Catarina Leão @catarinaleao.bsky.social Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods, Department of Methodology (LSE) | DPhil in Politics (Oxford)
Political Economy of Autocratic Legacies + Democratic Erosion
catarinaleao.com
Southern Political Science Association @spsanews.bsky.social Connecting scholars and advancing political science research and teaching since 1929. Home of the JOP and host of the SPSA Annual Conference: https://spsa.net
Scholars Working on East European Politics @sweep-workshop.bsky.social Scholars Working on East European Politics (SWEEP🧹) is an online research workshop for political scientists working on the region. More information on schedule, sign-ups and mailing list: https://sweep-workshop.github.io
EUI Political Behaviour Colloquium @behaviour-eui.bsky.social Political Behaviour Colloquium at @eui-eu.bsky.social | Sponsored by prof. @eliasdinas.bsky.social, co-organised by Eirini and Alex
🔗 More: https://sites.google.com/site/euipolbehaviour/homepage?authuser=0
📧 Contact: PoliticalBehaviour.Colloquium@eui.eu
Roberto Valli @robertovalli.bsky.social Political scientist @Princeton | PhD from @ETHZurich.
Ludwig Schulze @ludwigschulze.bsky.social PhD from EUI. (Historical) Political Economy of Authoritarianism. First Generation.
Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Former minor twitter celebrity/hate figure. https://www.leonardocarella.com/
Francesco Raffaelli @fraraffaelli.bsky.social From 🇮🇹
Postdoc, University of Zurich 🇨🇭
Previously PhD, Oxford 🇬🇧
Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social Emmy-nominated labor reporter @PaydayReport often in 🇧🇷. Alum: @Guardian! Yinzer @UEunion fam. Autistic ⚾️ Jew. Falo Português e Pittsburghese. Melk@PaydayReport.com
Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social Associate Professor in Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Futures at Southampton University.
Visiting Professor at Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Frankfurt University.
https://rikkidean.com/
Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social Climate & energy governance; citizen engagement. Prof at Lancaster Uni; expert adviser to the Climate Change Committee. Mostly climate stuff, occasional forays into runs, swims, mountains, dogs. Book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/too-hot-to-handle
Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social Associate Prof & Author at Uni of Southampton; USSR-born; speaker of ENG/ESP/CAT/AZ/RUS/FR/TR/...
www.lalamuradova.com
Empathy in Politics • Democracy • Climate Change • Democratic Innovations • Emotions • Deliberation • Autocracies
🏋♀️📚⛰️🕺
Thorsten Thiel @thothiel.bsky.social Prof for Democracy Promotion and Digital Politics, Erfurt University
https://thorsten-thiel.net/
Shelley Boulianne @shelleyboulianne.bsky.social R. Klein Chair in Communication Studies at @mountroyalu.bsky.social 🇨🇦
North American Editor @icsjournal.bsky.social & Associate Editor @sscratsage.bsky.social
Research fellow at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social 🇩🇪 &
@ddc-sdu.bsky.social 🇩🇰
Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Political theory, democracy, referendums, democratic innovation, representation
Petra Guasti @petraguasti.bsky.social Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at IPS FSV UK • 2018/2019 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Ash • EC member at ECPR
Emily St.Denny @estdenny.bsky.social Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. Public policy, gender, health, inequality reduction 📚 She/they
Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Rich Wilson @richwil.bsky.social People power & democracy obsessive. CEO Iswe.org, trustee localtrust.org.uk, founder involve.org.uk, irregular writer https://www.theguardian.com/profile/richardwilson
Henrik Serup Christensen @henriksc.bsky.social Klodsmajor | Senior lecturer in Political science at Åbo Akademi University | https://research.abo.fi/en/persons/henrik-serup-christensen |Political participation | Political trust | Political behaviour |
Tamara Ehs @tamaraehs.bsky.social Politikwissenschaft & Demokratieberatung
Associate Fellow @aia-nrw.bsky.social
Advisor @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
Kontakt https://www.tamara-ehs.net/
Verteidigung der Demokratie https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783990467435/verteidigung-der-demokratie
Hans Asenbaum @hansasenbaum.bsky.social Senior research fellow @ Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, Uni Canberra. He/him 🏳️🌈 Author of The Politics of Becoming. Open Access https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-politics-of-becoming-9780192858870?cc=us&lang=en&
Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social It‘s the democracy, stupid!
www.buergerrat.de/en
Vanessa Schwaiger @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social PhD Student at University of Stuttgart | Democratic Preferences, Democratic Values, Inequality @demolabs.bsky.social
Alexander Geisler @alexmgeisler.bsky.social Polisci PhD
/ Managing editor @spsr.bsky.social
/ Postdoc University of St. Gallen
/ Research on political communication and behavior
https://alexgeisler.netlify.app/
Seraphine Arnold @seraphinearnold.bsky.social PhD student at University of Stuttgart
Political Theory and Empirical Democracy Research ▫️ Democratic Innovations @demolabs.bsky.social 
Democratic Society @handle.invalid People making European democracy work better since 2006.
Franziska Maier @franziskamaier.bsky.social 👩🔬Political scientist at Uni Stuttgart working on democratic preferences, identity, deliberation.
✨Fan of pop culture, books, feminism, food, fun facts and social media if it works again 🙏
John Parkinson @jrparkinson.bsky.social Professor of Social & Political Philosophy at Maastricht University. Half Tigger, half Eeyore.- S Stephen Elstub @stephene.bsky.social
Lucas Nigri Veloso @nigriveloso.bsky.social Poli Sci & Dem Innov (UFMG / Università di Padova)
Claire Mellier @clairemellier.bsky.social Believer in #peoplepower #systemschange Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Knowledge & Practice lead iswe.org Co-founder globalassemblies.org Board member ipsp.org
Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social Promoting work on deliberative democracy
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/ianoflynn.html
Mel Ross @melross.bsky.social Political scientist @unibremen.bsky.social
CoLead @glocan.bsky.social
CoChair @ecpr.bsky.social's Standing Group on Democratic Innovations
📍Berlin
Taina Meriluoto @meritaina.bsky.social Social scientist and ethnographer at the University of Helsinki. Working on democratic theory, (visual) political action and stigma from the perspectives of marginalised youth.
She/her.
Staffan Himmelroos @shimmelroos.bsky.social Political scientist | University lecturer | University of Helsinki | Swedish School of Social Science
Magni Szymaniak-Arnesen @magni-sa.bsky.social pol sci PhD student researcher @UAM_Poznan | deliberative democratic innovations | alumnx @univienna | they/them 🏳️🌈
tetsuki tamura @ttya70.bsky.social 政治学・政治理論研究者。熟議民主主義、ベーシック・インカム、政治理論とフェミニズム。どうでもいいつぶやきもあり。democratic theory, deliberative democracy, the welfare state & basic income, feminism & political theory
https://researchmap.jp/tetsuki.tamura/?lang=english
Sean Müller @seanstmllr.bsky.social political scientist at uni lausanne, wrote a book on Shared Rule in Federal Theory and Practice: https://academic.oup.com/book/57551 
Albert Weale @albertpweale.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL. Brighton born and bred. No longer resident, but still liberal. Expressed views mine only.
Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social Political Theorist at University of Münster
Assistant Professor in Political Theory, interested in democratic theory: legal mobilization, political representation, migration, religion, animal politics
https://sites.google.com/view/svenja-ahlhaus/home
Jane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social Professor of Political Communication, Democracy at Dublin C Uni || Director FuJo Future Media Democracy Society || Deliberation || Citizens Assembly|| Disinformation
Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social Senior Researcher & Wellcome Trust Early Career Awardee in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group @oxprimarycare.bsky.social | Visiting Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol | she/her https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/hannah-forde- S Simone Chambers @simonechambers.bsky.social Political Theorist. Professor of Political Science UCI. Works in democratic theory
Transparent Citizens Assemblies @edsurridge.bsky.social Stand and vote for Transparent Deliberative Democracy
100s of non binding Citizens Assemblies have been, rubbished & hidden by broken democracy in many countries.
Form your countries political party for AI assisted Citizens Assemblies in all government
Filipe Motta @filipemmotta.bsky.social Pesquisador em Ciência Política (UFMG), jornalista etc.
Spencer Mckay @spencermckay.com Democratic theorist, giant lobster enthusiast, former public servant
Joan Font @joanfontfab.bsky.social Doing research and being involved with #participatoryinstitutions at @IESA @CSIC
Antonin Lacelle-Webster @antolw.bsky.social External Postdoctoral Associate ISPS Yale | PhD Political Theory (UBC) | Democratic innovation, democratic theory, and the politics of hope and disappointment
Julian Frinken @jfrinken.bsky.social PhD student @ Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Political Theory
trying to unpack the representative claim of mini-publics
Arild Ohren @arildoh.bsky.social Researcher at NTNU
NetZeroCities Senior Democratic Expert, Democratic Society
Interested in Democratic innovations, Representation, Democratic Theory
Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden Uni | Democracy | EU
private handle: views mine
Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE Hurst/OUP https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745
Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
jen forestal @seejenspeak.bsky.social political theorist, assoc professor at Loyola Chicago. studying digital technologies, democratic practices, (software) architecture, & civic engagement. she/her
Afsoun Afsahi @afsounafsahi.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Political Theory @UBCPoliSci working on Democratic Theory, Historical Injustice, Gender, Race, and Disability. Formerly @UniAmsterdam. Uninvited settler. Dog lover and gardening enthusiast. She/her
Ruth Hubbard @itsourcity1.bsky.social local democracy & governance activist, new municipalism, for citizens & communities working together across difference. Founder It’s Our City! & SOS (Sheffield Oversight & Scrutiny). itsoursheffield.co.uk & sos-sheffield.org.uk
Ashley Jardina @jardina.bsky.social Political scientist @UVA Batten.
Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social Political Economy of Media Theory; Director, RPTF + Sound Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB; Associate Professor, University of Colorado
Fernanda Campagnucci @fecampagnucci.com A public-interest technologist, working to render digital infrastructures visible. Proud heir of a long lineage of word players. Mostly PT-BR, also EN-SPA. Executive Director at @InternetLab.bsky.social, Brazil. See internetlab.org.br | fecampagnucci.com
Rod Dacombe @rod-dacombe.bsky.social Head of the School of Politics and Economics at KCL. Researching conspiracy theories and democracy. Former 🚒🚑
Alvaro Oleart @alvarooleart.bsky.social Postdoc on PoliSci & European Studies at the ULB. Author of "Framing TTIP in the EU Public Spheres: Towards an Empowering Dissensus for EU Integration" & "Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation: From European Demoi to Decolonial Multitude".
Bert Russell @bertrussell.bsky.social Senior Fellow ICTA at UAB
Author "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025) & “Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services” (2025)
Preorder books: https://linktr.ee/Bertierussell
Emma Turkenburg @turkenburgemma.bsky.social Political communication research | Assistant professor @ Strategic Communication Group - Wageningen University & Research | she/her | www.emmaturkenburg.com 
Matthias Rosenthal @matthiasrosenthal.bsky.social Research Assistant Reutlingen University
Mrs Muir @hyderules.bsky.social Politiste itinérante puis sédentarisée. ESR, CNRS, actu et questions existentielles
Ruth Lightbody @drruthlightbody.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Politics at Glasgow Caledonian University. Research: perinatal mental health & playgroups, community engagement & deliberative democracy, experts & evidence giving
Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social Forum for the latest thinking, emerging debates, alternative perspectives and critical views on deliberative democracy.
The Belligerent Optimist @sharestuff.bsky.social Doing democracy, civic tech, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time.
Also writing scifi.
https://thebelligerentoptimist.civian.online
IDIC🖖
Kristof Jacobs @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social AssociateProf @ RU / Democratic innovations, populism, elections, social media / Belgian in NL / blogs
@stukroodvlees
/ personal views / NWO VIDI project (2019-2025)
Take Sipma @takesipma.bsky.social Assistant professor at Tilburg University | Voting behaviour, democratic innovations, radicalization, social inequality
Joanna Massie @joannacm.bsky.social PhD Candidate, deliberative mini publics and public opinion @ McMaster University, Canada. London expat. She/Her.
Current: Vox Pop Labs | Former: MASS LBP, The RSA
Mads Ejsing @madsejsing.bsky.social Postdoc with Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. Working on democratic politics, climate justice, and theories of new materialism. He/him. www.madsejsing.com.
Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social Assoc Professor in Public Policy @University of Birmingham #participatorydemocracy #participatoryresearch #democraticinnovations #participatoryarts
Jean-Benoit Pilet @jbpilet.bsky.social Political scientist, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium)
Martín Carcasson @mcarcasson.bsky.social Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University. I direct the CSU Center for Public Deliberation (www.cpd.colostate.edu), which is a nonpartisan organization focused on improving the quality of public discussion and local problem-solving. 
Suzanne Hall @suzannehallatkings.bsky.social Director of Engagement, Policy Institute at King's College London | Deliberation, qualitative research, creative methods, public engagement
Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social All things democracy, open gov & participation, with a sprinkling of climbing, photography & Ipswich Town.
Democracy & Participation Lead at Open Government Partnership, trustee at MySociety, & former exec director at Involve.
Involve @involveuk.bsky.social The UK's public participation charity. We work to create a healthier & more vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision making.
Claudia Chwalisz @cchwalisz.bsky.social Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext (www.demnext.org)
Nicole Curato @nicolecurato.bsky.social Examining the intersections of deliberative democracy, craft gin, and Taylor Swift.
Peter MacLeod @petermacleod.bsky.social Principal, masslbp.com | Helping people shape the policies that shape their lives | Citizens’ Assemblies + Democratic Innovation | Co-author, democracyssecondact.org
Reema Patel @reemaspatel.bsky.social Inclusive policy, research, design and practice, using participatory and deliberative methods. I work with @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social on including public voices in AI, and @iswe-foundation.bsky.social on a permanent global climate assembly.
Seulki Lee-Geiller @leegeiller.bsky.social Associate Research Scientist @ispsyale.bsky.social | Researcher & Instructor | Democratic Innovations, Public Policy, Technology, Glocal perspective 🌏👩🏻💻
sites.google.com/view/leegeiller
Iñaki Goñi @inakigoni.bsky.social Chile 🇨🇱 Science and Technology Studies, Deliberative Democracy, Democratic Theory
Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Researching democratic reform in the UK and around the world. Views my own.
John Gastil @jgastil.bsky.social Penn State professor who studies deliberative democracy and group decision making. Currently on sabbatical at the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center. Recent books: Hope for Democracy, Legislature by Lot, and Dungeon Party (a novel).
Hélène Landemore @landemore.bsky.social Political theorist, French-American, author of Democratic Reason, Open Democracy, and Politics Without Politicians
Participedia @participedia.bsky.social We are a global research community and crowdsourcing platform (participedia.net) sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
Ross Weistroffer @libraryofbabble.bsky.social 🗳️ #DemocracyScience nerd for an incrementally better world, reporting from the intersection of info & action. Pro-🏳️🌈,🏳️⚧️, 🇺🇸, and 🇺🇳 🌎🌏🌍
🔎 Researcher @ discourselabs.org
🌇 Urbanist & governance reform advocate @ fairrepla.bsky.social
📍 San Francisco
Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social Dir. of Global Partnerships, Inst. for Information, the Internet & Democracy, NEU | Union of Concerned Scientists 2024 Defender of Science |
Co-founder: https://researchersupport.org/
https://expertvoicestogether.org/
https://independenttechresearch.org/
Colin Megill @colinmegill.com Cofounder pol.is
President compdemocracy.org
San Francisco, CA
⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt.org 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, Senior Accelerator Fellow at Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI, and Taiwan's founding Minister of Digital Affairs. https://cyberambassador.tw/
Bürgerrat @buergerrat.bsky.social Alle Menschen sollten die gleiche Chance auf politische Beteiligung haben - zufällig geloste Bürgerräte machen es möglich. Redaktion: Mehr Demokratie e.V.
https://www.buergerrat.de/
Clodagh Harris @clodaghharris.bsky.social Senior lecturer, University College Cork. Interested in participatory & deliberative democracy, citizens assemblies, climate justice and intergenerational deliberation. Own views.
Ruth Egeressy @ruthsustainable.bsky.social sustainability and behaviour change MSc🌏 #CitizensAssemblies l #ClimateAssembly participatory and deliberative democracy 🌱Democratic Innovation for a better world 🌱 #ClimateFresk and 🧘🏻♂️Yoga
Katharina Liesenberg @kliesenberg.bsky.social Visiting Fellow Ash Center (Harvard Kennedy School) | PhD Candidate TU Darmstadt | Co-Founder Es geht LOS
Jez Hall @jezsfcic.bsky.social Director at Shared Future CIC, passionate about #participatorybudgeting, #citizensassemblies and #deliberativedemocracy. Follow us @sharedfuture.bsky.social
Dr Dayo Eseonu @deseonu.bsky.social Mum| loved by God | Learner | Interested in racial equity and policymaking. I use creative and participatory methods to co-create knowledge with racially minoritised young people to influence policymaking. Lecturer in Politics and Policy, Lancaster Uni, UK
Ieva Česnulaitytė @ievaces.bsky.social https://cesnulaityte.com
Senior Advisor at DemocracyNext | Fellow at IWM | Advisor to Democracy R&D, Lygiosios
Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social Research Fellow, St Andrews
Faculty, Director of Research IUC Turin
Plebeian philosophy & praxis, deliberative democracy, intellectual history, critical legal studies, political economy.
Publications: https://camilavergara.academia.edu/