Manoel Gehrke
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social
Political Scientist, University of Pisa &
@bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
Political Accountability | Corruption | Threats to Democracy | Money & Politics | Latin America
@bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
Political Accountability | Corruption | Threats to Democracy | Money & Politics | Latin America
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔮 How corruption convictions help leaders gain support
We often attribute populism’s rise to structural factors — economic insecurity, digital technology, and cultural backlash. But Manoel Gehrke and Feng Yang
theloop.ecpr.eu
July 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A big thank you to Marcus A. Melo for discussing our @govandopp.bsky.social article on leaders' convictions in his column @folha.com today.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/marc...
(link to the article below):
www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/marc...
(link to the article below):
www1.folha.uol.com.br
September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A big thank you to Marcus A. Melo for discussing our @govandopp.bsky.social article on leaders' convictions in his column @folha.com today.
www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/marc...
(link to the article below):
www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/marc...
(link to the article below):
Cobertura da nossa pesquisa (em co-autoria com Luciano Da Ros) sobre as condenações de ex-chefes de governo no @oglobo.globo.com de hoje.
September 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cobertura da nossa pesquisa (em co-autoria com Luciano Da Ros) sobre as condenações de ex-chefes de governo no @oglobo.globo.com de hoje.
Muito obrigado à @cienciapolitica.bsky.social pela divulgação do nosso artigo. Nele explicamos porque algumas dessas condenações são revertidas e outras não, assim como as circunstâncias em que essas reversões se dão.
Estudo revela que 36% das condenações criminais de ex-chefes de Estado são revertidas posteriormente
O estudo “An Institutional Fail-Safe? How the Gap in Judicial Independence Between High and Low Courts Explains the Reversal of Corruption Convictions of Former Heads of Government”, de Luciano Da Ros...
https://www.publicabcp.org.br/post/estudo-revela-que-36-das-condenações-criminais-de-ex-chefes-de-estado-são-revertidas-posteriormente?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletterabcp&utm_campaign=09092025
September 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Muito obrigado à @cienciapolitica.bsky.social pela divulgação do nosso artigo. Nele explicamos porque algumas dessas condenações são revertidas e outras não, assim como as circunstâncias em que essas reversões se dão.
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For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social
#OpenAccess from @govandopp.bsky.social -
Clicks and Mortar: Electoral Campaigning in the 21st Century - cup.org/3HaPaps
"Research focused on digital tools and the Global South has enhanced our understanding of electoral campaigning..."
- @timhaughton.bsky.social
#FirstView
Clicks and Mortar: Electoral Campaigning in the 21st Century - cup.org/3HaPaps
"Research focused on digital tools and the Global South has enhanced our understanding of electoral campaigning..."
- @timhaughton.bsky.social
#FirstView
July 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social
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🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
New Research:
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New Research:
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
📍 Snapshots from our participation at the 28th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress!
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
July 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📍 Snapshots from our participation at the 28th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress!
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
📍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔮 How corruption convictions help leaders gain support
We often attribute populism’s rise to structural factors — economic insecurity, digital technology, and cultural backlash. But Manoel Gehrke and Feng Yang
theloop.ecpr.eu
July 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
So excited to share our paper with
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
Executive approval and accountability: the impact of global shocks in less developed democracies
This article offers an original theory which elucidates how voters in less developed settings evaluate macroeconomic performance and fiscal policies. We argue that voters face a critical challenge ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So excited to share our paper with
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
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Most literature reviews miss the point.
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours
Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Most literature reviews miss the point.
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
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Na @folha.com deste domingo, eu e @laramesquita.bsky.social trazemos resultados de diversos cenários de distribuição de cadeiras da Câmara dos Deputados.
Se a decisão do STF na ADO 38 pedia mais proporcionalidade entre estados, a Câmara sabe o caminho -- tanto que o propôs, mas só pro futuro...
Se a decisão do STF na ADO 38 pedia mais proporcionalidade entre estados, a Câmara sabe o caminho -- tanto que o propôs, mas só pro futuro...
@lgelape.bsky.social e eu fizemos simulações da distribuição de cadeiras de Deputados Federais considerando a regra citada no PLP aprovado pela Câmara e a população do Censo 2022.
Diferente do proposto pelos deputados, o aumento deveria resultar em bancadas proporcionais à população dos Estados. 1/3
Diferente do proposto pelos deputados, o aumento deveria resultar em bancadas proporcionais à população dos Estados. 1/3
May 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Na @folha.com deste domingo, eu e @laramesquita.bsky.social trazemos resultados de diversos cenários de distribuição de cadeiras da Câmara dos Deputados.
Se a decisão do STF na ADO 38 pedia mais proporcionalidade entre estados, a Câmara sabe o caminho -- tanto que o propôs, mas só pro futuro...
Se a decisão do STF na ADO 38 pedia mais proporcionalidade entre estados, a Câmara sabe o caminho -- tanto que o propôs, mas só pro futuro...
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The relationship between the level of democracy and corruption in the context of populism 👇
High-Profile Corruption Convictions,Government Reactions,and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy
Manoel Gehrke, Feng Yang
30 April '25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
High-Profile Corruption Convictions,Government Reactions,and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy
Manoel Gehrke, Feng Yang
30 April '25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
April 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The relationship between the level of democracy and corruption in the context of populism 👇
High-Profile Corruption Convictions,Government Reactions,and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy
Manoel Gehrke, Feng Yang
30 April '25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
High-Profile Corruption Convictions,Government Reactions,and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy
Manoel Gehrke, Feng Yang
30 April '25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Excited to share my latest article, "High-Profile Corruption Convictions, Government Reactions, and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy", co-authored with Feng Yang (Peking University).
doi.org/10.1111/gove... 1/4
doi.org/10.1111/gove... 1/4
April 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Excited to share my latest article, "High-Profile Corruption Convictions, Government Reactions, and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy", co-authored with Feng Yang (Peking University).
doi.org/10.1111/gove... 1/4
doi.org/10.1111/gove... 1/4
O exílio de líderes políticos geralmente aumenta a instabilidade política.
March 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
O exílio de líderes políticos geralmente aumenta a instabilidade política.
Looking forward to the conversation about the gap in judicial independence between lower and higher courts and its implications for the prosecution of corruption.
@bridgegap-eu.bsky.social Talk Series.
Based on work in progress with Luciano Da Ros.
More info: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg...
@bridgegap-eu.bsky.social Talk Series.
Based on work in progress with Luciano Da Ros.
More info: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg...
March 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Looking forward to the conversation about the gap in judicial independence between lower and higher courts and its implications for the prosecution of corruption.
@bridgegap-eu.bsky.social Talk Series.
Based on work in progress with Luciano Da Ros.
More info: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg...
@bridgegap-eu.bsky.social Talk Series.
Based on work in progress with Luciano Da Ros.
More info: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
Earlier, we had our first #CEDAR reading group of 2025, reading the new CEDAR report by @fromagehomme.bsky.social Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Licia Cianetti & @manoelgehrke.bsky.social
Democratic resilience is the 🔥 topic of this year. What does it mean to you? europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-to-stren...
Democratic resilience is the 🔥 topic of this year. What does it mean to you? europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-to-stren...
How to Strengthen Democratic Resilience
This report aims to enable activists, civil society groups, policymakers, donors, and researchers to better understand democratic resilience.
europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Earlier, we had our first #CEDAR reading group of 2025, reading the new CEDAR report by @fromagehomme.bsky.social Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Licia Cianetti & @manoelgehrke.bsky.social
Democratic resilience is the 🔥 topic of this year. What does it mean to you? europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-to-stren...
Democratic resilience is the 🔥 topic of this year. What does it mean to you? europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-to-stren...
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🔍 How to strengthen democratic resilience? – Lesson 4 - Context matters.
Democracy does not erode the same way everywhere.
While some regimes deteriorate due to executive aggrandisement, others fall through coups or polarisation.
1/🧵
Democracy does not erode the same way everywhere.
While some regimes deteriorate due to executive aggrandisement, others fall through coups or polarisation.
1/🧵
February 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🔍 How to strengthen democratic resilience? – Lesson 4 - Context matters.
Democracy does not erode the same way everywhere.
While some regimes deteriorate due to executive aggrandisement, others fall through coups or polarisation.
1/🧵
Democracy does not erode the same way everywhere.
While some regimes deteriorate due to executive aggrandisement, others fall through coups or polarisation.
1/🧵
A decade and five elections later, what have we learned about the impact of the historic decision by the @stf.jus.br to ban corporate funding of electoral campaigns in Brazil?
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
@transparenciainternacional.org.br
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
@transparenciainternacional.org.br
O que sabemos sobre os efeitos da proibição das doações empresariais no financiamento de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
Publicado no blog da Rede de Estudos e Práticas Anticorrupção: A proibição das doações empresariais em 2015 transformou o financiamento de campanhas no Brasil. Este artigo analisa estudos recentes sob...
transparenciainternacional.org.br
February 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A decade and five elections later, what have we learned about the impact of the historic decision by the @stf.jus.br to ban corporate funding of electoral campaigns in Brazil?
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
@transparenciainternacional.org.br
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
@transparenciainternacional.org.br
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Ótimo balanço do que ciência e economia política produziram sobre o fim das doações eleitorais empresariais no Brasil — escrito por @manoelgehrke.bsky.social.
Embora ainda exista muita coisa por investigar, é nítido que a capacidade de influência do setor privado mudou.
Embora ainda exista muita coisa por investigar, é nítido que a capacidade de influência do setor privado mudou.
Uma década e cinco eleições depois, o que aprendemos sobre o impacto da decisão histórica do @stf.jus.br de proibir o financiamento empresarial de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
O que sabemos sobre os efeitos da proibição das doações empresariais no financiamento de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
Publicado no blog da Rede de Estudos e Práticas Anticorrupção: A proibição das doações empresariais em 2015 transformou o financiamento de campanhas no Brasil. Este artigo analisa estudos recentes sob...
transparenciainternacional.org.br
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ótimo balanço do que ciência e economia política produziram sobre o fim das doações eleitorais empresariais no Brasil — escrito por @manoelgehrke.bsky.social.
Embora ainda exista muita coisa por investigar, é nítido que a capacidade de influência do setor privado mudou.
Embora ainda exista muita coisa por investigar, é nítido que a capacidade de influência do setor privado mudou.
Uma década e cinco eleições depois, o que aprendemos sobre o impacto da decisão histórica do @stf.jus.br de proibir o financiamento empresarial de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
O que sabemos sobre os efeitos da proibição das doações empresariais no financiamento de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
Publicado no blog da Rede de Estudos e Práticas Anticorrupção: A proibição das doações empresariais em 2015 transformou o financiamento de campanhas no Brasil. Este artigo analisa estudos recentes sob...
transparenciainternacional.org.br
February 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Uma década e cinco eleições depois, o que aprendemos sobre o impacto da decisão histórica do @stf.jus.br de proibir o financiamento empresarial de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-...
Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
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Be part of the @leverhulme.bsky.social Climate Vulnerability team 🚀
I’m looking for a 2-year postdoc to join my group at @politicsoxford.bsky.social. Apply if you’re an empirically minded junior researcher who just finished or abt to finish a PhD!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ634/p...
⏰ midday Feb 26 ⏰
I’m looking for a 2-year postdoc to join my group at @politicsoxford.bsky.social. Apply if you’re an empirically minded junior researcher who just finished or abt to finish a PhD!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ634/p...
⏰ midday Feb 26 ⏰
Job Details
my.corehr.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Be part of the @leverhulme.bsky.social Climate Vulnerability team 🚀
I’m looking for a 2-year postdoc to join my group at @politicsoxford.bsky.social. Apply if you’re an empirically minded junior researcher who just finished or abt to finish a PhD!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ634/p...
⏰ midday Feb 26 ⏰
I’m looking for a 2-year postdoc to join my group at @politicsoxford.bsky.social. Apply if you’re an empirically minded junior researcher who just finished or abt to finish a PhD!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ634/p...
⏰ midday Feb 26 ⏰
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Here’s a piece I wrote with @rfisman.bsky.social in the NYT, collecting some of our thoughts about what the oligarchic embrace of Trump can do to our economy and our politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/o...
Opinion | TikTok, Trump and the Economic Cost of C.E.O.s Cozying Up to Trump (Gift Article)
The fealty that corporate chieftains are showing the new president is a worrying sign for our economy.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Here’s a piece I wrote with @rfisman.bsky.social in the NYT, collecting some of our thoughts about what the oligarchic embrace of Trump can do to our economy and our politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/o...