Check out @aparajitadatta.bsky.social latest #PSJournal publication on #policy #feedback and #solar #energy #access. Also #OpenAccess "previously adopted renewable energy policies are helping states to better serve vulnerable communities. However, there is no evidence of geographic clustering"

Congrats to Aparajita Datta! Her paper "Policy Feedback, Energy Equity, and Climate Justice: Can Existing Policies Improve Solar Access for Low- and Moderate-Income Communities in the United States?" was just published in PS: Political Science & Politics. doi.org/10.1017/S104...

The policy path dependence that renewable portfolio standards have created has helped the adoption of solar incentives for low and middle-income households within states. I discuss wins and policy learnings for energy equity and climate justice in my new paper - now available online!

The brilliant Kitt Carpenter details the empirical evidence of how legal access to same sex marriage has had positive effects, and what’s at stake with efforts to overturn or dilute that access @appam.bsky.social

At #appam2023: qualitative insights on how reforms to shift administrative burdens onto the state (in this case to increase SNAP participation) struggle when the changes impose burdens on caseworkers. @appam.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Texas Woman’s is hiring in American politics / public policy (broadly defined). Consider applying or passing along to interested grad students on the market: www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...

There are hacks to get govt to pay attention to you! One of them is the rulemaking process. A well crafted comment dan have real impact. @pamherd.bsky.social @mirandayaver.bsky.social, myself and others demystify the process https://scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/administrativeburdens

PRL is looking for up to 5 postdocs for 2024-2025! 🎓 We welcome applicants with strong stats and data skills from across the social sciences. Postings will be at either Stanford or UPenn. Accepting apps through 1/15/24. Application information 👇 polarizationresearchlab.org/hiring/ polisky