Petra Guasti
@petraguasti.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at IPS FSV UK • 2018/2019 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Ash • co-PI & PA5 leader at SYRI • EC member at ECPR
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⚡NEW issue out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🙌 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @grigopop.bsky.social @tranfi.bsky.social
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September 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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🎉🏆 @calderarocha.bsky.social has won our 2025 Joni Lovenduski PhD prize in #Gender & #Politics
⭐ Her 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 dissertation on Far-Righting Feminism: Criminalising Street Harassment in France and Britain earned the Jury's recognition!
More 👉https://buff.ly/pIRwJmD
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⭐ Her 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 dissertation on Far-Righting Feminism: Criminalising Street Harassment in France and Britain earned the Jury's recognition!
More 👉https://buff.ly/pIRwJmD
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Charlène Calderaro wins ECPR's 2025 Joni Lovenduski PhD prize
European Consortium for Political Research
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September 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎉🏆 @calderarocha.bsky.social has won our 2025 Joni Lovenduski PhD prize in #Gender & #Politics
⭐ Her 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 dissertation on Far-Righting Feminism: Criminalising Street Harassment in France and Britain earned the Jury's recognition!
More 👉https://buff.ly/pIRwJmD
@petraguasti.bsky.social
⭐ Her 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞 dissertation on Far-Righting Feminism: Criminalising Street Harassment in France and Britain earned the Jury's recognition!
More 👉https://buff.ly/pIRwJmD
@petraguasti.bsky.social
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🎤 Friday continues with featured roundtable on Illiberalism in Europe, featuring Larissa Böckmann, Andrej Zaslove, @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social and the one and only @petraguasti.bsky.social. Details can be found here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ECPRgc25
August 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🎤 Friday continues with featured roundtable on Illiberalism in Europe, featuring Larissa Böckmann, Andrej Zaslove, @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social and the one and only @petraguasti.bsky.social. Details can be found here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #ECPRgc25
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It was great sharing this panel on #unpolitics with @paultaggart.bsky.social and @petraguasti.bsky.social! Thanks to Robert Csehi for the comments on my paper on "Unpolitics in the European Parliament: Fraying the ‘cordon sanitaire’ after the 2024 elections"!
#ecprgc25
#ecprgc25
August 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It was great sharing this panel on #unpolitics with @paultaggart.bsky.social and @petraguasti.bsky.social! Thanks to Robert Csehi for the comments on my paper on "Unpolitics in the European Parliament: Fraying the ‘cordon sanitaire’ after the 2024 elections"!
#ecprgc25
#ecprgc25
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🗣️ Feeling inspired by the Illiberalism in Europe roundtable earlier at #ecprgc25?
👀 Check out The Loop blog pieces from speakers @leoniedejonge.bsky.social, Andrej Zaslove & @petraguasti.bsky.social.
✍️ bit.ly/45uKu69
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👀 Check out The Loop blog pieces from speakers @leoniedejonge.bsky.social, Andrej Zaslove & @petraguasti.bsky.social.
✍️ bit.ly/45uKu69
✍️ bit.ly/45MEiYn
✍️ bit.ly/4mgVDP8
🔴 Live at #ecprgc25 🎙️ Fascinating Featured Roundtable exploring the roots, variations, and consequences of #illiberalism across Europe 🚫🗣️
@petraguasti.bsky.social
@leoniedejonge.bsky.social
@larboe.bsky.social
@steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social
Andrej Zaslove
@petraguasti.bsky.social
@leoniedejonge.bsky.social
@larboe.bsky.social
@steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social
Andrej Zaslove
August 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🗣️ Feeling inspired by the Illiberalism in Europe roundtable earlier at #ecprgc25?
👀 Check out The Loop blog pieces from speakers @leoniedejonge.bsky.social, Andrej Zaslove & @petraguasti.bsky.social.
✍️ bit.ly/45uKu69
✍️ bit.ly/45MEiYn
✍️ bit.ly/4mgVDP8
👀 Check out The Loop blog pieces from speakers @leoniedejonge.bsky.social, Andrej Zaslove & @petraguasti.bsky.social.
✍️ bit.ly/45uKu69
✍️ bit.ly/45MEiYn
✍️ bit.ly/4mgVDP8
An amazing and important article by Zuzana Uhde for #InstitutSYRI
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#openaccess #transantionallabour
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August 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An amazing and important article by Zuzana Uhde for #InstitutSYRI
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
#openaccess #transantionallabour
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#openaccess #transantionallabour
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Vicente Valentim, Elias Dinas, & I came together to do this paper because we have all long shared an intution: mainstream center-right rhetoric shapes democratic norms. The hard part? Showing it empirically. We make some headway in this new paper. Grateful to @bjpols.bsky.social for publishing.
NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Vicente Valentim, Elias Dinas, & I came together to do this paper because we have all long shared an intution: mainstream center-right rhetoric shapes democratic norms. The hard part? Showing it empirically. We make some headway in this new paper. Grateful to @bjpols.bsky.social for publishing.
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New book share. UCL Press published our Sciences of the Democracies last week in open access PDF.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
August 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New book share. UCL Press published our Sciences of the Democracies last week in open access PDF.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
Democratization can happen anywhere you are and everywhere you may go.
#SciencesOfDemocracies
Proud to have been a part of this project led fearlessly and tirelessly by #JeanPaulGagnon
Out tomorrow incl. #OpenAccess with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
#SciencesOfDemocracies
Proud to have been a part of this project led fearlessly and tirelessly by #JeanPaulGagnon
Out tomorrow incl. #OpenAccess with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
August 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Democratization can happen anywhere you are and everywhere you may go.
#SciencesOfDemocracies
Proud to have been a part of this project led fearlessly and tirelessly by #JeanPaulGagnon
Out tomorrow incl. #OpenAccess with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
#SciencesOfDemocracies
Proud to have been a part of this project led fearlessly and tirelessly by #JeanPaulGagnon
Out tomorrow incl. #OpenAccess with @uclpress.bsky.social
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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2. část rozhovoru s @petraguasti.bsky.social na @irozhlas.cz:
👉„Volby rozhodne účast. Nástupu populistů mohou zabránit mobilizovaní ‚antipopulisté‘.“
👉„Různé části společnosti čerpají informace z úplně jiných zdrojů. Je to nebezpečný trend.“
👉„Volby rozhodne účast. Nástupu populistů mohou zabránit mobilizovaní ‚antipopulisté‘.“
👉„Různé části společnosti čerpají informace z úplně jiných zdrojů. Je to nebezpečný trend.“
Guasti: Nesmíme podcenit rozštěpení společnosti. Lidé se zavírají do bublin bez konfrontace s realitou
„Různé části společnosti čerpají informace z úplně jiných zdrojů. Lidé se zavírají do bublin, nesmíme podcenit rozštěpení společnosti,“ říká v rozhovoru pro iROZHLAS.cz politoložka Petra Guasti.
www.irozhlas.cz
August 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
2. část rozhovoru s @petraguasti.bsky.social na @irozhlas.cz:
👉„Volby rozhodne účast. Nástupu populistů mohou zabránit mobilizovaní ‚antipopulisté‘.“
👉„Různé části společnosti čerpají informace z úplně jiných zdrojů. Je to nebezpečný trend.“
👉„Volby rozhodne účast. Nástupu populistů mohou zabránit mobilizovaní ‚antipopulisté‘.“
👉„Různé části společnosti čerpají informace z úplně jiných zdrojů. Je to nebezpečný trend.“
Second part of the summer interview with @jakubgrim.bsky.social at @irozhlas.cz on polarisation, information bubbles & the role of conservative parties in the survival of liberal democracy. Main takeaway: populists can only be stopped by mobilised citizens.
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov...
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov...
Guasti: Nesmíme podcenit rozštěpení společnosti. Lidé se zavírají do bublin bez konfrontace s realitou
„Různé části společnosti čerpají informace z úplně jiných zdrojů. Lidé se zavírají do bublin, nesmíme podcenit rozštěpení společnosti,“ říká v rozhovoru pro iROZHLAS.cz politoložka Petra Guasti.
www.irozhlas.cz
August 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Second part of the summer interview with @jakubgrim.bsky.social at @irozhlas.cz on polarisation, information bubbles & the role of conservative parties in the survival of liberal democracy. Main takeaway: populists can only be stopped by mobilised citizens.
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov...
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov...
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Meloni's intention to offshore asylum seekers to non-EU countries has been met with warm words by Von der Leyen & several EU governments, but her "Albania centre" remains almost totally empty, as legal challenges pile up...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
EU court rules against Italy on Albania migrant camps scheme
Europe's top court on Friday questioned the legitimacy of the "safe countries" list Italy uses to send migrants to Albania and fast-track their asylum claims, in a fresh blow to a key plank of the government's migration policy.
www.reuters.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Meloni's intention to offshore asylum seekers to non-EU countries has been met with warm words by Von der Leyen & several EU governments, but her "Albania centre" remains almost totally empty, as legal challenges pile up...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Orbán past his peak, Meloni's blond ambition & skill on the rise.
First part of our annual summer interview with the amazing @jakubgrim.bsky.social in @irozhlas.cz
First part of our annual summer interview with the amazing @jakubgrim.bsky.social in @irozhlas.cz
ROZHOVOR s @petraguasti.bsky.social na @irozhlas.cz část 1. Blíží se konec maďarského režimu Viktora Orbána?
👉 „Vsadil na Trumpa a vyhrál. Jenže republikáni už Orbána ho nepotřebují. I Trump poznal, že už je jen kleptokrat za zenitem.“
👉 „Vsadil na Trumpa a vyhrál. Jenže republikáni už Orbána ho nepotřebují. I Trump poznal, že už je jen kleptokrat za zenitem.“
I Trump poznal, že je Orbán za zenitem. Nový lídr radikální pravice bude někdo jiný, předpovídá Guasti
„Novým lídrem evropské radikální pravice bude italská premiérka Giorgia Meloniová, protože je z nich úplně nejchytřejší a hraje šikovnou dvouúrovňovou politickou hru,“ popisuje docentka Petra Guasti.
www.irozhlas.cz
August 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Orbán past his peak, Meloni's blond ambition & skill on the rise.
First part of our annual summer interview with the amazing @jakubgrim.bsky.social in @irozhlas.cz
First part of our annual summer interview with the amazing @jakubgrim.bsky.social in @irozhlas.cz
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ROZHOVOR s @petraguasti.bsky.social na @irozhlas.cz část 1. Blíží se konec maďarského režimu Viktora Orbána?
👉 „Vsadil na Trumpa a vyhrál. Jenže republikáni už Orbána ho nepotřebují. I Trump poznal, že už je jen kleptokrat za zenitem.“
👉 „Vsadil na Trumpa a vyhrál. Jenže republikáni už Orbána ho nepotřebují. I Trump poznal, že už je jen kleptokrat za zenitem.“
I Trump poznal, že je Orbán za zenitem. Nový lídr radikální pravice bude někdo jiný, předpovídá Guasti
„Novým lídrem evropské radikální pravice bude italská premiérka Giorgia Meloniová, protože je z nich úplně nejchytřejší a hraje šikovnou dvouúrovňovou politickou hru,“ popisuje docentka Petra Guasti.
www.irozhlas.cz
August 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
ROZHOVOR s @petraguasti.bsky.social na @irozhlas.cz část 1. Blíží se konec maďarského režimu Viktora Orbána?
👉 „Vsadil na Trumpa a vyhrál. Jenže republikáni už Orbána ho nepotřebují. I Trump poznal, že už je jen kleptokrat za zenitem.“
👉 „Vsadil na Trumpa a vyhrál. Jenže republikáni už Orbána ho nepotřebují. I Trump poznal, že už je jen kleptokrat za zenitem.“
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It's an honor to have an article with @lenkabustikova.bsky.social in this special issue on Illiberalism with so many scholars whose work I've learnt so much from.
Thanks to @zsolt.bsky.social , @petraguasti.bsky.social , Dean Schafer, + Bálint Mikola!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Thanks to @zsolt.bsky.social , @petraguasti.bsky.social , Dean Schafer, + Bálint Mikola!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
July 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It's an honor to have an article with @lenkabustikova.bsky.social in this special issue on Illiberalism with so many scholars whose work I've learnt so much from.
Thanks to @zsolt.bsky.social , @petraguasti.bsky.social , Dean Schafer, + Bálint Mikola!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Thanks to @zsolt.bsky.social , @petraguasti.bsky.social , Dean Schafer, + Bálint Mikola!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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Finally got the printed copy! Thanks again @petraguasti.bsky.social and @mattiazulianello.bsky.social for the meticulous editorship!
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Finally got the printed copy! Thanks again @petraguasti.bsky.social and @mattiazulianello.bsky.social for the meticulous editorship!
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New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social where I look at the impact of parties’ age-targeted group appeals on age gaps in voting🧵
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social where I look at the impact of parties’ age-targeted group appeals on age gaps in voting🧵
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A reminder: Ru and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners steadily throughout the war. The latest exchange isn't a sign of progress towards a diplomatic solution. Ru remains as committed as ever to its maximalist goals; it's planning a summer offensive on Kharkiv.
russia will only stop when it's stopped
russia will only stop when it's stopped
May 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A reminder: Ru and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners steadily throughout the war. The latest exchange isn't a sign of progress towards a diplomatic solution. Ru remains as committed as ever to its maximalist goals; it's planning a summer offensive on Kharkiv.
russia will only stop when it's stopped
russia will only stop when it's stopped
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#OpenAccess in our April 2025 issue -
'The Demand and Supply of Pandemic Populism: A Global Overview' - tinyurl.com/3sa967yn
by @mattiazulianello.bsky.social & @petraguasti.bsky.social
'The Demand and Supply of Pandemic Populism: A Global Overview' - tinyurl.com/3sa967yn
by @mattiazulianello.bsky.social & @petraguasti.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#OpenAccess in our April 2025 issue -
'The Demand and Supply of Pandemic Populism: A Global Overview' - tinyurl.com/3sa967yn
by @mattiazulianello.bsky.social & @petraguasti.bsky.social
'The Demand and Supply of Pandemic Populism: A Global Overview' - tinyurl.com/3sa967yn
by @mattiazulianello.bsky.social & @petraguasti.bsky.social
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While the women behind "womanosphere" outlets all have different styles and tactics, they are mostly aligned in their desire to return to a gender-essentialist worldview: women as submissive homemakers, men as strong providers.
Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
While the women behind "womanosphere" outlets all have different styles and tactics, they are mostly aligned in their desire to return to a gender-essentialist worldview: women as submissive homemakers, men as strong providers.
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More young women are voting Green than young men sympathising with Reform. 'It pays to listen to people sitting quietly at the back, not just the ones screaming in your face'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@alicekoubova.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social this might be of interest
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@alicekoubova.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social this might be of interest
We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff
Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
More young women are voting Green than young men sympathising with Reform. 'It pays to listen to people sitting quietly at the back, not just the ones screaming in your face'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@alicekoubova.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social this might be of interest
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@alicekoubova.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social this might be of interest
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Important read 👇
Aid might not make poor countries rich - but it can strengthen civil society and democracy
📢 In our new open-access study with Marike Blanken &
@FelixWiebrecht
we show how earmarked democracy aid via CSOs empowers CSOs and improves democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 In our new open-access study with Marike Blanken &
@FelixWiebrecht
we show how earmarked democracy aid via CSOs empowers CSOs and improves democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From Aid to Empowerment: The Impact of Democracy Assistance on Civil Society
A growing body of research indicates that democracy aid improves levels of democracy in recipient countries. However, the precise mechanisms behind this relationship are understudied. Contributing ...
www.tandfonline.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Important read 👇
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📣 Just launched: Methods School courses in Thessaloniki!
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Course list now live: ECPR Methods School at the General Conference
26 – 29 August 2025, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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April 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📣 Just launched: Methods School courses in Thessaloniki!
✨ For the first time ever, your training includes 🆓 access to our flagship General Conference
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✅ Pick first
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✨ For the first time ever, your training includes 🆓 access to our flagship General Conference
🎟️ Sign up for priority booking to:
✅ Pick first
⏱️ Book early
💰 Save £70 if you're an ECPR Member affiliate
#ecprgc25 #ecprms #methodsky #polisky
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✨ NEW opportunity ✨
✒️ Seeking Co-Editor for our Comparative Politics book series which has published some of the most impactful works in #PolSci
📚 Source & evaluate manuscripts
📚 Select referees
📚 Support authors
📚 Develop & grow the series
⏳ Apply by 14 May
#AcademicSky #Polisky
✒️ Seeking Co-Editor for our Comparative Politics book series which has published some of the most impactful works in #PolSci
📚 Source & evaluate manuscripts
📚 Select referees
📚 Support authors
📚 Develop & grow the series
⏳ Apply by 14 May
#AcademicSky #Polisky
Seeking Co-Editor of the ECPR-OUP Comparative Politics Series
Contribute your expertise to developing a leading outlet for high-impact research in comparative politics.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
✨ NEW opportunity ✨
✒️ Seeking Co-Editor for our Comparative Politics book series which has published some of the most impactful works in #PolSci
📚 Source & evaluate manuscripts
📚 Select referees
📚 Support authors
📚 Develop & grow the series
⏳ Apply by 14 May
#AcademicSky #Polisky
✒️ Seeking Co-Editor for our Comparative Politics book series which has published some of the most impactful works in #PolSci
📚 Source & evaluate manuscripts
📚 Select referees
📚 Support authors
📚 Develop & grow the series
⏳ Apply by 14 May
#AcademicSky #Polisky