Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration” We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress. 🧵1/4

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

U.S. political scientists, are any of your depts *not* admitting new PhD students this year (esp. for international applicants)? I'm gathering info to help students know where to reconsider applying. Applications are not cheap and they're despairing. Appreciate any details.

The latest issue of PA is out now. We have a great collection of papers by @yamilrvelez.bsky.social, @sysilviakim.bsky.social, @mattblackwell.bsky.social, @sophieehill.bsky.social, @dwlee.bsky.social, @melissazrogers.bsky.social, @kaipingchen.bsky.social, @samuelbaltz.bsky.social (1/2)

서울대학교 정치외교학부에서 전임교원을 채용합니다. 미국정치 1명 및 미국 외교정책 1명입니다. 다음 링크를 참고 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다. social.snu.ac.kr/%EA%B3%B5%EC...

SWERP is back for fall 2025! Under what international contexts are citizens more likely to support peace with a foreign adversary? Jungmin Han will present about how third-party interactions shape public opinion on rapprochement. Sep 26, 2025, 10am KST (= Sep 25 9pm ET)

I'm not at APSA, but my master's student/coauthor, Sangmyung, is presenting! Come see how ideological "incongruence" in the U.S. has changed in the last decade. Sat, Sep 13, 2-3:30pm local time.

This was a really fun paper to write (but a pain to collect data!) It took me embarrasingly long to wrap up and submit, so I'm thrilled it's now in the books.

Ideologically extreme candidates don't solicit more small dollar donations. New at @respol.bsky.social from @sysilviakim.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Currently in FirstView: In “Addressing Measurement Errors in Ranking Questions for the Social Sciences,” Yuki Atsusaka and @sysilviakim.bsky.social examine the statistical consequences of measurement error and introduce a framework for improving ranking data analysis.

📢 Thrilled to share our new article introducing CampaignView—a comprehensive open-source dataset of congressional candidate campaign bios and policy platforms (2018–2022). Paper + data here: campaignview.org & doi.org/10.7910/DVN/... 🧵1/4

SWERP returns with 2025's third presentation. Dr. Kyosuke Kikuta asks: what is the effect of solar eclipses on violence? Find out how armed groups rationally can use darkness for their tactical purposes. 5/2 10am KST = 5/1 Thu 9pm EST. See you soon! swerp.weebly.com

Wasn't there a paper recently about how partisans are willing to tolerate cost to themselves and copartisans as long as outpartisans were going to suffer more? Anybody remember which paper this was?

Targeting people for their political views is not going to stop with immigrants. Gift link: wapo.st/43Ssl2Q

🚨 New paper (with Kasey Rhee & Nico Studen). We use a new within-precinct design to isolate how ideology affects vote choice holding turnout fixed, analyzing 3.4M precinct observations across state & fed elections (2016-2022). tldr: Ideological moderation affects vote shares, but not by much. 🧵⬇️

When Donald Trump threatens student protests, consider why: throughout modern history, student movements have repeatedly been the catalyst that toppled dictatorships. Authoritarian leaders fear campus activism precisely because it works. Below is a list of 36 student-led pro-democracy movements.🧵

Citizens can write persuasive messages to those on the other side, especially if they can bridge identity divides through perspective-taking & personal narratives. But unsuccessful senders perceive themselves to be as persuasive as successful ones www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"The Need for Equivalence Testing in Economics" from Jack Fitzgerald (@jackfitzgerald.bsky.social) Preprint: osf.io/preprints/met... We know that "not significant" does not imply evidence for "no effect," but I still see papers make this leap. Good to see more work making this point forcefully!

Two new pubs this year! Journal of Politics w/ Zhao Li: Keep Winning with WinRed? Online Fundraising Platform as the Party's Public Good doi.org/10.1086/735435 Political Analysis with Yuki Atsusaka: Addressing Measurement Errors in Ranking Questions for the Social Sciences doi.org/10.1017/pan....

Straight up to the top of the queue 🔥

What is the purpose of the excessively emotional delivery of North Korean TV news? SWERP will host Jongyoon Baik on Mar 7, 10am KST (Mar 6, 8pm EST). Put it on your calendars and DM me if you want to be put on the mailing list! swerp.weebly.com

I've written an opinion column on the JoongAng on the parallels between January 6 and the 2025 Seoul Western District Court riot. www.joongang.co.kr/article/2531...

fwiw I wrote this in @bjpols.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

What are some poli sci pubs/working papers on Jan 6? I've read Craig and Albertson (2024) PSRM, Curry and Roberts (2024) APSR, and am trying to get my hands on Gary Jacobson's Cambridge Elements. What else have I missed?

Under what conditions can friend-shoring--relocating economic activities to nations with aligned political interests--be effective? SWERP is resuming 2025 workshops with Haillie Na-Kyung Lee presenting on the topic, Feb 7, 2024, 10am KST (8pm EST). Join us online as usual!

The parallels between the Korean martial law incident and Jan 6 still run strong. Rampant misinfo, fueled directly by the incumbent president, accusations of election fraud ("stop the steal"), storming of key democratic institutions, the violence/destruction. m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/articl...

Wrote a piece in with Hye Young You goodauthority.org/news/south-k... Our main points: - massage from South Korean politicians and citizens was clear: no return to military rule. - then, why democratic institutions that should have deterred President’s undemocratic move did not work?

We’re asking for solidarity from political scientists worldwide: you can read and sign the statement in English, Japanese, Chinese, and French in the below Qualtrics form: ysgrad.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

573 political scientists in and out of Korea have written and signed a declaration calling for Yoon's immediate impeachment. I've translated it into English with Prof. Jeong Hyun Kim at Yonsei: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Korean martial law incident has more parallels to Jan 6 than I thought. More martial law forces were dispatched to the National Election Commission than the National Assembly that day on the grounds of searching for "election fraud proofs." n.news.naver.com/article/020/...

서울대학교 정치외교학부에서 비상계엄 사태에 대한 긴급 좌담회를 내일 오후 (12/5 목요일) 3시에 아시아연구소 영원홀에서 개최합니다. 많은 관심과 참여 부탁드립니다.

President-elect Trump is keeping the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort secret, in a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term.

So there's no bookmark feature on BlueSky? Then how will I store all my read-later posts that'll gather dust forever and never be read?

Seoul Workshop for Empirical Research in Politics (SWERP) returns with our second presentation✨ Jong Hee Park presents work on support for anti-globalization politicians on Nov 15, 9:30am KST (= 7:30pm EST Nov 14). Join us online for another vibrant session! swerp.weebly.com

Personal updates: smitten with this little new publication. Accepted without revisions. 10/10

Re-posting from the other site: Amazing new "surveydown" package that allows you to host a Shiny-based online survey a la Qualtrics (but open source!). surveydown.org

Some professional updates: I begin my post this semester as an Assistant Professor at Seoul National University, my alma mater. I feel very fortunate, and I owe my gratitude to many people. Looking forward to contributing to the research community here and to meeting new colleagues/students!

"Addressing Measurement Errors in Ranking Questions for Social Sciences" From Yuki Atsusaka and @sysilviakim.bsky.social A great example of a methods paper that combines statistical theory and empirical data to develop best practices for design. @socarxiv version: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

Survey researchers of Blue Sky, this is a new initiative of mine, and right now the queue is wide open meaning any new submissions have a high likelihood of acceptance: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #polisci #polisky

Election science CwC is off to a great start! Full House at Churchill C2 Hilton for Election Observation, Voter Confidence, and Voter Trust session. Come find election peeps at SPSA!

Week 9 into teaching digital democracy, my students are *bored.* Not helping that the norm here is students not talking in class. Are there any recommendations for videos/documentaries that'll revive class interest? Social media, misinformation, etc.? 😞

Hi polisky, I know the world’s a little crazy right now, but I need some recommendation on New Orleans happy hour bars! SPSA acceptances are out, and January will soon come upon us! What’s a great place in NOLA that’s relatively quiet? 🍻🍹🍸

The venue is so full that I’m actually sweating🔥

Jane Mansbridge is hitting Sogang University this Friday, with a talk on designing a better democracy. Come participate if you're around!

I've spent September in a burnout. Transition wasn't easy, I miss old academic Twitter, and little griefs added up. I'm still finding my routine and ways around things. My responses may be slower, but I'm picking up. Cheers to October!

Week 3 of teaching research methods in Korean: I forgot that bilingual actually means byelingual and I can no longer speak my mother tongue properly 😩

Yimeng Li presents the tradeoff between transparency and privacy when it comes to ballot images (Atkeson et al. 2023)

Hi folks 👋 My fantastic coauthor Yimeng Li has also joined polisky @yimengli.bsky.social 😄 Check out our paper, Support and Preference for Grassroots Fundraising, at www.dropbox.com/s/jgoprrn5uc...