Tomorrow is the last day to apply for this mixed methods / causal inference course in Cologne !

All this and more, a plug for my @justsecurity.org colleague @eliavl.bsky.social ‘s excellent book on Occupation in International Law (OUP 2022). Luckily he gave me an extra signed copy in recent weeks so encourage you all to get your own - you will find it useful in the week’s ahead.

What a disappointing, ambivalent response from the EU. Thanks @seva.bsky.social for a bigger view: bsky.app/profile/seva...

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Want to bring causal thinking into qualitative or mixed methods research? @macartan.bsky.social & @alanjacobs.bsky.social show how to build causal models & use Bayesian reasoning to link theory with data, guide case & method choices, & combine within- & cross-case evidence. 👉 t1p.de/qual_mix_meth_26

🚨How Ireland Voted 2024 is out!🇮🇪🗳️ Featuring insights from TCD’s Lisa Keenan, Gail McElroy & Michael Gallagher, plus six PhD alumni — Rory Costello, Kevin Cunningham, Jos Elkink, Stefan Müller, Eoin O'Malley & Jane Suiter. A must-read: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-93795-8

The UN, human rights organizations, and scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role? A long 🧵based on survey results. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

🆕 Ten key insights from development economics in 2025 The world is changing rapidly. Can research inform what comes next? I spent a long time trying to condense everything I read this year at @voxdev.bsky.social into ten key insights, you can read the full blog here: voxdev.org/topic/ten-ke...

If in need see the division between chapters 17 and 18 Open access book.declaredesign.org

1000 times this. Thanks Cyrus I’d put it almost more sharply: not always, but too often, researchers using survey experiments seem to think they’re making causal inferences when they are measuring quantities. confusion over the inquiry is v far from the spirit of the cred revolution

A blog post giving a more thorough take on survey experiments and the credibility revolution: cyrussamii.com?p=4168

Highly recommend this excellent new report by @emadbadi.bsky.social on the UAE's supply lines to the RSF via Libya and Chad to ayone interested in the regional conflict complex in which the war in Sudan is enmeshed, and in the networks serving UAE interests. globalinitiative.net/analysis/imp...

This is a lie. Immigrants from different cultures have strengthened America, have *become* America. But the lowest and most extremist Americans once made *identical*, hateful claims about Miller’s Jewish refugee ancestors, about Asian Americans, about Irish Catholic Americans, and countless others.

Very much looking forward to giving the TIME keynote lecture on the impact of development research in Dublin next Wednesday Come along if you're in town! @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

2500 paper submissions - what a huge success for @epssnet.bsky.social already. Big congratulations to @sarahobolt.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @kenbenoit.bsky.social @macartan.bsky.social & everyone else involved in getting EPSS off the ground.

Very nice and really thoughtful review of new work on qualitative methods (with some fair criticisms of our *Integrated Inferences* book!). Looking forward now to spending more time reading *Doing Good Qualitative Research* and *Qualitative Literacy* Thanks for sharing and engaging!

Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting ⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...

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...

Remember, the EPSS submission deadline -- 7 November -- is getting closer! Don't forget to apply!

We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

🚨One week left to apply for @egap.bsky.social innovation grants. Looking for really creative ideas in need of incubation. Relatively simple application process. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/maca... @awilke.bsky.social * Research Design / Analysis * Open Science * Aggregation * Transfer * Your idea here

▶️ Comparative Politics of Development 👉🏽 Section chairs: @macartan.bsky.social & @pavisuri.bsky.social 📢 Our section invites high-quality work on any topic in the political economy of development or comparative politics in low and middle income countries. 2/

Critics including Elon Musk have assailed my @cato.org colleague Alex Nowrasteh's study finding that most politically motivated terrorist killings in the U.S. since 1975 have been done by persons on the right. Alex responds to the critics here and explains his methods and classifications.

Manchán Magan: President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to writer and documentary maker who has died aged 55

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We'll feature four sections this week to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 Judicial Politics + Public Policy & Administration + Migration Politics + Gender & Sexuality Politics 🧵

Want to bring causal thinking into qualitative or mixed methods research? @macartan.bsky.social & @alanjacobs.bsky.social show how to build causal models & use Bayesian reasoning to link theory with data, guide case & method choices, & combine within- & cross-case evidence. 👉 t1p.de/qual_mix_meth_26

📣 Our October newsletter is out! 🍂 🔍 Interview w/ @macartan.bsky.social & @alanjacobs.bsky.social ✨ Updates on #GESISworkshops & #GESISspringseminar, plus a look back at #GESISsummerschool 👀 Enjoy the read: t1p.de/training-nl-...

Like other social democratic parties in Europe, Labour has only lost a small share of its voters to Reform. Yet Reform dominates the agenda. And Labour‘s response especially on immigration only strengthens Reform further. I‘m a broken record on this but just puzzling how these narratives persist.

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We'll feature two sections each Tuesday & Thursday to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This Tuesday: Party Politics & Historical Political Economy

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

And we are delighted to announce that @valentimvicente.bsky.social will be honored with the A.SK Bright Mind Award for his work on how social norms influence behavior. 🎉Congratulations!

Congratulations! 🏆 Penny Goldberg receives the A.SK Social Science Award 2025. The WZB honors the economist @yalejackson.bsky.social for her research on global trade linkages and inequality. www.wzb.eu/en/press-rel... 📅This year's award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

Wir wollen die Menschen in Deutschland mobilisieren, um gegen die Unterdrückung und Auslöschung der Palästinenser*innen, gegen Apartheid und Genozid zu protestieren. Deutschlands Unterstützung dieser Verbrechen muss sofort beendet werden. Deshalb: All Eyes on Gaza! www.amnesty.de/pressemittei...

📣 Climate politics (+ adjacent subfields) researchers! @antvalentim.bsky.social and I will co-chair the Climate Politics section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026. Thanks to those who already submitted papers 🌟 We put together notes for the CfP for the section curious. Reach out if you have qs:

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... Starting today, we'll feature two sections each week to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This week: Comparative Politics & International Relations

🚨 Reposting to avoid any confusion between EPSS & EPSA 🚨 If you want to support non-for-profit, member-led political science association, EPSS is the place to be! More here 👇🏽

📢 EPSS community updates!
 We’re excited to share some milestones and announcements with you 👇 epssnet.org/news/

We're excited to share some EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social updates with you - and we're so grateful to the political science community in Europe (and beyond!) for the amazing support 👇

Please share: @alanjacobs.bsky.social and I are running a Jan '26 course at @gesis.org Cologne on 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 🕵️Process tracing + Bayesian inference + graphical causal models All in two heady days. training.gesis.org?site=pDetail...

@wzb.bsky.social is looking for a new director Two weeks left to apply; these are really great permanent senior positions with resources to support an ambitious research agenda hugely important topic www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire... please share with people not on here

Time to re-up this to avoid confusion on EPSS and EPSA The @epssnet.bsky.social (nonprofit!) call is here: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... bsky.app/profile/epss...

📚 📣 Are you in the Stockholm area on September 22nd? Come discuss new research about gender gaps in academia at Stockholm University! Email me to sign up. Program below!

Please share! Call for papers in the political economy of development @pavisuri.bsky.social and I are delighted to share details for the political economy of development section of @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026 docs.google.com/document/d/1... We welcome great work and fresh ideas!

Please share: Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for open science, design, aggregation, transfer..? Call open now with @egap.bsky.social egap.org/our-work/res... @awilke.bsky.social Deadline 31 October

I dug into the Israeli entities that have received EU funding. Here’s what I found - www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

A new piece I wrote appearing in FOREIGN AFFAIRS today www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/warn...

Four new fellowships will support research into the RIA’s historic ties to colonialism. Projects will explore museum collections, imperial knowledge networks, colonial cartography, and the Academy’s role in the spoils of empire. Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/5bxknnkx ‬

🔥 Call for papers for EPSS 2026 in Belfast: migration, forced displacement, mobility, borders, asylum, diaspora, and other migration-related topics. Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social. Submit proposals by Nov 7! #EPSS2026

@irenepaneda.bsky.social's analysis shows: Understanding how gender inequality influences female migration is crucial for formulating migration and development policies as well as gender equality initiatives in both origin and destination countries.