There are only 134 women among the 1,625 candidates in Phase I of India's #LokSabaElection2024

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In my dissertation, I argued that green and radical right parties have different effects on party competition because environment/climate is a valence issue while immigration is positional. Today, rather the reverse has become true. A crucial transformation. A🧵

'BJP is bringing up a whole new set of MPs, CMs, ministers, MLAs, & office-bearers of the organisation at the Centre and in states. They will pay a crucial role if and when PM Modi hangs up his boots and there is a battle for succession... ' - DK Singh

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🚨 forthcoming Journal of Politics @[email protected]: super excited that the 1st paper on project with Alyssa René Heinze & Rachel E. Brule is now accepted.

We show that inequality does not stop at the gate of political office: Indian women face large inequalities in voice & centrality AFTER they reach office 1/n

Ha! The survey data collection of my PhD gave me sleepless nights but it was worth it 🙂

How does perceived societal stigma affect participation in populist radical right parties? Sofia Ammassari examines this subject in Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… (OPEN ACCESS)

Political StudiesAssoc @SAGECQPolitics #freeaccess #polsci

Some wise advice by Theda Skocpol about scholarship.👇

From Skocpol’s 2017 interview with Eric Schickler: annualreviews.org/docserver/full…

Thread: After more than a year of work, we have now launched dataforindia.com, a public platform that seeks to expand access to Indian data for everyone, and deepen the understanding of the country that can come from this data

1/ Out now: our latest Carnegie Endowment #IndiaElects2024 essay by Rithika Kumar on the causes and consequences of rising female voter turnout in Indian elections carnegieendowment.org/2024/04/05/wha…

This should be required reading for everyone (academic, journalist, etc.) commenting on US politics and, particularly, Democratic Party and 'culture wars'. Great example of solid and relevant social science research that disproves received wisdom.
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Curious about what kind of information politicians really pay attention to?

Key insight from our new study: They are more likely to engage with statistical data and public opinion over media stories or rival party positions.

Now open access British Jnl Poli Sci: doi.org/10.1017/S00071…

Do Community Notes reduce the spread of false information? Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: Yes, but... A 🧵  arxiv.org/abs/2404.02803

In case you missed it, yesterday's Tally Room podcast features Sofia Ammassari and I discussing the upcoming Indian election, check it out!

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New IV just dropped

Friends — this paper was a true labor of love. It’s the piece I’m proudest of, possibly ever. Please read and teach it!!

Thrilled to have my paper “Feigning Politicians” accepted at the Journal of Politics Journal of Politics @[email protected] . 🥳

Now, time for a quick thread 🧵

Links to the paper:
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New article with Andrej Kokkonen in Political Studies. We find a general political participation gap between pro- and anti-immigrant citizens. The size of the gap is however contingent on peoples' ideological left-right placement. Open Access. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

“The Populist Zeitgeist” was published 20 years ago and 𝐩𝐨𝐩 🍔👾💣 | populismblog.bsky.social asked me to reflect on it.

This was honestly the most fun interview I have done in years! Hope you enjoy it too!

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