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📢New Paper📢
Mask-wearing in times of COVID has become politicized in the US. Can we leverage the salience of social ID to increase compliance w/ mitigation measures?
@christinakcc, @Lfalab, Isa Gotti, @shahbano_ijaz, @Gregoire_Philli, @mikeseese and I find that we can. (1/7)
Mask-wearing in times of COVID has become politicized in the US. Can we leverage the salience of social ID to increase compliance w/ mitigation measures?
@christinakcc, @Lfalab, Isa Gotti, @shahbano_ijaz, @Gregoire_Philli, @mikeseese and I find that we can. (1/7)
Our paper, "Taking the Cloth: social norms and elite cues increase support for masks among white Evangelical Americans" tests two strategies for increasing support for wearing face masks in public among one of the least compliant groups: white Evangelical Americans. (2/7)
The first is a cue from an ingroup elite - Reverend Franklin Graham - expressing support for mask-wearing in public.
The second is info about how many other white Evangelicals have worn masks in public - revealing that there has been more compliance than typically thought. (3/7)
The second is info about how many other white Evangelicals have worn masks in public - revealing that there has been more compliance than typically thought. (3/7)
My @UNC undergrads have crafted amazing policy briefs for years. This NEW guide covers everything: what's a policy brief; why assign this project; picking a topic; grading briefs & more. #Pedagogy #PoliSciTwitter #PolicyBrief #PublicPolicy @UNCPublicPolicy dropbox.com/s/8ff4teij4wa5… 
I made the guide to help my students and TAs. I also know there are a lot of profs looking for "tried and true" assignments that can be easily integrated into their class. Policy briefs are used in different disciplines: poli sci, soci, criminology, public health, economics, etc.
Short, advocacy oriented policy briefs are ubiquitous in the policy world. They make great assignmente bc they prod students to make critical connections & develop practical skills replicating a "real world" task. They also empower students to advocate for things they care about.
#soctwitter & #poliscitwitter - if you're teaching something of mine this fall, I will very happily Zoom into your class (or come in person if possible). I try to make most things I write, and all my speaking, accessible to & engaging for undergrads & everyone else. Some ideas:
I would LOVE it if folks teaching American Politics, Campaigns & Elections, Political Sociology & etc use some or all of Producing Politics. It's got:
- an accessible overview of what we know about campaign effects (ch 1)
- discussion inequalities in pol participation (all thru)+
- an accessible overview of what we know about campaign effects (ch 1)
- discussion inequalities in pol participation (all thru)+
- insights into what campaigns actually do & what it's like to be on one (all thru, but especially ch 2)
- discussion of the campaign staff "revolving door" & of where they go outside campaigns (ch 6)
& lots more, in a short affordable book. bit.ly/ProducingPolit…
- discussion of the campaign staff "revolving door" & of where they go outside campaigns (ch 6)
& lots more, in a short affordable book. bit.ly/ProducingPolit…
❗️❗️❗️ New Data Alert ❗️❗️❗️
Hello #EconTwitter and #PoliSciTwitter.
I digitized and translated the statistical reports from the Russian Empire spanning 1863-1917.
Details: sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/emal…
Please, contact me if you have any questions or interested in collaboration. [1/3]
Hello #EconTwitter and #PoliSciTwitter.
I digitized and translated the statistical reports from the Russian Empire spanning 1863-1917.
Details: sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/emal…
Please, contact me if you have any questions or interested in collaboration. [1/3]
The current version of the data consists of several categories:
1. Agriculture
2. Banking Statistics
3. Geography and Population
4. Health (Diseases)
5. Labor Market
6. Production
7. Public Finance
8. Strikes
9. Trade
10. Transportation
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1. Agriculture
2. Banking Statistics
3. Geography and Population
4. Health (Diseases)
5. Labor Market
6. Production
7. Public Finance
8. Strikes
9. Trade
10. Transportation
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The data has different levels of aggregation (region, customs, industry, gender, etc.). For some variables, the data has panel structure (e.g., region-year or customs-year). Most of variables are available for the 1900-1910s. A detailed “readme” is supplemented. [3/3]
🚨 What are the political consequences of pandemics? 🚨
D. Gingerich & I analyze history’s deadliest #pandemic in a brand new @World_Pol article: “Pandemics & Political Development: The Electoral Legacy of the #BlackDeath in Germany”
doi.org/10.1017/S00438…
#polisciresearch 🧵
D. Gingerich & I analyze history’s deadliest #pandemic in a brand new @World_Pol article: “Pandemics & Political Development: The Electoral Legacy of the #BlackDeath in Germany”
doi.org/10.1017/S00438…
#polisciresearch 🧵
Brief summary (#TLDR): The Black Death (BD) had a significant long-term impact on Germany’s political development. Hard-hit areas introduced proto-democratic institutions; sustained experiences with participative government later helped reject antidemocratic & illiberal parties.
Long overview (starting here): In 1347, Europe was hit by a pandemic that killed 30–60% of its population: the BD. It had a major impact on medieval society which was based on feudalism/serfdom. Yet the BD’s impact varied greatly across space, leading to divergence in its impact.
💥New WP: Hate Trumps Love💥
RQ: study behavioral-, belief- & norm-based mechanisms through which perceptions of closeness, altruism & cooperativeness are affected by political polarization under @realDonaldTrump
Findings: it’s grim
Paper: bit.ly/32TNKrk
Short thread👇
RQ: study behavioral-, belief- & norm-based mechanisms through which perceptions of closeness, altruism & cooperativeness are affected by political polarization under @realDonaldTrump
Findings: it’s grim
Paper: bit.ly/32TNKrk
Short thread👇
1/11
Rising political polarization is often linked to fractured societies rife with racial inequality, factional conflict & partisan animosity.
In the U.S., many issues yield a surprising partisan divide, think mask wearing (see also recent paper by @spbhanot & @dhopkins1776)
Rising political polarization is often linked to fractured societies rife with racial inequality, factional conflict & partisan animosity.
In the U.S., many issues yield a surprising partisan divide, think mask wearing (see also recent paper by @spbhanot & @dhopkins1776)
2/11
In multiple pre-registered *behavioral* experiments, I study the perceptional & behavioral consequences of polarization.
In particular, I examine the behavioral-, belief-, and norm-based mechanisms with which this political intergroup conflict materializes.
In multiple pre-registered *behavioral* experiments, I study the perceptional & behavioral consequences of polarization.
In particular, I examine the behavioral-, belief-, and norm-based mechanisms with which this political intergroup conflict materializes.
hi #poliscitwitter can any political theorists help me understand why Harvey Mansfield's "Manliness" is an academic text rather than, as it appears, a combination of some deeply homoerotic fan fiction and the kind of manifesto you usually find along with several bodies?
a few excerpts, for the uninitiated... 🧵
“Besides being weaker than men’s, women’s bodies are made to attract and to please men.” #scholarship #theory
Why are we hosting this event?
A few reasons...
A few reasons...
Well first of all I'm pretty psyched to watch Terry Karl return to the Harvard Government department like
#poliscitwitter: is there any research on the effect of "social risk aversion" on public expressions of political attitudes?
i.e. individuals are motivated to avoid seeming politically unsophisticated ➡️ more likely to report hedged/apathetic attitudes in public vs private?
i.e. individuals are motivated to avoid seeming politically unsophisticated ➡️ more likely to report hedged/apathetic attitudes in public vs private?
Examples:
1⃣ The frequency with which "electability" comes up in vox pops but not in aggregate survey data (but could be due to journos cherry picking)
1⃣ The frequency with which "electability" comes up in vox pops but not in aggregate survey data (but could be due to journos cherry picking)
2⃣ This type of emphatic "pox on both your houses" stance
ok #poliscitwitter, i know there's *something* happening on TV right now, but i need your attention for a MINUTE.
A thread on the latest fallout from the #Dominguez scandal at Harvard:
A thread on the latest fallout from the #Dominguez scandal at Harvard:
A 1-tweet recap: Jorge Domínguez was a professor in the Government department at Harvard. At least 18 women have come forward about being sexually harassed by him, from 1979-2015. A recent internal Title IX investigation resulted in him being banned from campus for life.
But there are still so many unanswered questions.
In particular: why did Harvard continue to promote Domínguez to even more influential roles within the university, when Terry Karl had already warned them in *1983* that he had harassed her and multiple others?
In particular: why did Harvard continue to promote Domínguez to even more influential roles within the university, when Terry Karl had already warned them in *1983* that he had harassed her and multiple others?
Some thoughts on Speaker Pelosi’s move to postpone the #SOTU and invite President Trump to deliver a written message.
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politico.com/story/2019/01/…
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politico.com/story/2019/01/…
First, some background: George Washington set the precedent for an annual, in-person address to Congress—neither of which are required by the Constitution. Though continued by Adams, Jefferson switched to a written message, arguing that the spectacle was too monarchical.
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For the rest of the 19th century and into the early 20th, the annual message was delivered in writing. As CRS documents in their report, these messages were (unsurprisingly) much longer than in-person addresses. And a quick look at them shows the policy detail they went into.
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