Wonjun Song

Why do some ex-authoritarian ruling parties thrive in democracy while others vanish? @TaegyoonK and I find that parties formed before authoritarian takeover (“pre-seizure”) are more resilient and win more votes post-transition than those built after (“post-seizure”). Link ↓

While social media is polarising, evidence suggests AI may nudge people towards the centre. This holds true of all studied models. Grok is more right-leaning than other models, but also has depolarising effects. By @jburnmurdoch.

NEW - Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - cup.org/4hkjyeB - Jacob Nyrup, @CarlhKnutsen, Peter Egge Langsæther & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen #OpenAccess

My article with @carsonaust, “Performative Violence and the Spectacular Debut of the Atomic Bomb,” is now available at @apsrjournal [Thread]. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

"Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent" by Jennifer Pan, Xu Xu, and Yiqing Xu. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

Thrilled that this @CUP_Law book, with Driscoll and Krehbiel, is out this week. Its topic that become surprisingly relevant: under what conditions does the public punish presidents who ignore court decisions?

@Sangyong_S @TaegyoonK Thank you!

@wonjunomatic @TaegyoonK Congrats! I will read this paper soon!

Why do some ex-authoritarian ruling parties thrive in democracy while others vanish? @TaegyoonK and I find that parties formed before authoritarian takeover (“pre-seizure”) are more resilient and win more votes post-transition than those built after (“post-seizure”). Link ↓

Prof. Wright recently published an article in the Conversation. Wright and his colleagues explain how purging civil servants and dismantling government departments is a first step for newly elected strongmen to consolidate personal power. theconversation.com/firing-civil-s…

With many arguing that President Yoon's declaration of martial law sets Korean democracy back and is an example of global democratic backsliding, experts caution that it will take time to assess how Korea’s overall democratic path will progress from here. buff.ly/3OBUN0f

@polpsychjoe @PsychSengupta @PSYPOLresearch @CardiffPolitics Congratulations!

After 3 amazing years with @PsychSengupta and the @PSYPOLresearch crew at the University of Kent, today I become Lecturer (equivalent of Assistant Professor) at @CardiffPolitics!

@_joonyang 와 축하드립니다! 잘 읽을게요.

Thrilled to share my article at AJPS! "Why Compete for Firms? Electoral Effects of Corporate Headquarters Relocation" Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/Y…

@jamesd_kim @MIT_SSP 축하합니다!

I'm happy to share that I’ll be joining @MIT_SSP next year as a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow! I’m looking forward to meeting and working with such interesting colleagues this fall.

Are we making progress in the 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀? In a book I am writing, I address this question in light of research on 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. &,based on an evaluation of post-1945 theories,my answer is “Yes, but flawed ideas can be influential & persist”🧵

@ImMyungheeLee @CameronThies Congratulations!

I am thrilled and humbled to share this news! I will join James Madison College at Michigan State University as a tenure-track assistant professor! Feeling grateful to work with many outstanding scholars, including Dean @CameronThies! I am beyond excited about this!

@S_Hellmeier @Jeanlach @WZB_Democracy @vdeminstitute Congratulations, a great article! I am going to assign this to my graduate comparative politics seminar.

New paper out with @Jeanlach in the IPSR (doi.org/10.1177/019251…). The paper was inspired by the courageous uprising in #Sudan in 2019 that brought down Omar Al-Bashir. We asked ourselves what we as comparativists can contribute to finding pathways to #democracy. A short thread.

@linewoo3 생일 축하해요!!!

모든 행님들이 제 생일을 축하해주신다고 테슬라 주가도 220으로 띄워주시네요🫶 저 오늘 생일이에요 오늘은 나의 날♥️

@mDW8gRsObxvDDWf 생일 축하드립니다! 잘 보고 있습니다.

Milestone unlocked: my research on the overstatement of GDP growth in autocracies is featured in this week's issue of @TheEconomist economist.com/graphic-detail…

@EdwardGoldring @GPS_UCSD @rpcward89 What a happy coincidence!