Political scientist at University of Sharjah. Surveyor of experts. Lover of Chihuahuas.

Joined April 2014
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3 Mar 2025
We are thrilled to anounce the release of the 2024 CHES-Europe at chesdata.eu/2024-chapel-hill… As always, the data are freely available on the website. Thank you to the hundreds of experts who share their expertise to make these data possible!
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Daily Dubai security brief, but from a different location… Plus a heartfelt message to the haters at the end 😘
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The Essex Summer School's Second Session runs July 21-August 1, online and in person. Courses include Python, machine learning, spatial econometrics, IRT, causal inference, Bayesian analysis, ethnographic methods, and more. Learn more: essexsummerschool.com/summer…
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🎓 Did you know you can build on your Essex Summer School courses with a formal qualification! The MA in Social Science Data Analysis lets you combine ESS course credits with a research thesis to earn a Master’s degree — flexible, practice-oriented, and designed for social scientists. Learn more: 👉 essexsummerschool.com/summer… #EssexSummerSchool #SocialScience #QuantMethods #MA #DataScience
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Harness the power of AI for social science! ESS offers introductory and advanced courses in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI, and more! Join us at Essex Summer School 2025! Learn more: essexsummerschool.com/summer…
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Join our Introduction to Quantitative Methods in R course - perfect for social science students, researchers and professionals. 📅 7–18 July 2025 📍 University of Essex campus or online 🔗 Apply now: essexsummerschool.com/applic… #QuantMethods #RStats #SocialScience #DataSkills
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Ryan Bakker retweeted
My fantastic student is working on the gender/age gap in polarization and social media. If you are eligible to vote in the UK or the US, please take her survey: essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/f… Please share this with your students as she's interested in polarization among Gen Z.

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Massive away win for the little fella.
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27 Nov 2024
The inverted U persists in Western Europe. Also, new @ches_data coming soon!!
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the worst cabinet pick SO FAR
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8 Nov 2024
RT @itszenakeita: When people used to fail open-book tests in high school, I used to be genuinely confused. I get it now.
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6 Nov 2024
Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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🚨 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce the latest wave of the European Elections Voter Study! 📊🇪🇺 Check it out here: search.gesis.org/research_da… Join the #EES24challenge: reply with a plot created using EES24 data—we can’t wait to see your insights!!

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10 Oct 2024
It's that time again! The CHES team is excited to announce that the 2024 CHES_Europe survey is officially in the field. A big thank you in advance to the experts who provide their time and insight to produce the data. #CHES2024
🫵 Scholars of political parties in Europe, keep an eye on your inboxes: we have begun rolling out the 2024 wave of the Chapel Hill Expert Survey on party positioning in Europe. Thanks in advance for contributing your time and expertise to creating this dataset! 🎉
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If you are attending APSA in Philly and need a break Friday afternoon (6th Sept, 3-4 pm), please come join us at Starbucks on 101 N Broad St. We’ll advertise the @EssexSumSchool and hope you will spread the word among your students. Coffee is on us!
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16 Aug 2024
It's always a day full of mixed emotions when we close down the ESS for the year. Thanks much to all participants, instructors, and admin team for another wonderful year at the best nerdy summer camp!!
Today is the last day of the 57th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis! Thank you to all our participants for attending, as well as our instructors and TAs for their hard work. We hope you found your studies beneficial and enjoyed our social and networking events!
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Really thankful for making this possible @EssexSumSchool @Caro_Garriga and happy to share this experience with @PaulaMontano__ and @LiddarRupinder
Congratulations to the recipients of the #ESS2024 Vera Troeger scholarship for women in political methodology @LiddarRupinder @McGillPoliSci @PaulaMontano__ @ucdpolitics @sg_porciuleanu @EUI_EU Learn more about these outstanding young scholars🧵 @womenalsoknow @WiDS_Worldwide
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Congratulations to the recipients of the #ESS2024 Vera Troeger scholarship for women in political methodology @LiddarRupinder @McGillPoliSci @PaulaMontano__ @ucdpolitics @sg_porciuleanu @EUI_EU Learn more about these outstanding young scholars🧵 @womenalsoknow @WiDS_Worldwide
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