Another @priec.bsky.social on the books! Thanks to the UCSB hosts, the PRIEC community, and @quicopedraza.bsky.social for continually pushing us forward. Always: interesting & exciting research constructive feedback engaged audiences stimulating conversations fun socials Host one! Come to the next!

8. Running in Context: Marginalization, PolAmbition, & Candidate Emergence Iris Acquarone, ASU Argues: election context excluding marginalized people activates latent pol ambition, but mobilization needs substance Test: surveyExp show salient marginalization + aim for inclusion —> run4office #PRIEC

Big thank you upfront to the hosts of PRIEC @UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Political Science Professors Pei-te Lien, Christopher Parker, AJ Rice, Alfredo Gonzalez, and Raymond Orr, thank you for organizing, securing sponsorship, and hosting PRIEC

Thrilled that this is out at the APSR! 😀 I document how male elites creatively adapt to electoral reform in Indian village councils. Relevant for how we think about: 1) limits of reforms meant to equalize power, 2) (male) elite capture, 3) the "proxy" representative debate. A (late) 🧵

Very excited that our article is now out @jepsjournal.bsky.social! Using an original survey experiment, we find that rural Americans exhibit greater support for laws and perceive them as more beneficial to rural communities when proposed by rural state representatives. Read it at cup.org/4c9cfpi

Our @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org author shared insights from her book: “The truth is, they’d always been standing in political quicksand. As @zeynsom.bsky.social describes in her book “Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands,” female leaders often operate in more precarious environments.”

We often ask who wins elections. But who decides to run? New @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/@mhayes.bsky.social: Multi-member districts ⬆️ Black candidate emergence—and political empowerment matters. We revisit assumptions about US electoral design and show who enters the pipeline—not just who wins.

Happy to share that "Polarization and Democracy in Latin America" is out now with @uchicagopress.bsky.social and available in multiple formats. If it looks interesting, please consider requesting it at your university library! Check it out 👇 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

📣 Call for Papers (SeLAB 2026) 📣 Submit paper & poster proposals for the 4th annual Southeast Latin American Behavior (SeLAB) mini-conference, Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at University of Maryland, College Park. Submit: forms.gle/GMB62rfo9BNuRY… Hope to see you in Maryland this fall!

Reminder to register (no fee) for the Rebecca Morton experiments conference at NYU taking place next week. Join us: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Have you wondered why exactly it is that single-family zoning leads to racial segregation? I wrote this little article to figure it out. I use an agent based model to show it is a combination of race-based wealth inequality, homophily, & clustering of housing types in zoning maps.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Do politicians consider the gender of leaders when selecting coalition partners? ➡️Using a conjoint on 979 Spanish mayors, @albahuidobro.bsky.social finds that mayors, especially those on the center and left, prefer coalitions with parties led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

🚨New publication! Thrilled to finally see this paper out in @psrm.bsky.social 🎉 📊I study how gender shapes coalition preferences among politicians. Turns out mayors prefer forming governments with women-led parties, perceiving them as better communicators and more competent governors.

Merry Christmas to me!

One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year was "The Politics of Perception," sent to me by the brilliant author, @kstauffer.bsky.social. It's a must-read book about how & why Americans' (mis)perceptions of 🚺's political representation influence their efficacy, trust, approval of institutions.

A few weeks ago, we returned to Houston to celebrate my graduation. I wouldn’t have done it without her. I’m grateful for your continued support, mentorship, and many teachings, @dzobrien.bsky.social. Honored to have shared my journey with you!

Want to hear more from fantastic EGEN scholars? Follow this starter pack! go.bsky.app/SeabEZc

The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social

Re-sharing now that graduations are (mostly) done. Boulder is hosting a mini conference on race, gender, and immigration politics broadly on 9/19. We're hoping to provide an in-person alternative to APSA for those who can't or don't feel comfortable traveling outside US. forms.gle/qtZqrJVen5c5...

Big thanks to @denis-cohen.bsky.social, @hannahrajski.bsky.social, @gessler.bsky.social, @aleininger.bsky.social, and fellow participants for a very intellectually engaging MZES-DVPW Methods of Political Science Conference @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social, and, for the invitation !

In my new @bjpols.bsky.social, I show that the longstanding association between female labor force participation and ♀️ support for left-wing parties is conditional on their advocacy for gender equality in labor markets. Western Europe (1990-2019) Party behavior matters for the gender voting gap!

Thanks for having me @boulderrep.bsky.social @landgravephd.bsky.social—great lab indeed! Do try to get on their list of presenters. Thoughtful feedback from insightful (and cool) people.

Absolutely thrilled to have participated and even more so to have won the Rebecca Morton poster award! A huge thank you to the committee members for this incredible honor, and to NYUpolitics for organizing such a fantastic conference!!

Hispanic Heritage Month! @ietchacq.bsky.social is PhD cand @RicePoliSci. Uruguay. 1st Gen PhD. Research: causes/consequences of political rep hist marginalized groups in W. Democracies. LargeN, field & elite experiments. Awardee (APSA Latino Fund, etc). Work w. practitioners in Uruguay ietchacq.com