Join us for the second Research & Publish webinar with
Eduardo Ryô Tamaki (GIGA Institute for Global and Area Studies) on a timely topic: “Harnessing AI for Research and Publishing: Tools to Boost Our Work.”

⏰ October 22 at 10:00 AM (Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)

Ever wonder how we reach beyond academia? How can we communicate research ideas and findings effectively — especially in a system that offers few incentives to do so?

Seminar "The Art of Academic Outreach" with @populismblog.bsky.social

⏰ October 8th (10:00 AM, Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)

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It is intriguing how political science has moved away from certain forms of qualitative inquiry over time. As a mixed-methods researcher, I find this trend concerning. Source: Curry (2017) in PS: Political Science & Politics

Let’s redo our analysis (yes, again) and brace ourselves for the new post-election data. Being a political scientist in Portugal these days feels like a never-ending game....

Interessante o que está a acontecer com esta iniciativa de cidadãos. Os proponentes têm pouquíssimo impacto na discussão da iniciativa, enquanto os partidos frequentemente alteram substancialmente o conteúdo original das propostas. O meu artigo e do João mostra isso: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...

I just switched to Ecosia as my search engine. It's European, environmentally friendly, and transparent about its revenue. A percentage of its profits goes to climate change projects. Quality is really impressive (& similar to google)
www.ecosia.org

Maria Teresa Horta deu-nos muito: 1977, Diário de República Nº 90

One of the perks of researching parliaments is that, in the midst of fieldwork, we can inadvertently witness historic moments — such as today’s "Déclaration du gouvernement" of the new Belgian federal government (after 234 days after the elections)