Interested in soc science applications of computational text analysis? Check out the new special issue of Sociological Methods & Research, which I had the pleasure of editing w @LauraK_Nelson. This thread sums up our intro & the featured articles. journals.sagepub.com/toc/smr/51/4 [1/19] All empirical articles in the issue were rigorously peer-reviewed. This was crucial for our goal: to showcase cutting-edge computational research in which the methods were seen not as ends but as means to answering theoretically driven q’s of broad sociological interest. [2/19]

Interested in the rise of the radical right? Check out a 6-article series edited by me & @dziblatt in the @washingtonpost’s @monkeycageblog, based on a recent @HarvardWCFIA conference. Here is our intro on how the center-right made nativism salient: washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/… 1/6 The second piece, by Sheri Berman, argues that the convergence of the center-left and center-right on neo-liberal economic policy increased the salience of immigration and created the opportunity for the radical right’s success. washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/… 2/6

A few thoughts on Trump’s self-identification as a “nationalist.” Yes, the term has multiple meanings, some more benign than others (my research has shown this). But Trump’s usage is deliberate and refers to ethno-nationalism rooted in social exclusion. How do we know this? Trump’s campaign discourse consisted of a mix of populist, authoritarian, and blatantly ethno-nationalist appeals. His administration threw populism by the wayside but doubled down on nationalism & authoritarianism (think travel ban, family separation, threats to dem norms, etc.)