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Jae Yeon Kim

@jaeyeonkim.bsky.social
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assistant professor of public policy @UNC Chapel Hill | ex-data scientist @codeforamerica | founder & director @People, Organizations, Futures Lab jaeyk.github.io

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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fellow academics who have suffered the same fate, if you have a template for responding to these emails in a non-human way, please let me know! I’m in your debt in advance.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In recent months, I’ve stood in awe whenever I’ve received an email from someone claiming to have read a book I didn’t write or a paper that hasn’t been published yet. What an uncanny ability! I’m jealous of those who possess it!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you have already taught similar courses, please let me know! We can share notes!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I will be on research leave next semester, and my two main goals are finalizing my monograph, which I’ve been working on for a decade and is “almost” done (I wish!), and designing a new course on AI policy, which can be cross-listed in both public policy and data and information science.
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AI Policy and Power Architecture
Designing a new course on AI policy and governance
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My new Substack post. This time, it's personal: jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/dreams-for...
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Dreams for My Daughter
I still have dreams, in fact, big dreams, but they are not for me.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes, this is how you can tell I’m a political scientist without me telling you I’m a political scientist. We love 2-by-2 matrices.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I would love to hear your thoughts, especially from those of you who are fellow travelers on this journey. In the end, I summarized my argument in what I call the Act-Think Quadrant.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New from me: What Makes Evidence Useful?: Two Cheers for Evidence-Based Policymaking This is a question I’ve been grappling with for many years. To some degree, you could say it’s a question I live with, since it’s both my job and part of my identity. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/what-makes...
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What Makes Evidence Useful?: Two Cheers for Evidence-Based Policymaking
This Friday, so a couple of days ago, I gave a talk on “Aligning Academic Research and Government Practice in Field Experiments” (joint work with Florian Keppeler) at the Causal Inference Research Gro...
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New Substack post from me. Reading, Writing, and Research: How I Teach Them at the Doctoral Level jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/reading-wr...
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Reading, Writing, and Research: How I Teach Them at the Doctoral Level
It turns out teaching the doctoral level of politics of public policy is much more work, and also harder, than I thought it would be.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/a-letter-t... Two thoughts on so-called youth leadership.
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A Letter to Young People: Before You (Try to) Change the World
From my now-distant college days, I think I have heard enough people say that young people need to be changemakers, agents, (policy / social) entrepreneurs, and whatnot.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What a joy to have my flight delayed not just once, but twice!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m very excited to visit the University of Michigan and some cool civic tech organizations in Detroit this week. I’m literally pumped up. These are my people!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oh very cool! I also worked on a similar project with the New York State Department of Health years ago.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Morning run
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is one of the best times of year to be in Ann Arbor (or the Upper Midwest in general). I can’t wait! Also, fight me, but Zingerman’s is the best deli in the United States.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I will be in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from next Tuesday through Friday. My schedule is almost full, but I still have limited availability on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Let me know if you’d like to catch up or just chat.
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Rachel K @xrkulik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am at APSA! I’ll be presenting dissertation work about the politics of measuring maternal mortality on a wonderful panel about data politics, with @philiprocco.bsky.social, @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social, and Sarah James. Join us for what should be a great discussion on Friday at 10 am
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thanks. This is certainly a tough race to finish, but it is also a labor of "love." I’m very devoted to this project.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's much better than incorrect and non-generative ones.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Now I’m working on a book chapter on the classification of disability and gig worker rights. If you know of any relevant work, please send it my way. Self-promotion is very welcome!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s an excellent fit for undergraduate courses on American politics and public policy. It’s also a good primer on American safety net programs.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’m halfway through Annie Lowrey’s new book, The Time Tax: www.harpercollins.com/products/the... It pairs really well with Herd and Moynihan’s Administrative Burden and Pahlka’s Recoding America.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today's my lucky day since I ran into a great horned owl and a wild bunny while running in my neighborhood this morning.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The book brings together state capacity (particularly local policy implementation) and political organizing (especially community organizing in poor immigrant communities) in historical, comparative, and subnational contexts.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You can learn more about the book project here: jaeyk.github.io/book_project...
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The presentation is part of “The Political and Economic Origins and Impacts of Data Collection” panel on Friday from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. If you’re interested and it fits your schedule, please come!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’ll be presenting my book manuscript (Unseen and Uncounted) at the upcoming APSA conference next week in Boston. I still haven’t written the final two chapters, but the finish line is now in sight.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Political scientists occasionally need a reminder that we have a friend, and his name is Elmer. “The grand strategy of politics deals with public policy concerning conflict. This is the policy of policies, the sovereign policy: what to do about conflict” (E. E. Schattschneider 1957, p. 935).
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Network website: sites.google.com/view/apnetwo...
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Administrative Politics Network
We build a network of scholars whose work focuses on administrative politics, broadly construed. We study how administrative rules and procedures, as parts of broader policy governance, function as hi...
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We aim to bring together work spanning administrative law, interest group politics, policy feedback, and administrative burden.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We study how administrative rules and procedures, as parts of broader policy governance, function as hidden distributive or political tools and how groups and individuals influence, or fail to influence, these policy processes.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our goal is to build a network of scholars whose work focuses on administrative politics.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Sign-up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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(Unofficial) APSA Happy Hour for Administrative Politics Scholars
This short form helps us gauge interest and plan logistics for an informal APSA gathering. Our first unofficial gathering will be at APSA 2026 in Boston (September 5, 3–6 p.m. ET).
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our gathering is supported by Joe Soss, the inaugural Cowles Chair for the Study of Public Service at the University of Minnesota. Date and time: September 5, 3–5 p.m. ET Venue: A bar near the conference hotel
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Fellow administrative politics scholars attending APSA, please share this widely: I co-organized an unofficial happy hour for scholars of administrative politics, broadly construed, at the upcoming APSA 2025 Annual Meeting with Maraam A. Dwidar, Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I met some civic tech colleagues in San Francisco yesterday and was glad to hear that they found this memo useful:: jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/can-ai-red... In case you missed it, I’m sharing it again.
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Can AI Reduce Administrative Burdens?
Six Heuristics for AI Adoption in Government
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Big congrats!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Glad to be part of this meaningful effort!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Taking a break in Yosemite. Our national parks are our greatest treasures.
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Glad to hear that you found it useful!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Morning run 🌄
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Cliff swallows. I guess?
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Taesoo Song (Virginia Tech) has already provided me with a lengthy (and very useful) reading list!
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I've started working on a book chapter on Asian American and Latino suburbia. If you've written, or know of, books or articles that would be relevant, I'd be grateful for recommendations. Self-promotion is very welcome!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
At the European Political Science Society meeting, seeing many papers where political scientists are rediscovering public administration on the assumption that service decline empowers democratic backsliding, with Cremaschi et al being a key reference. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Only Together With Us open.substack.com/pub/jaeyeonk... This post is a bit of a detour from my usual writing on public policy. Here, I reflect on something that democracy, education, and faith have in common: they are all shared projects.
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Only Together With Us
Democracy, education, and faith have in common: they are all shared projects
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Morning walk in Park City, Utah
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you'd like to read my broader reflections on this experience (why we need a full stack policy scientist), you can find them here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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To Improve Policy, Play the Whole Game
We need full-stack policy scientists who can play the whole game
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you're interested in the memo that I co-authored, you can read it here: fas.org/publication/...
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Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
the Federation of American Scientists and the Kapor Foundation, which provided guidance, support, and a platform for engagement over the past six months.
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