Call for Papers: 8th POLECONUK Annual Conference @unibirmingham.bsky.social, June 8 to 9, 2026. This year we have a special session for graduate students and a Best Graduate Paper Award. Submission deadline is February 28, 2026. Details below:

new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:

APSA deadline is next week! We (SEAPRG) are offering light abstract feedback (esp. for junior scholars) and matchmaking for organized panels on Southeast Asia. Fill out this short form by *tomorrow* (Jan 7) and we’ll do our best to get it on a strong APSA panel. tinyurl.com/apsa-sea

PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/

Applying for the Master of Public Policy? 📚 Catch up with our latest Q&A where our Admissions team answer all things MPP.👇 https://ow.ly/6xZa50XjAH8

🚨 @andrealanauze.bsky.social & I are organizing the 2nd women & femme-id ppl in enviro econ workshop ♀️🌱📈 #EconTwitter Key dates: submit full paper or long abstract by Dec 3 Workshop: 9-10 April, in Venice, Italy Thx to @cagewarwick.bsky.social for 💰 & @cepr.org for support Link in 🧵 👇

Applications are now open for our Master of Public Policy! The MPP is a one-year degree for future public leaders, combining skills, tools and global insight to drive real-world impact. 🌍 📅 Apply by 2 Dec 2025 www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/study/mpp

We are still accepting applications for our fully funded Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa, focused on scholars based in Africa (held in Nairobi in 2026). Feel free to apply or forward to your networks!

📣🎉Applications are open for the CSAE Visiting Fellowships Scheme 2026. The scheme supports African scholars pursuing a career in economics (with a doctorate). Candidates must apply online by 31 May 2025 to be considered. 💻 www.csae.ox.ac.uk/visiting-fel... 📃 www.csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-visitin...

*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...

Don’t forget to submit your papers before next Monday!

Big news! The Journal of East Asian Studies is now on Bluesky. Follow for the best new work on comparative politics, international relations, and political economy in East and Southeast Asia, edited by yours truly

🚨 Deadline approaching 🚨 PhD students in Econ and related fields, please submit your extended abstracts for our PhD conference *by 31st Jan*! We pay for your travel, accommodation and food, and we always have great speakers and lots of fun! More info and submission form below. #EconSky #EconPhD

🌟NEW Queen’s College Cyril & Phillis Long Scholarship in partnership with CSAE. Open to African nationals applying for the MPhil+DPhil or DPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford. ⏰28 January 2025 ℹ️https://csae.ox.ac.uk/scholarships @queenscollegeox.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social

GAIN is an amazing resource for African students interested in graduate school (masters and phd): information, advice, mentoring, funding for test and applications fees etc. Please share this opportunity with your network.

Call for Papers – The Economic Journal special issue: Polarization in Field Experiments res.org.uk/call-for-pap...

📣REGISTRATION OPEN for the CSAE Conference 2025 #OxCSAE2025 Join us for 3 days in Oxford to discuss economic development in Africa across a range of topics. Register by 23 Feb (05 Jan for speakers): cvent.me/PBdYzE Why should you attend? 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Ap...

Updated lists of #DevEcon people. Added 70ish people. Bluesky nuked my list at one point so if you got dropped, it was not intentional. Please let me know if you would like to be added, or if there is anyone I'm missing! Part 1 go.bsky.app/7dWAEXe and part 2 go.bsky.app/2RbAeCP

It is time... well yes for the US Election... but also to apply to one of our fabulous Nuffield PPRF postdocs. Closing date is December 5th. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...

📣We're #hiring! Join the development economics community at the University of Oxford (& the CSAE) as an Associate Professor in Development Economics in @oxfordecondept.bsky.social. ⏰Deadline: 29 Nov 2024 ℹ️ Find out more and apply: www.csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

📢 Join the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social at the What Works Hub for Global Education. They're #hiring a Research Manager & Assistant. 📚Work with top researchers, manage complex projects, & lead engagement with partners. Deadline: 🗓️4 & 6 November 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3wrbfpv3 #education #researchjobs

We're delighted to welcome Jenny Aker to the CSAE today to speak at the CSAE Lunchtime Seminars. Jenny will present ''It’s all Fun & Games? The Persistent Effects of Willingness to Pay Experiments' at 12:30 Work w/ Brian Dillon (Cornell), Leticia Donoso-Pena & Anne Krahn (Tufts University)