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Hannah Walker
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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · Oct 6
📢 WORKING PAPER ALERT 📢

"Bridges to the Ballot: How Loved Ones Can Mobilize Voters with Criminal Records" w/ @arielrwhite.bsky.social @allipatter.bsky.social & #TylerLudwig

expandingengagement.org/projects/reg... 1/9
Registering Returning Citizens Via Social Ties — ExpandingEngagement
expandingengagement.org

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Alistair Munro, Michael A. Clemens , and 12 more

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 1d
"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."

Public Universities FTW!

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 2d
This sounds less like a grievance and more like a practical how-to for junior scholars!
jnovkov.bsky.social Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
I can read the CV, look up the cite count, and see the journal titles myself. What I need you to do as an external reviewer is situate the candidate's work in the field and evaluate the scholarship's quality and contributions.
haveyouheardofg.bsky.social Ski Mask Shawty @haveyouheardofg.bsky.social · 2d
LET US BEGIN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!

Reposted by Anna O. Law, David R. Miller, Hannah Walker

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d
I can read the CV, look up the cite count, and see the journal titles myself. What I need you to do as an external reviewer is situate the candidate's work in the field and evaluate the scholarship's quality and contributions.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Linda J. Skitka, Scott L. Greer , and 14 more

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 5d
Clear evidence that at universities conservatives don't face higher obstacles than liberals to establish student groups + invite outside speakers.

"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."

Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Justin H. Kirkland, Hannah Walker

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Tyler Simko @simko.bsky.social · 6d
Looking for a postdoc in American politics? Come work with us in Ann Arbor! No obligations other than research. Preference for institutions-focused work, but we’re open to a wide range of substantive interests (including local politics!). Happy to answer any questions: apply.interfolio.com/178829
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Reposted by Tim Bale, Alexander Wuttke, Paolo Crosetto , and 4 more

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Public Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · 7d
Survey experiments have become a popular methodology among social scientists. Has it been effective?

In POQ, Rauf et al. study the efficacy of 100 survey experiments. Their results show that a majority of hypotheses were not supported.

Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 7d
Amazing thank you 🙏

Reposted by Maya Sen, Hannah Walker, David Darmofal

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Allison P. Harris @allipatter.bsky.social · 7d
Officially out with @mayasen.bsky.social! We find defendants assigned to former public defenders are less likely to be incarcerated, providing insight into the relationship between criminal legal disparities and judicial characteristics.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
How Judges’ Professional Experience Impacts Case Outcomes: An Examination of Public Defenders and Criminal Sentencing | The Journal of Politics: Vol 88, No 1
Do judges’ professional backgrounds affect their rulings? We investigate this question by looking at the impact of judges’ public defender experience on sentencing. Leveraging thousands of sentences, ...
www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 7d
Just linked it up on my voting rights syllabus for the spring!!

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Hannah Walker, David Darmofal

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 7d
This morning at @thejop.bsky.social blog, Mike and I discuss our new paper on the effects of getting the Voting Rights Act on the turnout gap — and what it might mean for the case before the Court right now.

A preview in some ways of our book, out next fall!
ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...
How the Supreme Court Exploded the Racial Turnout Gap – The Journal of Politics Blog
ubwp.buffalo.edu

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 8d
Check out this outstanding opportunity to be mentorwd by the one and only @allipatter.bsky.social!! (w/ guest appearances from myself & @arielrwhite.bsky.social!)
allipatter.bsky.social Allison P. Harris @allipatter.bsky.social · 8d
I’m hiring a predoctoral fellow for the 2026-2027 AY with possibility of a second year. This is a great position for someone interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or who wants more hands-on experience doing research. Please apply/share! Happy to answer questions!

tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
CSAP Predoc: Polarization and Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Legal System
tobin.yale.edu

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Michael J. Nelson, Caroline Krafft , and 5 more

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Allison P. Harris @allipatter.bsky.social · 8d
I’m hiring a predoctoral fellow for the 2026-2027 AY with possibility of a second year. This is a great position for someone interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or who wants more hands-on experience doing research. Please apply/share! Happy to answer questions!

tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
CSAP Predoc: Polarization and Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Legal System
tobin.yale.edu

Reposted by Hannah Walker

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Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · 8d
Periodic request to please post #psjminfo updates to www.politicalsciencejobs.org/status-updat...
PS Jobs - Submit updates
Submit updates
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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 9d
The audience loved this project when it was presented at #Justice&Injustice!! Congrats to Nirvikar!
jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 9d
Had seen this Nirvikar Jassal paper presented a while back but good to see it out in APSR. Very important work

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Reposted by Hannah Walker, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 9d
Had seen this Nirvikar Jassal paper presented a while back but good to see it out in APSR. Very important work

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 10d
Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
Texas universities deploy AI for course audits
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
www.texastribune.org

Reposted by John Drury, Flávio Azevedo, Hannah Walker

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 11d
Minority Power

"Marginalized groups develop sophisticated alternative conceptualizations of power as collective resistance, cultural preservation and mutual aid that enable transformation despite structural disadvantages."

#SocialPsyc
This article synthesizes cutting-edge research from our special issue examining power across groups, communities and nations to advance a fundamental reconceptualization that reveals power's inherent plurality, dynamism and cultural embeddedness. Drawing on evidence from a diverse set of countries and innovative methodologies, we demonstrate that traditional definitions of power as asymmetric resource control fail to capture its real-world complexity. The collected research reveals three critical insights. First, power operates through multiple, intersecting mechanisms—from ideological frameworks like hegemonic masculinity to seemingly benevolent helping behaviours that maintain hierarchies. Second, power's meaning and operation vary dramatically across cultural contexts, with the power-status relationship ranging from nearly synonymous in some societies to entirely disconnected in others. Third, marginalized groups develop sophisticated alternative conceptualizations of power as collective resistance, cultural preservation and mutual aid that enable transformation despite structural disadvantages. These findings necessitate theoretical frameworks that accommodate power's plurality while identifying general principles, examining dynamic processes rather than static attributes and integrating multiple levels of analysis. We argue for moving beyond imposed definitions to understand how diverse groups conceptualize their own agency, examining not just domination but resistance and developing interventions that promote more equitable power distributions.

Reposted by Hannah Walker, David Darmofal

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12d
In the newsletter this week, I point out that Stephen Miller’s great-replacement rhetoric depends on demonstrably false assumptions about immigrants’ politics.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/data-is-anti...
Data is anti-fascist
Last week, this newsletter was refreshingly apolitical. Well, that was then. Chapter 1 What they want you to believe about immigrants You don't need to travel too far up the branches of White House...
www.howtoreadthisch.art

Reposted by Hannah Walker

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Francisco I. Pedraza @quicopedraza.bsky.social · 13d
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

A baller move by uni leaders in forward thinking states would be poach clusters of scholars from TX institutions. You’d inject a generation’s worth of teaching and productivity power to your school for bargain basement prices.

Paging Ass. Deans across the nation.
The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Efrén O. Pérez, Hannah Walker, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 1 more

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Marcel Roman @mfroman.bsky.social · 13d
🚨NEW WORKING PAPER🚨 Why are many Latino immigrants *not* naturalizing, learning English, and participating in American politics? We provide new theory and evidence across 3 surveys and an instrumental variables approach to show how migration motives shape immigrant integration. tinyurl.com/3expvu8e

Reposted by Vincent Tiberj, Hannah Walker

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Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 13d
¡¡VOLUME 23, ISSUE 4 IS NOW OUT!!

doi.org/10.1017/S153...

cambridge.org/core/journal...

Incl. work by @miloward.bsky.social, @mfroman.bsky.social ,@klirro.bsky.social, @hlw.bsky.social, @arielrwhite.bsky.social, @eckhouse.bsky.social, @dramyhliu.bsky.social, @karstendonnay.bsky.social...

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 13d
And another from our UT team w/ @mfroman.bsky.social #DerekEpp #ChrisCassella @klarafredriksson.bsky.social: "The George Floyd Effect: How Protests and Public Scrutiny Changed Police Behavior"

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The George Floyd Effect: How Protests and Public Scrutiny Changed Police Behavior | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
The George Floyd Effect: How Protests and Public Scrutiny Changed Police Behavior - Volume 23 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 13d
From our good friends @arielrwhite.bsky.social #LaurelEckhouse & #JasmineEnglish: "How Police Behavior Shapes Perceptions of Protests"

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How Police Behavior Shapes Perceptions of Protests: Evidence from Black Lives Matter | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
How Police Behavior Shapes Perceptions of Protests: Evidence from Black Lives Matter - Volume 23 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 13d
Hey hey hey y'all! Interested in the politics of #policing? The new issue of @poppublicsphere.bsky.social has MANY great articles!

Lead by rockstar @averrilli.bsky.social ⭐ & w/ @mfroman.bsky.social (& me): "Policing Socio-Geographic Boundaries and Inequality" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Policing Socio-Geographic Boundaries and Inequality | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Policing Socio-Geographic Boundaries and Inequality - Volume 23 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org

Reposted by Hannah Walker

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 13d
One of the unique things Talarico does is market progressive ideas in a religious frame. He is BOTH radical and moderate. This is the kind of thing that unidimensional discussions of “electability” can miss. This isn’t about the TX primary but about how “electability”-stans are thinking too small.
@JamesTalarico : What would Jesus do about a healthcare system that forces the sick to start GoFundMe pages to afford life-saving surgeries? We Christians are called to do more than charity. We are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary.

Reposted by Hannah Walker

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 14d
I loved this conversation for Inside Philanthropy about my forthcoming book and my work at Arnold Ventures.

www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/7-quest...

Reposted by Hannah Walker

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d
Breaking News: Republicans in the Indiana Senate defied President Trump and joined Democrats in voting down a congressional map aimed at adding GOP seats.
Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map
Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.
nyti.ms

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 14d
So interesting! Relevant for scholars getting creative to measure micro-level dynamics in cities cc: @averrilli.bsky.social
msands.bsky.social Melissa Sands @msands.bsky.social · 14d
Can Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) extract features of urban neighborhoods from street-view images?

New with Paige Bollen (OSU) and @joehigton.bsky.social (NYU): Sometimes, but the models better recover national assessments that local ones, even w/additional prompting (which can make things worse!)
polanalysis.bsky.social Political Analysis @polanalysis.bsky.social · 14d
Currently in FirstView: In “Nationally Representative, Locally Misaligned: The Biases of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Neighborhood Perception,” Paige Bollen, @joehigton.bsky.social, and @msands.bsky.social test which populations Generative AI is most representative of.

Reposted by Hannah Walker, Krzysztof Krakowski

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Melissa Sands @msands.bsky.social · 14d
Can Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) extract features of urban neighborhoods from street-view images?

New with Paige Bollen (OSU) and @joehigton.bsky.social (NYU): Sometimes, but the models better recover national assessments that local ones, even w/additional prompting (which can make things worse!)
polanalysis.bsky.social Political Analysis @polanalysis.bsky.social · 14d
Currently in FirstView: In “Nationally Representative, Locally Misaligned: The Biases of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Neighborhood Perception,” Paige Bollen, @joehigton.bsky.social, and @msands.bsky.social test which populations Generative AI is most representative of.

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 14d
Great opportunity for early career scholars!