EuroWEPS is back! We will meet in Florence (hybrid) on Dec 2 to discuss designs/papers with a focus on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Oct 23.
Negative: Analysis of of 4,141 asylum applications in France (1976-2016) show that Christian (vs. Muslim) are more likely to be granted refugee status.
Positive: Bureaucrats stop discriminating after about a year on the job.
https://t.co/HFqnFoe4KC
Excited to see my paper "Learning to be Unbiased: Evidence from the French Asylum Office" out in @AJPS. Unprecedented effort in transparency by @Ofpra. Huge thanks to my fabulous advisors at @ImmigrationLab and wonderful colleagues at @pspe_lse!
https://t.co/D5B1E3zHqW
A Gérardmer, les jacuzzis de cinq habitations, principalement dédiées à la location saisonnière, ont été éventrés. Les propriétaires ont retrouvé un morceau de papier sur lequel il était écrit «l’eau, c’est fait pour boire». https://t.co/t1PgWfW48h Par @violettevauloup
🚨Incredibly excited that my first publication is accepted at @The_JOP: "Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) and Voter Turnout"🚨
Short 🧵:
Using a state-run small scale pilot experiment in Indian local elections, I find that FRT polling stations had lower turnout. 1/n
Thrilled to share that my paper with @emmylindstam, "My History or Our History? Historical Revisionism and Entitlement to Lead," has been awarded the @apsa Experimental Research Section's Best Paper Award
🚨 We're hiring at the LSE Government Dept🚨
6 Assistant Professors (TT):
- Political Behaviour
- Public Policy & Public Admin
- Data Science
- East & SE Asia (any sub-field)
- Gender, Race or Ethinicty (any sub-field)
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This is one of the best prejudice reduction studies of the past decade. @chelseysclark and I wrote a perspective on it in Science, where the study appeared: @salma_mousa_ 's soccer experiment in Iraq testing contact btw Christians & Muslims. Thread: https://t.co/Eyzc454ZFS
«J’ai la rage quand ils défilent dans les médias, montrent leur trogne à la télé pour pérorer… Jamais pour nous présenter leurs excuses, implorer notre pardon, alors même qu’ils sont en partie responsables de ce que nous vivons.» https://t.co/Lt8Vock73Q
Woutch. Ça décoiffe.
Come join us for EuroWEPS II. We will meet in Berlin on June 3 - 4 at @HumboldtUni. Accommodation, food and a travel (subsidy) are covered. Submit your cutting-edge empirical political science paper by March 23.
Full call here: https://t.co/qizwc4s4Md
What happened when @MoSalah joined @LFC?
Hate crimes in the surrounding area declined by 19%.
The # of anti-Muslim tweets sent by Liverpool fans was cut in half.
Evidence (by: @wpmarble@a_alrababah@salma_mousa_@aasiegel ): "Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice?"