Do not miss this opportunity to work with Simon Chauchard and his team at our Polarization, Identity and Misinformation (PIM) Lab!

What are the challenges of misinformation research in the Global South? How should scholars study misinformation in such settings?

With Sumitra Badrinathan we address these questions in a new article - part of a special issue by Lisa Fazio and Gordon Pennycook

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Join part 9 of our online series '(Un)Solvable Problems?' this Friday. When #Corona hit, social scientists were trying to understand the social and political impacts of the crisis. In his talk, Macartan Humphreys asks how well their models and tools have worked.
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Now with issue number: my article with Virginia Oliveros 💚 and Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro on credit claiming by labeling can be found in the latest Comparative Political Studies -- see the thread below for a summary!

Credit claiming is surprisingly under-researched; we hope to see others build on our work!

Join our research team! Looking for French-speaking research intern to work on projects in DRC in Dev/PE/PF space with focus on role of state capacity in economic development.

More here: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear…

Econ RA Listings

While behavioural change generalizes toward outgroup strangers, we do not see another type of generalization: camps do not affect attitudes or national identity. Behavioural change without attitudinal change is a common finding: annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…. 7/14

🚨 Call for papers for the Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop, organized by myself, Jared F Edgerton, Christopher Blair, and Roya Talibova.

Complete applications at utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9X…; more info in the screenshot below!

DM me if you have any questions!

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…

Our final #TBT #GovernanceLoop 🎙️ episode is 'Misinformation and Irregular Migration in Nigeria' w/ EGAPer Alex Scacco, along with Bernd Beber & Emeka Eluemunor (@poverty_action). buzzsprout.com/1881008/105715…

Early view of my article with Leonard Wantchekon on the institutional legacy of African independence movements. We argue that rural insurgencies generated political exclusion & autocratic regimes, while urban protests fostered democratic behavior & institutions. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

It’s been a week since its release, and I’m still in awe and thankful for the reception my book has been receiving

💼Come work with us!💼
We're looking for a Predoctoral Research Fellow (f/m/x) for our Institutions and Political Inequality research department.
🚨Apply until July 16.
#jobs #AcademicTwitter #academicjobs
Macartan Humphreys Alex Scacco Lisa Garbe Nina McMurry
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And Rachel E. Brule and I will soon circulate the final program for the South Asia mini conference at APSA to be held all day on Friday. Looking forward to meeting the community in Thursday evening (see Alex’s tweet) and Friday!

3️⃣ open positions at our department Universität Wien for PhD students & a post-doc. Please get in contact for questions 😀

Lots of unexpected support today from academics for the affirmative action judgement. Likely because many don’t understand why a casteist society is fundamentally different than a class based one. America is a funny one - racial caste system overlaid with robust immigration

Come work with us in Berlin!

Don’t get mad, get equal: putting an end to misogyny in science nature.com/articles/d4158…

By me & my dear friend Alison Bentley w/ the tireless support of Kendall Powell & Magdalena Skipper nature

SpeakUpInAcademia 500 Women Scientists Women in Science Graduate Women in Science Association for Women in Science RT widely.

Porud of Maureen & her first PhD publication - she reflects on her status as an insider and outsider while doing fieldwork for her dissertation on electoral violence in Nigeria.

Great addition to much-needed and growing attention to positionality!
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work with Macartan Humphreys Alex Scacco and myself on exciting research on political inquality, social conhesion, and mobilization. Great working environment in the middle of Berlin!

Please share: WZB we are seeking two student assistants to work on a range of projects related to political inequalities and between group conflicts:

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* Must have student status and be in Berlin!
Alex Scacco Lisa Garbe