Dear friends and colleagues: UBC Political Science is hiring to fill our Merilees Chair for the study of democracy. The subfield is open and I hope we get applications from political theorists. Please spread the word to all scholars studying democracy!
politics.ubc.ca/faculty-hiri...

CfA: PhD scholarship in political theory @ucph.bsky.social

Part of my project "Citizens' Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems," which will explore how citizens should participate in making political agendas

Apply by Aug. 3, 2025
➡️ employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

#PolTheory #demoinno

Special issue on Democratic Listening forthcoming @polcommjournal.bsky.social. 9 excellent articles using experimental, observational, & philosophical methods to study this key component of political comm. Check out the TOC + intro essay by Michael Neblo & myself: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I wrote about why it is so tempting to give in to doom thinking, and why we shouldn't

I drew inspiration from Björk and Blaise Pascal

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/emily-herrin...

Drain the feeling out of politics? Not according to Hélène Landemore and @antolw.bsky.social, who led a conference exploring how love, empathy, and hope can play crucial roles in fostering engagement and deliberation. bit.ly/4hH727A

This was a fantastic workshop, organized by @antolw.bsky.social & Hélène Landemore @ispsyale.bsky.social. Glad to see cool studies on emotions and democracy, meet new people, and hang out w/ friends, despite the political misery of these days,heavy jetlag, & my sore throat! See you, New Haven!

Excited about this conference next week on emotions in democratic politics that I am co-organizing with Hélène Landemore! All are welcome. Information about the conference program and registration in the link below

📣 Upcoming workshop!

Join us for “Indigenous Constituent Power,” the second event of the Indigenous Politics & Democratic Theory Workshop Series.

📆 February 6
⏰ 5pm EST
📍 Hybrid - Location/Zoom info on the poster below! ⬇️

👋 Hi, we have just migrated here from you know where.

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I am really happy to share our contribution to this book for @carnegiedcg.bsky.social about "Civic activism in an intensifying climate crisis".

carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Graham Smith & I explore the relationship between activism & the trajectory of climate assemblies.

We are excited to announce the recipients of our latest research and conference grants: bit.ly/3ZvyXAj

@winnievandijk.bsky.social @johneric.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @jacobwswallace.bsky.social @leegeiller.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social @nottone.bsky.social

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We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.

It’s great to be here! 👋

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Help!! I am looking for some information. Does your Political Science PhD program require a course/credit in political theory?

Seems lots of new people joined Bluesky over the weekend, so I'm re-upping this starter pack I created of people working on democratic innovations for a more participatory and deliberative politics.

Still room for others to be added, so give me a shout if I missed you.
go.bsky.app/LX11yEA #polisky

UBC is offering two fully funded PhD positions in political theory! Please share widely (and feel free to share on Twitter! I never joined it and this would be a really questionable time to join)

politics.ubc.ca/news/apply-n...

Democracy scholars starter pack (political philosophy& theory&science, other democracy-related research).
First major update.

Usual caveat of non-comprehensibility. Please comment to be added.
Feel free to drop a link to your research.

#polsky #polisky #polpsy #polphil

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