ISA-SAWP Colombo 2026: Call for Proposals
Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
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In India, women city councillors outperform men. Yet gender quotas actually reduce the overall welfare of voters as deep-seated discrimination against women outweighs policy gains.
Read today's article to learn more:
22.01.2026 13:31 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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07.08.2025 20:22 β π 795 π 168 π¬ 26 π 20
Neat finding by @kkaur.bsky.social
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30.05.2025 20:48 β π 1 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
First jobs matter for subsequent career wage growth, and sorting of women to slower-growth firms accounts for one-fifth of the gender gap after five years of work, from David Card, Francesco Devicienti, Mariacristina Rossi, and Andrea Weber https://www.nber.org/papers/w33730
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Excited to share that this paper is now forthcoming at the Journal of Politics. It has been a looooooong journey (5 years in the making)! Too many people to thank but most importantly my advisors, three anonymous reviewers and the people of Bihar - forever indebted to their generosity. #gendersky
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26.02.2025 14:08 β π 11 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0
2. Priming people to think about quotas has little effect β neither boosting support nor triggering a backlash.
Please DM if you need its PDF. (2/2)
30.01.2025 19:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sustainable representation through electoral quotas: evidence from India
Do electoral quotas promote or impede candidates moving up the political ladder? While quotas facilitate initial entry into politics, their impact on subsequent career advancement remains understud...
π¨New Paper Alert π’
Link: doi.org/10.1080/2156...
How are electoral quota beneficiaries perceived for upward mobility? Andy Philips & I find: 1. The Pipeline effect of quotas is different for different groups. Support for women is higher than ethnically marginalized. (1/2)
30.01.2025 19:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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Thankful to have my first solo publication this year!
23.12.2024 19:57 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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