Michael Strausz
@strauszm.bsky.social
Political scientist, specializing in Japan
https://www.michaelstrausz.com/
cooking | hiking | schmoozing
https://www.michaelstrausz.com/
cooking | hiking | schmoozing
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#OpenAccess -
Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - https://cup.org/4phhcQx
- Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social
#FirstView
Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - https://cup.org/4phhcQx
- Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#OpenAccess -
Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - https://cup.org/4phhcQx
- Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social
#FirstView
Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - https://cup.org/4phhcQx
- Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social
#FirstView
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - https://cup.org/4hxDATi
"gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..."
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#jjps
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - https://cup.org/4hxDATi
"gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..."
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#jjps
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#OpenAccess from our latest issue -
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - https://cup.org/4hxDATi
"gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..."
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#jjps
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - https://cup.org/4hxDATi
"gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..."
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#jjps
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#OpenAccess -
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4lV2PiL
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#FirstView
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4lV2PiL
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#FirstView
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#OpenAccess -
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4lV2PiL
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#FirstView
Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4lV2PiL
- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social
#FirstView
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Using the military against American citizens.
We are in an incredibly dark place.
We are in an incredibly dark place.
America 2025: Formalizing the use of military forces to routinely police American cities.
Text of the EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Text of the EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
August 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Using the military against American citizens.
We are in an incredibly dark place.
We are in an incredibly dark place.
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🚨TENURE TRACK POLI SCI JOBS🚨
Yes, "jobs" plural. TCU is hiring two assistant professors, to begin in Fall of 2026.
1) American Politics, with a preference for Gender and Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
2) Public Law and/or Judicial Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Yes, "jobs" plural. TCU is hiring two assistant professors, to begin in Fall of 2026.
1) American Politics, with a preference for Gender and Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
2) Public Law and/or Judicial Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
July 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🚨TENURE TRACK POLI SCI JOBS🚨
Yes, "jobs" plural. TCU is hiring two assistant professors, to begin in Fall of 2026.
1) American Politics, with a preference for Gender and Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
2) Public Law and/or Judicial Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Yes, "jobs" plural. TCU is hiring two assistant professors, to begin in Fall of 2026.
1) American Politics, with a preference for Gender and Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
2) Public Law and/or Judicial Politics.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
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Come work with me! We’re hiring two Tenure Track positions this fall. One is in judicial politics and I’m on the committee! The other is in American Politics. Link below is for the judicial one but I’ll put the American line in the comments! 🎉
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline:
Open Until Filled. Application review will begin October 1.
Position Details:
The Department of Political Science Texas Christian University invites applications for a full-time,...
jobs.tcu.edu
July 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Come work with me! We’re hiring two Tenure Track positions this fall. One is in judicial politics and I’m on the committee! The other is in American Politics. Link below is for the judicial one but I’ll put the American line in the comments! 🎉
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
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TIRED: becoming psychotic after chatting with ChatGPT
WIRED: turning ChatGPT psychotic by chatting with it
WIRED: turning ChatGPT psychotic by chatting with it
July 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else.
They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
Bloodbath in Indiana higher ed as public colleges and universities ordered to eliminate 20% of all degree programs, apparently based purely on student demand (=enrollments) and not any rational calculation of need or value.
www.ipm.org/news-section...
www.ipm.org/news-section...
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
www.ipm.org
July 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else.
They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
I just completed version 3.0 of my R workbook, which you can find here: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... This version has new data, some new tools, and some new, clear explanations of key concepts (including of statistical significance and residuals). Take a look!
Are you ready for R? A Workbook for R for Political Science and Beyond: Version 3.0
This is the preface of the workbook
strauszm.github.io
July 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I just completed version 3.0 of my R workbook, which you can find here: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... This version has new data, some new tools, and some new, clear explanations of key concepts (including of statistical significance and residuals). Take a look!
My article with Melanie Sonntag and @ykshrt.bsky.social about how supportive the Japanese public was of COVID-era entry bans on foreigners (short answer: very supportive) was just publised in Social Science Japan Journal: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Attitudes on the entry ban in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract. Japan had one of the most restrictive entry bans between 2020 and 2023 to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While there was
urldefense.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My article with Melanie Sonntag and @ykshrt.bsky.social about how supportive the Japanese public was of COVID-era entry bans on foreigners (short answer: very supportive) was just publised in Social Science Japan Journal: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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TCU is hiring in Judicial Politics.
The title "Instructor" undersells it a bit. As far as non-TT jobs go, this one is pretty great.
The title "Instructor" undersells it a bit. As far as non-TT jobs go, this one is pretty great.
Instructor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline:
Open until filled. Application review will begin on February 15.
Position Details:
This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Science...
jobs.tcu.edu
February 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
TCU is hiring in Judicial Politics.
The title "Instructor" undersells it a bit. As far as non-TT jobs go, this one is pretty great.
The title "Instructor" undersells it a bit. As far as non-TT jobs go, this one is pretty great.
I am delighted to annouce the publication of my new edited volume _No Island is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan_. You can order it, or ask your library to order it, here: uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/no-isl...
No Island Is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan
Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of g…
uhpress.hawaii.edu
January 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am delighted to annouce the publication of my new edited volume _No Island is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan_. You can order it, or ask your library to order it, here: uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/no-isl...
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2024 was the year that Japanese politics went Online. But there's a risk that politics will focus on the symptom rather than the cause. My latest:
observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...
observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...
The year Japanese politics went Online
Japanese democracy grapples with social media
observingjapan.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM
2024 was the year that Japanese politics went Online. But there's a risk that politics will focus on the symptom rather than the cause. My latest:
observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...
observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...
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Gendered views may affect how voters evaluate candidates on education and national security, but they may be less salient on the issue of immigration, an experimental study in Japan shows. Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social @ykshrt.bsky.social shiraito.github.io/research/fil...
shiraito.github.io
November 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Gendered views may affect how voters evaluate candidates on education and national security, but they may be less salient on the issue of immigration, an experimental study in Japan shows. Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social @ykshrt.bsky.social shiraito.github.io/research/fil...
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"How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out."
I made this video to help nervous election viewers know what to pay attention to on Election Night -- and, more importantly, what not to pay attention to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamx...
I made this video to help nervous election viewers know what to pay attention to on Election Night -- and, more importantly, what not to pay attention to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamx...
How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out (2024)
YouTube video by Adam Schiffer
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2024 at 2:08 PM
"How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out."
I made this video to help nervous election viewers know what to pay attention to on Election Night -- and, more importantly, what not to pay attention to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamx...
I made this video to help nervous election viewers know what to pay attention to on Election Night -- and, more importantly, what not to pay attention to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamx...
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Come work with me and other cool people! Instructor job for Public Law/Courts: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/instruc...
Instructor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline:
Open until filled. Application review will begin on January 15.
Position Details:
This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Science ...
jobs.tcu.edu
October 4, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Come work with me and other cool people! Instructor job for Public Law/Courts: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/instruc...
Check out this book by one of my great colleagues!
I am happy to announce the publication of the Research Handbook of Judicial Politics from @elgarpublishing.bsky.social. Coedited by Mike Fix (@mpfix1.bsky.social) and myself, the volume offers a comprehensive examination of judicial politics.
This is my first book, and I'm very proud of it!
This is my first book, and I'm very proud of it!
Research Handbook on Judicial Politics
‘Fix and Montgomery have accomplished what, so far, judicial scholars have not. They bring together a variety of scholars who analyze courts within and beyond the U.S. and who employ a variety of meth...
www.e-elgar.com
September 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Check out this book by one of my great colleagues!
Academic friends: we are hiring the Herman Brown Chair of Political Science at TCU (in Fort Worth, Texas). Please consider applying and please feel free to ask me any questions about the job, our department, TCU, Fort Worth, etc.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/herman-...
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/herman-...
Herman Brown Chair of Political Science in the AddRan College of Liberal Arts - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline:
Open Until Filled. Application review will start on November 1st.
Position Details:
Texas Christian University invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the Herman Brown E...
jobs.tcu.edu
August 30, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Academic friends: we are hiring the Herman Brown Chair of Political Science at TCU (in Fort Worth, Texas). Please consider applying and please feel free to ask me any questions about the job, our department, TCU, Fort Worth, etc.
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/herman-...
jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/herman-...
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How do you sleep at night when your job requires you to coerce children to get head trauma to win “points”?
I guess the simplest answer is you don’t care if kids get head trauma
I guess the simplest answer is you don’t care if kids get head trauma
A former power five player told us he was concerned about head trauma and wanted to show his position teammates the new film *Concussion.*
His coach told him he wasn't allowed to.
www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...
His coach told him he wasn't allowed to.
www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...
July 19, 2024 at 5:07 PM
How do you sleep at night when your job requires you to coerce children to get head trauma to win “points”?
I guess the simplest answer is you don’t care if kids get head trauma
I guess the simplest answer is you don’t care if kids get head trauma
Political scientists, and friends of political scientists: Texas Christian University is hiring an assistant professor of comparative politics, specializing in Latin America or Africa. The announcement is here: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Please feel free to ask me any questions!
Please feel free to ask me any questions!
Assistant Professor of Political Science - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline:
Review of applications will begin September 16. Open until filled.
Position Details:
This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Scien...
jobs.tcu.edu
July 2, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Political scientists, and friends of political scientists: Texas Christian University is hiring an assistant professor of comparative politics, specializing in Latin America or Africa. The announcement is here: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Please feel free to ask me any questions!
Please feel free to ask me any questions!
Here is version 2.0 of my R Workbook: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... R is tough to learn at first, but it is so rewarding and powerful. Feel free to use this workbook to teach yourself R or to teach students in a non profit educational setting. And please let me know if you are using it!
Are you ready for R? A Workbook for R for Political Science and Beyond: Version 2.0
This is the preface of the workbook
strauszm.github.io
June 7, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Here is version 2.0 of my R Workbook: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... R is tough to learn at first, but it is so rewarding and powerful. Feel free to use this workbook to teach yourself R or to teach students in a non profit educational setting. And please let me know if you are using it!