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Reposted by Carles Boix

ubeconomics.bsky.social
📢 Don't miss the roundtable organized by IPERC “The Current State of Democracies: Challenges and Future Paths”.

🗓️ October 16, 12:00
📍 Sala d'Actes, 690 Building
🗣️ Susan Stokes (University of Chicago), Massimo Morelli (Università Bocconi) and @cboix.bsky.social (@princeton.edu and @ub.edu) 🧵👇🏼
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by Carles Boix

cboix.bsky.social
Just posted "Political Economy of Automation & Fragmented Prod.," w/ @gonzalezrostani.bsky.social & @ericaowen.bsky.social, showing how automation in the Global North spills over the Global South thru. trade/exports/jobs, leading to
↑ organized crime
↑ Left-populism
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Political Economy of Automation and Fragmented Production: Evidence from Mexico
How does automation in the Global North shape politics and violence in the Global South? We develop a political economy theory in which robot adoption in advanc
papers.ssrn.com
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Reposted by Carles Boix

adiazcayeros.bsky.social
Academic colleagues studying democracy

Please consider signing this letter supporting the pro democracy movement of Serbian university students

A hopeful process in times of so much democratic backsliding

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The streets of Novi Sad last night:
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by Carles Boix

cboix.bsky.social
First, among upper and middle urban classes, who led Swedish society in adopting modern gender norms. Next, among urban workers. Finally, in social strata that maintained traditional gender norms and practices until late in time, such as farmers and agricultural laborers.

by Carles Boix

cboix.bsky.social
As gender norms evolved, emphasizing women’s personal and professional autonomy, the gap in turnout between married and unmarried women narrowed.

That process happened asynchronically across social strata, paralleling the diffusion of modern gender norms and practices.
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by Carles Boix

cboix.bsky.social
The nature of gender norms and its evolution played a key role in the mobilization of women. Under traditional gender norms, female participation was strongly related to marital status. Married women voted at levels similar to men’s. Unmarried women participated much less.
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by Carles Boix

cboix.bsky.social
We reconstruct the progressive electoral participation of women in Sweden between 1921 and 1960, employing official records on all eligible voters' turnout by gender, occupational group, and marital status.
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Reposted by Carles Boix

apsrjournal.bsky.social
We’re launching this track after a year of editorial experience. While aiming to publish excellent work, we’ve seen strong but focused papers struggle in review. This track is meant to support theory- or empirics-heavy work and shift reviewer expectations accordingly.
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Reposted by Carles Boix, Michelle Dion

apsrjournal.bsky.social
📢 The APSR is opening a new Research Notes track!

Authors may now submit directly as Notes—or, with editor agreement, have papers reclassified during review. Notes should be ≤7,000 words (excl. refs/appendices).
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by Grigore Pop-Elecheș — Reposted by Carles Boix

grigopop.bsky.social
My 2 cents on the recent Romanian elections in ‪@goodauth.bsky.social. Romanian democracy dodged a bullet (barely) but this is no time to be complacent...
goodauth.bsky.social
Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · May 27
Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now).

Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.

Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/romania...
Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now)
Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.
goodauthority.org
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by Grigore Pop-Elecheș — Reposted by Carles Boix, Olga Onuch

goodauth.bsky.social
Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now).

Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.

Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/romania...
Romania’s democracy is back from the brink (for now)
Nicușor Dan pulls off a decisive win after last year’s cancelled election.
goodauthority.org
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Reposted by Carles Boix

worldpolitics.bsky.social
Using unique data from #Sweden (1921-1960), April @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors Carles Boix, Zsuzsanna Magyar, & @jordimunoz.bsky.social show how changing gender norms helped to increase female voter turnout, especially among unmarried women. #VotingRights #women muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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by Guy Grossman — Reposted by Carles Boix

guygrossman.bsky.social
Using "Protecting Jews" as an excuse to do awful things is a form of antisemitism; it encourages people to treat Jews with disdain and makes us much less safe.
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Reposted by Carles Boix, David A. Bell, John H. Blume

joshchafetz.bsky.social
Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Carles Boix

danieltavana.bsky.social
Our article on legislative cooptation and opposition in the Kuwait National Assembly is finally out at @bjpols.bsky.social!

Key findings: bsky.app/profile/dani...

Article link: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Reposted by Carles Boix

politico.com
He helped lead the backlash against Covid lockdowns. Now he runs NIH.
Trump’s NIH Chief Lets Loose on Fauci, Vaccines and Covid Cover-Ups
Jay Bhattacharya discusses pandemic fallout and his plans for American science in Trump 2.0.
www.politico.com
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by Dan Reiter — Reposted by Carles Boix

ajpseditor.bsky.social
Brook no compromise: How to negotiate a united front by Elaine Yao is now available in Early View. ajps.org/2025/05/12/b...
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Reposted by Carles Boix

ashartnett.bsky.social
Very excited that our article about the redistribution of political power within precolonial institutions under indirect colonial rule is available on First View @apsrjournal.bsky.social

@msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power
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