Professor of political science at the University of Zurich • digital technology, AI & politics • resting bitch face • https://fabriziogilardi.org/
Fabrizio Gilardi is a Swiss political scientist and professor of policy analysis at the University of Zurich. He is known for his works on delegation theory, research design and policy diffusion processes. He is a former editor of the Journal of Public Policy (2014–2019) and DeFacto (2015–2019). .. more
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All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
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➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
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All political scientists encouraged to submit a paper. For work on public policy & administration, consider section I’m co-chairing w/ @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
⏳ 7 Nov 2025
🔗 epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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This week we’ll feature three sections to provide more information about the conference.
🔝 This time: Public Opinion, Political Communication & Political Methodology
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👉🏽 Section chairs: @fgilardi.bsky.social & @asmusletholsen.bsky.social
📢 Our section welcomes research that addresses today’s most pressing issues in public policy and public administration. >>>
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, I’m chairing the section on these topics for the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference, in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026. Send us your best work: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
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📢 6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop
🏫 University of Zurich
📅 13-14 November 2025
⏳ Deadline to submit paper abstracts: 31 May 2025
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The moon mission was unpopular
Novel reading was frowned upon
The Walkman was anti-social
The Bicycle 'corrupted' women
After all, why would anyone have thought the good old days were bad? newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/most-ameri...
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We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
15yo: isn’t he the actor who played Obelix?
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We’re looking for a computer scientist interested in LLMs, social media, and politics
Offer a lot of freedom and an exciting environment!
Please share!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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with a large research team across #ETHZurich @ipz.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social and beyond
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Organized under our new not-for-profit model.
➡️ epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
More details soon, so watch this space.
See you all in Belfast! 🇬🇧☘️
Organized under our new not-for-profit model.
➡️ epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
More details soon, so watch this space.
See you all in Belfast! 🇬🇧☘️
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1. Who formed EPSS?
EPSS was founded by a supermajority vote of the EPSA Council, made up of 3 EPSAL shareholders & 9 elected, appointed, or ex officio members.
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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
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CS-only teams account for a growing share of work on fairness, safety, and other societal concerns in AI. What does this mean for AI governance and the role of SSH?
New working paper, feedback welcome!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08738
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📢 6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop
🏫 University of Zurich
📅 13-14 November 2025
⏳ Deadline to submit paper abstracts: 31 May 2025
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📍 Join me at Franklin University Switzerland!
🧠 4-year fully-funded PhD position in my SNF project DIVIDE
🔬 At least 80% working time on research
💰 Salary: 47k–50k CHF annually
👉 More infos here:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...