It's been a great first year at Good Authority. There's lots of new stuff happening in the next year too. For more -- and free swag! -- see below.

ICYMI, read Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her)'s latest on the United Nations General Assembly's recent vote (and debate) on a resolution on Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Here's a map of the votes (interactive version in the post!):

I want to interview anyone who has led or benefitted from a mutual aid (i.e., philanthropic, collective fundraising, civic oriented, or collaborative exchanges of resources) effort between 2018 and 2023. If interested, please send me an email at csla (at) bu (dot) edu!

Here are your Vance-Walz debate bingo cards! What better way to watch Tuesday’s 9 p.m. vice presidential debate than with a Good Authority bingo card? Get your card, and read the article here: goodauthority.org/news/vp-vance-…

UCR professor Marissa Brookes describes a recent study on the Pink Tide and Income Inequality in Latin America. Here's a link to the study: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Here's a blog post about a recent study examining how elections may affect your (physical and mental) health. It's based on an article published in Political Research Quarterly by Costas Panagopoulos and Aaron Weinschenk. medium.com/3streams/could…

UC Riverside political scientist kim yi dionne (@dadakim.bsky.social) describes recent study on #coups by Ioannis Choulis, Marius Mehrl, Abel Escribà-Folch, and Tobias Böhmelt. #politicalscience Link to the study: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… Link to the video: youtu.be/UjQhBPh54rY

.MSIRA fellow Jared Roman describes recent research by Karla Mundim published in Politics, Groups, and Identities. Mundim's research examines the struggles of Indigenous women in Peru. medium.com/3streams/heres…

I CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS IN ITS FINAL FORM. Congratulations, Nicholas Kerr! 🎉

Congrats Nicholas Kerr. Looking forward to getting my copy autographed at ASA!

Why do some peaceful #protests escalate? UCR Professor Marissa Brookes shares findings from a recent study in Journal of Peace Research by Sooyeon Kang. Link to the study: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/YWdN5Bo…

Check out this recent article “The Rise of Grassroots Civil Society under One-Party Rule: The Case of China's Homeowner Associations” published in World Politics by  Yu Zeng, Junyan Jiang, Jie Li, and Christian Göbel👇 doi.org/10.1353/wp.202…

Check out my new piece in Good Authority with Grigore Pop-Eleches about Moldova’s 🇲🇩important 2024 elections! 2nd round of prez election is this Sunday. goodauthority.org/news/high-stak…

ICYMI--read Isabelle DeSisto 🇺🇦 & Grigore Pop-Eleches's #Moldova elections explainer. And if you already read that, you might also want to read today's election explainer by Alexis Lerner & Ari Swieca on #Georgia (similarities: alleged Russian interference w/turn to EU): goodauthority.org/news/georgian-…

Black voters as saviors – and scapegoats... The data suggest it’s time to look beyond the old idea that Black Americans are a monolithic voting bloc. Read more: goodauthority.org/news/black-vot…

Today Moldovans vote in a runoff presidential election. To understand how we got here and what's at stake, read this piece by Isabelle DeSisto 🇺🇦 and Grigore Pop-Eleches: goodauthority.org/news/high-stak…

Big thanks to Good Authority Fellow @BucciSays for compiling this Good Playlist for Election Day!

My initial take on Trump's win: goodauthority.org/news/where-to-… His gains were widespread, so explanations should start with the broadest factors -- not with bespoke stories about states, cities, counties, and groups. The simplest explanation: party of unpopular incumbent loses. 1/2

It's the season of "Since Trump won, everything he did must have worked." So, what about anti-trans ads? A test of one ad showed it didn't affect vote share -- but it did create ~3pp less fav attitudes toward trans people. @zeinmurib for Good Authority: goodauthority.org/news/the-gop-s…

🚨ATTN UC Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni: Please consider signing on to my letter, which outlines a vision for California to protect our values in the face of the incoming Trump Administration. Please Share in your networks-every signature counts! sites.google.com/view/ucletter