Ryan Brutger

I ran the Berkeley Trail adventure half marathon today. I placed 10th overall and 2nd in my age group. I was a fun race and I’m really pleased with how I ran it and how my body performed.

#insidetrailrunning #running #raceday

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Please join us for our section meeting in the Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC), Floor: West Level 2, West 210 (V), Friday, September 12, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. We will have some quick business updates, a Q&A, and a celebration of our award winners.

For those attending @apsa.bsky.social save the date for the Int'l Collaboration section meeting! We will honor award winners, take care of a bit of business, and connect with our great community. The meeting will be Friday, September 12 from 6:30 - 7:30, Location still TBA.

Please share in honoring all of these wonderful and deserving award winners from the @apsa.bsky.social @intlcollaboration.bsky.social section. Also a huge thank you to all of those who served on the award committees!

Please share in honoring all of these wonderful and deserving award winners from the @apsa.bsky.social @intlcollaboration.bsky.social section. Also a huge thank you to all of those who served on the award committees!

🧠What drives support for antitrust policies?

➡️ @ryanbrutger.bsky.social & A Pond find that fairness and the importance of maintaining democratic institutions matter more than lower prices www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

Flyer for a webinar on Thursday, June 12th from 1-2pm eastern titled "Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths." The overview says: curious about what it takes to build a career as an independent consultant? In this webinar, panelists will share practical advice for researchers considering this path. I'm moderating and there are 4 dope panelists. Co-hosted by AEP, NCME, APPAM, and SREE.

Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!)

Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

Morning run before the workshop begins #poliscirund

We’re celebrating the end of semester and soon-to-be newly minted PhDs. Thus I went on a baking spree (not shown are five lasagnas).

Spread the word! This Thursday I'll be hosting an event to demystify the PhD application process. If you're @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social come get free pizza and learn about applying to PhD programs. If you're elsewhere, you can participate via Zoom.

Help spread the word. APSA's International Collaboration section has travel grants for grad students going to APSA.

New Publication Alert: "The Politics of Gender Mainstreaming in Foreign Aid" is now available in @isq-jrnl.bsky.social. Check out this interesting research by Simone Dietrich, @danieladonno.bsky.social. @katefleiner.bsky.social, and Alice Iannantuoni.
doi.org/10.1093/isq/...

New Publication Alert: "Innovation and Interdependence:
Evidence from Gene-Editing Technology" is now out in
@isq-jrnl.bsky.social. Check out this cool paper by
@cobrienudry.bsky.social and Tyler Pratt.
doi.org/10.1093/isq/...

Are you interested in applying to PhD programs in political science? If so, join us for an info session on May 1 at 6:00pm pacific time (virtual and in person). You may register with this link: forms.gle/LHpzVZTaitvf...

Chinese Politics Research in Progress Call for Paper (Fall 2025) Timing: Fridays on 1-2PM (EST) / 12-1 PM (CST) / 10-11AM (PST) in Fall, 2025 Venue: Zoom Contact us at cnpoliticsresearchinprogress@gmail.com

We invite you to submit presentations for Fall 2025. We welcome working papers by scholars at various career stages, using any method, in the fields of comparative politics and international relations. Please fill out the form below by May 15:

Are you interested in applying to PhD programs in political science? If so, join us for an info session on May 1 at 6:00pm pacific time (virtual and in person). You may register with this link: forms.gle/LHpzVZTaitvf...

Governing Giants: Law, Politics, and Antitrust - Social Science Matrix This panel will bring together scholars of political science, economics, and law to discuss new challenges in competition policy, the domestic and international dimensions of antitrust policy, and the...

This Friday I will be hosting a panel at noon on "Governing Giants: Law, Politics, and Antitrust." Here's more information on the panel and to register: matrix.berkeley.edu/events/gover...

Philanthropic organizations after universities? Again if you have paid attention to Russia and Hungary a decade ago, you should expect this to happen soon.

Opinion | Trump is killing one of our strongest exports The president wants to balance U.S. trade deficits? He can’t do it without this industry he hates.

Now there's a memorable stat!

"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."

wapo.st/3EvzMCI

Sort of like the massive capital account surplus that is also entirely ignored in all the ridiculous trade deficit talk

A great way to start the day while visiting UCSB.

Some runs are better than others. 🌴🌊🏝️ #polisciruns

1.2 MILLION children dead

Lastly, I'm planning an additional study to test the long-term effects (applications to grad school, admission offers, enrollment, etc). The future study will allow me to base the analysis just on the lottery, which was not possible since the pre-PIPS survey was anonymous.

Anecdotally, I can say that almost every student offered a spot through the random lottery enrolled in the course. I recall one student declining the spot because they were offered another opportunity, but that's the only case I remember.

Hi Alex. Since the surveys were conducted completely anonymously, I can compare the pre-treatment (no PIPS) survey to post-treatment survey (PIPS, for those who were offered a spot and completed). Only two students started PIPS and did not complete the program (Fig 1 of appendix for more details).

This week included good news from former pipeline students, sharing their acceptances to great graduate programs! Sharing in their success is one of the best parts of this job!

To read more about the pipeline program, check out this article in @thejop.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1086/726954

Postdoc job alerts! Send your students/colleagues to Europe:

1) Fellow in Innovation Policy (LSE Geography): jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

2) Postdoc in Strathclyde with the excellent Zac Greene: strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...

3) Our LSE SPP fellow job:
lnkd.in/e_iV95hP

YouTube video by Fishing_Prof Good Fish and New Species From the Kayak in the Sea of Cortez

If you're looking for a distraction from all that's going on, I compiled a video (my last) from my January fishing trip. youtu.be/Tyqpr63lH3Y?...

Kentucky in Trump’s tariff crosshairs President Donald Trump’s decision to wage a trade war with Europe is threatening Kentucky’s bourbon producers.

More Politically Targeted Trade Retaliation (PTTR). Things are going to get painful for the industries/states that are being hit, and consumers are going to start feeling the effects.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...

For more on PTTR, check out our paper on Trade Wars: doi.org/10.1007/s115...