As we wrap up summer dissertation defenses, I’d like to celebrate my four awesome @bupolisci.bsky.social PhD students who graduated this year, their dissertation topics, and their job market outcomes:

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Seligson Prize! 🎉Congratulations🎉 to Amy Erica Smith and @tboas.bsky.social for their article: “Religion, Sexuality Politics, and the Transformation of Latin American Electorates.” [1/4] Read it in ‪@bjpols.bsky.social: 🔗cup.org/4f3Ly4F

Really looking forward to Thanksgiving so I can rest…I mean, write five recommendation letters and a tenure letter.

When do attitudes on abortion or same-sex marriage influence voting behavior in Latin America? Now on Open Access FirstView with @bjpols.bsky.social: my article with Amy Erica Smith, "Religion, Sexuality Politics, and the Transformation of Latin American Electorates." doi.org/10.1017/S000....

New research: Growing up in a county where one's peers are 10 percentage points more likely to become Republicans makes a young person 4.7 percentage points more likely to become Republican upon entering the electorate (same for Democrats). www.nber.org/system/files...