Are you an economist or political scientist studying peace, conflict, violence? If yes, consider applying to the Network of European Peace Scientists conference, held in Dublin next June. Deadline for abstracts: December 31. europeanpeacescientists.org/jan-tinbergen-…

Very thankful for the opportunity to open this special series on the rise of the far-right and strongman politics with a blog post on my article 'Complexities and Nuances in Radical Right Voters’ (Anti)Feminism' :)

🤩Johannes Gerschewski wurde vom Tagesspiegel neben weiteren WZB-Forschenden zu einem der 100 wichtigsten Köpfe der Berliner #Wissenschaft gekürt:
🗞️tagesspiegel.de/wissen/100-wic…
🗓️Wer mehr wissen will: Am 19.10. präsentiert er am WZB sein neues Buch:
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🗞️Liberal democratic systems lead to a permanent increase in economic #growth . In their study, WZB-researcher Vanessa A. Boese-Schlosser & Markus Eberhardt (@UoNEconomics) show which democratic institutions make this effect possible. #EconTwitter #democracy
👉wzb.eu/en/news/democr…

🎙️ In a recent interview with the Harvard Gazette, Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky delve into their new book, 'Tyranny of the Minority,' discussing the urgent need for institutional reforms in the U.S.
➡️ news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Just over a year after my thesis defense, I'm thrilled to see my doctoral JMP published in Comparative Political Studies. Grateful to my supervisor, committee, and colleagues whose contributions shaped this paper: doi.org/10.1177/001041…

The argument that scholars should aim for more 'objective' measures is commendable from a scientific perspective. However, even seemingly 'objective' measures often contain quite a bit of coder judgment. 1/n

📚 Exciting news! Daniel Ziblatt's new book, 'Tyranny of the Minority,' co-authored with Steven Levitsky, is now available. You can get it in your local bookshop or order online. Congratulations, Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky! penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706046/t…

Daniel Treisman Andrew Little Staffan I. Lindberg @[email protected] Yana Gorokhovskaia How do you define objective & subjective indicators? Is objective=observable? How do you define bias? If bias relates to deviation measure & (unobservable) concept, isn’t it per def «unmeasurable» in your strict sense? I might misundestand.

The paper: v-dem.net/media/publicat…

🗞️ Leseempfehlung: Neues Interview mit Daniel Ziblatt in der Märkische Onlinezeitung MOZde zum Zustand der Demokratie in Deutschland.
➡️ moz.de/nachrichten/po… [paywall]

#MentalLoad : Wer ist im Haushalt für die Alltagsorganisation hauptsächlich zuständig? Und wie belastend ist diese Aufgabe? Eine neue Studie zeigt: Erwerbstätige Frauen tragen die überwiegende Last, wenn es um gemeinsame private Aufgaben & Termine geht.
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So lassen sich Demokratien stärken: 'Kollektive Intelligenz kann Künstliche Intelligenz menschlicher gestalten, und KI kann Kollektive Intelligenz effizienter machen', schreibt WZB-Forscherin Thamy Pogrebinschi in den WZB-Mitteilungen.
📰bibliothek.wzb.eu/artikel/2023/f…

How does #democracy cause economic growth? In their WZB discussion paper Vanessa A. Boese-Schlosser (@WZB_Democracy) & Markus Eberhardt find that freedom of expression, fair elections & legislative-executive constraints are important drivers for growth effects. #EconTwitter
bibliothek.wzb.eu/pdf/2023/v23-5…

What is autocratization, how can we measure it? Our (co-authored with Amanda B. Edgell Matthew Wilson Sebastian Hellmeier Staffan I. Lindberg @[email protected]) freshly-published article in J of Peace Research offers a new framework and dataset on #democratization and #autocratization : doi.org/10.1177/002234…