Anna Grzymala-Busse
@annagbusse.bsky.social
Professor of political science at Stanford. State formation, religion, political parties, Europe, etc. Amateur electrician.
His hair is back to receding despite the transplant, but to compensate, he’s now sporting what looks like a modest B cup.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
His hair is back to receding despite the transplant, but to compensate, he’s now sporting what looks like a modest B cup.
Well, sigh, that thread is out of order, but I hope it's still useful!
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Well, sigh, that thread is out of order, but I hope it's still useful!
The ideal time to have your workshop? Roughly when you are 75% done, so there's enough for the discussants tto sink their teeth into, but it's not entirely finished, so you can implement even big changes without feeling like you're destroying your masterpiece.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The ideal time to have your workshop? Roughly when you are 75% done, so there's enough for the discussants tto sink their teeth into, but it's not entirely finished, so you can implement even big changes without feeling like you're destroying your masterpiece.
And please feel free to ask questions! I organized, benefited from, and perpetrated many book workshops and would be glad to help.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
And please feel free to ask questions! I organized, benefited from, and perpetrated many book workshops and would be glad to help.
Don't make the workshop too long: 2.5 hours on Zoom is plenty, half a day in person also works (then you have the discussion about publishing, etc over lunch). Schedule a larger chunk for the theory at the outset, then smaller chunks for the individual chapters.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Don't make the workshop too long: 2.5 hours on Zoom is plenty, half a day in person also works (then you have the discussion about publishing, etc over lunch). Schedule a larger chunk for the theory at the outset, then smaller chunks for the individual chapters.
Give each of the participants an assignment: one or two chapters that they are particularly well suited to discuss. You can have more than one discussant per chapter! Start off with theory and contributions, then the subsequent chapters.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Give each of the participants an assignment: one or two chapters that they are particularly well suited to discuss. You can have more than one discussant per chapter! Start off with theory and contributions, then the subsequent chapters.
(These are most likely going to be blurbers for your book, *and* possibly tenure letter writers for junior scholars, so choose carefully: ask around for advice!)
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
(These are most likely going to be blurbers for your book, *and* possibly tenure letter writers for junior scholars, so choose carefully: ask around for advice!)
Choose your discussants so they complement each other: a big ideas person, a methods person, someone with specific expertise, someone who can really speak to the topic.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Choose your discussants so they complement each other: a big ideas person, a methods person, someone with specific expertise, someone who can really speak to the topic.
Imagine for a second if Southern Democrats and a MAGA-style GOPE formed a coalition in the early 1960s to stifle any civil rights. That's the relevant counterfactual.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Imagine for a second if Southern Democrats and a MAGA-style GOPE formed a coalition in the early 1960s to stifle any civil rights. That's the relevant counterfactual.
It's not an argument about what the priorities of the Left should be: it's an empirical statement about why and how democracies survive, and how they erode.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's not an argument about what the priorities of the Left should be: it's an empirical statement about why and how democracies survive, and how they erode.
The Covid funds (€18B?) are still frozen, and there was another small tranche frozen last year, but the EU response has been pretty anemic for the 11 years of his rule (and counting.) The EU remains a huge source of revenue.
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Covid funds (€18B?) are still frozen, and there was another small tranche frozen last year, but the EU response has been pretty anemic for the 11 years of his rule (and counting.) The EU remains a huge source of revenue.
That’s exactly it. Without a Conservative party committed to basic liberal democratic principles (individual rights, rule of law, losing elections, accepting opposition and criticism etc), you do not have a democracy.
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
That’s exactly it. Without a Conservative party committed to basic liberal democratic principles (individual rights, rule of law, losing elections, accepting opposition and criticism etc), you do not have a democracy.
That’s a double edged sword: eg, EU funding has kept the Orban regime afloat (the withholding of some cohesion/ covid funds notwithstanding.)
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
That’s a double edged sword: eg, EU funding has kept the Orban regime afloat (the withholding of some cohesion/ covid funds notwithstanding.)
The big difference is that with PR, they are one party among many. If they are in power, it’s in a coalition (Sweden, Netherlands).
The disaster scenario is when they win the absolute majority and govern alone (Poland, Hungary, US)
The disaster scenario is when they win the absolute majority and govern alone (Poland, Hungary, US)
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The big difference is that with PR, they are one party among many. If they are in power, it’s in a coalition (Sweden, Netherlands).
The disaster scenario is when they win the absolute majority and govern alone (Poland, Hungary, US)
The disaster scenario is when they win the absolute majority and govern alone (Poland, Hungary, US)
Oh, I think his victory *is* important, and it's very much a slap in the face of MAGA. My bigger point is that the margin of initial victory doesn't seem to predict subsequent success.
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oh, I think his victory *is* important, and it's very much a slap in the face of MAGA. My bigger point is that the margin of initial victory doesn't seem to predict subsequent success.
But yes, absolutely, the NYC mayoral election is pretty unique.
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
But yes, absolutely, the NYC mayoral election is pretty unique.
To me the lesson is that the winning candidates tailored their message to their constituencies. Mamdani could be a democratic socialist, Spanenberger was more moderate: both consistently advocated for affordability and against corruption.
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
To me the lesson is that the winning candidates tailored their message to their constituencies. Mamdani could be a democratic socialist, Spanenberger was more moderate: both consistently advocated for affordability and against corruption.
He ran against a vastly unpopular misogynist murderous lifetime pol, and a NY stalwart who was a Republican token...
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
He ran against a vastly unpopular misogynist murderous lifetime pol, and a NY stalwart who was a Republican token...
More like 1935
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
More like 1935