Alona O. Dolinsky
@alonadolinsky.com
Assistant Professor of European Comparative Politics, SPIRe, University College Dublin.
Co-PI CONSTRUCT project. EPSS Diversity Committee. Parties, representation, group appeals and text-as-data.
📺 🥣 & 🐈⬛
www.alonadolinsky.com
Co-PI CONSTRUCT project. EPSS Diversity Committee. Parties, representation, group appeals and text-as-data.
📺 🥣 & 🐈⬛
www.alonadolinsky.com
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Alona O. Dolinsky
@alonadolinsky.com
· May 15
🎉🚨New Publication 🚨🎉
Beyond thrilled this is finally out!
First large-scale, cross-national database of parties' social group appeals — who they speak to, the stance they take towards the groups, and whether a policy is mentioned. 55 years, 8 European countries, fully public and available here:
Beyond thrilled this is finally out!
First large-scale, cross-national database of parties' social group appeals — who they speak to, the stance they take towards the groups, and whether a policy is mentioned. 55 years, 8 European countries, fully public and available here:
Just a random Tuesday in The Liberties
September 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Just a random Tuesday in The Liberties
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📢 The Call for Papers for EPSS 2027 is open!
After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027.
⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
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After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027.
⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
epssnet.org
September 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
📢 The Call for Papers for EPSS 2027 is open!
After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027.
⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
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After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027.
⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha...
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📣 It's update time! The Manifesto Project Dataset 2026a & Manifesto Corpus 2026-1 are here! What's new? 🧵:
September 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📣 It's update time! The Manifesto Project Dataset 2026a & Manifesto Corpus 2026-1 are here! What's new? 🧵:
I am not a mathematician but this declaration goes beyond mathematics to touch on all academic fields. This I happily put my name to.
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
mathandai.org
September 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I am not a mathematician but this declaration goes beyond mathematics to touch on all academic fields. This I happily put my name to.
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New #rstats 📦: mediacloud2 (happy about name recommendations).
Since the exitsting R packages were stale and I needed data, I wrote a new package. MediaCloud is an amazing resource for getting news media data, especially if you rehydrate the articles (e.g., through paperboy).
Since the exitsting R packages were stale and I needed data, I wrote a new package. MediaCloud is an amazing resource for getting news media data, especially if you rehydrate the articles (e.g., through paperboy).
MediaCloud API (v4) Wrapper
A simple wrapper for version 4 of the MediaCloud API, which provides programmatic access to the MediaCloud archive of online news content (<https://www.mediacloud.org>).
jbgruber.github.io
September 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
New #rstats 📦: mediacloud2 (happy about name recommendations).
Since the exitsting R packages were stale and I needed data, I wrote a new package. MediaCloud is an amazing resource for getting news media data, especially if you rehydrate the articles (e.g., through paperboy).
Since the exitsting R packages were stale and I needed data, I wrote a new package. MediaCloud is an amazing resource for getting news media data, especially if you rehydrate the articles (e.g., through paperboy).
Reposted by Alona O. Dolinsky
The @psaireland.bsky.social annual conference is taking place in Cork over the weekend of 16-18 Oct. Reduced rate registration closes on 16 September. Be sure to register at www.eventbrite.com/e/psai-annua... The draft programme is also available at www.psai.ie/conferences/...
PSAI Annual Conference
The annual conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will take place in the Metropole Hotel in Cork (16-18 October).
www.eventbrite.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The @psaireland.bsky.social annual conference is taking place in Cork over the weekend of 16-18 Oct. Reduced rate registration closes on 16 September. Be sure to register at www.eventbrite.com/e/psai-annua... The draft programme is also available at www.psai.ie/conferences/...
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4 days left to Apply!
Job Alert!
We now have another position in computational social science. In the context of an interdisciplinary method center, we offer a 4+1 year 100% postdoc position with no teaching! If you have any questions, send me a PM.
uol.de/en/job/postd...
We now have another position in computational social science. In the context of an interdisciplinary method center, we offer a 4+1 year 100% postdoc position with no teaching! If you have any questions, send me a PM.
uol.de/en/job/postd...
Postdoctoral Position in Digital Social Sciences and Humanities // University of Oldenburg
uol.de
September 6, 2026 at 6:07 AM
4 days left to Apply!
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What is ParliView? Sign up for early access at ParliView.org and follow us here for updates on our research and updates on the AI-powered European Parliament transparency research platform
September 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
What is ParliView? Sign up for early access at ParliView.org and follow us here for updates on our research and updates on the AI-powered European Parliament transparency research platform
Went to register with Irish Immigration but turned away bc I was missing a specific letter. No worries. What was much funnier is how shocked the person was when I told them I don’t have a UCD ID card.
Them: “Then how do swipe into work in the morning”?
Me: “I don’t… I just work” 😅
Them: “Then how do swipe into work in the morning”?
Me: “I don’t… I just work” 😅
September 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Went to register with Irish Immigration but turned away bc I was missing a specific letter. No worries. What was much funnier is how shocked the person was when I told them I don’t have a UCD ID card.
Them: “Then how do swipe into work in the morning”?
Me: “I don’t… I just work” 😅
Them: “Then how do swipe into work in the morning”?
Me: “I don’t… I just work” 😅
Reposted by Alona O. Dolinsky
The official release date of ParliView EU is coming soon! Follow below for more updates about the project and sign up for early access at parliview.org
@transparency-eu.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social @strathplacelab.bsky.social
@transparency-eu.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social @strathplacelab.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The official release date of ParliView EU is coming soon! Follow below for more updates about the project and sign up for early access at parliview.org
@transparency-eu.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social @strathplacelab.bsky.social
@transparency-eu.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social @strathplacelab.bsky.social
I am super happy to be back in Dublin and especially at UCD starting in a new position today 🥳
while I absolutely did not miss dealing with all immigration stuff nor navigating new healthcare again, I do love this view
while I absolutely did not miss dealing with all immigration stuff nor navigating new healthcare again, I do love this view
September 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I am super happy to be back in Dublin and especially at UCD starting in a new position today 🥳
while I absolutely did not miss dealing with all immigration stuff nor navigating new healthcare again, I do love this view
while I absolutely did not miss dealing with all immigration stuff nor navigating new healthcare again, I do love this view
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The Rainbow Vote now has a cover & publication date.
www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️🌈
Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order!
Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎
www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️🌈
Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order!
Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎
September 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The Rainbow Vote now has a cover & publication date.
www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️🌈
Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order!
Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎
www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️🌈
Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order!
Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎
Reposted by Alona O. Dolinsky
New paper with Yanna Krupnikov out in Political Communication! 🎉
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
Rethinking Assumptions About Moral Content Selection: Moral-Emotional Content May Be Less Appealing Than Assumed
Recent work has shown that moral-emotional content spreads rapidly on social media platforms such as X (Twitter). These patterns have led to concerns that social media facilitates the spread of mor...
www.tandfonline.com
August 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
New paper with Yanna Krupnikov out in Political Communication! 🎉
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
We know moral-emotional content ("moral outrage") spreads fast on social media. But does that mean people actually want to see it? We tested whether people select this content when given the choice - turns out, not really.
Last night in Birmingham.
I am leaving for a happy reason but I’m still sad to leave. I absolutely loved living here and working with the TWICEASGOOD team at UoB.
I’m thankful for the friends I made and discovering that I love the theatre. I will miss my life here very much.
I am leaving for a happy reason but I’m still sad to leave. I absolutely loved living here and working with the TWICEASGOOD team at UoB.
I’m thankful for the friends I made and discovering that I love the theatre. I will miss my life here very much.
August 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Last night in Birmingham.
I am leaving for a happy reason but I’m still sad to leave. I absolutely loved living here and working with the TWICEASGOOD team at UoB.
I’m thankful for the friends I made and discovering that I love the theatre. I will miss my life here very much.
I am leaving for a happy reason but I’m still sad to leave. I absolutely loved living here and working with the TWICEASGOOD team at UoB.
I’m thankful for the friends I made and discovering that I love the theatre. I will miss my life here very much.
I absolutely loath moving. Even for good reason. Moving is just terrible.
August 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I absolutely loath moving. Even for good reason. Moving is just terrible.
Whoever thought it was a good idea to use the emergency boardcast system for this can f*** right off!
Wild fires are dangerous and bad but (setting aside my personal sensitivities) is this a NATION-WIDE emergency?!
Wild fires are dangerous and bad but (setting aside my personal sensitivities) is this a NATION-WIDE emergency?!
August 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Whoever thought it was a good idea to use the emergency boardcast system for this can f*** right off!
Wild fires are dangerous and bad but (setting aside my personal sensitivities) is this a NATION-WIDE emergency?!
Wild fires are dangerous and bad but (setting aside my personal sensitivities) is this a NATION-WIDE emergency?!
מי האידיוט שהחליט שזו סיבה טובה לשלוח התראת חירום לטלפונים בבריטניה, מי??????? אמא שלהם!
August 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
מי האידיוט שהחליט שזו סיבה טובה לשלוח התראת חירום לטלפונים בבריטניה, מי??????? אמא שלהם!
יום ראשון בבוקר קיץ - כמה בלאגן יהיה ברכבת אתם אומרים? נהריה לתל אביב 😅
August 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM
יום ראשון בבוקר קיץ - כמה בלאגן יהיה ברכבת אתם אומרים? נהריה לתל אביב 😅
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🥳 New Paper with @jadevrielink.bsky.social and @skruikemeier.bsky.social: on how voters perceive the political ads they receive, and why that tailoring perception matters more than we usually assume. 🧵 1/3
📄 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
📄 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
August 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
🥳 New Paper with @jadevrielink.bsky.social and @skruikemeier.bsky.social: on how voters perceive the political ads they receive, and why that tailoring perception matters more than we usually assume. 🧵 1/3
📄 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
📄 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
The welcome committee
August 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The welcome committee
יום קשה עבר על הרכבת
August 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
יום קשה עבר על הרכבת
Telecommunication. When my parents immigrated in 1990 my mom wrote letters to my grandparents, and had sporadic and very expensive international calls. I’ve also immigrated away from my family but we can speak as frequently as we want and instantly with great ease.
Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
August 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Telecommunication. When my parents immigrated in 1990 my mom wrote letters to my grandparents, and had sporadic and very expensive international calls. I’ve also immigrated away from my family but we can speak as frequently as we want and instantly with great ease.
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1/ Happy to share our paper 'Still Instrumentally Inclusive' w/ @turnbulldugarte.com in @apsrjournal.bsky.social.
Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam.
Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam.
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Still Instrumentally Inclusive - https://cup.org/4bhrhsp
"Do individuals in Western democracies shift their views on LGBT+ inclusion when exposed to opposition from Muslim out-groups?"
- @turnbulldugarte.com & @bertous.bsky.social
#FirstView
Still Instrumentally Inclusive - https://cup.org/4bhrhsp
"Do individuals in Western democracies shift their views on LGBT+ inclusion when exposed to opposition from Muslim out-groups?"
- @turnbulldugarte.com & @bertous.bsky.social
#FirstView
July 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
1/ Happy to share our paper 'Still Instrumentally Inclusive' w/ @turnbulldugarte.com in @apsrjournal.bsky.social.
Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam.
Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam.
Now that’s the reception they deserve
July 19, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Now that’s the reception they deserve