Spread the word—a terrific opportunity to work for a dynamic organization that’s an intellectual home to some of the world’s best scholars.

Impossible City, my new book about the Paris of today, officially exists! Thank you, Waterstones Trafalgar Square. And if you aren't there, you can get the book here: profilebooks.com/work/impossibl…

U.S. social science loves stereotypical views of “the Heartland”, be they positive (Hochshield) or negative (like this one). And liberal media and readers love them too.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

The ISA ICOMM best book award for Covering Muslims makes me think it might be useful for those who don’t know the book to see this Twitter thread on what is in the text. Then again, X may not like the fact that I’m calling it Twitter, so will anybody actually see this? 😂

Thinking about Nikki Sadat’s Media Portrayals of Minorities Project’s California Dreamin’ post today as I walk the (not-so-) mean streets of San Francisco. mediaandminorities.org/California/

What a special highlight of our spring Midd calendar this albats talk was last night! Following up on earlier stellar talks by Fritz Bartel and Kristy Ironside. Never been more important to hear from smart people where Russia's been, where it is, and where it's headed.

This Thursday at Stanford! If you are in the area, join us.

Extremely honored and thankful to the committee and to ISA ICOMM for this award for Maurits van der Veen and my book Covering Muslims.

📢 A new data analysis of The New York Times coverage of the Supreme Court. Media Portrayals of Minorities Project lab member Abby Ward shows increased discussion of the politicization of SCOTUS in the past few years: mediaandminorities.org/SCOTUS/

Just in time for #InternationalWomensDay tomorrow, my first paper is now out in the American Political Science Review ! In it, I delve into the nuanced effects of protester gender on public reactions to protests and repression shorturl.at/xKN04🧵

My article—The AKP and Stealth Islamization in Turkey—is published in Turkish Studies. Click here to read and download a copy: tandfonline.com/eprint/RVSVFZV…

Aleksey Navalny was a fearless advocate for his beliefs who died unbroken by the tyranny he opposed. He fought corruption, inspired millions and never wavered in his insistence on free expression, the rule of law, and a Russia that is accountable to the people and not a dictator.…

A few resources on #Navalny , especially for those who don’t closely follow Russian politics. All in English. 🧵

1 of my favorite portraits of Navalny is actually about his equally impressive wife, Yulia Navalnaya. By Julia Ioffe. 1/8
archive.vanityfair.com/article/2021/9…

Watched this tonight. Worth the 90 minutes if you have access.

Excellent analysis of the growth in crisis coverage associated with California by the The New York Times, thanks to Media Portrayals of Minorities Project lab member Nikki Sadat. mediaandminorities.org/California/

Thanks, Ken. Great to be on this terrific list.

The way 2023 played out meant I didn’t read as much as I usually would over the year. I wasn’t as productive. The pages didn't turn as quickly.

Nevertheless, these books saw me through. They are my top 23 of 2023 (in the order I read them):

kenchitwood.com/blog/2023/12/1…

Finally, I get to post the compulsory ‘our new book just arrived’ tweet…. Genuinely over the moon about this, the product of multi-year collaboration with Emile Chabal, Mike Slaven, Sara Casella, Elisabeth Badenhoop Seeing Immigrants Economic and Social Research Council ❤️🙏

JOB : Political Science Concordia University invites applications for a tenure-track position in immigration and integration. We are seeking candidates with a focus on political behaviour, political psychology, quantitative methods, or empirical policy evaluation. rb.gy/3968s