Pinned Tweet
Looking for lecture slides for the new (4th) edition of Principles of Comparative Politics (2024)? See here: mattgolder.com/books/pocp/sli… (1/3)
7
36
188
15,043
Arrived in Boston, went to pick up APSA badges. Matt said, “I wonder how long it’ll be before we run into @mlewisbeck" and then within 5 minutes…
1
0
31
1,653
Sona Golder retweeted
Colleagues: We're very happy to announce that we have a new website for our section!🙌
district-magnitude.github.io
Please bookmark it and follow upcoming news there🪺
Few related news in the thread✍️🧵
district-magnitude.github.io
Please bookmark it and follow upcoming news there🪺
Few related news in the thread✍️🧵
1
2
2
854
Sona Golder retweeted
OK, one more thread about the AAUP and strategy. I want to give a real critique, one that's supportive of the org, concrete, and not hyperbolic. It's grounded in the idea that "fighting" and "attacking" are not always the same thing.
8
22
75
29,406
Sona Golder retweeted
It is not an unwritten rule. Stop invoking the mandate fairies. They do not exist.
ANALYSIS: It is an unwritten rule in British politics that a new PM who takes over mid-term will soon want to call a general election to win a majority of their own.
But for Andy Burnham, doing so could backfire.
politico.eu/article/andy-b…
13
39
382
36,862
Sona Golder retweeted
ICYMI
Kostanca Dhima reexamines the supply and demand framework for explaining women's descriptive representation Go check it out!
@GeorgiaStateU
#Representation #PoliticsLive
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Kostanca Dhima reexamines the supply and demand framework for explaining women's descriptive representation Go check it out!
@GeorgiaStateU
#Representation #PoliticsLive
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
0
2
3
120
I enjoyed this episode - of course @SNageebAli's research sounds incredibly interesting! This is the second time he's introduced me to a good podcast (the first was 'Not Another Politics Podcast').
For those interested: GameChanger interviewed me about my work with Max Mihm and Lucas Siga on zero-sum thinking:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-l…
This podcast series is aimed at non-specialists, and I have learned a fair bit from the other episodes.
1
1
2
1,259
Sona Golder retweeted
📢Our school at Waseda Univ. is hiring for open-rank positions in political science, open subfield. We welcome scholars at any career stage. Come join our dynamic, internationally oriented academic community in Tokyo. Deadline: September 4.
waseda.jp/fpse/pse/news-…
waseda.jp/fpse/pse/news-…
0
41
123
18,528
I wish I had been keeping track over the years of how long it takes to run into @mlewisbeck after arriving at a conference – this time it was less than a half hour. Nice way to start things off.
0
0
2
133
If I understand correctly, faculty members w/ postdocs can’t vote on the faculty union? Clever way to block votes from the hard sciences. The alliance backing the union says these folks shouldn’t be excluded BUT it can be sorted “after we win our vote”.🤔
centredaily.com/sports/college…
centredaily.com/sports/college…
0
0
1
162
Sona Golder retweeted
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) @wiasnews is now accepting applications for 2027 postdoctoral and visiting scholar positions. We warmly encourage interested scholars to apply. Details:
waseda.jp/inst/wias/en/r…
Join us at Waseda!
waseda.jp/inst/wias/en/r…
Join us at Waseda!
0
2
4
1,012
Sona Golder retweeted
Nominations are open for the 2026 Leon Weaver Award, presented by APSA’s Representation and Electoral Systems Section. Self-nominations are welcome. Deadline: May 10, 2026. Details are posted on the APSA Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section forum (members only).
0
1
1
508
Sona Golder retweeted
We're now accepting nominations for the Lawrence Longley Award, 2026. Please feel free to share widely!
dropbox.com/scl/fi/j75dhrr…
dropbox.com/scl/fi/j75dhrr…
0
3
3
1,508
Sona Golder retweeted
News! We are transitioning to a new team for 2026–2027:
Chair: Yuki Atsusaka
Council: Asya Magazinnik, Paru Shah, Sona Golder, Yann Kerevel
Treasurer: Thiago M. Q. Moreira
Division Chairs: Eduardo Alemán, Taeko Hiroi
Follow us for updates on awards, events, and more!
Chair: Yuki Atsusaka
Council: Asya Magazinnik, Paru Shah, Sona Golder, Yann Kerevel
Treasurer: Thiago M. Q. Moreira
Division Chairs: Eduardo Alemán, Taeko Hiroi
Follow us for updates on awards, events, and more!
1
3
5
2,679
Sona Golder retweeted
🗓️ UPCOMING EVENT | Feb. 19, 12:00pm PT
Who gets into government? And once they're there, how do they share power? @sonagolder joins @TheEuropeCenter to discuss new data and methodology for answering classic government formation questions.
☑️ REGISTER: tec.fsi.stanford.edu/golder
Who gets into government? And once they're there, how do they share power? @sonagolder joins @TheEuropeCenter to discuss new data and methodology for answering classic government formation questions.
☑️ REGISTER: tec.fsi.stanford.edu/golder
0
2
4
498
Sona Golder retweeted
Sona Golder and co-authors Charles Crabtree and Jinhyuk Jang recently published an article in East Asia Forum about the breakup of Japan’s 26-year ruling coalition and the challenges faced by junior coalition partners.
eastasiaforum.org/2025/12/30/jap…
eastasiaforum.org/2025/12/30/jap…
0
1
2
110
I have a piece in East Asia Forum w/ Charles Crabtree & Jinhyuk Jang on Komeito’s exit from Japan’s 26-year ruling coalition. We highlight pol sci research by Sukeui Sohn, @AdamPLiff & Ko Maeda, and Daniel Bischof & @MarkusWagnerAT. (1/3) eastasiaforum.org/2025/12/30/jap…
1
0
1
77
As a junior govt partner, Komeito had to navigate challenging policy differences with the LDP (Sukeui Sohn JEAS 2024), though @AdamPLiff & Ko Maeda show that the parties had strong electoral incentives to cooperate (Liff & Maeda JJPS 2019) (2/3)
1
0
0
39
Diminishing electoral support + heightened policy conflict w/ the LDP over Komeito’s core issue – corruption– prompted the rupture. This illustrates general policy challenges faced by niche parties, as shown by Daniel Bischof & @MarkusWagnerAT (Bischof & Wagner BJPolS 2020) (3/3)
0
0
0
60
Useful point to mention next week when wrapping up my European politics course. Europe & EU are in the news prominently enough that my students hopefully think it was worth spending a semester on the region, and they now know enough to evaluate a lot of the claims being made...
As you are going through the avalanche of anti-EU bullshit that is currently drowning this site, you will do well to remember that the supposed opposition to “unelected bureaucrats in Brussels” is fake. Europeans trust the EU leadership more than their own national governments vernment as well.
0
0
0
98
Japanese politics highlight the importance of distinguishing ‘formal’ vs. ‘substantive’ minority cabinets. Our East Asia Forum article links to very useful work by Maria Thürk and @Svenja_Krauss on this point. (Thürk LSQ 2022; Krauss & Thürk WEP 2022)
I published a piece in East Asia Forum w/ Charles Crabtree about the challenges facing Prime Minister Takaichi as head of a minority govt (even with outside support from Ishin, the govt was just shy of a majority). (1/3)
eastasiaforum.org/2025/11/27/tak…
0
0
0
45