Join us for the "Immigration: Integration Challenges & Prospects" conference, organized by the Identity & Conflict Lab @ Yale University. 📍 Nafplio, Greece | 🗓 June 12–13, 2026 📝 Submit 300-word abstracts by Nov 30, 2025 → yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics at Oxford www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/media/s2wd5j... Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates who work in the fields of contemporary political theory, comparative government, and international relations.

UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship: Authoritarian Politics www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship: Environmental and Climate-Related Risk www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

🧩 Early view What does #intermediation look like in #WeaklyIinstitutionalized contexts characterized by limited #state #oversight and prevalent #informality ❓ Aviram Sharma draws empirical insights from the #BottledWater quality regulations in #India 👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Very glad to share my latest article “ChatGPT as a Security Threat: US–China Security Dilemma in the Generative AI Race,” just published in British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Read it journals.sagepub.com/eprint/A6ATG...

The University of Oxford is hiring a Departmental Lecturer in Modern Chinese History. More here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC745/d...

As a professor, few things make me happier than when a former student emails years later to say, “Hey, I’m doing great — and your class helped.” 👍 🙏

Very excited about our new framework which measures #socialcapital and #socialinfrastructure! TL;DR: invisible networks of trust and connection that shape how communities respond, and recover have been overlooked sociabli.resilientready.org/wp-content/u...

The University of Amsterdam is hiring Senior lecturers in Political Science, see information here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

I'm hiring! Post-doctoral researcher-KOMEX director Wanted: talent in social science research methodology/ methods-versed inequality researcher, interest in global knowledge production! @excinequality.bsky.social @komex.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2...

Our new #article w Kiffer G. Card et al: Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study TL;DR: make connection a lifelong priority, build diverse networks, prioritize meaningful interactions, use technology wisely www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) is hiring a Postdoc for the project "Measuring institutional independence: A comparative framework for the study of public bodies." More information here: www.ibei.org/en/vacancy-p....

This issue ⬇️ includes my recent article with Tianlei Qiu in which we provide an overview of existing research that uses the multiple streams framework in the context of China. See article here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal.... Send me a message if you'd like to receive a copy.

Just received a copy of this book 👍 Recommended!

Job opportunity for a postdoc in Barcelona with @tact-forsed.bsky.social and the colleagues from @uab.cat:

📣#jobalert #hiring #Postdoc opportunity for a qualitative scholar for 14.5 mo (fte) @cmr-warsaw.bsky.social to work on the political impact of new Russian emigrants on host countries and the RF in the DemEx project: www.migracje.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/u... #migrationresearch #sociology

Happening today at 10:30EDT ⬇️

The University of Fribourg is looking to hire a PhD researcher for a 4-year position in project “Liberal Democratic Commitment in Europe: Mass Attitudes, Political Identities, and Behavioural Consequences.” More information here: www.unifr.ch/europastudie...

Our new #article with Craig-Scheckman Matharage Libershal Khan Schmitz: Beyond the Evacuation Zone: Agricultural Passes and the Wildfire Crisis in CA TL;DR: effectiveness is undermined by gaps in worker protections + training that expose laborers to hazards www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

✅ Proofs submitted - article will be online soon 😀

Happening today at 10:30EDT ⬇️

Reminder for tomorrow's event on policy implementation.

Just landed in Vancouver to attend the American Political Science Association’s annual conference. I look especially forward to the panels on Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics. Looking forward to (re)connect with scholars from around the world!

Lots of lotus flowers in Kunshan 🪷

A wonderful position at the University of Leuven, application deadline 9/15. #ChineseStudies #Sinology academicpositions.nl/ad/ku-leuven...

Excited to be offering our bespoke fieldwork methods course "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts" with @xiananj.bsky.social for @komex.bsky.social next February, alongside a truly fantastic line-up of courses - with something for every methodological persuasion!

Sunset in Kunshan. 🌇

Today is day 3️⃣ of the @ecpr.bsky.social conference in Thessaloniki in Greece, one of the world’s largest gatherings of political scientists. This morning I attended a series of presentations about the role of government in corporate bankruptcy, health technology development, & crisis management. 👍

Ready to strengthen your methods skills? Registration is NOW OPEN for #KOMEX2026 Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (komex & ekomex) 2026; affordable PhD-level training, in Konstanz or online. 🗓️ Feb 2026 Register ➡️: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/kon... @komex.bsky.social #komex #methodsnet

This article, written by our scholarship recipient to Velo-city conference, Anastasiia Zhokhova, explores #Ukraine’s cycling history from 19th century to the present day. She highlights how the country’s cycling #future is being shaped by citizen-driven action and new visions for urban #mobility

Why do policymakers address some societal issues but not others? For decades, public policy researchers have tried to answer this question by using the so-called multiple streams framework (MSF). Together with Tianlei Qiu, I provide an overview of research on China that uses this framework.

Leiden University is hiring two assistant Professors in Public Administration. More here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

New @psjeditor.bsky.social study by Yuhao Ba et al finds positive association between legislative attention & efficiency of US non-profit housing organisations. Stronger legislative engagement could mean more efficient housing support for communities in need. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

✅ Flight booked to APSA conference in September. Looking forward to seeing colleagues from all around the world in Vancouver.

Hello Heidelberg!

Just submitted a peer review report. Good luck to the authors! Now back to my own manuscript ...

🔔 New #OpenAccess Analysis in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Ayesha Khalid Chaudhry examine how Pakistani think tanks legitimised policy decisions on China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Aalborg University’s Department of Politics and Society is looking to hire a Full Professor of International and/or European Politics. More information here: www.stillinger.aau.dk/videnskabeli...

Fully funded Ph.D. positions in Political Science/Public Administration at University of Agder, Norway www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

#ICPP7 has officially started! The conference offers a packed program that showcases the latest research on public policy around the world.

Hello Chiang Mai!

If you’re attending next week’s public policy conference (#ICPP7) next week in Chiang Mai, remember to fill out the Thailand immigration form.

Interview with professor @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social: "Ask yourself: “what can I do to support others who may be underrepresented?” 👍👍👍 The world would be a better place if we all would ask ourselves this question more often.

Just downloaded the #ICPP7 app. I am looking forward to meeting public policy scholars from all around the world in Chiang Mai next week!

✅ Just registered. Looking forward to seeing colleagues from all around the world in Vancouver!

I'm pleased to share a call for papers for an edited volume that Veronica Kitchen @vmkitchen.bsky.social, Tanya Narozhna (University of Winnipeg), and I are putting together on Gender and National Security. More information can be found in the poster. Please share widely!

Open Call for Applications:📢 Summer School on 'Democratic Backsliding and Political Conflict' at ‪@sns.it‬ organized by CIDAPE WP6 Co-Lead Manuela Caiani. www.sns.it/it/evento/su...

Why did some governments respond slower to COVID-19 than others? This recent study in @psjeditor.bsky.social by Liu et al. attributes slow response to low trust in government, political parties, parliament, and civil service. Moreover, the authors attribute stringent COVID policies to individualism.