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Graph of the month: Analyzing 167 arguments made in 25 direct democratic voting campaigns on international issues in Switzerland, Giorgio Malet and Stefanie Walter show that the framing of arguments in favor and against international cooperation differ significantly.

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A thousand thanks to Silja Häusermann, who was an outstanding head of department for the IPZ - Political Science UZH over the past 4.5 years. I am not just grateful for all the wonderful things you have done for the IPZ, but also for the great pleasure of working with you!

Ever wanted to go to the fabled Monte Verità in Ticino? Then apply for this workshop that I am co-organizing with Frank Schimmelfennig.

We are advertising two three-year post-doc positions at Stockholm University within our European Research Council (ERC) project on democracy, autocracy, and international cooperation (DEMCOOP). Come join a great team on a critical question of our times! Deadline: 15 Sept, 2024. su.varbi.com/what:job/jobID…

Nice work by Martin JJ. Bucher and Marco Martini on text classification methods. Cool to see this emerge from our ERC Project DISINTEGRATION project!

When civil conflicts hit the UNSC agenda, how do diplomats justify intervention? Our analysis reveals justification is oft rooted in the mandate, focusing on regional security & development. Liberal legitimation like Human Rights and Women & Children outrank hard security threats

⁦IPZ - Political Science UZH⁩ on tour: IB Lehrstuhl-outing to Schaffhausen

Congratulations to Jane Vaynman and Tristan Volpe, winners of the Robert O, Keohane award for the best article published by untenured scholars in 2023. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

📚 Our book on the transformation of the Left in emerging knowledge societies is out 📚 OPEN ACCESS tinyurl.com/ahuxx6d6 🧵 on key findings. Today: the voters @IPZ @UZH Cambridge University Press - Politics 1/9

Enjoyed the discussion with my undergrad IR students on polarity today. Though I guess that this poll would yield different results if you'd run it in the US (or China).

Very much enjoyed the great discussion! So cool to see more and more research on IO exit emerge. Thanks a lot to Sören Stapel for chairing and to @t_sommerer for great comments. ERC Project DISINTEGRATION

Graph of the month: Supporters and opponents of interational cooperation use different types of arguments: Focusing on Switzerland, Giorgio Malet and Stefanie Walter show that arguments on whether or not to maintain or deepen international cooperation are framed differently.

What a blessing to be in Berlin for a meeting when the Festival of Lights is on.

I have always loved the Reichstag building, and it still stuns me every time I see it. Today with the Bundestag in session, truly with the people hovering above parliament.

Interested in how politicians speak about international organizations in parliament? IOParlspeech is a new dataset of IO-related parliamentary speeches in six countries, which allows for a variety of analyses. Check it out here: twtr.to/rQn9o

Nice reward for getting up early today.

Excited for my first ever #IPES that I can reach via train! Looking forward to a fabulous conference in Florence.

OK, everyone, it was fun while it lasted, before Elon Musk turned this place into what it is today. I'll be waiting for you on bluesky, at @stefwalter.bsky.social