My deep gratitude goes to the many colleagues who have discussed the book, commented on it, and asked questions. There is no better reward than critical engagement, with the hope that the book can be useful to those who read it.
Many are concerned about the return of Babiš to the top of Czech politics. While the results of this weekend's Czech legislative election poses its concerns, I am an optimist. I think Babiš's victory is rather Pyrrhic. Here are some thoughts: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2…
My recent book "Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition, and Democracy" (OUP 2024) argues that minorities can help strengthen and protect democracy. I explain the lessons of the book in a podcast hosted by Licia Cianetti from the U of Birmingham
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Today, many left voters feel close to 'cosmopolitans' or 'feminists', while right voters identify with 'down to earth' and 'hard working' people.
Yet, these identities have structural roots, just like class identities did.
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To what extent are campaign priorities contrasted or convergent, and why? In our forthcoming @cps_journal article, @e_grossman_fr and I argue that parties converge to similar priorities because they monitor each other and take up issues from opponents 👇
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💥AUTHLIB Working Paper💥
How do the autocratizing regimes of Hungary & Russia use domestic propaganda and traditional media outlets to control the information space?
Dorka Takacsy, visiting fellow at @GMF_ECE @gmfus, explains the connections.
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By focusing their identity on their gender (male) and perhaps religiosity, and legal status (voters are citizens), Trump managed to pull over a significant chunk of the male Hispanic vote.
The possibility to exit minority status is a great attenuating factor of ethnic liberalism. For more on the argument, see the book academic.oup.com/book/57327
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7 ans après et après 6 mois de nettoyage et curage, le CDSP publie les 18 (!) vagues de l'Enquête électorale française de 2017 du CEVIPOF. Dorénavant, ces données sont accessible à tous les chercheurs qui le souhaitent: data.sciencespo.fr/dataverse…
This week, "Circumstantial Liberals" learned that there is lot more to Birmingham than grit and Peeky Blinders. Thank you @HaughtonTim for your invitation and showing me diverse sides of the city, and to Licia Cianetti for an excellent discussion of the book!
"Circumstantial Liberals" have come to @NuffieldCollege, Oxford, with a great discussion on self-interest and ethnicity. Thank you, @tabouchadi and @RIBernhard for your invitation and hospitality!
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The video that makes the exciting Austrian government-formation process understandable is here authlib.eu/austria-votes-eve…
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💥 ‘Movement Parties of the Far Right’ is out 31 October 2024 on @OxUniPress!
@PietroCastelliG and I are very pleased with the result and grateful for the early praise received. Hope you enjoy reading it—we look forward to hearing your thoughts!
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What I see here is the power of minority status to level the education gap. The gap is almost nonexistent for non-white people. Minority status ‘liberalizes’ the less educated. I theorize this is “Circumstantial Liberals” doi.org/10.1093/978019890674…
