Loved hearing Nicholas Stephanopoulos talk about his new book, Aligning Election Law, tonight! It’s a must-read for people who think about election law, politics, and the (arguably unhealthy) state of democratic representation in the US.

Can developers compensate nearby residents to win support for their housing projects? In a new JPublicPolicy article, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner and I unpack how compensation works, when it fails, and what that teaches us about symbolic attitudes and housing policy. 1/11

New housing policy research fresh off the presses 🏡🏙️💸

Check out this cool AJPS paper from Jen Gaudette. She uses both observational data and a survey experiment to show the electoral effects of endorsements from police unions — a powerful interest group in local politics.

great example of overlapping jurisdictions leading to muddled accountability: city of LA is asking state costal agency to block homeless housing that council approved on city-owned land. can say they tried to address homeless but avoid backlash from it being built

Great to hear Jerusalem (a fellow William & Mary W&M Government alum!) talk about her book on cities and the housing crisis today Initiative on Cities. Hot take we agree on: local institutions make doing good things in cities too hard!

Well said, from David Deming: "If government funding goes away, so will much of the research. The long-run cost will be staggering. We’ll have fewer medical breakthroughs, the progress of lifesaving medical treatments will stall, and America may fall behind"

📢 It’s time to nominate for the 2025 Urban & Local Politics Section Awards! We’re recognizing outstanding work in urban politics across multiple categories, including best dissertation, book, and career contributions. 🏆 Deadline: March 15, 2025

🔥🧯 Excited to announce the program of our 2025 MIT workshop on polarization, norms & trust (co-organized w/ David G. Rand @dgrand.bsky.social, Yphtach Lelkes Adam Berinsky Kati Kish Bar-On)! Speakers incl. Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) Justin de Benedictis-Kessner Dan Hopkins et al. Info: sites.google.com/view/polarizat… To attend: buy.stripe.com/dRmdRa7Du1fwe4…