Matthew D. Simonson

Political scientist at @HebrewU in Jerusalem studying ethnic conflict, protests, and networks... and training for marathons.

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

My first publication as lead author! Have a look!

[Political Research Quarterly @PRQjournal]

In #FirstView by @mattysimonson, @M_J_Lacombe, @_Jon_Green, and James N. Druckman (@UofR): "Guns and Democracy: Anti-System Attitudes, Protest, and Support for Violence Among Pandemic Gun-Buyers" https://t.co/qEC1XEXyTB

[Political Research Quarterly @PRQjournal]

In #FirstView by @mattysimonson, @M_J_Lacombe, @_Jon_Green, and James N. Druckman (@UofR): "Guns and Democracy: Anti-System Attitudes, Protest, and Support for Violence Among Pandemic Gun-Buyers" https://t.co/qEC1XEXyTB

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@shelley_x_liu @DukeU @DukeSanford Yay!!!!!! Congratulations Shelley!

[British Jnl Poli Sci @BJPolS]

From our new issue -

Using General Messages to Persuade on a Politicized Scientific Issue - https://t.co/uiraueZKsR

- @_Jon_Green, J.N.Druckman, M.A.Baum, @davidlazer, @Ognyanova, @mattysimonson, @jennifer_lin16, @MauSantillana & @royperlis

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@laiabalcells They read it over the weekend? That's... surprising. Unless it was "reviewed" by ChatGPT...

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

Come to next week's PNOC!

[Political Networks @PolNetworks]

Join us for the PolNet Online Colloquium on Wednesday, May 10 at 12pm ET with @JohnLondregan on "Elite Family Networks and the 1891 Civil War in Chile" (discussants: @justinhgross and Naoki Egami). Sign up to get Zoom link & paper at https://t.co/XJCf3shGBX

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

More networks! Please join us to learn about policy diffusion from Scott and Tracee in next week's PNOC (Political Networks Online Colloquim)

[Political Networks @PolNetworks]

Join us for the PolNet Online Colloquium on Tuesday, April 18 at 12pm ET with @ScottJLaCombe and @TraceeMSaunders on "What makes a leader? A Role Analysis of Latent Policy Diffusion Networks" (discussants: @brucedesmarais and @joshua_jansa).

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@laiabalcells I mean, now that you've said the word "dog" I can't unsee it...

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

Come to our first Political Networks Online Colloquium!!!

[Political Networks @PolNetworks]

Join our first read-ahead online colloquium 12pm ET Thursday, March 30 with Ilayda Onder on "Competition over Constituency and Territory: A Network Analysis of Militant Group Cooperation and Infighting." Sign up to get Zoom link & paper at https://t.co/nEipmNmRAk

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@laiabalcells 1-and-3/4 hours would be a lot of time to dedicate to a paper that only takes 45 minutes to read. But I agree in principle. For a traditional panel, I'd learn a lot more from 5 published papers than from 5 works-in-progress. I'd likely go to more panels if that were the norm

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

I'm tempted to caption this first picture "centering the patriarchy" since you all deliberately put me front and center for comedic effect. As the second photo indicates, I'm not the *only* "boy" who studies victimhood :) Thanks for a great workshop @j_golubovic & @YessinkaH!!!

[Rebecca Bell-Martin @rbellmartin]

Such a happy reunion with Olympia Summer Academy friends @AShesterinina @Sosanorena @mattysimonson and so many successes to celebrate #ISA2023

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

Politics & Networks people - Deadline tomorrow! We'd love to have you present, discuss(ant), or watch!

[Political Networks @PolNetworks]

Reminder: proposals for the first Political Networks Online Colloquium will be accepted until tomorrow!
Presenter proposal form: https://t.co/2KfNzUYM7z
Audience interest form: https://t.co/EiDVqL7Hua
Hosts: @marinagduque & @mattysimonson

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

If you know anyone interested in networks & politics, please encourage them to sign up for our brand-new monthly colloquium! Presenters, discussants, and audience members welcome! @Shugars @davidlazer @Ognyanova @DotanHaim @cesicruz @KristenRenberg @aasiegel @nils_weidmann

[Political Networks @PolNetworks]

PolNet is thrilled to announce the Political Networks Online Colloquium!
1-hour talks held monthly during the Spring 2023 semester, coordinated by @marinagduque & @mattysimonson.
Presenter proposal form: https://t.co/2KfNzUYM7z
Audience interest form: https://t.co/WAMEfHSSI4

[Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation @HFGuggenheim]

In 2020, @mattysimonson was a @HFGuggenheim Emerging Scholar. His project was titled "Kill a Stranger, Save a Neighbor: Civilian and Combatant Networks Under Fire." He since became a researcher at @Penn. Read more about the Emerging Scholar Awards here: https://t.co/NU9OQQ5syD

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@_Jon_Green and the speaking will continue until the voting improves

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

My former lab is a great place to work and a great postdoc opportunity - happy to discuss if you're interested!

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@_Jon_Green @klunztrujillo I kinda actually like the new term. I feel like we should adopt it in cases where something is both statistically significant and substantively meaningful. Of course, I'm not sure anything related this issue is substantively meaningful

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

@_cingraham It's actually a pretty valid empirical question. We hear all the time about "peer pressure" in middle/high school, but to what extent is this peer pressure explicit (e.g., cool kids tell you to do drugs) vs. implicit (e.g., you ask for drugs in order to impress/gain acceptance)?

[Matthew D. Simonson @mattysimonson]

Three cheers for my AWESOME colleague on the Covid States Project, a soon-to-be professor of political science!