Aleks Ksiazkiewicz
@aleksks.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Political psych, genetics, implicit cognition, sleep and politics. Also, board games. aleksksiazkiewicz.com
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Working on political psychology research with a focus on East Asia? A new special issue of our journal will center East Asia to broaden the field’s geographic & cultural assumptions. Find the call in the Special Issues section of the link below & consider submitting your work! linktr.ee/POPSjournal
September 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Working on political psychology research with a focus on East Asia? A new special issue of our journal will center East Asia to broaden the field’s geographic & cultural assumptions. Find the call in the Special Issues section of the link below & consider submitting your work! linktr.ee/POPSjournal
UIUC Political Science is HIRING!
Political behavior, broadly defined at the assistant level. Comparative behavior/psych + REP especially encouraged. It's a great place to work on pol beh/psych and UIUC supports partner hires.
Here is the ad with all the details:
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Political behavior, broadly defined at the assistant level. Comparative behavior/psych + REP especially encouraged. It's a great place to work on pol beh/psych and UIUC supports partner hires.
Here is the ad with all the details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor- Political Behavior- Department of Political Science
Duties & Responsibilities
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August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UIUC Political Science is HIRING!
Political behavior, broadly defined at the assistant level. Comparative behavior/psych + REP especially encouraged. It's a great place to work on pol beh/psych and UIUC supports partner hires.
Here is the ad with all the details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Political behavior, broadly defined at the assistant level. Comparative behavior/psych + REP especially encouraged. It's a great place to work on pol beh/psych and UIUC supports partner hires.
Here is the ad with all the details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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In this invited piece for PIBBS I argue that implicit bias education is not inherently worthless but often ineffective (counterproductive) in its current form. I offer recommendations to improve it by making it measurable, agentic, integrated, broad, & evidence-based (MAIBE): osf.io/preprints/ps...
August 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In this invited piece for PIBBS I argue that implicit bias education is not inherently worthless but often ineffective (counterproductive) in its current form. I offer recommendations to improve it by making it measurable, agentic, integrated, broad, & evidence-based (MAIBE): osf.io/preprints/ps...
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We are searching for a new editor/editorial team for Politics and the Life Sciences. Please share with anyone who may have interest!
July 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We are searching for a new editor/editorial team for Politics and the Life Sciences. Please share with anyone who may have interest!
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As APLS Chair I’m happy to answer questions or chat about this! Please reach out if you’re interested, either here or mnbaker@utep.edu
We are searching for a new editor/editorial team for Politics and the Life Sciences. Please share with anyone who may have interest!
July 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As APLS Chair I’m happy to answer questions or chat about this! Please reach out if you’re interested, either here or mnbaker@utep.edu
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There’s an art exhibit called Uncaged Art that had made its way around the country over the last 6 years that showcases art made by migrant children. They were kept in a makeshift caged detention center in Texas in 2018. Seems like the appropriate time to share this. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
In El Paso, 'Uncaged Art' spotlights detained kids' memories of home
“These are children imprisoned for weeks and months. They didn’t know their futures. ... But they still created beautiful art."
www.nbcnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There’s an art exhibit called Uncaged Art that had made its way around the country over the last 6 years that showcases art made by migrant children. They were kept in a makeshift caged detention center in Texas in 2018. Seems like the appropriate time to share this. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
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Since we’re apparently doing this again, let’s talk how Canada set an American steamship on fire and sent it over Niagara Falls, and how that created the legal precedent for when a nation can launch a “preemptive attack.”
Thread!
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June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Since we’re apparently doing this again, let’s talk how Canada set an American steamship on fire and sent it over Niagara Falls, and how that created the legal precedent for when a nation can launch a “preemptive attack.”
Thread!
Thread!
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Paper in @pnas.org in which @d-melnikoff.bsky.social and I provide evidence for model-based effects on automatic evaluation. This was a super fun “adversarial” collaboration with 0 adversariality. It may have been nice to be right, but getting it right is nearly as nice: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Paper in @pnas.org in which @d-melnikoff.bsky.social and I provide evidence for model-based effects on automatic evaluation. This was a super fun “adversarial” collaboration with 0 adversariality. It may have been nice to be right, but getting it right is nearly as nice: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The Skrmetti decision looks an awful lot like Geduldig v. Aiello (1974), which (obviously wrongly) said that pregnancy discrimination was not sex discrimination. In that case, Congress responded by immediately passing the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. We need policymakers to step up now.
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Skrmetti decision looks an awful lot like Geduldig v. Aiello (1974), which (obviously wrongly) said that pregnancy discrimination was not sex discrimination. In that case, Congress responded by immediately passing the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. We need policymakers to step up now.
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New paper in PSPB! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Well, actually, not "new". We first put this paper online way back Dec 2022... in any case, we think it's really cool!
We find that conspiracy believers tend to be overconfident & really don't seem to realize that most disagree with them
Well, actually, not "new". We first put this paper online way back Dec 2022... in any case, we think it's really cool!
We find that conspiracy believers tend to be overconfident & really don't seem to realize that most disagree with them
May 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New paper in PSPB! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Well, actually, not "new". We first put this paper online way back Dec 2022... in any case, we think it's really cool!
We find that conspiracy believers tend to be overconfident & really don't seem to realize that most disagree with them
Well, actually, not "new". We first put this paper online way back Dec 2022... in any case, we think it's really cool!
We find that conspiracy believers tend to be overconfident & really don't seem to realize that most disagree with them
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This gets papered over as old man yelling at clouds but this is impeachable by itself. Greenland is our ally which has allowed a continual U.S. military presence since WWII, including a vital part of our missile defense and space surveillance. Threatening them is unacceptable.
Q: "Would you rule out military force to take Canada?"
Trump: "I think we're not going to ever get to that point. Something could happen with Greenland, I'll be honest."
Q: "You are not ruling out military force to take Greenland?"
Trump: "I don't rule it out."
Trump: "I think we're not going to ever get to that point. Something could happen with Greenland, I'll be honest."
Q: "You are not ruling out military force to take Greenland?"
Trump: "I don't rule it out."
May 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This gets papered over as old man yelling at clouds but this is impeachable by itself. Greenland is our ally which has allowed a continual U.S. military presence since WWII, including a vital part of our missile defense and space surveillance. Threatening them is unacceptable.
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
"Visionary, rigorous, and collegial." A bit obsequious, but interesting to see. Thanks for the idea!
I also asked it for suggestions on how to write better (increase the sense of urgency, sharpen your call to action, weave in a few human-scale examples, etc.) that were actually pretty useful.
I also asked it for suggestions on how to write better (increase the sense of urgency, sharpen your call to action, weave in a few human-scale examples, etc.) that were actually pretty useful.
April 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Visionary, rigorous, and collegial." A bit obsequious, but interesting to see. Thanks for the idea!
I also asked it for suggestions on how to write better (increase the sense of urgency, sharpen your call to action, weave in a few human-scale examples, etc.) that were actually pretty useful.
I also asked it for suggestions on how to write better (increase the sense of urgency, sharpen your call to action, weave in a few human-scale examples, etc.) that were actually pretty useful.
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It’s a tiny step from “We can revoke your visa/green card for speech we don’t like” to “We can revoke your naturalized citizenship for speech we don’t like,” & if you don’t think that’s coming, I ask you again why you think that & who is going to stop the clearly illegal & unconstitutional things?
March 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It’s a tiny step from “We can revoke your visa/green card for speech we don’t like” to “We can revoke your naturalized citizenship for speech we don’t like,” & if you don’t think that’s coming, I ask you again why you think that & who is going to stop the clearly illegal & unconstitutional things?
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Masked plainclothes goons snatching someone who's committed no crime off the street? I'd say we're in the bad place, folks
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Masked plainclothes goons snatching someone who's committed no crime off the street? I'd say we're in the bad place, folks
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Canada is a "distraction" until it's really not.
Clear thinking as always from @timothysnyder.bsky.social: ”[C]olonized Canadians are not going to have the right the vote. Their country would be treated as a hostile military zone, to be exploited for its resources”
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Blame Canada
Our warmongering, drugged-out conspiracy theory
substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Canada is a "distraction" until it's really not.
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New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS explaining why Americans have treated Trump's threats to Canada as a joke and why that's wrong.
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
Blame Canada
As I noted on Bluesky, many Americans – including me – have tended to treat Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada as a joke. That attitude is a mistake on our part, but let me explain why we'v...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS explaining why Americans have treated Trump's threats to Canada as a joke and why that's wrong.
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
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This is humiliating. This isn't a "disagreement." An unhinged wannabe imperialist wants to take over our closest ally and friend. There should be massive outrage over this and Republicans should be speaking loudly against it. But here one of this administration's "normal" appointees is defending it
Marco Rubio in Canada: "The president has made his argument as to why he thinks Canada would be better off joining the United States."
March 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is humiliating. This isn't a "disagreement." An unhinged wannabe imperialist wants to take over our closest ally and friend. There should be massive outrage over this and Republicans should be speaking loudly against it. But here one of this administration's "normal" appointees is defending it
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Court orders defied.
I know some in media and the legal profession say it's not a Constitutional crisis unless the Supreme Court majority says "you absolutely must do this, there is no legal wiggle room" and the president says "I hereby officially defy that court order," but that bar is too high.
I know some in media and the legal profession say it's not a Constitutional crisis unless the Supreme Court majority says "you absolutely must do this, there is no legal wiggle room" and the president says "I hereby officially defy that court order," but that bar is too high.
When asked if the Administration will comply with court orders on fired federal workers, WH Press Secretary Leavitt says the orders are unconstitutional: You cannot have a low level district court judge filing an injunction to usurp the executive authority of the President…
March 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Court orders defied.
I know some in media and the legal profession say it's not a Constitutional crisis unless the Supreme Court majority says "you absolutely must do this, there is no legal wiggle room" and the president says "I hereby officially defy that court order," but that bar is too high.
I know some in media and the legal profession say it's not a Constitutional crisis unless the Supreme Court majority says "you absolutely must do this, there is no legal wiggle room" and the president says "I hereby officially defy that court order," but that bar is too high.
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This is just blatant weaponization of executive power. It isn't even attempting to utilize any reasonable understanding of the law.
The FBI is now moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is just blatant weaponization of executive power. It isn't even attempting to utilize any reasonable understanding of the law.
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Strongly endorsed.
I don't care what Khalil said. What matters most here is the state punished him, without charge or trial, for speech. They disappeared him like in the sort of authoritarian country America used to criticize. Anyone adjudicating the content of his speech is missing the point.
I don't care what Khalil said. What matters most here is the state punished him, without charge or trial, for speech. They disappeared him like in the sort of authoritarian country America used to criticize. Anyone adjudicating the content of his speech is missing the point.
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Strongly endorsed.
I don't care what Khalil said. What matters most here is the state punished him, without charge or trial, for speech. They disappeared him like in the sort of authoritarian country America used to criticize. Anyone adjudicating the content of his speech is missing the point.
I don't care what Khalil said. What matters most here is the state punished him, without charge or trial, for speech. They disappeared him like in the sort of authoritarian country America used to criticize. Anyone adjudicating the content of his speech is missing the point.
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👇🎯 The entire ballgame: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
March 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
👇🎯 The entire ballgame: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Ugh, this is the worst. Opportunities lost that can not easily be regained. And REUs are specifically designed to identify & support the next generation of scientists coming from under-resourced environments, where they might otherwise be missed.
🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025.
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Cancellation megathread
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February 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Ugh, this is the worst. Opportunities lost that can not easily be regained. And REUs are specifically designed to identify & support the next generation of scientists coming from under-resourced environments, where they might otherwise be missed.
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The ANES is a critically important resource for all of us; especially grad students, early career faculty, and those who can't fund opinion data collection.
It's a benchmark. A learning tool. The evidentiary basis of countless studies.
I owe so, so much to the ANES.
We cannot lose it.
It's a benchmark. A learning tool. The evidentiary basis of countless studies.
I owe so, so much to the ANES.
We cannot lose it.
🚨 The ANES is on the list, because the award description includes the study of 'racial conflict.'
The loss of the ANES would be a huge loss for public opinion, and for science.
The loss of the ANES would be a huge loss for public opinion, and for science.
February 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The ANES is a critically important resource for all of us; especially grad students, early career faculty, and those who can't fund opinion data collection.
It's a benchmark. A learning tool. The evidentiary basis of countless studies.
I owe so, so much to the ANES.
We cannot lose it.
It's a benchmark. A learning tool. The evidentiary basis of countless studies.
I owe so, so much to the ANES.
We cannot lose it.