This is similar to what we find in our recent study on which countries people want their government to learn from. China ranks in the middle but still comes out ahead of the United States, pointing to shifting perceptions of the two powers.

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Does public service deprivation boost support for the populist right? New evidence in our paper, conditionally accepted at APSR 🥳, where we study how GP closures shape voting intentions in England. 👇

Deadline is today!

1️⃣ Denmark is about to buy new frigates worth billions 💰⚓️ - replacements for these 👇 Naturally, Europe’s major naval shipyards are now on charm offensives in Copenhagen. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 Basically the Champions League semifinals - but with missiles 🚀

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take: osf.io/9sxnc/files/... We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Published Today in @bjpols.bsky.social 🇮🇹🇫🇷 How a voting advice application affected voting behavior in three large-scale field experiments: shorturl.at/2ekBj TLDR of our study (with @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social) below 👇 1/14

Excited to have just finished this pre-analysis plan with @larahankeln.bsky.social, @johannesbrehm.bsky.social, and Henri. It will be interesting to see which, if any, of our predictions will be borne out by the data. More on that in the new year. In the meanwhile, let me tell you about our theory.

Hvorfor er stigende ulighed et problem? Høj ulighed hænger sammen med lav socialmobilitet. Socialmobilitet er vigtigt: Forskning viser: Hvis læger med en lav socioøkonomisk baggrund behandler patienter med lav socioøkonomisk baggrund, lever patienterne længere og bedre. @idalykkekr.bsky.social

🚨NEW WORKING PAPER🚨 Why are many Latino immigrants *not* naturalizing, learning English, and participating in American politics? We provide new theory and evidence across 3 surveys and an instrumental variables approach to show how migration motives shape immigrant integration. tinyurl.com/3expvu8e

Very happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...

A blog post giving a more thorough take on survey experiments and the credibility revolution: cyrussamii.com?p=4168

I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor. Why would competition lead to stricter regulations? 🧵 john-fallon-econ.com (1/9)

"After more than a decade taking the wrong lessons from Denmark, it is finally time to learn the right lesson: copying the far right not only fails to turn on far-right voters, it also turns off progressive voters." @casmudde.bsky.social This has never been the point of the 1/

Great database on legislators, which I was unfamiliar with. My Q: Why are the nordics not represented? There must be compatible datasets to merge? complegdatabase.com/data/

America has invented something truly unique in the context of the modern state: civil service as a precarious job. The Shutdown Is Over. But for Federal Workers, the Anxiety Persists. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

I will be presenting some early stage work at @europeatharvard.bsky.social . Do join if you are around! ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...

I’m very much looking forward to taking part in this workshop of the young voters and the radical right at Humboldt later this month 👇

Such a great paper! Francis, David C., and @rmkubinec.bsky.social. 2025. ‘Beyond Political Connections: A Measurement Model Approach to Estimating Firm-Level Political Influence in 41 Countries’. @psrm.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

Makes you consider what political capital actually is.

Kommunalvalget nærmer sig, og på DR kan man læse, at 300 lokalpolitikere har skiftet parti siden valget i 2021. Har det egentlig konsekvenser for partihopperne? Det har Frederik Thygesen med mig som sidevogn undersøgt i en artikel, der snart udgives hos Politica. Lidt centrale fund 👇

Pleased to share that the Kennedy School has been authorized to conduct a faculty search in American politics This is as an extraordinary opportunity for us - please share widely with your networks and consider applying academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15418

Having more international students makes the pie bigger. That is why the Trump policy of a cap on international students will hurt domestic students

Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021. This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏 A short 🧵

Weren't books pretty accessible after the 1440s, post-Gutenberg? Why go to university, when you can read the books yourself?

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

I just want preferential treatments for Greater-Boston Residents for Boston games. But I'm sure they are just going to drive a couple of busses of loyalists to enjoy the games. Smh.

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Come work with us 🚨 We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab. Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science. Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions. DL 🗓️ November 1 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Are you interested in research on corruption/illicit finance/kleptocracy? We are hiring a Research Fellow at @acdatacollective.bsky.social: acdatacollective.org/wp-content/u... Please share in your networks, this could be a great gig.

This is a great opportunity for students interested in a PhD in political science in the US! We help break down opaque parts of the application process and provide students with individualized feedback. I recommend interested students apply, especially those not coming from elite R1 universities

I personally benefited from this when I applied, and I highly recommend it with wonderful people!

We will (again) be organizing PS-Prep this year. I especially encourage (and hope to speak with) students from outside the US to apply, to understand an applicational system that is different, voluminous and complicated. I will also encourage students early in their degree to ...

Searching in HPE or related fields? Check out these great students/postdocs on the market!

Interested in a take that situates the Cook saga -- and concerns about the erosion of Fed independence -- in a broader theoretical framework? Then, check out the updated version of this working paper by @grattonecon.bsky.social and myself. gratton.org/papers/Techn...

“Most social scientists faced with the problem of authority are content to cite a few well-known passages from Weber-the acknowledged authority on the subject-then continue blithely with their analysis.” (Patterson, 1982, p. 36) Authority seems replaceable with any term.

Learn from the master. Also a reminder that sociologist have plenty to say about the economy. You might even say the economy is embedded in a network of social relations.

🚨 Exciting news! Harvard has two open senior searches this fall: 1️⃣ International Security 2️⃣ American Politics I'm blissfully on post-DGS sabbatical and am not on either committee, but if you're curious about if you should apply, the answer is yes ☺️ academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15152

Master of Public Administration degree, folks! people.com/jessica-chas...

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Whether you are a new or old follower, hello! A quick announcement -- I'll post a new working paper by the end of the weekend on "Boundary Defense". Abstract below, SocArXiv link soon to come. 1 of 2 projects whose WP release coincides with being on the poli sci market. Consider this a soft-launch!

UC Davis Political Science is hiring an assistant professor in comparative politics. For more information, please see the description here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07299 The deadline is September 15.

A new piece I wrote appearing in FOREIGN AFFAIRS today www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/warn...

📢 Call for Papers – London Experimental Seminar Series (LESS) in Political Science @lsegovernment.bsky.social. We are launching a new forum for experimental political science research: First seminar: 19/11/2025. Deadline: 31/08/2025. Submit here: forms.gle/ZUJcBbZoDoaY...

"Political Representation Gaps and Populism" has been making waves on twitter after being featured on Marginal Revolution Using data on local politicians (N=9000) + voters (N=28.000) from my article in Politica with @mvinaes.bsky.social in Denmark, this does not seem to be the case.