How does wartime sexual violence affect trust in government and in one another? Please join me and Sumin Lee for virtual conversation on our work, 'Legacies of Wartime Sexual Violence: Evidence from World War II 'Comfort Stations'' at this week's #JPOSS !

Our new article on Scientific Reports is out!
nature.com/articles/s4159…
This is a four-country study on the positive effect of framing factchecks as confirming accurate information rather than refuting misinformation ilcss Natalia Aruguete Tiago Ventura Flávia Batista 🇧🇷 Ernesto Calvo 💚.

This was a long time in the making, but I'm really proud of this paper. I learned so much from Horacio Larreguy and Stuart Russell!

One of my favorite reads of 2023!

🚨Please nominate articles for the Best Article Award in the Democracy and Autocracy Section APSA. Self-nominations are more than welcome. How? Simply email the article to the committee members👇🏽 Deadline for nominations? March 15, 2024.

Thank you Jane Esberg for the wonderful review!

A reminder that if you have any undergrads interested in PhDs in the social sciences, please let them know about our summer internship opportunity at MIT Global Diversity Lab MITPoliticalScience!

Our application deadline for US-based students is January 16 and more details are ⬇️

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With Argentina's Presidential runoff scheduled for this Sunday, I would say that our article on the timing of corruption lawsuits during elections in Argentina is exceptionally well-timed!

The way John Oliver talked about abortion bans on Last Week Tonight is exactly what I critique in a forthcoming article (youtube.com/watch?v=6eH2BI…)! If only he said it before I submitted it or after it was published... (a short thread)

Excited to open the call for new applications for Pathways@GDL, a summer internship for undergraduates at US universities hosted by MITPoliticalScience MIT Global Diversity Lab aimed at expanding access to PhD programs. More info here: globaldiversitylab.mit.edu/summer-researc…

For those who will b at African Studies Association this coming wkend African Politics Conference Group has a session on the life & work of the late Keith Weghorst. Sat, Nov 12th (13h15 to 15h00) 1:15pm - 3pm. Location: Salon 4. Read Rachael McLellan’s recent review of his book. Keith was among the very best of us!

Apply for a slot in CASBS's 2024 summer institute on Organizations & Their Effectiveness

DEADLINE: Dec 11

Co-directed by Bob Gibbons & Woody Powell, the institute has been pushing the frontiers of cross-disciplinary org studies since 2016

Details & app: stanford.io/3FzNBNG

Excited to present my work with the community at Security in Context! Thank you Natalie Letsa for organizing!

Apply to WGAPE 2024 in Ghana!

This is a real test because Liu (Sida Liu) and Fu's work influenced how Jieun Kim and I approached the topic--very excited to present this new project on the (somewhat) effectiveness of Chinese criminal defense lawyers at HKU Law on 11/20. Join us if you are in Hong Kong!