Reposted by Elizabeth C. Connors, PhDSteven W. Webster @stevenwwebster.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That's a wrap! My thanks to all of the invited guests for a wonderful event. There are so many cool projects in the works. 👇 CAP will be back with another conference next year. 042
Reposted by Elizabeth C. Connors, PhDSteven W. Webster @stevenwwebster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Excited for the 2nd IU CAP conference next week in Bloomington! Speakers: Taylor Carlson, @elizabethcconnors.bsky.social, Chris DeSante, @sgadarian.bsky.social, @egojunk.bsky.social, @gjmartin.bsky.social, Mary Adams Plooster, @tylerreny.bsky.social. www.iu-cap.com/conference.h...iu-cap.comIU Center on American Politics 083
Reposted by Elizabeth C. Connors, PhDPublic Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Does partisan embarrassment influence partisan loyalties? Connors et al. find that partisan embarrassment does not significantly impact partisan identity, affective party ratings, private or public party support, or perceived party competence. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/poq/... 142
Reposted by Elizabeth C. Connors, PhDPolicy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Explore this Policy Studies Journal analysis of abortion policy in the United States, showing how indirect restrictions quietly demobilize opposition. By: Elizabeth C. Connors (@elizabethcconnors.bsky.social ), Alessandro Del Ponte, Peter DeScioli Read here: bit.ly/42l5VW5bit.lyIndirect Restrictions Demobilize Supporters of Abortion RightsAbortion rights remain a high-stakes issue in American politics, provoking a lot of moral debate and public reactions. Since the landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022), several states have adde… 144
Reposted by Elizabeth C. Connors, PhDAmerican Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 16/12/2025An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court by Miles T. Armaly, Jonathan M. King, Elizabeth A. Lane, and Jessica A. Schoenherr is now available in Early View. @jonathanmking.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social @jessicaann87.bsky.social t.co/lE9STMjDNk 01413
Elizabeth C. Connors, PhD @elizabethcconnors.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Can embarrassment of one's party dampen partisanship and polarization? One would think. In a forthcoming paper at @poqjournal.bsky.social, Taylor Carlson, @stevenwwebster.bsky.social, and I examine what we call "partisan embarrassment," including looking at the ramifications of these feelings... 1158
Elizabeth C. Connors, PhD @elizabethcconnors.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Around 11 years ago I had this wild dream to get my PhD and get a job in academia and maybe even get tenure?! It was wild. But then it happened 🥰. Realizing dreams sometimes takes a while and a bit of grit and patience (and luck), but it sure is worth it. 260