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💵 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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Are Remittances Bad for Democracy?
Recent research explores how international money transfers may be eroding support for democratically elected presidents in Latin America
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June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New from @orangefire.bsky.social on HUGE NJ primary turnout @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/dem...
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…
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June 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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👥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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Polarization reduces trust in others
A recent study from Spain shows increasing hostility against political rivals reduces general trust in society
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May 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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New @3streamsblog.bsky.social from Chris Baylor on attribution errors medium.com/3streams/fun...
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…
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May 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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🏛️ 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 Balancing Act of Legislators
A recent study finds that the priorities of members of parliament shift over their legislative term
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June 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🧑‍⚖️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 truth behind Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Recent research shows supporters of a Supreme Court nominee favor legal merit, critics push for political scrutiny.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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cmwitko.bsky.social
Here is a blog post with a quick summary of this article:

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May 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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heathbrown.bsky.social
Important one from @peterenns.bsky.social and colleagues on future of election polling -- just posted @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/the...
The Future of Election Polls
How to increase accuracy and lower costs with online nonprobability surveys
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May 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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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...
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…
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May 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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🗳️ 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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Here’s how candidates try to win before anyone votes
A recent study models how early strategies shape who wins presidential nominations
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May 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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🧩 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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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.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🌎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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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
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May 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🗳️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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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
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May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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heathbrown.bsky.social
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...
Streamlining with strings attached?
Recent research shows allies of major powers often come out ahead when the World Bank reforms.
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May 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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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
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April 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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With the Miles Taylor news from yesterday, I wrote this for @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
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April 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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@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.
April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Must read from @stano.bsky.social and @cmwitko.bsky.social just posted on @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/why...
Why Young Men Support Trump
Difficulties attracting a female partner in a more equal era may be the answer
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April 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Good day to read @clarebrock.bsky.social on tariffs @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/tar...
Tariffs, Lobbying, and the Spoils System of Exemptions
Trade wars and tariffs create a spoils system that appears to be (and probably is) corrupt
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April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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cmwitko.bsky.social
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.
March 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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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
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.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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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
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March 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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New from @cmwitko.bsky.social : the problem of organized wealth and Congress' inability to confront DOGE.

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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
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March 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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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How executives erode democracy from within
A new study maps 100 years of executive overreach worldwide.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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"...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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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…
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March 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM