Bilyana Petrova
@bpetrova.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech. Inequality, redistribution, and political economy.
The president of Bulgaria, who has been in office for the last 9 years and has had to appoint 7 caretaker governments, just resigned.
The country is currently governed by a caretaker government in anticipation of the parliamentary elections scheduled for March / April.
www.dw.com/bg/rumen-rad...
The country is currently governed by a caretaker government in anticipation of the parliamentary elections scheduled for March / April.
www.dw.com/bg/rumen-rad...
Румен Радев ще подаде оставка, Йотова ще стане президент
"Днес за последен път се обръщам към вас като президент на нашата България", заяви Румен Радев в днешното си обръщение към партията. Ето какво още каза той:
www.dw.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The president of Bulgaria, who has been in office for the last 9 years and has had to appoint 7 caretaker governments, just resigned.
The country is currently governed by a caretaker government in anticipation of the parliamentary elections scheduled for March / April.
www.dw.com/bg/rumen-rad...
The country is currently governed by a caretaker government in anticipation of the parliamentary elections scheduled for March / April.
www.dw.com/bg/rumen-rad...
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ACA Signups Drop over 800,000 in 2026, as consumers face increase in premiums siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/aca-signup...
ACA Signups Drop over 800,000 in 2026, as consumers face increase in premiums
Second interim report shows effects of higher ACA marketplace (Obamacare) premiums; customers less likely to sign up for plans in 2026 than one year ago
siftingandwinnowing.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
ACA Signups Drop over 800,000 in 2026, as consumers face increase in premiums siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/aca-signup...
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📣Thrilled to share our new article with @beckerbastian.bsky.social in JESP on attitude polarization around UBI. We show that despite high aggregate support for UBI, attitude polarization over policy design strongly shapes its political feasibility.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
📣Thrilled to share our new article with @beckerbastian.bsky.social in JESP on attitude polarization around UBI. We show that despite high aggregate support for UBI, attitude polarization over policy design strongly shapes its political feasibility.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said it is dissolving the 58-year-old nonprofit umbrella organization that oversaw government funding for PBS and NPR.
Nonprofit That Funded NPR and PBS to Dissolve After 58 Years
The decision was expected after federal funding for public media was eliminated last year.
on.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said it is dissolving the 58-year-old nonprofit umbrella organization that oversaw government funding for PBS and NPR.
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On the 34th anniversary of the end of the USSR, I’m reposting my article from earlier this year, which argued that we should have understood the moment as liberation rather than only as collapse: www.eurozine.com/liberation-n...
Liberation, not collapse
The fall of the Berlin Wall, and not the human chain across the Baltics, is emblematic of 1989. But what if this show of unity had become iconic of communism’s disintegration? Could acknowledging East...
www.eurozine.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
On the 34th anniversary of the end of the USSR, I’m reposting my article from earlier this year, which argued that we should have understood the moment as liberation rather than only as collapse: www.eurozine.com/liberation-n...
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Cutting the funds to deliver 116,000 medical kits to treat victims of rape saved U.S. taxpayers $2 million. But it meant many women in eastern Congo could not longer get the pills they needed to prevent medicine, HIV, and deadly sexually transmitted diseases.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Congolese rape survivors search in vain for medicine after USAID cuts
In eastern Congo, where rape is widespread, the cancellation of USAID funding for PEP kits has left many victims vulnerable, according to nearly 50 interviews.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Cutting the funds to deliver 116,000 medical kits to treat victims of rape saved U.S. taxpayers $2 million. But it meant many women in eastern Congo could not longer get the pills they needed to prevent medicine, HIV, and deadly sexually transmitted diseases.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
"Now, those symbols of economic progress — mortgages and car payments, property taxes and tuition costs — are bills that thousands of Tyson workers won’t have an income to pay." apnews.com/article/tyso...
An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.
apnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Now, those symbols of economic progress — mortgages and car payments, property taxes and tuition costs — are bills that thousands of Tyson workers won’t have an income to pay." apnews.com/article/tyso...
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Um, ok...
This paper forthcoming at the JOP provides evidence that rent control in Germany actually made tenants MASSIVELY *less* NIMBY.
This result was in the opposite direction of the authors' pre-registered expectations.
And the effect sizes are, truly, massive.
This paper forthcoming at the JOP provides evidence that rent control in Germany actually made tenants MASSIVELY *less* NIMBY.
This result was in the opposite direction of the authors' pre-registered expectations.
And the effect sizes are, truly, massive.
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Um, ok...
This paper forthcoming at the JOP provides evidence that rent control in Germany actually made tenants MASSIVELY *less* NIMBY.
This result was in the opposite direction of the authors' pre-registered expectations.
And the effect sizes are, truly, massive.
This paper forthcoming at the JOP provides evidence that rent control in Germany actually made tenants MASSIVELY *less* NIMBY.
This result was in the opposite direction of the authors' pre-registered expectations.
And the effect sizes are, truly, massive.
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Today, we are publishing our World Inequality Report, which reviews the most recent #inequalitydata and exposes the magnitude of #inequality across time, space and all its dimensions.
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
World Inequality Report 2026
YouTube video by World Inequality Lab
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December 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Today, we are publishing our World Inequality Report, which reviews the most recent #inequalitydata and exposes the magnitude of #inequality across time, space and all its dimensions.
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
👇Share this thread, share the report!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
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My study of 🇪🇺 public opinion is now published! Check it out if you want to know how attitudes towards European integration really covary with political ideology, which policy views predict EU support, and how party positions structure public opinion.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My study of 🇪🇺 public opinion is now published! Check it out if you want to know how attitudes towards European integration really covary with political ideology, which policy views predict EU support, and how party positions structure public opinion.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
“Faculty will be required to submit the materials to department chairs, university administrators and ultimately the Board of Regents for their review and approval.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...
Texas Tech System restricts race and gender teaching
Tech, now the second Texas public university system to add similar teaching restrictions, had earlier directed faculty to follow state and federal guidance recognizing only two sexes.
www.texastribune.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Faculty will be required to submit the materials to department chairs, university administrators and ultimately the Board of Regents for their review and approval.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...
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New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social!
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social!
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.
Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
How Texas Tech is incentivizing us to complete grading on time.
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How Texas Tech is incentivizing us to complete grading on time.
Two million Americans will lose access to food stamps next year. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Replacing Fresh Food With Junk
The Trump administration has cut nearly a billion dollars in food aid, creating a scarcity crisis at food banks across the country. We traveled to Georgia to observe how a decades-old emergency food s...
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two million Americans will lose access to food stamps next year. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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It's no secret that going to college can be very expensive, with tuition costs rising faster than financial aid. But what's causing that price tag to rise so quickly?
College 'sticker prices' have risen dramatically. Here's why
It's no secret that going to college can be very expensive, with tuition costs rising faster than financial aid. But what's causing that price tag to rise so quickly?
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It's no secret that going to college can be very expensive, with tuition costs rising faster than financial aid. But what's causing that price tag to rise so quickly?
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Is upward mobility a solo journey, fuelled by talent and hard work? Or is it an inherently relational process, shaped by enduring connections to one’s class and family origins?
Malik Fercovic explores in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Malik Fercovic explores in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Moving up, reaching back: How family ties shape upward mobility
Career success isn't just a story of individual talent and hard work - new research shows how enduring connections to one’s class and family origins matter too
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Is upward mobility a solo journey, fuelled by talent and hard work? Or is it an inherently relational process, shaped by enduring connections to one’s class and family origins?
Malik Fercovic explores in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Malik Fercovic explores in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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📣 Upcoming seminar:
Standard measures of poverty and income inequality often overlook how sharply the cost of living varies across places. Dr Beatriz Jambrina Canseco uses the case of Spain to explore this issue.
🎟️ Register in-person: buff.ly/zioZK79
💻 Register online: buff.ly/dUYC6ys
Standard measures of poverty and income inequality often overlook how sharply the cost of living varies across places. Dr Beatriz Jambrina Canseco uses the case of Spain to explore this issue.
🎟️ Register in-person: buff.ly/zioZK79
💻 Register online: buff.ly/dUYC6ys
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
📣 Upcoming seminar:
Standard measures of poverty and income inequality often overlook how sharply the cost of living varies across places. Dr Beatriz Jambrina Canseco uses the case of Spain to explore this issue.
🎟️ Register in-person: buff.ly/zioZK79
💻 Register online: buff.ly/dUYC6ys
Standard measures of poverty and income inequality often overlook how sharply the cost of living varies across places. Dr Beatriz Jambrina Canseco uses the case of Spain to explore this issue.
🎟️ Register in-person: buff.ly/zioZK79
💻 Register online: buff.ly/dUYC6ys
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💡 How does moving to opportunity reshape political behavior?
🗞️ In our new BJPolS paper, @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that residential relocations that increase access to opportunity foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left.
👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65
🗞️ In our new BJPolS paper, @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that residential relocations that increase access to opportunity foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left.
👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - Volume 55
tinyurl.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
💡 How does moving to opportunity reshape political behavior?
🗞️ In our new BJPolS paper, @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that residential relocations that increase access to opportunity foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left.
👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65
🗞️ In our new BJPolS paper, @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that residential relocations that increase access to opportunity foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left.
👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65
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New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
One of those evenings you spend glued to your phone…
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
One of those evenings you spend glued to your phone…
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How can we compare the size and structuring power of different cleavages over time? Check out @jacobgunderson.bsky.social 's great paper and dataset for scholars working on cleavages at the party system level!
The latest from @dpzollinger.bsky.social and I's Special Issue in @wepsocial.bsky.social.
The latest from @dpzollinger.bsky.social and I's Special Issue in @wepsocial.bsky.social.
💥OUT NOW!
"Cleavage size and stability in turbulent times: introducing the bloc volatility and fragmentation dataset" by @jacobgunderson.bsky.social
Part of SI "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies", edited by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"Cleavage size and stability in turbulent times: introducing the bloc volatility and fragmentation dataset" by @jacobgunderson.bsky.social
Part of SI "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies", edited by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
October 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How can we compare the size and structuring power of different cleavages over time? Check out @jacobgunderson.bsky.social 's great paper and dataset for scholars working on cleavages at the party system level!
The latest from @dpzollinger.bsky.social and I's Special Issue in @wepsocial.bsky.social.
The latest from @dpzollinger.bsky.social and I's Special Issue in @wepsocial.bsky.social.
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NEW -
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
NEW -
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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🚨New publication with Kristijan Kotarski:
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨New publication with Kristijan Kotarski:
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
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"In a campaign for water efficiency, Amazon, the biggest owner of datacentres in the world, chose to account for only a smaller water usage figure that does not include all the ways its datacentres use water to minimise the risk to its reputation." #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"In a campaign for water efficiency, Amazon, the biggest owner of datacentres in the world, chose to account for only a smaller water usage figure that does not include all the ways its datacentres use water to minimise the risk to its reputation." #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages