Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Fellow 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. 000
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In 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! 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you have already taught similar courses, please let me know! We can share notes! 000
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I 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.jaeyeonkim.substack.comAI Policy and Power ArchitectureDesigning a new course on AI policy and governance 111
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My new Substack post. This time, it's personal: jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/dreams-for...jaeyeonkim.substack.comDreams for My DaughterI still have dreams, in fact, big dreams, but they are not for me. 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes, 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. 000
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I 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. 100
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New 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...jaeyeonkim.substack.comWhat Makes Evidence Useful?: Two Cheers for Evidence-Based PolicymakingThis 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... 100
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New Substack post from me. Reading, Writing, and Research: How I Teach Them at the Doctoral Level jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/reading-wr...jaeyeonkim.substack.comReading, Writing, and Research: How I Teach Them at the Doctoral LevelIt turns out teaching the doctoral level of politics of public policy is much more work, and also harder, than I thought it would be. 021
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/a-letter-t... Two thoughts on so-called youth leadership.jaeyeonkim.substack.comA Letter to Young People: Before You (Try to) Change the WorldFrom 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. 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026What a joy to have my flight delayed not just once, but twice! 000
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’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! 120
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Oh very cool! I also worked on a similar project with the New York State Department of Health years ago. 021
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This 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. 020
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I 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. 100
Reposted by Jae Yeon KimRachel K @xrkulik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I 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 042
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Thanks. This is certainly a tough race to finish, but it is also a labor of "love." I’m very devoted to this project. 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It's much better than incorrect and non-generative ones. 030
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Now 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! 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It’s an excellent fit for undergraduate courses on American politics and public policy. It’s also a good primer on American safety net programs. 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I’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. 120
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Today's my lucky day since I ran into a great horned owl and a wild bunny while running in my neighborhood this morning. 020
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The 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. 020
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026You can learn more about the book project here: jaeyk.github.io/book_project...lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 100
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! 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I’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. 3184
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Political 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). 032
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Network website: sites.google.com/view/apnetwo...sites.google.comAdministrative Politics NetworkWe 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... 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We aim to bring together work spanning administrative law, interest group politics, policy feedback, and administrative burden. 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We 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. 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Our goal is to build a network of scholars whose work focuses on administrative politics. 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Sign-up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com(Unofficial) APSA Happy Hour for Administrative Politics ScholarsThis 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). 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Our 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 110
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Fellow 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. 120
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I 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.jaeyeonkim.substack.comCan AI Reduce Administrative Burdens?Six Heuristics for AI Adoption in Government 021
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Taking a break in Yosemite. Our national parks are our greatest treasures. 0120
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Taesoo Song (Virginia Tech) has already provided me with a lengthy (and very useful) reading list! 000
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I'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! 120
Reposted by Jae Yeon KimDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026At 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/... 48423
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Only 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.open.substack.comOnly Together With UsDemocracy, education, and faith have in common: they are all shared projects 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/06/2026If 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-...substack.comTo Improve Policy, Play the Whole GameWe need full-stack policy scientists who can play the whole game 010
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/06/2026If you're interested in the memo that I co-authored, you can read it here: fas.org/publication/... 120
Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 15/06/2026the Federation of American Scientists and the Kapor Foundation, which provided guidance, support, and a platform for engagement over the past six months. 110