Zero-sum thinking is a key mindset that shapes how we view the world. Excited to share a new paper on the roots and consequences of Zero-sum thinking with Sahil Chinoy, Nathan Nunn Sandra.Sequeira. A summary thread🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantche…

In first-view AJPS, Elizabeth Sperber O'Brien Kaaba + I examine the impact of different digital civic education courses on youth pol participation in Zambia. Our partners eg Council of Churches in Zambia Caritas Zambia CCMG Zambia and we were interested in whether… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

NYU's Politics Department is seeking outstanding and innovative scholars for two positions at the assistant professor level: International Relations and US Politics. For full descriptions and to apply visit apply.interfolio.com/152515 (IR) and apply.interfolio.com/152513 (US).

He gestures at Harris with and refers to her by saying "this is the one...." Harris is not a person to him. He does not even look at her.

two years. zan, zendegi, azadi.

Excited to share my job market paper! I study how racial minorities develop political ambition, from initial interest to candidacy. Using field experiments and observational analyses, I explore what factors influence their entry decisions and how these factors evolve over time.

Delighted to see this in print, six Septembers after I scribbled down an idea for a term paper, five Septembers after it tumbled out of the nest as a 2nd year paper! Read on if you’re interested in motivated reasoning, opinion backlash, BJP partisan identity, demonetization.

It was amazing to be back at my Alma mater! Thank you so much for inviting me to share my work at RWAP! Such helpful comments and questions and thoughtful conversations throughout the day :)

Here we go, now w/ issue and page numbers! 🎉🎉🎉 My article "Religious Mobilization and the Selection of Political Elites" is officially out in print at AJPS! Hope you'll check it! A short story of the paper and a quick round of "thanks" 👇 1/3 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

CFP: The 2025 Rebecca B. Morton Conference on Experimental Political Science, which will be held on Friday, March 7th and Saturday, March 8th, 2025 New York University Submit paper and poster proposals here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0x… by Dec 10 Anna Wilke Tara Slough NYU Politics Department

❓Does removing Confederate symbols change attitudes and behavior regarding race & racial inequality? Roxanne Rahnama answers this question in the latest Journal of Politics @[email protected] blog post. Find out more⬇️ jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/does-removing-…

New at PNASNews with David Broockman, christian caballero & Matty Easton: "Political practitioners poorly predict which messages persuade the public." As we head into the last week of the campaign, a good reminder that political practitioners have poor intuitions as to what persuades

Here is why a gender gap matters: not because the size is unprecedented, but because there are more women in the battleground districts, and women turn out at higher rates. Even small differences in preferences can translate into a salient gap. Kelly Dittmar CAWP A thread.

I don't have many strong and informed opinions, but when it comes to PoC politics, that's one exception because I study them. Lots of ill takes here on PoC & the election. Rather than criticize, let me provide some evidence-based input on the election and the preceding months🧵

I want to briefly talk about one of my favorite papers and how it relates to the U.S. election. Short version: It's the predistribution, stupid

In light of the past week, this recent paper by Adam Przeworski merits a re-read. The argument that “democracy’s defenders must offer a forward-looking perspective that seeks to improve representative institutions” is particularly relevant. Free download: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

JPL is one of NASA's major science and climate centers—home to the Mars rovers and 1000s of people. Firefighters held back the flames at JPL’s gates, but many of our coworkers lost their homes. Here’s a thread of their public GoFundMes if you can share & support however possible:

bsky.app/profile/yuliam… From one of my former classmates and friends from MIT, please share if you can

The second #MayDay2025 project is with the amazing Roxanne Rahnama and focuses on knowledge about labor history. We argue that the absence of education on historical class struggle and labor organizing weakens support for the contemporary labor movement in the US.