Juliet Johnson
@excubs.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at McGill University. Money, trust, memory politics, central banks, and financial nationalism.
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Juliet Johnson
@excubs.bsky.social
· Nov 3
Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol
How and why did the European Union (EU) flag, once a banal marker of European integration and institutions in its member states, become such a politically charged symbol outside of the EU? We demon...
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Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
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I love Costco
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I love Costco
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We’ve spent 15+ years as a field in political science/IPE trying to make trade the primary culprit for populist authoritarianism when cycles of financial bubbles, crashes, bailouts, & austerity are right there in front of us.
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We’ve spent 15+ years as a field in political science/IPE trying to make trade the primary culprit for populist authoritarianism when cycles of financial bubbles, crashes, bailouts, & austerity are right there in front of us.
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👇 Not only is this true, it is literally the only non-revolutionary path to a political transition. There is no option for a regime change where your only allies are the people who always shared your values!
People getting mad here about anyone saying it's good that MTG and Trump are fighting. I teach democratization every semester. The first slide says 'elite fracture.' That's always where it starts. It's good when people with bad politics are fighting one another.
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
👇 Not only is this true, it is literally the only non-revolutionary path to a political transition. There is no option for a regime change where your only allies are the people who always shared your values!
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I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me
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But on the plus side, this list leaves a lot of things still available to ruin
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
But on the plus side, this list leaves a lot of things still available to ruin
Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol
How and why did the European Union (EU) flag, once a banal marker of European integration and institutions in its member states, become such a politically charged symbol outside of the EU? We demon...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
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Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords used to sound ridiculous as an institutional model of governance
“The President decides major foreign policy approaches based on his personal anger at tv commercials” is almost too stupid to imagine but it’s literally our reality
The president says he is boosting tariffs on Canadian imports by 10% because he doesn't like an ad they ran last night during the World Series, and which he falsely describes as inaccurate. Oh, and here's the Reagan address in question—judge for yourself!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords used to sound ridiculous as an institutional model of governance
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My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
The resistance reaches into Trump country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
wagingnonviolence.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
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A few alum tickets are still left for this Poli Sci Homecoming roundtable next week
with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...
with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...
October 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A few alum tickets are still left for this Poli Sci Homecoming roundtable next week
with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...
with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...
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Come and join us! Our search focuses on econometrics or IO!
Montreal, imo, best city in North America and 🇨🇦 is a welcoming, awesome country.
Montreal, imo, best city in North America and 🇨🇦 is a welcoming, awesome country.
🍁🍁Hello! We hiring in the junior market! 🍁🍁
Apply to work with us at McGill's Econ department!
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Apply to work with us at McGill's Econ department!
Full ad: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
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October 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Come and join us! Our search focuses on econometrics or IO!
Montreal, imo, best city in North America and 🇨🇦 is a welcoming, awesome country.
Montreal, imo, best city in North America and 🇨🇦 is a welcoming, awesome country.
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And (separately) registration is still open for the alumni Homecoming week roundtable "Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World"
www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
And (separately) registration is still open for the alumni Homecoming week roundtable "Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World"
www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
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It's one thing to succumb to the stick, but Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Penn, USC, MIT, UT, Arizona, Brown, and UVA absolutely must refuse to go chasing after promises of carrots.
It's one thing to succumb to the stick, but Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Penn, USC, MIT, UT, Arizona, Brown, and UVA absolutely must refuse to go chasing after promises of carrots.
Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage
An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.
www.wsj.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
It's one thing to succumb to the stick, but Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Penn, USC, MIT, UT, Arizona, Brown, and UVA absolutely must refuse to go chasing after promises of carrots.
It's one thing to succumb to the stick, but Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Penn, USC, MIT, UT, Arizona, Brown, and UVA absolutely must refuse to go chasing after promises of carrots.
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www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
@mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social Homecoming week roundtable in the Department of Political Science
Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World
Oct 23, 5:45 pm
Moderator:
@excubs.bsky.social
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@mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social Homecoming week roundtable in the Department of Political Science
Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World
Oct 23, 5:45 pm
Moderator:
@excubs.bsky.social
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Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World
In this special Homecoming roundtable, experts from the McGill Department of Political Science discuss today's most pressing issues.
www.eventbrite.ca
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
@mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social Homecoming week roundtable in the Department of Political Science
Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World
Oct 23, 5:45 pm
Moderator:
@excubs.bsky.social
1/2
@mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social Homecoming week roundtable in the Department of Political Science
Democracy under Pressure: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World
Oct 23, 5:45 pm
Moderator:
@excubs.bsky.social
1/2
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Trump sounds sad that Putin's effort to quickly recolonize Ukraine failed.
Trump: I'm so disappointed with President Putin. I thought he would get this thing over with… He should have had this war done in a week. And I said to him: You don't look good. You've been four years fighting a war that should have taken a week. Are you a 'paper tiger'? And… it's a shame.
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump sounds sad that Putin's effort to quickly recolonize Ukraine failed.
No
Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said, 'Well, why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free!' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense."
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
No
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Trying hard to moderate my Maia Sandu fangirling right now, but I gotta stress she's accomplished something no EEuropean reformist ever has: brought a fugitive oligarch back to face justice AND fended off massive Ru interference to win a referendum and two re-elections (parliamentary+presidential)!
September 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trying hard to moderate my Maia Sandu fangirling right now, but I gotta stress she's accomplished something no EEuropean reformist ever has: brought a fugitive oligarch back to face justice AND fended off massive Ru interference to win a referendum and two re-elections (parliamentary+presidential)!
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Get better analysis of the Russian economy than Trump does. Tune into Sasha & Sasha at The Bell.
pro.thebell.io/webinar_sept...
pro.thebell.io/webinar_sept...
The Bell — A webinar with Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr
When Will Russia Run Out of Money?
pro.thebell.io
September 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Get better analysis of the Russian economy than Trump does. Tune into Sasha & Sasha at The Bell.
pro.thebell.io/webinar_sept...
pro.thebell.io/webinar_sept...
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Wildly illegal, unprecedented, and authoritarian things that would have ended most previous presidencies, now happening daily
There is no legitimate reason for this request; USDA already has the data. It's inexplicable beyond (1) a fig leaf to simply make people go hungry because cruelty is fun and/or (2) a deliberate effort to imperil personal data security and thereby increase fraud / identity theft.
Trump admin. threatens to withhold $460M in food-stamp funding if Pa. doesn't share personal data
A long-simmering battle between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the White House over the state’s food-stamp program is set to come to a head by the end of this week.
www.wesa.fm
September 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wildly illegal, unprecedented, and authoritarian things that would have ended most previous presidencies, now happening daily
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While you still can, if you’re asking “who’s Sinclair?” John Oliver has you covered:
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
While you still can, if you’re asking “who’s Sinclair?” John Oliver has you covered:
Such a great initiative!
⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Such a great initiative!
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Just the most incredibly shortsighted & idiotic thing to do, from a party & people supposedly obsessed with maintaining 🇺🇸 power in the face of a rising 🇨🇳 & other geopolitical threats around the world. All to save <checks notes> $86M, which we've already blown on military parades & invading 🇺🇸 cities.
The end of Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships and National Resource Centers means the loss of critical language and area studies expertise across the United States. These are the actions of an administration that cannot imagine the future, presiding over a declining world power
Research at risk: Cultural fluency and critical language expertise | Cornell Chronicle
The federal government ended a program that has funded Cornell's Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program for decades.
news.cornell.edu
September 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Just the most incredibly shortsighted & idiotic thing to do, from a party & people supposedly obsessed with maintaining 🇺🇸 power in the face of a rising 🇨🇳 & other geopolitical threats around the world. All to save <checks notes> $86M, which we've already blown on military parades & invading 🇺🇸 cities.
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The McGill University Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations, with an emphasis on global governance and/or international security.
The McGill University Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations, with an emphasis on global governance and/or international security.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The McGill University Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations, with an emphasis on global governance and/or international security.
The McGill University Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations, with an emphasis on global governance and/or international security.
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Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3222):
This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
Leavitt: "These are the bad guys that we are picking up in Washington DC every day. The president would love to do this in every Democrat-run city across the country."
September 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3222):