Yale ISPS
@ispsyale.bsky.social
The Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale advances interdisciplinary research to shape public policy and support democratic deliberation.
Members of the Yale community: Please join us on Jan. 21 & 22 for two conversations with @stuartbuck.bsky.social on reproducibility in science. Register to attend on 1/21 at bit.ly/3Z5IZbu or on 1/22 at bit.ly/4qdXZAi
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Members of the Yale community: Please join us on Jan. 21 & 22 for two conversations with @stuartbuck.bsky.social on reproducibility in science. Register to attend on 1/21 at bit.ly/3Z5IZbu or on 1/22 at bit.ly/4qdXZAi
ISPS: Learning in the classroom and the world
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
ISPS: Learning in the classroom and the world
It's time to reimagine democracy. Let's see what innovative political scientists, economists, sociologists, public servants, fiction writers, lawyers, journalists, futurists, computer scientists, and technologists have to say: bit.ly/3YVtP8O @hlandemore.bsky.social @kjephd.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
It's time to reimagine democracy. Let's see what innovative political scientists, economists, sociologists, public servants, fiction writers, lawyers, journalists, futurists, computer scientists, and technologists have to say: bit.ly/3YVtP8O @hlandemore.bsky.social @kjephd.bsky.social
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I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643
Ruling for the Rich: the Supreme Court over Time
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643
ISPS: Applying research to policy
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
ISPS: Applying research to policy
Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season
Read about our faculty-to-faculty course on trade and tariffs: bit.ly/4aTwZ40
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Read about our faculty-to-faculty course on trade and tariffs: bit.ly/4aTwZ40
Young Voters Turn on Trump, Disapprove of Big Beautiful Bill: New results from the Yale Youth Poll: youthpoll.yale.edu/fall-2025-re...
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Young Voters Turn on Trump, Disapprove of Big Beautiful Bill: New results from the Yale Youth Poll: youthpoll.yale.edu/fall-2025-re...
Tamar Chugoshvili talked to us about democratic backsliding in Georgia and how to resist: bit.ly/4rOGCak
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Tamar Chugoshvili talked to us about democratic backsliding in Georgia and how to resist: bit.ly/4rOGCak
NEW STUDY shows party control shapes racial representation in U.S. Lawmaking: bit.ly/4rKdKQB @maclockhart.bsky.social @jacobhacker.bsky.social @markarianga.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
NEW STUDY shows party control shapes racial representation in U.S. Lawmaking: bit.ly/4rKdKQB @maclockhart.bsky.social @jacobhacker.bsky.social @markarianga.bsky.social
What does golf reveal about working across ideological lines? A new study co-authored by Balázs Kovács offers some intriguing answers: insights.som.yale.edu/insights/dif...
A Different Kind of Wedge Issue: What Golf Reveals About Working Across Ideological Lines
How do political differences affect workplace performance? A study of professional golfers, co-authored by Yale SOM’s Balázs Kovács, suggests that working alongside someone of the opposite political o...
insights.som.yale.edu
December 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What does golf reveal about working across ideological lines? A new study co-authored by Balázs Kovács offers some intriguing answers: insights.som.yale.edu/insights/dif...
Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie, Senior Fellow at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, speaks with students about politics and our fractured media environment during a conversation moderated by Bryan Garsten for the Yale Center for Civic Thought.
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie, Senior Fellow at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, speaks with students about politics and our fractured media environment during a conversation moderated by Bryan Garsten for the Yale Center for Civic Thought.
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Survey experiments' popularity in political science is getting attention. What is good and bad about them? How can one maximize their benefits and mitigate their downsides?
Greg Huber and I wrote up our thoughts:
Paywalled: doi.org/10.1016/bs.h...
Free: m-graham.com/papers/Huber...
Greg Huber and I wrote up our thoughts:
Paywalled: doi.org/10.1016/bs.h...
Free: m-graham.com/papers/Huber...
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Survey experiments' popularity in political science is getting attention. What is good and bad about them? How can one maximize their benefits and mitigate their downsides?
Greg Huber and I wrote up our thoughts:
Paywalled: doi.org/10.1016/bs.h...
Free: m-graham.com/papers/Huber...
Greg Huber and I wrote up our thoughts:
Paywalled: doi.org/10.1016/bs.h...
Free: m-graham.com/papers/Huber...
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How is AI shaping democracy? ISPS's @leegeiller.bsky.social organized a conference to find out. bit.ly/4o2oJBC Featuring @dschiff.bsky.social @paoloagnolin.bsky.social @jason-jones.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How is AI shaping democracy? ISPS's @leegeiller.bsky.social organized a conference to find out. bit.ly/4o2oJBC Featuring @dschiff.bsky.social @paoloagnolin.bsky.social @jason-jones.bsky.social
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Alejandro Poiré discusses how we must “reinvent and reconstruct the very concept of democracy”: bit.ly/3XMrMmM
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Alejandro Poiré discusses how we must “reinvent and reconstruct the very concept of democracy”: bit.ly/3XMrMmM
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So thrilled we could host former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social for a discussion about what it means to govern responsibly when partisanship runs high and trust in institutions runs low. bit.ly/3XktCeD
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So thrilled we could host former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social for a discussion about what it means to govern responsibly when partisanship runs high and trust in institutions runs low. bit.ly/3XktCeD
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at ISPS.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at ISPS.
So thrilled we could host former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social for a discussion about what it means to govern responsibly when partisanship runs high and trust in institutions runs low. bit.ly/3XktCeD
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So thrilled we could host former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social for a discussion about what it means to govern responsibly when partisanship runs high and trust in institutions runs low. bit.ly/3XktCeD
Alejandro Poiré discusses how we must “reinvent and reconstruct the very concept of democracy”: bit.ly/3XMrMmM
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Alejandro Poiré discusses how we must “reinvent and reconstruct the very concept of democracy”: bit.ly/3XMrMmM
Sign up for a new six-week virtual course on animal ethics! Scholarships available! Full details and application: bioethics.yale.edu/foundations-...
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Sign up for a new six-week virtual course on animal ethics! Scholarships available! Full details and application: bioethics.yale.edu/foundations-...
How is AI shaping democracy? ISPS's @leegeiller.bsky.social organized a conference to find out. bit.ly/4o2oJBC Featuring @dschiff.bsky.social @paoloagnolin.bsky.social @jason-jones.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How is AI shaping democracy? ISPS's @leegeiller.bsky.social organized a conference to find out. bit.ly/4o2oJBC Featuring @dschiff.bsky.social @paoloagnolin.bsky.social @jason-jones.bsky.social
Congratulations, August Rios on becoming a Rhodes scholar! bit.ly/47PgeVS
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations, August Rios on becoming a Rhodes scholar! bit.ly/47PgeVS
Congratulations to Bryan Garsten, named among the newest members of the American Academy of Sciences & Letters. bit.ly/48koOMw
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Congratulations to Bryan Garsten, named among the newest members of the American Academy of Sciences & Letters. bit.ly/48koOMw
Check out what the Millstone public service fellows did over the summer: bit.ly/3LHLBsL
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Check out what the Millstone public service fellows did over the summer: bit.ly/3LHLBsL
Tomorrow! Please put this in your calendar ...
Please join us this Thursday at 3:30 PM via ZOOM for our Gradate Policy Fellows Showcase, featuring presentations on migration, hormones, criminal justice, venture capital, tax policy, health care, youth, music nonprofit organizations, and more. Register to attend: bit.ly/4oIxFh2
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tomorrow! Please put this in your calendar ...