Democracy scholars (PolSci, PolPhil, PolThry etc.)
Starter pack for political theorists/ philosophers/ scientists, sociologists etc. who work on the theory and practice of democracy (Deliberative democracy, democratic innovations, challenges to democracy like populism, authoritariansim, epistocracy, technocracy)
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@holgerkiik.bsky.social
@paulsaproza.com
International Political Theory / Political Philosophy. Political Disagreement; Democratic Innovations; International Ethics Luiss University, Roma https://x.com/paulsaproza https://linkedin.com/in/boscolebrun/ https://academicsinpolitics.com/ocw/
@simonluo.bsky.social
Political theorist. Writes about radicalism, emotions, memory, mourning, parties, democracy, and contemporary China. Incoming Nanyang Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs, Nanyang Technological University website: simonsihangluo.com
@karstenschubert.net
Associate Fellow in Political Theory at Humboldt University Berlin. NEW BOOK: Lob der Identitätspolitik, C.H.Beck, http://www.lobderidentitaetspolitik.de
@gkatsambekis.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics | Research on populism, democracy, authoritarianism, radical left politics, social movements | Opinions my own
@nathaliebrack.bsky.social
Professor in political science (Cevipol, Université libre de Bruxelles and College of Europe) / euroscepticism / radical right / conspiracy theories/ post-truth / European Parliament
@profannikawerner.bsky.social
Professor of Politics Currently Australian National University, soon University of Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social Research: Democracy, populism, attitudes and values. Creating new spaces @ecpr-ead.bsky.social Private: Beaches, boxing and cats.
@michaelfuerstein.bsky.social
Social and political philosopher at Saint Olaf College. Lapsed jazz musician. Author of *Experiments in Living Together: How Democracy Drives Social Progress*, OUP 2024 (https://shorturl.at/knxWf)
@nicolecurato.bsky.social
Examining the intersections of deliberative democracy, craft gin, and Taylor Swift.
@camilavergara.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, University of Essex Plebeian philosophy & praxis, deliberative democracy, intellectual history, critical legal studies, political economy. Publications: https://camilavergara.academia.edu/
@giorgosvenizelos.bsky.social
Lecturer in Political Communication, Cyprus University of Technology. Co-convener of @populismpsa.bsky.social Author of Populism in Power https://tinyurl.com/PopInPow www.giorgosvenizelos.com
@norocel.bsky.social
🇫🇮🇸🇪 #Firstgen AssocProf at #Lunduniversity former #MSCA IF #ULBruxelles I use #intersectionality in 💻 #extremism & #radicalright #populism #welfarechauvinism #criticalbigdata #criticalAI
@antoniaalksnis.bsky.social
Political theory PhD candidate, UC Berkeley polisci | Rousseau & XVIIIe siècle BA University of Toronto
@lisajanssen.bsky.social
PhD at Ghent University | Political science | Affective polarization, political trust, and democratic legitimacy
@robcronin.bsky.social
UK-based early career researcher (politics) - specialising in online propaganda, campaign videos, and British populism. (Politics/work account. For my personal account, see: @cronnyberg.bsky.social)
@duncanmcdonnell.com
Professor of Politics | 🇮🇪🇦🇺| Australian Research Council Future Fellow | Nationalist populism and party youth wings | https://duncanmcdonnell.com/
@maarja.bsky.social
Reader in Comparative Politics & Gender, Newcastle Uni Politics Co-Head, skiing, (conference) running, hiking, mushroom foraging, cooking & eating
@paultaggart.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex. Populism Euroscepticism Unpolitics
@skaaning.bsky.social
Professor of political science, Aarhus University Democratization, autocratization, state capacity, cross-national comparisons, social science history
@claesdevreese.bsky.social
Professor of AI, society, media and democracy + Political Communication, U Amsterdam || Director of Digital Democracy Centre, SDU || EDMO || Algosoc || AIMD || Mix of work and private stuff || 🇩🇰🇳🇱🇪🇺🏃🏼🧪☕️🍿🐶🟥🦋
@kunkakom.bsky.social
Digitalization & Pol Behavior LMU_Muenchen | Democracy and Populist Attitudes | Open Science | 🚵♂️🐶
@mattgraham.bsky.social
@kristianvsf.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Aarhus University. Democratic erosion, citizens & elites. Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/kristianfrederiksen
@fcmonstadt.bsky.social
PhD student | Empirical Education Research at Bergische Universität Wuppertal | Political Socialisation, Democratic Values, Civic Education | private account
@sharestuff.bsky.social
Belligerent Optimist. Advocate of sharing stuff. Doing democracy, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time. Also writing scifi. https://thebelligerentoptimist.ghost.io/ IDIC🖖
@suthank.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Political Science, Aarhus University. https://Suthan.dk/
@davidrafferty.bsky.social
Historian. ARC DECRA Fellow @ Adelaide with project “How Republics Die: Rome’s democratic breakdown in the 1st century BCE”. Husband and father. I’m the one who set cats and dogs against each other. Not endorsed by employer. https://davidrafferty.org
@magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
Associate professor (USN) studying historical development of welfare states, working time, unions, political parties and democracy. www.magnusbrasmussen.com
@acrowinghen.bsky.social
First Gen scholar, whippet mom, trying to understand dictators and democratic resilience
@liserakner.bsky.social
Political Scientist. Democracy, autocratization, Human Rights, African politics.Recent research projects: Rights Activism Under Political Uncertainty. Program Director Politics and Governance of Global Challenges, Master's, 2 years | University of Bergen
@boesevanessa.bsky.social
Postdoc @WZB, Research Associate @V-dem passionate about democracy, democratization & autocratization (and memes)
@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
@evawegner.bsky.social
Prof. of Comparative Politics at Uni Marburg, political behaviour, inequality, clientelism, and accountability. Inequality and Distributive Politics Research Group. https://inq-dp.eu/
@inqdp.bsky.social
The IDP is a research group at ZfK & IfP, University of Marburg, Germany. In our website (https://inq-dp.eu/) you can find more about us, our research, & our outreach activities, including the "Maps of Inequality in Marburg"
@mqpellicer.bsky.social
Professor of Inequality and Poverty, Marburg University. Interested in economic inequality, political attitudes, protest, political inequality, responsiveness, and social policy. Inequality and Distributive Politics (IDP) research team https://inq-dp.eu
@ekrick.bsky.social
Senior Researcher in Public policy & political theory at University of Mainz, Germany Working on Public participation, Democratic innovation, Democratic theory, Politics of expertise, Political Epistemology, Social inequality https://evakrick.wordpres
@isiebert.bsky.social
#orgdev #democracy #humancollaboration www.kessels-smit.com and Founder www.esgehtlos.org initiator of www.dasende.org
@stevedarcy.bsky.social
Antifascism, philosophy. Author, “Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy” (2013); “Frege and Fascism” (Routledge, 2025).
@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
policy, $, political economy of race // 70-80s soul, 90s hip hop // #DubNation // proud product of miscegenation // Berkeley prof (formerly: Princeton CSDP, UW)
@robmickey.bsky.social
Political Science @umich. book: https://bit.ly/3YQWgEi. US Reconstruction & nation building w/ David Waldner; policing w/ @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social + @dziblatt.bsky.social; race & democratic attitudes w/ V. Hutchings & @jardina.bsky.social.
@vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social
PhD Student at University of Stuttgart | Democratic Preferences, Inequality, Democratic Innovations @demolabs.bsky.social
@hagenschoelzel.bsky.social
Political Philosophy and Theory | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hagen-Schoelzel
@manuelmueller.foederalist.eu
Senior Research Fellow @fiia.fi | Blogger @foederalist.eu | EU integration & supranational democracy | Views my own, of course
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, University of Colorado; Director, Library of Congress RPTF; Editor, Resonance Journal; Faculty Advisor, KVCU Radio
@ladegaard.bsky.social
Sociologist, criminologist, interested in org deviance & alt markets/platforms. I use comp & qual methods. Asst Prof @ UIUC ➡️ HKU. PGP: E1FC377D. Author of Open Secrecy (UCP 2025). https://isakladegaard.com/
@melross.bsky.social
Political scientist @unibremen.bsky.social CoLead @glocan.bsky.social CoChair @ecpr.bsky.social's Standing Group on Democratic Innovations 📍Berlin
@megler.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Philosophy at Tilburg University. Working on topics at the intersection of Epistemology, Phil of Mind, and Democratic Theory. Website: miguelegler.info Originally from the Brazilian cerrado
@fabiennepeter.bsky.social
Philosophy professor, University of Warwick. Research: political philosophy, moral philosophy, social epistemology. She/they. https://www.fabiennepeter.org/
@miasmafactory.bsky.social
senior assistant at Institute for Philosophy in Zagreb / Author of “Institutional Epistemology and Extreme Inequality” (Lexington Books) / Exploring knowledge, pluralism, institutional systems & reason / Usual caveats apply
@ismarvolic.bsky.social
Professor and Chair at Wellesley College Mathematics Department Director of Institute for Mathematics and Democracy Author of Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation https://ivolic.wellesley.edu/
@cmcclean.bsky.social
📚 Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale 🇯🇵 Japanese Politics & Public Policy 👦🏻👨🏻👴🏻 Politics of Age & Aging
@ddc-sdu.bsky.social
The Digital Democracy Centre SDU is an interdisciplinary hub at the University of Southern Denmark https://www.sdu.dk/en/ddc • #dkmedier #dkpol #dkforsk #democracy #digital #AI •
@polphilpod.bsky.social
Host of the Political Philosophy Podcast & editor of What is Freedom with OUP. Politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics
@roberttalisse.bsky.social
Political Philosopher | W Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt | extremely amateur self-taught guitarist
@katepitasse.bsky.social
Humboldt PostDoc and JYQA Fellow at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt | Moral and Political Philosophy
@ycpt.bsky.social
News from the Political Theory group at the University of York. https://www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt/
@michaeldemoor.bsky.social
Political theorist and Dean at the King's University in Edmonton. Pluralism, democracy, history of political thought, but don’t expect much.
@antjewiener.bsky.social
Prof PoliSci International Relations (IR) UHH Norms Contestation Climate Governance By-Fellow Hughes Hall Cambridge - Editor Global Constitutionalism CUP Education: FUBerlin, Stanford, Carleton ⛵️RYA YM Ocean 🥋4th kyu P ≠ prof role & RP ≠ endorsement
@tobysjames.bsky.social
Professor of Politics & Policy, @UEA, Visiting Prof. @LSE Electoral Integrity Project co-Director Policy Studies Editor: @policy-studies.bsky.social Researching and teaching on: democracy, electoral integrity, political science. https://tobysjames.com
@mikecowburn.bsky.social
Research Fellow in the DEMOLAW ERC project at Zeppelin Universität Party Factions | Candidate Selection | Legislative Politics | PolComm | Primaries Author: Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries https://tinyurl.com/4w6tfvjx www.mikecowburn.com
@dovlevin.bsky.social
Asso. Professor of IR, HKU. Foreign election interference (& interventions)|Strategic Public Diplomacy| FP preferences| US Foreign Policy| War & Peace. Book on foreign election interference "Meddling in the Ballot Box" at OUP. Opinions are mine only
@micastre.bsky.social
Political scientist | SNSF-Ambizione fellow at University of Bern | Working on institutional change, public opinion, and elites in local & urban settings | https://michaelstrebel.com/
@antolw.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Associate ISPS Yale | PhD Political Theory (UBC) | Democratic innovation, democratic theory, hope
@neerajprsd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam. PhD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University. Ex-World Bank (Dev Research). Website: www.neerajprasad.com
@schnizzl.bsky.social
Senior Scientist at the Department of Government at the University of Vienna #AUTNES 🇦🇹
@jrparkinson.bsky.social
Professor of Social & Political Philosophy at Maastricht University. Half Tigger, half Eeyore.
@tunablazer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Loyola University Chicago. Previously a postdoct at Stanford Ethics. Alumna of the University of Chicago and El Colegio de México. Political theory + ethnographic methods www.yunablajer.com
@dmiyasaki.bsky.social
Philosophy professor. ‘Nietzsche's Immoralism’ & ‘Politics After Morality: Toward a Nietzschean Left.' Continental, political, ethics, Marxism, existentialism. www.donovanmiyasaki.com
@samuel-bagg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina. Democratic Theory. Book: The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy. Bylines Dissent, Boston Review, etc
@cailinmeister.bsky.social
Philosopher and applied mathematician at UC Irvine. Author of The Misinformation Age and Origins of Unfairness. Mother. Mother of Chickens.
@eseverso33.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Political Science at UBC. Social epistemology, democratic theory, and the concept of attention.
@alasianuti.bsky.social
Political theorist. Historical injustice, gender and sexuality, resistance, political liberalism, and democratic erosion. Senior Lecturer at the UoY. Books: Injustice and the Reproduction of History, and Politicizing Political Liberalism (with G. Badano)
@tomtheuns.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden University Democracy | EU | PI NWO Veni 2021-2025 Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745 Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
@artsofdenial.bsky.social
Dyslexic diabetic. Eclectic philosopher and political theorist. Art and cricket lover. Artisan kimchi maker. Recovering poet. Fortunate man. Interested in all things human (and some non-human). Apparently now meant to add FBA to all social media profiles.
@frieder-vogelmann.net
political epistemology || social philosophy || critical theory Prof @ University of Freiburg
@karimjebari.bsky.social
Philosopher and researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm.
@panievsky.bsky.social
presidential fellow at City University of London & research affiliate at University of Cambridge | populism in power, media under attack, future of news | ex Haaretz, Gates-Cambridge, Molad | soon out: https://footnotepress.com/books/the-new-censorship/
@gretaschenke.bsky.social
PhD student @ Cornell University | Comparative and Historical Political Economy & more
@mflohr.bsky.social
I work on social and political theory, history of ideas, & historical sociology. Postdoc and lecturer at Roskilde Uni. He/him. Tweets=personal opinion/objective truth≠employer. Danish Marxism. 🇵🇸Research profile: https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/persons/mflohrc
@adrianblau.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at King's College London. I work on politics, philosophy & history. My surname rhymes with "flaw". BlauBlog: http://adrianblau.wordpress.com (He/him)
@amadeusulrich.bsky.social
Political theorist at Goethe University Frankfurt and Normative Orders, working on political realism, critical theory and the liberalism of fear
@davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social
Full Professor UCD Politics. Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Member of the Academia Europaea. Representative politics, electoral systems, deliberative minipublics https://people.ucd.ie/david.farrell he/him. Personal account.
@avishaybsg.bsky.social
Normative Theory of Civ-Mil especially under democratic backsliding | Liberalism Rekindled Postdoctoral Fellow @Hebrew U | Ruderman Scholar in Residence and Senior Researcher at the INSS | Napper extraordinaire | Kartofellophile
@danieltperes.bsky.social
Filosofia e Política. Professor na UFBA. Curto muito: música, final dos 70, 80 - Punk e Pós-Punk. Também um bom samba e bossa-nova e jazz. E Artes Plásticas, em especial Pintura. Louco por tênis. Alguns textos meus: https://substack.com/@danielperes
@zsuzsannachappell.bsky.social
Social philosophy | ethics | philosophy of #mentalhealth | #autotheory I philosophy of self-harm l philosophy of lived experience Dyspraxia = constant typing mistakes Social media is the perfect place to let lose my love of non-sequiturs #philsky
@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/
@friderikespang.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher @Center for Environmental & Technology Ethics Prague Political philosophy, environmental & animal ethics. Also interested in everything on emotions.
@henrikdku.bsky.social
Assistant professor of moral and political philosophy at the University of Warwick. Working on the political philosophy of artificial intelligence, public reason, and the digital public sphere. www.henrikdkugelberg.net
@david-guerrero.bsky.social
postdoc fellow at @cais-research.bsky.social | republicanism, free speech, political economy of communication, political theory, intellectual history… | miembro de www.sinpermiso.info
@anewq.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Political theory, democracy, referendums, democratic innovation, representation
@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
@lindsaypcohn.bsky.social
Political Scientist (all views own), Visiting Assoc Prof @ Columbia SIPA; civ-mil relations, military orgs/manpower, public opinion, foreign policy, militarized policing, democratic theory, intl/natsec law, pol econ
@seraphinearnold.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Stuttgart Political Theory and Empirical Democracy Research ▫️ Democratic Innovations @demolabs.bsky.social
@markfisher.bsky.social
Asst Prof at Georgetown // Ancient Greek Political Thought // History of Democratic Theory // Humanistic Perspectives on AI
@simonechambers.bsky.social
Political Theorist. Professor of Political Science UCI. Works in democratic theory
@mpatberg.bsky.social
Guest Professor in Political and Legal Theory @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, Research Associate in Political Theory at @politikuhh.bsky.social, working on democratic theory, constituent power, Habermas, European Union, exit politics, digitalization.
@jameslwilson.bsky.social
Political Science prof at University of Chicago. Democratic theory, egalitarianism, global justice. Will hammer like button on any dog pics.