Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026themoscowtimes.comRussians in ICE Detention Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Poor Conditions - The Moscow TimesMore than 50 detainees, including Russian citizens, are planning to launch a hunger strike this week to protest what they have described as unbearably harsh conditions at one of the largest U.S. immig... 010
Reposted by Scott GehlbachSascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Annual reminder on German Unification Day that West and East differed already before 1945 23810
Reposted by Scott GehlbachIsabelle DeSisto @isadesisto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Our article with @grigopop.bsky.social and @jacobtucker.bsky.social is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social! This has been a very long journey from the initial draft to publication, so we are very excited 😀 I'll summarize our findings in the next few of posts in the thread. 12111
Reposted by Scott GehlbachYuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026School Math Olympiad in #Kyiv these days, held in a bomb shelter. Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian cities, so these kids solve geometry problems between pipes and ventilation ducts. Every solved problem is a small act of defiance. 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 03012
Reposted by Scott GehlbachPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How do you really help Putin without saying you are really helping Putin? 35383100
Reposted by Scott GehlbachScott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A highlight of #APSA2026: two panels honoring Henry Brady as scholar, mentor, and friend. Here, my remarks—what I have learned from Henry over the years:scottgehlbach.bearblog.devNot Actually Roasting Henry BradyMy comments for "Remembrances, Rants, and Roasts," a panel honoring Henry Brady. 052
Reposted by Scott GehlbachScott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026It’s been great to get back to the theory of autocracy after a little break. Here is a new paper with @luozhaotian.bsky.social and @spantoja.bsky.social. It’s a fun setting: a dynamic agency model in which the agent can try to become the principal (e.g., via a coup). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 0154
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026It’s been great to get back to the theory of autocracy after a little break. Here is a new paper with @luozhaotian.bsky.social and @spantoja.bsky.social. It’s a fun setting: a dynamic agency model in which the agent can try to become the principal (e.g., via a coup). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 0154
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A highlight of #APSA2026: two panels honoring Henry Brady as scholar, mentor, and friend. Here, my remarks—what I have learned from Henry over the years:scottgehlbach.bearblog.devNot Actually Roasting Henry BradyMy comments for "Remembrances, Rants, and Roasts," a panel honoring Henry Brady. 052
Reposted by Scott GehlbachAPSA @apsa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026David L. Weimer Receives the 2026 John Gaus Award The John Gaus Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of… politicalsciencenow.com/david-l-wei…politicalsciencenow.comDavid L. Weimer Receives the 2026 John Gaus AwardThe John Gaus Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. David L. Weimer will deliver the Gaus Lecture on Friday, September 4, 2026 at 6:30pm ET as part of the APSA Annual Meeting. Citation from the Award Committee: 052
Reposted by Scott GehlbachKeir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 23/08/2026If you work on Russia, read this. Google Threat Intelligence describes "suspected Russian" espionage groups using new mixes of technical and (sometimes quite sophisticated) social engineering to target academics, analysts and researchers covering Russia. [1/3] cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...cloud.google.comDistinct Clusters Target Individuals of Interest to Russia | Google Cloud BlogDistinct Russian clusters have been conducting phishing activity focused on Application Specific Passwords (ASP), OAuth flows, and malware delivery. All of these operations seem focused on account com... 14126
Reposted by Scott GehlbachProject Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026JD Vance was right when he said that Watergate would be a 12-hour story today, but not for the reason he thinks, write @bobbygulotty.bsky.social and Zhaotian Luo. bit.ly/3RZY6DPbit.lyThe Trolling of American DemocracyRobert Gulotty & Zhaotian Luo explain how illiberal politicians weaponize irony, forcing critics to choose between silence and ridicule. 004
Reposted by Scott GehlbachAdam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A summary of what I understand and do not understand about the way democracy works: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7269378papers.ssrn.com<p>Swan Song: My Understanding of Democracy</p>I summarize my understanding of democracy: the theory which predicts when elections peacefully manage conflicts and the empirical evidence regarding the co 39239
Reposted by Scott GehlbachAnton Strezhnev @astrezh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Our paper on the electoral benefits of Trump's ag payments is out now at the Journal of Public Economics. authors.elsevier.com/c/1nWEVAlwA2... tl;dr - We use the natural experiment from 2019's massive increase in spending to compare 2020 Trump vote in over-compensated vs. under-compensated counties. 2328
Reposted by Scott GehlbachPauline Grosjean @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Congrats to amazing recipients of 2026 SIOE prizes for best book, best thesis, best paper www.sioe.org/news/2026-si...sioe.orgThe 2026 SIOE Awards – SIOEAngela Zhang wins the Douglass North Best Book Award, Matteo Tranchero the Ronald H. Coase Dissertation Award, and Ngoma, Sievert, Jaravel, Nunn and Weigel the Oliver E.… 063
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Organ intro at Music Box in Chicago as we prepare to watch The Odyssey on 70mm with 700 other aficionados. 020
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Bravo! Excellent conference and great gala to close it out. Here, @ksonin.bsky.social staging Napoleon’s surrender to Kutuzov (in fact, Napoleon surrendered to Wellington, which Kostya knows full well). 061
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Your regular reminder that market economies are archipelagos of central planning. 0101
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Fantastic conference on “The Soviet Legacy” at UCLouvain next January. Cfp here: www.uclouvain.be/en/research-... 011
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 09/07/2026“From a political perspective…we should have serious concerns about a sweeping elimination of moral-hazard rents from large political and economic organizations.” 000
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Folks, here’s the program for the 2026 Summer Workshop in the Economic History and Historical Political Economy of Eurasia, to be held July 17–18 at the University of Chicago Center in Paris. So looking forward.scottgehlbach.netScott Gehlbach - 2026 Summer Workshop in the Economic History andSchedule All sessions will be held at the University of Chicago Center in Paris. Friday, July 17 8:45–9:00 Opening remarks 9:00–10:00 Kristy Ironsi... 030
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Iowa City on the Fourth. “Cities may be large without being urbane, as when segregation discourages mixing outside of one’s narrowly defined group. And communities may be urbane yet still small, as with the quintessential college town.” scottgehlbach.bearblog.dev/urbanity-her... 020
Reposted by Scott GehlbachScott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The Obama Center is more than a museum. For many Chicagoans, it is first and foremost a major investment in the South Side. A few thoughts and photos after visiting this afternoon.scottgehlbach.bearblog.devThe South Side of Chicago Is the Nicest Part of TownThe Obama Presidential Center is a world-class investment in Chicago's South Side. 031
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The Obama Center is more than a museum. For many Chicagoans, it is first and foremost a major investment in the South Side. A few thoughts and photos after visiting this afternoon.scottgehlbach.bearblog.devThe South Side of Chicago Is the Nicest Part of TownThe Obama Presidential Center is a world-class investment in Chicago's South Side. 031
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 21/06/2026They say that Chicago is where fun goes to die, but I can’t imagine a crowd here on a Sunday afternoon like the one that Tianguang Meng assembled last week at Tsinghua University. Thanks for the audience—and for PhD Panda! 030
Reposted by Scott GehlbachDr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Had an excellent time at the UChicago-Beijing Political Economy of Governance Conference, at the UChicago Global Center in Beijing! Top notch papers and amazing hospitality. Huge thanks to Zhaotian Luo, Scott Gehlbach, and Tianguang Meng for hosting! 031
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Group photo on Day 2 of the UChicago-Beijing Political Economy of Governance Conference. 020
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Congratulations to Giorgio Farace and Lingnan He, now PhD alumni of the University of Chicago! 030
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Day 1 of the UChicago-Beijing Political Economy of Governance Conference kicks off with two of our most prominent democracy scholars: Carles Boix and Adam Przeworski. 061
Reposted by Scott GehlbachKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 04/06/2026Alexey Navalny would have turned 50 today. 38418
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I rode by yesterday on my bike and got very excited by what this means for the neighborhood. 110
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Celebrating my birthday in Singapore, having just spent the day discussing Zeren Li’s book manuscript on business-state relations in China. 070
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Congratulations to Giorgio Farace, who just defended his dissertation in political economy (Poli Sci + Harris) here at Chicago. Next stop: a faculty position at Stanford GSB. Not pictured but on Giorgio’s committee: Konstantin Sonin. You can read more about Giorgio here: www.giorgiofarace.com. 1182
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Apropos:scottgehlbach.bearblog.devOn arXiv, LLMs, and What It Means to Put Your Name on a PaperAll you have is your name. 011
Reposted by Scott GehlbachScott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Either arXiv’s new policy on LLM-generated text changes nothing, or you should be asking yourself some hard questions about work with your human coauthors.scottgehlbach.bearblog.devOn arXiv, LLMs, and What It Means to Put Your Name on a PaperAll you have is your name. 1115
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Either arXiv’s new policy on LLM-generated text changes nothing, or you should be asking yourself some hard questions about work with your human coauthors.scottgehlbach.bearblog.devOn arXiv, LLMs, and What It Means to Put Your Name on a PaperAll you have is your name. 1115
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 06/05/2026For all but the dogmatically pro-terminal, this is a fantastic interface for Claude Code (or whatever). So many nice touches. agents.craft.doagents.craft.doCraft Agents - The Open Source Agent InterfaceAn open source desktop app for working with AI agents. Connect any API or MCP server. Multitask naturally. Make it yours. 131
Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The Anti-Corruption Foundation highlights Maria Pevchik’s April visit to Chicago in their monthly update. It was a highlight for us as well! 020
Reposted by Scott GehlbachAustin Carson @carsonaust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026New article: Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones meets James Scott’s legibility It’s actually about how states tapped archaeologists for early intelligence capabilities Check it out! “History, archeology, and espionage as improvised legibility” in @ejir.bsky.social coauthored with @asaxton.bsky.social 083
Reposted by Scott GehlbachGillian Hadfield @ghadfield.bsky.social · 15/04/20261/ Something I’ve been working toward for a long time. Virginia just signed the first state legislation directing a formal study of Independent Verification Organizations for AI. Bipartisan votes of 84-14 in the House, unanimous 40-0 in the Senate. 121
Reposted by Scott GehlbachSascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Stata code to implement the MW2024 methods 👉 pauldavidboll.com/research/pub... and a forthcoming Stata Journal article with a practitioners guide (with @pdavidboll.bsky.social and @jvoth.bsky.social)pauldavidboll.comTesting and Correcting for Spatial Unit Roots in Regression Analysisempty 061
Reposted by Scott GehlbachAnjali Adukia @aadukia.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Submit your work using AI in the social sciences to the annual AI in Social Science conference at the University of Chicago! Submissions due May 1! The conference will be held October 8-9 in Chicago, IL, USA. bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event... @beckerfriedman.bsky.social @caai-booth.bsky.social 01512