When elections approach, leaders stay home. An analysis of Turkish diplomatic travel from 1990–2025 shows campaigns sharply reduce foreign visits as leaders shift attention to domestic politics. #polisky

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Now on FirstView: "Viewed through this lens, tariffs serve to revive male fortunes and, through that, the male-as-breadwinner family model."

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Professorship in Political, Social or Communication Science #ECPRMemberJobs
🗣️ Good spoken English and German
🏫 Saarland University
⌛ Thursday 15 October
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Professorship in Computational Social Science #ECPRMemberJobs
🗣️ Teaching responsibilities in English and German
🏫 Saarland University
⌛ Thursday 15 October
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Europe has 450 million people and enormous wealth, and still can't act together, because any one of 27 countries can veto what matters most. Why it was built that way, and who pays now that the US is pulling back.

My latest essay on Substack.

#EconSky #PoliSky #EU #philsky #europe

Max Weber Fellowships #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 Applicants must be within 5 years of the completion of their PhD
🏫 European University Institute
⌛ Friday 16 October
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▶️ Start your next project with the right #ResearchMethods

👀 Get a first look at our Methods School winter programme and sign up for ✨️ early access ✨️ to book your preferred course 48 hours before general sale buff.ly/SrBFl7q

📆 15–26 Feb 2027, Online
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Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics #ECPRMemberJobs
📝 Open to candidates at different career stages within the full professor rank
🏫 European University Institute
⌛ Thursday 15 October
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A winner's handshake!

Gordon Browning and Estes Kefauver congratulate each other on their wins in the 1948 Tennessee Democratic primary. Browning defeated incumbent Jim McCord to win the nomination for Governor, while Kefauver captured the nomination for Senator.

#skystorians #history #polisky

Often, it is more important to appreciate what we do not know than what we know to deal in an informed manner with a situation. 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky

Revealing, anti-migrant campaigners, who abused their partners... #PoliSky

Proposals from educators at all levels who teach #PoliticalScience related subjects are welcome and encouraged! #polisky

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 A PhD in Social Sciences or History
🏫 German Institute for Global And Area Studies
⌛ Thursday 15 October
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4 X Postdoctoral Fellowships #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 A doctoral degree granted between 30 September 2024 and 1 October 2026
🏫 Universität Konstanz
⌛ Monday 12 October
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PhD in European Studies #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 A master’s degree in political science, international relations, European studies or a related field
🏫 Norwegian University of Science and Technology
⌛ Saturday 10 October
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When Eisenhower's administration tried to kill a public power project, Kefauver fought back with hearings exposing a giveaway to private industry. He couldn’t save the dam, but won a different victory.

The Hells Canyon Dam fight:
estes-kefauver.com/2026/10/05/w...

#skystorians #history #polisky

People claim that we need to exploit people for our economy. Is the irony not obvious? The economy should serve us, not the other way around. #PoliSky #EconSky

4 x Postdoctoral Fellowships #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 Doctoral degree granted between 30 September 2024 and 1 October 2026
🏫 Universität Konstanz
⌛ Monday 12 October
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Well, this is very farfetched for someone, who wants to leave the European Convention on Human Rights... #ECHR #PoliSky