Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
This is an excellent essay.
Questioning Code: Courage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Alondra Nelson Amherst College Commencement Amherst, MA May 24, 2025 As Prepared for Delivery
I was honored to have the opportunity to address the Amherst College community with an address titled "Questioning Code: Courage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." albert.ias.edu/server/api/c...
Need a measure of #democraticstock for your analyses?
@acrowinghen.bsky.social Matthew Wilson & I just published the demstock R package & @vdeminstitute.bsky.social working paper
It lets you create stock measures of most of the variables included in the V-Dem dataset 😃 🥳
Try it out!🙃
Great summary of our study with @arolsenarchives.bsky.social and its message: “For ordinary citizens, the takeaway is clear: Don’t just read about history—help preserve it. Your contribution creates ripples […] potentially helping to build stronger, more inclusive societies.” shorturl.at/Urozd
Please, submit nominations to the 2025 CES Carolina de Miguel Award: councilforeuropeanstudies.org/membership/g....
Interview im Deutschlandfunk zu unser neuen Studie zur Wirkung partizipativer Erinnerungsprojekte (publiziert mit Ruth Ditlmann und @oguzhanturkoglu.bsky.social): www.deutschlandfunk.de/aktives-erin...
And here's the link to the paper, out in Psychological Science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Berlin folks: Join us tonight for the launch of our new paper and a discussion of its implications for political education and memory projects. English interpretation will be available. www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
/1 Some news from our unit. A new and exciting paper from @blfirestone.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
...with an accompanying and innovative public event
The @wzb.bsky.social in Berlin is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on the future of democracy this October. The deadline for paper submissions is a week from now (April 30, 12pm EST). More info here: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...
🚨 New article in Comparative Political Studies (@cpsjournal.bsky.social)!
After many years of rewarding work, Sam, Vera, and I can finally share findings from Mosul, Iraq on how shared suffering under ISIS shaped support for LGBT+ rights.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010... 1/4
So great having you here!
Here's the letter introducing Theory and Social Inquiry (from the ashes of Theory and Society): scatter.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/i...
Fascinating read. (And makes me even happier about the recent launch of Theory and Social Inquiry as non-profit and open access...)
Pleased to see that our PNAS paper on commemoration and far-right support is part of it and excited to check out more of the other papers! (It also includes a very handy downloadable version of the bibliography in bibtex format by the way.)
w00t! @mayrl.bsky.social As before (with my monograph), thanks a million to the inimitable @eischwartz.bsky.social! #history #methods
Check it out! tinyurl.com/3ewhapt4
