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Eric Patashnik
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Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University.
https://home.watson.brown.edu/people/faculty/watson-faculty/eric-patashnik

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Eric M. Patashnik is an American political scientist, author, professor of public policy and political science at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and Department of Political Science at Brown University. .. more

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Apr 16
Today at 430pm -- my book panel with amazing discussants Andrea Campbell, David Mayhew, Jim Morone, moderated by @profwschiller.bsky.social
@watsoninstitute.bsky.social @brownupolisci.bsky.social
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Eric Patashnik — Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age
Join the Watson Institute for a panel discussion about Professor Eric Patashnik’s new book, Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized ...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h
New at Can We Still Govern? New Medicaid work requirements will see an estimated 5 million lose coverage.
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
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Lessons from Pandemic Era Medicaid Automation for Work Requirements
Small tech capacity investments offer big returns
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 2d
You have to read between the lines here to imagine what President Trump is proposing. But, it sounds like it may be a plan for health accounts that could be used for insurance that doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions, which could create a death spiral in ACA plans that do.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 4d
Video of my conversation on the government shutdown with Kathy Manning, former member of Congress & Senior Fellow @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social

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Understanding the Government Shutdown: Causes and Consequences
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 7d
Today at 5pm @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social
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Understanding the Government Shutdown: Causes and Consequences
As the government shutdown continues to ripple through the economy and political system, the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy invite...
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 10d
A nIce @browndailyherald.bsky.social article on a conference we held yesterday to celebrate Jim Morone's scholarship upon his retirement after a remarkable 42-year career at Brown University. @brownupolisci.bsky.social @brown.edu

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Brown community celebrates professor James Morone’s scholarly work
The event celebrated Morone’s retirement after 42 years at Brown.
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 17d
Looking forward to Monday's @taubmancenter.bsky.social Politics & Policy lunch with @rifoundation.bsky.social president & former Congressman @davidcicilline.bsky.social.
@watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social
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Politics & Policy Lunch: David Cicilline (CEO & President of the RI Foundation)
Join us for the Politics & Policy Lunch series featuring David Cicilline, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation and former U.S. Co...
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Reposted by Erika Franklin Fowler, Eric M. Patashnik

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 18d
Happy birthday @jhppl.bsky.social! 🎉Our special issue celebrating 50 years of JHPPL and the past and future of health politics and policy just dropped. Start with our opening essay w/ @oberlanderunc.bsky.social and follow along for more. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Cover of JHPPL special issue "JHPPL at 50"

Reposted by David R. Miller, Eric M. Patashnik, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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🦃 Seth Masket 🦃 @smotus.bsky.social · 20d
New at Tusk
Why it hurts to watch the East Wing torn up
When something is more than a symbol
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Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 21d
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Eric M. Patashnik

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Keith E. Whittington @kewhittington.bsky.social · 25d
A joint statement from Robert George (Princeton), Jeannie Suk Gersen (Harvard), Tom Ginsburg (Chicago), Robert Post (Yale), David Rabban (Texas) & Keith Whittington (Yale) on the Compact. A politically diverse group known for writing & work on campus issues.
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On the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education
By Professors Robert P. George (Princeton), Tom Ginsburg (Chicago), Robert Post (Yale), David Rabban (Texas), Jeannie Suk Gersen (Harvard), and Keith Whittington (Yale)
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 25d
A generous and insightful review of my book Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age by @profsorelle.bsky.social in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
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Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age. By Eric M. Patashnik. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2023. 256p. | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age. By Eric M. Patashnik. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2023. 256p.
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 26d
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Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact
In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 26d
Here is a video of @nytimes.com columnist @jamellebouie.net's excellent Noah Krieger '93 Memorial Lecture @brown.edu @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social @taubmancenter.bsky.social on American democracy and the current moment.
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Noah Krieger ’93 Memorial Lecture: Jamelle Bouie, “What’s The Matter With American Democracy?”
YouTube video by Watson School of International and Public Affairs
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 29d
Can anyone point me to a Cost of Living by Zip Code data base?

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Oct 8
Looking forward to today's Noah Krieger '93 Memorial Lecture on "What's the Matter with American Democracy?" by @nytimes.com columnist @jamellebouie.net. @taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social
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Noah Krieger ’93 Memorial Lecture: Jamelle Bouie (NY Times Columnist), “What’s The Matter With American Democracy?”
Join the Taubman Center for the annual Noah Krieger Memorial Lecture as New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie delivers a provocative examination o...
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Oct 1
This was such a nice surprise. @taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social @brownupolisci.bsky.social
klunztrujillo.bsky.social Krissy Lunz Trujillo @klunztrujillo.bsky.social · Oct 1
This year the section awarded Eric Patashnik (
@ericpatashnik.bsky.social
) the Award for Outstanding Public Engagement, given to an individual who has been working to improve health and the healthcare system by actively engaging in politics and policy making:

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Krissy Lunz Trujillo @klunztrujillo.bsky.social · Oct 1
This year the section awarded Eric Patashnik (
@ericpatashnik.bsky.social
) the Award for Outstanding Public Engagement, given to an individual who has been working to improve health and the healthcare system by actively engaging in politics and policy making:

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Sep 29
Many thanks to @elizabethlinos.bsky.social for speaking today
@taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social. So many insights into using cutting-edge research to improve government performance!

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Sep 26
Looking forward to @elizabethlinos.bsky.social's Politics & Policy talk to @brown.edu students next Monday, hosted by @taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social
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Politics & Policy Lunch: Public Sector Innovation with Professor Elizabeth Linos
Join us for the Politics & Policy Lunch series featuring Professor Elizabeth Linos, Faculty Director of The People Lab at Harvard Kennedy Schoo...
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Reposted by Eric M. Patashnik, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social · Sep 25
My interview with @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Dean Will Howell and @stanforduniversity.bsky.social Prof. Terry Moe, leading experts on the American presidency, on their important new book The Rise of the Strongman Presidency @princetonupress.bsky.social

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The Rise of the Strongman Presidency
My interview with Johns Hopkins Professor William Howell and Stanford Professor Terry Moe on their new book on the transformation of presidential power
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Sep 25
Coming 2026!

@mirandayaver.bsky.social's Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States is a sobering account of the ways in which coverage denials damage patient health and exacerbate inequalities.

Pre-order now! 🗺️ 🩺📊

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Cover of Coverage Denied

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Sep 22
I am excited to announce that @nytimes.com columnist @jamellebouie.net will give the Noah Krieger '93 Memorial Lecture @taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social on Oct 8 on the vital question, "What's the Matter with American Democracy?"
events.brown.edu/taubman/even...
Noah Krieger ’93 Memorial Lecture: Jamelle Bouie (NY Times Columnist), “What’s The Matter With American Democracy?”
Join the Taubman Center for the annual Noah Krieger Memorial Lecture as New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie delivers a provocative examination o...
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Sep 22
Glad the book continues to a be a useful resource for faculty and students. Gene & I welcome suggestions for improvements we can make in the next edition, especially relating to the challenges of policy analysis in an era of AI and whatever we wish to call the current political moment. Email me.
mirandayaver.bsky.social Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · Sep 22
Today in Introduction to Health Policy, I'm teaching my students how to do policy analyses, which means I get to teach Bardach and @ericpatashnik.bsky.social's The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving. Truly essential for those of us teaching in this space.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · Sep 22
Today in Introduction to Health Policy, I'm teaching my students how to do policy analyses, which means I get to teach Bardach and @ericpatashnik.bsky.social's The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving. Truly essential for those of us teaching in this space.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Sep 18
Looking forward to the panel on 9-29 celebrating the publication of "House of Diggs" by my @brownupolisci.bsky.social colleague Marion Orr. The book provides the first biography of Congressman Charles C. Diggs Jr., a founder of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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House of Diggs: A Book Talk with Dr. Marion Orr
Join the Taubman Center for American Politics & Policy for a special Politics & Policy event celebrating the launch of House of Diggs!
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Watson School at Brown @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social · Sep 8
The launch of the Watson School also brought John Friedman as inaugural dean, with new leaders for three centers: @pheller.bsky.social at Saxena Center, @ericpatashnik.bsky.social at @taubmancenter.bsky.social, and @ievajusionyte.bsky.social at CHRHS.

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New leadership at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs for 2025-2026
New directors have been appointed at three centers within The Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University.
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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Sep 5
I am honored to have been appointed director of @taubmancenter.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social

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New leadership at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs for 2025-2026
New directors have been appointed at three centers within The Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University.
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Courtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · Sep 1
🚨 Job! 🚨

Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).

Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655

Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!
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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · Aug 27
Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...