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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

So Thrilled to have this work with Udi Sommer and Olivier Kamoun on perceived benefits and support for Change to High Courts in Israel and the US published online in Journal of Law and Courts! Available via open access.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

So Thrilled to have this work with Udi Sommer and Olivier Kamoun on perceived benefits and support for Change to High Courts in Israel and the US published online in Journal of Law. Available via open access.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

Public support for fundamental institutional change is much broader than conventional wisdom suggests extending to aspects of Congress and the Executive Branch. Maybe it's time to rethink outdated institutions more broadly to help democracy work better for everyone #ourbesthope

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

Why not implement bolder fundamental change? My work suggests we need constitutional entrepreneurs (who are not politicians that benefit from the current system) to push for such measures. Also, why stop at the Court? 2/3

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

Shocking! Biden is now in favor of institutional reforms to the Court? Public support for change may actually mean something! Still, changing life tenure in Art III with legislation is like putting a band aid on a gaping wound that will be subject to legitimate. const challenge. (1/3)

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

IU Media Communications Write-up on my polisky book: Constitutional Powers and Politics college.indiana.edu/newsroom/fac...

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

A professor over at the law school referred to me as the "peanut butter cup" of judicial politics when commenting on my poli sci book about public support for institutional change: Favorite Professional Complement Ever!

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Frustrated by originalist conceptions of the constitution chipping away at our rights? Why not have a meaningful debate about changing the way gov institutions can & should work for citizens today? There’s more support than you may expect! Jefferson was a fan of periodic revision. #Thinkforourselves

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5985/

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

⚖️ Citing theory on legitimacy (law and pol sci) proced justice/motivated reasoning (psych) & prospect theory (behav econ), I study how people think about auth and fundamental gov change in an effort to push understandings forward. Note: There’s more suppt for change than most might expect. U Va Pr

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

This is very hard. But there are also very smart people out there with good ideas. Seems worthwhile to crowdsource.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

Yes that true, but weights by ideology can be super decisive. I guess I’m wondering a la Marilynn Brewer if there is some cross-cutting identity we can use to group existing local cong (or watershed) dists that is not state based, so ppl. feel like they will gain rather than loose from the endeavor?

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Tnks so much. I’ll give it a look. Just wondering if we can come up with creative alternatives…

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Ok. I get that — but why even geographic regions/localities. These days feels like people in mid-sized cites across the country have more in common with each other than they might with people in rural areas of their own state … seems like there may be more relevant bases for representation.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

I ask because I have never heard a satisfying answer in why state representation is still justified given migration pattens accompanied by advances in communication/mobility. I’m willing to listen. Just think we should start a meaningful conversation about how to make the system work better…

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Serious quest re: inst change Malapport in the Senate gets replicated in the EC, so why do we continue to privilege regional(state) representation over other kinds in our tech. advanced society? Are there smart (nondevisive) alterns. that might be serve democ better? Creative ans encouraged! Polisky

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

I am so glad you find it useful!

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Trip to see John Waite at Cincinnati’s Memorial Hall.

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Galway62 @galway62.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

So excited - F1 morning followed by solo trip to Cincinnati for a concert, trip to the zoo, and outing to Jungle Jim’s international market that I have heard so much about…

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

First annual F1 brunch a success on this daylight savings Sunday. Race in Brazil was fun with two of my favorite drivers finishing second and third even if my #1 was out in the formation lap. Yikes!

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

It’s about public perceptions of gov authority and support for institutional change in the US. You can find a detailed descriptive thread on my profile.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Citing theory on legitimacy (law and polisky), proced justice/motivated reasoning (psych) & prospect theory (behav econ), I study how people think about auth and fundamental gov change in an effort to push understandings forward. Note: There’s more suppt for change than most might expect. U Va/Nov.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

My book is available on Amazon today …. Can a polisky author knock Brittney Spears off the bestseller list? Only time will tell.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

Bourbon selection Old Talbot Inn, Bardstown, KY.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

One of the best things about living in Indiana is it’s proximity to the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky!

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Jeese! sorry about that -- I hope it's worth it...

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Partisan & anti-intellectual rhetoric makes it likely citizens will come to their own understanding of how rules apply with important implications for gov authority. Recently, there has been talk about CHANGING the rules of the game wrt the USSC, filibuster, and Electoral Coll. 4/14

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Of course the devil is in the details! The book is due out from UVA Press in November. I hope you will consider reading and assigning in underg & grad (incl law) classes if you are so inclined. Please retweet and share with others who might be interested. TY! 15/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Conclusion. Summary of findings and exploration of implications. We should not let the idea that change is ‘too hard’ or ‘too risky’ keep us from having a meaningful conversation about how to make our governing institutions work better. 14/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Ch7. Exploring Suppt for Change to the S. Court. Findings reveal substantial support for changes to the Court proposed in the 2020 election cycle. Constant with PT assessments of benefits and risk from Ch5 predict support for changes controlling for other relevant factors. 13/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

“a flawed system” for problems of governance as other factors. Consistent with prospect theory those who expected to lose national contests in 2020 were more likely to support strategies involving constitutional change to solve problems in Washington DC. 12/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Ch6. Electoral Prospects and Support for Const Change. Descriptives: Before 2020 election 67% of respondents agreed we were in a “constitutional crisis” whether the claim came from a copartisan, expert, or member of the opp. party. Moreover they were just as likely to blame… 11/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Ch5. Valuing The Supreme Court. Using national survey data from 2019 I explore how people think about retrospective benefits from decisions of the Court over the past 75 vs. 15 years. I also explore prospective risks assessments over the near and more distant future. 10/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Pt II. As institutional change can involve substantial risk, I suggest prospect theory can inform understandings how ppl. think about it. Those who perceive personal/societal benefits from governing inst. will resist change & those who perceive losses should support it. 9/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Ch4. Analyzes how citizens justify their views of the desirability and appropriateness of congressional action on immig and gun control to get a richer understanding of how political factors interact with expert opinion and their own understanding of constitutional frameworks. 8/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Ch3. Explores how ppl. assess credibility of ‘legal experts’ commenting on matters of gov auth. As in other domains, partisanship, education & age matter. Ppl. are more likely to credit experts endorsing views const. w/ their policy preferences. Evid suggests this serves esteem. 7/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Ch2. Experiments on nat surveys test how citizens perceive judicial, legis, and exec action. Ppl. are most likely to see action across branches as legitimate when they have reason to think officials are following required procedures. But rules do not curb role of polit. factors. 6/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Pt. I. How do people think about appropriate use of gov auth? Using psych theory I posit rules AND political factors (ex. citizens’ pol prefs, feelings about officials) will matter across branches. I predict rules should constrain political factors in such judgmts. 5/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Intro: Elites commonly use charges of const overreach to fire up their base. These days constitutional interpretation is a game anyone can follow. Some listen to legal experts the media employs to help ppl. understand the action, others to their favorite tv/radio pundit. 3/15.

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Take home: findings reveal a surprising degree of latent support for fundamental government change across US branches & also suggest strategies constitutional entrepreneurs can use to harness these sentiments to improve governing institutions. 2/15

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Eileen Braman @ebraman.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Constitutional Powers and Politics - UVA Press (virginia.edu) Fresh off the Press! A substantive summary thread for those interested! Feel free to share with any polisky or law types who care about public opinion on authority and fundamental gov change -- and also to assign in class (only $32) 1/15

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

🎉 Today is finally the release date for our new book Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (@stanfordpress; w/ Paul Collins & @Lring86)! While I love the book’s cover, I’m also very excited for you to see what is inside. Here’s a preview 🧵: 1/

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Morgan Hazelton @mlwhazelton.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

Excited for First Monday? Check out our blog post at 3Streams regarding how collegiality may influence how a new set of cases are resolved.

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