Senior Lecturer at the University of York & Associate Researcher at CEVIPOF, Sciences Po, working on political psychology & political behavior. pvasilopoulos.weebly.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mzfh6nt3pk26For those fortunate enough not to know this, the "almost" in "almost automatically" translates to wage requirements depending on your sector, passing the Life in the UK and English language tests, paying £3,226 pounds, and showing that you are "of good character" [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzfh6nt3pk26https://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mz3eir6ts22o"While conspiracy theory believers are shown to be more likely to support populist candidates, this relationship leans heavily rightward." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379426001319?via%3Dihub30 Oct 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3eir6ts22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3myzfbbvrdk27"To the extent that false claims of left-right equivalence in democratic societies are based on something other than reason and solid evidence, they represent an ideological stance that is not neutral, but biased." https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josi.1263329 Oct 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzfbbvrdk27https://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3myyugufdu22tI wonder whether anyone has looked into whether/how the seminal Achen & Bartels model predicting the incumbent vote share from tenure adjusted real disposable income growth applies in the UK or other European countries [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3myyugufdu22thttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mytxm5n5us2y3 year postdoc position at the University of Vienna on political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy, political behaviour or related fields https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University-Assistant-%28postdoc%29-Department-of-Government/1448305533/27 Oct 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytxm5n5us2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3myttwfkxwc2u"Contrary to views of authoritarian parenting as a stable, exogenous disposition, such attitudes can also evolve during campaigns, as voters take cues from elites." Evidence from a five-­wave panel study during Brazil's 2018 presidential campaign. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pops.7021227 Oct 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3myttwfkxwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mxyjnylatc2t🚨 New Preprint with Justin Robinson & Haley McAvay Drawing on a large UK cohort study we find that the share of immigrants in one’s neighbourhood and school during adolescence predicts favourable attitudes toward immigration up to two decades later (1/2) https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/kf5ej_v116 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyjnylatc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3my2qe6nu6s2k“You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9e46ef62-150a-4c56-80ce-e78b98b84bfd17 Oct 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2qe6nu6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mxyjnylatc2t🚨 New Preprint with Justin Robinson & Haley McAvay Drawing on a large UK cohort study we find that the share of immigrants in one’s neighbourhood and school during adolescence predicts favourable attitudes toward immigration up to two decades later (1/2) https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/kf5ej_v116 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyjnylatc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mxtcglsq7c27Blessed to belong to a generation that coped with rejection by listening to The Smiths rather than Andrew Tate podcasts [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtcglsq7c27https://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mxqofenwl22fI am beyond thrilled to announce the publication of my textbook in political psychology with @bpsofficial.bsky.social !! The book provides a concise overview of the field and is designed for undergraduate students You can order it or get an inspection copy here https://www.routledge.com/Key-Topics-in-Political-Psychology/Vasilopoulos/p/book/978103260667513 Oct 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqofenwl22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pavlosvas1.bsky.social/post/3mxqofenwl22fI am beyond thrilled to announce the publication of my textbook in political psychology with @bpsofficial.bsky.social !! The book provides a concise overview of the field and is designed for undergraduate students You can order it or get an inspection copy here https://www.routledge.com/Key-Topics-in-Political-Psychology/Vasilopoulos/p/book/978103260667513 Oct 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:6s52icfcdjcfnpfs2is27637/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqofenwl22f