Please submit your work on teaching and learning! I'm co-chairing the Political Science Education division of panels with Petra Hendrickson! We'd love to see your work and a robust set of panels at the conference.

It has been a bracing moment for American federalism, with both unprecedented efforts to extend executive control over state and local govts, novel forms of subnational resistance. Where is federalism going? Paul Nolette and I have edited a new issue of Publius on that question. Short thread:

What to know about Trump's order seeking to relax federal drug policies for marijuana apnews.com/article/trum...

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'Personality and knowledge mobilisation: exploring individual differences among political elites' by Moulay Lablih From our latest issue, 21.4: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

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In case you missed it, our latest issue is now online! Read Evidence & Policy Volume 21 No 4: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social #evidence #policy #LatestIssue

'The influence of public #policy and administration expertise on policy: an empirical study' by Robin Haunschild et al. From our latest issue, 21.4: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog, spotlighting our latest issue, Vol 21 No 4? Read more: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/12/10/n... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

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'Training researchers to engage in #policy in the United States: mapping the growth and diversity of programme models' by K.L. Akerlof et al. From our latest issue, 21.4, with #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

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Shout out to the PhD students who made their office door ~significantly~ more festive

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? 'Supporting effective collaboration in large transdisciplinary research teams' by Taru Silvonen and Ges Rosenberg evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/26/s... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

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Why are successful scientists leaving academia mid-career? www.the-scientist.com/why-are-succ...

The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog: 'Supporting effective collaboration in large transdisciplinary research teams' by Taru Silvonen and Ges Rosenberg evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/26/s... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Very pleased to see this out and grateful to Josh for helping to take this from idea to a published article. It's intended to push diffusion researchers to think more about the context of the policy they're studying. Especially policies that are still spreading. doi.org/10.1017/spq....

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Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? 'Knowledge sharing in integrated care teams: why bringing people together isn't enough' by Vicky Ward evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/12/k... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Call for Applications: APSA Committee on the Status of Latinas/os Travel Grant | Deadline: November 28, 2025 The APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession is sponsoring reimbursement travel grants to support scholars who attended the 2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The…

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At the Tiny Desk, our small office crowd joins the thousands who have been inside of these power ballads and felt something real. n.pr/3X6qHWR

Methodology

'Knowledge sharing in integrated care teams: why bringing people together isn't enough' The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Vicky Ward evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/12/k... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Impeccable timing given the news in the past week. @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social

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Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? 'How to lead an #evidence centre' by Steve Martin evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/29/h... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

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This is happening next Thursday at 3:30 PM PT at Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Floor, Room 501 - Chiwawa. If you are attending the APPAM meeting next week, I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Explore this PSJ article bridging theory and empirics to reveal how elements of model law design influence policy complexity, and how complexity in turn affects state adoption. By Joshua M. Jansa & Daniel J. Mallinson Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

An academic's Halloween - spooked by reading "Required Reviews Completed" 😱😱😱

Explore this PSJ article tracing how U.S. states design and evolve medical and recreational cannabis policies, revealing three distinct policy bundles - pharmaceutical, permissive, and fiscal. By Grant W. Neeley & Lilliard E. Richardson Jr. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....

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Deadline approaching 😊

When a federal government shutdown coincides with an unapproved state budget, the hardest hit will be residents who need help the most, argues associate professor at Penn State @djmallinson.bsky.social.

Call for Abstracts! Special Issue: Strengthening Research Practice Partnerships in Social Care: Evidence, Impact and Policy Learning Deadline: 3 Nov 2025 Full details: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/15/e... @bupjournals.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? 'Against unanimity: the perils of negotiating collective policy recommendations across a diverse third sector' by Jane Cullingworth evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/15/a...

PA is experiencing both a federal government shutdown and no budget at the state level. Residents who need help the most are getting hit the hardest, argues associate professor at Penn State @djmallinson.bsky.social.

Read it here: psjblog.net/2025/10/22/s... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

He is literally destroying America

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Our Winter Education Politics & Policy Virtual Conference will take place on Wed. Feb 25, and Thurs., Feb 26, 2026 from 9am-12:30pm Pacific. We invite proposals from scholars at all stages of their careers. Please send us your proposal by Dec. 8th, 2025, using this form: forms.gle/2Ets9aj1YP9b....

Pennsylvania is the only state operating without a budget, and has been doing so for over 100 days. In this @us.theconversation.com op-ed @djmallinson.bsky.social (Penn State Harrisburg) explains the consequences of this budget crisis and the federal government shutdown for PA residents. Read. ⤵️

Monday Giggle!

Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids. n.pr/47ESYJ5