.Abdul Ghafar Noury and I have written a working paper for Sieps on the potential policy/political consequences of #EP2024 (using voting data from the 2019-24 EP). This thread shows some of our key figures and results, or you can download the paper here:
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Congratulations to the NYU Abu Dhabi class of 2021! youtu.be/B1_M5iDNFbc We are so proud of you. Indeed we are not strangers and the door (virtual or otherwise) is always open!

I'm proud of this article in Plos One with
Abdul Ghafar Noury, A. François (U Lille) & A. Garel (Audencia) in which we show that COVID-19 had a negative impact on electoral participation at the recent French municipal elections.
journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

#covid #turnout #elections2020

My program in political science NYU Abu Dhabi is hiring - position is open wrt rank + subfield, scholars in the fields of IR and the Middle East, and those from traditionally underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Review starts Feb 1 apply.interfolio.com/82086

Our colleague Becky Morton passed away yesterday. She was a mentor and great friend to many of us. She fought her way to great success, built institutions, and tirelessly used her achievements as a perch to pull other people up. I am very sad.

Her Study Center Was Bombed. She Still Topped Afghanistan’s National University Exam. nytimes.com/2020/09/25/wor…

🦠 What will the 'new normal' be? Simon Hix explains how the LSE has an opportunity to help shape it 👇🏽
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After waiting for almost two weeks, just got my copy of the Decline and Rise of Democracy, directly from the author. So excited to read it. Thanks David!

People versus government: mobility data show slightly lower mobility in Amsterdam than in Brussels, despite the Netherlands’ herd immunity strategy and Belgium’s lockdown policy. Can this at least in part explain the lower death toll in the Netherlands?

Interesting analysis by VoteWatch Europe: Top 8 effects of Brexit on future EU policies shar.es/1QegLN