Rachel Blaifeder
@rblaifeder.bsky.social
Editor at Cambridge University Press, acquiring in political science and sociology.
A visit to the Cambridge UK office isn’t complete without stopping at the @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social & seeing all of my fabulous books on display ☺️
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A visit to the Cambridge UK office isn’t complete without stopping at the @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social & seeing all of my fabulous books on display ☺️
CUP author John Campbell is on The Politics Guys podcast today talking about his new book 'Pay Up!' - you can listen to the episode here: politicsguys.com/john-campbel...
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
John Campbell on Conservative Myths About Tax Cuts for the Rich - The Politics Guys
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with John L. Campbell, the Class of 1925 Professor and Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Dartmouth College. He’s the ...
politicsguys.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
CUP author John Campbell is on The Politics Guys podcast today talking about his new book 'Pay Up!' - you can listen to the episode here: politicsguys.com/john-campbel...
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
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#OpenAccess - 'The Birth of Democracy in South America' by Raul L. Madrid.
Examines how the military and political parties played a central role in the birth of democracy in South America.
📚 cup.org/47k3ULY 📚
Examines how the military and political parties played a central role in the birth of democracy in South America.
📚 cup.org/47k3ULY 📚
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#OpenAccess - 'The Birth of Democracy in South America' by Raul L. Madrid.
Examines how the military and political parties played a central role in the birth of democracy in South America.
📚 cup.org/47k3ULY 📚
Examines how the military and political parties played a central role in the birth of democracy in South America.
📚 cup.org/47k3ULY 📚
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"Offers a compelling analytical framework to understand the intricate relationship between the state, platforms, and citizens in shaping digital governance in China."
Governing Digital China by Daniela Stockmann & Ting Luo, Coming Soon
#ChinesePolitics 🗺️
https://cup.org/3IslBk0
Governing Digital China by Daniela Stockmann & Ting Luo, Coming Soon
#ChinesePolitics 🗺️
https://cup.org/3IslBk0
September 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Offers a compelling analytical framework to understand the intricate relationship between the state, platforms, and citizens in shaping digital governance in China."
Governing Digital China by Daniela Stockmann & Ting Luo, Coming Soon
#ChinesePolitics 🗺️
https://cup.org/3IslBk0
Governing Digital China by Daniela Stockmann & Ting Luo, Coming Soon
#ChinesePolitics 🗺️
https://cup.org/3IslBk0
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There's a book launch at Georgetown on October 30, hosted by @mortaracenter.bsky.social and with my fantastic colleague @laiabalcells.bsky.social as discussant. If you’re in the DC area, please consider joining!
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There's a book launch at Georgetown on October 30, hosted by @mortaracenter.bsky.social and with my fantastic colleague @laiabalcells.bsky.social as discussant. If you’re in the DC area, please consider joining!
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👏 We're excited to announce that @llschenoni.bsky.social has won our Hedley Bull Prize in #InternationalRelations!
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
Luis L. Schenoni is awarded our 2025 Hedley Bull Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
buff.ly
September 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
👏 We're excited to announce that @llschenoni.bsky.social has won our Hedley Bull Prize in #InternationalRelations!
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
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You can now pre-order on Amazon my forthcoming book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States! This book was a labor of love, combining a survey, administrative data, and interviews to illuminate the American exceptionalism of health insurance barriers a.co/d/iBTKSLG
Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States
Amazon.com: Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States: 9781009649810: Yaver, Miranda: Books
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October 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
You can now pre-order on Amazon my forthcoming book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States! This book was a labor of love, combining a survey, administrative data, and interviews to illuminate the American exceptionalism of health insurance barriers a.co/d/iBTKSLG
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September 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Happy "The Life of a Showgirl" release week!
In anticipation of Taylor Swift's newest album, I present the 2025 edition of "Taylor Swift as American politics books":
"Coverage Denied" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
In anticipation of Taylor Swift's newest album, I present the 2025 edition of "Taylor Swift as American politics books":
"Coverage Denied" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
September 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy "The Life of a Showgirl" release week!
In anticipation of Taylor Swift's newest album, I present the 2025 edition of "Taylor Swift as American politics books":
"Coverage Denied" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
In anticipation of Taylor Swift's newest album, I present the 2025 edition of "Taylor Swift as American politics books":
"Coverage Denied" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
Office culture since 2020 is still all kinds of weird and dystopian but at least the Cambridge office still decorates for the holidays 🎃
If you’ve ever sat down with me for an afternoon meeting at APSA, this is what I probably look like:
If you’ve ever sat down with me for an afternoon meeting at APSA, this is what I probably look like:
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Office culture since 2020 is still all kinds of weird and dystopian but at least the Cambridge office still decorates for the holidays 🎃
If you’ve ever sat down with me for an afternoon meeting at APSA, this is what I probably look like:
If you’ve ever sat down with me for an afternoon meeting at APSA, this is what I probably look like:
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"In this superb volume, Nicholas Kuipers makes a signal contribution to our understanding of state-building, nation-building and the interaction between the two."
States against Nations by @nickkuipers.bsky.social (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social), Coming Soon
#Politics 💙📚
cup.org/4o6k2rZ
States against Nations by @nickkuipers.bsky.social (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social), Coming Soon
#Politics 💙📚
cup.org/4o6k2rZ
August 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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"... shows how a different form of public policy-subsidized home ownership-can transform poor people's lives by bolstering not just wealth but also agency and civic participation."
'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com.
Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚
'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com.
Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚
September 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Unveils divergent American and German housing policies over the past century and their major impact on each country's capitalist model.
Through the Roof by Alexander Reisenbichler (@utoronto.ca), Out Now
🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky #BookSky #PolicySky #Housing
https://cup.org/47L03JF
Through the Roof by Alexander Reisenbichler (@utoronto.ca), Out Now
🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky #BookSky #PolicySky #Housing
https://cup.org/47L03JF
September 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Unveils divergent American and German housing policies over the past century and their major impact on each country's capitalist model.
Through the Roof by Alexander Reisenbichler (@utoronto.ca), Out Now
🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky #BookSky #PolicySky #Housing
https://cup.org/47L03JF
Through the Roof by Alexander Reisenbichler (@utoronto.ca), Out Now
🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky #BookSky #PolicySky #Housing
https://cup.org/47L03JF
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Is democracy failing education?
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Vlad Kogan on his new book, No Adult Left Behind
www.niskanencenter.org/is-democracy...
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Vlad Kogan on his new book, No Adult Left Behind
www.niskanencenter.org/is-democracy...
Is democracy failing education? - Niskanen Center
American students are falling behind while local school boards are preoccupied with culture war controversies.
www.niskanencenter.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Is democracy failing education?
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Vlad Kogan on his new book, No Adult Left Behind
www.niskanencenter.org/is-democracy...
New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Vlad Kogan on his new book, No Adult Left Behind
www.niskanencenter.org/is-democracy...
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Presents a new theory of deterrence, highlights critical gaps in knowledge about punishment's effects, and shows how to improve policy.
Comprehensive Deterrence Theory by Daniel P. Mears and Mark C. Stafford
🗺️ #BookSky #ResearchMethods #Criminology #LawSky #MethodSky
https://cup.org/4mkSpt6
Comprehensive Deterrence Theory by Daniel P. Mears and Mark C. Stafford
🗺️ #BookSky #ResearchMethods #Criminology #LawSky #MethodSky
https://cup.org/4mkSpt6
September 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Presents a new theory of deterrence, highlights critical gaps in knowledge about punishment's effects, and shows how to improve policy.
Comprehensive Deterrence Theory by Daniel P. Mears and Mark C. Stafford
🗺️ #BookSky #ResearchMethods #Criminology #LawSky #MethodSky
https://cup.org/4mkSpt6
Comprehensive Deterrence Theory by Daniel P. Mears and Mark C. Stafford
🗺️ #BookSky #ResearchMethods #Criminology #LawSky #MethodSky
https://cup.org/4mkSpt6
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You've heard me talk about it.
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!
Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
cup.org/4nfM2IM
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!
Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
cup.org/4nfM2IM
Coming 2026!
@mirandayaver.bsky.social's Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States is a sobering account of the ways in which coverage denials damage patient health and exacerbate inequalities.
Pre-order now! 🗺️ 🩺📊
https://cup.org/4nfM2IM
@mirandayaver.bsky.social's Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States is a sobering account of the ways in which coverage denials damage patient health and exacerbate inequalities.
Pre-order now! 🗺️ 🩺📊
https://cup.org/4nfM2IM
September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
You've heard me talk about it.
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!
Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
cup.org/4nfM2IM
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!
Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
cup.org/4nfM2IM
My favorite convention center and conferencing destination of all time! The views from the exhibit hall leave much to be desired, but I can’t recommend the views from the Harbour Air seaplanes enough 😊 Happy APSA!
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My favorite convention center and conferencing destination of all time! The views from the exhibit hall leave much to be desired, but I can’t recommend the views from the Harbour Air seaplanes enough 😊 Happy APSA!
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📢 Meet the Editors: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
📅 APSA Annual Meeting, Fri 12, 2:30–3:30pm
📍 Salon Cezanne, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver
Join the editors for an informal gathering to learn about the series & share your research on gender and politics
www.cambridge.org/core/series/...
📅 APSA Annual Meeting, Fri 12, 2:30–3:30pm
📍 Salon Cezanne, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver
Join the editors for an informal gathering to learn about the series & share your research on gender and politics
www.cambridge.org/core/series/...
Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
Welcome to Cambridge Core
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📢 Meet the Editors: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics
📅 APSA Annual Meeting, Fri 12, 2:30–3:30pm
📍 Salon Cezanne, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver
Join the editors for an informal gathering to learn about the series & share your research on gender and politics
www.cambridge.org/core/series/...
📅 APSA Annual Meeting, Fri 12, 2:30–3:30pm
📍 Salon Cezanne, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver
Join the editors for an informal gathering to learn about the series & share your research on gender and politics
www.cambridge.org/core/series/...
Aaaaand we have a final cover! "Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social, out April 2026. Huge thanks to @citizencohn.bsky.social for the wonderful pull quote.
August 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Aaaaand we have a final cover! "Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States" by @mirandayaver.bsky.social, out April 2026. Huge thanks to @citizencohn.bsky.social for the wonderful pull quote.
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I'll be giving a Lecture on Tap on Sept. 1st in SoHo. Paid Tusk subscribers can get early tickets! (They usually sell out in minutes.)
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August 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'll be giving a Lecture on Tap on Sept. 1st in SoHo. Paid Tusk subscribers can get early tickets! (They usually sell out in minutes.)
open.substack.com/pub/smotus/p...
open.substack.com/pub/smotus/p...
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"Explores how partisanship in electoral autocracies emerges as a powerful social identity shaped by family and community networks."
The Autocratic Voter by @natalie-letsa.bsky.social, Coming Soon
#Politics #Autocracy 💙📚
cup.org/4o1j685
The Autocratic Voter by @natalie-letsa.bsky.social, Coming Soon
#Politics #Autocracy 💙📚
cup.org/4o1j685
July 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Explores how partisanship in electoral autocracies emerges as a powerful social identity shaped by family and community networks."
The Autocratic Voter by @natalie-letsa.bsky.social, Coming Soon
#Politics #Autocracy 💙📚
cup.org/4o1j685
The Autocratic Voter by @natalie-letsa.bsky.social, Coming Soon
#Politics #Autocracy 💙📚
cup.org/4o1j685
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"... shows how a different form of public policy-subsidized home ownership-can transform poor people's lives by bolstering not just wealth but also agency and civic participation."
'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com.
Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚
'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com.
Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚
August 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
"... shows how a different form of public policy-subsidized home ownership-can transform poor people's lives by bolstering not just wealth but also agency and civic participation."
'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com.
Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚
'Building Social Mobility' by @tanukumar.com.
Coming Soon - 📚 cup.org/3Hu4o9k 📚
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Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element 'The Undulating Capacity of the State: Autochthony and Infrastructure Development in African Cities' by Ato Kwamena Onoma.
Free access available until 26 August 2025 -
cup.org/45TqfQN
#cambridgeelements #politics
Free access available until 26 August 2025 -
cup.org/45TqfQN
#cambridgeelements #politics
August 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element 'The Undulating Capacity of the State: Autochthony and Infrastructure Development in African Cities' by Ato Kwamena Onoma.
Free access available until 26 August 2025 -
cup.org/45TqfQN
#cambridgeelements #politics
Free access available until 26 August 2025 -
cup.org/45TqfQN
#cambridgeelements #politics
All set up and ready for #ASA2025! Come down to the ASA dungeon - I mean, exhibit hall - to see our latest offerings in political sociology, historical sociology, and more! Did I mention everything is 60-75% off? @asanews.bsky.social @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
August 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
All set up and ready for #ASA2025! Come down to the ASA dungeon - I mean, exhibit hall - to see our latest offerings in political sociology, historical sociology, and more! Did I mention everything is 60-75% off? @asanews.bsky.social @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
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"This book could not be more timely! In some ways the debates and issues schools are struggling with today are new. But, as Vlad’s book shows, many of them are not."
No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids by Vladimir Kogan
#EduSky #Politics 💙📚
cup.org/40N0Mpr
No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids by Vladimir Kogan
#EduSky #Politics 💙📚
cup.org/40N0Mpr
July 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"This book could not be more timely! In some ways the debates and issues schools are struggling with today are new. But, as Vlad’s book shows, many of them are not."
No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids by Vladimir Kogan
#EduSky #Politics 💙📚
cup.org/40N0Mpr
No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids by Vladimir Kogan
#EduSky #Politics 💙📚
cup.org/40N0Mpr