Fabrizio Gilardi
@fgilardi.bsky.social
Professor of political science at the University of Zurich • digital technology, AI & politics • resting bitch face • https://fabriziogilardi.org/
Incredibly, the "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" cartoon is 32 years old, originally published in 1993
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Incredibly, the "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" cartoon is 32 years old, originally published in 1993
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...
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Final call for this one 📝
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Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Final call for this one 📝
bsky.app/profile/fgil...
bsky.app/profile/fgil...
You know how people wait until the last minute to submit paper proposals? Well, it’s almost the last minute. Get those abstracts ready and send them in!
Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
You know how people wait until the last minute to submit paper proposals? Well, it’s almost the last minute. Get those abstracts ready and send them in!
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#Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your #research experience with a stay abroad. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 17. November 2025.
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your #research experience with a stay abroad. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 17. November 2025.
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking forward to the inaugural @epssnet.bsky.social meeting in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026!
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾
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📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
This week we’ll feature three sections to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This time: Public Opinion, Political Communication & Political Methodology
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This week we’ll feature three sections to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This time: Public Opinion, Political Communication & Political Methodology
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
This week we’ll feature three sections to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This time: Public Opinion, Political Communication & Political Methodology
🧵
This week we’ll feature three sections to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This time: Public Opinion, Political Communication & Political Methodology
🧵
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▶️ Public Policy & Administration
👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>
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👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>
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October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
▶️ Public Policy & Administration
👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>
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👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>
4/
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There has never been a more important time to study public policy and public administration. With @fgilardi.bsky.social
, I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
, I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
There has never been a more important time to study public policy and public administration. With @fgilardi.bsky.social
, I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
, I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
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📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
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Nostalgia ignores pessimism, it forgets:
The moon mission was unpopular
Novel reading was frowned upon
The Walkman was anti-social
The Bicycle 'corrupted' women
After all, why would anyone have thought the good old days were bad? newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/most-ameri...
The moon mission was unpopular
Novel reading was frowned upon
The Walkman was anti-social
The Bicycle 'corrupted' women
After all, why would anyone have thought the good old days were bad? newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/most-ameri...
Most of America Opposed the Moon Landing
July 20th, 2025 marks the 56th anniversary of the moon landing.
newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org
July 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nostalgia ignores pessimism, it forgets:
The moon mission was unpopular
Novel reading was frowned upon
The Walkman was anti-social
The Bicycle 'corrupted' women
After all, why would anyone have thought the good old days were bad? newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/most-ameri...
The moon mission was unpopular
Novel reading was frowned upon
The Walkman was anti-social
The Bicycle 'corrupted' women
After all, why would anyone have thought the good old days were bad? newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/most-ameri...
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🚨 New preprint alert:
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
July 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨 New preprint alert:
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
Me: do you know who this is?
15yo: isn’t he the actor who played Obelix?
15yo: isn’t he the actor who played Obelix?
July 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Me: do you know who this is?
15yo: isn’t he the actor who played Obelix?
15yo: isn’t he the actor who played Obelix?
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PhD position out at University of Amsterdam
We’re looking for a computer scientist interested in LLMs, social media, and politics
Offer a lot of freedom and an exciting environment!
Please share!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
We’re looking for a computer scientist interested in LLMs, social media, and politics
Offer a lot of freedom and an exciting environment!
Please share!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Position on Improving Social Media Using Large Language Models
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the NWO VIDI project "Improving Social Media Using L...
werkenbij.uva.nl
July 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
PhD position out at University of Amsterdam
We’re looking for a computer scientist interested in LLMs, social media, and politics
Offer a lot of freedom and an exciting environment!
Please share!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
We’re looking for a computer scientist interested in LLMs, social media, and politics
Offer a lot of freedom and an exciting environment!
Please share!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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📢 In a new online field experiment, we find that #counterspeech with perspective-based messages can reduce online hate speech, and its 🌟amplification🌟
with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Counterspeech encouraging users to adopt the perspective of minority groups reduces hate speech and its amplification on social media
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
📢 In a new online field experiment, we find that #counterspeech with perspective-based messages can reduce online hate speech, and its 🌟amplification🌟
with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just joined @epssnet.bsky.social, very happy to support with the membership fee. Looking forward to Belfast 2026! #epss2026
📣 Mark your calendars: The first-ever EPSS Conference will be held in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026
Organized under our new not-for-profit model.
➡️ epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
More details soon, so watch this space.
See you all in Belfast! 🇬🇧☘️
Organized under our new not-for-profit model.
➡️ epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
More details soon, so watch this space.
See you all in Belfast! 🇬🇧☘️
Belfast 2026 – EPSS
© 2025 – European Political Science CIC
epssnet.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just joined @epssnet.bsky.social, very happy to support with the membership fee. Looking forward to Belfast 2026! #epss2026
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Yesterday EPSS was founded, today we answer members’ questions.
A 🧵
1. Who formed EPSS?
EPSS was founded by a supermajority vote of the EPSA Council, made up of 3 EPSAL shareholders & 9 elected, appointed, or ex officio members.
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A 🧵
1. Who formed EPSS?
EPSS was founded by a supermajority vote of the EPSA Council, made up of 3 EPSAL shareholders & 9 elected, appointed, or ex officio members.
1/
June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yesterday EPSS was founded, today we answer members’ questions.
A 🧵
1. Who formed EPSS?
EPSS was founded by a supermajority vote of the EPSA Council, made up of 3 EPSAL shareholders & 9 elected, appointed, or ex officio members.
1/
A 🧵
1. Who formed EPSS?
EPSS was founded by a supermajority vote of the EPSA Council, made up of 3 EPSAL shareholders & 9 elected, appointed, or ex officio members.
1/
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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
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My "AI as Governance" piece is now out at @annualreviews.bsky.social of Political Science. It should be free access to everyone and I'm very happy with how it worked out (the second half is an extended spin of Applied Gopnikism to political science @alisongopnik.bsky.social @cshalizi.bsky.social
AI as Governance | Annual Reviews
Political scientists have had remarkably little to say about artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps because they are dissuaded by its technical complexity and by current debates about whether AI might ...
doi.org
June 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
My "AI as Governance" piece is now out at @annualreviews.bsky.social of Political Science. It should be free access to everyone and I'm very happy with how it worked out (the second half is an extended spin of Applied Gopnikism to political science @alisongopnik.bsky.social @cshalizi.bsky.social
Societal AI Research Has Become Less Interdisciplinary
CS-only teams account for a growing share of work on fairness, safety, and other societal concerns in AI. What does this mean for AI governance and the role of SSH?
New working paper, feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08738
CS-only teams account for a growing share of work on fairness, safety, and other societal concerns in AI. What does this mean for AI governance and the role of SSH?
New working paper, feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08738
June 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Societal AI Research Has Become Less Interdisciplinary
CS-only teams account for a growing share of work on fairness, safety, and other societal concerns in AI. What does this mean for AI governance and the role of SSH?
New working paper, feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08738
CS-only teams account for a growing share of work on fairness, safety, and other societal concerns in AI. What does this mean for AI governance and the role of SSH?
New working paper, feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08738
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📄 @fgilardi.bsky.social created this template for writing abstracts several years ago, and I’ve tried to follow Fabrizio‘s suggestions ever since.
PDF: fabriziogilardi.org/resources/pa...
PDF: fabriziogilardi.org/resources/pa...
June 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📄 @fgilardi.bsky.social created this template for writing abstracts several years ago, and I’ve tried to follow Fabrizio‘s suggestions ever since.
PDF: fabriziogilardi.org/resources/pa...
PDF: fabriziogilardi.org/resources/pa...
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After 4½ years, I’m thrilled to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD dissertation titled “Framing Artificial Intelligence: Understanding How AI Is Framed in EU Political and Media Discourse Using Large Language Models.” PhDone! 🎓
June 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
After 4½ years, I’m thrilled to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD dissertation titled “Framing Artificial Intelligence: Understanding How AI Is Framed in EU Political and Media Discourse Using Large Language Models.” PhDone! 🎓
A few days left to submit an abstract!
Call for Papers!
📢 6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop
🏫 University of Zurich
📅 13-14 November 2025
⏳ Deadline to submit paper abstracts: 31 May 2025
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📢 6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop
🏫 University of Zurich
📅 13-14 November 2025
⏳ Deadline to submit paper abstracts: 31 May 2025
democracy.dsi.uzh.ch/app/uploads/...
May 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A few days left to submit an abstract!
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🎓 Want to do a PhD at an American university in a stable democracy?
📍 Join me at Franklin University Switzerland!
🧠 4-year fully-funded PhD position in my SNF project DIVIDE
🔬 At least 80% working time on research
💰 Salary: 47k–50k CHF annually
👉 More infos here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
📍 Join me at Franklin University Switzerland!
🧠 4-year fully-funded PhD position in my SNF project DIVIDE
🔬 At least 80% working time on research
💰 Salary: 47k–50k CHF annually
👉 More infos here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Franklin University Switzerland hiring PhD Student (2 positions) in Sorengo, Ticino, Switzerland | LinkedIn
Posted 7:08:23 AM. Franklin University Switzerland…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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May 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎓 Want to do a PhD at an American university in a stable democracy?
📍 Join me at Franklin University Switzerland!
🧠 4-year fully-funded PhD position in my SNF project DIVIDE
🔬 At least 80% working time on research
💰 Salary: 47k–50k CHF annually
👉 More infos here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
📍 Join me at Franklin University Switzerland!
🧠 4-year fully-funded PhD position in my SNF project DIVIDE
🔬 At least 80% working time on research
💰 Salary: 47k–50k CHF annually
👉 More infos here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...