Matthew Nanes

Rather, migrants return home on average more liberal and socially tolerant than prospective migrants, regardless of where they lived abroad.

This is part of a larger project on Southeast Asia-Middle East connections that I've been working on for several years. Stay tuned!

Using survey data from Indonesia, I show that people self-select into outward migration in part based on social and political preferences that match their likely destination countries.

However, the social and political context of where they live doesn't seem to impact new attitudes. 2/3

Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes Abstract. Migration creates opportunities for transferring not just wealth but also norms, attitudes, and behaviors from migrant-receiving to migrant-sendi

"Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes" is now published at @isq-jrnl.bsky.social!
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New digs

FSI will be lucky to have you!

Publication day for our long, long awaited article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social on the effects of community policing on police officers' own attitudes about the community!

There's lots of talk about how better bollards in New Orleans could have stopped the terror attack. But as Trevor Bachus and I write, physical barriers alone just shift the nature of political violence; they can't fully prevent it.
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Now look, here you are!

This time was not different. Hope turns to dispair.

There’s a sadistic sense of optimism that comes with starting a new IRB proposal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.

At SLU they never respond. They just keep punting to other departments to avoid making a decision. I actually just gave up on a project once because the window for getting it done had closed.

Probably too late, but J’aime on 12th is solid

R1: “The paper is also poorly written”
R2: “This manuscript is well-written”

Please go on…

So much this. I don’t know why I made this choice.

Happy to see my new article with @matthewjnanes.bsky.social in print with @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social

Hey polisky, any recommendations for an academic article or chapter on the 1979 Iranian revolution appropriate for an undergraduate class?

4/4 On a personal note: This is the 4th and final article stemming from my dissertation (alongside my book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...). I'm excited to finally archive that folder and move on to new things!

3/4 increased inclusion of Arab citizens of Israel in the police enhances prospects for intergroup cooperation.
 
Of note, this project was a long time in the making. Data is from 2008-2015, prior to the current conflict. Still, the results give a glimmer of hope.

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Using a survey experiment of Jewish Israelis, panel data on the religious demographics of police officers at every station, and a multi-year nationally-representative survey, I find that far from causing backlash,

1/4 How do members of a majority group respond to inclusion of minorities in the police? In a new article @JPR_journal, I find no evidence that Israeli Jews respond negatively to Arab police. In fact, exposure to Arab police is associated with increased trust in Arabs.

Today, November 28th, I received IRB approval for a form I submitted in May. There were no questions, comments, or concerns, nor any communication in the intervening 6 months. I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I think the system might not be working correctly.

On my list!

Forgot to tag with menasky , naturally (really missing #hashtags over here)

I have some credits with Cambridge University Press to spend. Any suggestions for recent books on policing, immigration, conflict processes, religion and politics, Middle East, or Southeast Asia? Self-promotion welcome!

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Some of us took the opportunity to use a different youthful photo!

It's page proofs day for the final article from my dissertation research, featuring data collected as a "proof of concept" for my prospectus in 2013. Perseverance pays off!

I know it's easy to get frustrated by the time commitment of letters of rec, but not every student is equally good at advocating for themself, and this "skill" likely correlates with the usual things like gender, SES, etc. A well-executed recommendation provides really important context.

I see all you polisky journal & book editors got together and decided to send me review requests today.

(I've set yes to them all)

My Americanist colleague expressed intrigue that I, a Comparativist, have two new projects on the US.

I gave him the blank look he deserves.

Hey Polisky has anyone had any (recent) positive experiences running a survey using the Qualtrics Offline app? Would love to chat!