Sofia Serra-Silva
@sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher & Political Scientist at
@ics-ulisboa.bsky.social | WBI Research Fellow at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social | Previous: Visiting Professor at Georgetown University (Spring 2023)
@ics-ulisboa.bsky.social | WBI Research Fellow at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social | Previous: Visiting Professor at Georgetown University (Spring 2023)
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📢I'm over the moon to share that I've just signed a contract with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social to publish my book, “Open Parliaments” 🥳
This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)
This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)
New article 👇
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Narratives of social democracy’s demise: insights from the Portuguese case
Read the article by A. Espírito-Santo, @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social, and N. Santos here 👇
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Narratives of social democracy’s demise: insights from the Portuguese case
Read the article by A. Espírito-Santo, @sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social, and N. Santos here 👇
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New article 👇
Join us for the second Research & Publish webinar with
Eduardo Ryô Tamaki (GIGA Institute for Global and Area Studies) on a timely topic: “Harnessing AI for Research and Publishing: Tools to Boost Our Work.”
⏰ October 22 at 10:00 AM (Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
Eduardo Ryô Tamaki (GIGA Institute for Global and Area Studies) on a timely topic: “Harnessing AI for Research and Publishing: Tools to Boost Our Work.”
⏰ October 22 at 10:00 AM (Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Join us for the second Research & Publish webinar with
Eduardo Ryô Tamaki (GIGA Institute for Global and Area Studies) on a timely topic: “Harnessing AI for Research and Publishing: Tools to Boost Our Work.”
⏰ October 22 at 10:00 AM (Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
Eduardo Ryô Tamaki (GIGA Institute for Global and Area Studies) on a timely topic: “Harnessing AI for Research and Publishing: Tools to Boost Our Work.”
⏰ October 22 at 10:00 AM (Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
A summary of the main highlights from today's seminar about Academic Outreach and mind-blogging with Luca Manucci @populismblog.bsky.social
Many great reflections, check it here: open.substack.com/pub/sofiaser...
Many great reflections, check it here: open.substack.com/pub/sofiaser...
The Art of Academic Outreach
Highlights from today's seminar with Luca Manucci about the "The Art of Academic Outreach and Mind-blogging".
open.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A summary of the main highlights from today's seminar about Academic Outreach and mind-blogging with Luca Manucci @populismblog.bsky.social
Many great reflections, check it here: open.substack.com/pub/sofiaser...
Many great reflections, check it here: open.substack.com/pub/sofiaser...
Ever wonder how we reach beyond academia? How can we communicate research ideas and findings effectively — especially in a system that offers few incentives to do so?
Seminar "The Art of Academic Outreach" with @populismblog.bsky.social
⏰ October 8th (10:00 AM, Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
Seminar "The Art of Academic Outreach" with @populismblog.bsky.social
⏰ October 8th (10:00 AM, Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ever wonder how we reach beyond academia? How can we communicate research ideas and findings effectively — especially in a system that offers few incentives to do so?
Seminar "The Art of Academic Outreach" with @populismblog.bsky.social
⏰ October 8th (10:00 AM, Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
Seminar "The Art of Academic Outreach" with @populismblog.bsky.social
⏰ October 8th (10:00 AM, Lisbon time, GMT/UTC+0)
The 2025 programme is now live! Feel free to share it. Generous scholars and great topics to help foster a supportive research community.
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The 2025 programme is now live! Feel free to share it. Generous scholars and great topics to help foster a supportive research community.
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
Subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
Please share. You can attend online. Great opportunity to learn more about LLMs, plus a great (and timely) topic.
Delighted to have Christopher Klamm next week at the Methods Seminar at Unamur! A truly interdisciplinary researcher, he will delve into NLP techniques and LLMs.
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us either in person or online! 👇
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us either in person or online! 👇
April 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Please share. You can attend online. Great opportunity to learn more about LLMs, plus a great (and timely) topic.
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
@sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social is now presenting her research into how multilevel governance shapes public engagement in parliamentary affairs by drawing on the case of Belgium 🇧🇪
April 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@sofiaserrasilva.bsky.social is now presenting her research into how multilevel governance shapes public engagement in parliamentary affairs by drawing on the case of Belgium 🇧🇪
I'm just going to say it: I'm on my way to Birmingham for a conference, sitting on a train, and I really miss the silence on Belgian trains. Well done, Belgium🙌
April 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I'm just going to say it: I'm on my way to Birmingham for a conference, sitting on a train, and I really miss the silence on Belgian trains. Well done, Belgium🙌
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
Delighted to welcome michaelheseltine.bsky.social next week to the Methods Seminar at Unamur! He'll present his latest work and delve into NLP techniques and LLMs.
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us this week—on site or online! 👇
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us this week—on site or online! 👇
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Delighted to welcome michaelheseltine.bsky.social next week to the Methods Seminar at Unamur! He'll present his latest work and delve into NLP techniques and LLMs.
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us this week—on site or online! 👇
Stay updated on future sessions: marketing.egoi.page/1e2e84ny/sig...
Join us this week—on site or online! 👇
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations (2018) by Bill Ong Hing
‘Lets no one off the hook – not Clinton, not Bush, not Obama, not Trump – for the trauma the US has imposed on immigrants and immigrant communities."
cup.org/3WyMS80
‘Lets no one off the hook – not Clinton, not Bush, not Obama, not Trump – for the trauma the US has imposed on immigrants and immigrant communities."
cup.org/3WyMS80
American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations
Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations
cup.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations (2018) by Bill Ong Hing
‘Lets no one off the hook – not Clinton, not Bush, not Obama, not Trump – for the trauma the US has imposed on immigrants and immigrant communities."
cup.org/3WyMS80
‘Lets no one off the hook – not Clinton, not Bush, not Obama, not Trump – for the trauma the US has imposed on immigrants and immigrant communities."
cup.org/3WyMS80
It is intriguing how political science has moved away from certain forms of qualitative inquiry over time. As a mixed-methods researcher, I find this trend concerning. Source: Curry (2017) in PS: Political Science & Politics
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is intriguing how political science has moved away from certain forms of qualitative inquiry over time. As a mixed-methods researcher, I find this trend concerning. Source: Curry (2017) in PS: Political Science & Politics
Let’s redo our analysis (yes, again) and brace ourselves for the new post-election data. Being a political scientist in Portugal these days feels like a never-ending game....
March 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Let’s redo our analysis (yes, again) and brace ourselves for the new post-election data. Being a political scientist in Portugal these days feels like a never-ending game....
Incomoda-me um PM com manifesto desconforto perante o escrutínio necessário a que o seu cargo exige
"Eu assumo as minhas palavras", diz Montenegro.
Siga o debate em direto: expresso.pt/politica/crise/...
Siga o debate em direto: expresso.pt/politica/crise/...
March 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Incomoda-me um PM com manifesto desconforto perante o escrutínio necessário a que o seu cargo exige
I don't get why Real Pain is getting all this buzz and awards, it is not that great, sorry :/
March 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I don't get why Real Pain is getting all this buzz and awards, it is not that great, sorry :/
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
More of this, please.
March 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
More of this, please.
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
Huge political instability in Portugal due to conflict of interest allegations against the PM. The government might fall in some weeks – unless the communists go ahead with a vote of no confidence (which would fail and allow the gov to survive). International journalists: check it out
March 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Huge political instability in Portugal due to conflict of interest allegations against the PM. The government might fall in some weeks – unless the communists go ahead with a vote of no confidence (which would fail and allow the gov to survive). International journalists: check it out
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
Nunca vi um estado de graça tão prolongado e uma imprensa tão benevolente com um governo tão fraco. No entanto, o PM destrata-a como poucos. Nem sentido de Estado, nem perguntas (hoje).
March 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Nunca vi um estado de graça tão prolongado e uma imprensa tão benevolente com um governo tão fraco. No entanto, o PM destrata-a como poucos. Nem sentido de Estado, nem perguntas (hoje).
Interessante o que está a acontecer com esta iniciativa de cidadãos. Os proponentes têm pouquíssimo impacto na discussão da iniciativa, enquanto os partidos frequentemente alteram substancialmente o conteúdo original das propostas. O meu artigo e do João mostra isso: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
March 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Interessante o que está a acontecer com esta iniciativa de cidadãos. Os proponentes têm pouquíssimo impacto na discussão da iniciativa, enquanto os partidos frequentemente alteram substancialmente o conteúdo original das propostas. O meu artigo e do João mostra isso: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
NEW COLUMN -- American journalism is not equipped to deal with an autocratic president, and it shows.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Opinion: The American Press Corps Is Not Equipped For This Moment
We’ve never had to contend with a determined autocrat in this country, and it shows.
www.huffpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
NEW COLUMN -- American journalism is not equipped to deal with an autocratic president, and it shows.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
🚨Job Alert!
I’m recruiting a research assistant (PhD student) to join the BRIDGE Project for 14 months! It is remote-friendly.
If you're interested, you can find more details here: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
I’m recruiting a research assistant (PhD student) to join the BRIDGE Project for 14 months! It is remote-friendly.
If you're interested, you can find more details here: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
Sofia Serra-Silva - Project
BRIDGE: Bridging the Gap: A New Approach to Understand Citizen Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Portuguese Parliament
Funding institution: Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology —https:/...
sites.google.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🚨Job Alert!
I’m recruiting a research assistant (PhD student) to join the BRIDGE Project for 14 months! It is remote-friendly.
If you're interested, you can find more details here: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
I’m recruiting a research assistant (PhD student) to join the BRIDGE Project for 14 months! It is remote-friendly.
If you're interested, you can find more details here: sites.google.com/view/sofiase...
A bonus of 200% for executive officers, a week after Meta began laying off 5% of its overall workforce....
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/m...
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/m...
Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs
Meta's executive officers could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary under the company's new executive bonus plan, up from the 75% they earned previously.
www.cnbc.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A bonus of 200% for executive officers, a week after Meta began laying off 5% of its overall workforce....
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/m...
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/m...
Last week, I attended the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social and had the opportunity to learn about systematic literature reviews with Liliana Abreu
— who, coincidentally, is also Portuguese! I highly recommend it!
— who, coincidentally, is also Portuguese! I highly recommend it!
February 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Last week, I attended the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops @komex.bsky.social and had the opportunity to learn about systematic literature reviews with Liliana Abreu
— who, coincidentally, is also Portuguese! I highly recommend it!
— who, coincidentally, is also Portuguese! I highly recommend it!
📢I'm over the moon to share that I've just signed a contract with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social to publish my book, “Open Parliaments” 🥳
This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)
This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)
February 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📢I'm over the moon to share that I've just signed a contract with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social to publish my book, “Open Parliaments” 🥳
This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)
This project has been incredibly exciting and started when I was teaching at Georgetown, thanks to the FLAD Fellowship (+thanks to Carole Sargent at GU)
Reposted by Sofia Serra-Silva
You can say almost anything about Palestinians in the Western media, and suffer no consequences.
That's what Dan Hodges' nauseating comments underline.
But if we normalise this sort of depravity, the consequences will be catastrophic 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/palestinia...
That's what Dan Hodges' nauseating comments underline.
But if we normalise this sort of depravity, the consequences will be catastrophic 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/palestinia...
February 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
You can say almost anything about Palestinians in the Western media, and suffer no consequences.
That's what Dan Hodges' nauseating comments underline.
But if we normalise this sort of depravity, the consequences will be catastrophic 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/palestinia...
That's what Dan Hodges' nauseating comments underline.
But if we normalise this sort of depravity, the consequences will be catastrophic 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/palestinia...
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! A shoutout to all researchers pushing boundaries and making their mark — often in a field that isn’t always easy to navigate..
February 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! A shoutout to all researchers pushing boundaries and making their mark — often in a field that isn’t always easy to navigate..