I have new article out in the Sociology of Development on the possibilities of building welfare states in the global south. Its free for now: https://t.co/ej041pQ4yp
Terrific piece by @jasonfurman on grade deflation at Harvard: https://t.co/T10zeYhEk8 For faculty/universities it's tricky — we want students to focus on learning and take risks, yet grades provide motivation and feedback. No perfect solution. Curious to see impact, response.
New in @PLOSONE w/ @VolhaCharnysh, J Kalow & E Walk: How do race, nationality & partisanship shape U.S. support for climate disaster aid?
Two svy expt (N=7,511): Americans give less to Global South victims, esp. Republicans. Race effects context-dependent.
https://t.co/fxFpDp0kQD
My latest Global Commons substack - reporting on recently published research @WorldDevJournal with Naomi Tilles on the limits of democratic politics for achieving universal safe water access https://t.co/gAgsBgYSsy
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Want to share my recent piece, just published, recognizing the Tocquevillean (outside the federal government) US response to Climate @FT#climateweek https://t.co/WuJ3aSqv6u
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Our new annual issue of precis is here!
This edition features interviews with CIS Director of Research Mihaela Papa and Wilhelm Fellow Dafna Rand (@dafnahrand), essays on corruption and nuclear intelligence by @johngithongo and Kunal Singh (@d_extrovert), a spotlight on @MIT_SSP’s Center for Nuclear Security Policy, and much more.
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A few others wrote to say that even as Americans, they were rooting for non-Americans, including Joker to win 25 or for Alcaraz or Sinner. So far, no one writing to say they prefer Sabalenka or Swiatek.
With today's start of women's and men's singles at the #usopen25, I want to share my brief essay that appeared in the @nytimes yesterday. https://t.co/z6FewHv8s6
I received lots of great feedback, thx friends, and others. A minute after publication, a groundskeeper wrote to say I'd probably never been to the open because flags are prohibited! Well, I have been. But admit, I may have been remembering images from other tennis tournaments!
🧠Can dignity appeals boost engagement with marginalized groups?
➡️P. Bollen, W. Kymlicka, @evlieb & B. Read show that Facebook ads using dignity language spark positive reactions, but only when targets are not seen as “blameworthy” https://t.co/2fHTWiYHfm #FirstView