Jan Rovny
@JanRovny
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Professor at Sciences Po | political competition | political parties | cleavages | ethnic politics | post-communism | guitar music
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Why does democratic erosion occur in some countries more than in others? My paper
@apsrjournal
addresses the divergent backsliding across eastern Europe. A short thread:
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I am happy to announce that the
@sciencespo
Scientific Council has unanimously recommended my promotion, which has been acted by the University. As of January 1st, I am a professor in this👇building ;-)
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With excitement and certain trepidation (is it really done?), I sent the final version of my book manuscript to
@OxUniPress
. The book demonstrates that ethnic minorities act as "Circumstantial Liberals" in politics, conditionally furthering liberalism and democracy.
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It is real: the book cover has arrived! Based on Mark Rothko, an American painter, born in Dvinsk/Daugavpils in today's Latvia. A double minority in the Russian empire (Jewish and from a peripheral region). His pictures remind me of the tension between minorities and majorities.
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With the 2022 legislative election, I argue that France has become an eastern European country. 1/7
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Vienna knows how to greet a social scientist! I call this a ‘popper greeting’. Looking forward to lecturing at
#staatswissenschaft
@univienna
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This started out as a course paper for Quantitative Methods 2. It is now published in Electoral Studies. Big congratulations to
@EileenBohringer
and Charlotte Boucher!
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25 years of
@ches_data
show that European party positions are rather stable on all major dimensions (some movement is lost through aggregation and expert persistence). The striking change - and the story of our time - is the electoral decline of mainstream parties (bottom left)
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How distinct are the constituencies of political parties? And to what extent is it determined by social structural v. behavioral change? We answer this by proposing a new intuitive measure.
@GaryWMarks
@DavidAttewell6
@HoogheLiesbet
@SwissSteen
@BJPolS
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New Year cleanup — came across my grandpa’s blanket he used to escape from a Nazi labor camp in early 1945. He kept it ever since. It’s torn and dirty, but we will keep on keeping it to remember what human beings are capable of — both, the capture, and the escape! Happy New Year!
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The proposition is appealing, I had similar thoughts when I was ten years old, then I studied political science…
@GailAlfarATX
I suggest no parties and just direct voting by the people of concise laws that everyone can understand
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Some thoughts on a section of
@PikettyLeMonde
new book. Many thanks to the
@MaxPo_EU
center at
@sciencespo
for organizing the original lecture and discussion.
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Happy to see the new
@ches_data
paper in print. The paper shows the growing importance of GAL-TAN on explaining EU integration positions. With thanks to the many experts, and congratulations to the CHES team, especially the lead author
@sethkjolly
!
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Delighted: my manuscript *Circumstantial Liberals*, studying the preferences, behavior and consequences of ethnic minorities in politics was "approved" and "greeted ... very warmly" by the delegates of
@OxUniPress
. See link for more info on the research
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Liberalism -- What is in a word? And how does it relate to democracy? My recent article
@apsrjournal
suggests that political liberalism contains three distinct dimensions. A thread:
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Contesting Covid. We show that party ideology powerfully predicts how parties, in government and in opposition, respond to the onset of the pandemic.
@ches_data
@With2Ks
@sethkjolly
@jon_polk
@HoogheLiesbet
@GaryWMarks
@marcosteenbergen
@miladavachudova
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The holidays were great, but it is nice to be back and meet the new cohort of political science research masters! Have a good start of the academic year, everyone!
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Polish election: breakdown by age. The lesson is of course that younger people are more likely to vote for the democratic opposition, but also they are also more likely to vote for the radical right Konfederacja.
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CHES 2019 is ready for use! Big thanks to the hundreds of experts whose insights it combines, and the CHES team:
@With2Ks
,
@HoogheLiesbet
,
@sethkjolly
, Gary Marks,
@jon_polk
, Marco Steenbergen, and
@MiladaVachudova
. Data at
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This weekend’s Czech parliamentary elections hold some lessons on how to defeat populists. My take is here
#CzechRepublic
#elections
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Come work with us at the Center for European Studies at Sciences Po in Paris
@SciencesPo_CEE
! We are looking for a (tenure track) assistant professor in European political economy. For more info:
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Full semester of in-person teaching completed! Hooray to the great students and administration of
@ED_SciencesPo
that made this possible! Have a good break!
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This message from a student reminds me why I teach: “A year ago, I would run away from statistics and numbers and now, I have the confidence of looking at it in the eye… Thank you for giving us the confidence that I can do it.”
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It is a great pleasure to see
@PaulusWagner
become doctor of political science. Congratulations!!!
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Looking forward to presenting the core chapter of my book at the Politics Colloquium at
@Politics_Oxford
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Russia now has a second capital in Budapest — “In his victory speech, Mr Orban criticised Brussels bureaucrats and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling them "opponents". “
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I have comparable data for Muslims in France and other minorities elsewhere. Being a minority makes one much (much!) less likely to vote radical right, no matter your political positions.
For the people in the back:
The data does not show that Muslims are likely to vote PVV, no matter what
@geertwilderspvv
,
@lale_gul89
,
@OzcanAkyol
, your colleague, some rando at the bar, that old high school friend in your DMs, or whoever, say.
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Crushing loss of life at
@CharlesUniPRG
To my current knowledge unparalleled in CZ since… 1968? Thinking of victims, colleagues, all of us.
21.12.2023 Faculty of Arts Charles University. Praying for the victims and wounded.
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Come work with us at the
@SciencesPo_CEE
! This is a unique tenure track position with reduced teaching load and additional funding. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.
📢Join
@SciencesPo_CEE
@ScPoResearch
is hiring an Assistant professorship as part of "Chair Junior": Democratic tensions in the European Union
More information and apply 👉
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Arrived
@CES_Europe
#CESConf
in Reykjavik, and I am glad I went all out on the rain gear. Starting to wonder what the Vikings were thinking when they settled these wet rocks…
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Looking forward to discussing my book manuscript "Circumstantial Liberals," studying the impact of ethnic minorities on political competition and democracy
@eui_sps
. Thank you for the invitation
@Filip_Kostelka
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I am rarely proud, but this warms my heart. All people with UA passport can take Czech Railway trains for free.
#CeskeDrahy
umožní ukrajinským občanům, kteří spěchají v současné chvíli do své vlasti bezplatnou přepravu všemi vlaky. S okamžitou platností mohu cestující s cestovním pasem Ukrajinské republiky, bezplatně cestovat ve všech vlacích ČD.
@UKRinCZE
#StandWithUkraine
#Ukraina
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Inspiring kickoff event of
@AuthlibEU
project financed by
@HorizonEU
at the
@ceu
in Budapest. Looking forward to the next three years of collaboration with a great team!
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Some thoughts on the lessons of the 2019 European Parliament Election with my great colleagues
@AnDurovic
@CaterinaFroio
,
@SLdeLange
Gilles Ivaldi, and
@mayer_nonna
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Looking for Post-Docs: Come work with me and my great colleagues — Jean-Philippe Cointet,
@CaterinaFroio
,
@RomainLachat
on a
@HorizonEU
project on liberal democracy!
🚨WE'RE HIRING🚨
@SciencesPo_CEE
invites you to apply for post-doc researcher specialised in Political Science, Sociology and Data Science for the "AUTHLIB" Project
@HorizonEU
Application & Information➡️
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This city never ceases to amaze. Thank you for the warm welcome, generous hosting and great discussions at
@eui_sps
and beyond,
@Filip_Kostelka
@Eva_Krejcova
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Greatly enjoyed interacting with colleagues and students at the University of Vienna. Many thanks for the invitation, and auf widersehen!
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Our paper on the measurement of the social bases of political parties is out. It was a great pleasure to work with my coauthors!
From our latest issue -
The Social Bases of Political Parties: A New Measure and Survey -
-
@GaryWMarks
,
@DavidAttewell6
,
@HoogheLiesbet
,
@JanRovny
& Marco Steenbergen (
@UZH_en
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@ches_data
is starting a new CHES_Presidential project covering presidential candidates across Europe (with
@r_dassonneville
&
@Filip_Kostelka
). Here is a sneak preview of the collection from the Czech Republic. Stay tuned for lots more exciting data!
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This is important for two reasons. 1) Ethnic politics is not just about group particularism, but can produce ideological content of competition. 2) The illustration that ethnic mobilization associates with democratic improvement anywhere is novel, as it should not be the case.
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Authors are naturally concerned about lengthy review times. A part of the problem is the difficulty of getting reviewers. It is not unusual for me to go through 7 or 8 attempts before I get my reviewer quota, and managing review declines can take weeks...
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Traditional parties are undermined by an entrepreneur seeking power. Macron strategically fans cultural competition, showcasing his pro-EU liberalism, while his minsters stoke cultural tensions of 'islamo-gauchisme,' opening the door to Hungarian-style cultural polarization. 2/
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Good times at the
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summer school EU class. Each summer I am reminded by the continuous pertinence of the early lessons of EU integration — that national sovereignty is overrated and that peace is fragile.
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I admire the Queen as a person and public figure, her steadfast grace and sense of service. I struggle with hereditary monarchy, as a vestige of dominating empire and social privilege. These thoughts come to me at Gare d’Austerlitz, a place where Napoleon defeated 2 emperors…
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I show that backsliding occurs mostly in societies without organized ethnic minorities. This is because democratic institutions and practices tend to have stronger coalitions of pro-democratic supporters and are better protected with mobilized ethnic minorities. Why is this so?
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Concluding a book manuscript = waking up at 4am to mull over chapter 3…
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“The individual must remain the unit of history” Elena Zhemkova receives doctorate honoris causa on behalf of Memorial International at Sciences Po. The struggle for human rights and against tyranny is universal and as important today as ever.
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The Sciences Po médialab is recruiting an assistant professor in computational social science. Position is open to a variety of approaches: machine learning, statistical analysis, network, text or image analysis in sociology, political science or history.
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Boys and toys! I am glad to see this finally talked about. I have a very difficult relationship with cars (only now getting a European license) because I've always hated the associations with being a driver. A rather personal thread...
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Ethnic mobilization makes it harder for illiberals to gain monopolistic power and degrade democratic institutions and practices. The stronger ethnic & liberal parties are, the weaker the corrosive influence of illiberals.
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Academic colleagues, do you teach introductory undergraduate statistics for social sciences generally? Which software do you use? Some colleagues are proposing excel (!). Is there anyone who teaches intro stats in excel?
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Protests in Prague! Can the street bring down the government? Some reflections with Milada Vachudova:
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With the collapse of the PS and the LR, the dominant parties are parties in name only. LREM, LFI, and RN are personalistic platforms of their leaders. Paradoxically, RN is the most established dominant party, founded in 1972, but it is an eastern Europe-like family business. 3/
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With a political system uprooted by an anti-establishment upstart; with competition torn by strategically fanned cultural conflict; and dominated by personalistic parties -- the city of lights might as well not be on the banks of the Seine, but on the shores of the Danube. /END
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We are about a week from the election 🇫🇷 and the campaign should be in full swing! The only party campaigning is the radical left hoping to use Melenchon’s vote and their merger as a boost. Otherwise, all quiet on the French front
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Diversionary Dictator: Victor Orbán's support and vaccine scepticism across Slovak and Hungarian national groups (controls for sex, age, income, education, urban-rural, religiosity and economic insecurity)
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When do ethnic minorities support democratic institutions and principles? How well do my findings in east Europe travel beyond? Many thanks to
@OmarSadr
for his inquisitive interview and discussion on his "Negotiating Ideas" podcast -- on Spotify:
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Silly BBC is talking about bedbugs as a Paris problem threatening the Olympics. The real problem is long term underfunding of public transport. Stop subsidizing gasoline and subsidize trains instead! (Walking to work)
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@simonjhix
There could be a negative alternative explanation that science is paid so poorly in CEECs that only the secondary income partner can afford to do it. But that is just a guess
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The key argument is that when ethnic minority groups are politically significant and permanent, they espouse constitutional liberal political outlooks, and work toward a multicultural political order to constrain the tyranny of the majority. Ethnic liberalism is circumstantial ->
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Looking forward to thinking about France in Prague with
@dianebolet
@tabouchadi
@RayDuch
I will share some thoughts on how France is moving eastwards…
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Some thoughts on the revolt of the lower-middle classes with
@BPalier
,
@mayer_nonna
and Zhen Jie Im.
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A voté! 🗳 For an open, democratic Europe that respects nature and people of all kinds! Please, join us! 🇪🇺
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Permanent ethnic minorities are dual minorities – political and cultural. Their interests in maintaining their group distinction can be systematically trumped by the majority. They thus fear the tyranny of the majority, and seek protection from it.
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Like in Poland or Hungary, the French left is divided. The NUPES are an electoral alliance only, and will not have a common parliamentary club. They cannot agree on major policy issues ranging from the Euro to Russia's war on Ukraine. 5/
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With the three parties, French political competition looks like that of Poland - triangular division between the liberal center-right, the left, and the radical right. The three poles cannot cooperate, and are thus volatile. 4/
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The abstention rate in France -- even when considering the presidential elections -- is about that of the Czech Republic or Hungary. 6/
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Ethnic minorities provide large, socially rooted electorates seeking rights and liberties. Their representatives cooperate with sympathetic forces, fortifying the liberal pole of politics, which is better able to counterbalance illiberals -- the main source of backsliding.
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Robots, work, economic threat, and voting behavior. A preview of our forthcoming paper with
@BPalier
,
@mayer_nonna
, and Zhen Jie Im.
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We have hopes for 🇺🇦 future in 🇪🇺 if they survive this war and repel the 🇷🇺 attack. But what are our hopes for 🇷🇺 if their attack is repelled and they “lose” the war? Don’t assume peaceful replacement of Putin with some friendly democrat. What comes next may not be better.
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Some preliminary reflections on my ongoing research studying the political effects of ethnic minorities. I demonstrate that ethnic politics can reinforce liberal democracy. (Photos not representative and not mine)
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The 2022 French elections make France an Eastern European country. See more here
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I learn this with kunderaesque mix of nostalgia, sadness and aloof indifference. Hugely moved by his works in youth, seeing them express the struggles of the times and of the age, only to later wonder about their true intellect and sexual perversion
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Come work with us at Sciences Po!
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In case you missed my talk on why ethnic heterogeneity can shore up democracy, here is the recording:
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“Woman, life, liberty” & “Slava Ukraini” — good to be back in Paris where you can have two good demonstrations in one square
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You know you haven’t been playing bass with the band for too long when…
#igotblistersonmyfingers
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It was a pleasure to read and review the book of Kyung Joon Han "Rationality of Irrationality" for
@PoPpublicsphere
. The book studies the causes and consequences of party positional ambiguity, or 'blurring'. Here are a few key findings of the book:
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People are focusing on the radical right, but this will be quite a bit of a Green night! (Came in 3rd in France and 2nd in Germany)
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Tomorrow, René Lindstädt and I will be speaking about expert surveys. More info and registration at:
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