Laura Howells
@laurahowells.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, Princeton Politics | Nation building, education, identity, autocracy | Russia Watcher Team | Previously: Fulbright Researcher, Estonia; Bowdoin College Alumna
https://laurahowells.com/
https://laurahowells.com/
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Today Putin signed a decree ordering 160k men for military service. Conscription happens 2x/ yr but this is largest drive in >10 yrs, per @kyivindependent.com. We don't have recent data abt regular conscription but we do ask about general/full mobilization, which remains unpopular.
Check out and follow the @russiawatcher.bsky.social bsky account for regular updates about Russian public opinion! Data comes from daily online surveys in Russia.
And follow the rest of the RW team: @grigopop.bsky.social, @isadesisto.bsky.social, and Jacob Tucker.
And follow the rest of the RW team: @grigopop.bsky.social, @isadesisto.bsky.social, and Jacob Tucker.
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
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.
🧵
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.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
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.
🧵
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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A chilling reminder that American science denial does not just affect people in the US, it kills people globally.
June 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A chilling reminder that American science denial does not just affect people in the US, it kills people globally.
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Post-Soviet Affairs is looking for a new editor. Spread the word. think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Editor-in-Chief needed for Post-Soviet Affairs
think.taylorandfrancis.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Post-Soviet Affairs is looking for a new editor. Spread the word. think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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📣 BREAKING NEWS:
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
May 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📣 BREAKING NEWS:
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.
“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Rümeysa Öztürk was ordered released by a federal judge in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.
Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from immigration detention
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it ac...
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk was ordered released by a federal judge in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.
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Our collective power is needed now more than ever. We must do everything in our power to protect our institutions, faculty, staff, and students. We cannot wait.
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Our collective power is needed now more than ever. We must do everything in our power to protect our institutions, faculty, staff, and students. We cannot wait.
Check out and follow the @russiawatcher.bsky.social bsky account for regular updates about Russian public opinion! Data comes from daily online surveys in Russia.
And follow the rest of the RW team: @grigopop.bsky.social, @isadesisto.bsky.social, and Jacob Tucker.
And follow the rest of the RW team: @grigopop.bsky.social, @isadesisto.bsky.social, and Jacob Tucker.
Today Putin signed a decree ordering 160k men for military service. Conscription happens 2x/ yr but this is largest drive in >10 yrs, per @kyivindependent.com. We don't have recent data abt regular conscription but we do ask about general/full mobilization, which remains unpopular.
April 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Check out and follow the @russiawatcher.bsky.social bsky account for regular updates about Russian public opinion! Data comes from daily online surveys in Russia.
And follow the rest of the RW team: @grigopop.bsky.social, @isadesisto.bsky.social, and Jacob Tucker.
And follow the rest of the RW team: @grigopop.bsky.social, @isadesisto.bsky.social, and Jacob Tucker.
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Letter to leadership of universities being targeted, to run in Chronicle tomorrow. Academic friends, pls sign if you are a US citizen and tenured (ie it’s safe for you to do so)
“We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together”
Text in replies
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
“We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together”
Text in replies
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Letter to leadership of universities being targeted, to run in Chronicle tomorrow. Academic friends, pls sign if you are a US citizen and tenured (ie it’s safe for you to do so)
“We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together”
Text in replies
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
“We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together”
Text in replies
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Another abhorrent moment in Trump's America. The time for solidarity and action is now -- especially for those of us with immigration status (and other) privilege to speak out.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another abhorrent moment in Trump's America. The time for solidarity and action is now -- especially for those of us with immigration status (and other) privilege to speak out.
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I spoke at yesterday’s Vigil for Democracy at Columbia. Here is an excerpt.
Columbia political science professor & scholar of post-soviet policy Tim Frye speaking out today as the rain fell at Columbia AAUP’s press conference in response to Columbia’s shocking surrender to the Trump administration’s threats to defund.
#defendhighered #academicsky
#defendhighered #academicsky
March 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I spoke at yesterday’s Vigil for Democracy at Columbia. Here is an excerpt.
Unbelievable
⚡️UN adopts Ukraine's resolution condemning Russia's invasion — US, Russia, Belarus vote against.
The UN General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution condemning Russia's full-scale invasion, with 93 countries voting in favor.
The U.S., Israel, Hungary, Russia, and Belarus have voted against it.
The UN General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution condemning Russia's full-scale invasion, with 93 countries voting in favor.
The U.S., Israel, Hungary, Russia, and Belarus have voted against it.
UN adopts Ukraine's resolution condemning Russia's invasion — US, Russia, Belarus vote against
The UN General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution on Feb. 24 condemning Russia's full-scale invasion, with 93 countries voting in favor and 18 against. The U.S., Israel, Hungary, Russia, and Bel...
kyivindependent.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Unbelievable
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Täna on Eesti iseseisvuspäev.
Tähistame Eesti vabadust, mille võitsime samuti ülekaaluka vaenlase vastu.
Täna möödub ka kolm aastat täiemahulise sõja algusest Ukrainas. Meie kohus on toetada Ukrainat kuni võiduni.
Elagu Eesti! Слава Україні!
Tähistame Eesti vabadust, mille võitsime samuti ülekaaluka vaenlase vastu.
Täna möödub ka kolm aastat täiemahulise sõja algusest Ukrainas. Meie kohus on toetada Ukrainat kuni võiduni.
Elagu Eesti! Слава Україні!
February 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Täna on Eesti iseseisvuspäev.
Tähistame Eesti vabadust, mille võitsime samuti ülekaaluka vaenlase vastu.
Täna möödub ka kolm aastat täiemahulise sõja algusest Ukrainas. Meie kohus on toetada Ukrainat kuni võiduni.
Elagu Eesti! Слава Україні!
Tähistame Eesti vabadust, mille võitsime samuti ülekaaluka vaenlase vastu.
Täna möödub ka kolm aastat täiemahulise sõja algusest Ukrainas. Meie kohus on toetada Ukrainat kuni võiduni.
Elagu Eesti! Слава Україні!
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I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
psantanna.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
Reposted by Laura Howells
We streamlined six new DID-like estimators and created this tutorial for implementation in R.
yiqingxu.org/packages/fec...
Hope you no longer need to spend months figuring out what these estimators are and how to use them.
yiqingxu.org/packages/fec...
Hope you no longer need to spend months figuring out what these estimators are and how to use them.
February 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
We streamlined six new DID-like estimators and created this tutorial for implementation in R.
yiqingxu.org/packages/fec...
Hope you no longer need to spend months figuring out what these estimators are and how to use them.
yiqingxu.org/packages/fec...
Hope you no longer need to spend months figuring out what these estimators are and how to use them.
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Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
February 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
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From our new issue: "My History or Our History? Historical Revisionism and Entitlement to Lead" by Nicholas Haas and Emmy Lindstam. #ASPRNewIssue www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 5, 2024 at 2:55 PM
From our new issue: "My History or Our History? Historical Revisionism and Entitlement to Lead" by Nicholas Haas and Emmy Lindstam. #ASPRNewIssue www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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CCR just canceled the first round elections in #Romania. While Georgescu would've been a disaster as a president, the decision further undermines Romania's democracy. And it will greatly complicate forming a new gov't as mainstream parties go back to fighting each other. hotnews.ro/breaking-tur...
LIVE BREAKING Turul întâi al alegerilor prezidențiale a fost anulat, a decis Curtea Constituțională / Ce se întâmplă cu votul din diaspora unde 33.000 de cetățeni au votat deja / Urmări și reacții / N...
Primul tur al alegerilor prezidențiale a fost anulat, prin decizia fără precedent luată de Curtea Constituțională vineri, conform comunicatului CCR. Hotărârea
hotnews.ro
December 6, 2024 at 1:38 PM
CCR just canceled the first round elections in #Romania. While Georgescu would've been a disaster as a president, the decision further undermines Romania's democracy. And it will greatly complicate forming a new gov't as mainstream parties go back to fighting each other. hotnews.ro/breaking-tur...