Congratulations to @sandipto.bsky.social, Tariq Thachil and Adam Auerbach for winning the South Asia Section's Francine Frankel prize for their books Machines and Migrants and Legalizing the Revolution

Prizes will be presented at APSA 2025

Our big finding: Polarization will last as long as the parties remain competitive, and end after one party becomes dominant

There is no convergence toward the center or the median voter

See how DWnominate cong. polarization falls after long periods of unified government

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A lot has been written on the causes of polarization, but Avidit Acharya, Theo Serlin and I wanted to ask a different question: How Polarization *Ends*

Paper link and 🧵

tinyurl.com/jp2pk4rt
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Do you have a recently published book or article on South Asia? Submit your work for the APSA South Asian section prizes! Details below.

The @apsa.bsky.social South Asian Politics Section is soliciting nominations for the Frankel Prize for best book (last two years) and Kothari Prize for best article (past year). Self nominations are fine. The deadline for both prizes is February 1st. Submission details below.

The South Asian Politics section of APSA would like to announce two new prizes. Please send nominations (including self-nominations) to the committee by February 1st. If you’re the author of a book, you can ask your editor to send copies.