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Political science professor at MIT
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Currently in FirstView: “MODGIRT: Multidimensional Dynamic Scaling of Aggregate Survey Data” by Elissa Berwick and @devincaughey.bsky.social. While traditional public opinion models are restricted to unidimensional latent traits, MODGIRT allows for a multidimensional structure of preferences.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Hi friends, a quick reminder that if you assign anything from our book, Power of the Badge, @mirya.bsky.social and I are happy to talk to your students! It could work in classes on local politics, public policy, criminal justice, inequality, etc. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

100 years ago Saturday the NYT ran a story that did not hold up well at all. www.nytimes.com/1924/12/21/a...

submitted 80 days ago • 124 comments

Three positions at MIT between social sciences (broadly considered) and computing. For two (Sloan and Urban Studies & Planning) apply ASAP as review of applications has begun.

submitted 117 days ago • 1 comment

What makes a great comic strip work? For the week of Halloween, an appreciative breakdown of a classic monster tale from Gary Larson’s The Far Side, with more in-depth critical analysis than you probably want or would think possible!

submitted 133 days ago • 1 comment

Coming in 2024! Cover art day is a good day. There are also blurbs and you can even order a copy: tinyurl.com/4e35mjef Intro chapter: www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~gailmard/em...

submitted 445 days ago • 5 comments

🚨Forthcoming Must Read!!! The Political Development of American Debt Relief Emily Zackin and Chloe N. Thurston (@chloethurston.bsky.social) Available now for pre-order, May 2024 UChicago Press Polisky press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

submitted 484 days ago • 1 comment

How has legislative attention to race changed over time? Dramatic growth in racialized words in legislation, but concentrated in symbolic resolutions, not substantive bills drive.google.com/file/d/11WPw... - new JMP from Amber Mackey (on poli sci market from Penn, MIT predoc)

submitted 534 days ago • 1 comment