Melissa Schwartzberg
@maschwar.bsky.social
Silver Professor of Politics, NYU. Specialist in democratic theory. Supermajority rule skeptic before it was cool. Co-author of Democratic Deals: A Defense of Political Bargaining (Harvard UP, 2024).
NOT WELL. See, at far left, mailer received on Monday (amidst the general haul for a District 2 resident). There were several decent alternatives, including the SNL-famous Harvey Epstein.
June 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
NOT WELL. See, at far left, mailer received on Monday (amidst the general haul for a District 2 resident). There were several decent alternatives, including the SNL-famous Harvey Epstein.
Truly astonishing. It makes me want to rewatch Succession just to focus on her performance.
May 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Truly astonishing. It makes me want to rewatch Succession just to focus on her performance.
It's remarkable how consistently I hear these accounts - I suspect such feelings of efficacy and respect for others' judgment are the mechanisms underlying the finding that jury service increases voter participation (Gastil et al., e.g., www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...)
Jury Service and Electoral Participation: A Test of the Participation Hypothesis | The Journal of Politics: Vol 70, No 2
The participation hypothesis holds that when people undertake one civic activity, their likelihood of future political participation increases. Three original studies test this hypothesis by linking t...
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March 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It's remarkable how consistently I hear these accounts - I suspect such feelings of efficacy and respect for others' judgment are the mechanisms underlying the finding that jury service increases voter participation (Gastil et al., e.g., www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...)
Probably - send me an email in an hour and I will check our library.
January 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Probably - send me an email in an hour and I will check our library.
We will be in Monastiraki in Athens, Karakoy in Istanbul, but are happy to explore.
January 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We will be in Monastiraki in Athens, Karakoy in Istanbul, but are happy to explore.
It was just really boring - even I abandoned it.
January 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It was just really boring - even I abandoned it.
hooray to Sam Klug!!
January 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
hooray to Sam Klug!!
You appreciate robust commitment to the bit, as do I. I am just sorry he took off the sunglasses.
January 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You appreciate robust commitment to the bit, as do I. I am just sorry he took off the sunglasses.
I had a feeling.
January 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I had a feeling.
Do you have a view on Jeremy Strong's hat? Because I have views.
January 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Do you have a view on Jeremy Strong's hat? Because I have views.
The NOMOS volume on Protest and Dissent has a number of great papers that could complement those selections.
January 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The NOMOS volume on Protest and Dissent has a number of great papers that could complement those selections.
the horror, the horror
December 30, 2024 at 12:57 PM
the horror, the horror
No, it has been shut down, but it has been written in the stars and inscribed on the hearts of all NYU faculty evermore.
December 30, 2024 at 2:43 AM
No, it has been shut down, but it has been written in the stars and inscribed on the hearts of all NYU faculty evermore.
We now have one dog photo, dozens more requests to be removed from the list, a (repeated) call for unionization/divestment, a (frankly sad) repeated mention of a recently deceased brother, and a call to celebrate 30 years of service by aforementioned vice provost.
December 30, 2024 at 2:02 AM
We now have one dog photo, dozens more requests to be removed from the list, a (repeated) call for unionization/divestment, a (frankly sad) repeated mention of a recently deceased brother, and a call to celebrate 30 years of service by aforementioned vice provost.