*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at the University of Copenhagen, September 24-25. See politicalscience.ku.dk/events/the-6... for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 29). Please distribute.
New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨
In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
Norway is one of the most gender-equal countries, yet women's rise to power has been slower than it looks. Smith, Cirone, @dawn_teele, Cox, and @JFiva explain why for @apsrjournal. Summary by @ximecalos for PS Now
There is still one month left to apply to the WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites. The deadline is the 1st of April.
It takes place in Oslo, August 20-21st, 2026. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood.
Call is found here : bit.ly/whogovminico...
There were four train conductor MPs in 1933 -- all Social Democrats.
Three ship captains -- all Conservatives.
We have a vacant position as Associate Professor in Political Science (International Relations). Deadline April 29. Please apply or distribute. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
We should tax private jets to the max
Call for papers for Workshop in Causal Health Economics (organized by Erik Grönqvist and @helenasvaleryd.bsky.social) with @hitoshishigeoka.bsky.social as keynote speaker. Just before #ESPE in Helsinki and best time to visit Sweden 👇
📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community.
Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!
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Very happy to share my first publication! 🥳
It's published in @jpube.bsky.social (w/ Benny Geys & Rune Sørensen) and tackles a classic question:
Why do people vote in large elections, when the probability of casting a pivotal vote is virtually zero? 🗳️
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
Graph showing life expectancy trends in 23 higher income countries between 1980 and 2024. Life expectancy increased over time in all countries. In 1980, the US is in the middle of the pack, but their life expectancy gains were slower than that of other countries, and by around 2002, the US had the lowest life expectancy of all countries. Over the next 20 years, US life expectancy increasingly tracks away from the trajectories of other countries, as their life expectancy stalls while other countries life expectancy continues to climb
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
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I have just written a Substack piece with some scenarios of what would have happened in the recent Dutch election if there had been 4% electoral threshold (with apologies to my Dutch friends for banging on about this!) substack.com/home/post/p-...
New working paper! *Measuring long-run wealth inequality: Empirical results for Norway 1912-2019* (with Aaberge and Solbakken) We estimate wealth inequality in Norway based on a set of historical and contemporary sources. www.ssb.no/en/inntekt-o...
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo.
Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development
Application deadline: November 30!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
The School of Public Policy at the LSE is hiring in political science! Associate or Full.
I was the first political scientist hired by the SPP, come be the second!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
@ollefolke.bsky.social and I have a paper on electoral reform, with an application to Norwegian municipalities:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Please share!
Call for papers in the formal theory section at EPSS 2026 @epssnet.bsky.social.
Call for papers is open: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
We welcome individual and panel submissions on all substantive areas of political science!
Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.
Please submit to EPSS Belfast! @knalewajko.bsky.social and I are section chairs for HPE 👇
Deadline: November 7, 2025
Conference: June 18-20, 2026
The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone. These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it! Trump Truth Social post, July 22, 2025.
Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.
Honest q: You don’t worry that editors will discount your report because you turned it around super fast?
Jeg har laget en oversikt over skolevalgresultatet over skolene i Oslo, hvis noen andre er interesseret i sånt. Vinnerpartiet på hver enkelt skole er markert i grønt.
Imagine asking people two questions -- whether each of these is a good or bad way to run a govt:
1) having a democratic political system
2) having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections
What percent says *both* are good?
44%!
Picture of presentation at workshop
Picture of presentation at workshop
Great start to the WhoGov elite workshop with @seibertlukas.bsky.social discussing how transparency affects MPs' side jobs and @siggi-econ.bsky.social showing that Norwegian parties and voters do a good job at filtering out candidates with criminal backgrounds.
Breaking news
Why has women’s rise in politics been so slow even under PR?
Our new APSR paper [out today!] shows how “hidden majoritarianism” in proportional systems shapes women’s progression from entering lists to reaching top offices.
Norway votes in 11 days 🇳🇴
More than a century after PR was introduced, women still hold under half the seats. In Norway’s closed-list system, nomination order is decisive—women are projected to occupy ~44% of seats in 2025 (based on 2021 party seat shares across districts).
Hvis man skal begynne å «ta stemmer» fra parti så må man sjekke om direktemandat kan ryke. Blir fort komplisert med alle 19 kretsene. Generelt så tipper jeg at det er mye å gå dersom stemmer hentes fra AP (som jo ikke får utjevningsmandat uansett), og mindre hvis man ser på SV/R.