Ding-Yi Lai

Very excited to share my new paper w/ Wen-Cheng Lin & Wen-Chin Wu.
Using panel data from 108 countries between 2000 and 2020, we find that Chinese aid is significantly associated with decline in media freedom in recipient countries.

Open access: doi.org/10.1093/irap...

💡NEW RESEARCH ALERT💡

In places where territorial boundaries are contested, social solidarity becomes harder to build b/c people don’t agree on who they’re sharing risks with.

Our research shows that territorial state identity shapes welfare support, beyond nationalism.

doi.org/10.1017/S004...

Taiwan’s Democracy Is in Trouble How polarization undermines security.

For @foreignaffairs.com, @poscwty1.bsky.social and I write about how polarization in Taiwan has reached dangerous levels. Partisan politics needs an off-ramp, both for the sake of Taiwan’s national security, and its ability to function as a democracy.

www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwa...

York Minster at Night image, (C) Alex Holland/University of York

Next month the University of York hosts the Social Policy Association and East Asian Social Policy Research Network – Joint Annual Conference: Go your own way? Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities. Follow this account for updates #York2025 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social‬

Facing CCP Threat, Rival Camps Find Common Ground on a Taiwan-centered Identity For one of the first times ever, the flag of the Republic of China and the Taiwan independence flag have been flown side by side.

For one of the first times ever, the Republic of China flag and the Taiwan independence flag were flown side by side at the April 19th protests in Taipei. @poscwty1.bsky.social and I write about why this is a big deal for Taiwan politics for @thediplomat.com:

thediplomat.com/2025/04/faci...

Taiwan’s Youth Are Not Defeatist — and The Data Proves It A wide body of academic surveys with nationally representative samples shows Taiwanese people’s willingness to fight to defend their homeland, including those under 30.

A wide body of academic surveys with nationally representative samples shows Taiwanese people’s willingness to fight to defend their homeland, including those under 30.

Social Policy Association and East Asian Social Policy Research Network - Joint Annual Conference 2025 - Social Policy Association Go your own way? Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities Wednesday, 2nd – Friday, 4th July, 2025 University of York, Spring Lane Building, [...]

🚨The SPA-EASP 2025 conference abstract deadline has been EXTENDED to 31st March 🚨

The conference is hosted by the University of York, from Wednesday 2nd to Friday 4th July.

More information ⬇️⬇️⬇️

social-policy.org.uk/social-polic...

📢 Out now! Democracy Report 2025:
25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped?

Read the Report: v-dem.net/publications...
Download the V-Dem Dataset v15: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d...

#DR25 #DemocracyReport2025 #VDemDatasetV15
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #PoliticalScience

Our data paper on the Regime Support and Opposition Groups data was just published in @bjpols.bsky.social !

Co-authored with @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social and @torewig.bsky.social

Here comes a relatively long thread (as is appropriate for a long-term project)

Social Policy Association and East Asian Social Policy Research Network - Joint Annual Conference 2025 - Social Policy Association Go your own way? Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities Wednesday, 2nd – Friday, 4th July, 2025 University of York, Spring Lane Building, [...]

🚨Abstract and symposia submissions are open for the SPA-EASP 2025 Joint Annual Conference! 🚨

The abstract deadline is 17th March 2025.

Our Annual Conference will be held at the University of York, 2-4 July 2025.

All information on this page ⬇️⬇️⬇️
social-policy.org.uk/social-polic...

Here are the first five sets of slides:

01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...

02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...

03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...

04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...

05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...

Teaser flyer for the conference. Includes location (King's College, London, and date, 23-24 June)

Polisky Dictatorsky
Yesterday we finished another great season of the virtual workshop! Thank you all for joining!!
While we prepare the Spring season, we want to let you know we will be organizing another in-person conference over the summer! The CfP will be out soon. Stay tuned!

Dear friends: The ESOC (Empirical Studies of Conflict) is coming to Taipei next June! Renard and I are helping organize the conference this time around, and there will be “lots of” cool people (no spoilers!) attending it and presenting their newest research on conflict.

R.I.P.
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