Dean Schafer
@schaferd.bsky.social
AsstProf @MSState, Postdoc @CEU, PhD from @GC_PoliSci.
Authoritarian Coalitions in Democracies.
Network Analysis, Text-data, Panel Data, Field.
Turkish, Arabic, MENA.
www.deanschafer.com
Authoritarian Coalitions in Democracies.
Network Analysis, Text-data, Panel Data, Field.
Turkish, Arabic, MENA.
www.deanschafer.com
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📚Our discussion introduces a journal special issue on illiberal politics in Europe edited by AUTHLIB's @zsolt.bsky.social, @petraguasti.bsky.social, @schaferd.bsky.social & Bálint Mikola.
✅ Browse all articles open access!
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Illiberal Politics in Europe
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
www.cogitatiopress.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
📚Our discussion introduces a journal special issue on illiberal politics in Europe edited by AUTHLIB's @zsolt.bsky.social, @petraguasti.bsky.social, @schaferd.bsky.social & Bálint Mikola.
✅ Browse all articles open access!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
✅ Browse all articles open access!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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Trump is building a personalist regime where every university must bend the knee or lose funding and every business must bend the knee or face tariffs, H-1B fees, and regulatory blackmail. You can't cover each domain in isolation; they are all the same story.
Awarding scientific grants based on scientific merit? That pales in comparison to my strategy, giving grants based on political loyalty
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
September 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Trump is building a personalist regime where every university must bend the knee or lose funding and every business must bend the knee or face tariffs, H-1B fees, and regulatory blackmail. You can't cover each domain in isolation; they are all the same story.
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Only just catching up to this fascinating little mini-controversy. I will say that one of the advantages of keeping up with fandom is it puts you more in contact with women's iddy sexual or romantic preferences, and so makes this phenomenon obvious...
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/this-inter...
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/this-inter...
This internet poll is breaking men's brains!
And this is what we get when male fitness standards clash with female preferences.
nataliaantonova.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Only just catching up to this fascinating little mini-controversy. I will say that one of the advantages of keeping up with fandom is it puts you more in contact with women's iddy sexual or romantic preferences, and so makes this phenomenon obvious...
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/this-inter...
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/this-inter...
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Another story of
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
BYU student's visa reinstated after unexpected revocation
A Japanese doctorate student at BYU will now be able to stay in the U.S. after his visa was revoked earlier this month.
kslnewsradio.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Another story of
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
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reagan/bush judges: "this administration's shocking arguments would reduce the rule of law to lawlenssness"
neocons: abolish ICE
david brooks: communist manifesto
Dem leadership, top liberal consultants/pundits: the latest NYT/Ipsos has Trump up +4 on immigration, +9 with noncollege men
neocons: abolish ICE
david brooks: communist manifesto
Dem leadership, top liberal consultants/pundits: the latest NYT/Ipsos has Trump up +4 on immigration, +9 with noncollege men
April 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
reagan/bush judges: "this administration's shocking arguments would reduce the rule of law to lawlenssness"
neocons: abolish ICE
david brooks: communist manifesto
Dem leadership, top liberal consultants/pundits: the latest NYT/Ipsos has Trump up +4 on immigration, +9 with noncollege men
neocons: abolish ICE
david brooks: communist manifesto
Dem leadership, top liberal consultants/pundits: the latest NYT/Ipsos has Trump up +4 on immigration, +9 with noncollege men
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This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
www.gazettenet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
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🆕📝🚨 Glad to see this one out in International Journal of Cultural Policy. With data from @authlibeu.bsky.social, we review cultural policies of 🇭🇺Orbán, 🇵🇱Kaczyński, 🇨🇿Babiš, and 🇸🇰Fico. A short thread👇 1/4
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🆕📝🚨 Glad to see this one out in International Journal of Cultural Policy. With data from @authlibeu.bsky.social, we review cultural policies of 🇭🇺Orbán, 🇵🇱Kaczyński, 🇨🇿Babiš, and 🇸🇰Fico. A short thread👇 1/4
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
Excited to see our article out: "Opposition to Government and Back" coauthored with @franziskawagner.bsky.social and @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social.
We show that illiberal far right parties pull conservative parties to the right on immigration, and that inclusion is not an effective containment strategy.
We show that illiberal far right parties pull conservative parties to the right on immigration, and that inclusion is not an effective containment strategy.
🚀 Publication Alert
Thrilled to share my latest article with @schaferd.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social examining the impact of far-right parties on parliamentary discourse!
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Thrilled to share my latest article with @schaferd.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social examining the impact of far-right parties on parliamentary discourse!
shorturl.at/s4t8P
Opposition to Government and Back: How Illiberal Parties Shape Immigration Discourse and Party Competition | Article | Politics and Governance
Franziska Wagner, Dean Schafer, Mehmet Yavuz
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April 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Excited to see our article out: "Opposition to Government and Back" coauthored with @franziskawagner.bsky.social and @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social.
We show that illiberal far right parties pull conservative parties to the right on immigration, and that inclusion is not an effective containment strategy.
We show that illiberal far right parties pull conservative parties to the right on immigration, and that inclusion is not an effective containment strategy.
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APSA panel accepted!! I'm excited to be co-organizing a panel on democratic backsliding and opposition resistance, featuring @cristyramirezp.bsky.social, @dnsltr.bsky.social, @beattyriedl.bsky.social, and @schaferd.bsky.social, with @lgamboa.bsky.social and @orcunselcuk.bsky.social as discussants!
March 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
APSA panel accepted!! I'm excited to be co-organizing a panel on democratic backsliding and opposition resistance, featuring @cristyramirezp.bsky.social, @dnsltr.bsky.social, @beattyriedl.bsky.social, and @schaferd.bsky.social, with @lgamboa.bsky.social and @orcunselcuk.bsky.social as discussants!
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February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I feel like wikipedia is the only institution that was actually ready for this.
Wikipedia is rolling out anonymity features piloted in countries with authoritarian governments in the US & is making a change to not show editor IP addresses in response to a global "increase in threats" from Elon Musk, Heritage Foundation, and governments
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
www.404media.co
February 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I feel like wikipedia is the only institution that was actually ready for this.
It's painful to see democratic breakdown in the US described so clearly.
We knew the threat was real. Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign after trying to overthrow the last election. In the last 3 weeks, he's followed the Project 2025 plan for consolidating executive power.
We knew the threat was real. Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign after trying to overthrow the last election. In the last 3 weeks, he's followed the Project 2025 plan for consolidating executive power.
February 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's painful to see democratic breakdown in the US described so clearly.
We knew the threat was real. Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign after trying to overthrow the last election. In the last 3 weeks, he's followed the Project 2025 plan for consolidating executive power.
We knew the threat was real. Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign after trying to overthrow the last election. In the last 3 weeks, he's followed the Project 2025 plan for consolidating executive power.
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Sneak preview of something useful that I'm working on in the hope that enough of you are enthusiastic that I actually manage to finish it. Features nice plots too!
TL;DR: Every time you dichotomised some continuous data, it was probably fine.
TL;DR: Every time you dichotomised some continuous data, it was probably fine.
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Sneak preview of something useful that I'm working on in the hope that enough of you are enthusiastic that I actually manage to finish it. Features nice plots too!
TL;DR: Every time you dichotomised some continuous data, it was probably fine.
TL;DR: Every time you dichotomised some continuous data, it was probably fine.
Is there an up-to-date dataset of US Congress floor speeches (both house and senate)? I know govinfo.gov publishes the congressional record, but they are pdf, and I don't want to scrape. Stanford has a dataset that ends in 2017.
I'm hoping there's a university that maintains a ready-to-use dataset
I'm hoping there's a university that maintains a ready-to-use dataset
February 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Is there an up-to-date dataset of US Congress floor speeches (both house and senate)? I know govinfo.gov publishes the congressional record, but they are pdf, and I don't want to scrape. Stanford has a dataset that ends in 2017.
I'm hoping there's a university that maintains a ready-to-use dataset
I'm hoping there's a university that maintains a ready-to-use dataset
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This is outstanding work, outstanding news, and an encouraging sign of how sunlight is the best disinfectant against the Musk virus
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is outstanding work, outstanding news, and an encouraging sign of how sunlight is the best disinfectant against the Musk virus
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How do autocrats stay in power?
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How do autocrats stay in power?
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
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Eminent political scientists sound the alarm at the prospect of overturning the NC Supreme Court election in a new amicus brief www.aclu.org/cases/griffi...
NC's "path is thus broadly comparable to the path of a country like Hungary"
Now seeking to throw out an election on pretextual grounds
NC's "path is thus broadly comparable to the path of a country like Hungary"
Now seeking to throw out an election on pretextual grounds
January 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Eminent political scientists sound the alarm at the prospect of overturning the NC Supreme Court election in a new amicus brief www.aclu.org/cases/griffi...
NC's "path is thus broadly comparable to the path of a country like Hungary"
Now seeking to throw out an election on pretextual grounds
NC's "path is thus broadly comparable to the path of a country like Hungary"
Now seeking to throw out an election on pretextual grounds
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Having published a book recently, I found it sometimes hard to understand how the process worked (and luckily, had very kind mentors who helped).
I have uploaded a short document detailing how my experience went, in case others find it helpful: www.vicentevalentim.com/_files/ugd/a...
I have uploaded a short document detailing how my experience went, in case others find it helpful: www.vicentevalentim.com/_files/ugd/a...
www.vicentevalentim.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Having published a book recently, I found it sometimes hard to understand how the process worked (and luckily, had very kind mentors who helped).
I have uploaded a short document detailing how my experience went, in case others find it helpful: www.vicentevalentim.com/_files/ugd/a...
I have uploaded a short document detailing how my experience went, in case others find it helpful: www.vicentevalentim.com/_files/ugd/a...
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It remains astounding to me, as someone who had a few small interactions with Marc, how much a little criticism directed at him turned him into such a baby.
Like literally none of what he says here is accurate.
Like literally none of what he says here is accurate.
By “free speech” they meant “make it illegal to dislike me”
January 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It remains astounding to me, as someone who had a few small interactions with Marc, how much a little criticism directed at him turned him into such a baby.
Like literally none of what he says here is accurate.
Like literally none of what he says here is accurate.
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I’m excited to share DIME v4.0 is live! This release covers through the 2024 cycle and contains records for 850M+ itemized political contributions and ideological scores for millions of candidates, PACs, and donors.
stanford.io/3DJDCYm
stanford.io/3DJDCYm
Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections (DIME): Public version 4.0
Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections (DIME): Public version 4.0
stanford.io
January 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I’m excited to share DIME v4.0 is live! This release covers through the 2024 cycle and contains records for 850M+ itemized political contributions and ideological scores for millions of candidates, PACs, and donors.
stanford.io/3DJDCYm
stanford.io/3DJDCYm
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"Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals:
The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world." 🇺🇸
https://buff.ly/3Zhe7EH
"Other advanced economies show little sign of this dynamism."
The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world." 🇺🇸
https://buff.ly/3Zhe7EH
"Other advanced economies show little sign of this dynamism."
December 3, 2024 at 12:34 PM
"Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals:
The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world." 🇺🇸
https://buff.ly/3Zhe7EH
"Other advanced economies show little sign of this dynamism."
The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world." 🇺🇸
https://buff.ly/3Zhe7EH
"Other advanced economies show little sign of this dynamism."
Best academic-pop culture crossover reference ever. The article addresses the repercussions of opposition failure.
Opposition coalitions can end electoral authoritarianism, but risk greater repression: "if you come for the king, you best not miss."
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
Opposition coalitions can end electoral authoritarianism, but risk greater repression: "if you come for the king, you best not miss."
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Opposition coalitions under electoral authoritarianism have been associated with greater likelihood of opposition victory and democratization. I argue, however, that coalitions also entail significan....
doi.org
October 10, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Best academic-pop culture crossover reference ever. The article addresses the repercussions of opposition failure.
Opposition coalitions can end electoral authoritarianism, but risk greater repression: "if you come for the king, you best not miss."
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
Opposition coalitions can end electoral authoritarianism, but risk greater repression: "if you come for the king, you best not miss."
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
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Unbelievable. Republican leaders are blocking additional relief from Hurricane Helene because they think it’ll be politically expedient! www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Mike Johnson won't commit to bringing House back before the election for more hurricane relief
In a letter to congressional leaders, Biden urged Congress to restore funding to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program as it faces potential funding shortfalls.
www.nbcnews.com
October 7, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Unbelievable. Republican leaders are blocking additional relief from Hurricane Helene because they think it’ll be politically expedient! www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Deadline Saturday (6/15)! Apply for the 2024 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) program that awards between 20 and 25 grants yearly of between $10K-$15K to support doctoral dissertation research in political science. #polisky
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APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant Now Accepting Applications -
Applications for the 2024 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) are due June 15, 2024. The Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant project provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research [...]
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June 12, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Deadline Saturday (6/15)! Apply for the 2024 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) program that awards between 20 and 25 grants yearly of between $10K-$15K to support doctoral dissertation research in political science. #polisky
politicalsciencenow.com/2024-apsa-do...
politicalsciencenow.com/2024-apsa-do...