We chatted with @hlandemore.bsky.social about Saturday's first session of the Connecticut Citizens' Assembly: bit.ly/4wz5dl9

🚨Job Posting🚨 I've received funding for a project on "Rethinking the Anti-Corruption Toolkit" and am hiring a 2-year postdoc (political theory or related) to help. Ideally starting this fall, but can be flexible. For best consideration apply by the end of next week! apply.interfolio.com/188955

New Haven high school students in the Center for Civc Thought's summer Citizens Thinkers Writers program met with @mayorelicker.bsky.social yesterday at City Hall. @yaleonha.bsky.social

See what our Dahl scholars have been up to this year: bit.ly/4f6o6VB

What's our predoctoral program in political science all about? I'm glad you asked: bit.ly/4ahfMk2

Millstone Fellow Quinn Luong is on the cover of this spring's Public Service Review from the nonpartisan Stennis Center for Public Service: stennis.gov/public-servi...

See what our Dahl scholars have been up to this year: bit.ly/4f6o6VB

What's our predoctoral program in political science all about? I'm glad you asked: bit.ly/4ahfMk2

Thank you! I'm thrilled to be joining @ctgualbany.bsky.social as a researcher to tackle critical, practice-facing projects w an amazing team. Though my affiliation continues, I want to mark this moment with a thank you to @ispsyale.bsky.social for being such a generative intellectual home.

So thankful for @hastingscenter.bsky.social for hosting our summer bioethics students last week!

Why What Works in One Place Doesn’t Always Work Elsewhere. @melodyyhuang.bsky.social hosts a conference on external validity: bit.ly/4xK8aAO @cdsamii.bsky.social @awilke.bsky.social

How much does where you grow up shape your politics? More than many people realize. At this year's CSAP conference, scholars explored how childhood neighborhoods, jury rooms, corporate boardrooms, Congress, district maps, and public opinion all help shape American political life: bit.ly/3QFfqgq

Why What Works in One Place Doesn’t Always Work Elsewhere. @melodyyhuang.bsky.social hosts a conference on external validity: bit.ly/4xK8aAO @cdsamii.bsky.social @awilke.bsky.social

How much does where you grow up shape your politics? More than many people realize. At this year's CSAP conference, scholars explored how childhood neighborhoods, jury rooms, corporate boardrooms, Congress, district maps, and public opinion all help shape American political life: bit.ly/3QFfqgq

Why does government so often struggle to accomplish big things? And what can we do about it? The new ISPS Government Efficiency Working Group is on the case. Led by @jkalla.bsky.social, @zliscow.bsky.social, and @profschleich.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/4dYBN8v

🗓️Thursday, May 04.06. We are very happy to welcome @isabelamares.bsky.social (@ispsyale.bsky.social) at the Research Seminar in Economics at FU Berlin. Presenting her work on: "How Mainstream Parties Fight Back Against Extremists: Explaining the Choice among Strategies of Democratic Defense".

If you've ever been to ISPS, you have almost certainly met Pam Greene, who is retiring this week after 35 years: bit.ly/43hvNml

If you've ever been to ISPS, you have almost certainly met Pam Greene, who is retiring this week after 35 years: bit.ly/43hvNml

The 6th Annual CAPE Research Conference program is live! Join us virtually July 27-29 at 12:00 PM ET for the latest (and greatest) in American Political Economy (APE) research. Free registration and full schedule: americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/annual-conference 👇

Why does government so often struggle to accomplish big things? And what can we do about it? The new ISPS Government Efficiency Working Group is on the case. Led by @jkalla.bsky.social, @zliscow.bsky.social, and @profschleich.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/4dYBN8v

Congratulations, Class of 2026!

Milan Svolik recently assembled scholars to share the latest research on democratic stability. And why democracy depends on trust, restraint, and collective action: bit.ly/4d9anNS @carloprato.bsky.social @tompepinsky.com @seanjwestwood.bsky.social

It's been an amazing first year for the Center for Civic Thought: bit.ly/3Rc2bUs

Yale political scientist Daniel Martinez HoSang is among 24 U.S. and Canadian scholars recently awarded the annual Carnegie Corporation grant, which will support his research on political polarization and potential solutions.

@hlandemore.bsky.social was on TV talking about this summer's citizens' assembly on property taxes: www.wfsb.com/video/2026/0...

A great write-up from Yale FAS on ISPS. bit.ly/4dgQZ1j @jkalla.bsky.social @hlandemore.bsky.social @isabelamares.bsky.social

A great write-up from Yale FAS on ISPS. bit.ly/4dgQZ1j @jkalla.bsky.social @hlandemore.bsky.social @isabelamares.bsky.social

We chat with @rourkeobrien.bsky.social about new research finding some unexpected health effects of the 1975 Voting Rights Act: bit.ly/4ukHzI5

So grateful to have Robert Pollak of Washington University in St. Louis speak to us last week about the complications of inheritance, life expectancy, and retirement savings.

We were so thrilled to host @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social for a conversation about how states are navigating the new Medicaid rules: bit.ly/4u0teQF @jacobhacker.bsky.social @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social

We were so thrilled to host @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social for a conversation about how states are navigating the new Medicaid rules: bit.ly/4u0teQF @jacobhacker.bsky.social @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social

New Study: Xi Chen and co-authors find persistent lack of diversity in U.S. Alzheimer’s clinical trials ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

New Podcast: Stephen Latham speaks with @thehowie.bsky.social and @hmkyale.bsky.social about law, medicine, and the definition of death: insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea...

The ISPS-supported, student-run Yale Youth Poll in today's New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/o...

Coming later this week!

NEW results from the spring Yale Youth Poll: Young Voters Vehemently Oppose Trump, ICE; See Big Risks and Some Benefits to AI youthpoll.yale.edu/spring-2026-...

"No Shy Person Left Behind" bit.ly/4vhmIq7 from Hélène Landemore @landemore.bsky.social @nytimesoped.bsky.social

Members of the Yale community, please join us April 17-18 for “Misperceptions in Social Science Research,” a 2-day workshop organized by @itamaryakir.bsky.social and featuring @betsylevyp.bsky.social and Leonardo Bursztyn. Learn more and register to attend: bit.ly/47YVLhd

ISPS co-sponsored this vital conference hosted by @yalesph.bsky.social on rebuilding trust in public health: bit.ly/4ltiOWG

If you're in New Haven tomorrow, come to @ispsyale.bsky.social, as I'm thrilled to get to discuss with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @jacobhacker.bsky.social (two of my very favorite people) the Medicaid impact of the (not so) BBB. A great convo ahead! politicalscience.yale.edu/event/medica...

Spend a minute with our graduate policy fellows: bit.ly/3PkOq54

New research from @jkalla.bsky.social and @dbroockman.bsky.social in a piece by @mattyglesias.bsky.social in the NY Times (Gift Link): www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/o...

@hlandemore.bsky.social talks to @foreignpolicy.com about her new book: foreignpolicy.com/live/helene-...

Doing your taxes? Wondering how we can make the system fairer? A recent conference led by @jacobhacker.bsky.social and @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social at APEX has some answers: bit.ly/4sdFtJ3

New research from @jkalla.bsky.social and @dbroockman.bsky.social in a piece by @mattyglesias.bsky.social in the NY Times (Gift Link): www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/o...

Doing your taxes? Wondering how we can make the system fairer? A recent conference led by @jacobhacker.bsky.social and @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social at APEX has some answers: bit.ly/4sdFtJ3

ISPS co-sponsored this vital conference hosted by @yalesph.bsky.social on rebuilding trust in public health: bit.ly/4ltiOWG

Today in The Argument, Milan Singh and I do a deep dive into the data on who is ordering food delivery. www.theargumentmag.com/p/whos-reall...

New study challenges notion that aging means decline, finds many older adults improve over time bit.ly/3P3HtFf

Bring out the shy people. In a new book, Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore makes the case for politics without politicians. She argues that while current democratic systems may be faltering, they can be strengthened by giving ordinary people a more direct role in governing.