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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 18h

NEW - The Legacy of Mexico’s Drug War on Youth Political Attitudes - cup.org/4AEn6Sj - @garciaponce.bsky.social & @isabellatingley.bsky.social #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of childhood exposure to criminal violence in Mexico's drug war on political attitudes and behaviors, analyzing urban youth survey data and historical data. It examines interpersonal trust, law enforcement views, and military confrontations, with implications for democratic engagement.

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My review essay on solidarity between people of color was accepted for publication today at Advances in Political Psychology "Solidarity between U.S. People of Color: Synthesizing Evidence, Highlighting Challenges, and Proposing Actionable Solutions" Pre-print here: eoperez.com/curriculum-v...

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CV & New Projects

You can download below a copy of my most recent CV: Download Here is a brief selection of recent research papers I have worked on. About one third of the scholarship I produce through the REPS Lab …

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CPS's @robertocarlos.bsky.social moderates this #DemocracyWeek panel hosted by @umichstonecid.bsky.social at @umisr.bsky.social this week. Open to all, come and learn about how class influences who runs for office, and who governs. With @noamlupu.bsky.social and @nickcarnes.bsky.social. ⬇️

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What shapes who runs for office, who becomes a viable candidate, and how does class influence who ultimately governs? Join @noamlupu.bsky.social, @nickcarnes.bsky.social, and @robertocarlos.bsky.social for “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class." Sept. 17, noon–1:30 p.m. Free and open. RSVP: bit.ly/whoruns

Promotional graphic for “Who Runs? Candidacy & Class,” part of Democracy Week at U-M. Thursday, September 17, noon–1:30 p.m., Room 1430, ISR Thompson Building. Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. with RSVP; the event is free and open to all. Headshots identify panelists Noam Lupu of Vanderbilt University and Nick Carnes of Duke University, and moderator Roberto Carlos of U-M Political Science. Presented by the Stone Center’s SWIPE initiative with support from U-M’s Initiative for Democracy and Civic Empowerment. RSVP at bit.ly/whoruns.

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Roberto F. Carlos et al flip the classic model of political socialization 🔄: Influence can "trickle up." Kids shape parents' political attitudes, esp. when they're seen as more knowledgeable. Presenting at #APSA26 with Melissa Baker Álvaro Corral Tanika Raychaudhuri Linette Sanchez & Bryan Gervais.

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Debbie Schildkraut @debbiejsr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

don't forget to support the RBSI (Ralph Bunche Summer Institute) undergrads while you're at APSA. Their poster session is 10-12 on Saturday at the exhibit hall. @apsa.bsky.social #APSA26

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Moriah Harman @moriahjharman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Department of Political Science at Texas Tech is hosting this year’s Texas American Behavior Conference (11/13-11/14). If you’re a grad student or faculty member (at a TX university) studying American Political Behavior, please apply! Deadline 9/1/26. esrlttu.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We are hiring an assistant professor in American Politics this Fall, at the intersection of law and political economy. Review will begin after September 21st. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32519

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Cornell University, Government Department

Job #AJO32519, American Politics Assistant Professor, Government Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can't sleep? Come check us out, including @mattlamb.bsky.social, who accidentally got left off the flyer. We have it all: survey experiments, field experiments with real child-parent dyads, and AI. What a way to start Saturday morning in Boston.

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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

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Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants

Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/08/2026

A 19-year-old in Texas has spent nearly a year raising her 13-year-old sister after their parents were detained by ICE and deported to Honduras. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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U.S. citizen teens left behind when ICE deported their parents

After their mom and dad were deported, two Fort Worth teens went nearly a year before seeing their parents.

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Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium @priec.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Day 2 of #WeArePRIEC @ricepolisci.bsky.social @mfroman.bsky.social @robertocarlos.bsky.social argue motive to migrate explains variation in host country political integration IV design using age of arrival helps uncover econ-motivated migrants invest less emotionally in host than home country

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Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium @priec.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

How are citizens made? @robertocarlos.bsky.social convinces us to account for a growing share of info brokers, concentrated in immigrant (proximate) communities, who reveal some adults do change, some children do the socializing in their home. #WeArePRIEC @ricepolisci.bluesky.social

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Sean Ehrlich @seandehrlich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Florida State University’s political science department is hiring this year at the junior level in American Politics and Comparative Politics. Applicants for both jobs should have strong substantive and quant methods skills but otherwise the fields are open. The postings should be on ejobs soon.

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Alexander F. Gazmararian @agazmararian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Arriving September 29 👀 Preorder link below...

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The raw turnout for this race is bananas. It dwarfs previous senate primaries. It’s higher than two of the last three presidential primaries in Michigan, and equal to the third, 2020, with over a dozen candidates on the ballot.

Michigan U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
Democratic Primary

Biden
Joe Biden
838,872
52.9%
73
Sanders
Bernie Sanders
577,056
36.4%
52
Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
73,196
4.6%
0
Warren
Elizabeth Warren
26,055
1.6%
0
Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
22,383
1.4%
0
Uncommitted
Uncommitted
19,045
1.2%
0
Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
10,974
0.7%
0
Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
9,464
0.6%
0

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 30/07/2026

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - Redistricting Reforms Reduce Gerrymandering by Constraining Partisan Actors - cup.org/4pNwXA7 - @corymccartan.com, @chriskenny.bsky.social, @simko.bsky.social, EMMA EBOWE, MICHAEL Y. ZHAO & KOSUKE IMAI #FirstView

Banner with the hashtag #OpenAccess on a green background and the text "American Political Science Review" on a blue background below.

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

More than 65,000 people are in ICE detention, many in facilities managed by for-profit firms. In the NYT this week, I write that Congress should expand the information that private prison companies must disclose, giving the public better insight into these contracts www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...

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Opinion | If You Think ICE Detention is Bad Now, Privatization Will Make It Worse

The Trump administration has a housing problem.

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This book is terrific—incredible new data, amazing and heart wrenching stories, and super timely. Highly recommended to those interested in American politics, political behavior, immigration, and law & society (and beyond).

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Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Last nudge (for real this time!) to apply for the Boulder PRIEC. Deadline is next Friday (July 24). Will send out acceptances that weekend.

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Michael Shepherd @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🚨New Book Alert 🚨 Thrilled to announce the publication of my first book: Rural Pain, Republican Gain by @uchicagopress.bsky.social ‼️ Officially released in one month but at the warehouse and ready to ship to you and yours! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Rural Pain, Republican Gain

An eye-opening look at how Republican policies have affected health outcomes in rural communities and why poor, rural white voters are turning to the Republican Party—not despite this harm, but becaus...

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📢 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Political Science. We seek a scholar in AP, CP, PE, or IR who applies frontier methods of statistics and data science to substantive questions in their area of expertise. apply.interfolio.com/189477

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Devin Judge-Lord @judgelord.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We're hiring. Associate/Full Professor of Democracy Policy apply.interfolio.com/188470

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenured faculty position focused on teaching, research, and public engagement in the emerging field of democracy policy: an area of public policy research that treats democracy as a policy domain with identifiable problems, measurable outcomes, and actionable interventions.

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The book is out today! I hope you engage with it. You can buy it here: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0226...

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Day 2 of 3 days of shameless self-promotion of the book, which comes out tomorrow.

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Day 2 of 3 days of shameless self-promotion of the book, which comes out tomorrow.

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As promised, three more days of self-promotion to coincide with the book's release this Friday.

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Excited to share that my book, "Information Brokers" @uchicagopress.bsky.social is out this Friday (July 3)! I will share endorsements the next three days, so please forgive the overposting. Also, please consider engaging with it. Order the book here : press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Marcel Roman @mfroman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 in Science Advances. We meta-reanalyze 100 conjoint experiments to assess which immigrants citizens prefer around the world. Our evidence reinforces existing findings, identifies novel insights, and provides a basis for future research 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Which immigrants do citizens prefer? A meta-reanalysis of 100 conjoint experiments

Meta-reanalysis of 100 conjoint experiments reveals patterns of similarity and variation in public immigration preferences worldwide.

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Álvaro Corral @alvarojcorral.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I had the pleasure of speaking to NPR's Robin Young of Here & Now about the results of the Texas primary run-off. We talk about the meaning of Cornyn's defeat for the Texas GOP, the role of Latino voters, Paxton's baggage, and James Talarico's chances this November. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

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Paxton won Texas Senate primary, but Democrats think they can win in November

Longtime Sen. John Cornyn lost to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/05/2026

Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s reporting.

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More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

When we think about how political beliefs are formed, we typically point to parents as the primary teachers. But in Latino immigrant households, it's often the children who teach the parents. @robertocarlos.bsky.social presents critical research in 'Information Brokers'⬇️ cpsblog.isr.umich.edu?p=3651

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Information Brokers: Rethinking Political Dynamics in Latino Immigrant Families

In many Latino families, it is the children who teach the parents about American politics.

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

📌 Spotlight on today's #MPSA2026 Roundtable on Latino Voters in 2025 and Beyond. CPS's @robertocarlos.bsky.social participates in the session chaired by #ISRNextGeneration scholar @fmortiz.bsky.social #Polisky

Roundtable: Latino Voters in 2025 and Beyond
April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026
Sat, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00 CDT
Roberto F. Carlos, Participant
Franshelly Marie Martinez-Ortiz, Chair
University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

👏 Congratulations to @nickvalentino.bsky.social, one of the three U-M leaders newly elected to the 2026 American Academy of Arts & Sciences. A PI of the @electionstudies.bsky.social, Valentino's work has advanced what we know about electoral participation, empathy, and race. myumi.ch/y176R

Elected to the Class of 2026
American Academy of Arts & Sciences

NICHOLAS VALENTINO
university of michigan

donald r. kinder collegiate professor of political science

RESEARCH PROFESSOr, center for political studies

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, american national election studies

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality is finally out in the world! Combining nationwide survey evidence, state administrative data, and 111 interviews with patients, physicians & others, it tells the long-overdue story of coverage barriers and their deepening of burden an inequity.

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Tyler Simko @simko.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

New short working paper with @mpreece.bsky.social + Adam Rauh: "Local community opposition to data centers is clear and growing." We use LocalView to study data center discussions in thousands of local government meetings across the US. First, we show attention is surging: osf.io/preprints/so...

A graph showing the increase in attention to data centers in local government meetings between 2023 and 2026.

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Shayla F. Olson @shaylafolson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

join us for our upcoming fashion show—oops, i mean research presentation—next week!

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Children can influence their parents’ politics, especially on new issues. In diverse, tech-connected families, parents are receptive to political cues from their children, particularly on emerging topics like AI regulation. Don't miss @robertocarlos.bsky.social et al at #MPSA2026.

Reciprocal political socialization within contemporary American families: Evidence from two randomized experiments
April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026
In Event: Speech and Political Expression

Sun, April 26, 8 to 9:30 CDT
Roberto F. Carlos et al University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

🚨 Alarm bells are blaring to signal rising authoritarian practices in the United States. Vincent Hutchings participates in the #MPSA2026 Town Hall 2026 roundtable session chaired by @nazita.bsky.social.

Roundtable
Nazita Lajevardi, Chair

Fri, April 24, 3:20 to 4:50 CDT
MPSA Town Hall 2026: Alarm Bells of Rising Authoritarian Practices in the U.S.
April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026
Vincent Hutchings
Participant

University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

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Hannah Walker @hlw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

📢 📢 FRIENDS CURRENT & FUTURE!! 📢📢 The application for the 9th installment of Justice & Injustice is now open!!!! Briefly, deadline is May 1, application is here, further details below: 1/4 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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a cartoon of snoopy holding a red bag with the words attention please written above him

ALT: a cartoon of snoopy holding a red bag with the words attention please written above him

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Nick Valentino @nickvalentino.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Dear ANES community, the link below introduces our new Board of Advisors, led by Jamie Druckman. Jamie follows John Aldrich, who deftly chaired the Board for nearly 2 decades. This new group will guide us through the 2028 election cycle. Our deepest thanks to outgoing and incoming Board members!

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Current Board Members - ANES | American National Election Studies

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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

New w/@scottclifford.bsky.social. Lots of work uses agree-disagree scales, and a lit review shows these are 1) frequently just measured in one direction (agree = higher trait) and 2) correlated with each other. This has potentially big issues for conclusions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Acquiescence Bias and Criterion Validity: Problems and Potential Solutions for Agree-Disagree Scales - Political Behavior

Political Behavior - Scholars frequently measure dispositions like populism, conspiracism, racism, and sexism by asking survey respondents whether they agree or disagree with statements...

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Book release date news! 📖 7/3/26 Information Brokers @uchicagopress.bsky.social explores how Latino children, especially in immigrant families, guide parents through U.S. institutions and politics, shaping civic participation. If this resonates, please repost 🙏 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Information Brokers

An insightful rethinking of political socialization within Latino immigrant households. Conventional wisdom tells us that children are passive recipients of political lessons from their parents, with ...

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Information Brokers

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