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भारत में समाचार पत्र बाज़ार के राजनीतिक निर्धारक- जूलिया कैगे Julia Cage (Sciences Po ), गुइलहेम कैसान Guilhem Cassan (UNamur), फ्रांसेस्का आर. जेन्सेनियस Francesca R. Jensenius (Universitetet i Oslo) पूरा आलेख यहाँ पढ़ें : ideasforindia.in/topics/governa…

Righteous Demagogues is out today Oxford Academic! It's available at global.oup.com/academic/produ…, including as an e-book. || There are dozens of books about populism out there. So why read this one? 🧵...

1/ The latest essay in our Carnegie Endowment #IndiaElects2024 series: Ankita Barthwal & Francesca R. Jensenius argue that "Contrary to the received wisdom, partisanship in India has been fairly high and stable over time" carnegieendowment.org/2024/03/22/par…

Given the electoral volatility and anti-incumbency inherent in Indian politics, observers tend to overlook the role of partisanship. That is a mistake, argue Ankita Barthwal & Francesca R. Jensenius in our latest Carnegie Endowment #IndiaElects20204 essay. carnegieendowment.org/2024/03/22/par…

Very excited that this is finally coming out! first paper in broader collab w/ Simon Chauchard and Rachel E. Brule on barriers to women politicians' influence in rural India (motivated by what some call the 'sarpanch pati' issue). See thread!

The Hindustan Times print version of our latest Carnegie Endowment #IndiaElects2024 essay by Ankita Barthwal & Francesca R. Jensenius on the stability of partisanship in India hindustantimes.com/india-news/202…

Idea of India is essentially Ideas of India Milan Vaishnav's piece captures the essence of Centre for Policy Research - researchers there rarely agree with one another. To the outside world, this might give an impression of disorder.

"Our pilot study taught us a great deal...there was palpable evidence that women wanted to try, wanted to aim higher..." Ashwini_Deshpande pens down her observations of young women’s economic aspirations in rural UP in this blog post. Read: ceda.ashoka.edu.in/is-this-the-pl…

📢 Coming up! Prof. Francesca Jensenius Francesca R. Jensenius from Universitetet i Oslo presents at the SITE Seminar on May 7. Discover the complexities of politician selection in India: Education, motivation, integrity vs. cognitive skills. Join us at SSE or online via Zoom! hhs.se/en/research/in…

PART 5 of IiT's CASI Election Conversations 2024: IiT Consulting Editor Rohan Venkat speaks to Francesca R. Jensenius (Universitetet i Oslo) about "Misconceptions About the Indian Voter" casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/election-c…

If you're looking for a breakdown of India's general election results and what they means for Indian politics, join Carnegie Endowment online on June 5 at 9 am ET (6:30 pm IST) for this #IndiaElects2024 conversation w/ sunetra choudhury & Rahul Verma. Register: carnegieendowment.org/events/2024/05…

1/ Out now: "How Indian Voters Decide"--a compendium of 10 essays that Carnegie Endowment published in 2024 to explore the underlying drivers of political behavior in India as part of our #IndiaElects2024 initiative.

Great article by Ankita Barthwal & Francesca R. Jensenius on partisanship and partisan attachments, using original data from India sciencedirect.com/science/articl… You can find a summary of their argument in this 2024 Carnegie Endowment essay: carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

New research from Francesca R. Jensenius et al on political selection, drawing on evidence from West Bengal Elected politicians are more educated, motivated & have greater integrity than constituents. But, they have lower cognitive ability & more likely to come from political families

NEW - Selecting the ‘Best’? Competing Dimensions of Politician Quality in the Developing World - cup.org/3F9h2cP - ProfAnanish, Vegard Iversen, Francesca R. Jensenius & Pushkar Maitra #OpenAccess

Very happy to see this published. Really enjoyed working with my fantastic co- authors ProfAnanish, Vegard and Francesca R. Jensenius

.Francesca R. Jensenius and colleagues: In West Bengal, elected politicians are more educated, motivated, and have greater integrity than their constituents. However, they also have lower cognitive ability and are more likely to come from politically networked families.