Authoritarian Political Systems Group
@apsgworkshop.bsky.social
The first public workshop on autocracies. Hosted by @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, @emisimison.bsky.social, @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social
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Fall 2025 schedule is out!
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@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
Are you a bachelor or master's student interested in authoritarian politics? @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social is recruiting an intern to work on authoritarian political parties and with the APSG team in-person at the University of Gothenburg. Email your application by Nov 28 to [email protected]
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Are you a bachelor or master's student interested in authoritarian politics? @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social is recruiting an intern to work on authoritarian political parties and with the APSG team in-person at the University of Gothenburg. Email your application by Nov 28 to [email protected]
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Join us next week!
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Join us next week!
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Join us next week!
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
Save the Date!
Remember that our 4th APSG Summer Conference will take place June 15-16, 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social with support from the @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social.
Put it in your calendars and stay tunned for the Call for Papers!
Remember that our 4th APSG Summer Conference will take place June 15-16, 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social with support from the @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social.
Put it in your calendars and stay tunned for the Call for Papers!
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Save the Date!
Remember that our 4th APSG Summer Conference will take place June 15-16, 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social with support from the @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social.
Put it in your calendars and stay tunned for the Call for Papers!
Remember that our 4th APSG Summer Conference will take place June 15-16, 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social with support from the @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social.
Put it in your calendars and stay tunned for the Call for Papers!
Join us in congratulating @svshen.bsky.social for this fantastic recognition! 👏
I'm delighted and honored to receive the 2025
@appam.bsky.social 🌍 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance 🌍
polisci.wustl.edu/news/shiran-...
recognizing a body of works on #pollution control, including:
1/5
@appam.bsky.social 🌍 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance 🌍
polisci.wustl.edu/news/shiran-...
recognizing a body of works on #pollution control, including:
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Join us in congratulating @svshen.bsky.social for this fantastic recognition! 👏
New Publication Alert!
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New Publication Alert!
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
The clock is ticking! ⌛
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Apply to Present Your Work!
Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Spring 2026 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.
forms.gle
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The clock is ticking! ⌛
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
Join us tomorrow!
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join us tomorrow!
Our October Newsletter is out and full with updates from the APSG communities! 📰
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Our October Newsletter is out and full with updates from the APSG communities! 📰
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Apply to Present Your Work!
Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Spring 2026 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.
forms.gle
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Do you have any updates to share with the APSG community? Let us know here and we will include them in our October Newsletter!
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October 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Do you have any updates to share with the APSG community? Let us know here and we will include them in our October Newsletter!
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Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Join us next week!
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
October 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Join us next week!
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
New Publication!
Autocrats often shift blame to save their popularity. Does that work? Read #Blame #Shifting in #Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from #Turkey by @edwardgoldring.bsky.social, @jonaswschmid.bsky.social & @fa190.bsky.social to find out! Open access: cup.org/4ggTyAv
Autocrats often shift blame to save their popularity. Does that work? Read #Blame #Shifting in #Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from #Turkey by @edwardgoldring.bsky.social, @jonaswschmid.bsky.social & @fa190.bsky.social to find out! Open access: cup.org/4ggTyAv
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New Publication!
Autocrats often shift blame to save their popularity. Does that work? Read #Blame #Shifting in #Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from #Turkey by @edwardgoldring.bsky.social, @jonaswschmid.bsky.social & @fa190.bsky.social to find out! Open access: cup.org/4ggTyAv
Autocrats often shift blame to save their popularity. Does that work? Read #Blame #Shifting in #Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from #Turkey by @edwardgoldring.bsky.social, @jonaswschmid.bsky.social & @fa190.bsky.social to find out! Open access: cup.org/4ggTyAv
New publication!
@meraymaddah.bsky.social reveals how Lebanon's hybrid regime structures international parliamentary relations through religious alignment. She shows MPs are matched to countries based on religious demographics -extending consociational logic to foreign policy shorturl.at/RfWgG
@meraymaddah.bsky.social reveals how Lebanon's hybrid regime structures international parliamentary relations through religious alignment. She shows MPs are matched to countries based on religious demographics -extending consociational logic to foreign policy shorturl.at/RfWgG
Leadership and foreign engagement: evidence from the Lebanese Parliament
Parliamentary friendship groups are a common yet understudied feature of legislative politics, especially in hybrid regimes. Despite their growing role in international diplomacy, little is known a...
doi.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New publication!
@meraymaddah.bsky.social reveals how Lebanon's hybrid regime structures international parliamentary relations through religious alignment. She shows MPs are matched to countries based on religious demographics -extending consociational logic to foreign policy shorturl.at/RfWgG
@meraymaddah.bsky.social reveals how Lebanon's hybrid regime structures international parliamentary relations through religious alignment. She shows MPs are matched to countries based on religious demographics -extending consociational logic to foreign policy shorturl.at/RfWgG
New publication alert! Why do business allies (not) defect from authoritarian regimes during crises? By @semuhi.bsky.social published on @govandopp.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
Autocrats and Their Business Allies: The Informal Politics of Defection and Co-optation | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
Autocrats and Their Business Allies: The Informal Politics of Defection and Co-optation
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
New publication alert! Why do business allies (not) defect from authoritarian regimes during crises? By @semuhi.bsky.social published on @govandopp.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
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Join us next week!
@lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.
@lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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New Publication!
Using a novel clustering method guided by ideal types, Yue Guan (@au.dk) finds that, in nondemocracies, people who trust government commitment but doubt its competence are also more likely to engage in activism bit.ly/4kgpQM8
Using a novel clustering method guided by ideal types, Yue Guan (@au.dk) finds that, in nondemocracies, people who trust government commitment but doubt its competence are also more likely to engage in activism bit.ly/4kgpQM8
Multidimensional political trust and its effects on political activism in nondemocracies: Findings from a concept-driven clustering method - Yue Guan, 2025
Building on a conceptual distinction between trust in commitment and trust in competence, this study develops a fourfold typology of political trust. It then as...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New Publication!
Using a novel clustering method guided by ideal types, Yue Guan (@au.dk) finds that, in nondemocracies, people who trust government commitment but doubt its competence are also more likely to engage in activism bit.ly/4kgpQM8
Using a novel clustering method guided by ideal types, Yue Guan (@au.dk) finds that, in nondemocracies, people who trust government commitment but doubt its competence are also more likely to engage in activism bit.ly/4kgpQM8
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is now open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Apply to Present Your Work!
Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Spring 2026 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.
forms.gle
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is now open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Join us next week!
@lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.
@lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Join us next week!
@lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.
@lisayfan.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) will present her work on expressions of loyalty by female elites. Jakob Tolstrup (Aarhus) and @parzetterberg.bsky.social (@uu-polisci.bsky.social) will discuss.
New Publication!
How can governments sustain compliance improvements when institutions falter and ad hoc enforcement fades? New paper @psjeditor.bsky.social by @svshen.bsky.social (@washupolisci.bsky.social)
offers a fresh answer to this enduring principal-agent challenge
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
How can governments sustain compliance improvements when institutions falter and ad hoc enforcement fades? New paper @psjeditor.bsky.social by @svshen.bsky.social (@washupolisci.bsky.social)
offers a fresh answer to this enduring principal-agent challenge
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
September 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
New Publication!
How can governments sustain compliance improvements when institutions falter and ad hoc enforcement fades? New paper @psjeditor.bsky.social by @svshen.bsky.social (@washupolisci.bsky.social)
offers a fresh answer to this enduring principal-agent challenge
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
How can governments sustain compliance improvements when institutions falter and ad hoc enforcement fades? New paper @psjeditor.bsky.social by @svshen.bsky.social (@washupolisci.bsky.social)
offers a fresh answer to this enduring principal-agent challenge
doi.org/10.1111/psj....
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@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
September 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Join us today!
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@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
September 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us next week!
@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.
@javierpadilla.bsky.social (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will be presenting his work on how oligarchic cleavages shape liberalization and democratization and @alucardi1.bsky.social (@itam-mx.bsky.social) and @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) will discuss.