Jack Santucci
@jacksantucci.bsky.social
Political scientist
jacksantucci.com
jacksantucci.com
I’ve gotten a lot of questions in the past few weeks about the single transferable vote (STV) as a viable “abundance” reform in cities.
Since the work I did on this topic has become associated with the topic of “vote leakage,” I wanted to share a figure on its legislative consequences.
Since the work I did on this topic has become associated with the topic of “vote leakage,” I wanted to share a figure on its legislative consequences.
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I’ve gotten a lot of questions in the past few weeks about the single transferable vote (STV) as a viable “abundance” reform in cities.
Since the work I did on this topic has become associated with the topic of “vote leakage,” I wanted to share a figure on its legislative consequences.
Since the work I did on this topic has become associated with the topic of “vote leakage,” I wanted to share a figure on its legislative consequences.
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A rare Spring semester election madness game for those interested in using these in their classes (primaries on March 3). DM if you have questions about it. election-madness.org
election madness
predict elections, beat your friends and beat the experts
election-madness.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
A rare Spring semester election madness game for those interested in using these in their classes (primaries on March 3). DM if you have questions about it. election-madness.org
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sharing this because I can't see them here! (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across Much of the U.S. Tonight
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 AM
sharing this because I can't see them here! (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
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I have an article forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science called, "Participatory Democracy & Its Limits." It focuses on limited citizen attention & how participation can backfire, w/ land use as an example.
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have an article forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science called, "Participatory Democracy & Its Limits." It focuses on limited citizen attention & how participation can backfire, w/ land use as an example.
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Lots to read on legislative organization under STV + enlarged council in Portland…
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
rosecityreform.org/diversity-by... (really detailed)
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
rosecityreform.org/diversity-by... (really detailed)
Diversity By Design – ROSE CITY REFORM
rosecityreform.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Lots to read on legislative organization under STV + enlarged council in Portland…
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
rosecityreform.org/diversity-by... (really detailed)
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
rosecityreform.org/diversity-by... (really detailed)
I’m ending state & local this term with a unit on municipal socialism.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I’m ending state & local this term with a unit on municipal socialism.
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AI says this book has five chapters. In reality, it has nine.
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
AI says this book has five chapters. In reality, it has nine.
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We're excited to release version 1.0 of the Dynamic Democracy website. It includes updated data on state policy, public opinion, mass ideology, and representation. The website enables you to see how these measures are changing overtime across states and within states.
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We're excited to release version 1.0 of the Dynamic Democracy website. It includes updated data on state policy, public opinion, mass ideology, and representation. The website enables you to see how these measures are changing overtime across states and within states.
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
www.dynamicdemocracy.us
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New working paper w Mary Adams Plooster (a fantastic IU grad student) and @nickbichay.bsky.social. We draw on two survey experiments to investigate the effect of partisan anger on partisan dehumanization. We also examine heterogeneous f.x. by trait dogmatism.
www.stevenwwebster.com/research/ang...
www.stevenwwebster.com/research/ang...
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
New working paper w Mary Adams Plooster (a fantastic IU grad student) and @nickbichay.bsky.social. We draw on two survey experiments to investigate the effect of partisan anger on partisan dehumanization. We also examine heterogeneous f.x. by trait dogmatism.
www.stevenwwebster.com/research/ang...
www.stevenwwebster.com/research/ang...
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Does anyone have recommendations for good texts for undergrads or masters students that compare/contrast the basic institutional setup of state and local governments? (e.g., council/manager systems in local governments)
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Does anyone have recommendations for good texts for undergrads or masters students that compare/contrast the basic institutional setup of state and local governments? (e.g., council/manager systems in local governments)
Good thread. My story is similar. No digging, no this: doi.org/10.1093/oso/...
That led me to still more material I never originally considered, and ultimately to a book that began in the New Deal and ended where I once thought the book would begin, in the 1960s.
I made countless discoveries along the war and found something new to say.
All because I did the work myself.
I made countless discoveries along the war and found something new to say.
All because I did the work myself.
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Good thread. My story is similar. No digging, no this: doi.org/10.1093/oso/...
TIL that lawyers are being disbarred for this. It’s called a “case-cite hallucination.”
Another example of this! bsky.app/profile/benp...
And so checked out Google Scholar. Now on my profile it doesn't appear, but somwhow on Nelli's it does and ... and ... omg, IT'S BEEN CITED 42 TIMES almost exlusively in papers about AI in education from this year alone... scholar.google.com.vn/citations?vi...
December 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
TIL that lawyers are being disbarred for this. It’s called a “case-cite hallucination.”
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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/...
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/...
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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/...
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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My forthcoming book—
For which I began research in 2006.
Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press.
Cover will be added soon.
The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery
For which I began research in 2006.
Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press.
Cover will be added soon.
The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery
The King's Slaves
A provocative account of how empire and absolutism institutionalized slavery in America
press.princeton.edu
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My forthcoming book—
For which I began research in 2006.
Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press.
Cover will be added soon.
The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery
For which I began research in 2006.
Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press.
Cover will be added soon.
The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery
The instability of best practice with this research approach makes me skittish about using it to publish casual claims.
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The instability of best practice with this research approach makes me skittish about using it to publish casual claims.
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De NRC interviewde Arend Lijphart de belangrijkste Nederlandse politicoloog www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Politicoloog Arend Lijphart: ‘De VS waren nooit echt democratisch’
Politicologie: Arend Lijphart (89) is de belangrijkste Nederlandse politicoloog aller tijden. Hij werd bekend door zijn werk over de verzuiling, maar vanuit zijn huis in San Francisco volgt hij nu voo...
www.nrc.nl
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
De NRC interviewde Arend Lijphart de belangrijkste Nederlandse politicoloog www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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From October 2025 -
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - cup.org/47ifc4B
"we show that educational divides are diminished in the presence of countervailing networks"
- @davidattewell6.bsky.social & @dpzollinger.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - cup.org/47ifc4B
"we show that educational divides are diminished in the presence of countervailing networks"
- @davidattewell6.bsky.social & @dpzollinger.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
From October 2025 -
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - cup.org/47ifc4B
"we show that educational divides are diminished in the presence of countervailing networks"
- @davidattewell6.bsky.social & @dpzollinger.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - cup.org/47ifc4B
"we show that educational divides are diminished in the presence of countervailing networks"
- @davidattewell6.bsky.social & @dpzollinger.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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Some closing thoughts for my students this semester on LLMs and learning #rstats datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-12...
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Some closing thoughts for my students this semester on LLMs and learning #rstats datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-12...
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Kevin Kosar contributes an introduction as AEI republishes Edward Banfield's seminal The Unheavenly City: The Nature and the Future of Our Urban Crisis (1970, revised 1974).
Cancel Culture Goes Back At Least 50 Years
Edward C. Banfield questioned liberal claims about cities’ problems. Leftists and elites drove him from his academic perch.
theamericanenterprise.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Kevin Kosar contributes an introduction as AEI republishes Edward Banfield's seminal The Unheavenly City: The Nature and the Future of Our Urban Crisis (1970, revised 1974).
Middle age is eating lots of lentils and thinking about the meaning of justice.
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Middle age is eating lots of lentils and thinking about the meaning of justice.
Any thoughts on this? I’m trying to get students out of the habit of writing essays by dedicating one paragraph each to a predetermined set of course readings.
What I’m asking them for used to go by “originality” in a typical rubric.
What I’m asking them for used to go by “originality” in a typical rubric.
How do you teach the difference between list-of-reasons writing and an argument that unfolds?
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Any thoughts on this? I’m trying to get students out of the habit of writing essays by dedicating one paragraph each to a predetermined set of course readings.
What I’m asking them for used to go by “originality” in a typical rubric.
What I’m asking them for used to go by “originality” in a typical rubric.
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A word of wisdom from @cdsamii.bsky.social re credibility revolution and survey experiments: your conjoint or list experiment is not a policy intervention with real causal effects -- it's a measurement tool.
A lot of smart folks are still confused about it for some reason!
cyrussamii.com?p=4168
A lot of smart folks are still confused about it for some reason!
cyrussamii.com?p=4168
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A word of wisdom from @cdsamii.bsky.social re credibility revolution and survey experiments: your conjoint or list experiment is not a policy intervention with real causal effects -- it's a measurement tool.
A lot of smart folks are still confused about it for some reason!
cyrussamii.com?p=4168
A lot of smart folks are still confused about it for some reason!
cyrussamii.com?p=4168