Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

Better get your paper submissions in for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference in June 2026, as the deadline is 7 November, and we have no intention of extended that (given the submission numbers)! epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

🚨🚨🚨@thaliagerzso.bsky.social and @johank76.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy are organizing our Standing Group's section proposal for #ecprgc26! Send them your panel abstract by the end of this week to be included in the section proposal!🚨🚨🚨

🚨🚨 Final call! Propose a panel for the Law & Courts section at ECPR 2026 (Kraków 🇵🇱, 8–11 Sept). Submit by 31 Oct: 👉 Short title 👉 ≤80-word abstract 👉 1–2 co-chairs + ECPR emails 📧 Send your proposal to: [email protected] & [email protected] @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social

I am thrilled to announce the publication of the Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! Over 70 scholars from various institutions in Norway and abroad have contributed their expertise and insights to 48 chapters on different aspects of Norwegian politics. A short🧵 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Dette er fantastiske nyheter for det norske demokratiet! Det blir ikke avstemning over alternativ (forslaget fra AP og H) i statsbudsjettvoteringer likevel. Ville skjøvet mye makt fra storting til regjering om det gikk gjennom.

Happy and thankful that our WP "Debating threats to authoritarian rule: Inclusion and Discrimination in the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia" has won the David Olson Award 2025! rc08.ipsa.org/post/2025/09... 1/4

Utrolig spennende og å få 12 millioner kroner til å forske på partienes rolle i å etablere den norske velferdsstaten ved hjelp av omfattende historisk datamatrialet og naturlig eksperimenter. Les mer her: www.usn.no/forskning/fo...

Dette framstår som helt håpløst. Vi bruker masse tid hvert år på å finne eksterne sensorer til masterstudentene våre og så skal noen av dem som gjør en innsats for fellesskapet miste retten til opphold i landet? www.khrono.no/har-jobba-i-...

Penn State is searching in Comparative Politics or International Relations for someone with a focus on non-democratic politics who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology.

I'm not on the search committee but happy to chat to anyone interested about this line, Tulane, or New Orleans!

I am honored to have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant towards my project "Governing elites since the dawn of modern democracy" (GETGOV). It allows me to continue to advance this research agenda; the goal is to build a database on governing elites from 1789 and up to today + much more. #ERCStG

Jeg skriver metodebok 📖 📈: Laget for å gjøre kvantitativ metode tilgjengelig, relevant og gøy for alle—uten krav til forkunnskaper i statistikk eller programmering. Boka bruker R👨‍💻, og gir deg alt du trenger å vite om statistikk, databehandling og formidling for å begynne å forske på samfunnet. 👉🧵

The ECPR Standing Group on the Politics of Law & Courts Bluesky account is now bridged to the Fediverse. Follow it for updates and browse posts on talks at the just concluded ECPR-GC in Thessaloniki: @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social #ecprgc25 #ecprgc2025 #ecpr2025 #ecpr

Having heard about this possible competition, @benjaminengst.bsky.social is bringing his discussant artwork to even greater heights 🎨

👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to @ripplingeralina.bsky.social, who won the best paper award for last year's conference and was handed the 🏆 and diploma by @benjaminengst.bsky.social at the business meeting 👏 👏 👏

Is there a best art work by a discussant award at #ecprgc25? @benjaminengst.bsky.social wants to enter the competition.

#ecprgc25 is just days away! We are looking forward to seeing you in Thessaloniki and to the excellent papers in the section “The Politics of Law and Courts” which this year is chaired by @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social and Urszula Jaremba! Make sure to add these 12 excellent panels to your itinerary 👇

Pengegavene i årets stortingsvalg kommer fra både privatpersoner, bedrifter og organisasjoner. Høyresiden får mest fra bedrifter mens venstresiden får mest fra fagbevegelsen. (Tall per 15. august, 2024+2025)

📣1 PhD fellow position open at Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. 👉We invite applications from excellent candidates in all sub-fields of political science. 📅Deadline: September 1st, 2025 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

The Junior Law and Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for its fall seminar series on zoom! Submit by August 25 for full consideration. To apply to present or to get on our email list to attend our seminars see 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #psworkshop

Zambian politics have been quite dramatic in the last 20 years (timeline below). With that kind of competition, you’d expect MPs to fight to gain an edge in every arena, especially MPs elected on a thin margin. However, I find the opposite in Zambia’s parliament: doi.org/10.1080/1357...

Thrilled that this book, with Driscoll and Krehbiel, is out this week. Its topic that become surprisingly relevant: under what conditions does the public punish presidents who ignore court decisions?

Thrilled that the first paper in my PhD thesis “State Action and Moral Attitudes toward Sexual Consent”, co-authored with Francesca R. Jensenius and @oskorge.bsky.social , has been accepted for publication in the @thejop.bsky.social! 1/

The ability to challenge flawed elections in independent courts can be crucial for democratization Spoiler: It can also be used by ruling parties to consolidate control of the legislature New article w/ @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social & @liserakner.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/

Proud of @annanhelgoy.bsky.social, who just won the King's Gold Medal at @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social. I highly recommend reading her wonderful research on the gendered division of (un)paid labor and its political consequences.

Contemplating (vertical) judicial power.

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 in @bjpols.bsky.social! We show the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social neither favors the "haves" nor has a pro-business bias: it consistently levels the odds for disempowered individuals & spotlights support for their rights. Why 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 the haves come out ahead? Read on: tinyurl.com/28662tae

Flere lotterier! Det vil gi mer og bedre kunnskap, som igjen kan gi bedre og mer effektiv politikk. Det skriver jeg sammen med @fiva.no, @torewig.bsky.social, @haakongjerlw.bsky.social, Aksel Braanen Sterri og Andreas K. Tveit i @aftenposten.no.

Også avslørende hvilke nyhetsmedier som verdsetter investeringer i kunnskap: Aftenposten: "Skattejoker Nord? Nei takk." DN: "Skatteeksperiment – ja, hvorfor ikke?" www.dn.no/leder/skatt/... www.aftenposten.no/meninger/led...

Et fantastisk bra initiativ fra regjeringen. En liten investering i kunnskap nå, og vi vet for alltid mye mer om virkningen av skattetrykk. Venstre bør tenke seg om en gang til før de konkluderer standpunktet sitt her. www.aftenposten.no/norge/politi...

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Romania: Presidential election (second round) Turnout 13:00 EEST 2009: 24.01% 2014: 27.22% 2019: 22.15% 2025: 31.93% Source: Central electoral bureau ➤ europeelects.eu/romania #Romania

Hi! I would just like to share that the first paper in my PhD has been accepted for publication in @thejop.bsky.social and you can read the "ahead of print" version here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... This is a very big day for me!! Now I am a real PUBLISHED researcher!

EUSA congratulates @simonhix.bsky.social & Bjørn Høyland, winners of the EUSA Best 2023 Conference Paper Award for their work: "The Dance of European Integration: How Ideology and Policy Shape Support for the EU" Register for #eusa25, which includes the award ceremony, here: lnkd.in/emvpDPhr

A great honor, thank you @eustudies.bsky.social! We can’t wait to celebrate with colleagues & friends at #eusa25!

I dag fikk jeg gleden av å debutere på Ekko på NRK P2 for å snakke om den nye regjeringen (ja vi snakket mye om Stoltenberg, da)! Det var veldig morsomt å være med og jeg fikk beskjed av min far at jeg "ikke skjemte meg ut", selv om jeg (kvalitativt) bomma litt på hvem fra Time som er på Stortinget.

@martigso.bsky.social svarer på dette og mer her: www.aftenposten.no/norge/politi...

Six days left to apply! 👇Come join us in Oslo.

IUROPA (www.iuropa.pol.gu.se) joins forces with UCL and Nuffield College to organise an Early Career Researcher workshop on Social Science Approaches to Law and Courts. Apply by 31 March with @icuervo.bsky.social!

Are you a junior scholar studying law and politics looking for a friendly place to receive feedback on your work? Apply to present at the Junior Law and Politics Research Community's spring seminar series! Submit by January 24 for full consideration: tinyurl.com/16ixldoz

"Intro to modern dating" with Dr Gjerløw* *This joke belongs to @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social but deserves a wider audience

Is anyone putting together a panel for CRS on ceasefires or gender issues in negotiations? I would love to connect!

We are advertising a PhD student position in polisci for research on democracy, autocracy, and international cooperation. Come join a great team on a critical question of our times! Deadline: 6 February👇 www.su.se/english/abou...

Great opportunity for talented students who are interested in how regime type shapes international cooperation and want to join an awesome team in the capital of Scandinavia!

❗️We are hiring tenured associate professors of political science. The department is looking for competence in political behavior, data science, and a few other subfields. Come join us!

Don't forget to submit your papers to our "The Politics of Law and Courts" section! The deadline is January 6!

Dear friends, If you find yourself in need of something to read during the holiday season (and you are interested in gender and judicial politics), I just published the second paper in my dissertation on APSA preprints: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...

We are looking for many new colleagues in political science at University of Oslo. Currently, we have calls for: Up to 4 Associate Professors (with possibility of promotion to full): www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 1 Postdoc: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 1 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science. 75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city. Deadline: February 15 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...