I won't be at #MPSA, but my brilliant coauthor Wali Reheman will be presenting our new paper on Muslims in Europe:

Comments welcome, please reach out for a draft!
#MPSA2026

Three 2-year Postdoctoral positions at Aarhus University: Projects on personality cults and strategic communication in autocracies - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

@au.dk is hiring 3 postdocs (2 yrs) on personality cults & strategic communication in autocracies, led by Jakob Tolstrup & Alexander Baturo. They're looking for profiles with text-as-data, survey experiments and/or Chinese politics experience. Start fall 2026. Looks like a great opportunity!

New work out today at @psjeditor.bsky.social:

Using a survey experiment fielded with civil servants from 9 US states, Dan Butler and I find bureaucrats are less responsive to term-limited chief executives

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#polisky share far and wide: @apsa.bsky.social Statement on the Proposed Elimination of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation

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This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Flag of University of Gothenburg, hanging from the wall of the Department of Political Science building. With and arrow saying: "Deadline extended. Apply by April 15." and the added text: "We're Hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Combined position at V-Dem Institute and Governance and Local Development Institute."

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝! Postdoc Position at V-Dem Institute and GLD ❗
Applications still open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science.
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 15 here: tiny.cc/au61101

#PoliSky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceJobs #AcademicSky

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

"Hegseth had been pressing senior Army leaders, including Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, for months to remove the officers’ names.... But Mr. Driscoll, citing the officers’ decades-long records of exemplary service, had repeatedly refused."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

Absolutely! Yes, let’s swap!

For folks still at ISA on Wednesday, I'll be presenting two papers with my PhD students:

8:15am: US reactions to self-coups
10:30am: Natural disasters and military rule

Abstracts attached!

Cuba next…
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I told @brookings.edu that Trump will be further emboldened after Maduro's capture and Khamenei's killing to go after heads of state. "Trump has proven to be even more hawkish than his predecessors, leaving future generations to face the eventual blowback."
www.brookings.edu/articles/aft...

Fascinating paper by Sean Paul Ashley on "The Dark Side of Defection" in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social:

"I find that where nonviolent revolutions involved security force defection, coups and civil wars were significantly more likely to ensue."
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If Forced to Choose, Our Military Leaders Should Follow the Law Not the President—Like Ulysses S. Grant The choices the Civil War general faced can inform how they ought to conduct themselves in these perilous times

What should military leaders do when a president orders something illegal? History offers a guide. @kschake.bsky.social on how Ulysses S. Grant navigated the most dangerous civil-military crisis in American history.

Survey Associate, Methodology Pew Research Center Organization Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts publi...

Exciting news! We just posted an opening for a Survey Associate on @pewresearch.org's Methods team! This is an amazing opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to join what is, IMO, the most fun methods team in the business. Full description at the link below.

Happening today!

@au-spa.bsky.social @ausis.bsky.social

Building Democracy in the Arab World: An Insider Perspective from Tunisia Farsi Lectures in Islamic Peace

Friends in DC: The former Prime Minister of #Tunisia, Youssef Chahed, will be speaking at American University on Monday. Register here for an interesting conversation on building democracy in the Arab world:

@au-spa.bsky.social @ausis.bsky.social
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Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.

Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.

Join SPA Asst. Prof. @sharangrewal.bsky.social and @discoveringaub.bsky.social as he examines how elite bargains have slowed reform and deepened public frustration. With his expertise on revolutions and democratic transitions, it’s a must‑listen.

Register: https://bit.ly/4bGJUHe

Own goal, so much winning, what are we even doing

Building Democracy in the Arab World: An Insider Perspective from Tunisia Farsi Lectures in Islamic Peace

Join SPA Asst. Prof. Sharan Grewal at the first Farsi Lecture in Islamic Peace this spring! He will lead a conversation with Dr. Youssef Chahed, former Prime Minister of Tunisia, on the path to democracy in the Arab world.

Reserve your spot now 👉: https://bit.ly/4tjqcaD

Iran’s Massacres Will Haunt the Regime | Journal of Democracy Iran’s hardline government responded to nationwide protests with horrific violence, killing thousands of Iranians in a matter of days. There is nothing the regime can offer its people to regain their…

"A large share of Iranians today personally knew someone murdered by authorities this month. Thus even people who did not themselves participate in the demonstrations now have a personal grievance with the regime."

Iran’s Massacres Will Haunt the Regime | Journal of Democracy Iran’s hardline government responded to nationwide protests with horrific violence, killing thousands of Iranians in a matter of days. There is nothing the regime can offer its people to regain their…

"Through intense repression, the Islamic Republic has managed to survive another day, but at a significant cost. The massacres have deepened antiregime sentiment across society in powerful ways, even if the long-term political consequences remain uncertain."

Iran’s Massacres Will Haunt the Regime | Journal of Democracy Iran’s hardline government responded to nationwide protests with horrific violence, killing thousands of Iranians in a matter of days. There is nothing the regime can offer its people to regain their…

"By further delegitimizing the system, the massacres in Iran will make it even more difficult for the regime to win back support through reforms or concessions."

Wrote about the deadly repression in Iran with a brilliant PhD student, Ehsan Habibpour: www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...

Iran’s Massacres Will Haunt the Regime | Journal of Democracy Iran’s hardline government responded to nationwide protests with horrific violence, killing thousands of Iranians in a matter of days. There is nothing the regime can offer its people to regain their…

"Earlier this month, Iranian authorities killed thousands of protesters, potentially tens of thousands — most of them over the course of just two days, January 8–9."

🚨 Job Alert!

We are looking for a Senior Scientist (40h/week) to develop, establish, and organize the research network “Democracy and Human Rights”.

Start: March 1, 2026
Application deadline: February 2, 2026

Find out more👇

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Especially worrisome that it is Fort Bragg, where last summer troops cheered and applauded Trump and purchased MAGA gear...
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15 years later, is a new Tunisian revolution possible? | Brookings Fifteen years after the Arab Spring, an uprising in Tunisia today would look very different than it did in 2011.

@sharangrewal.bsky.social: while "grievances for revolution have returned, the factors that had facilitated Tunisia’s revolution and transition to democracy—a supportive military, a strong civil society, and a cooperative political class—have largely disappeared."

www.brookings.edu/articles/15-...

15 years later, is a new Tunisian revolution possible? | Brookings Fifteen years after the Arab Spring, an uprising in Tunisia today would look very different than it did in 2011.

Today marks 15 years since Tunisia kickstarted the Arab Spring. Is a new revolution possible in Tunisia today? Yes, but it will be more difficult than in 2011.

My latest for @brookings.edu:
www.brookings.edu/articles/15-...

This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.

Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.