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US politics is a mess, so here's a timeline cleanse w/ new research on Japanese politics: @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social, @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social and I have an updated paper on the role of policy vs. valence in LDP dominance. Now with 2024 election results! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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We (@pdri-devlab.bsky.social) are hosting a webinar on March 5th, noon EST. "Our goal is to deepen public understanding of what foreign aid entails and highlight the stakes of its suspension from the perspectives of those directly engaged in the work." Register at: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Please feel free to use the following data to aggregate basic demographic and fiscal statistics at the level of single-member districts used in Japan's 2017, 2021, and 2024 Lower House elections. github.com/yhoriuchi/sm...

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🚨 Job Alert! ‼️ We are seeking candidates for a new position in Political Science! ⏰Apply by: 13 January 2025 📑 Details & application: www.upf.edu/web/personal...

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📣We are hiring! Please share! 👉2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science 🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo 📅 Deadline: February 3rd, 2025 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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Kind of jarring for one of a certain age to read of "Japan's audacious bid to become a semiconductor superpower" given its past as, well, an "audacious semiconductor superpower." on.ft.com/3OE1Bdt @dcsneider.bsky.social @davidleheny.bsky.social @profdansmith.bsky.social @sheilasmithcfr.bsky.social

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I've been reposting good accounts to follow but @kfriedhoff.bsky.social, @benjaminaengel.bsky.social, and @minseonku.bsky.social are providing great realtime analysis of Yoon's declaration of martial law.

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What??? This is unexpected and I guess will backfire on Yoon.

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Tragic news: a fire at the home of Japanese upper house member Kuniko Inoguchi (a Yale political science PhD). Her husband (political scientist Takashi Inoguchi) and a daughter may have perished in the fire. My deepest condolences to the Inoguchi family. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11...

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A fun read! Seems like @dieworkwear.bsky.social is also a fan of the social sciences…

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Join us online tonight, 8 pm ET, for another JPOSS: "Japan Decides 2024: A Preliminary Analysis of the Japanese General Election," featuring @kmcelwain.bsky.social, Ko Maeda, Tetsuya Matsubayashi, and Amy Catalinac. Registration: jposs.org/event/japan-...

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In 2022 & 2023 DSP collaborated with various scholars to collect data about candidates for national legislative (and sometimes subnational) elections in Australia, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Tunisia, and the USA. #polisky 1/4

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dailynous.com/2024/11/07/b... Bernard Manin (1951-2024)

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In Przeworski’s theory “democracy is best understood as a game where players pursue power and resolve conflicts through elections rather than brute force. Democracies thrive when politicians believe they are better off playing by the rules to maximize self-interest… 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/m...

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With @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social, @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social & Shusei Eshima, I've conducted survey experiments w/ voters in recent Japanese election campaigns. Compared to 2021, 2024 shows a big drop in reported trust of the LDP. The LDP appears to have lost its valence advantage. #JapanDecides2024

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📣 New article w/ Masataka Harada & Gaku Ito, open access at Political Behavior. We show how to use cell-phone mobility data to study turnout in small areas and other situations where official data aren't available. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Seems like "the narrative" emerging in media is that the LDP's election loss might bring instability and uncertainty (and that's scary). But to me that seems infantilizing of Japan and its ability to accomplish anything without LDP dominance. #JapanDecides2024 www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/o...

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One interesting aspect of the ruling parties' loss in Japan's election is that turnout was low (53.85%, 3rd lowest postwar). Usually low turnout is good for the LDP & Komeito, because of advantages in the organized (interest group) vote. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...

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Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in today's election, the most interesting/exciting since 2009. Now, there will have to be post-election coalition negotiations, for the first time since the 1990s. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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This new article by Valentin Figueroa reports evidence that proportional electoral rules increase turnout, w/ a case (Argentina) from Latin America, where past studies failed to find a relationship b/w proportionality & turnout. Nice! 👏 @cpsjournal.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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If anyone is preparing a survey related to the upcoming election in Japan on Oct 27 and has set up questions in Qualtrics to identify the single-member district based on each respondent's place of residence, it would be extremely helpful if you could share the QDF file!

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The University of Pennsylvania is searching for the next Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) and the Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India. The link to apply is: apply.interfolio.com/156880

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Want to be part of a fun and rigorous research team while living in one of the best and most affordable US cities? We are hiring a Research and Policy Data Analyst PDRI - DevLab@Penn. For more information and to apply, see wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...

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Very proud to receive the Lawrence Longley Award for Best Article from the APSA Representation and Electoral Systems Section #APSA2024 Attending the section underscored how much Amer. pol. researchers can learn from comparative pol. in this space. Ungated: www.mhankinson.com/documents/su...

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I’m thrilled that UT Austin has 3 junior lines: Assistant Professor – International Relations: apply.interfolio.com/153183 Assistant Professor – Comparative Politics: apply.interfolio.com/153187 Assistant Professor – Public Law: apply.interfolio.com/153127

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Penn is hiring at the assistant (tenure-track) or associate (tenured) level in Chinese domestic politics. Review of applications begins September 15. apply.interfolio.com/152949

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Come work with me! Penn is hiring for a tenure-track assistant professor position, specializing in Middle East and North African politics. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/152474 #polisky #conflictsky

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The ad for our junior line is MENA politics is (finally) out. See: apply.interfolio.com/152474 Please share widely #polisky #PSJMInfo

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Come work with us! Penn Development Research Initiative/DevLab@Penn (PDRI-DevLab) invites applications for its predoctoral fellowship, which supports outstanding young scholars from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). For more info on the fellowship, see pdri-devlab.upenn.edu/about-us/cap...

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LSE Government is hiring in political economy (broadly defined). IMO, LSE is one of the best homes for work on PE -- not least because of my many brilliant and supportive collegues in this area (including outside the dept). shorturl.at/cLy0t #psjobs #psjminfo

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Cornell is hiring! I am pleased to announce an open-rank search in the field of political methodology, with applications due right after APSA. Apply at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28021

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Job alert: A little late to the game, but we're searching for a tenure-track assistant prof in comparative politics. We're particularly interested in scholars who study East Asia, Southeast Asia, and/or South Asia. Details: apply.interfolio.com/151639

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🚨job alert🚨 We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in Middle East and North African politics. The ad should be published in a few days. I chair the committee and will be happy to meet interested candidates during #APSA. Pls share widely with your network. #polisky #PSJMInfo

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Tulane political science is hiring for a TT position in comparative politics of autocracies - position is listed here. apply.interfolio.com/150920

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