The Spanish right supports banning the use of burka and niqab in public spaces. The argument for the policy seems to be (partly) that it will promote the emancipation of women. We happen to have evidence that a similar policy in France had the *opposite* effect. 1/2 elpais.com/espana/2026-...

Two notes on our academic future: 1. You should probably experiment with these tools. They’re amazing. But do so with the goal of improving quality, not n_pub 2. As community members we have the power to shape incentives. Don’t reward mediocre ideas with mediocre execution produced en masse.

⏰One week left! Deadline approaching for our Early-Career Conference on Political Dimensions of Urban and Rural Life (April 23-24 at LSE). Submit your paper: forms.office.com/e/9qVWeNTK0p Looking forward to some great papers! ✨

For the 4th consecutive year @uclspp.bsky.social will be co-hosting a workshop for early career scholars in law and courts. We are trying to nurture an international, interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse community of scholars in this subfield. Apply via qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

PEEP is back this year🤌 ! The 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference will be hosted at Harvard on Sept 2, the day before APSA. We welcome observational, experimental and formal theory work focused on Europe. Deadline: March 1st. forms.gle/V6NEy4AfnSs7...

🚨 Six days left to apply 🚨 2 x 3-year postdoc positions to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

🚨Job News: Postdoc positions in LSE Government Department 🚨 Apply to work with the brilliant and wonderful Carl Muller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on his BORDERS ERC project at LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf... 🧵

Extremely excited to present work on how individuals respond to conquest, tomorrow at WU Vienna Looking forward to visiting WU and meeting the local political economy crowd!

I'm thrilled to announce my first publication, as well as my first APSR and RCT paper. I am thankful to everyone who contributed to improving this project. 🙏🙏

Finally, if you are at #APSA2025, make sure to stop by at our HPE panel. When? Sun, Sep. 14, 10 AM Who? M. Wilfahrt, L. Arriola, @yoseftadesse.bsky.social, I. Kolesnikov, @ricarthuguet.bsky.social, J. Pierskalla, D. Smith, @jguardado.bsky.social, @robertovalli.bsky.social , @carlmc.bsky.social 🥳

Congratulations Carl!! 🥳 Such an exciting project, with many new and incredibly creative ways to learn from history & untapped data sources. I cannot wait to see how it progresses & to contribute!

Grateful to @princetonpolitics.bsky.social for a fantastic year — and to all the friends who made it special. Also thanks to @uni-konstanz.de for hosting me this summer. Next week begins a new chapter as a Max Weber Fellow @eui-eu.bsky.social — an exciting institution in a beautiful city!

From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social ❓Political implications of labor market transformation Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city. Deadline: May 18, 2025. tinyurl.com/postdoczurich #polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

Such a cool paper, congratulations!!

Confused over who's in the running to become the next pope? But you do have some knowledge of financial-crisis era central bankers? This is the thread for you!

🚨 Working paper 🚨 Excited to share a new version of our paper on religious clientelism with Massimo Troncone! doi.org/10.31219/osf... We investigate how politicians exploit personal connections with community leaders to establish mutually beneficial relationships.

Excited to present early work on the effects of border change on ethnic composition coauthored with @carlmc.bsky.social ! Please join our fantastic panel you are at MPSA. @mpsa.bsky.social

Just published on APSR First View: "The Train Wrecks of Modernization: Railway Construction and Separatist Mobilization in Europe" by Yannick Pengl, Carl Müller-Crepon, Roberto Valli, Lars-Erik Cederman, and Luc Girardin. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Had a fantastic time in Notre Dame this week! The weather was freezing cold but the welcome as warm as any. Thanks to @marcjacob.bsky.social for the hosting me and to all the CP Workshop attenders for the great discussion!

It has been fantastic to visit NYU Politics today. Met amazing people and had a great time! I was able to present work on religious clientelism with Massimo Troncome . Thanks @rozenas.bsky.social for the invite and everyone else for the constructive discussion.

🚨New paper forthcoming @apsrjournal.bsky.social!🚨 How do economic shocks shape politics? We study a plant disease epidemic in Italy🌱—finding it fueled far-right support It’s not just economic loss but how shocks uproot communities and interact with perceptions of state neglect shorturl.at/ntKyt

🚨 Pub alert 🚨 I am incredibly excited that my first publication with the amazing Yannick Pengl, @carlmc.bsky.social, Lars-Erik Cederman and Luc Girardin has been finally accepted @apsrjournal.bsky.social ! We study the consequences of increased state reach in multiethnic states. 🧵 [1 / 4]

So happy to see my article with @janinadill.bsky.social and @marniehowlett.bsky.social on Ukrainian’s preferences to resisting the Russian invasion in this AJPS issue with so many fantastic papers! doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

Today Massimo Troncone is presenting our joint paper at the panel "The politics of Church and state". Please join us if you are interested in religion, politics, and HPE! 4-5:30PM Loews, Washington C

🚨 APSA panel alert! 🚨 Historical political economy and conflict research enthusiasts, please come to our panel on "The Legacies of War on Political Identities and Behavior" on Saturday 8th. Great papers from young, talented scholars! tinyurl.com/2atlgtxv #APSA2024 @apsa.bsky.social

This Saturday, at #APSA2024, I will present joint work with Gloria Gennaro on how collective memories of WWII in central Italy affect attitudes toward immigration and support for the radical right. Stop by if you are interested. Paper: osf.io/preprints/os...

Thank you Kristina! It's a pleasure and a honor to present some of my work on the identity effects of border change.