Andrew Perrin

Sociology chair @JHUArtsSciences; Study democracy @SNFAgoraJHU. Before: @UNCSociology @IAH_UNC. @SwatAlum and @UCBerkeley alum. Opinions my own. #GoHeels

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

A few sociological thoughts on the election: culture can trump structure; party coalitions make for overdetermined outcomes; routinizing charisma is hard. My latest for Scatterplot: https://t.co/3ieK2wnvHp

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

One of the studies often used to claim increasing left-wing bias in sociology doesn't really show that at all. My latest on Scatterplot: https://t.co/T2aPwy1sw9

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@jessesmithsoc @ttkeskinturk I read the Manzi article more carefully - additional thoughts here: https://t.co/T2aPwy1sw9

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@jessesmithsoc @ttkeskinturk that's actually how the report reads, but I do think it would be an appropriate conclusion. [7/7]

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@jessesmithsoc @ttkeskinturk A final note: I met Dr Rubin at the ASA meetings and we had a good conversation. I have no reason to doubt her scholarly merit or her good faith. She did tell me she hoped people saw that the main point of the report is "we don't have enough data yet to know." I don't think [6/]

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[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@jessesmithsoc @ttkeskinturk conclusions are generally right (at least substantially so) but the report provides little empirical reason to believe that more than I did before I read it. [4/4]

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@jessesmithsoc @ttkeskinturk convincing a hostile or at least skeptical reader. JLM’s response shows why such a reader ought not be convinced by the evidence in the report. Your response amounts to “but the report is right anyway because I already believed it.” And TBH I largely believe Rubin’s [3/]

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[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@OmarSHaqueMDPhD @rlhopcro @GlennLoury The plural of “anecdote” is not “data.”

[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

Sociology @JHUArtsSciences is continuing our growth with two open positions this year! These positions are at the Associate Professor level. Please apply! https://t.co/11zQKcZEPk

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The Johns Hopkins University School of Government and Policy (located in DC) is hiring multiple tenure track faculty across poli sci, law, sociology, history, philosophy, comp sci, econ, and more. Join us!
Apps are due Oct. 25.
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[Andrew Perrin @AndrewJPerrin]

@cblatts Adequate climber. Sociologist!