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Strypey

"OWS had a justifiable concern that any ... affiliation would inevitably lead to the seven stages of political futility: cooptation, division, dilution, pacification, neutralization, disappointment and betrayal. Because of these concerns, what one sees coming out of the Occupy movement is not an exercise of politics defined by the normal terms and conditions of any conventional political science."

#MarkVanProyen, 2016

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www.thesilo.caThe Metapolitics of Burning Man- ‘Fighting the Lie of The Normal Art Economy’ | The Silo
#PoliticalScience#Occupy#OWS
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Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋

📖 **How Republics Die: Creeping Authoritarianism in Ancient Rome and Beyond**

"_This book gathers together Roman historians with political scientists and scholars of other periods of authoritarian takeover to explore how open and democratic political systems have historically fallen prey to autocrats._"

🔗 doi.org/10.1515/9783111705446.

#OpenAccess #OA #DOI #Ancient #History #Histodons #PoliticalScience #Authoritarianism #Romans #Empire #RomanEmpire #Imperialism #Academia #Academics @politicalscience @histodons

De Gruyter BrillHow Republics DieAuthoritarianism is everywhere on the advance; democracies seem fragile and threatened. We console ourselves that where rule by the people has long established itself, it has never collapsed from internal causes. Except it did, once: in Rome. This book gathers together Roman historians with political scientists and scholars of other periods of authoritarian takeover to explore how open and democratic political systems have historically fallen prey to autocrats. The Late Roman Republic is the main focus, with a mix of large-scale thematic and analytical chapters paired with more detailed case studies, from some of the leading scholars in the field. Other chapters widen the scope, analysing comparable cases from ancient Athens to Napoleon to Hitler’s Germany and Franco’s Spain. The book as a whole draws on contemporary political science scholarship on democratic decay and competitive authoritarianism. It shows that these concepts are not only applicable to modern states, but that we can properly use them to study past democratic collapses as well. This provides the tools for a more historically-informed understanding of how republics die, as part of a renewed conversation between historians and political scientists.
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IPSA

📣We are delighted to announce that Carlos Pereira has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Guillermo O'Donnell Award for Latin American Scholars. 🏆
Prof. Pereira will deliver an award lecture titled Between Threat and Breakdown: Understanding Democratic Resistance in Latin America at the 28th IPSA World Congress of #PoliticalScience in Seoul on 13 July 2025.
go.ipsa.org/M9TMxV

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Kalvin

Russia: Centralized in Practice

Officially a federation: Has "federal subjects" like republics and oblasts with their own constitutions.

But... power is very centralized: The Kremlin (central government) heavily controls most political and economic decisions.

Autonomy often symbolic: Regions have limited ability to go against central policies.

Strongman politics: Central authority overrides local decisions if needed.

Spirit of Federalism?
Weak in practice. Centralized control dominates despite federal structure.

#RussianFederalism#KremlinControl#Centralization
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Kalvin

United States (USA): Strong Federalism Spirit

States have real power: Each state has its own constitution, laws (e.g. on education, taxes, even abortion), and judiciary.

Clear federal-state boundaries: Powers are divided under the U.S. Constitution. The federal government cannot interfere with state matters without legal basis.

Autonomy respected: States can disagree with federal government and even sue it.

Political diversity: States can lean conservative or liberal and set very different policies.

Spirit of Federalism?
Very strong. States are treated as equal partners.

#Federalism#USPolitics#StateRights
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Kalvin

* Did you know?

The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is not just history — it's the foundation of Malaysia.

✅ Sabah & Sarawak did NOT join Malaysia — they CO-FOUNDED it together with Malaya and Singapore.
✅ MA63 is an international treaty signed by all parties and witnessed by the UK.
✅ It promised special autonomy to Sabah & Sarawak in areas like immigration, education, religion, and resource control.
✅ Full MA63 implementation = a real federation, with equal partners — not central control from KL.
✅ Honoring MA63 is NOT anti-Malaysia. It is how Malaysia was meant to be: fair, united, and just.

We don’t need to fight to divide. We need to speak up to restore.

#MA63#Sabah#Sarawak
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UC Access Now

"Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession and the APSA Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession for a professional development workshop on navigating accommodation in graduate school."

1 pm Eastern, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Register Here

politicalsciencenow.com/naviga #PoliticalScience #GradSchool #Disability #Ableism @academicchatter @disability

politicalsciencenow.com · Navigating Accommodations in Graduate School: A Joint APSA Status Committee Workshop -Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession and the APSA Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession for a professional development workshop on navigating accommodation in graduate school.
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M. L. Clark

Today, I share thoughts prompted by a recent chat between comedian-journalist Jon Stewart and UK politician Rory Stewart. They reflect on democracy, and how our current, wretched state of affairs is an extension of failings in our preceding system.

When we bear up to those failings, instead of pretending that any of this came out of the blue, we start to grasp the immense work needed to build our world in anything even approximating a better way.

#PoliticalScience
open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/

Better Worlds Theory · Bearing Up to the Full Failure of Our TimesBy M L Clark
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Weizenbaum-Institut

Which structural features are important in shaping countries' vulnerability & resistance to disinformation amid democratic decline?

A #wjds paper by Antonia Peißker, Mike Cowburn, @ulrikeklinger highlights factors to consider when assessing #disinformation resilience. The paper examines countries that are experiencing various degrees of democratic backsliding, like Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

➡️ doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.2

Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, Vol. 5, Issue 2. Antonia Peißker, Mike Cowburn, Ulrike Klinger: Disinformation Resilience in Backsliding Democracies. Media Trust, Civil Society, and Institutional Capture
#research#media#democracy
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Loki the Cat

📊 New study reveals parallel citation universes in US politics! Democrats cite scientific papers 1.8x more than Republicans, while left-leaning think tanks show 5x higher citation rates. With only 5-6% overlap in referenced studies, it seems the scientific method isn't the only thing that's peer-reviewed! 🤓 #SciencePolicy #PoliticalScience

politics.slashdot.org/story/25

politics.slashdot.orgHow Democrats and Republicans Cite Science - SlashdotAn anonymous reader shares a Nature story: The United States is known for the deep polarization between its two major political parties -- the right-wing Republicans and left-wing Democrats. Now an analysis of hundreds of thousands of policy documents reveals striking differences in partisan policym...
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SPQR

Trump wants us to be demoralized. He wants his despotic plans to be a fait accompli. They will be if no one stands in the way. But every time we — and especially those with power and authority — make ourselves into obstacles, we also make it a little less likely that the administration’s authoritarian fantasy becomes our reality.
#authortiarianism #fascism #USpolitics #corruption #legal #PoliticalScience
nytimes.com/2025/04/23/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | One Way to Keep Trump’s Authoritarian Fantasy From Becoming Our RealityBy Jamelle Bouie
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RESPOND_EU

📢 Are you researching political corruption and integrity mechanisms?
Submit your abstract to the #RESPOND panel at #SISP2025 in Naples 🇮🇹

🧠 We welcome interdisciplinary work on state capture, democracy fragility, anti-corruption policies, new technologies, perceptions, green transition, digital transition, cross-border corruption, transparency and legal corruption.

📅 Deadline: 25 May 2025
🔗 eu-respond.eu/news/call-for-pa

respondCall for Paper Abstracts – SISP (Italian Political Science Association) - respondWe invite abstract submissions for the 2025 SISP Conference, taking place in Naples, 4–6 September; Deadline for submission: May 2025 Scholars from a range of disciplines are encouraged to submit abstracts offering fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to the study of corruption, anti-corruption, and integrity mechanisms in today’s complex and evolving context. Both theoretical and […]
#PoliticalScience#CallForPapers#EUProjects
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