New working paper: "To Compare or Not to Compare: Testing the Effects of Profile Comparison in Conjoint Analysis" (with Martha Johnson). Key takeaway: when theory is comparative, analysis should be at the choice level. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

An interesting way to reduce affective polarization! doi.org/10.1126/scie...

New OA article w/ @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social and @profdansmith.bsky.social. Q. Why does Japan’s LDP stay dominant even when its policies aren’t preferred? A: valence > policy. Check it out here ➡️ [http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/100.00024134] #PoliSci #Japan #Elections

It’s been years of collaboration, hard work, and innovation — and we’re excited to finally share our software with you!

Today was Dartmouth College’s Commencement. Congratulations to the Class of 2026! I would also like to share that this was my final commencement at Dartmouth. Beginning in August, I will assume a new role as the Syde P. Deeb Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University.

The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social

I just booked domestic flights and a car rental online. I checked the price using the web browser in both normal and incognito modes. I could save about $500 by using the latter! Using incognito mode is always beneficial, as the AI-based dynamic pricing model does not rely on purchasing history!

PNAS Marketing team has featured our recently published PNAS Nexus research article across our social media platforms!

If you're a non-citizen living in the U.S. and planning to move, read this thread:

New in PNAS Nexus : 🇺🇸 U.S. democratic backsliding hurts its image abroad 🤝 But it doesn’t erode foreign policy cooperation—yet. Tested this via survey experiments in 12 countries (N = 11,810) 📄 doi.org/10.1093/pnas... #Democracy #USPolitics #PublicOpinion #ForeignPolicy

🏌️‍♂️ The Masters Tournament kicks off today!! Please join me in cheering on my nephew, Hiroshi Tai. Let’s go, Hiroshi!! 🌟⛳💪 #TheMasters, #prouduncle sports.yahoo.com/article/mast...

Nominate your/others' great research! And please share this post widely!

A postdoc position at Dartmouth! The deadline is approaching. Please share this link with anyone who may be interested in this position. apply.interfolio.com/160584

Please feel free to use the following data to aggregate basic demographic and fiscal statistics at the level of single-member districts used in Japan's 2017, 2021, and 2024 Lower House elections. github.com/yhoriuchi/sm...

If you are interested in analyzing municipality-level results from recent House of Representatives elections in Japan, please feel free to use the data available at the links below: github.com/yhoriuchi/je... github.com/yhoriuchi/je... github.com/yhoriuchi/je...

Please share our old article for The Monkey Cage (now Good Authority) -- with Ben Goldsmith and Terence Wood. www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-...

goodauthority.org/news/ending-... Thank you, Matt, for mentioning our paper (with Ben Goldsmith and Terence Wood) on the impact of PEPFAR on attitudes toward the US.

2024 Summary (as of Dec 21, 2024): (1) Journal Article Submissions 23 rejections (including 10 desk rejections) 3 invitations for revise & resubmit (R&R) 0 acceptances (2) Journal Reviews Completed 40 reviews (3) Grant Applications Submitted 4 declined 0 acceptances

A two-year, pre-to-postdoc position (politics of Asian Americans) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social. Please share it with anyone who may be interested in this position. apply.interfolio.com/160584

I attended this webinar organized by the Korea Society and learned a lot. www.youtube.com/live/dg1vO3Q...

Tomorrow is the perfect day to watch this movie: tv.apple.com/us/movie/121...

With @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social, @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social & Shusei Eshima, I've conducted survey experiments w/ voters in recent Japanese election campaigns. Compared to 2021, 2024 shows a big drop in reported trust of the LDP. The LDP appears to have lost its valence advantage. #JapanDecides2024

If anyone is preparing a survey related to the upcoming election in Japan on Oct 27 and has set up questions in Qualtrics to identify the single-member district based on each respondent's place of residence, it would be extremely helpful if you could share the QDF file!

It's been a challenging year with 11 rejections, 0 revisions and resubmissions, and no acceptances in 7 months.

An article that Katie Clayton, Charles Crabtree, and I wrote almost four years ago for The Monkey Cage: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

My paper with Katie Clayton and Charles Crabtree has become highly relevant to American politics today. It is titled "Do Identity Frames Impact Support for Multiracial Candidates? The Case of Kamala Harris" (@jepsjournal.bsky.social). Feel free to share the link: doi.org/10.1017/XPS.....

Finally, massive arrests at Dartmouth (www.wmur.com/article/dart...). It's so ironic that this happened after many news media have commended Dartmouth's "novel approach" to ease tensions (e.g., nbcnews.com/news/us-news...).

A new working paper with Rikio Inouye (@rinouye.bsky.social, Princeton) and Daniel Corstange (Columbia) on the current conflict in Gaza! --- "Unraveling American Sympathies toward Israelis and Palestinians." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers...., #polisky

Bookmarking - "Did Violence Against Asian-Americans Rise in 2020? Evidence from a Novel Approach to Measuring Potentially Racially-Motivated Attacks" (www.nber.org/papers/w32121)

The new paper with Tae Jun Seo (my former student at Dartmouth) has been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, with page numbers (doi.org/10.1177/0022...). The complete replication package is available at doi.org/10.7910/DVN/....

An interesting new paper about Japanese politics: doi.org/10.1111/lsq....

(polisky) It has become increasingly difficult to ask "political" survey questions in Japan, particularly in Okinawa. Yes, Japan, not China or other authoritarian regimes. Incredible!!

I achieved my New Year’s resolution of running 1000 miles!

[polsky] The APSR managing editor used to urge us to add "a full table of the results upon which each figure is based" in the Appendix. But I cannot find such an instruction in their guidelines anymore. Did they change the guidelines?

I began reviewing a manuscript and immediately noticed an obvious typo in the title. Hmm....

I am giving a seminar at Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) on December 14. It is about American citizens' attitudes toward Israelis and Palestinians. Methodologically, it is about some new developments and discussions about conjoint analysis. Open to the public! www.waseda.jp/inst/sgu/new...

polisky -- A question to survey researchers. I understand that we often choose the "Force Response" option in Qualtrics. Do you know existing studies that help us understand its rationale?

My mistake. I said "Yes" to review requests carelessly. I now have to review 7 manuscripts in one month. And just a minute ago, I received another review request... (polysky)

goodauthority.org/news/biden-w... --> This article about Biden's trip to Israel cites our paper (with @kmatush.bsky.social and Ben Goldsmith): doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Those who want to design a fully randomized conjoint experiment must use a php script or a JavaScript. But they may not know these languages. Ask Chat GPT4. It makes a perfect script for you! The following is a test script removing "ties" (see gking.harvard.edu/conjointE). polisky

Brad (Gomez) and I went to see the football game today, but it did not rain! (Scholars of political behavior should understand what I mean.) Thank you, Brad, for arranging my visit to FSU! I truly enjoyed it!

I gave a talk based on my new paper (tinyurl.com/24btw3dq) at Florida State University's political science department. Thank you, so many people, for attending my talk. I truly enjoyed all the conversations and meetings I had today at FSU. 😄

One of the reviewers referred to our argument as "insane." Is this a word a professional reviewer in a top political science journal would typically use? 🤔 polisky

I am happy to announce that my paper with Atushi Tago, "U.S. Military Should Not Be in My Backyard: Conjoint Experiments in Japan," is now published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution. polisky doi.org/10.1177/0022...

I enjoyed the last year’s conference. My strong recommendation! Polisky

Do you lowercase the term "white" or capitalize it (i.e., "White")? I believe the former is more common. But I still see many scholars using "White" just like "Asian", "Hispanic", and "Black". See: blog.ap.org/announcement.... 🌐 polisky

"Assessing Alliance Credibility: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment of South Korean Voters" I will be a discussant of the PIPCOSS seminar presented by Gene Park. Please join us: chuo-u-ac-jp.zoom.us/meeting/regi...