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Are Remittances Bad for Democracy? Recent research explores how international money transfers may be eroding support for democratically elected presidents in Latin America

💵 Are remittances bad for democracy? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social blog post looks at recent research exploring how international money transfers make people more hostile to elected officials. #polisky
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Democrats Voted in New Jersey This Week; They’ll Vote Again in November Media agree November’s gubernatorial race is going to be “tight”. Massive Democratic turnout edge in the primary indicates that…

New from @orangefire.bsky.social on HUGE NJ primary turnout @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/dem...

Polarization reduces trust in others A recent study from Spain shows increasing hostility against political rivals reduces general trust in society

👥Does increasing affective polarization decrease trust in others? Check out a new @3streamsblog.bsky.social blog post about recent research on how affective polarization reduce generalized trust in Spain to learn more: #polisky
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Fundamental Attribution Error in Politics and Film Disney’s recent remakes prove that when you try to retrofit old stories with modern politics, you end up with mixed messages. The recent…

New @3streamsblog.bsky.social from Chris Baylor on attribution errors medium.com/3streams/fun...

The Balancing Act of Legislators A recent study finds that the priorities of members of parliament shift over their legislative term

🏛️ Why do legislators prioritize certain issues over others? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social post breaks down recent research explaining how legislators' priorities change over time while they are in office. #politicalscience

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The truth behind Supreme Court confirmation hearings Recent research shows supporters of a Supreme Court nominee favor legal merit, critics push for political scrutiny.

🧑‍⚖️How do individuals evaluate Supreme Court confirmation hearings? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social post explains recent research showing why some people prefer to discuss a nominee's legal merits while others push for political scrutiny. #politicalscience

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The Future of Election Polls How to increase accuracy and lower costs with online nonprobability surveys

Important one from @peterenns.bsky.social and colleagues on future of election polling -- just posted @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/the...

Our Normal Politics in Abnormal Times American politics are defined by lots of normal and explicable trends. Set against a backdrop of stunning abnormality in our constitutional…

Really good one from @orangefire.bsky.social new @3streamsblog.bsky.social with lots of good cites to recent writing by @smotus.bsky.social @dbernstein.bsky.social @rudalev.bsky.social @johnsides.bsky.social @goodauth.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/our...

Here’s how candidates try to win before anyone votes A recent study models how early strategies shape who wins presidential nominations

🗳️ Why do presidential candidates shift their positions before the first vote is cast? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social
post breaks down recent research showing how ideological flexibility—not rigidity—helps win the invisible primary. #polisky

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What factors lead to successful social movements? Diversity may be the key. A recent study shows that diverse social groups are more likely to cause change than homogeneous groups.

🧩 The secret to protest success? Social diversity. A new
@3streamsblog.bsky.social blog post unpacks research showing that broad coalitions—not just brave resistance—help movements defeat authoritarianism. #polisky

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To get a promotion in China, you’ve got to maintain control by keeping the peace Research reveals nonviolent control over unrest boosts officials’ careers in China

🌎How long-standing authoritarian regimes maintain their power across the globe? Check out a new @3streamsblog.bsky.social blog post about recent research on how nonviolent control over unrest boosts officials' careers in China to learn more: #polisky
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Ruling elites shape electoral rules to stay in power. Here’s how. A recent study finds that elites in emerging democracies use electoral rules to maintain party control

🗳️How do ruling elites shape electoral rules to stay in power? Check out a new @3streamsblog.bsky.social blog post about recent research on how elites in emerging democracies use electoral rules to maintain party control to learn more: #polisky

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Streamlining with strings attached? Recent research shows allies of major powers often come out ahead when the World Bank reforms.

Good one from @dadakim.bsky.social new @3streamsblog.bsky.social Read “Streamlining with strings attached?“ by kim yi dionne on Medium: medium.com/3streams/str...

Go ahead, choose your nom de guerre It’s time for engaged-scholars to consider the protections of anonymity

I already know @unlawfulentries.bsky.social nom de guerre, what's yours? @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/go-...

Go ahead, choose your nom de guerre It’s time for engaged-scholars to consider the protections of anonymity

With the Miles Taylor news from yesterday, I wrote this for @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/go-...

@cmwitko.bsky.social and I have a new working paper out about how young men's support for Trump may stem from hostility to gains made by their female peers in recent decades. We wrote about it for @3streamsblog.bsky.social and we'd love to hear what you think as we further iron out the project.

Why Young Men Support Trump Difficulties attracting a female partner in a more equal era may be the answer

Must read from @stano.bsky.social and @cmwitko.bsky.social just posted on @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/why...

Tariffs, Lobbying, and the Spoils System of Exemptions Trade wars and tariffs create a spoils system that appears to be (and probably is) corrupt

Good day to read @clarebrock.bsky.social on tariffs @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/tar...

DOGE is reminder that, as FDR said, “Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.” We need to get serious (again) about limiting the ability of the wealthy to control our political system. See some thoughts here.

What do memes of a dead woman, Hitler, and a monkey have in common? Here’s what we learn from new research on social media responses to women of color officials communicating public health messages.

What do memes of a dead woman, Hitler, and a monkey have in common? Read UCR Professor @dadakim.bsky.social’s @3streamsblog.bsky.social post about Calasanti and Gerrits’s article on social media and women of color in leadership, published in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social: medium.com/3streams/wha... #polisky

Organized Money and DOGE’s Dismantling of American Government Due to Musk’s money, Congress is not even a speed bump in DOGE’s path of destruction

Must read of the day from @cmwitko.bsky.social new @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/org...

Organized Money and DOGE’s Dismantling of American Government Due to Musk’s Money, Congress is not even a speed bump in DOGE’s Path of Destruction

New from @cmwitko.bsky.social : the problem of organized wealth and Congress' inability to confront DOGE.

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How executives erode democracy from within A new study maps 100 years of executive overreach worldwide.

How could executives erode democracy? Read UCR Professor Marissa Brookes’s @3streamsblog.bsky.social post about Baturo and Tolstrup’s recent article, “Incumbent Takeovers,” published in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social: medium.com/3streams/how...

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Why America’s Democracy is Doomed The speed and breadth of the Trump administration’s implementation of its radical agenda has been a shock, even to those of us who warned…

"...if I am correct and our institutions cannot withstand the Trump onslaught, we will have to develop creative, out-of-the-ordinary forms of resistance, such as organizing general strikes," writes Beth Rabinowitz in this @3streamsblog.bsky.social piece. ⤵️
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What drives minority accommodation in nationalizing states? Recent research reveals the role of bureaucrats in shaping minority policies

What drives minority accommodation in nationalizing states? Read UCR MSIRA Fellow Jared Roman and UCR Professor Marissa Brookes’s @3streamsblog.bsky.social post about Olga Talal’s recent article, published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social: medium.com/3streams/wha...

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New York City Mayor’s Race and the Language of Crisis Andrew Cuomo Finds His Opportunity in NYC’s Problems

New @3streamsblog.bsky.social from Prof. Lisa Parshall from her forthcoming @sunypress.bsky.social book medium.com/3streams/new...

Citizens in authoritarian regimes overestimate their democracy Recent study shows that’s because authoritarians control the media citizens consume

Recent study shows that’s because authoritarians control the media citizens consume new @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/why...

Are parties more likely to highlight substance or style in campaigns? Recent research on Western Europe shows that parties highlight their substance and their opponents’ weaknesses

Are parties more likely to highlight substance or style in campaigns? Read MSIRAUCR Fellow Jared’s @3streamsblog.bsky.social post about Bjarnøe and colleagues' article in @bjpols.bsky.social, "Our Issue Positions are Strong, and Our Opponents’ Valence is Weak":
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Proportional representation in New York City did not “boost” the Left And it wasn’t a system of proportional representation, anyway

I wrote a short piece for @3streamsblog.bsky.social in response to a Jacobin article about bringing proportional representation back to NYC. Election of leftists in 1930s/40s *long* has been seen as an example of what reform might do today. Two points here:

Control of gov’t

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