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Looking forward to a great discussion! So much has changed re: women in politics in the past years. Time to take stock!

For those who haven’t had a chance to read this in its more expensive hardback — this is a truly impressive book and must-read for anyone interested in clientelism and elections, anywhere!

Devastating. And that’s just infrastructure. Not human lives.

Could Decentralization Resist Electoral Autocrats? Our latest executive summary presents evidence from #Tanzania that opposition-led local governments in decentralized areas can constrain the central government’s reach and build a stable opposition: bit.ly/4aIFYBL

Exciting opportunity for youth (18-28 yrs old) interested in engaging with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and others on #democracy! Apply at iythinktank.com to participate in the 6th IYTT Youth Conference & Nobel Symposium, and pass to others who might be interested.

I fully agree — a wonderful, impressive book with important insights on #governance in the #WestBank. I had the opportunity to talk to Diana about this on #Governance Uncovered, GLD’s podcast. You can listen here: gld.gu.se/podcasts-prese…

Great conversation for practitioners and researchers alike. So many great cross-regional comparisons and insights, raising questions for further research on #gender and politics! UPPGAP - Uppsala Gender and Politics Politics & Gender NDI Gender & Women womenalsoknowstuff Women's Media Center

Please remember to send your nominations for the APCG-African Affairs Best Graduate Student Award by May 4 (info below). And don't hesitate to self-nominate! African Politics Conference Group APSA Sarah Brierley Alex Dyzenhaus

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Come join our team! Opportunity to work with great people and expand your skills. Please help pass this on.

What happens when incumbents make unpopular policy proposals? Can they remedy their negative electoral consequences? Really proud of how this paper turned out! Now at Political Behavior with Simon Gren doi.org/10.1007/s11109…

This should be good!

This is a fun episode! It was nice to focus on Gothenburg, a community with such diversity in people, processes, and issues

Check out our now podcast! We collaborated with the GLD Governance Uncovered podcast to discuss decentralization and local governance in the MENA. Ellen M Lust moderated a discussion with Christiana Parreira Intissar Kherigi and ezra karmel soundcloud.com/user-657363958…

After we (hopefully) enjoy some relaxing summer holidays, it will be time to dive back into our Work-in-Progress Workshop Series! The schedule for this fall's presentations is now available.🗓️ Take a look at the lineup and start marking your calendars: gld.gu.se/en/calendar/wo…

Excited to be holding the second workshop on this project. The papers have come a long way and the insights are exciting! Thank you to HAFoundation and the GLD team for making this happen.

If you’re a CP scholar needing $ to attend #apsa 2025, apply! It’s easy to do. And note, students always can join the section for free. Pass this on!

I learned so much from this discussion with Prakash Bhattarai,PhD about local governance in #Nepal. Hope you do too!

Thank you, Hannah Early Bagdanov, for an interesting discussion and working paper. Very insightful remarks regarding how Palestinians in E Jerusalem responses to the current crisis.

Some nice top-line insights from Rachael’s great work in this interview. Thanks for being a GLD Fellow, Rachael McLellan!