Authoritarian Political Systems Group
@apsgworkshop.bsky.social
The first public workshop on autocracies. Hosted by @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, @emisimison.bsky.social, @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social
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Fall 2025 schedule is out!
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RA Position!
@ozlemtuncel.bsky.social and @osamet.bsky.social are looking for support for a project on opposition coalitions in autocracies. If you are
- interested in opposition politics and electoral dynamics, and
- familiar with data collection
apply by Dec 31: gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@ozlemtuncel.bsky.social and @osamet.bsky.social are looking for support for a project on opposition coalitions in autocracies. If you are
- interested in opposition politics and electoral dynamics, and
- familiar with data collection
apply by Dec 31: gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
RA Position!
@ozlemtuncel.bsky.social and @osamet.bsky.social are looking for support for a project on opposition coalitions in autocracies. If you are
- interested in opposition politics and electoral dynamics, and
- familiar with data collection
apply by Dec 31: gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@ozlemtuncel.bsky.social and @osamet.bsky.social are looking for support for a project on opposition coalitions in autocracies. If you are
- interested in opposition politics and electoral dynamics, and
- familiar with data collection
apply by Dec 31: gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
New Publication!
Performance legitimacy or informational autocrats? The question of political support in authoritarian regimes It's not as simple as it seems! Narisong Huhe and Jie Chen's new Asian Survey paper tackles this head-on in their study of China doi.org/10.1525/as.2...
Performance legitimacy or informational autocrats? The question of political support in authoritarian regimes It's not as simple as it seems! Narisong Huhe and Jie Chen's new Asian Survey paper tackles this head-on in their study of China doi.org/10.1525/as.2...
Assessing Performance from SpacePM2.5, Pollution Perception, and Popular Support in China
Citizens’ assessment of government performance has long been regarded as a key determinant of their support for authoritarian regimes (“performance legitimacy”). But such regimes can cheat performance...
doi.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New Publication!
Performance legitimacy or informational autocrats? The question of political support in authoritarian regimes It's not as simple as it seems! Narisong Huhe and Jie Chen's new Asian Survey paper tackles this head-on in their study of China doi.org/10.1525/as.2...
Performance legitimacy or informational autocrats? The question of political support in authoritarian regimes It's not as simple as it seems! Narisong Huhe and Jie Chen's new Asian Survey paper tackles this head-on in their study of China doi.org/10.1525/as.2...
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...
If you have news or updates you want to share with the APSG community in 2026, do let us know here: forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
December 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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...
If you have news or updates you want to share with the APSG community in 2026, do let us know here: forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Don't miss the last workshop of the season!
Join us tomorrow!
Join us tomorrow!
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Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Don't miss the last workshop of the season!
Join us tomorrow!
Join us tomorrow!
New Publication!
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
New Publication!
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Opposition often fails to coordinate. Why?
@draege.bsky.social and @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social find two overlooked drivers (resource asymmetry and extraordinary times as stress-tests) in their deep comparative analysis of Venezuela and Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Join us next week!
Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Join us next week!
Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
Jongyoon Baik (CUHK-SZ), Haohan Chen (HKU), and Yiqiang Wang (HKU) will present their work on Vocal Pitch and Emotions in North Korean TV News.
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and Yeilim Cheong (Missouri) will discuss.
New Publication Alert!
Discover how Kazakhstani senators subtly contest power through "embedded rhetorical contestation" in elite debates in @ildardaminov.bsky.social latest research.
#Authoritarian #Parliaments #Kazakhstan #PoliticalScience
tinyurl.com/wwaae67
Discover how Kazakhstani senators subtly contest power through "embedded rhetorical contestation" in elite debates in @ildardaminov.bsky.social latest research.
#Authoritarian #Parliaments #Kazakhstan #PoliticalScience
tinyurl.com/wwaae67
Whispers of dissent? Analyzing the rhetorical alignment of the elites with the authoritarian incumbent through parliamentary discourse in the Kazakhstani Senate
Parliaments are often thought to be key arenas of elite signaling in authoritarian regimes. This paper examines the patterns of rhetorical alignment between individual elite members of parliament a...
www.tandfonline.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New Publication Alert!
Discover how Kazakhstani senators subtly contest power through "embedded rhetorical contestation" in elite debates in @ildardaminov.bsky.social latest research.
#Authoritarian #Parliaments #Kazakhstan #PoliticalScience
tinyurl.com/wwaae67
Discover how Kazakhstani senators subtly contest power through "embedded rhetorical contestation" in elite debates in @ildardaminov.bsky.social latest research.
#Authoritarian #Parliaments #Kazakhstan #PoliticalScience
tinyurl.com/wwaae67
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...
To apply, fill this form by 1 February 2026: forms.gle/5eQ1NHMtK5GS...
For more information visit: apsg.work/call-for-pap...
Apply: 4th APSG Authoritarian Politics Conference
Complete the form to be considered for the 4th APSG Conference on Authoritarian Politics that will be held on 15-16 June 2026 in London (Queen Mary).
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December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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...
To apply, fill this form by 1 February 2026: forms.gle/5eQ1NHMtK5GS...
For more information visit: apsg.work/call-for-pap...
New Publication Alert!
Why and how has Decolonial Theory become a productive tool for far-right ideologues? Using the case of India, Shray Mehta in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social explains the utility of decoloniality to far right discourses and what we can do to counter it doi.org/10.1177/0038...
Why and how has Decolonial Theory become a productive tool for far-right ideologues? Using the case of India, Shray Mehta in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social explains the utility of decoloniality to far right discourses and what we can do to counter it doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
New Publication Alert!
Why and how has Decolonial Theory become a productive tool for far-right ideologues? Using the case of India, Shray Mehta in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social explains the utility of decoloniality to far right discourses and what we can do to counter it doi.org/10.1177/0038...
Why and how has Decolonial Theory become a productive tool for far-right ideologues? Using the case of India, Shray Mehta in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social explains the utility of decoloniality to far right discourses and what we can do to counter it doi.org/10.1177/0038...
Want to know more about how entertainment fosters political compliance in an authoritarian regime?
Join us tomorrow!
Join us tomorrow!
Join us next week!
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Want to know more about how entertainment fosters political compliance in an authoritarian regime?
Join us tomorrow!
Join us tomorrow!
Our November Newsletter is out!
Have news and updates you want to share with the community? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
December's newsletter will be earlier than usual so hurry up!
Have news and updates you want to share with the community? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
December's newsletter will be earlier than usual so hurry up!
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our November Newsletter is out!
Have news and updates you want to share with the community? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
December's newsletter will be earlier than usual so hurry up!
Have news and updates you want to share with the community? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
December's newsletter will be earlier than usual so hurry up!
Join us next week!
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join us next week!
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
@rexdeng.bsky.social (WashU) will present "Screened Realities: How Entertainment Fosters Political Compliance in China" and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) and Yingdan Lu (@nuschoolofcomm.bsky.social) will discuss.
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
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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 tomorrow!
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
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
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Join us tomorrow!
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
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
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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
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!
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!
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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!
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!
Join us in congratulating @svshen.bsky.social for this fantastic recognition! 👏
I'm delighted and honored to receive the 2025
@appam.bsky.social 🌍 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance 🌍
polisci.wustl.edu/news/shiran-...
recognizing a body of works on #pollution control, including:
1/5
@appam.bsky.social 🌍 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance 🌍
polisci.wustl.edu/news/shiran-...
recognizing a body of works on #pollution control, including:
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Join us in congratulating @svshen.bsky.social for this fantastic recognition! 👏
New Publication Alert!
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New Publication Alert!
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
Check "Holidays, Religiosity, and Democratic Attitudes" by @hmridge.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1163/1876...
The clock is ticking! ⌛
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Apply to Present Your Work!
Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Spring 2026 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The clock is ticking! ⌛
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
You have until Sunday to submit your proposal for the Spring!
Join us tomorrow!
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join us tomorrow!
Our October Newsletter is out and full with updates from the APSG communities! 📰
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Our October Newsletter is out and full with updates from the APSG communities! 📰
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Have anything to share? Let us know! forms.gle/wMqEnjAgJyxq...
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Apply to Present Your Work!
Complete the form to be considered for the Authoritarian Political Systems Group Spring 2026 Season. Read the Seminar Rules before applying.
forms.gle
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our Call for Papers for the Spring 2026 is still open!
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Submit your proposal by November 9th using this link: forms.gle/SvZv98ke4QUT...
For more information visit: apsg.work/cfp/
Do you have any updates to share with the APSG community? Let us know here and we will include them in our October Newsletter!
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October 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Join us tomorrow!
Join us next week!
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
Anna Lia Brunetti (@univie.ac.at ) & @beluabdala.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) will be presenting their work on the moderating role of citizen's meanings of voting.
Sarah Birch (KCL) and Carolien van Ham (@radboudpol.bsky.social) will discuss.
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Join us tomorrow!