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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 01/08/2026

"We're all worried," as what it means to do research (in my field, Theoretical CS) seems to be shifting, and shifting fast. What to do? Senior researchers must lead by example, knowing that not everything will pan out. What I'm suggesting below may not work everywhere, but here's my own advice: 1/

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

On Thursday, July 16 at noon (eastern), Mirya Holmes (@mirya.bsky.social) and I will hold a Zoom workshop on "How to do Tenure Track," designed to help new TT faculty navigate better their new position. To RSVP, please fill the form below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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How to do tenure track (sign up)

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

From our FirstView: Heterogeneous Treatment Effects and Causal Mechanisms by JIAWEI FU and @tara-slough.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📢 Call for Papers – EUI PEARL PhD & Postdoc Workshop The Florence Political Economy Applied Research Lab is hosting a two-day workshop at the European University Institute. June 8–9, 2026. We'd love to see your work! [1/3]

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Late 2019 if iirc! It aged like fine wine tho

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Congratulations!! Amazing work 🔥

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

✈️ Travel reimbursement available for external presenters. 🗓 Deadline: April 10, 2026 📝 Submit here: forms.gle/RsoDTq8sxxLk... Spread the word! 🙌 #PoliticalEconomy #CallForPapers #AcademicTwitter

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📌 Open to PhDs and postdocs working on applied political economy: corruption, media, clientelism, conflict, immigration, state capacity, gender, organized crime, and more. 8 papers selected, each with a dedicated EUI discussant. Keynote by Gemma Dipoppa (Columbia). @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social [2/3]

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Miguel Pereira @miguelpereira.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

With APSA decisions out, we extended the deadline for submissions to the 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference. If you are travelling to Boston in September, send us your work by March 20th! (CC @mariacarreri.bsky.social @awiedemann.bsky.social @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social)

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Call for Papers 📣 The EUI SPS Department invites submissions for the workshop “Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe.” Research on elections, public opinion, parties and political participation in the CEE region. Submit by 30 March 2026 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... #PoliticalScience

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Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe

The Department of Political and Social Sciences SPS has launched the call for papers for the workshop on political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe CEE

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Carlo Prato @carloprato.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Very attractive postdoc opportunity at the University of Padua. While the position is advertised as Econ, the group has strong interests in political economy and would consider seriously quant polisci students. inomics.com/job/two-year...

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Two-year Postdoctoral Research Position in Economics | INOMICS

The Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padua invites expressions of interest from outstanding young scholars for a two-year, research-oriented postdoctoral position in Economi...

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Diane Bolet @dianebolet.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September. The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe. 🗓 Deadline: May 17 www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

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Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract

For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The Spanish right supports banning the use of burka and niqab in public spaces. The argument for the policy seems to be (partly) that it will promote the emancipation of women. We happen to have evidence that a similar policy in France had the *opposite* effect. 1/2 elpais.com/espana/2026-...

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PP y Vox apoyarán en el Congreso prohibir el burka y el niqab en espacios públicos

La iniciativa se debate el martes en el Parlamento a propuesta de los ultras para legislar contra “la circulación masiva de personas con el rostro cubierto”

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Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Two notes on our academic future: 1. You should probably experiment with these tools. They’re amazing. But do so with the goal of improving quality, not n_pub 2. As community members we have the power to shape incentives. Don’t reward mediocre ideas with mediocre execution produced en masse.

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Cèlia Estruch @celiaestruch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

⏰One week left! Deadline approaching for our Early-Career Conference on Political Dimensions of Urban and Rural Life (April 23-24 at LSE). Submit your paper: forms.office.com/e/9qVWeNTK0p Looking forward to some great papers! ✨

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Michal Ovádek @movadek.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

For the 4th consecutive year @uclspp.bsky.social will be co-hosting a workshop for early career scholars in law and courts. We are trying to nurture an international, interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse community of scholars in this subfield. Apply via qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

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Miguel Pereira @miguelpereira.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

PEEP is back this year🤌 ! The 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference will be hosted at Harvard on Sept 2, the day before APSA. We welcome observational, experimental and formal theory work focused on Europe. Deadline: March 1st. forms.gle/V6NEy4AfnSs7...

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PEEP 2026 - Submission

Please complete this form if you would like to attend the 2026 Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference. The pre-conference will be held on Wednesday September 2, 2026 (the day before APSA) at ...

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Carl Müller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

🚨 Six days left to apply 🚨 2 x 3-year postdoc positions to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Research Officer, , <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</s...

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

🚨Job News: Postdoc positions in LSE Government Department 🚨 Apply to work with the brilliant and wonderful Carl Muller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on his BORDERS ERC project at LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Sure, we might get some exogeneity into the mix, but we did not compare identical respondents with German vs. French identity. Best case we get the effect of praising a country on X. In this sense, survey experiments are better suited for eliciting "true" attitudes than manipulating them.

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This becomes more significant in experiments that e.g. want to measure the causal effect of identity. Say we want to compare the attitude toward X of a person identifying as German rather than French. A vignette describing one or the other country as great does not change the respondent's identity.

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Agreed, in the conjoint example an effect means my unconfounded change in feeling about X after seeing a man rather than a woman. But it is not is a measure of how seeing a man has changed my *baseline* feelings about X, nor about men & women. Here the departure from the policy evaluation tradition.

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I agree & I believe that card carrying identificationists would agree too. A design-based approach just makes the conditions under which no alternative explanations exist explicit. It is one way to be transparent & shifts the burden of truth to the author. As such, a strictly positive trend imo

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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf... 🧵

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Extremely excited to present work on how individuals respond to conquest, tomorrow at WU Vienna Looking forward to visiting WU and meeting the local political economy crowd!

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Priyadarshi Amar @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I'm thrilled to announce my first publication, as well as my first APSR and RCT paper. I am thankful to everyone who contributed to improving this project. 🙏🙏

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Congrats Reto, such an awesome location!

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Jan P. Vogler @janvogler.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Finally, if you are at #APSA2025, make sure to stop by at our HPE panel. When? Sun, Sep. 14, 10 AM Who? M. Wilfahrt, L. Arriola, @yoseftadesse.bsky.social, I. Kolesnikov, @ricarthuguet.bsky.social, J. Pierskalla, D. Smith, @jguardado.bsky.social, @robertovalli.bsky.social , @carlmc.bsky.social 🥳

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Congratulations Carl!! 🥳 Such an exciting project, with many new and incredibly creative ways to learn from history & untapped data sources. I cannot wait to see how it progresses & to contribute!

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Grateful to @princetonpolitics.bsky.social for a fantastic year — and to all the friends who made it special. Also thanks to @uni-konstanz.de for hosting me this summer. Next week begins a new chapter as a Max Weber Fellow @eui-eu.bsky.social — an exciting institution in a beautiful city!

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Well, that is true, but it is no wild idea. Countries with lots of experience in referenda keep dropping good, calibrated policy thanks to 50% +1 of 35%. It's hard to find the right thresholds to balance noise and voice...

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Are you sure it's the right country? 😉

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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social ❓Political implications of labor market transformation Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city. Deadline: May 18, 2025. tinyurl.com/postdoczurich #polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Such a cool paper, congratulations!!

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Lorcan Roche Kelly @lorcanrk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Confused over who's in the running to become the next pope? But you do have some knowledge of financial-crisis era central bankers? This is the thread for you!

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🚨 Working paper 🚨 Excited to share a new version of our paper on religious clientelism with Massimo Troncone! doi.org/10.31219/osf... We investigate how politicians exploit personal connections with community leaders to establish mutually beneficial relationships.

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Excited to present early work on the effects of border change on ethnic composition coauthored with @carlmc.bsky.social ! Please join our fantastic panel you are at MPSA. @mpsa.bsky.social

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Just published on APSR First View: "The Train Wrecks of Modernization: Railway Construction and Separatist Mobilization in Europe" by Yannick Pengl, Carl Müller-Crepon, Roberto Valli, Lars-Erik Cederman, and Luc Girardin. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Had a fantastic time in Notre Dame this week! The weather was freezing cold but the welcome as warm as any. Thanks to @marcjacob.bsky.social for the hosting me and to all the CP Workshop attenders for the great discussion!

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

It has been fantastic to visit NYU Politics today. Met amazing people and had a great time! I was able to present work on religious clientelism with Massimo Troncome . Thanks @rozenas.bsky.social for the invite and everyone else for the constructive discussion.

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Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🚨New paper forthcoming @apsrjournal.bsky.social!🚨 How do economic shocks shape politics? We study a plant disease epidemic in Italy🌱—finding it fueled far-right support It’s not just economic loss but how shocks uproot communities and interact with perceptions of state neglect shorturl.at/ntKyt

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Link to the preprint version: robertovalli.com/files/train_...

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Our findings provide a more nuanced evaluation of the effects of modernization. While France witnessed the relatively peaceful assimilation of peripheral groups, the broader picture suggests resistance to state-building, especially in weak, autocratic states with large excluded groups.

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Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

We find that groups exposed to railway connection experience increased probability of separatist mobilization. Results are robust to an IV strategy and other checks. Our measures of separatism span from the emergence of nationalist organizations to full-fledged armed rebellion.

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