Gabriel Lönn @gelonn99.bsky.social Doctoral Research Fellow - University of Oslo. Studying Political Elites as part of the GETGOV project
Vilde Lunnan Djuve @vldjuve.bsky.social Autrocracies, regime change, protest movements, repression and resistance.
Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights. Head of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social (opinions my own, obvs.)
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u
Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & editorial board @cpcs.bsky.social
Joan Ricart-Huguet @ricarthuguet.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. at Loyola Maryland & Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE. Princeton PhD. Political leaders, education, colonialism, development, inequality, culture, Africa. https://www.ricarthuguet.com/research
Sofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at Flinders University 🇦🇺
populist radical right • political parties • women’s and youth political participation
sofiaammassari.com
Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social PoliSci PhD student @ Harvard / 🇬🇧🏳️🌈 / Creator of MyLittleCrony.com
Signal: @sehill.11
The WhoGov Project @whogov.bsky.social The WhoGov Project seeks to extend our knowledge on political elites. It expands, integrates & manages several existing datasets, such as the WhoGov dataset, Paths to Power, and AutGov. It also has an annual conference. Webpage: https://whogov.net/
Kevin Gray (new account) @profkevingray.bsky.social Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex. Researches on both Koreas, China, political economy.
Jeongmin Kim @jeongminkim.bsky.social Executive Director of Korea Risk Group, producer of NK News, NK Pro & Korea Pro. Journalist, analyst, professional cat belly scratcher, based in 🇰🇷
Xavier Marquez @marquezxavier.bsky.social Associate Professor in Political Science at Victoria University of Wellington | Author of "Non-Democratic Politics: Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, and Democratization"
Jeremy Moulton @jeremymoulton.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Politics @uoypolitics.bsky.social
Board Member @aspirenetwork.bsky.social
Regular columnist @alpsblog.bsky.social
HEA Senior Fellow
Interested in climate action, political myth, the EU, the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com Professor of Politics at Flinders University in Adelaide | 🇮🇪🇦🇺 | populism and party youth wings | https://duncanmcdonnell.com/
Javier Padilla @javierpadilla.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo
Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social MIT professor, Brookings senior fellow, series editor at Cornell Press ⎮ Foreign policy, military operations, civil-military relations, nuclear weapons, authoritarianism ⎮ Views are my own ⎮ Book: The Dictator's Army
https://www.caitlintalmadge.com/
Konstantin Bogatyrev @bogatyrev.bsky.social - LSE Fellow in political behaviour at @lsegovernment.bsky.social
- PhD from Bocconi University (2025) on electoral accountability for illiberals & authoritarians + quant methods
- 🏳️🌈 he/they
https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/konstantin-bogatyrev
Catarina Leão @catarinaleao.bsky.social Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods, Department of Methodology (LSE) | DPhil in Politics (Oxford)
Political Economy + Causal/Quantitative Methods
catarinaleao.com
Rubén Ruiz-Rufino @rubenruizrufino.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at King’s College London. Passionately interested in factors explaining democracies under strain. More info: www.rubenruizrufino.com
Felix Dwinger @dwingerfelix.bsky.social Postdoc at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), France • Autocratic Politics, Democratic Backsliding, Game Theory, Causal Inference • felixdwinger.com
Nina Obermeier @ninaobermeier.com Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Politics at King's College London. International political economy, European politics, globalization, immigration, populism, and Eurovision (which combines all of the above). www.ninaobermeier.com
Alex Kroeger @amkroeger.bsky.social Assistant Prof at Texas State. I study elite politics in authoritarian regimes.
Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social NFL analyst at ESPN.
Daniel R. McCarthy @drmccarthy.bsky.social Associate Prof in IR at The University of Melbourne
Interests: STS, IR, Tech, Utopia, American National Security and Foreign Policy
Series Editor, Technology, International Relations and World Order, Routledge
Bryce Hecht @bwhecht.bsky.social Post-Doc @ Bocconi University. Ph.D. in Political Science @ UNC Chapel Hill | Interests include political economy, autocracy, and computational social science. | https://sites.google.com/view/brycehecht/home
Sona Golder @sonagolder.bsky.social Political scientist, comparativist. Prof. at Penn State.
Co-PI on INSTAPARTY: Party Instability in Parliaments
(Norwegian Research Council)
https://instapartyproject.com
sonagolder.com
Bruno Schmidt-Feuerheerd @brunofeuerheerd.bsky.social JRF in politics at Magdalen College, Oxford. PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Saudi Arabia, Middle East politics & computational social science
Dongil Lee @dongillee.bsky.social Associate Professor at KDI School | NYU PhD | Political Economy of Development | sub-Saharan Africa | dongillee.com
Tony Yang @tzyang.bsky.social Asst Prof @Emory, PPRF @Nuffield @Oxford, PhD @WashU. Censorship, Propaganda, Public Opinion in Autocracies. LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 politics.
tonyziruiyang.org
Munhak Jin @munhakjin.bsky.social The exiled East Asianist in far-off Tatooine...also known as Merced.
Louisa Boulaziz @louisabo.bsky.social Phd Fellow in PoliSci ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo. I study gender representation, legal mobilisation and judicial politics. 🇵🇸
Dave Yin 殷大伟 @yindave.bsky.social China Correspondent at NK News. Ex ARD, The Times, etc. in Beijing. Reach out: dave.yin@nknews.org, DM for Signal.
@stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social
Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social Peer-reviewed journal of the American Political Science Association, cultivating a political science public sphere.
https://apsanet.org/publications/journals/perspectives-on-politics/
Daniel Tavana @danieltavana.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science, Penn State. I work on elections, identity, and political behavior in the Middle East and North Africa.
danieltavana.com
The Daily NK @thedailynk.bsky.social Underreported stories. Unique perspectives. From Sinuiju to Kaesong.
Sandra Fahy @sandrafahy.bsky.social Associate Professor global and international studies (PhD anthropology); DPRK human rights
American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social The premier scholarly research journal in political science. Read here: http://bit.ly/3fJQsoQ
Susana Coroado @susanacoroado.bsky.social Political Scientist at Dublin City University researching corruption, regulation, lobbying and alike.
Previously at Universiteit Antwerpen, Instituto de Ciências Sociais Universidade de Lisboa and Transparency International Portugal.
Tom Hazell @thomashazell.bsky.social DPhil/PhD in Politics @ Oxford. Authoritarianism, bureaucracy, and local politics + Kazakhstan + computational social science. https://t-hazell.github.io/.
Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social Professor in Comparative Politics @leuphana, party competition, European politics, CEE, democracy, corruption, radical right, former @IPZ_ch | PhD @IPWunibern #FirstGen
Mohamed Dhia Hammami @meddhiah.bsky.social PhD Candidate in Political Science at Maxwell School, Syracuse University | Wesleyan Alumn | Mixed Methods, MENA Politics
🖥️ mohameddhiahammami.com
Rachel Blaifeder @rblaifeder.bsky.social Publisher at Cambridge University Press, acquiring in political science and sociology.
Jackie Teoh @jackieteeo.bsky.social Acquisitions Editor at Cornell University Press. Political science & international studies. Form = content.
Andrea Vaccaro @anvaccaro.bsky.social Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute • comparative politics • global development • www.vaccaroandrea.com
Patrick Cronin @patrickmcronin.bsky.social Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute &
Scholar in Residence, Carnegie Mellon University
Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social
John Delury @johndelury.bsky.social Living in Seoul... writing on empire, China, and America... watching the two Koreas... reminiscing about Rome
Oisín Tansey @oisintansey.bsky.social Professor of international Politics, King's College London. United Nations peacekeeping, authoritarian politics, democratisation.
Damien Bol @damienbol.bsky.social Prof in Political Behavior in Sciences Po Paris. Ex boom-bap rapper, I wear white kicks ALL THE TIME
www.damienbol.eu
Marlene Mauk @marlenemauk.bsky.social she/her. postdoc @gesis_org. comparative political scientist that studies political trust, autocracies, and information environments. likes cats and sailboats.
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org The latest research in Political Science and International Relations from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
cambridge.org/politics
Thalia Gerzso @thaliagerzso.bsky.social Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at @uoypolitics.bsky.social
I study African politics, democracy, and political institutions (mainly courts and legislatures)
www.thaliagerzso.com
Dagyum Kate Ji @dagyumkateji.bsky.social Politics and Foreign & Security Affairs Team Lead at the Korea Herald • Previous: VOA KR, NK News, Reuters TV • Opinions are my own
Katerina Tertytchnaya @ktertytchnaya.bsky.social Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at Oxford studying authoritarianism. https://katerinatertytchnaya.com
Robert Ralston @robertralston.bsky.social Lecturer (assistant prof) at University of Birmingham. Grand Strategy; Politics of Decline/Declinism; Civil-Military Relations
https://sites.google.com/view/robert-ralston/home
Orçun Selçuk @orcunselcuk.bsky.social Author of The Authoritarian Divide: Populism, Propaganda, and Polarization (University of Notre Dame Press) 🇹🇷🇻🇪🇪🇨
Researching polarizing populist leaders and their opponents around the world.
Heesoo Jang @heesoojang.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Media Law and Ethics, UMass-Amherst
Proud UNC J-school PhD alumna
heesoojang.com
Jack Paine @jackpaine.bsky.social Political science, Emory University
Lynette Ong @onglynette.bsky.social http://LynetteOng.com Distinguished Prof of Chinese Politics, University of Toronto. Senior Fellow, Asia Society. Author of “Outsourcing Repression” https://shorturl.at/qtNj8. Autocracies. Repression. Violence. Protests. Development. Also Southeast Asia.
Seo-young Silvia Kim @sysilviakim.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Seoul National University. Caltech PhD, formerly at American University and Sogang. Election (admin)/money in politics/css + methods. https://sysilviakim.com/
Kyuri Park @curiouskyuri.bsky.social Lecturer (Asst. Prof) of IR & International Security at Victoria University of Wellington 🇳🇿 | Postdoc📚 Stanford APARC and William & Mary's GRI | Alum👩🏻🎓 Univ. of Southern California, Georgetown Univ., Ewha Womans Univ.| http://www.kyuripark.com
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social Probably somewhere in an archive near berlin. phd-ing @ MIT Political Science on Chinese politics, technology policy, bureaucracy & GDR computing. Also at mstdn.social/@ktai
Khang Vu @khangxvu.bsky.social Boston College visiting scholar and Ph.D. Korea & Vietnam watcher.
Sheena Chestnut Greitens @sheenagreitens.bsky.social Associate Professor at UT-Austin. I study authoritarian politics, security, & East Asia, especially China and Korea.
Non-resident scholar at Carnegie Endowment & U.S. Army War College, editor of the Texas National Security Review. Views my own.
Jinwoo Park @jinwoo-park.com Writer, Translator (Kr-En), Debut novel, Oxford Soju Club, coming in Sept 2025, 111k on TikTok
https://linktr.ee/jinwoopark0721
Jane Esberg @janeesberg.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science at UPenn. Authoritarianism, repression,
censorship, and conflict, esp in Latin America. Aspiring cat lady. http://janeesberg.com. https://tinyurl.com/56eytm5e
Dave Kang @daveckang.bsky.social Going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm!
(Also: USSF "National B" license, when "A" was as high as it went.)
https://www.daveckang.net/
Célio Fioretti @celiofioretti.bsky.social Journaliste correspondant en Corée @rfi.bsky.social @LaCroix
Inbok Rhee @inbok.bsky.social Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea (https://inbokrhee.com/)
Lami Kim @lamikim.bsky.social Professor at Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Nonresident Fellow at Eurasia Group, and Adjunct Professor of International Relations at the Univ. of Hawaii
Dan Sneider @dcsneider.bsky.social Lecturer, East Asian Studies and International Policy, Stanford University
Former foreign correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor
Former editor and syndicated columnist, The San Jose Mercury News
Asia-Pacific Leadership Network @apln.network A network of political, military, diplomatic and thought leaders in the Asia-Pacific working to address security challenges and eliminate nuclear weapons risks.
Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social KCPC expert advisor, IR scholar, Yonsei University, Troy University, NE Asian security and political economy, WMD nonproliferation. USAF veteran and VFW member. Former state powerlifting champion and casual judo player. Cat man and life-long Laker fan.
Sofia Ribeiro-Lemos @sofialsribeiro.bsky.social Phd Candidate Political Science & International Relations at University of Minho, PT • Research interests in East Asia; the US presence in the region; Memory, Identity, and Narrative analysis; with a dash of Portuguese politics • PT+EN
Merete Bech Seeberg @mbechseeberg.bsky.social Associate professor, political science, Aarhus University. Elections, authoritarianism, democratization, women in politics, Africa.
https://meretebechseeberg.weebly.com/
Victor Cha @victordcha.bsky.social Georgetown Professor, author, former USG, CSIS Geopolitics President, long-suffering Giants and hopeful Knicks aficionado.
Linette Lim @linettelim.bsky.social PhD, University College Dublin. Interested in authoritarianism, media control, & nationalism. Former journalist with a stint as a 互联网打工人
https://linettelim.com/
Laurits Aarslew @aarslew.bsky.social Assistant Professor @AarhusUni.
Researching how public opinion dynamics sustain regimes or facilitate regime change.
Comparative politics | Political behavior | Authoritarianism | Democracy
https://www.lauritsaarslew.com
Travis B. Curtice @travisbcurtice.bsky.social Climber. Assistant Prof Drexel University. Studying police, repression & conflict. Fmr Carter Center, USIP, & Dartmouth Dickey Center. PhD Emory Polisci. Views are my own.
Hanne Fjelde @hannefjelde.bsky.social Professor in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Elections, political violence and democracy.
Francesca Frassineti @frafrassineti.bsky.social Non-Resident Fellow at Asaninst & ispionline | Teaching at
Ca'Foscari University of Venice | Research interests in Korean Politics and History, Defense and Security in East Asia | she/her | usual caveats apply
Roman-Gabriel Olar @rgolar23.bsky.social Political scientist @ Dublin City University | avid martial artist | amateur chef
Website: rgolar.weebly.com
Svend-Erik Skaaning @skaaning.bsky.social Professor of political science, Aarhus University
Democratization, autocratization, state capacity, cross-national comparisons, social science history
Joshua Tucker @jatucker.bsky.social Politics Prof, NYU; Director @NYUJordanCenter for Adv Study of #Russia; Co-Director NYU Center for Social Media and Politics @CSMaP_NYU (http://csmapnyu.org); long suffering NY Mets fan; @j_a_tucker on other platforms; he/him
Nick Kuipers @nickkuipers.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton
nicholaskuipers.com
CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org @csis.org Korea Chair is an independent platform from which to advance major policy issues of common importance to the Korean & American people.
Follow our team:
@victordcha.bsky.social
@andysaulim.com
Andy Lim @andysaulim.com Deputy Director & Fellow @korea.csis.org
- China's Weaponization of Trade: https://shorturl.at/X3yPG
- Koreanists starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX
- Personal website: andysaulim.com
- Moonlighting at @citylightsofchina.bsky.social
Paul Staniland @pstaniland.bsky.social UChicago political scientist, amateur bee photographer, Carnegie South Asia nonresident scholar, despairing Bulls fan, public school parent, etc. http://www.paulstaniland.com
Ben Noble @benhnoble.bsky.social Associate Professor of Russian Politics, UCL | Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social Political Scientist. Ph. D.
Korea Institute for National Unification
KINU Unification Survey.
Connor Kopchick @connorkopchick.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Poli Sci at Auburn | Ph.D. via UMD | Transnational Repression, Diasporas, Authoritarianism | Views are mine but should be everyone’s
William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social Europe/Mideast Bureau Chief for Stars and Stripes, an independent newspaper by and for the US military
www.williamwgallo.com
Eli Kravinsky @elikravinsky.bsky.social Interested in anything and everything related to the PRC, military affairs, technology, and research security. Views my own.
Eun A Jo @eunajo.bsky.social Assistant Professor at William & Mary.
www.eunajo.com
Remco Breuker 🟥 @remcobreuker.bsky.social Koreanist/historicus/schrijver/vertaler | (N-)Korea/history/human rights/Prof Leiden 한국/고려/북한/역사/레이덴대학교수|| #WOinActie| platenwasser | serie-Big in Korea | boek- De wereld volgens Noord-Korea | https://www.haagschcollege.nl/podcast/k-pod
Charles McClean @cmcclean.bsky.social 📚 Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale
👦🏻👨🏻👴🏻 Politics of Age
🇯🇵 Japanese Politics
Victor Shih @vicshih.bsky.social Director, 21st Century China Center at UCSD: elite politics, financial markets, debt….of China of course
James Pearson @pearswick.press Visual Investigations Journalist at @Reuters.com, via Hanoi, Seoul, Pyongyang and cyberspace. Now in London.
“A bum who wrote an ignominious jumble of stories”
- North Korea ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
📞Signal ID: pearswick.01
💻: pearswick.press
CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social human- a professor of #Korean and East Asian Studies. Research on performing arts (traditional mask dance dramas, K-pop and hip-hop), media, museums, tourism... #kpop #kdramas 한/영. 합기도, cycling, food, coffee