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Sergi Ferrer
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Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Open University of Catalonia. Research Fellow at the Demotradeoff project based at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

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Sergi Ferrer @sergiferrer.bsky.social · Jul 21
🥳🎉 Thrilled to announce that I'll be officially joining the @uocuniversitat.bsky.social as Assistant professor of Political Science as of Agust 1st! Looking forward to initiating this new step in my career with my new colleagues! 🙌
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chriswratil.bsky.social
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project

You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!

⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025

wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...

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November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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tonirodon.bsky.social
📢 This is tomorrow!

The 8th Conference on Behaviour and Public Opinion in Catalonia will take place at @ibei.org & @politiquesupf.bsky.social

Looking forward to a great day of discussions on great papers. See you there! 👥 @bcnpolisci.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
sergiferrer.bsky.social
Content (i afortunat) d'haver pogut treballar amb ell aquests darrers anys! Enhorabona @ehernandez.bsky.social! Premi molt merescut!🥳🥳
October 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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galais.bsky.social
📢 Call open!
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.

ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...

🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
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October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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galais.bsky.social
📢 Convocatòria oberta! Busquem un Tècnic especialista de Suport a la Recerca per al projecte europeu TaCT-FoRSED, finançat per
@EU_H2020
, sobre conspiracions i democràcia.

ℹ️ Informació: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Sol·licituds: seleccio.uab.cat
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
tauler.seu-e.cat
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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robpannico.bsky.social
From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).

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The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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evaanduiza.bsky.social
We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right
Using survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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ejprjournal.bsky.social
📘 64.4

📊 Citizens strongly resist trading off free elections for income, but show more willingness to compromise on other liberal norms according to @sergiferrer.bsky.social @ehernandez.bsky.social @enprava.bsky.social @damjantomic.bsky.social

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The value of liberal democracy: Assessing citizens' commitment to democratic principles
SERGI FERRER, ENRIQUE HERNÁNDEZ, ENRIQUE PRADA, DAMJAN TOMIC
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September 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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evaanduiza.bsky.social
🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to gr.dec@uab.cat
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Call for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship
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September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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saengler.bsky.social
Three weeks left to apply 👇
saengler.bsky.social Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · Jul 28
My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.

If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!

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September 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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epssnet.bsky.social
🚨 Reposting to avoid any confusion between EPSS & EPSA 🚨

If you want to support non-for-profit, member-led political science association, EPSS is the place to be!

More here 👇🏽
epssnet.bsky.social EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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gessler.bsky.social
@deeesharp.bsky.social & I are looking for a collaborator on a project w/ @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social on empathy-based interventions against affective polarization @uni-hamburg.de
j0b.de/veca

75% PhD position, 1st yr project funded & can be converted to a position w/ teaching afterwards
📆31/08
Ausschreibung
www.uni-hamburg.de
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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dingdingpeng.the100.ci
Ever stared at a table of regression coefficients & wondered what you're doing with your life?

Very excited to share this gentle introduction to another way of making sense of statistical models (w @vincentab.bsky.social)
Preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Website: j-rohrer.github.io/marginal-psy...
Models as Prediction Machines: How to Convert Confusing Coefficients into Clear Quantities Abstract Psychological researchers usually make sense of regression models by interpreting coefficient estimates directly. This works well enough for simple linear models, but is more challenging for more complex models with, for example, categorical variables, interactions, non-linearities, and hierarchical structures. Here, we introduce an alternative approach to making sense of statistical models. The central idea is to abstract away from the mechanics of estimation, and to treat models as “counterfactual prediction machines,” which are subsequently queried to estimate quantities and conduct tests that matter substantively. This workflow is model-agnostic; it can be applied in a consistent fashion to draw causal or descriptive inference from a wide range of models. We illustrate how to implement this workflow with the marginaleffects package, which supports over 100 different classes of models in R and Python, and present two worked examples. These examples show how the workflow can be applied across designs (e.g., observational study, randomized experiment) to answer different research questions (e.g., associations, causal effects, effect heterogeneity) while facing various challenges (e.g., controlling for confounders in a flexible manner, modelling ordinal outcomes, and interpreting non-linear models). Figure illustrating model predictions. On the X-axis the predictor, annual gross income in Euro. On the Y-axis the outcome, predicted life satisfaction. A solid line marks the curve of predictions on which individual data points are marked as model-implied outcomes at incomes of interest. Comparing two such predictions gives us a comparison. We can also fit a tangent to the line of predictions, which illustrates the slope at any given point of the curve. A figure illustrating various ways to include age as a predictor in a model. On the x-axis age (predictor), on the y-axis the outcome (model-implied importance of friends, including confidence intervals). Illustrated are 1. age as a categorical predictor, resultings in the predictions bouncing around a lot with wide confidence intervals 2. age as a linear predictor, which forces a straight line through the data points that has a very tight confidence band and 3. age splines, which lies somewhere in between as it smoothly follows the data but has more uncertainty than the straight line.
August 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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sopro.bsky.social
📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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aalrababah.bsky.social
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 5:06 PM
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gefjonoff.bsky.social
New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Are young men becoming more conservative?

This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Young men, gendered labour market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries
Recent studies have shown an increasing divide in political values between young men and women, particularly regarding gender equality attitudes. In this study it is argued that this is due in part...
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August 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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epssnet.bsky.social
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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epssnet.bsky.social
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast

🗓️ June 18–20, 2026

📍 ICC Belfast

📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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thomasmmeyer.bsky.social
The @epssnet.bsky.social call for the 2026 conference in Belfast opened today! 😮

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Deadline: 7 November 2025
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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psrm.bsky.social
🧪How did COVID-19 affect citizens’ democratic preferences?

➡️ @cescamat.bsky.social A.Arenas A.Falcó & @jordimunoz.bsky.social find a lasting rise in technocratic preferences and a temporary bump in the willingness to sacrifice civil rights and freedoms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
July 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
sergiferrer.bsky.social
🥳🎉 Thrilled to announce that I'll be officially joining the @uocuniversitat.bsky.social as Assistant professor of Political Science as of Agust 1st! Looking forward to initiating this new step in my career with my new colleagues! 🙌
July 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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catherinedevries.bsky.social
This September, I’m launching a new series as part of my Respect the Marble Substack called:

Etched in Marble: Conversations with writers about how & why they write

I wrote about in my latest post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/introducin...

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Introducing "Etched in Marble": Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
Catherine Talks to Writers About Why and How They Write
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July 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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#OpenAccess from @psrm.bsky.social -

Pandemics meet democracy: the footprint of COVID-19 on democratic attitudes - cup.org/44uFE9D

- ‪@cescamat.bsky.social‬, Andreu Arenas, Albert Falcó-Gimeno & @jordimunoz.bsky.social

#FirstView #COVID19
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July 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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jocmuel.bsky.social
📣 Postdoc (75 %, 3 yrs) at @unigreifswald.bsky.social — start autumn 2025 on perhaps Germany’s most beautiful campus. Know someone with a PhD (or nearly done) in Political Science? ⬇️ #PolSci #Postdoc
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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heikekluever.bsky.social
📣 Call for Applications 📣

3-year Postdoc position in Berlin 🚀

Join our Comparative Political Behavior Group at @humboldtuni.bsky.social & the @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social

Great people, great projects, great city – come work with us!

🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
July 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM