Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
LightNews LightNews
banner
egap.bsky.social
Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
@egap.bsky.social
700 followers 180 following 220 posts
Supporting experimental research on governance innovations. egap.org
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
egap.bsky.social
Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · 3d
📣 Call for applications 📣

Join EGAP's West Africa Hub at CERAP for a Learning Days workshop June 8-12, 2026.

Open to researchers & evaluation professionals from African university, government, and civil society organizations.

Deadline: Feb 27, 2026

🔗 buff.ly/9l0bdig
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
jeppjournal.bsky.social
@heikogiebler.bsky.social, Johannes Giesecke, @macartan.bsky.social, @swenhutter.bsky.social & @heikekluever.bsky.social: Mobilizing Europe’s citizens to take action on migration and climate change: behavioral evidence from 27 EU member states 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
bhumi.bsky.social
I like to pull together the latest work on gender and politics from the global south a few times a year, mostly as an accountability mechanism to keep up. Here's the latest one with articles published since September 2025: open.substack.com/pub/genderpo...

#GenderSky
#PoliSky
Winter 2025 Roundup
Articles on authoritarianism, toxicity in politics, and more.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
egap.bsky.social
For today's spotlight on research in #Africa, Eric Kramon, @sarahbrierley.bsky.social & @gofosu.bsky.social's 2016 study, conducted around Ghana's parliamentary elections asks if candidate debates influence voters in new democracies?
Brief 64: The Moderating Effect of Debates in Ghana – EGAP
Policy Brief
buff.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
vinpons.bsky.social
A week ago, I gave the “Recent Developments in the Political Economy of Elections and Democracy” lecture at the 2026 AEA @assameeting.bsky.social !

Video: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
Slides: www.vincentpons.org/recent-devel...

Thread with the TL;DR of my talk below.
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
egap.bsky.social
📣 Call for applications 📣

Join EGAP's West Africa Hub at CERAP for a Learning Days workshop June 8-12, 2026.

Open to researchers & evaluation professionals from African university, government, and civil society organizations.

Deadline: Feb 27, 2026

🔗 buff.ly/9l0bdig
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
brendannyhan.bsky.social
New @respol.bsky.social w/@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social students: Reducing affective polarization does not affect false news sharing or truth discernment journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Challenges correlational research finds negative views of partisan opponents associated w/sharing false news
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
egap.bsky.social
10 Things to Know About Hypothesis Testing buff.ly/MRPe1cJ #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Hypothesis Testing – EGAP
En Français
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
guygrossman.bsky.social
@yangyangzhou.bsky.social, @shuningge.bsky.social Naijia Liu, and I have a new (AND BETTER) draft of our paper "Liberalizing Refugee Hosting Policies withoutLosing the Vote".

Link: osf.io/preprints/os...
Comments are welcome!
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
amandalearobinson.bsky.social
The Working Group on African Political Economy (#WGAPE) will meet at ISSER in Accra on April 29-May 1. Paper submissions are due Jan. 23. Travel covered for authors. Please share and apply!
ammapanin.com/assets/2026_...
ammapanin.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
dyzenhaus.bsky.social
This paper with @pruett.bsky.social, @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social and Dao Freeman was an interesting piece to work on. It was my first time working on a field experiment and taught me a lot about how field experiments interact with the messy world around them.
egap.bsky.social Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · 10d
This month, we're highlighting EGAP research in #Africa 🌍

To start off, read about a field experiment on a civic engagement program w/ police and party activists during Liberia’s 2017 election. From @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social w/ Lindsey Pruett, @dyzenhaus.bsky.social & Dao Freeman:
Brief 80: Can civic engagement programs discourage police and party activists from engaging in electoral violence? – EGAP
EGAP researchers: Sabrina Karim
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
egap.bsky.social
This month, we're highlighting EGAP research in #Africa 🌍

To start off, read about a field experiment on a civic engagement program w/ police and party activists during Liberia’s 2017 election. From @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social w/ Lindsey Pruett, @dyzenhaus.bsky.social & Dao Freeman:
Brief 80: Can civic engagement programs discourage police and party activists from engaging in electoral violence? – EGAP
EGAP researchers: Sabrina Karim
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
sumitra.bsky.social
new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
dotanhaim.bsky.social
APSA deadline is next week!

We (SEAPRG) are offering light abstract feedback (esp. for junior scholars) and matchmaking for organized panels on Southeast Asia.

Fill out this short form by *tomorrow* (Jan 7) and we’ll do our best to get it on a strong APSA panel.

tinyurl.com/apsa-sea
SEAPRG Panel-Building and Feedback Program (2026)
Purpose: Increase footprint of SEA-focused research at APSA panels. What to expect: 1) Light abstract feedback, 2) help forming an organized panel, and 3) guidance on which section to submit to Soft d...
tinyurl.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
egap.bsky.social
10 Things to Know About Statistical Power buff.ly/6es3mIj #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Statistical Power – EGAP
En Français
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
egap.bsky.social
As we reach the end of the year, we want to express appreciation for everyone who contributed to the network's success this year.

Whether you participated in a member meeting, regional hub activities, or virtual feedback sessions, thank you!
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
danilaserra-eco.bsky.social
📣What does life look like for the Ugandan women who were taken as children by the Lord Resistance Army in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, & are now adults raising families of their own? 📣

➡️ New @CGDev blog post, on our study @alessandracassar.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social
eeshani.bsky.social Eeshani Kandpal @eeshani.bsky.social · Dec 17
📢 In a new paper with @alessandracassar.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social Christine Mbabaze Mpyangu @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social, we study how childhood abductions cast a long shadow into adulthood among women in northern Uganda.
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
egap.bsky.social
In today's spotlight on #poverty & #inequality research in North America, @claireadida.bsky.social, @dadakim.bsky.social, & @melinaplatas.bsky.social explore if threats to public health and the politicization of these threats affect attitudes towards immigration in the United States. Read more:
Brief 68: How politicizing an epidemic can shape public attitudes on immigration – EGAP
EGAP Researcher: Claire Adida, Kim Yi Dionne, Melina Platas
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
ucbitss.bsky.social
We're excited to share the application for the next Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2)! Join us May 19 - 21, 2026 in Berkeley for hands-on training in open science tools and methods.

Apply by Feb 8: cega.submittable.com/submit/34383...
Center for Effective Global Action Submission Manager
cega.submittable.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
sarahbrierley.bsky.social
I am hiring a post-doctoral fellow (2 years) to work on all things political finance in Africa. There are no teaching obligations, and lots of opportunities for fieldwork. A PhD in Political Science is a requirement. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions - send them to my LSE email.
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
cdsamii.bsky.social
Now in print at JEEA: results from a negotiation training RCT for community leaders in rural Liberia. The goal was to address experience/knowledge asymmetries between community leaders and commercial interests in negotiating mining, logging, land lease, and other resource use contracts.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposted by Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
simonchauchard.bsky.social
📣📣📣 GREAT, time-sensitive opportunity for senior/mid-career scholars to join us in Madrid at UC3M´s social sciences department (UC3M-ATRAE Program 2026) on an attractive pay+research funds package 📣📣📣

This does NOT happen everyday.

THREAD below if this is of interest 1/n
December 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
egap.bsky.social
10 Randomization Interference Procedures with ri2 buff.ly/uhSwSLx #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Randomization Inference Procedures with ri2 – EGAP
Author: Alexander Coppock
buff.ly
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
egap.bsky.social
This month we are spotlighting EGAPers researching #poverty & #inequality in North America. First up, @claireadida.bsky.social & @melinaplatas.bsky.social w/ Adeline Lo ask whether a perspective-taking exercise leads to more positive attitudes and behavior toward vulnerable groups.
Brief 53: Fostering Inclusionary Behavior towards Syrian Refugees through Perspective-Taking – EGAP
EGAP researchers: Claire Adida, Melina Platas
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
egap.bsky.social
10 Strategies for Figuring Out If X Caused Y buff.ly/eUpVmKe #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Strategies for Figuring out if X Caused Y – EGAP
En Français
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
egap.bsky.social
And with that, we have wrapped #EGAP30 Zurich 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined us for two days of deep discussion and constructive feedback. We hope you will be taking away new connections, perspectives, and insights 👋
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM