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DemocracyNet's 2024 ends with a bang! Palmo Brunner brilliantly defended her PhD thesis on “Diaspora Mobilization Between Democracy and Autocracy: Navigating Voice and Loyalty after Exit in the Tibetan Diaspora in Switzerland and Canada.” Congrats, Dr. Brunner!
#palmobrunner #democracynet #UZH
#palmobrunner #democracynet #UZH
December 23, 2024 at 11:22 AM
DemocracyNet's 2024 ends with a bang! Palmo Brunner brilliantly defended her PhD thesis on “Diaspora Mobilization Between Democracy and Autocracy: Navigating Voice and Loyalty after Exit in the Tibetan Diaspora in Switzerland and Canada.” Congrats, Dr. Brunner!
#palmobrunner #democracynet #UZH
#palmobrunner #democracynet #UZH
Looking for some good reading for the holidays? Our member Valentina Petrović just presented her book "Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes: Elites, Civil Society and the State", published by Routledge, at the UZH last week. Highly recommended!
# valentinapetrović #democracynet #routledge
# valentinapetrović #democracynet #routledge
December 23, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Looking for some good reading for the holidays? Our member Valentina Petrović just presented her book "Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes: Elites, Civil Society and the State", published by Routledge, at the UZH last week. Highly recommended!
# valentinapetrović #democracynet #routledge
# valentinapetrović #democracynet #routledge
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A part of new issue is @odileammann.bsky.social article on lobbying regulation in Switzerland link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Regulating legislative lobbying in Switzerland: superfluous or overdue? - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Compared to global lobbying hubs like the USA and the European Union and to its neighboring countries, Switzerland hardly regulates legislative lobbying, i.e., lobbying that targets the legislative br...
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December 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM
A part of new issue is @odileammann.bsky.social article on lobbying regulation in Switzerland link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I have a short piece on the imperative mandate in this just released volume on democracy from current/former fellows at The New Institute. Its fully open access and available here: www.transcript-publishing.com/978-3-8376-6...
December 12, 2024 at 8:20 AM
I have a short piece on the imperative mandate in this just released volume on democracy from current/former fellows at The New Institute. Its fully open access and available here: www.transcript-publishing.com/978-3-8376-6...
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Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...
December 10, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...
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Harvard-Professor Daniel Ziblatt erforscht, wie Demokratien sterben. Donald Trump werde viel Schaden anrichten, sagt er. So schlimm wie in Ungarn werde es aber nicht.
Daniel Ziblatt: "Trump wird so weit gehen wie möglich"
Harvard-Professor Daniel Ziblatt erforscht, wie Demokratien sterben. Donald Trump werde viel Schaden anrichten, sagt er. So schlimm wie in Ungarn werde es aber nicht.
www.zeit.de
December 10, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Harvard-Professor Daniel Ziblatt erforscht, wie Demokratien sterben. Donald Trump werde viel Schaden anrichten, sagt er. So schlimm wie in Ungarn werde es aber nicht.
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🏛️ TOP 10 EPISODES | Rules of the Game Podcast 📜
🏆 #1: Patterns of Democracy with Arend Lijphart
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UYePCA
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3Uz0H2I
🏆 #1: Patterns of Democracy with Arend Lijphart
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UYePCA
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3Uz0H2I
December 9, 2024 at 9:21 PM
🏛️ TOP 10 EPISODES | Rules of the Game Podcast 📜
🏆 #1: Patterns of Democracy with Arend Lijphart
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UYePCA
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3Uz0H2I
🏆 #1: Patterns of Democracy with Arend Lijphart
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UYePCA
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3Uz0H2I
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Aujourd'hui, le premier tour des #élections presidentielles en #Roumanie. Une analyse pour comprendre le contexte par Antonella Pogacean
sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/cont...
sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/cont...
Les élections européennes vues de Hongrie et de Roumanie : trajectoires nationales et circulations transnationales | Sciences Po CERI
Les dimanche 24 novembre et 8 décembre 2024, les Roumains élisent leur président. Entre les deux tours de ce scrutin, le 1er décembre, ils sont également appelés à choisir leurs représentants à la Cha...
sciencespo.fr
November 24, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Aujourd'hui, le premier tour des #élections presidentielles en #Roumanie. Une analyse pour comprendre le contexte par Antonella Pogacean
sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/cont...
sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/cont...
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Tomorrow, Switzerland heads to the polls again, voting on four referenda. This brings the total to 676 federal ballot questions. The issues include a healthcare revamp, two tenants' rights bills & an extension of motorways.
Here's how these fit into the broader topical distribution historically⬇️
Here's how these fit into the broader topical distribution historically⬇️
November 23, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Tomorrow, Switzerland heads to the polls again, voting on four referenda. This brings the total to 676 federal ballot questions. The issues include a healthcare revamp, two tenants' rights bills & an extension of motorways.
Here's how these fit into the broader topical distribution historically⬇️
Here's how these fit into the broader topical distribution historically⬇️
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New and open-access in Political Theory: Tae-Yeoun Keum on Blumenberg and Habermas on political myths
Blumenberg and Habermas on Political Myths - Tae-Yeoun Keum, 2024
Myths—symbolically dense narratives in wide cultural circulation that resist critical scrutiny—are often thought to be counterproductive to political discourse,...
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November 22, 2024 at 12:39 PM
New and open-access in Political Theory: Tae-Yeoun Keum on Blumenberg and Habermas on political myths
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Democracy scholars starter pack 2nd major update.
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
November 22, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Democracy scholars starter pack 2nd major update.
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
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This DemocracyNet Book Club will take place on Tue, December 17, 2024, from 17:00 to 18:30 (CET). We will meet at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Zurich in room AFL-E-003.
If you'd like to join us on Zoom, please sign up for this event here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
If you'd like to join us on Zoom, please sign up for this event here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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How can we interpret the different trajectories of democratization in Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia after the end of socialism? What explains variation in regime outcomes: elite agency...
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November 21, 2024 at 9:41 AM
This DemocracyNet Book Club will take place on Tue, December 17, 2024, from 17:00 to 18:30 (CET). We will meet at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Zurich in room AFL-E-003.
If you'd like to join us on Zoom, please sign up for this event here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
If you'd like to join us on Zoom, please sign up for this event here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
What role has the European Union played in these developments?
Join us to discuss these questions and many other facets of post-Yugoslav democratization with Valentina Petrović, author of “Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes Elites, Civil Society and the State,” published by Routledge.
Join us to discuss these questions and many other facets of post-Yugoslav democratization with Valentina Petrović, author of “Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes Elites, Civil Society and the State,” published by Routledge.
November 21, 2024 at 9:26 AM
What role has the European Union played in these developments?
Join us to discuss these questions and many other facets of post-Yugoslav democratization with Valentina Petrović, author of “Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes Elites, Civil Society and the State,” published by Routledge.
Join us to discuss these questions and many other facets of post-Yugoslav democratization with Valentina Petrović, author of “Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes Elites, Civil Society and the State,” published by Routledge.
How can we interpret the different trajectories of democratization in Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia after the end of socialism? What explains variation in regime outcomes: elite agency, class struggles, civil society or a mix of all these factors?
November 21, 2024 at 9:25 AM
How can we interpret the different trajectories of democratization in Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia after the end of socialism? What explains variation in regime outcomes: elite agency, class struggles, civil society or a mix of all these factors?
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We're looking for a colleague at📍European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) 🇩🇪 🇵🇱
📣Professorship for Digital Political Communication
📆 Apply by 29/04/2024
#polisky #commsky
Full Ad (english): www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/...
📣Professorship for Digital Political Communication
📆 Apply by 29/04/2024
#polisky #commsky
Full Ad (english): www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/...
April 4, 2024 at 3:43 PM
We're looking for a colleague at📍European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) 🇩🇪 🇵🇱
📣Professorship for Digital Political Communication
📆 Apply by 29/04/2024
#polisky #commsky
Full Ad (english): www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/...
📣Professorship for Digital Political Communication
📆 Apply by 29/04/2024
#polisky #commsky
Full Ad (english): www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/...
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And now with a front cover!
April 2, 2024 at 7:59 AM
And now with a front cover!
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Do you do political economy research related to any international issues? Then consider submitting a paper for the IPES 2024 conference – my favorite conference is being held in Florence (at the EUI) this year – for the first time in Europe.
www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org
www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org
March 26, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Do you do political economy research related to any international issues? Then consider submitting a paper for the IPES 2024 conference – my favorite conference is being held in Florence (at the EUI) this year – for the first time in Europe.
www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org
www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org
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I'm hiring two three-year postdocs in political theory for my ERC/UKRI project Systemic Risk and the Transformation of Democracy. One postdoc would ideally have already worked on climate change. Please spread the word!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/086948-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/086948-...
March 29, 2024 at 2:16 PM
I'm hiring two three-year postdocs in political theory for my ERC/UKRI project Systemic Risk and the Transformation of Democracy. One postdoc would ideally have already worked on climate change. Please spread the word!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/086948-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/086948-...
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I have some exciting personal news.
Not only does my @hurstpublishers.bsky.social book PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE have a cover, but you can now also pre-order it from one of my favourite bookshops!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
polisky eusky RP=🙏
Not only does my @hurstpublishers.bsky.social book PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE have a cover, but you can now also pre-order it from one of my favourite bookshops!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
polisky eusky RP=🙏
March 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM
I have some exciting personal news.
Not only does my @hurstpublishers.bsky.social book PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE have a cover, but you can now also pre-order it from one of my favourite bookshops!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
polisky eusky RP=🙏
Not only does my @hurstpublishers.bsky.social book PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE have a cover, but you can now also pre-order it from one of my favourite bookshops!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
polisky eusky RP=🙏
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This is a nice position in a great department - as a sort of ‘newbie’ here at Utrecht Utrecht I can only confirm. #philsky
Assistant Professor in Social and Political Philosophy
The Ethics Institute of the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies is looking for a new colleague specialising in social and/or political philosophy.
www.uu.nl
January 25, 2024 at 1:48 PM
This is a nice position in a great department - as a sort of ‘newbie’ here at Utrecht Utrecht I can only confirm. #philsky
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2-months Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) summer fellowship at LMU Munich.
two teams of fellows collaborate on real-world data science projects, aiming to create a meaningful impact for the social good.
sites.google.com/view/dssgx-m...
two teams of fellows collaborate on real-world data science projects, aiming to create a meaningful impact for the social good.
sites.google.com/view/dssgx-m...
DSSGx Munich 2024
Call for 2024 Applications open
sites.google.com
January 11, 2024 at 8:18 AM
2-months Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) summer fellowship at LMU Munich.
two teams of fellows collaborate on real-world data science projects, aiming to create a meaningful impact for the social good.
sites.google.com/view/dssgx-m...
two teams of fellows collaborate on real-world data science projects, aiming to create a meaningful impact for the social good.
sites.google.com/view/dssgx-m...
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... the congress organizers extended the CfP deadline for NOPSA24 to January 12, 2024!
BERGEN | 25th - 28th of June | 2024
All the details and how to apply: www.nopsa2024.no
BERGEN | 25th - 28th of June | 2024
All the details and how to apply: www.nopsa2024.no
December 15, 2023 at 4:04 PM
... the congress organizers extended the CfP deadline for NOPSA24 to January 12, 2024!
BERGEN | 25th - 28th of June | 2024
All the details and how to apply: www.nopsa2024.no
BERGEN | 25th - 28th of June | 2024
All the details and how to apply: www.nopsa2024.no
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To assess the effects of formal amendment rules, we leverage a unique comparative design that compares Australia & Switzerland. While the two federations are fairly dissimilar (e.g. re federal model, gov't form), both implement an identical direct-democratic model of constitutional change polisky
January 9, 2024 at 7:47 AM
To assess the effects of formal amendment rules, we leverage a unique comparative design that compares Australia & Switzerland. While the two federations are fairly dissimilar (e.g. re federal model, gov't form), both implement an identical direct-democratic model of constitutional change polisky
Good morning Bluesky! DemocracyNet is an international, non-partisan and non-profit association of researchers in democracy studies. Since its creation in 2011, DemocracyNet offers a structure that facilitates collaborations for research fostering dialogue between academia and the wider public.
December 20, 2023 at 10:12 AM
Good morning Bluesky! DemocracyNet is an international, non-partisan and non-profit association of researchers in democracy studies. Since its creation in 2011, DemocracyNet offers a structure that facilitates collaborations for research fostering dialogue between academia and the wider public.