Drew Engelhardt

Abstract It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.

New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.

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this is one of my favourite observations about sample size calculations. (afaik first articulated by Miettinen in 1985)

My hypothesis is this might be an "ask people to participate" story. So, demobilized over demoralized. There aren't clear age divides in external efficacy (eg, think politicians don't care what people think). Everyone is low. To get young people active then ask them.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

Upcoming deadlines to apply to Syracuse U's great Qualitative and Multi-Method Research 2-week summer program! Fellowships available to cover the costs! Pls circulate widely!

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Well the book wasn't done by the end of the semester as planned, but shipping the conclusion to coauthors signals all chapters are drafted by the end of the semester. Feels good. Excited to have this coming together.

Big new survey from Pew on Latino Americans' views of Trump's second term

www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...

Europa Universalis IV

Europa Universalis IV

Spending a week mostly in London end of December. What are the best places for a pint?

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So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.

political scientists: anyone know of research on affective polarization among the electorate at state and local levels of govt?

Drafting the book conclusion has taken me today to: East German daycares, PiS changing Poland's "pedagogy of shame", China's Eighth Curriculum Reform and post-Tiananmen Patriotic Education Campaign, and curricular changes in democratizing Taiwan. I guess I am a comparativist now.

Archeologists Gen Z

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Is it a ritual?

Trump taking down all the pictures of Andrew Jackson and replacing them with James Baldwin quotes

strongest case for autonomous vehicles and/or public transit is probably this because drivers go crazy when you argue for more enforcement on "no phones while driving"

actors on a show called 'the gilded age' having more incisive, impassioned critiques on the immorality and danger of billionaires than most elected politicians, who are beholden to those billionaires, thus revealing the immorality and danger of them... much to think about...

Some fun Thanksgiving research from Rep Data comparing responses of real and fraudulent respondents on important questions of Thanksgiving protocol

“Had UChicago simply matched the market, its endowment would be $6.45 billion larger today—more than enough to repay its entire debt.”

Don’t understand why these people aren’t simply fired

We asked 2,500 Americans how they really feel about billionaires Campaign donations from the country’s richest are soaring. But only 12 percent of respondents say billionaires have a positive impact on society.

We asked 2,500 Americans how they really feel about billionaires, including an independent named Richard Rich. New with @bethreinhard.bsky.social and @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

My guys at the Harvard Management Company absolutely never miss

I'll see myself out

Two people who like to si-uuue.

We’ve now reached the “bald eagles dropping cats onto cars” portion of the apocalypse.

Local Long Island angle on Trump tariffs: increased costs to grocers stocking Italian-made pasta.

Do any meta-analyses or other reflection pieces exist that catalog the sorts of mechanisms specifically, and outcomes generally, studied as consequences of providing white Americans information on their declining population share?

Ryan does cool stuff with cameras

Sharing for the likely political science applications of these data.

Do any meta-analyses or other reflection pieces exist that catalog the sorts of mechanisms specifically, and outcomes generally, studied as consequences of providing white Americans information on their declining population share?

Dachshund. He's a brindle that's also a mix of sweetheart and pain in the butt.

“The son of the recently fired USMNT manager is one of the more important players on the team even after his dad’s contentious firing”