Daniel A. N. Goldstein
@daniel-a-n-goldstein.com
Assistant Prof/postdoc at UiO. Prior: Max Weber at EUI and PhD at Yale. Political economy, climbing, etc. https://daniel-a-n-goldstein.com/
This research has been a long time coming, and we would like to acknowledge the support of several people who have helped throughout the process, including Alex Coppock, Greg Huber, Ebonya Washington, Jonathan Caverley, and Kyle Peyton, among many others
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This research has been a long time coming, and we would like to acknowledge the support of several people who have helped throughout the process, including Alex Coppock, Greg Huber, Ebonya Washington, Jonathan Caverley, and Kyle Peyton, among many others
Using formal theory, a survey experiment, & text analysis, we find:
• People prefer “direct corrections” - policies that address the disparity itself
• “Indirect corrections” that compensate burdened groups get less support
• Fairness matters more than social identity in shaping preferences
• People prefer “direct corrections” - policies that address the disparity itself
• “Indirect corrections” that compensate burdened groups get less support
• Fairness matters more than social identity in shaping preferences
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Using formal theory, a survey experiment, & text analysis, we find:
• People prefer “direct corrections” - policies that address the disparity itself
• “Indirect corrections” that compensate burdened groups get less support
• Fairness matters more than social identity in shaping preferences
• People prefer “direct corrections” - policies that address the disparity itself
• “Indirect corrections” that compensate burdened groups get less support
• Fairness matters more than social identity in shaping preferences
This is the article by Lisa Friedman, whose reporting I have draw on extensively in my work on the EPA and institutional disruption
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is the article by Lisa Friedman, whose reporting I have draw on extensively in my work on the EPA and institutional disruption
Reach out if you’d like to chat about the long-term implications!
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Reversals of Capacity: Norms, Culture, and Institutional Disruption - The JOP´s Political Science Blog
The public sector must hold the capacity to effectively address pressing concerns such as climate change and environmental degradation. In the United States, this role is primarily fulfilled by the fe...
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February 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reach out if you’d like to chat about the long-term implications!
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With unprecedented firings and resignations, remaining staff may pander toward disruptive leadership—further weakening agency capacity and complicating the recruitment of skilled talent. I’ve expanded on these ideas on the @lseblogs.bsky.social , @broadstreetblog.bsky.social, and in the article
February 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
With unprecedented firings and resignations, remaining staff may pander toward disruptive leadership—further weakening agency capacity and complicating the recruitment of skilled talent. I’ve expanded on these ideas on the @lseblogs.bsky.social , @broadstreetblog.bsky.social, and in the article
When an agency’s internal culture fractures, bureaucrats may stop pursuing core missions—altering policy outcomes and even their commitment to remain in government
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What the second Trump administration may mean for federal agencies and their capacity to deliver
The US government employs more than two million civilian personnel through its Cabinet departments and executive agencies. In new research, Daniel A. N. Goldstein looks at what Donald Trump’s retur…
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February 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
When an agency’s internal culture fractures, bureaucrats may stop pursuing core missions—altering policy outcomes and even their commitment to remain in government
wp.me/p3I2YF-eAy
wp.me/p3I2YF-eAy
Government workers respond to disruptive leadership in three ways:
1️⃣ Resistance: Sticking to the agency’s mission
2️⃣ Temporary Reversals: A weakened commitment to mission, but agencies can recover
3️⃣ Erosion: Abandoning the mission entirely and missions may take years to recover
1️⃣ Resistance: Sticking to the agency’s mission
2️⃣ Temporary Reversals: A weakened commitment to mission, but agencies can recover
3️⃣ Erosion: Abandoning the mission entirely and missions may take years to recover
February 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Government workers respond to disruptive leadership in three ways:
1️⃣ Resistance: Sticking to the agency’s mission
2️⃣ Temporary Reversals: A weakened commitment to mission, but agencies can recover
3️⃣ Erosion: Abandoning the mission entirely and missions may take years to recover
1️⃣ Resistance: Sticking to the agency’s mission
2️⃣ Temporary Reversals: A weakened commitment to mission, but agencies can recover
3️⃣ Erosion: Abandoning the mission entirely and missions may take years to recover