Alexandra Guisinger
@alexandraguisinger.bsky.social
Political science professor at Temple University; author of American Opinion on Trade https://tinyurl.com/y76nxn9r; co-PI for the Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society project (https://www.fpds-surveys.org/); and inconsistent social media user.
Are you a scholar of International Security? Be my colleague at Temple Univ. Tenure-track Assistant Prof. position in IR: interstate war; territorial disputes; conflict res./peace-building; technology; institutions and alliances; terrorism; and related topics. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37899301...
Assistant Professor of International Relations - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania job with Temple University | 37899301
The Department of Political Science at Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor ...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Are you a scholar of International Security? Be my colleague at Temple Univ. Tenure-track Assistant Prof. position in IR: interstate war; territorial disputes; conflict res./peace-building; technology; institutions and alliances; terrorism; and related topics. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37899301...
Wondering whether boycotting Eurovision matters?
Then you might also be interested in it's Russian-led doppelganger Intervision.
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Then you might also be interested in it's Russian-led doppelganger Intervision.
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September 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Wondering whether boycotting Eurovision matters?
Then you might also be interested in it's Russian-led doppelganger Intervision.
goodauthority.org/news/russia-...
Then you might also be interested in it's Russian-led doppelganger Intervision.
goodauthority.org/news/russia-...
As you prepare your syllabus, here is my gift to you: www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxpTt...
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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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August 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
As you prepare your syllabus, here is my gift to you: www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxpTt...
While waiting for today's news out of Alaska, enjoy some survey data on public support for Ukraine aid when framed - as is so common - as a guns vs. butter trade-off. goodauthority.org/news/how-do-...
How do Americans see U.S. support for Ukraine?
A new survey examines the “guns vs. butter” argument.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
While waiting for today's news out of Alaska, enjoy some survey data on public support for Ukraine aid when framed - as is so common - as a guns vs. butter trade-off. goodauthority.org/news/how-do-...
I hate to mention it, but it's syllabus time of the year already. If you are teaching Intro to American Politics, @goodauth.bsky.social and Justin Crowe have you covered with a new playlist for your semester. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl....
Good Playlist: Introduction to American politics.
97 minutes of power, politics, and democracy.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I hate to mention it, but it's syllabus time of the year already. If you are teaching Intro to American Politics, @goodauth.bsky.social and Justin Crowe have you covered with a new playlist for your semester. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl....
Eric Gonzalez Juenke's social science methods playlist made me smile while updating my syllabus. Hopefully, will do the same for my students. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl...
Good Playlist on social science methods.
Tune in for the catchy tunes that help students grasp the tough concepts in social science methods and research.
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July 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Eric Gonzalez Juenke's social science methods playlist made me smile while updating my syllabus. Hopefully, will do the same for my students. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl...
Any Slovenians want to weigh in on the multiple ways in which my son and I failed in our first attempt at making and most importantly flipping frika?
June 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Any Slovenians want to weigh in on the multiple ways in which my son and I failed in our first attempt at making and most importantly flipping frika?
I have nothing clever to say. It is horrifying that any university would do this to their own students. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
University of Michigan ends undercover surveillance contracts after Guardian revelations
Outcry after report that private investigators had been trailing and recording pro-Palestinian protesters for months
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June 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I have nothing clever to say. It is horrifying that any university would do this to their own students. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I'm grasping on to every straw of research and academic good news and yet missed this. Go OWLS: news.temple.edu/news/2025-05...
Temple appears alongside nation’s most impactful universities in 2025 Carnegie Classifications
Temple University is one of just 21 to receive the highest Carnegie Classifications for research and student success.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm grasping on to every straw of research and academic good news and yet missed this. Go OWLS: news.temple.edu/news/2025-05...
Today in moments of joy: nygroove.nyc/grand-army-p... Read through. The details are AMAZING.
'Snarlboros' and 'The Pangea Post': Inside the MTA-sanctioned dinosaur bodega
New Yorkers are getting creative with defunct subway retail spaces
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May 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today in moments of joy: nygroove.nyc/grand-army-p... Read through. The details are AMAZING.
Also, if you think I'm obsessed with Eurovision, you should meet my fridge.
May 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Also, if you think I'm obsessed with Eurovision, you should meet my fridge.
Kudos to the EBU spokesperson who crafted a line sure to make political realists cry: "We all aspire to keep the Eurovision song contest positive and inclusive and aspire to show the world as it could be, rather than how it necessarily is." goodauthority.org/news/eurovis...
Yes, it’s Eurovision time again
Cue the big costumes, bright lights, and contentious politics.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Kudos to the EBU spokesperson who crafted a line sure to make political realists cry: "We all aspire to keep the Eurovision song contest positive and inclusive and aspire to show the world as it could be, rather than how it necessarily is." goodauthority.org/news/eurovis...
Need some joy in your life? May I recommend Eurovision. Semi-finals start today. If you like your entertainment with a side order of politics, Good Authority has you covered: goodauthority.org/news/eurovis... polisky
Yes, it’s Eurovision time again
Cue the big costumes, bright lights, and contentious politics.
goodauthority.org
May 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Need some joy in your life? May I recommend Eurovision. Semi-finals start today. If you like your entertainment with a side order of politics, Good Authority has you covered: goodauthority.org/news/eurovis... polisky
Do you like to pair your train crash watching with some light, sparkling theory? Check out the new piece by Christina Bodea and Raymond Hicks. goodauthority.org/news/can-cen... polisky
Can central banks and sound money survive a collapse in the rule of law?
The Fed and other central banks function best when politicians let them do their mandated job.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Do you like to pair your train crash watching with some light, sparkling theory? Check out the new piece by Christina Bodea and Raymond Hicks. goodauthority.org/news/can-cen... polisky
teaching about foreign aid? Check out this useful discussion about U.S. foreign aid and negotiations by Haley Swedlund goodauthority.org/news/us-fore...
U.S. foreign aid was once a powerful bargaining tool
The Trump administration has undermined the U.S. global reputation as a reliable partner.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
teaching about foreign aid? Check out this useful discussion about U.S. foreign aid and negotiations by Haley Swedlund goodauthority.org/news/us-fore...
Every time I read the word "reciprocal" this month: youtu.be/G2y8Sx4B2Sk?...
You keep using that word.
YouTube video by bagheadinc
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April 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Every time I read the word "reciprocal" this month: youtu.be/G2y8Sx4B2Sk?...
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What are countries like Côte d'Ivoire supposed to do? 90% of their exports to the U.S. are cocoa beans and natural rubber - can you build those behind the tariff wall?
No.
My latest for @piie.com on the disaster these #tariffs may mean for many resource-dependent developing economies.
No.
My latest for @piie.com on the disaster these #tariffs may mean for many resource-dependent developing economies.
The new tariffs do not mirror tariffs developing countries impose on the US, nor account for different economic conditions & fiscal realities shaping tariff regimes in poorer countries—& ignore basic realities of institutional capacity, resource endowment, & geography. By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:
Trump's April 2 tariff spree could cripple developing economies
President Donald Trump presented his new tariffs on April 2 as a pragmatic, "reciprocal" trade policy intended to balance trade between the US and its trading partners. But the tariffs on imports from...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Am grateful for @toddntucker.bsky.social to take time out of a crazy trade day to chat with us @goodauth.bsky.social about what to expect in the aftermath of yesterday's tariff announcement. #polisky
I was pleased to have a Good Chat with @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social for @goodauth.bsky.social about what's different about Trump's tariffs in this term, and whether they make international deals and working class realignment more or less likely.
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Good Chat: About those Trump tariffs…
Todd Tucker discusses the April 2 tariff announcement, and what comes next.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Am grateful for @toddntucker.bsky.social to take time out of a crazy trade day to chat with us @goodauth.bsky.social about what to expect in the aftermath of yesterday's tariff announcement. #polisky
#polisky Anyone else having their class develop and field a survey for class this semester? If you want to set up a swap board to help bulk up and diversify their convenience sample, let me know.
March 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#polisky Anyone else having their class develop and field a survey for class this semester? If you want to set up a swap board to help bulk up and diversify their convenience sample, let me know.
I'm trying to write a public opinion survey on tariffs right now. My IRB is very concerned with any potential deception. Do you think I can submit the investigative piece by the Onion in support of my question wording?
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm trying to write a public opinion survey on tariffs right now. My IRB is very concerned with any potential deception. Do you think I can submit the investigative piece by the Onion in support of my question wording?
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How are the Canadians holding up? Let Tyler Girard provide you with some insight. goodauthority.org/news/canada-... #polisky @tylergirard.bsky.social
Trump threatened a trade war with Canada.
Canada doesn't want Trump's tariffs – or a trade war with the United States. Canadians across the political spectrum agree on that.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
How are the Canadians holding up? Let Tyler Girard provide you with some insight. goodauthority.org/news/canada-... #polisky @tylergirard.bsky.social
Seen by my son while shopping at Target in Boulder.
March 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Seen by my son while shopping at Target in Boulder.
Chilling new playlist at Good Authority. Drawing from his new book, the historian @dsuisman.bsky.social provides a mix of hip hop to classical to experimental pieces that speak for soldiers and civilians of the Iraq War. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl...
It's been 15 years since the end of the Iraq War.
For U.S. soldiers, the Iraq War ended 15 years ago. This playlist shares some of the emotions and memories of soldiers and civilians.
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February 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Chilling new playlist at Good Authority. Drawing from his new book, the historian @dsuisman.bsky.social provides a mix of hip hop to classical to experimental pieces that speak for soldiers and civilians of the Iraq War. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl...
What is that old-timey saying: "Penny-wise, losing decades of trust and security foolish"? www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Does DOGE Pose a National Security Risk?
Uncertainty about access and authority will worry allies and tempt adversaries.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What is that old-timey saying: "Penny-wise, losing decades of trust and security foolish"? www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Ever regret the timeliness of your research? I do. In December, the Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society project surveyed Americans about foreign aid. check out the results here: goodauthority.org/news/democra...
U.S. foreign aid is an issue dividing America.
Politics and partisanship shape how Americans view U.S. foreign aid, this survey finds. Here's the data from December 2024.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ever regret the timeliness of your research? I do. In December, the Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society project surveyed Americans about foreign aid. check out the results here: goodauthority.org/news/democra...