Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New Publication in Party Politics on altruism in the Vietnam Communist Party w/ @maitruong0526.bsky.social, Eitan Paul, Quynh Nguyen, Markus Taussig, and Linh Le. In a field experiment, we show that grassroots party members are more likely to exhibit altruistic behavior than non-party members.journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 120
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026For Ph.D students in social sciences studying Southeast Asia, consider applying for the SEAREG Predissertation Fellowship. The fellowship provides up top $5k in funding for fieldwork. dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg-pre-d...dcid.sanford.duke.eduSEAREG Pre-Dissertation Fellowship | Duke Center for International DevelopmentThe SEAREG Pre-Dissertation Fellowship assists social science Ph.D. students engaged in exploratory research who must travel to Southeast Asia in order to obtain the adva 040
Reposted by Paul SchulerComparative Political Studies @cpsjournal.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Today we will return to the articles from Issue 14 of 2024, a special issue focusing on the topic of Gender and Authoritarian Politics. Please enjoy! #polisky #socialscience #ComparativePolitics #academicsky 154
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We have a new article in @cpsjournal.bsky.social theorizing founding leader personality cult emergence in Vietnam, China and Indonesia. It'll be part of a special issue "Imagining Nations" w/ @eunajo.bsky.social, @deandulay.bsky.social, @jiyoungko.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comFounding Leaders and National Narratives: Anthropomorphism and the Roots of Founding Leader Personality Cults in Three East Asian Cases - Paul Schuler, Trung-Anh Nguyen, Yongfeng Tang, Mohammad Khan, ...Founding leader personality cults are crucial components of national narratives. Yet, relatively little research examines how they emerge. A small political sci... 0113
Reposted by Paul SchulerTony Yang @tzyang.bsky.social · 02/09/2025🚨 Call for Papers: 2026 WPSA Mini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics 🚨 Jun Sudduth, @paulschuler.bsky.social, and I are excited to see y’all in San Diego! We welcome formal and empirical papers on a broad range of topics. 📌 Apply here. Share with colleagues & students: forms.gle/Dv2SBEduFxSh...forms.gleMini-Conference on Authoritarian Politics, WPSA 2026April 2-4, 2026 Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California Contact us: pschuler@arizona.edu; jsudduth@iu.edu; zirui.yang@emory.edu 2116
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 17/08/2025For all Southeast Asianist scholars, please consider submitting a paper proposal for SEAREG at UC-San Diego in December. dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg-thema...dcid.sanford.duke.eduSEAREG Thematic Sessions | Duke Center for International DevelopmentSEAREG Thematic Sessions - Duke Center for International Development 052
Reposted by Paul SchulerComparative Political Studies @cpsjournal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025In today’s thread, we will revisit the articles published in Issue 2 of our 2024 volume. We hope you find them insightful! 151
Reposted by Paul SchulerJohn Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺 829232899362
Reposted by Paul SchulerBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/05/2025If this stands, and if it spreads, it would be a crushing blow to higher education in America -- and also a major new contributor to our trade deficits. Higher ed is one of the most reliable surplus drivers that our country can offer. Free link www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students 2022491
Reposted by Paul SchulerMai Truong @maitruong0526.bsky.social · 29/04/2025muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... We started this project nearly five years ago, when we were both graduate students — I had just begun my third year of the PhD program at the University of Arizona. It's incredibly rewarding to see how far this work has come!muse.jhu.eduProject MUSE - A Warning from Above: How Authoritarian Anti-Protest Propaganda Works 142
Reposted by Paul SchulerEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 22/04/2025“He has simply disappeared,” said a friend. “I have not heard of a disappearance like this in my 40-plus years of practicing and teaching immigration law.,” said one law prof. “This case represents a black hole where due process no longer exists." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...nytimes.comA Venezuelan Is Missing. The U.S. Deported Him. But to Where? (Gift Article)The immigrant does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts. He has essentially disappeared. 4323941127
Reposted by Paul SchulerChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/03/2025A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer — with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... 8072581873
Reposted by Paul SchulerPage Fortna @pagefortna.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Letter to leadership of universities being targeted, to run in Chronicle tomorrow. Academic friends, pls sign if you are a US citizen and tenured (ie it’s safe for you to do so) “We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together” Text in replies docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 15460136
Reposted by Paul SchulerEric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Chilling report from Brown University. Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities. Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.browndailyherald.comBrown University advises all international community members to postpone, reconsider travelOne week before spring break, Brown advised international community members, including green card holders and permanent residents, to postpone international travel in a campus-wide email sent on Sunda... 5529291553
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Backsliding in the US may be worse than other global cases. Hungary, Poland, and India at least followed Scheppele's "authoritarian legalism" model where laws were manipulated, but followed. Here, the laws are flouted flagrantly. This is more unapologetic and blatant. www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/p...cnn.comAnalysis: White House denies ignoring court order halting Venezuelan deportations | CNN PoliticsThe White House is denying that it violated a judge’s order Saturday to halt the deportations of Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, which, if it did occur, would take legal showdowns over the adm... 020
Reposted by Paul SchulerColin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Authoritarianism warning: 14716
Reposted by Paul SchulerBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025If the government can do this to universities, we don't live in a free society. Five alarm fire. 452399697
Reposted by Paul SchulerPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Ok I know this is old-man irritability but I don’t care if Mahmoud Khalil has a pregnant wife, I don’t care if he and his wife are childfree, I don’t care if he’s in a fucking polycule with a hedgehog and a jar of mayonnaise, NOBODY should be detained for protected speech, including singletons. 10280281199
Reposted by Paul SchulerMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/03/2025The White House, not even DHS, the White House itself apparently, is directly deciding which permanent residents should be detained and deported based on their political speech. If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will. 783293975
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 09/03/2025I think this would be a good idea. Undergrads are always concerned about timely grading. Perhaps reminding them that grading relies on grad students, which relies on funding 1121
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Nice piece by @thiembui.bsky.social on the reduced role of the Vietnam National Assembly. thediplomat.com/2025/03/the-... For context, my work on the relationship between the party, gov't and VNA helps explain why it's happening www.amazon.com/United-Front... journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...amazon.comUnited Front: Projecting Solidarity through Deliberation in Vietnam’s Single-Party Legislature (Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center)United Front: Projecting Solidarity through Deliberation in Vietnam’s Single-Party Legislature (Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center) [Schuler, Paul] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. United Front: Projecting Solidarity through Deliberation in Vietnam’s Single-Party Legislature (Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center) 020
Reposted by Paul SchulerJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 20/02/2025REMINDER: Cutting IRS spending is not a “cost-cutting” move. Cutting the IRS lowers revenue. It’s a move to protect the wealthy, like Elon Musk. Auditing the rich returns $12 for every $1 spent. www.nber.org/papers/w31376 191187404
Reposted by Paul SchulerMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years. 14025074618105
Reposted by Paul SchulerOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 611906749
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Given the inability for any of these studies to randomize protests and ID the causal effect, the claim that protesting in the streets is "stupid" too certain for the evidence 110
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 17/01/2025If you are a Ph.D student studying SE Asia developing your prospectus, please consider this pre dissertation grant for fieldwork. The grant is up to $5000 and sponsored by the Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG). Feel free to contact me with any questions. dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg-pre-d...dcid.sanford.duke.eduSEAREG Pre-Dissertation Fellowship | Duke Center for International DevelopmentThe Fellowship assists social science Ph.D. students engaged in exploratory research who must travel to Southeast Asia in order to obtain the advanced contextual knowledg 053
Reposted by Paul SchulerEdward Goldring @edwardgoldring.bsky.social · 09/12/2024New summer reading:) Congrats @scottrw630.bsky.social! An awesome achievement 🥳👏 1133
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 25/11/2024If you are near Boston from December 5-7, consider attending the Southeast Asia Research Group Annual Meeting (SEAREG). It features five outstanding fellows and cutting edge SEA research from top-SEA scholars. To attend, register here: dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg-2024-...dcid.sanford.duke.edu2024 Winter SEAREG Conference | Duke Center for International Development2024 Winter SEAREG Conference - Duke Center for International Development 030
Reposted by Paul Schulerkamran @kamran-hakiman.bsky.social · 29/09/2023Inya Institute announces 2024 CAORC-INYA Scholars Fellowship for post-PhD Myanmar / Burma scholars. $4,000-4,400, application 5 January 2024. Polisky // SEAsiaSkyorcfellowships.smapply.org2024 CAORC-INYA Scholars Fellowship Program for U.S. Postgraduate Scholars conducting Research Work ... 063
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 11/11/2024I am doing exactly this. The paper version somehow reduces anxiety without burying one’s head in the sand. I can also get work done 020
Reposted by Paul SchulerMai Truong @maitruong0526.bsky.social · 05/11/2024I am excited to share my new article in Government and Opposition! In this article, I first categorize protests under authoritarianism as either policy- or democracy-focused, based on (1) their primary goals or demands and (2) the specific solutions protesters seek to achieve these goals.cambridge.orgWho Dominates the Coalition? Frame Salience and Public Support for Policy–Democracy Protest Coalitions under Authoritarian Rule | Government and Opposition | Cambridge CoreWho Dominates the Coalition? Frame Salience and Public Support for Policy–Democracy Protest Coalitions under Authoritarian Rule 172
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 22/10/2024Tune in virtually or in-person on Thursday (Oct. 24 6pm PST) for our University of Arizona expert forecast for the 2024 Election results in Arizona. We have three great experts Drs. Samara Klar, Chris Weber, and Lisa Sanchez reviewing fresh polling data from AZ. See below for registration details. 001
Reposted by Paul SchulerBrian Schaffner @bfschaffner.bsky.social · 02/10/2024my newest @goodauth.bsky.social piece with Caroline Soler documents how pollsters are weighting polls differently now compared to 2016 and what that means for numbers they are putting out there goodauthority.org/news/pollste...goodauthority.orgDoes weighting surveys make them more accurate?Weighting survey factors like education and past votes is one way pollsters hope to boost the accuracy of 2024 election polls. 22117
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 24/09/2024Anyone researching authoritarian politics -- Masaaki Higashijima and I are reviving the "Un-Democratic Politics" Mini-Conference April 17-19, 2025 at WPSA. If you have an abstract, please email if you're interested in joining! 021
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 16/09/2024If you are a US citizen interested in studying an East Asian language, consider applying for the Blakemore Fellowship. I used the fellowship in grad school to study Vietnamese. It's a fantastic program. blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com/Funds/Search...blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com Blakemore Foundation - Landing Page Scholarships ,Scholarships Application , Online Scholarships Application ,Grant Application ,Online Grant Application , Grants,CommunityForce, Blakemore Foundation, 002
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 16/09/2024For those interested in Southeast Asian politics, I have two announcements. First, SEAREG is hosting its annual conference December 6-8 at Boston University. Second, consider nominating an outstanding junior scholar as a SEAREG fellow. Details here: dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg/dcid.sanford.duke.eduSEAREG | Duke Center for International DevelopmentThe Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG) highlights the best new research by young social scientists working on Southeast Asian politics and fosters a network of schola 010
Reposted by Paul SchulerAlex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 29/08/2024In 1943, Arthur Koestler wrote that: "In this war we are fighting against a total lie in the name of a half-truth." What a turn of phrase. (Nazism was the "total lie," whereas the idea that the Allies were fighting against racism and for democracy is the "half-truth.") 423850
Reposted by Paul SchulerJacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 23/08/2024go.bsky.app/74LPVjy 1227
Paul Schuler @paulschuler.bsky.social · 02/07/2024Not all comparativists. Students of autocracies may agree, but some defend the coordination power of constitutions in consolidated democracies. Another perspective is that mass polarization has allowed one side to get away with undermining the constitution's coordination function. 000
Reposted by Paul SchulerDonghyun Danny Choi @dhdannychoi.bsky.social · 29/11/2023Please submit nominations for APSA's Experiments Section's best book award! We will consider books that either use or are about experimental research methods in the study of politics. (Reposting because there has been a change in the committee.) Polisky 11117
