📙 We’ve just published the Democratic Capabilities Framework, part of INSPIRE research @horizon-inspire.bsky.social 👇 www.inspiredemocracy.eu/services-9 📍It starts from a simple question: why does participation so often fall short of being truly inclusive? Across many fields including ....

Innsbruck airport has the most stunning views. Fabulous views all week from all the rooms in the university. Fabulous venue for #ecprjs2026 Thanks to all our referendum colleagues for a great week of papers on referendum and initiative votes around the world.

For me, academic life does not get much better than this: some days in an ECPR workshop with 25 bright and kind scholars who share a research interest. I am grateful for all the insights I gained about referendums and the great people that I met, brought together by Alice el-Wakil and Daniel Kübler.

#OpenAccess from @democratictheory.bsky.social - Is Religious Strategic Litigation Special? A Deliberative View - https://cup.org/4cqGw1R - @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

Come join this LSE philosophy event. In person and online. www.lse.ac.uk/events/inter...

⭐️FREE #ECPRHouseSeries lecture: The Stein Rokkan Edition 💻️Cleavage Politics & Democratic Resilience 🗓️8 Apr, 16:15–17:30 BST, Online 🎙️@siljahausermann.bsky.social examines how party politics in European democracies have evolved, using cleavage theory to explain changes in left & right-wing parties

Hey #poltheory and #polisky folks, check out this new book on Democracy and Competition from @britishacademy.bsky.social and @livunipress.bsky.social, which I edited with @alfredmoore.bsky.social - www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Here's today's German language obituary for Jürgen Habermas for Kölner Stadtanzeiger. www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereich-...

Check out the new Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power edited by Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg @mpatberg.bsky.social and Lucia Rubinelli @luxirubsi.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Just arrived: MAKING A CAREER IN DICTATORSHIP. Featuring original visualizations throughout, the book reconstructs an entire military organization using career data from 15k officers. A deep dive into how the security apparatus in autocracies really works. Excited to finally hold it in my hands.

I have a new chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power, edited by Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg & Lucia Rubinelli, in which I explore the evolving concept of 'the people' as the bearer of constituent power across various historical contexts. Open access 👇 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Just opened: 2 calls for positions in political theory in the "Moralizing Politics" project led by C. Rostbøll @ucph.bsky.social 1️⃣PhD Scholarship, "The Dignity of Work": candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... 2️⃣PhD Scholarship, "Cancel Culture": candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... ⏰ April 13

The first set of postdocs for our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 postdocs will be based at UC Louvain with my co-PI Pierre-Etienne Vandamme and focus on contemporary democratic theory. Apply! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...

Our ‘dispatches from the field’ will offer diagnoses, reflections, normative or strategic implications, or predictions regarding democracy in the context of rising authoritarianisms around the world. Find out how to submit your dispatch - cup.org/3OkF4FT

Thrilled to see this volume out and happy to be part of it! My contribution looks at the Haitian Revolution — huge thanks to the editors for their amazing work and the inspiring, collaborative process behind it. Can’t wait to read the other chapters by brilliant colleagues from across the world.

Really happy to be part of this volume with a chapter on radical democracy and constituent power! Many of political theorists who have inspired my work the most have also contributed, so it is great to be among them. Thanks to the editors for their wonderful work!

The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power is out today! Peter Niesen (based @politikuhh.bsky.social), Lucia Rubinelli (@luxirubsi.bsky.social) and I consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to be able to publish the contributions of so many wonderful colleagues. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

CfA: Postdoc in political theory on "Climate Shaming and Moralizing Politics" @ucph.bsky.social In the ERC project “Moralizing Politics: The Practice of Judging Others” (MoPo) led by Christian Rostbøll 3-year position Deadline Apr. 8 ➡️ employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... @erc.europa.eu #PolTheory

Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs 📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union 🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social ⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

We are pleased to announce that Democratic Theory is now on Bluesky - @democratictheory.bsky.social All articles accepted for publication from 2026 onwards in Democratic Theory will be #OpenAccess.

4 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐡𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜, 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫) 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐂!!! 😯🤩 The DDC is expanding its team with *4* new opportunities for researchers passionate about the intersection of AI, media, democracy, & society. Deadline: 📅 Feb 15 for 3 of these roles! The Professorship deadline follows in March.🧵👇

My colleague Yue Guan is organising a fascinating workshop on (In)Voluntary Compliance in Aarhus (9–10 June), which I’m glad to take part in. Special focus on mandatory vaccination and conscription, but open to wide range of policies and approaches. CfP (deadline 15 Feb): cas.au.dk/globale-stud...

🚨Job alert! 🚨 I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills. ⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26 More info:

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @anewq.bsky.social & Daniel KÜBLER 💡 Seeks Papers that address normative or empirical questions about popular vote processes ⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/qacRy3n #Polisky #CallforPapers #democracy

Coming up on Nov. 13 @ucph.bsky.social: Jonathan Benson (Manchester University) on "Affective Polarization and the Aptness of Partisan Anger" in the Political Theory Seminars 📍Thursday, Nov. 13, 14.00 ➡️ Information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro... @j-benson.bsky.social

Really looking forward to this!

Next week @ucph.bsky.social: Alasia Nuti (@alasianuti.bsky.social) on "Affective Polarization, Democratic Backsliding, and the Binding Role of Media Systems" in the Political Theory Seminars 📍Wednesday, Oct. 29, 14.00 ➡️ Information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro...

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At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

📣 Call for Papers is open! In_equality Conference 2026 | 15–17 April | Konstanz We invite papers on the political causes & consequences of #inequality Submit Aug 8–Oct 5 ➡️ inequality-conference.de @uni-konstanz.de

Happy publication day @aureliabardon.bsky.social! ➡️ www.larcier-intersentia.com/fr/theorie-p...

In October 2023, @bboudou.bsky.social offered me to co-edit a handbook on political theory with him. The publisher wanted it published by September 2025. I thought it was a joke. Benjamin did not. Today, we are very happy to announce the publication of Théorie Politique!

We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure). You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented! #sociology More 👇 jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

We've talked to the team at @worldpolitics.bsky.social about our recent paper on inheritance taxation. This is what came out of it. Have a look!

This Fall semester at the University of Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social): a new edition of the Political Theory Seminars 🤓🪩 With @beckmanprof.bsky.social, @alasianuti.bsky.social and @j-benson.bsky.social y.social More information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro... #poltheory

Want to work on the frontiers of dem theory with v. smart and lovely people @hansasenbaum.bsky.social, @lucyjparry.bsky.social & Graham Smith? They're recruiting a part-time research associate for a new project on non-human representation and participation vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/...

An der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main sowie der TU Darmstadt werden im Rahmen des DFG-geförderten Graduiertenkollegs „Ästhetik der Demokratie“ (GRK 3113-1) bis zu zwölf Stellen als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) (65%-Teilzeit,... https://www.theorieblog.de/?p=29930

PhD position (closing soon): employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years. If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply! shorturl.at/kcTbG

Wiley officially closes the Journal of Political Philosophy, which was abandoned by its editorial team and shunned by academics after Wiley attempted moves that would have compromised the journal's editorial independence.

PhD scholarship to study citizens' agenda-setting in democratic theory @ucph.bsky.social - one more week to apply 🙋

Théorie Politique: 4 parties, 30 chapitres, 876 pages 📖 @bboudou.bsky.social

In Zurich next week: Inequality and Deliberation Summer School - and the keynote, roundtable and morning seminars are open to registered auditors 🤓 Registration link: www.ema.uzh.ch/en/register/... @democracynet.bsky.social #Zurich #Democracy #DemoInno #DemocracyStudies

"... committing to not knowing where it is going and the shape it will ultimately take is core to doing this work well ..." New piece by Emily Beausoleil, "Decolonizing Deliberation: Experiments from Aotearoa New Zealand," doi.org/10.1017/S000...

#Genève #Environnement Créé en 2021, le Conseil pour le climat du canton de Genève s’achève dans l’amertume. Frustration et colère plombent l’initiative. ✍️ Un article de Louis Viladent à lire sur notre site 🔽 lecourrier.ch/2025/06/10/l...

This is a great PhD scholarship in Political Theory, with a focus on normative democratic theory and "Citizens' Agenda-Setting" supervised by the excellent Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social at the University of Copenhagen @ucph.bsky.social 👇

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas Apply by Aug. 3, 2025 ➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie... #PolTheory #demoinno

Merci à @aureliabardon.bsky.social, et à @yvesdeloye.bsky.social de nous avoir accordé sa confiance. 1000 pages de théorie politique, pour les étudiants et les collègues ! Plus de détails bientôt, et RDV en septembre 🔥

Alors que la trentaine d'autrices et auteurs qui y ont contribué sont en train de corriger les épreuves de leurs chapitres, @bboudou.bsky.social et moi venons de recevoir la couverture de ce traité sobrement intitulé "Théorie Politique" - à paraître, si tout va bien, en septembre 2025!