@sysilviakim.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Seoul National University. Caltech PhD, formerly at American University and Sogang. Election (admin)/money in politics/css + methods. https://sysilviakim.com/
Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): βElecting amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaborationβ
We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.
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"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr
07.10.2025 07:00 β π 229 π 71 π¬ 1163 π 439Public/private info on whether you will be doing admissions as usual will also be hugely appreciated!! Thank you
07.10.2025 01:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0U.S. political scientists, are any of your depts *not* admitting new PhD students this year (esp. for international applicants)?
I'm gathering info to help students know where to reconsider applying. Applications are not cheap and they're despairing. Appreciate any details.
The latest issue of PA is out now. We have a great collection of papers by @yamilrvelez.bsky.social, @sysilviakim.bsky.social, @mattblackwell.bsky.social, @sophieehill.bsky.social, @dwlee.bsky.social, @melissazrogers.bsky.social, @kaipingchen.bsky.social, @samuelbaltz.bsky.social (1/2)
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SWERP is back for fall 2025! Under what international contexts are citizens more likely to support peace with a foreign adversary? Jungmin Han will present about how third-party interactions shape public opinion on rapprochement.
Sep 26, 2025, 10am KST (= Sep 25 9pm ET)
I'm not at APSA, but my master's student/coauthor, Sangmyung, is presenting! Come see how ideological "incongruence" in the U.S. has changed in the last decade.
Sat, Sep 13, 2-3:30pm local time.
This was a really fun paper to write (but a pain to collect data!) It took me embarrasingly long to wrap up and submit, so I'm thrilled it's now in the books.
12.08.2025 02:08 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you for the post Hans!!
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Ideologically extreme candidates don't solicit more small dollar donations. New at @respol.bsky.social from @sysilviakim.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Currently in FirstView: In βAddressing Measurement Errors in Ranking Questions for the Social Sciences,β Yuki Atsusaka and @sysilviakim.bsky.social examine the statistical consequences of measurement error and introduce a framework for improving ranking data analysis.
17.07.2025 17:45 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
π’ Thrilled to share our new article introducing CampaignViewβa comprehensive open-source dataset of congressional candidate campaign bios and policy platforms (2018β2022). Paper + data here: campaignview.org & doi.org/10.7910/DVN/... π§΅1/4
10.07.2025 17:02 β π 131 π 47 π¬ 7 π 2
SWERP returns with 2025's third presentation. Dr. Kyosuke Kikuta asks: what is the effect of solar eclipses on violence? Find out how armed groups rationally can use darkness for their tactical purposes.
5/2 10am KST = 5/1 Thu 9pm EST. See you soon!
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Wasn't there a paper recently about how partisans are willing to tolerate cost to themselves and copartisans as long as outpartisans were going to suffer more? Anybody remember which paper this was?
21.03.2025 05:36 β π 14 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Targeting people for their political views is not going to stop with immigrants.
Gift link: wapo.st/43Ssl2Q
π¨ New paper (with Kasey Rhee & Nico Studen). We use a new within-precinct design to isolate how ideology affects vote choice holding turnout fixed, analyzing 3.4M precinct observations across state & fed elections (2016-2022).
tldr: Ideological moderation affects vote shares, but not by much. π§΅β¬οΈ
Thanks Michael! @jsievert.bsky.social Here's the link: doi.org/10.1086/735435. Happy to chat if you have any questions.
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A screenshot of a social media post from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) dated March 4, 2025, at 4:30 AM. The post states: βAll Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter.β
When Donald Trump threatens student protests, consider why: throughout modern history, student movements have repeatedly been the catalyst that toppled dictatorships. Authoritarian leaders fear campus activism precisely because it works. Below is a list of 36 student-led pro-democracy movements.π§΅
05.03.2025 21:52 β π 1399 π 574 π¬ 25 π 37Citizens can write persuasive messages to those on the other side, especially if they can bridge identity divides through perspective-taking & personal narratives. But unsuccessful senders perceive themselves to be as persuasive as
successful ones
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
"The Need for Equivalence Testing in Economics"
from Jack Fitzgerald (@jackfitzgerald.bsky.social)
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/met...
We know that "not significant" does not imply evidence for "no effect," but I still see papers make this leap.
Good to see more work making this point forcefully!
JOP one took 5 years, and PA one, although finished in much shorter timeline, was just as intense. Glad both found great homes.
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Two new pubs this year!
Journal of Politics w/ Zhao Li: Keep Winning with WinRed? Online Fundraising Platform as the Party's Public Good
doi.org/10.1086/735435
Political Analysis with Yuki Atsusaka: Addressing Measurement Errors in Ranking Questions for the Social Sciences
doi.org/10.1017/pan....
Straight up to the top of the queue π₯
02.03.2025 17:42 β π 29 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0
What is the purpose of the excessively emotional delivery of North Korean TV news? SWERP will host Jongyoon Baik on Mar 7, 10am KST (Mar 6, 8pm EST). Put it on your calendars and DM me if you want to be put on the mailing list!
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I've written an opinion column on the JoongAng on the parallels between January 6 and the 2025 Seoul Western District Court riot.
www.joongang.co.kr/article/2531...
fwiw I wrote this in @bjpols.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Looking now at Hernandez, Lee, and Roman (2024) www.marcelroman.com/pdfs/wps/j6....
03.02.2025 14:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Oh excellent thank you!
03.02.2025 14:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What are some poli sci pubs/working papers on Jan 6? I've read Craig and Albertson (2024) PSRM, Curry and Roberts (2024) APSR, and am trying to get my hands on Gary Jacobson's Cambridge Elements. What else have I missed?
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