Why do some democracies extend social benefits to the poor while others don’t? Join Candelaria Garay (@candelariagaray.bsky.social) & @emisimison.bsky.social for new evidence from 18 Latin American countries.
📅 April 22, 15:00 CEST, Zoom
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This one has been on the makings for years now, glad to finally see it out there!
Join us tomorrow for our first APSG-APSA Democracy & Autocracy roundtable!
Anya Schiffrin, Bardia Rahmani, Erin Baggott Carter, @linettelim.bsky.social and @scottrw630.bsky.social
will discuss attacks on media freedom during democratic decline
To register: t.co/yeyXAuX0G5
If you are in London on Thursday, Apr 16 come to my Book Launch + reception!
4- 6:30 pm at @qmul.bsky.social
To register: share.google/oxeenK3LrEeC...
Join us next week!
On April 7, @sahibjafarov.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) will present "Defection in Silence: Theory of Elite Subversion in Authoritarian Regimes".
The discussion will be lead by @annemeng.bsky.social (UVA) and Martin Dimitrov (@tulaneu.bsky.social)
Join us for our first APSG-APSA Democracy & Autocracy roundtable!
With Anya Schiffrin (@columbiasipa.bsky.social), Bardia Rahmani (Harvard), Erin Baggott Carter (USC, @hooverinstitution.bsky.social), @linettelim.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk).
Hubo una comisión legislativa, donde pasaron 2.150 proyectos y casi el 77% de ellos se convirtió en ley. Entre las 340 que siguen está la Ley de Entidades Financieras.
✍️ Emilia Simison
Acá va mi pequeña contribución al especial de @cenital.com por los 50 años del golpe de Estado de 1976
And they are here!
Come join us in the best team I was ever part of!
My book with Alejandro is now out in all formats.
Go request it at your university's library!
If you want to buy instead, use the code LMUA2025 to get a 20% discount in CUP's website
My first preprint is up!
Qualitative Methods in the Digital Era: How computation entangles fieldwork?
Drawing on 8 years collecting multiple types of data on Brazil’s environmental state, I reflect on how abductive fieldwork is changing.
Comments welcomed
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New publication!
Fascinating new book by @ascharpf.bsky.social and Christian Glaessel shows how notorious phenomena of authoritarianism are triggered by banal career problems.
Essential reading for anyone interested in how authoritarian organizations and regimes work
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Happening today! Come join us if you are in London!
Our February Newsletter is out!
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Join us next week!
On February 24, @gmelios.bsky.social (LSE) will present "Propaganda, party mobilisation and Electoral Oppression".
@felixhaass.bsky.social (Humboldt), @serkant.bsky.social (Sabancı), & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) will comment.
The digital version is finally out!
Go check it!
You still have time to add these great workshops to your calendar!
Our first newsletter of the year is out!
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Join us next week to start the season!
@yezhang.bsky.social (@mitpolisci.bsky.social) presents "Political Control in the Workplace: How Autocrats Use Firms to Discipline Citizens". Lynette H Ong (@utoronto.ca), @woldense.bsky.social (Minnesota), & @linshengqiao.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) discuss
Look at this amazing season!
Come join us 15-16 June 2026 in London!
The CfP for our 4th Annual Conference, co-organized with @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social, is open until 1 Feb!
We invite scholars of authoritarianism at all career stages to apply here: forms.gle/5eQ1NHMtK5GS...
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The last newsletter of the year is out!
If you have news or updates you want to share with the APSG community in 2026, do let us know here: forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Come join us 15-16 June 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social for our 4th APSG Annual Conference co-organized with @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social !
To apply, fill this form by 1 February 2026: forms.gle/5eQ1NHMtK5GS...
For more information visit: apsg.work/call-for-pap...
Our November Newsletter is out!
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December's newsletter will be earlier than usual so hurry up!
Are you a bachelor or master's student interested in authoritarian politics? @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social is recruiting an intern to work on authoritarian political parties and with the APSG team in-person at the University of Gothenburg. Email your application by Nov 28 to fabio.angiolillo@gu.se
Join us next week!
Malika Talgatova (@tum.de) will be presenting "Targeted Media Repression: General Consequences and the Role of Collaborative Networks"
@ktertytchnaya.bsky.social (Oxford) and @bardiarahmani.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) will discuss
Save the Date!
Remember that our 4th APSG Summer Conference will take place June 15-16, 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social with support from the @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social.
Put it in your calendars and stay tunned for the Call for Papers!
The clock is ticking! ⌛
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!