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Roberto Valli

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Political scientist @Princeton | PhD from @ETHZurich.

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Congrats Lennart!!

09.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe The Department of Political and Social Sciences SPS has launched the call for papers for the workshop on political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe CEE

Call for Papers πŸ“£

The EUI SPS Department invites submissions for the workshop β€œPolitical Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe.”

Research on elections, public opinion, parties and political participation in the CEE region.

Submit by 30 March 2026
www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

#PoliticalScience

04.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Two-year Postdoctoral Research Position in Economics | INOMICS The Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padua invites expressions of interest from outstanding young scholars for a two-year, research-oriented postdoctoral position in Economi...

Very attractive postdoc opportunity at the University of Padua. While the position is advertised as Econ, the group has strong interests in political economy and would consider seriously quant polisci students.

inomics.com/job/two-year...

26.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026

πŸ“’ JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September.
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
πŸ—“ Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

24.02.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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PP y Vox apoyarΓ‘n en el Congreso prohibir el burka y el niqab en espacios pΓΊblicos La iniciativa se debate el martes en el Parlamento a propuesta de los ultras para legislar contra β€œla circulaciΓ³n masiva de personas con el rostro cubierto”

The Spanish right supports banning the use of burka and niqab in public spaces. The argument for the policy seems to be (partly) that it will promote the emancipation of women.

We happen to have evidence that a similar policy in France had the *opposite* effect.

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elpais.com/espana/2026-...

16.02.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Two notes on our academic future:

1. You should probably experiment with these tools. They’re amazing. But do so with the goal of improving quality, not n_pub

2. As community members we have the power to shape incentives. Don’t reward mediocre ideas with mediocre execution produced en masse.

10.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

⏰One week left! Deadline approaching for our Early-Career Conference on Political Dimensions of Urban and Rural Life (April 23-24 at LSE).

Submit your paper: forms.office.com/e/9qVWeNTK0p

Looking forward to some great papers! ✨

06.02.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For the 4th consecutive year @uclspp.bsky.social will be co-hosting a workshop for early career scholars in law and courts. We are trying to nurture an international, interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse community of scholars in this subfield.

Apply via qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

04.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PEEP 2026 - Submission Please complete this form if you would like to attend the 2026 Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference. The pre-conference will be held on Wednesday September 2, 2026 (the day before APSA) at ...

PEEP is back this year🀌 ! The 4th Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference will be hosted at Harvard on Sept 2, the day before APSA.

We welcome observational, experimental and formal theory work focused on Europe. Deadline: March 1st.

forms.gle/V6NEy4AfnSs7...

30.01.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

🚨 Six days left to apply 🚨
2 x 3-year postdoc positions
to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th.

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

29.12.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

🚨Job News: Postdoc positions in LSE Government Department 🚨

Apply to work with the brilliant and wonderful Carl Muller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on his BORDERS ERC project at LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

06.12.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Sure, we might get some exogeneity into the mix, but we did not compare identical respondents with German vs. French identity. Best case we get the effect of praising a country on X.

In this sense, survey experiments are better suited for eliciting "true" attitudes than manipulating them.

05.12.2025 23:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This becomes more significant in experiments that e.g. want to measure the causal effect of identity. Say we want to compare the attitude toward X of a person identifying as German rather than French. A vignette describing one or the other country as great does not change the respondent's identity.

05.12.2025 23:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, in the conjoint example an effect means my unconfounded change in feeling about X after seeing a man rather than a woman.
But it is not is a measure of how seeing a man has changed my *baseline* feelings about X, nor about men & women. Here the departure from the policy evaluation tradition.

05.12.2025 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree & I believe that card carrying identificationists would agree too. A design-based approach just makes the conditions under which no alternative explanations exist explicit. It is one way to be transparent & shifts the burden of truth to the author. As such, a strictly positive trend imo

03.12.2025 04:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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02.12.2025 23:45 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 16
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Extremely excited to present work on how individuals respond to conquest, tomorrow at WU Vienna

Looking forward to visiting WU and meeting the local political economy crowd!

27.10.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Pit!!

15.10.2025 14:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm thrilled to announce my first publication, as well as my first APSR and RCT paper. I am thankful to everyone who contributed to improving this project. πŸ™πŸ™

10.10.2025 04:23 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Sven!! πŸ”₯

01.10.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Theresa!

23.09.2025 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Reto, such an awesome location!

23.09.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally, if you are at #APSA2025, make sure to stop by at our HPE panel.

When? Sun, Sep. 14, 10 AM

Who?
M. Wilfahrt, L. Arriola, @yoseftadesse.bsky.social, I. Kolesnikov, @ricarthuguet.bsky.social, J. Pierskalla, D. Smith, @jguardado.bsky.social, @robertovalli.bsky.social , @carlmc.bsky.social πŸ₯³

09.09.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Carl!! πŸ₯³

Such an exciting project, with many new and incredibly creative ways to learn from history & untapped data sources.

I cannot wait to see how it progresses & to contribute!

05.09.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grateful to @princetonpolitics.bsky.social for a fantastic year β€” and to all the friends who made it special. Also thanks to @uni-konstanz.de for hosting me this summer.

Next week begins a new chapter as a Max Weber Fellow @eui-eu.bsky.social β€” an exciting institution in a beautiful city!

27.08.2025 11:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses β€” to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.

From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses β€” to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science

https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01

16.06.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 43

Well, that is true, but it is no wild idea. Countries with lots of experience in referenda keep dropping good, calibrated policy thanks to 50% +1 of 35%. It's hard to find the right thresholds to balance noise and voice...

09.06.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you sure it's the right country? πŸ˜‰

22.05.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social

❓Political implications of labor market transformation

Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.

Deadline: May 18, 2025.

tinyurl.com/postdoczurich

#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

30.04.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8

Such a cool paper, congratulations!!

01.05.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0