Dmitrii Kofanov

Post-Doctoral Associate @CGMPitt @Pitt | PhD @UWMadison | Russia, Comparative Politics, Historical Political Economy

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

🚨Third Annual Virtual Conference in HPE This Thursday🚨

Link to the program: https://t.co/DFvwtGrVpP

[Francesc Amat @cescamat]

📢 Postdoc opportunity at UB-@Iperg_ub (University of Barcelona)

1-year postdoctoral position in Historical Political Economy.

💶 €35–40k | Start: Fall 2026 🗓️ Deadline for Expressions of Interest: June 5, 2026

All the info:
https://t.co/0R3spZ1nFa

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

🚨 Coming soon: “The Political Economy of Public Bureaucracy” 🚨

My book is forthcoming in 2026 with @CambridgeUP! A preview of the cover art is below. Thanks to Dan Carpenter, @SeanGailmard, & @jrgingrich for their endorsements! 🙏

More details will follow in future posts. 😊

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

Please join Virtual HPE Workshop this Thursday, January 22, at 13:30 EST!
@pauvallprat is presenting his paper "Voting under Repression: Individual-Level Turnout in Authoritarian Regimes" (with @magsedu). Discussion by @NatalieLetsa.

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

🚨 3-Year Postdoc in Political Science at Aarhus University 🚨

I’m seeking to recruit a postdoc for my @ERC_Research project 𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑼𝑴 on state-citizen interactions.

Link & more info in second post.

Position Start: Fall 2026
Deadline: ‼️ Feb. 5, 2026, 23:59 CET ‼️

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

This week, I had the privilege of presenting my forthcoming @CambridgeUP book “The Political Economy of Public Bureaucracy” at the University of Gothenburg’s Quality of Government Institute.

Thanks to @VictorLapuente & F. Boräng for the kind invitation and the great discussion!

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

Today at the Virtual Workshop in HPE (6.30 PM CET, 12.30 PM ET):

Gary Cox (Stanford) will present his paper (with Valentin Figueroa (MIT)) "Self-governing cities and capital accumulation in medieval Europe".

Discussion by @fabiwahl

Sign-up link for our list in the post below!

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

@BogdanGPopescu1 Thank you so much, Bogdan!

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

Please join Virtual HPE Workshop this Thursday, November 13, at 12:30 EST!
@BogdanGPopescu1 is presenting his paper "When Do Imperial Legacies Fade? State Capacity, Social Heterogeneity, and Education at the Habsburg–Ottoman Frontier". Discussion by Noel D. Johnson.

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

Please join Virtual HPE Workshop this Thursday, Nov 6 at 12:30 EST!
@Jan_Vogler is presenting his paper "Exploring the Origins of Coercive Colonial Institutions" (with Jan Pierskalla and @Dan_S_Smith). Discussed by @jackpaine_prof.

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

Please join Virtual HPE Workshop tomorrow, this Thursday, at 12:00 EST! @HenryRThomson is presenting his paper "Careers in the Crossfire: The Effects of Internal Defections on Secret Police Officers’ Networks" (with Krzysztof Krakowski), discussed by Martin Dimitrov.

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

The full line up for the 2025–2026 academic year can be found here: https://t.co/SsyIF5v9YJ

If you'd like to get regular invitations to our events, please register for our mailing list via the following Google form: https://t.co/y553647gWh

I look forward to seeing you there! 😊

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

🚨 The Virtual Workshop in Historical Political Economy is back! 🚨

This year we have an amazing line up of papers for you! In our inaugural session two HPE superstars will join us: A. Grzymała-Busse (Stanford) will present & @joachim_voth (Zurich) will discuss! I can't wait. 😀

[Dmitrii Kofanov @dmkofanov]

@Jan_Vogler @ERC_Research Thank you, Jan, so do I!

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

I’m absolutely thrilled to share that I was awarded a Starting Grant (#ERCStG) of €1.5 million by @ERC_Research!

For 5 years, I’ll investigate how to end vicious cycles in state-citizen interactions.

I’ll post news about the project & advice about ERC applications here.

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[Dima Kortukov @DimaKortukov]

@lotemhalevy Perhaps not be exactly what you are looking for, but here's a fresh article on the *decline* of one-party state, the USSR
https://t.co/uuST8OcXlW

[Jeff Jenkins @jaj7d]

Initial program for the Second Annual HPE Conference at USC's Price School on October 24-25. We are keeping it small, so there are about 20 spots left for attendees. If you are interested in attending (on your dime), please contact me.
https://t.co/mnvHrMauXQ

[Jan Vogler @Jan_Vogler]

🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy (HPE)? 🚨

At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE) we discuss state-of-the-art research in the field on a regular basis.

‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️

Please see the link in tweet #2 if you’d like to join.

[Dima Kortukov @DimaKortukov]

New publication! Why do authoritarian leaders introduce multi-candidate elections that could threaten their power? In my recent article in @democ_journal, I examine Gorbachev's reforms (1985-1988) to answer that question (1/4)