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Postdoctoral Associate at Duke - Political Theorist via ANU - Dog Dad - Mullet Enthusiast.
about 1 month ago
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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group
about 2 months ago
So many fascinating talks and tons of unforgettable memories! Thank you, Innsbruck, and thank you Ciaran, Coline, Ed, Francesca, Hidde, Jonathan, Lucas, Marina, Naima, Ophelia, Sania, and Sune! Joint Sessions 2026
#ecprjs26
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Jonathan Floyd
about 2 months ago
Another full day of reasoning about facts/contexts/norms/principles/values & even reasoning itself here w.
@ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social
&
#ecprjs2026
@uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
&
@ecpr.bsky.social
. Finished off w. dinner at the 'Golden Eagle' & then a little gazing up at the mountains where they live
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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group
about 2 months ago
ECPR Joint Sessions kicks off today in Innsbruck! We’ll be diving into how normative political theory and political science inform and challenge each other. Looking forward to rich discussions ahead!
@ecpr.bsky.social
@sunelaegaard.bsky.social
@jonathanfloyd.bsky.social
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AusPSA
2 months ago
📚 Excited to see the 2025 Australian Federal Election book, 'Landslide', is out now! Eds. by APSA VP, Professor Jill Sheppard, with chapters from our members ✨ 👉 Print or digital copies available:
lnkd.in/g-ADXSGJ
🚀 Attend the launch @National Library of Australia on 16 April
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Jonathan Floyd
3 months ago
Delighted that this is now out (w.
@sunelaegaard.bsky.social
), along with all the articles it introduces.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hopefully of interest to anyone thinking (methodologically) about how 'empirical' leaning pol-theory might become more 'experimental', e.g....
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From Empirical to Experimental Political Theory - Res Publica
Res Publica -
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11158-026-09763-0
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Literally me with my bosses kids.
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4 months ago
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APSA
4 months ago
Applications close Sunday! Apply now for the 2026 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
#RBSI
, a five-week program designed to introduce
#undergraduate
juniors to the world of doctoral study in political science. Learn more and apply!
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Call for Applications: Apply for the 2026 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) | Deadline: January 25, 2026 -
APSA is now accepting applications for the 2026 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute. The RBSI is an intensive five-week program designed to introduce undergraduate juniors to the world of doctoral study in…
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Don’t forget to submit! Cracking opportunity to get amongst it in Krakow!
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5 months ago
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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group
5 months ago
⏰12 days left! Submit by Jan 9 to
#ecprgc26
Join us in Kraków Sept 8–11, 2026 to explore how methods shape our understanding of democracy and how methodological innovation can diagnose, defend, or rethink democratic norms.
@ecpr.bsky.social
@jonathanfloyd.bsky.social
shorturl.at/mfxb0
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Methods of Normative Political Theory
European Consortium for Political Research
https://shorturl.at/mfxb0
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Really looking forward to co-chairing a fantastic section with Esma Baycan Herzog at the ECPR General Conference in KrakĂłw! Please submit!
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6 months ago
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Jonathan Floyd
6 months ago
Pls share/re-post! New Onora O'Neill Prize! Here's a brand new
@ecpr.bsky.social
book prize in pol-theory, regardless of whether it's your 1st/10th book! Had honour of asking Onora myself if she would lend us her good name:
ecpr.eu/news/news/de...
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@psapolthought.bsky.social
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Call for Nominations: Onora O’Neill Political Theory Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group
6 months ago
⏳Only 2 days left to submit for the
#ECPRJS26
- deadline 10 Dec! Don’t miss our “Between Norms and Evidence” workshop in Innsbruck, 7–10 Apr 2026 🔗 Workshop info:
shorturl.at/BZbC0
✏️ Submit here:
tinyurl.com/bd6r4nx8
@ecpr.bsky.social
@jonathanfloyd.bsky.social
@edmundhandby.bsky.social
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Between Norms and Evidence: Connecting Normative Political Theory and Political Science
European Consortium for Political Research
https://shorturl.at/BZbC0
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The twelfth Duke annual Graduate Conference in Political Theory is now accepting applications!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
7 months ago
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Surely this has to be a metaphor for something.
7 months ago
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This year has been hard and exhausting, but my paper, 'Defending Methodological Anarchism in Empirically Informed Political Theory' being accepted by
@thejop.bsky.social
is some nice reward for effort.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Defending Methodological Anarchism in Empirically Informed Political Theory | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/738893
8 months ago
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Jonathan Floyd
9 months ago
Can AI be a useful/novel 'method' or tool of political philosophy? Interesting and divergent answers from
@edmundhandby.bsky.social
and Nahshon Perez
@ecpr.bsky.social
w.
@ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social
today.
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Day 1 of
#ecprgc25
is about to begin! Ready for some cracking papers on some cracking topics!
9 months ago
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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group
about 1 year ago
🚀 Hot off the press! Our latest newsletter is here! Inside, you'll find: 📢 Upcoming conferences & workshops 📚 Recent publications + a job opening Stay in the loop—read it now! 👇
nptmethods.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/n...
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Newsletter #9, March 2025
On behalf of the Standing Group on Methods of Normative Political Theory, we are happy to announce that the quarterly newsletter of the Methods of Normative Political Theory will appear at the begi…
https://nptmethods.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/newsletter-9-march-2025/
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Duke Political Science is accepting submissions for a Frontiers Workshop in Democratic Theory! Please share widely!
over 1 year ago
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Methods of Normative Political Theory - ECPR Standing Group
over 1 year ago
Only 6 days left to submit your abstract for the ECPR GC in Thessaloniki, 26-29 Aug 2025! Check out our Section's panels at
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
and submit by 6 January! Chairs: Esma Baycan Herzog
@jonathanfloyd.bsky.social
@edmundhandby.bsky.social
& Glorianne Wilkins
@ecpr.bsky.social
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Methods of Normative Political Theory
European Consortium for Political Research
https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1526
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Making my BlueSky posting debut for my new paper with Serrin Rutledge-Prior on Edmund Burke and Environmental Representation out in the European Journal of Political Theory!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
about 2 years ago
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