Cyber barons, tech overlords, digital empires: Big Tech is associated with rule, but what does this mean? My new article theorizes Platform Rule through a political history of Facebook. I argue for a macro social science in the tradition of Mann, Tilly, and Scott to study tech power. Open access!

Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States By Sverrir Steinsson, George Washington University Under what conditions are…

¡¡VOLUME 23, ISSUE 4 IS NOW OUT!! doi.org/10.1017/S153... cambridge.org/core/journal... Incl. work by @miloward.bsky.social, @mfroman.bsky.social ,@klirro.bsky.social, @hlw.bsky.social, @arielrwhite.bsky.social, @eckhouse.bsky.social, @dramyhliu.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social...

If you want to read the academic version (by my colleague @sverrir.bsky.social): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Trump's EO banning transgender people from military is latest example of exclusion based on prejudice (African-Americans, gays, women...). Argument is always the same: including such people undermines cohesion. That is incorrect. Read why here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...

I’m happy to share this paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social on democracy and national narratives, with insights from South Korea and Taiwan. It is part of a special issue on postcolonial narratives with @paulschuler.bsky.social, @deandulay.bsky.social, + others. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! #Political #Entrepreneurs or #Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of #Peripheral #Rebellions By @janetilewis.bsky.social & Stephen Rangazas doi.org/10.1017/S153...

Toronto has been on a hiring spree! Some context though: @uoft.bsky.social has long attracted int’l talent. I’m lucky to be on faculty at a world-class university in a diverse global city. Coming here is an incredible opportunity regardless of what happens down south: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...

My "AI as Governance" piece is now out at @annualreviews.bsky.social of Political Science. It should be free access to everyone and I'm very happy with how it worked out (the second half is an extended spin of Applied Gopnikism to political science @alisongopnik.bsky.social @cshalizi.bsky.social

85% of the value that social scientists have to offer (or at least, that _I_ have ), is not in presenting my own thoughts and research, but using the general insights of the field to organize things that are happening right now and explain connections that are obvious to pros, but not to others.

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States - cup.org/42EiCeo - Sverrir Steinsson #FirstView

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Grateful to @eunajo.bsky.social for writing this so promptly after South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment. There’s multiple parallels to the US (perils of presidentialism, polarized parties, citizens “nostalgic” for an authoritarian past) that it’s hard not to see them.

Super interesting www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We found it surprising at how little was written on Emotions and Global Governance, so @jittipm.bsky.social and I wrote this essay for the Oxford Handbook on Emotions and IR (edited by @simonkoschut.bsky.social & @andrewagross.bsky.social) :)

I joined @globalnews.ca this morning to discuss the crisis plaguing French politics & its implications for Europe. Will post the extended/full interview once it’s live, but here’s my condensed 5-minute takeaway! @uoft.bsky.social globalnews.ca/video/109146...

In an explainer for @goodauth.bsky.social, I share some historical and contemporary context to martial law in South Korea and Yoon's botched attempt yesterday. goodauthority.org/news/martial...

🇰🇷 S. Korea's president invoked martial law—then revoked it just 6 hours later. What caused this unprecedented move? And what’s next for Yoon Suk Yeol? Read @eunajo.bsky.social's piece on @goodauth.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/martial... #SouthKorea #Polisky

Iceland's elections including shift to pro-European parties, made me re-check the book edited by Baldur Þórhallsson: Small States and Shelter Theory - Iceland's external affairs. @danjdevine.bsky.social @stennikr.bsky.social @sverrir.bsky.social #iceland #international #eu #europe #microstate

2/ The starting point must be @sverrir.bsky.social article on the organization of Wikipedia. The article shows how Wikipedia transformed from a dubious source of information to an increasingly reliable one, partly because the editors who supported fringe content left. doi.org/10.1017/S000....

Dear academic friends and members of the ISA. Please take a minute to read and sign this! www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

I wrote about how Wikipedia has evolved into one of the more reliable sources on an internet awash with junk, AI-generated sludge, and toxic lies. www.forkingpaths.co/p/in-a-sea-o...

A few pictures from an open lecture I gave at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages in Kaohsiung a few weeks ago. The talk was on Icelandic IR and the field of Small State Studies.

The Research Network on the Historical Study of States and Regimes of the Council for European Studies invites applications for our Annual Graduate Student Workshop. This is a pre-conference workshop to be held in advance of the 2024 Annual Meeting 👇

What role did the Catholic Church play in European state formation? In our book, Jørgen Møller and I argue that the Church was the main engine behind external and internal political fragmentation in pre-modern Europe. 1/N

The EJIR is planning a special issue on "History and Theory of International Relations" Proposal Submission Deadline: October 1st, 2023 Check out the Call below for more context and information - we look forward to your contribution!

With apps close to submission, I guess that means I’m officially on the job market! My research interests lie at the intersection of CP and IR. I study questions surrounding political violence, civil wars, militant leadership, discourse, international security, and proxy wars

Putting together your syllabus? Check out my co-authored book "Varieties of Nationalism: Communities, Narratives, Identities" (w/Maya Tudor) 🔗 https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/varieties-of-nationalism/479019877D9D7F0504AD64F6D9AF102B

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