Joel Sievert

My home state of Nebraska needs to step it up!

Is Gerrymandering Poisoning the Well of Democracy? Evaluating the Relationship between Redistricting and Citizens' Attitudes Ryan D. Williamson and Florian Justwan Redistricting is often a hotly contested affair within states as the party in power attempts to maximize its chances for electoral success through injecting partisanship into the process. Previous works have evaluated how different redistricting practices can influence elections, but little is known about how redistricting can impact citizen attitudes toward government. Using an original survey with a unique experiment, we evaluate the relationship between how redistricting is performed and how satisfied citizens are with the state of democracy in the United States. We find that the mere perception of redistricting being done in a partisan manner leads to decreased levels of system support. Further-more, our models show that independent redistricting commissions tend to reduce the perceived prevalence of gerrymandering and boost citizens' evaluations of the democratic process.

This paper was a long time in the making, one of my favorites I’ve ever worked on, and is now live at SPPQ! doi.org/10.1017/spq....

UT Dallas is hiring in international politics, emphasis on conflict. jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/30535

Must be nice to have a state government that works to protect higher ed

Picked the toddler up and told him we were going to get ice cream. He proceeded to chant, “Ice cream! Ice cream! Ice cream!” for the rest of the car ride.

Me in August: It’s going to be great to get back into attending conferences.

Me in October: Who thought it was a good idea to sign up to write and present all these papers?!

Yes indeed. Code is from @nicduquette.bsky.social! (there are three books on there, FYI)

Average time from project start to publication: 3.69 years
Median time: 2.84
Minimum: 3 months
Max: 11 years

That is indeed a fantastic album.

Congrats! 🎉

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Fair. That might be more of a Jefferson move.

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To be fair, I bet this guy could fathom it.

Afternoon grading break

The last time I posted the income relationship to presidential vote among White respondents to the @electionstudies.bsky.social ANES, people asked for additional estimates among all voters.

Updated estimates here:

Having been around college students in the early 2000s, I’ve heard much worse.

Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

Local politics scholars, are there any databases of city council or local government resolutions, meetings, etc ?

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Me right now

Local politics scholars, are there any databases of city council or local government resolutions, meetings, etc ?

As I write more about transportation and infrastructure development I do find myself wondering “what could’ve been.”

There’s a countdown in our house.

Good thing I don’t have to lecture in the morning… 😬

My Dad was an avid gardener. I did not inherit his talent, but I finally got blooms on his canna lilies.

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

That is a lovely view…

We (Western Carolina University) are hiring for an assistant professor in American politics (w/ focus on & willingness to teach the Presidency, & Congress). Review of applications begins Oct. 15.

jobs.wcu.edu/postings/31915

Good colleagues, good students, good views. Reach out w/ ?s.

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