann

@realmps.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate @ the Hertie School | Authoritarianism, the Internet, and Civil War | Sports and Cats

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Corinne Bara @corinnebara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New publication in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social with @realmps.bsky.social. Do ceasefires live up to the hopes placed in them to stop civilian suffering? We find they can reduce civilian targeting. This, however, mostly happens when at least one side gets military support... doi.org/10.1093/jopr...
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Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Please help share this vacancy for a 4-year postdoc in Disinformation and European Democracy at Maastricht University #Polisky #EUsky #Commsky #Academicsky
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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🌍 Ax:son Johnson Scholarship in International Security – apply now! Funded by the Axel & Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit and offered with the Centre for International Security, the scholarship fully funds up to 3 Swedish students pursuing our MIA. 📅 More info: lnkd.in/dp5fHCXr
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference! 📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
 🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
 📍 ICC Belfast
 📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025 🧵
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
My take on #EPSA2025: PowerPoint > Beamer
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Sending this article along with the bills from several tapas bars to the finance department after #EPSA25
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Allison Koh @allisonwkoh.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
If you are attending #EPSA2025 and interested in uncovering the black box that is the postdoctoral job market, you're in luck! Marta Antonetti (LSE) and I will be hosting a roundtable on Thursday at 13:10 dedicated to the topic. 🧵👇
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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New Publication! 📣 When do governments limit digital rights through law? Read "Legalizing Control: The Rise of Restrictive Internet Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa" by @realmps.bsky.social in @democratization.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1351... For a quick overview, read the 1-pager below.
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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Exciting news! 🎉 SCRIPTS – the Cluster of Excellence examining liberal democracy's challenges – is getting renewed @dfg.de. 🎓 Congratulations! 👨‍🏫 @mhallerberg.bsky.social (Co-Deputy Dir.) 👩‍🏫 Arianna Ornaghi & @argohdes.bsky.social (PIs) @scripts-berlin.eu #SCRIPTS #Research #PoliticalScience
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 Very excited to share my first solo-authored article (and the first from my dissertation) is published in Democratization! 🎉 📄 "Legalizing Control: The Rise of Restrictive Internet Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa" 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1351...
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Legalizing control: the rise of restrictive internet regulation in sub-Saharan Africa
Today, internet freedom is increasingly contingent upon government discretion. Previous research has uncovered how governments use digital strategies to establish control over online communication....
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Alexander Sorg @alexsorg.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
There are - to be fair - plenty of better ways to spend your day than reading our article. But since most of you are just doomscrolling Bluesky anyway, you might as well give it a read ⬇️
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Thomas Laschyk @laschyk.volksverpetzer.de · 01/05/2025
Nachdem meine Freundin beim Schauen von Andor Staffel 2 Dedra Meero als "Space Weidel" bezeichnete, kann ich es nicht mehr nicht sehen.
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 In our new paper (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...), @corinnebara.bsky.social and I discuss the challenges of attributing data on different forms of violence to specific civil wars.
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The most popular panel at #isa25 so far
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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We're hiring a Professor of Military Strategy and Technology @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesecurity.bsky.social! More details here: apply.interfolio.com/163523
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Are you interested in gaining your first insights into academia through a Research Assistant role? Apply now to join my colleague Christian in his exciting project on "The Anatomy of the Authoritarian Security Apparatus" (AASAP). hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...
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Student Research Assistants – AASAP Project (gn) part-time (10 hours/week)
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Tobias Bunde @tobiasbunde.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
We have a couple of open #PhD positions at the @hertieschool.bsky.social, including one in the field of international security (@hertiesecurity.bsky.social): www.hertie-school.org/en/phd/apply... Deadline: January 31, 2025
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PhD programmes
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
For all the German speakers: @corinnebara.bsky.social and I are thrilled that our research on the effectiveness of partnerships between UN and non-UN peacekeeping missions is featured in Horizonte: Das Schweizer Forschungsmagazin! www.horizonte-magazin.ch/2024/12/05/h...
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Sechs Variationen von Harmoniesuche
Horizonte - Forschung für den Frieden
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Mike @empiricgame.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I must not be the only one who feels this way
Patrick as scientist "the starter packs I am in"
Patrick with board nailed to head "my posts"
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Sebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se · 09/12/2024
🌟 Are ypu a PhD candidate or early career scholar? Look here for an excellent new initiative by the Conflict Research Society to mentor emerging scholars ⤵️ conflictresearchsociety.org/emerging-sch...
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CRS Emerging Scholars Initiative - CRS
CRS Emerging Scholars Initiative CRS
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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Polisky Dictatorsky 📣 Our November 2024 newsletter is out full of news and updates from the APSG community! To get it every month subscribe at: eepurl.com/iJc9FY To let us know about anything you would like to share: forms.gle/3KBQ6o31H3bf...
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Fabiola Schwarz @fabiolaschwarz.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Proud of being assigned the #BestPaperAward together with @realmps.bsky.social for our work in progress "How International Economic Cooperation Shapes Digital Authoritarianism” at the 2024 Conference on International Cybersecurity – #Democracy and #Cyberspace by @thehagueprogram.bsky.social
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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
📢 Next Tuesday (9am PST/12pm EST/5pm CET) Christian Oswald (Bundeswehr) will present his work that uses Wikipedia page changes to measure and predict contentious politics. Zac Steinert-Threlkeld (UCLA) and Theresa Gessler (Viadrina) will discuss.
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Lukas Birkenmaier @lukasbirkenmai1.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Very happy to share the full-fledged and #OpenAccess version of our paper "The Search for Solid Ground in Text as Data: A Systematic Review of Validation Practices and Practical Recommendations for Validation", published with C. Lechner and Claudia Wagner in CMM✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Search for Solid Ground in Text as Data: A Systematic Review of Validation Practices and Practic...
Communication research frequently applies computational text analysis methods (CTAM) to detect and measure social science constructs. However, the validity of these measures can be difficult to ass...
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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 18/12/2023
Polisky Dictatorsky !! SPRING 2024 SERIES SCHEDULE IS OUT We are thrilled to announce a new season featuring fantastic promising work and discussants! Make sure to participate by subscribing at tinyurl.com/bddy4bta (for Zoom links and updates) A 🧵with details on each meeting:
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
A vast, covert Russian influence operation on TikTok involving 12,800 fake accounts spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine to millions of users in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Israel and Ukraine, has been uncovered by BBC Verify and @dfrlab.bsky.social.
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Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
The BBC uncovers a vast Russia-based network of fake TikTok accounts pushing disinformation about Ukraine.
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Magnus B Rasmussen @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
Fantastic opportunity to get a phd. in political science: University of Gothenburg just announced 5-6 phd positions:
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5-6 PhD (Doctoral studentship) Positions in Political Science
The Department of Political Science is an open and socially engaged institution, at the centre
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Centre for International Security - Hertie School @hertiesecurity.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
📢 Interested in how online censorship influences offline protests? Join us for Dr. Lisa Garbe's talk at @hertiesecurity.bsky.social. Dive into the dynamics of digital policy and its real-world impact. 📆 Thursday, 30.11 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (CET) Register 👇 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
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Deterrence or backlash: How online censorship affects offline protest
Lisa Garbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), presents her research on the consequences of sudden restrictions on internet access for mobilization.
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
In today’s wars, combatants fight over digital infrastructure control, explains @argohdes.bsky.social in a new article for Binding Hook bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...
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Digital infrastructure is strategic terrain - Binding hook
In today’s wars, combatants fight over digital infrastructure control
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BUND Berlin @bundberlin.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Jetzt träumt die CDU also von einer Magnetbahn in Berlin, zu allem Überfluss finanziert aus dem Sondervermögen Klimaschutz. Geht es nur darum, die Tram zu verhindern oder ist man dem bayerischen Baukonzern Max Bögl derart zugetan? taz.de/Sondervermoe...
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Sondervermögen Klimaschutz: Berlins CDU will davonschweben
CDU-Fraktionschef Dirk Stettner will, dass eine Magnetschwebebahn durch die Innenstadt düst. Das Geld soll aus dem Sondervermögen Klimaschutz kommen.
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Maurice P. Schumann @realmps.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
📢Corinne Bara and I wrote a piece for IPI's Global Observatory. Based on our paper published earlier this year, we discuss the effectiveness of "partnership peacekeeping" and the role that the UN will play in the near future - theglobalobservatory.org/2023/10/part...
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Partnership Peacekeeping Works: What Does this Mean in a Divided World?
The UN’s multidimensional approach to peace support cannot simply be replaced by putting more non-UN boots on the ground.
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Sebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se · 12/10/2023
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has joined Bluesky. Follow @ucdp.bsky.social for updates from the world’s main provider of data on organized violence in the world. Polisky Conflictsky
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Anita Gohdes @argohdes.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
If you are interested in joining our community at the Center for International Security @ the Hertie School, consider applying to our fellowship(s)! www.hertie-school.org/en/internati...
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International Security Fellowships
The Centre for International Security at the Hertie School offers two types of fellowship to individuals who are based in Berlin or are willing to relocate to Berlin for the duration of the fellowship...
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