Sascha Riaz
@riazsascha.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, European University Institute | https://saschariaz.com/
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If someone paid you $4.75 every night you slept 7+ hours, would you sleep more?
And--more importantly--would that increase in sleep change your behavior in other meaningful ways?
This new paper ran an experiment to find out.
And--more importantly--would that increase in sleep change your behavior in other meaningful ways?
This new paper ran an experiment to find out.
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
If someone paid you $4.75 every night you slept 7+ hours, would you sleep more?
And--more importantly--would that increase in sleep change your behavior in other meaningful ways?
This new paper ran an experiment to find out.
And--more importantly--would that increase in sleep change your behavior in other meaningful ways?
This new paper ran an experiment to find out.
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🚨Job alert! 🚨
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
www.hu-berlin.de
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
🚨Job alert! 🚨
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
AI explaining the credibility revolution 😍
How to explain the “credibility revolution” in a few minutes?
"I" "made" a short video that tries to show why clever (natural) experiments and research design beat pure statistical adjustment for causal claims.
I am genuinely curious what methods people think:
youtu.be/Fv14ktwA31Q?...
"I" "made" a short video that tries to show why clever (natural) experiments and research design beat pure statistical adjustment for causal claims.
I am genuinely curious what methods people think:
youtu.be/Fv14ktwA31Q?...
The Causal Revolution: Why Research Design trumps (regression) models for causal claims
YouTube video by Alexander Wuttke
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
AI explaining the credibility revolution 😍
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You guys all say the NYT doesn't do any worthwhile journalism, but well here you go, haters
A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You guys all say the NYT doesn't do any worthwhile journalism, but well here you go, haters
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1000 times this. Thanks Cyrus
I’d put it almost more sharply: not always, but too often, researchers using survey experiments seem to think they’re making causal inferences when they are measuring quantities. confusion over the inquiry is v far from the spirit of the cred revolution
I’d put it almost more sharply: not always, but too often, researchers using survey experiments seem to think they’re making causal inferences when they are measuring quantities. confusion over the inquiry is v far from the spirit of the cred revolution
A blog post giving a more thorough take on survey experiments and the credibility revolution: cyrussamii.com?p=4168
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
1000 times this. Thanks Cyrus
I’d put it almost more sharply: not always, but too often, researchers using survey experiments seem to think they’re making causal inferences when they are measuring quantities. confusion over the inquiry is v far from the spirit of the cred revolution
I’d put it almost more sharply: not always, but too often, researchers using survey experiments seem to think they’re making causal inferences when they are measuring quantities. confusion over the inquiry is v far from the spirit of the cred revolution
New paper out @psrm.bsky.social: using precinct-level data from Berlin, we show that proximity to refugee housing increased AfD support in the 2017 federal election - but this electoral backlash was hyper-local
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New paper out @psrm.bsky.social: using precinct-level data from Berlin, we show that proximity to refugee housing increased AfD support in the 2017 federal election - but this electoral backlash was hyper-local
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New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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"[Political science] studies without an explicit identification strategy...constitute nearly 40% of empirical quantitative work."
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"[Political science] studies without an explicit identification strategy...constitute nearly 40% of empirical quantitative work."
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🎤 The ninth session of the PBC will host @riazsascha.bsky.social from @eui-sps.bsky.social, who will present:
"Regime Loyalty in Wartime Nazi Germany"
📍 Join us on Zoom!
Please register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
"Regime Loyalty in Wartime Nazi Germany"
📍 Join us on Zoom!
Please register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Regime loyalty in wartime Nazi Germany
This session of the Political Behaviour Colloquium features a presentation by Sascha Riaz, Peter Mair Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the European University Institute.
www.eui.eu
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🎤 The ninth session of the PBC will host @riazsascha.bsky.social from @eui-sps.bsky.social, who will present:
"Regime Loyalty in Wartime Nazi Germany"
📍 Join us on Zoom!
Please register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
"Regime Loyalty in Wartime Nazi Germany"
📍 Join us on Zoom!
Please register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
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On Wednesday, @riazsascha.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present phenomenal work on regime loyalty during the Nazi regime! joint work w De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social + @juvoss.bsky.social
As always, you can join us via zoom!
organized w @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social
As always, you can join us via zoom!
organized w @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
On Wednesday, @riazsascha.bsky.social will join us in Münster to present phenomenal work on regime loyalty during the Nazi regime! joint work w De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social + @juvoss.bsky.social
As always, you can join us via zoom!
organized w @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social
As always, you can join us via zoom!
organized w @danbischof.bsky.social + @mwegemann.bsky.social
Looking forward to visiting Mannheim next week (24–25 Nov). Be in touch if you’re around and want to grab a coffee.
❗️ Tue, Nov 25, 12:15-13:30 CET
📍 A 231 and ZOOM
MZES Speaker Series
with
@riazsascha.bsky.social
"Regime Loyalty in Nazi Germany during WWII"
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even...
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📍 A 231 and ZOOM
MZES Speaker Series
with
@riazsascha.bsky.social
"Regime Loyalty in Nazi Germany during WWII"
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even...
1/2
Detail
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Looking forward to visiting Mannheim next week (24–25 Nov). Be in touch if you’re around and want to grab a coffee.
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early January to mid-June 2026).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: forms.gle/wdq27WcDLC7i...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: December 15
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early January to mid-June 2026).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: forms.gle/wdq27WcDLC7i...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: December 15
EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium
Please fill in the details below to submit your proposal.
Kindly provide the title and abstract of your paper, as well as your availability to present. The Colloquium is held every Tuesday from 17:00 ...
forms.gle
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early January to mid-June 2026).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: forms.gle/wdq27WcDLC7i...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: December 15
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early January to mid-June 2026).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: forms.gle/wdq27WcDLC7i...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: December 15
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Your daily reminder that semantic disclaimers will not ensure better research practices.
Doing non-causal inference (and being explicit about it), yet using a causal word as second word in the title.
If you pay Nature € 10.690, they will publish this in Nature Ageing.
I can tell you what I think of that for free.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
If you pay Nature € 10.690, they will publish this in Nature Ageing.
I can tell you what I think of that for free.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Your daily reminder that semantic disclaimers will not ensure better research practices.
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
NEW -
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
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NEW -
The Gendered Persistence of Authoritarian Indoctrination - https://cup.org/3WCwC5v
"decades after the fall of the GDR, the attitudinal effects of authoritarian socialization persist"
- Nourhan A. Elsayed, @hannohilbig.bsky.social, @riazsascha.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Gendered Persistence of Authoritarian Indoctrination - https://cup.org/3WCwC5v
"decades after the fall of the GDR, the attitudinal effects of authoritarian socialization persist"
- Nourhan A. Elsayed, @hannohilbig.bsky.social, @riazsascha.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEW -
The Gendered Persistence of Authoritarian Indoctrination - https://cup.org/3WCwC5v
"decades after the fall of the GDR, the attitudinal effects of authoritarian socialization persist"
- Nourhan A. Elsayed, @hannohilbig.bsky.social, @riazsascha.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Gendered Persistence of Authoritarian Indoctrination - https://cup.org/3WCwC5v
"decades after the fall of the GDR, the attitudinal effects of authoritarian socialization persist"
- Nourhan A. Elsayed, @hannohilbig.bsky.social, @riazsascha.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨
We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.
We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.
We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
September 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
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UC Davis Political Science is hiring an assistant professor in comparative politics. For more information, please see the description here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299
The deadline is September 15.
The deadline is September 15.
Department of Political Science - Comparative Politics
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
August 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
UC Davis Political Science is hiring an assistant professor in comparative politics. For more information, please see the description here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299
The deadline is September 15.
The deadline is September 15.
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Fascinating paper by @haasvioleta.bsky.social and colleagues.
Using a field experiment around climate protests, they find that protests don't durable change bystander norms or attitudes, but they do change their immediate behavior.
osf.io/preprints/os...
Using a field experiment around climate protests, they find that protests don't durable change bystander norms or attitudes, but they do change their immediate behavior.
osf.io/preprints/os...
August 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Fascinating paper by @haasvioleta.bsky.social and colleagues.
Using a field experiment around climate protests, they find that protests don't durable change bystander norms or attitudes, but they do change their immediate behavior.
osf.io/preprints/os...
Using a field experiment around climate protests, they find that protests don't durable change bystander norms or attitudes, but they do change their immediate behavior.
osf.io/preprints/os...
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Join as for double(!) EuroWEPS 🇮🇹-edition, generously hosted by Bocconi (@aalrababah.bsky.social & @catherinedevries.bsky.social) & @eui-eu.bsky.social (@eliasdinas.bsky.social). Very much looking forward to this! 👇
Apply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30
August 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join as for double(!) EuroWEPS 🇮🇹-edition, generously hosted by Bocconi (@aalrababah.bsky.social & @catherinedevries.bsky.social) & @eui-eu.bsky.social (@eliasdinas.bsky.social). Very much looking forward to this! 👇
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Excited to host the 4th iteration of the Transformations of Democracy Junior Scholars Workshop at WZB Berlin together with Hanno Hilbig!
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Excited to host the 4th iteration of the Transformations of Democracy Junior Scholars Workshop at WZB Berlin together with Hanno Hilbig!
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
Amazing talks & exchanges with colleagues from Princeton, Harvard, UC Davis, Toulouse School of Economics, Copenhagen, Humboldt, Chemnitz, EUI, and beyond..
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium
Please fill in the details below to submit your proposal.
Kindly provide the title and abstract of your paper, as well as your availability to present. The Colloquium is held every Tuesday from 17:00 ...
docs.google.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
We’re looking for presenters for the upcoming term (early October to mid-December 2025).
If you’d like to present, please fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗓 Deadline for proposals: August 31
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Anti-immigrant bias in the German criminal justice system: who would have thought?
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
July 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Anti-immigrant bias in the German criminal justice system: who would have thought?
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Ready to make plans for the academic year 2026/27? Why not visit us: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
Sociology Visitorships - Nuffield College Oxford University
The Nuffield College Sociology Group invites applications for a Visitorship at the College during the 2026-27 academic year (between early October 2026 and late June 2027).
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ready to make plans for the academic year 2026/27? Why not visit us: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
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We’re live! 🚀
Just launched the Humboldt GovLab with a great workshop on #CitizensAssemblies @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Because strengthening democracy takes more than ideas.
It takes evidence. And collaboration.
Follow us @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌐 hu-govlab.de
Just launched the Humboldt GovLab with a great workshop on #CitizensAssemblies @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Because strengthening democracy takes more than ideas.
It takes evidence. And collaboration.
Follow us @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌐 hu-govlab.de
📣 It’s official – we launched the Humboldt Governance Lab! 📣
We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
We use innovative methods to deliver evidence-based insights for policy-makers, public admin, and civil society – tackling the key challenges facing democracy today.
🌐 hu-govlab.de
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We’re live! 🚀
Just launched the Humboldt GovLab with a great workshop on #CitizensAssemblies @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Because strengthening democracy takes more than ideas.
It takes evidence. And collaboration.
Follow us @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌐 hu-govlab.de
Just launched the Humboldt GovLab with a great workshop on #CitizensAssemblies @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Because strengthening democracy takes more than ideas.
It takes evidence. And collaboration.
Follow us @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
🌐 hu-govlab.de