Laia Balcells
@laiabalcells.bsky.social
Yale educated political scientist. Georgetown professor. Reskeets are not endorsements.
I am quite confused. Somebody please explain this to me:
October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I am quite confused. Somebody please explain this to me:
These are the kind of things that show up on Meta's Facebook these days:
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
These are the kind of things that show up on Meta's Facebook these days:
Cheers from APSA in Vancouver.
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Cheers from APSA in Vancouver.
Last but not least, thanks to everyone who gave us feedback on the project. This is from the acknowledgments section of the paper:
September 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last but not least, thanks to everyone who gave us feedback on the project. This is from the acknowledgments section of the paper:
Excited that this is coming out very soon at Comparative Political Studies:
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Excited that this is coming out very soon at Comparative Political Studies:
Top political science journals according to the 2025 Google Scholar Metrics:
July 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Top political science journals according to the 2025 Google Scholar Metrics:
Joris, I just stumbled upon this one by you and Sascha. Very interesting!
July 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Joris, I just stumbled upon this one by you and Sascha. Very interesting!
I have asked Perplexity about the best journals in Political Science and the response I got seems very accurate to me:
June 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I have asked Perplexity about the best journals in Political Science and the response I got seems very accurate to me:
Double good news today -- this article (co-authored with Elsa Voytas) will be out (open access, thanks to Georgetown) very soon!
June 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Double good news today -- this article (co-authored with Elsa Voytas) will be out (open access, thanks to Georgetown) very soon!
Max Boot at the Washington Post: "We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower."
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Max Boot at the Washington Post: "We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower."
Sitting at ICC's lounge, at Georgetown University, I see this 😍:
June 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Sitting at ICC's lounge, at Georgetown University, I see this 😍:
Title and abstract of the cond. accepted paper:
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Title and abstract of the cond. accepted paper:
Excited to be working on this proofs. Timely topic.
April 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Excited to be working on this proofs. Timely topic.
Political scientist at MPSA? Early bird? Come to our panel tomorrow at 8am! I will be presenting some novel evidence on antisemitism and islamophobia in Spain.
April 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Political scientist at MPSA? Early bird? Come to our panel tomorrow at 8am! I will be presenting some novel evidence on antisemitism and islamophobia in Spain.
New paper accepted for publication at PSRM, on a timely topic:
April 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New paper accepted for publication at PSRM, on a timely topic:
It's been a complicated week for a number of reasons, but I am very happy that my paper with Stathis N. Kalyvas, "Ideology and Revolution in Civil War: The 'Marxist Paradox'”, has been accepted for publication at the @apsrjournal.bsky.social [note: this ms has not been handled by my editorial team]
March 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's been a complicated week for a number of reasons, but I am very happy that my paper with Stathis N. Kalyvas, "Ideology and Revolution in Civil War: The 'Marxist Paradox'”, has been accepted for publication at the @apsrjournal.bsky.social [note: this ms has not been handled by my editorial team]
Bezos does not really want us to stop subsidizing his propaganda machine.
February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bezos does not really want us to stop subsidizing his propaganda machine.
So many Teslas in DC...
February 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
So many Teslas in DC...
A note on the @apsrjournal.bsky.social:
February 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A note on the @apsrjournal.bsky.social:
The @apsrjournal.bsky.social is now implementing review transfers! See the Notes from the Editors in the latest issue for more information.
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The @apsrjournal.bsky.social is now implementing review transfers! See the Notes from the Editors in the latest issue for more information.
En els temps que corren s'agraeix un país on es valora la recerca científica.
No podré ser a l'acte el dia 18, però la meva co-autora hi serà en representació de l'equip.
Gràcies!
No podré ser a l'acte el dia 18, però la meva co-autora hi serà en representació de l'equip.
Gràcies!
January 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
En els temps que corren s'agraeix un país on es valora la recerca científica.
No podré ser a l'acte el dia 18, però la meva co-autora hi serà en representació de l'equip.
Gràcies!
No podré ser a l'acte el dia 18, però la meva co-autora hi serà en representació de l'equip.
Gràcies!
DC is doing a great job cleaning the streets, alleys, and sidewalks these days...#walkingonice
January 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
DC is doing a great job cleaning the streets, alleys, and sidewalks these days...#walkingonice
Excited to be traveling to CA after Thanksgiving week to present this new project (with Elias Dinas and Ethan vanderWilden) at UC Merced.
November 27, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Excited to be traveling to CA after Thanksgiving week to present this new project (with Elias Dinas and Ethan vanderWilden) at UC Merced.