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Please join us for this year's Litowitz Lecture by Alejandro Poiré on "How to Confront Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization: Lessons From Mexico’s Failed Democratization.” Tuesday at 4 PM at Luce Hall, Room 101. Register to attend: bit.ly/498Gvzw

Thanks so much to @gorenlj.bsky.social for interviewing Jack Greenberg and me about 'Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint' on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Political Science podcast. newbooksnetwork.com/congressiona...

With support from ISPS, the student-run Yale Politics Initiative held a seminar with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. @adamsmith.house.gov

Yale Community: Please join us for a special breakfast talk next week with Tamar Chugoshvili on innovations to democratic resistance. RSVP to attend: bit.ly/4onTvWE

We are thrilled to once again help support this year's Global Environmental Justice "Environmental Joy" conference. Today and tomorrow at the School of the Environment. ycej.yale.edu/en/conferenc...

Join us Nov. 3 at ISPS to hear former IRS Commissioner and OMB Director Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social, former general counsel for Sen. Marco Rubio, speak about leadership, policy, and institutional culture in public service. Register to attend: bit.ly/3J514T3

Join us Nov. 3 at ISPS to hear former IRS Commissioner and OMB Director Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social, former general counsel for Sen. Marco Rubio, speak about leadership, policy, and institutional culture in public service. Register to attend: bit.ly/3J514T3

We chat with @slskowronek.bsky.social about his new book "The Adaptability Paradox" and how American democracy may have outgrown the Constitution: bit.ly/3WODXPz

Join us next Tuesday, Oct. 28!

We chat with @slskowronek.bsky.social about his new book "The Adaptability Paradox" and how American democracy may have outgrown the Constitution: bit.ly/3WODXPz

Can sortition save democracy? @alicirone.bsky.social leads a conference on representation and recruitment for citizens' assemblies. bit.ly/4ni4aAW

Join us Wednesday Oct. 22 for a showcase of students sharing their experiences as Millstone fellows working public service internships. Great for juniors looking to apply to the program. Register to attend: bit.ly/4n56o6I

How has technological advancement shaped democracy? Where are democratic systems headed with the rise of AI? We invite the Yale community to join us and visiting scholars for a symposium on how to innovate democracy in the era of rapid technological transformation. Register to attend: bit.ly/4opWQo1

Time Magazine features Lori Bruce's work for a story on baby boxes: time.com/7299476/baby...

Good science invites others to assess the work and to reproduce and replicate the results. See how and why we do it at Yale. bit.ly/4nJkFa7

Good science invites others to assess the work and to reproduce and replicate the results. See how and why we do it at Yale. bit.ly/4nJkFa7

The Center for Civic Thought invites the Yale community to a guest seminar with Nicholas Buccola on his book "One Man's Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle Over an American Ideal." Friday from 12:30 to 2 PM at ISPS, 77 Prospect, Room A001. Register to attend: bit.ly/48fHlKp

Made possible by support from @arnoldventures.bsky.social @publicagenda.bsky.social & @ispsyale.bsky.social The #ExpandingEngagementLab is stoked to build on this to learn how engage other chronic non-voters! expandingengagement.org 9/9

New in American Journal of Epidemiology! doi.org/10.1093/aje/...

🎉 Just out in Policy and Internet! Is AI in policymaking a fix or a threat? This study, supported by @ispsyale.bsky.social, suggests AI's democratic legitimacy depends on how it is explained and integrated with public voice. 🔗Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Who counts as a "radical?" Which movements could be considered a "backlash?" How does AI affect the way we consume news? Enjoy our chat with sociologist Daniel Karell about the future of political discourse. bit.ly/42fZaVP

What does the U.S. Constitution mean in American democracy today? The Center for Civic Thought entertains some ideas ... bit.ly/4pC9vWl

In recent years, China has offered a range of childcare subsidies and tax breaks to encourage family formation. But these measures are unlikely to work, writes Emma Zang.

New study from @cantstopkevin.bsky.social. People often trust fake "pink slime" local news sites more than real ones: bit.ly/48hwuiW

New study from @cantstopkevin.bsky.social. People often trust fake "pink slime" local news sites more than real ones: bit.ly/48hwuiW

➡️📍📑 New Working Paper with @sumpierrez.bsky.social and Rainer Bauböck Work on migrant voting rights often has a state-centric perspective. We propose *migrant franchise constellations* as a migrant-centric approach. A 🧵 with our argument and new data! 🗳️ preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...

Ian Shapiro will discuss "Angry Populist Politics: Why It's Happening and What to do About It" at the New Haven Lawn Club on Wed. Sept. 17 at noon. Buy tickets to this preordered lunch event: www.ycnh.org/events/septe...

Yale Community: Help us kick off our new Population Studies Workshop with a presentation this Monday at noon by Princeton's James Raymo on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in Japan. A light reception will be held immediately after. Please register to attend: bit.ly/3V8QJaT

Psychedelic Ethics: The push to deregulate MDMA, magic mushrooms, and ketamine to treat PTSD, depression, substance abuse disorders and more offers great promise but also risks. bit.ly/46cF3ZU

New Yale study: Sex-selective abortion bans don’t change sex ratios—but they do harm health. Among Asian immigrant mothers, bans increased low birth weight + preterm births. (news.yale.edu/2025/08/29/s...)

Ph.D. student Nicholas Ottone presents his work on the ambiguities of police violence.

NEW STUDY: 80% of passed laws are supported by a majority of Americans. But Congress overall aligns with public opinion just 55% of the time: bit.ly/41qYFrB @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social

NEW STUDY: 80% of passed laws are supported by a majority of Americans. But Congress overall aligns with public opinion just 55% of the time: bit.ly/41qYFrB @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social

The Yale Population Studies Workshop is live! Check out our fall lineup here: isps.yale.edu/population-s... Speakers span sociology, economics, medicine, and political science. Both Yale and non-Yale folks are welcome to sign up for the email listserv!

Omowunmi Afolabi ‪@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social‬ participates in a mock public hearing during the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics summer program.

Meet our newest postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows! bit.ly/3HqGzzi

Yale President Maurie McInnis: “In this moment of transition, in the face of uncertainty and instability in the world, be the hand that reaches out first ... Seek out and learn from other perspectives, not just the ones you arrived with. Because that’s how you build community." bit.ly/46Zr7EC

Fiona Kniaz presents work she is conducting with @jacobhacker.bsky.social on issues, groups, and congressional factions within the Democratic Party coalition.

Well that's a good sign

Predoctoral fellow Jack Walker presents data on the effect on vote choice of the June 2024 debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Meet our newest postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows! bit.ly/3HqGzzi

Our summer workshop recently featured @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social presenting his work with @jacobhacker.bsky.social on public attitudes toward the big tax bill passed by Congress this year.

Who's really running the federal government? Christina Kinane has launched an effort to track unconfirmed acting officials. bit.ly/4oqykUg

Our @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social contributes to a syndicated TV news story on the Texas redistricting effort. bit.ly/4lprzQ1

Who's really running the federal government? Christina Kinane has launched an effort to track unconfirmed acting officials. bit.ly/4oqykUg

Predoctoral fellow Juliana Mothersbaugh presents her work on federal intervention and the impact of interpreter access in criminal court.

Tylir Fowler presents his theoretical model of electoral competition, which pinpoints voter uncertainty about a mainstream party’s willingness to carry out campaign pledges as a key reason why an accommodation strategy can potentially backfire.

Summer in New Haven

NEW: We sit down with @melodyyhuang.bsky.social to chat about her work and how it can improve the accuracy and practicality of social science. bit.ly/4o0gwPJ