Chris Shortell
cshortell.bsky.social
Chris Shortell
@cshortell.bsky.social
Portland State University political science professor
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yup, that's exactly where we are

the most informed among us are looking at what's happening and going, this will be an all-consuming nightmare for everyone soon enough, but for normal people we have not yet reached the point of "Rudy Gobert tests positive and the NBA shuts down"
February 2020 Mark 2 is proving to be just as long as the first one.
February 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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I just looked at the website. It's what happens when you combine people who are good at basic web design, some very smart lawyers, and some extremely committed trolls. It is jaw-dropping. Scroll all the way through. www.apologize.lol
Cards Against Humanity Pays You to Give a Shit
Didn't vote in 2020? Cards Against Humanity will pay you to apologize.
www.apologize.lol
October 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM
@johnpfaff.bsky.social Your work on reform DA elections has been really valuable and I thought you might be interested in this Oregonian article looking at the most recent election. It captures the importance of paying attention to the local factors rather than the national narrative.
National media outlets say Portland is fed up with progressive elected officials. The truth isn’t that simple
Last week's primary election results revealed little about Oregonians' views of progressive officials, experts said.
www.oregonlive.com
June 7, 2024 at 9:09 PM
This article was a long time coming, but I'm excited to say that "What Can We Learn About Teaching Excellence from Our Students? Lessons from Six Years of Teaching Award Data" is out now in the Journal of Political Science Education! Polisky
What Can We Learn About Teaching Excellence from Our Students? Lessons From Six Years of Teaching Award Data
Teaching excellence in higher education can be defined and studied in different ways, but research efforts to date have often focused on institutional or instructor perspectives. This article uses ...
www.tandfonline.com
April 11, 2024 at 10:50 PM
The print version of "Madame Justice Will Save Our Democracy: Gender Bias and Perceptions of the High Court in Transitional Regimes" was just published in PRQ. @mevaldini.bsky.social and I find that stereotypes about women judges can actually increase perceptions of democratic health. polisky
Madame Justice Will Save Our Democracy: Gender Bias and Perceptions of the High Court in Transitiona...
While existing literature has established that women leaders are stereotyped as more likely to uphold the norms of democracy, the power of this effect in the no...
journals.sagepub.com
October 31, 2023 at 6:05 AM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social Can you please add me to the Polisky list?
October 12, 2023 at 3:45 AM