Emily Rains

Cities, informality, gender & development. Asst. prof @Tulane; formerly @LSU.

[kanika mahajan @kanmahajan]

Interested in working at the intersection of data and policy? Apply for the research associate position at the Isaac centre for public policy @AshokaUniv link: https://t.co/e3SwTr7urU @econ_ra

[British Jnl Poli Sci @BJPolS]

Where not #OpenAccess, the articles in our January 2023 issue are free to read until the end of 2024 -

https://t.co/WKxHnvpUIs

With papers by @stefanie_reher, @a_rasmussen, @GaryWMarks, @DavidAttewell6, @HoogheLiesbet, @JanRovny, @Korhan_Kocak, @_emilyrains & more

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@_sarahkhan @AU_SIS And for @PolisciTulane undergrad students to discuss on their intro. to development midterm today!

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@shikhar_46 @DukePoliSci Congrats to you and to Duke!!

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

And on that note, we are looking for more awesome colleagues! @PolisciTulane is hiring in CP, IR & Data Analytics. First deadline (for CP) is 9/2. Happy to chat Tulane, Nola, Mardi Gras &/or parental leave policies.

https://t.co/QloRAA0lxp

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

Coming back from an incredible maternity leave w/ my amazing daughter & looking forward to diving back into research & teaching this semester. SO grateful to my coauthors & colleagues who respected & protected this irreplaceable time.

[Renard Sexton @renardsexton]

Political scientists in the South, SoWEPS is coming back this fall for its 7th edition! Put Fri Nov 1st on your calendar and join us at Emory. Call for papers here: https://t.co/m3P5a1HW3g

[Tanu Kumar @tanu_kumar1]

Time for the 3rd annual Urban Politics in the Global South Conference! The keynote is on "Building Resilient Local Democracies," but papers can be about a broader array of topics. Submit your paper or talk by Sep 9, and join us on Nov 14-15.
https://t.co/kBt0TM6uYd

[IGC Cities that Work @IGC_CtW]

In the lead up to @The_IGC's call for proposals (see pinned tweet), we are sharing past research we’ve funded.
Today: @_emilyrains et al's 2018 @IIED study on 🇮🇳slums.

Finding> variation in poverty➡️policies should🎯 neighbourhoods not individuals
Paper> https://t.co/wScAV3wDdH

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

Very happy to see this Cambridge Elements on claim-making in print! A must read for those interested in citizen-state linkages, esp. in the Global South. Thanks @gabi_kw, @janicegallagher & @w_k_taylor for articulating these concepts and kickstarting an exciting conversation!

[Gabi Kruks-Wisner (@gabikw.bsky.social) @gabi_kw]

What do citizens seeking healthcare in🇨🇴, housing in 🇿🇦, welfare services in 🇮🇳, & due legal process in 🇲🇽 have in common? Find out in our new 📕 @CUP_PoliSci Element, "Claim-Making in Comparative Perspective" (w/ @janicegallagher & @w_k_taylor): https://t.co/8QtAzQvsFX
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[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@ValentimVicente @iespega @IEuniversity Congratulations, Vicente!! Such an exciting outcome for you and them!

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@kumar_rithika @RicePoliSci Huge congratulations, Rithika!!

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

Very happy to have been part of the @apsaurban comparative urban politics online workshop on Wednesday! Dittoing this sentiment: exciting research & awesome community.

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@LindsayMayka @apsaurban Thank you for presenting your exciting book! I cannot WAIT to read it.

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@kaufmada @maureen_donaghy @LindsayMayka Thank you for presenting your excellent work, @kaufmada! And for participating and giving a shoutout to this workshop in the pre @JWPaller organizing days (when I started joining :)) It's a great tradition!

[Environment & Urbanization @EandUjournal]

🗓️Our October 24 special issue will focus on Forced displacement and the city, a collaboration with
@IIED project Protracted Displacement in an Urban World. Project team to host a symposium 26-27 Sep: https://t.co/r6iUhDr8SH
Full call (EOIs by 15 Jan 24): https://t.co/IY8SbNWkBf

[M.R. Sharan @sharanidli]

The BJP won the 2019 parliamentary elections in India: but was it ALL fair and square?

This astonishing new working paper by @sabya_economist provides scientific evidence that suggests vote(r) manipulation by BJP.

And no, this is NOT about EVMs.
https://t.co/H99CGJPhTV
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[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

@JWPaller Love the wordplay, @JWPaller :) We will miss you this year!

[Emily Rains @_emilyrains]

Looking forward to this short course at APSA! Thanks, @JWPaller, for entrusting me to plan it this year while you're gone. It's always such a highlight!

[Jeffrey Paller @JWPaller]

This is the best. And it is even better this year with @_emilyrains taking the reins.

[David Kaufmann @kaufmada]

Look at this interesting @apsaurban short course!

I will present survey research on housing precarity in NY, LA, Chicago, Lnd, Paris, and Berlin. Low-income residents, renters, minorities and
households with kids display higher levels of housing precarity across the six cities