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Boris Heersink

@borisheersink.bsky.social
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Political scientist at Fordham. Author of National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics (Oxford University Press) and Republican Party Politics and the American South (Cambridge University Press). Cat liker. www.borisheersink.com

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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have a new article out with Jeff Jenkins in the Journal of Historical Political Economy thinking through the ways party machines might have used control over patronage to balance out the desire to bring out voters, build political careers, and benefit financially; www.emerald.com/jhpe/article...
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Allocating patronage: party organization and electoral competition in Gilded Age America | Journal of Historical Political Economy | Emerald Publishing
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Schmitt: Were you or were you not born in a crossfire hurricane? Smith: I was not. Schmitt: So you're telling us—under oath—that you weren't raised by a toothless, bearded hag? Smith: That is Jumpin' Jack Flash.
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Fordham - Department of Political Science @fordhamposc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Last call! Deadline for applications to both the Judicial Politics and Urban Politics jobs is September 15! More info in the thread below.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Political scientists leaving Boston after APSA
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Fordham will be hiring two Assistant Professor positions this fall; one in AP (Judicial Politics) and one in CP (urban politics). Unless things radically change, I will be on the search committee for the judicial politics search, but feel free to reach out with any questions regarding either search!
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Ryan LaRochelle @rlarochelle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The 2026-27 Academic Year Schedule for the new APD Workshop Series is almost full. We have one slot left in March of 2027. I'm so grateful to all of the presenters, discussants, and co-organizers who have helped make this idea a reality. 🧵 with the schedule below. sites.google.com/maine.edu/ap...
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APD Workshop Series - Schedule
2026-2027 Academic Year Schedule All meetings run from 3:00PM - 4:00PM Eastern. A Zoom link and copies of works to be presented will be sent via email to everyone on the mailing list. Presenters and d...
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Denial > Anger > Bargaining > Depression > Acceptance All 5 stages of grief, in 30 seconds.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Fordham will be hiring two Assistant Professor positions this fall; one in AP (Judicial Politics) and one in CP (urban politics). Unless things radically change, I will be on the search committee for the judicial politics search, but feel free to reach out with any questions regarding either search!
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026
A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 02/07/2026
Just kidding, @borisheersink.bsky.social and I (as well as others) cast doubt on the shark attacks --> electoral punishment for incumbents hypothesis: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 02/07/2026
Gosh, I hope these sharks don't depress electoral support for incumbents in November!
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Kumar Ramanathan @kumar.fyi · 26/06/2026
What makes the modern Supreme Court such a problem for democratic accountability? In a new article, @wsnead.bsky.social and I tackle the longstanding question of the Court's counter-majoritarian potential, and update some political science theory along the way: doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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Fordham - Department of Political Science @fordhamposc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Congratulations to Prof. Helen Rabello Kras on the publication of her new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org elements "Perceptions of Danger: How Risk Assessments Underpin Attitudes on Crime and Intimate Partner Violence"! www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Perceptions of Danger
Cambridge Core - American Studies - Perceptions of Danger
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I have a book review out in Interest Groups & Advocacy on Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler's Partisan Nation and Mia Costa's How Politicians Polarize - two excellent recent books that try to make sense of how the modern polarized system came about and why politicians keep it going; rdcu.be/fkJzM
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Group evolution, partisan incentives, and the stacking of cleavages: the creation and expansion of the modern polarized American political system
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
(1) I both feel a need to talk about the DNC autopsy report (to the extent that it was a report, which it wasn't) while also being more than happy to just direct people to @smotus.bsky.social and others' takes and enjoy my day. But my need-to-talk-side won out sooooo....
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Martian van Buren you said?
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The new @unlawfulentries.bsky.social book is in and cat-approved!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/02/2026
Pik Chan and Cheong Yin Ho have worked together for nearly two decades. They start each shift the same way: Sharing a home-cooked meal, side-by-side. “It’s rare to meet someone you can work with for 16 years,” Pik said.
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A Friendship Built on Keeping the Dim Sum Carts Rolling
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, these women have forged a friendship while serving baskets of dumplings at a cavernous dim sum restaurant.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
To add excitement to everybody's Presidents Day; @davidryanmiller.com and I have a new article out today in American Politics Research in which we engage with the 1916 shark attacks debate. journals.sagepub.com/share/YQAM7F...
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Happy to report that I have a new article out with Sid Milkis in Presidential Studies Quarterly: "Through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall: Barack Obama, the Gay Rights Movement, and the Formative Relationship Between Presidents and Social Activists" (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)!
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Through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall: Barack Obama, the Gay Rights Movement, and the Formative Relationship Between Presidents and Social Activists
Organized groups frequently appeal to the president of the United States for support of their policy agenda. However, even if presidents are broadly supportive of the groups in question, they may not...
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Dr Tim Galsworthy 🗃️ @timgalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I am absolutely over the moon that my book “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” is officially published TODAY! After years of hard work, I am incredibly proud. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible 📚🐘🗃️ @uscpress.bsky.social
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The way this election night is going we could all be in bed by 10 PM. (I approve this message.)
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The Democrats had some midterm conventions in the 70s (though weirdly they held them after the midterms since they were afraid party infighting or a coherent message would hurt candidates).
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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Fordham - Department of Political Science @fordhamposc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Department of Political Science at Fordham is hiring an adjunct instructor to teach Political Psychology in the Fall semester at its Rose Hill location. We are also able to offer them the opportunity to teach a second course – Introduction to Politics – though this is not a requirement.
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form By Boris Heersink, Fordham University and Matthew J. Lacombe, Case Western Reserve University While scholars have focused extensively on the consequences of partnerships between…
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Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form
Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form By Boris Heersink, Fordham University and Matthew J. Lacombe, Case Western Reserve University While scholars have focused extensively on the consequences of partnerships between interest groups, less attention has been paid to the historical dynamics shaping when, how, and why such groups unite. This is especially true of “unexpected” partnerships, which unite groups with seemingly little in common.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
APSA's POP section is accepting applications for the Virginia Gray Graduate Student Research Award for students presenting at APSA 2026. There are 5 $300 awards available to POP members (and membership is free for grad students!) Apply here; urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Edging towards co-authorship.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Attending MPSA and wondering; what to do in Chicago Friday at 5 PM? Come watch @smotus.bsky.social, @juliaazari.bsky.social, and @cwolbrecht.bsky.social explain everything I did wrong (in my book, but also, perhaps, in life); Author Meets Critics: National Party Organizations and Party Brands.
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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Here's a link to the book - you can sign up to be notified when it's available for preorder. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Backlash Presidents
How most presidents avoid upsetting the racial status quo—and why those who do pave the way for lawless, norm-violating successors
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E.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 01/04/2025
Saturday: We'll be discussing my book, The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics, with critics: @anneliserussell.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com @profhansnoel.bsky.social @shamiragelbman.bsky.social. 3:20pm, 6th Floor, Water Tower Parlor.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Attending MPSA and wondering; what to do in Chicago Friday at 5 PM? Come watch @smotus.bsky.social, @juliaazari.bsky.social, and @cwolbrecht.bsky.social explain everything I did wrong (in my book, but also, perhaps, in life); Author Meets Critics: National Party Organizations and Party Brands.
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Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... "Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form," now out in Vol. 23, Issue 1.
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Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form - Volume 23 Issue 1
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Like…. who is this for?
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Finally things are getting DONE here!
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
APSA POP is on Bluesky! And, award (self-)nominations are due February 28! If you or someone you think the world of has published an article on parties or interest groups in the last 2 years that you think deserves recognition send me the PDF!
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Got to join @smotus.bsky.social and John Hagner on their Power and Flour podcast to discuss the DNC and what it can and cannot do in the next few years; podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e....
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Episode 2-2: The DNC Chair Race
Podcast Episode · Power and Flour Podcast · 01/27/2025 · 49m
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
I'll be chairing the committee selecting APSA's Jack Walker Award for the best article published in the last two calendar years that makes an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties. If you want to (self-)nominate an article, please send it my way!
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The Journal of Historical Political Economy is looking for submissions for a special issue on The Historical Political Economy of Water in conjunction with a conference at Stanford later this year.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
I'll be chairing the committee selecting APSA's Jack Walker Award for the best article published in the last two calendar years that makes an outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties. If you want to (self-)nominate an article, please send it my way!
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Sure why not.
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Allan Baird passed away; he was in charge of the Teamsters boycott of Coors beer in the early 1970s in the Bay Area and worked with Harvey Milk and Howard Wallace to get the SF gay community to join the boycott. Baird was a pioneer in merging labor and gay rights. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Boris Heersink @borisheersink.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Big if true.
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