Sona Golder
@sonagolder.bsky.social
Political scientist, comparativist. Prof. at Penn State.
Co-PI on INSTAPARTY: Party Instability in Parliaments
(Norwegian Research Council)
https://instapartyproject.com
sonagolder.com
Co-PI on INSTAPARTY: Party Instability in Parliaments
(Norwegian Research Council)
https://instapartyproject.com
sonagolder.com
Stopped by the library to find the book that @dingdingpeng.the100.ci posted about even though classes start in a few days and I don’t really have time to read it. And then I saw this other book that looked really interesting (and which I also don’t have time to read). Left with 5 books in total.
August 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Stopped by the library to find the book that @dingdingpeng.the100.ci posted about even though classes start in a few days and I don’t really have time to read it. And then I saw this other book that looked really interesting (and which I also don’t have time to read). Left with 5 books in total.
Duo, why are you making me worry about automatic desk rejections?
July 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Duo, why are you making me worry about automatic desk rejections?
When you turn to Duolingo for a quick distraction and it chooses violence...
February 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
When you turn to Duolingo for a quick distraction and it chooses violence...
Reminds me of the episode of "Numb3rs" (mid-2000s show with a mathematician consulting for the FBI) where the hero solves some unfolding crisis with... dun dun dun... a LOGIT.
January 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reminds me of the episode of "Numb3rs" (mid-2000s show with a mathematician consulting for the FBI) where the hero solves some unfolding crisis with... dun dun dun... a LOGIT.
With so many new #BlueSky users, we want to reconnect with readers and share with a fresh audience a book published a few years ago by @sonagolder.bsky.social , @ignaciolago.bsky.social, André Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, & Thomas Gschwend (1/n)
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
January 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
With so many new #BlueSky users, we want to reconnect with readers and share with a fresh audience a book published a few years ago by @sonagolder.bsky.social , @ignaciolago.bsky.social, André Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, & Thomas Gschwend (1/n)
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Happy New Year to you & yours!
January 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Happy New Year to you & yours!
If you have a shorter semester/term or want to incorporate additional material, not to worry! The new (2nd) edition of the Foundations of Comparative Politics could be the solution... 3/3
December 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
If you have a shorter semester/term or want to incorporate additional material, not to worry! The new (2nd) edition of the Foundations of Comparative Politics could be the solution... 3/3
Looking for the lecture slides for the new (4th) edition of Principles of Comparative Politics (2024) that Matt and I used this past semester? See here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/s... (2/3)
December 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Looking for the lecture slides for the new (4th) edition of Principles of Comparative Politics (2024) that Matt and I used this past semester? See here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/s... (2/3)
Just finished teaching Intro to Comparative Politics with the new (4th) edition! The revisions/updates were a long time coming (especially figuring out how to synthesize everything) but I really enjoyed sharing all the new material with students. So much good CP work out there! 1/3
December 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Just finished teaching Intro to Comparative Politics with the new (4th) edition! The revisions/updates were a long time coming (especially figuring out how to synthesize everything) but I really enjoyed sharing all the new material with students. So much good CP work out there! 1/3
After watching A Taxi Driver, if you have Netflix and want to watch a drama about military service, I'd recommend D.P. (Both seasons.)
December 3, 2024 at 4:54 PM
After watching A Taxi Driver, if you have Netflix and want to watch a drama about military service, I'd recommend D.P. (Both seasons.)
Nice Midwestern take... I think I prefer the edible homage that I came across last summer, though.
October 27, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Nice Midwestern take... I think I prefer the edible homage that I came across last summer, though.
For the past several years I have enjoyed showing a clip from the final episode of "The Running Mate" to illustrate how counting ballots in an Irish STV election works but discovered this morning that it's no longer available for streaming "in my region". Boo.
October 21, 2024 at 3:24 PM
For the past several years I have enjoyed showing a clip from the final episode of "The Running Mate" to illustrate how counting ballots in an Irish STV election works but discovered this morning that it's no longer available for streaming "in my region". Boo.
I've been enjoying teaching some recent Acemoglu & Robinson material (The Narrow Corridor, Power-Culture trajectories, etc.) in our new edition of Principles of Comparative Politics and now I'm really looking forward to class today...
Lecture slides for teaching here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/s...
Lecture slides for teaching here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/s...
October 14, 2024 at 11:10 AM
I've been enjoying teaching some recent Acemoglu & Robinson material (The Narrow Corridor, Power-Culture trajectories, etc.) in our new edition of Principles of Comparative Politics and now I'm really looking forward to class today...
Lecture slides for teaching here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/s...
Lecture slides for teaching here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/s...
I was surprised that the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting Evaluation Survey contains a question about first gen academics in which they continue to include int'l scholars who are NOT first gen but who are the first to study or teach in the US. Thought they were going to revise this definition?
September 16, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I was surprised that the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting Evaluation Survey contains a question about first gen academics in which they continue to include int'l scholars who are NOT first gen but who are the first to study or teach in the US. Thought they were going to revise this definition?
Fantastic to be back in Bergen to see colleagues from @sampol.bsky.social and enjoy a productive NoPSA annual congress. Beautiful weather, great social events, excellent political science… Thanks to the participants of the Conflict in Parliamentary Parties workshop!
June 27, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Fantastic to be back in Bergen to see colleagues from @sampol.bsky.social and enjoy a productive NoPSA annual congress. Beautiful weather, great social events, excellent political science… Thanks to the participants of the Conflict in Parliamentary Parties workshop!
This RFI photo caption claims that traditional costumes have been brought out of the wardrobe for voting, but disappointingly only gives us this one example in its tour of various polling places.
www.rfi.fr/fr/europe/20...
www.rfi.fr/fr/europe/20...
June 9, 2024 at 12:40 PM
This RFI photo caption claims that traditional costumes have been brought out of the wardrobe for voting, but disappointingly only gives us this one example in its tour of various polling places.
www.rfi.fr/fr/europe/20...
www.rfi.fr/fr/europe/20...
Just a quick look at the WaPo before starting some research for the day and... oh.
January 17, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Just a quick look at the WaPo before starting some research for the day and... oh.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
(Luckily, even though I took a short break from my French detective shows, I still chose wisely...)
(Luckily, even though I took a short break from my French detective shows, I still chose wisely...)
January 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
(Luckily, even though I took a short break from my French detective shows, I still chose wisely...)
(Luckily, even though I took a short break from my French detective shows, I still chose wisely...)
Want that on a t-shirt? shirt.woot.com/offers/a-sim...?
December 28, 2023 at 6:12 PM
Want that on a t-shirt? shirt.woot.com/offers/a-sim...?
This is absolutely going to boost that 9.4%...
December 8, 2023 at 3:06 PM
This is absolutely going to boost that 9.4%...
Attn polisky (continued... 2/2)
Join our workshop on Conflict in parliamentary parties at the Nordic PolSci conference this June!
@ibenskasr.bsky.social and I are looking for varied approaches & questions to facilitate productive conversations over several days in beautiful Bergen, Norway.
Join our workshop on Conflict in parliamentary parties at the Nordic PolSci conference this June!
@ibenskasr.bsky.social and I are looking for varied approaches & questions to facilitate productive conversations over several days in beautiful Bergen, Norway.
November 13, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Attn polisky (continued... 2/2)
Join our workshop on Conflict in parliamentary parties at the Nordic PolSci conference this June!
@ibenskasr.bsky.social and I are looking for varied approaches & questions to facilitate productive conversations over several days in beautiful Bergen, Norway.
Join our workshop on Conflict in parliamentary parties at the Nordic PolSci conference this June!
@ibenskasr.bsky.social and I are looking for varied approaches & questions to facilitate productive conversations over several days in beautiful Bergen, Norway.
Who knew that this would be the perfect time for the Frasier reboot?
October 17, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Who knew that this would be the perfect time for the Frasier reboot?
Still thinking about the PPSA conference in Banff, where I learned about fascinating Canadian politics and enjoyed the best views & food of any conference I've ever attended. Attn polisky, it's held in Banff every Fall @ a perfect time of year. (Had a great visit to U Calgary polsci dept, as well!T)
October 4, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Still thinking about the PPSA conference in Banff, where I learned about fascinating Canadian politics and enjoyed the best views & food of any conference I've ever attended. Attn polisky, it's held in Banff every Fall @ a perfect time of year. (Had a great visit to U Calgary polsci dept, as well!T)
Update: You should also watch [seasons 1 & 2 of] Derry Girls!
September 6, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Update: You should also watch [seasons 1 & 2 of] Derry Girls!