"A random half of panelists were shown a CV and only a one-paragraph summary of the proposed research, while the other half were shown a CV and a full proposal. We find that withholding proposal texts from panelists did not detectibly impact their proposal rankings" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨 4-year postdoc position in computational social science at University of Zurich. Come work with me and @fgilardi.bsky.social at @ipz.bsky.social ! Application deadline is June 30. Job ad & details: ⬇️ www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns... polisky csssky socsky commsky

Swedish Defence University advertises a position as “associate senior lecturer” (assistant professor) in political science with a focus on information influence. Deadline in a week. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Since the book's on sale ($25 at press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...) it's a good time to mention to #polisky that I have an online math course at daveasiegel.com/teaching/math-course. It's got 30+ hours of video content, plus practice problems and a sample syllabus.

New PLAD data on leader birthregions, ethnicity, gender, education (1989-2023): plad.me We use our Political Leaders' Affiliation Database to test whether sub-national regions where leaders’ spouses are born receive more foreign aid. We find they do.

Hey polisky-- @iojournal.bsky.social is now accepting "essays" in addition to research articles and research notes. Read more on the website linked here ⬇️

I ran an online workshop at Kansas State University this afternoon on fancier regression: Poisson, Beta, and Z(O)IB Beta models! And you can access all the materials here! talks.andrewheiss.com/2024-04-25_k... {brms} + {marginaleffects} = fun and easily interpretable complex model results! #rstats

But overall, endogenous preference change generally encourages cooperation and trust building. Future work will explore exogenous preference change, and test all this stuff experimentally. Stay tuned… \fin

We show that, when preference change occurs endogenously, it actually creates strong incentives for cooperation, and generally increases the credibility of cooperative signals. To be sure, it can sometimes complicate reassurance signaling, and create new pathways by which cooperation breaks down.

Hey #polisky check out my new article w/ Brandon Yoder @ajpseditor.bsky.social It's open access thanks to the Big10 Academic Alliance. Thread for anyone interested in the security dilemma, signaling, reassurance, or rationalist/constructivist theory. 1/4 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"Transatlantic Shakedown" by SOSH team member Jordan Becker and co-authors is now live in the Journal of Conflict Resolution! Explore their research on the effectiveness of presidential shaming in NATO and its implications for burden-sharing. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Dear Conflict Management and Peace Science community,   We are thrilled to announce a new chapter in our journey as we welcome the new editorial team to lead Conflict Management and Peace Science into the future. 🚀📚   👥 Meet Our New Editors:

New in @iojournal.bsky.social w Jost @ericmin.bsky.social & Schub: We combine computational methods with uniquely rich Cold War archival evidence to study how advisers matter in foreign policy. Where advisers stand doesn't just depend on where they sit. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... polisky

Happy to announce a major update to the PPEG database! We've updated the data on - parliamentary elections (n=1060), - presidential elections (n=380), and - cabinets (n=1961) covering 73 countries globally until 2023. All info: ppeg.wzb.eu We hope that data is helpful to the community!

A new working paper with Rikio Inouye (@rinouye.bsky.social, Princeton) and Daniel Corstange (Columbia) on the current conflict in Gaza! --- "Unraveling American Sympathies toward Israelis and Palestinians." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers...., #polisky

We have been collecting a lot of data on evolving public opinion on international cooperation in the DISINTEGRATION project. Some of this data is now publicly available for download in the SWISSUbase repository. Check it out!

Come join us! We currently have 3 vacant positions: • Postdoc ConFront project ⏳ 7 February tinyurl.com/y2hfd2zf • Associate Professor all fields/methodological approaches in comparative politics ⏳ 28 February tinyurl.com/2f8v5sh3 • Associate Professor Arctic Politics ⏳ 20 March tinyurl.com/2b8jry5s

Check out the new Carnegie funded Maxwell Policy Planning lab that will help bridge the gap between foreign policy practice and scholarship. @supolisci.bsky.social www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...

🚨JOB OFFER🚨 Post Doc position in democracy studies at my chair at Kiel University. Starting date (ideally): 1 April 2024. Deadline: January 26, 2024. Job ad (in German) below. I am happy to answer questions! Don´t hesitate to get in touch. Please share! Polisky

Check out this new research from @westpointsosh.bsky.social and follow @westpointsosh.bsky.social ! polisky milsky econsky