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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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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Rachel Van Nostrand and I wrote a piece for The Conversation U.S. (with help from two excellent University of Arizona students, Malia Hirasa and Sydney Horton.) We detail how US ICE detention facilities qualify as a system of concentration camps.

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When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

Scholars have defined the elements of what qualifies as a concentration camp system. Based on those, ICE detention facilities meet the definition of concentration camps.

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

From our FirstView: Demand and Supply of Criminal Governance: Experimental Evidence from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador by @javierosorio.bsky.social and @brewerosorio.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My colleagues and I @relevantresearch.bsky.social have introduced a tool for analyzing ICE Removals between 2011 and 2023. It is the newest feature added to the Immigration Enforcement Dashboard. enforcementdashboard.com/ice-removals

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Currently dashboard is showing data from Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2023. You can apply a date filter to view data for any specific period.

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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

By analyzing records obtained by @deportationdata.org, I found that the total number of people who have experienced ICE detention in the first 9 months of the Trump admin amounts to the population of a mid-sized city.

During the first nine months of Trump’s second term, at least 272,000 people were booked in ICE detention, according to Adam Sawyer, a data analyst at Relevant Research, the group behind Detention Reports, which breaks down government data on immigration detention facilities.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Had to doublecheck the date on this

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Now posted ahead of print: "Conceptualizing Academic Freedom," forthcoming, Annual Review of Political Science. (Uncorrected proofs, so a few minor edits different from the version that will be published in June.) doi.org/10.1146/annu...

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Academic freedom is an unusual and complex set of norms and practices. It arises out of the combination of the corporate self-governance of medieval universities and the spirit of disciplinary scientific inquiry in modern research universities. It combines a principle of antiorthodoxy as to conclusions with the robust associational self-governance of scholarly communities whose members evaluate one another as participants in that shared enterprise. It has never been easily or wholly embraced by wider societies; today it is under wholesale attack. This article combines conceptual, normative, and historical analyses of academic freedom as a general norm with attention to conflicts over it in the mid-to-late 2010s and early 2020s. Some genuinely hard cases and questions tested the meaning of academic freedom and university values well before the current crisis.

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Anton Strezhnev @astrezh.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I keep coming back to @cdsamii.bsky.social essay on the “problem-centered” over “puzzle-centered” research paradigm and I can’t help but feel like so many problems with social science methods boil down to this cyrussamii.com?p=3682

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The “problem solving” approach and social science methodology – Cyrus Samii

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Those notorious hippie institutions MIT, Stanford, Princeton, and LSE. All well-known for subversiveness, with no contributions to defense, military tech, or intelligence services. NB the inclusion of Columbia, Penn, & Brown despite their having struck deals with the administration on other fronts.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

There's a few likely consequences of having free buses...and they will probably surprise you! Really happy to be able to share this perspective today in the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...

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Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This ongoing data collection effort is impressive and important!

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

New @nber.org paper with @caitlinpatler.bsky.social & @elizabethacox.bsky.social out! We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0 Key Findings 🧵 1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0 2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls www.nber.org/papers/w3479...

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 09/02/2026

Detention Reports has been updated to include a national map of all active ICE detention facilities that link to individual facility reports. Learn about this new feature and other new features at my latest post: austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney. Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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International Organization @iojournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 05/09/2025

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

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Big Data Kane @cmwitko.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I recently drove across the country and listened to the entire Rolling Stones discography in order (I’ve listened to all of these albums many times but never like this 😁). Here is the top 20. Worst album (by far): Dirty Work. The lesson: even if you’ve hit rock bottom in your job you can improve. 😂

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"

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Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.

This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

BJPolS is an #OpenAccess journal. All articles accepted for publication in BJPolS since July 2024 will be open access; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. Find out about your open access options - cup.org/4gD95tA #OA

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Dani Gilbert @danigilbert.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 28/02/2025

Turks have an unforgettable saying ▸ Öküz tahta çıkarsa öküz padişah olmaz, saray ahır olur “When an ox ascends to the throne, he doesn’t become king; the palace becomes a barn”

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

What the Trump administration wants to do by creating these camps is monstrous enough. But a key thing I found when writing a book on concentration camp history is that when you establish this kind of detention, it tends over time to devolve into much worse kinds of camps.

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Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants

The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Three things that make the U.S. the envy of the world: 1) Professionalized military with strong norm of civilian control 2) Higher education and cutting-edge scientific research 3) Ability to welcome immigrants and attract the “best and the brightest” All three are under threat.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

“increasingly looks as though [Trump] and his allies are targeting academia more broadly” @michellegoldberg.bsky.social Higher ed administrations need to recognize that these forces cannot be appeased. They’re at war with the value of truth itself, and their conspiracy theories say destroy you.

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Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts

The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.

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Kristen McCollum @kris10mccollum.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

ICYMI: Will Syrian refugees go 'home'? Looking at the experimental evidence of Syrian refugee return intentions, with work from @loribeaman.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social @dmasterson.bsky.social @mirandasimon.bsky.social @thebraith.bsky.social and others www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/will...

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Will Syrian Refugees Go ‘Home’? A Look at Some Experimental Evidence On Return Intentions | COMPAS

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy new year, folks! Looking forward to a fun 2025. Am going to try to celebrate daily. Starting today (#1) by celebrating my fantastic better half — @ayearofcrafting over at insta. Everything is better with Jess around to share it!!

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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Here are the first five sets of slides: 01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro... 02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b... 03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust... 04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct... 05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...

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Maurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

⚡✨New expert survey data ⚡✨ We are very happy to finally publish the second wave of the Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey! The first wave was downloaded almost 7000 times, we hope the second wave will also be a success! Please spread the word! Reposts are very much appreciated!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

To those wondering about the legality of Trump's potential use of the military, I strongly encourage you to read this piece from earlier today. It does a sober job of explaining the state of the law and what is/isn't authorized under existing law. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

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How Can Trump Deploy the Military at the Southern Border?

Presidents have extensive power to deploy the military to assist with immigration enforcement, even without a declaration of national emergency.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A friend is putting together a grass-roots organizing event and looking for best books for a general audience on how-to, principles, and history (writ broadly). They're connecting with existing orgs but are looking to help newbies catch up knowledge-wise. Please reply here or DM me your favorites!

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Award, for graduate students in their final year, is now open. It's a $25,000 award to facilitate diss write-up. All projects that focus on the causes and/or control of violence welcome. Applications accepted from 1 Nov to 1 Feb 2025. Details: www.hfg.org

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation - HFG

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Reminder that we are hiring in international law or international organization polisky psjminfo

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Dotan Haim @dotanhaim.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

Introducing Conflictsky, a new feed for political conflict and violence! Like and pin the feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:... To post, tag with 'conflictsky' or 'violencesky' It's a polisky sub-feed, so request to join that list if you haven't already: www.paulmusgrave.info/how-to-use-p...

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

@profmusgrave.bsky.social could I please bother you to add me (right phrase?) to the Polisky environment (is that a thing?), please?

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

Could be a great cfp for some CCamps work, @rdv.bsky.social

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

We are hiring! Assistant Professor of International Law and/or International Organization here at School of Government & Public Policy at UArizona. Review of applications starts Oct 9th. Send questions and please share widely!

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Assistant Professor - SGPP

Duties and Responsibilities● Publish in refereed journals and other appropriate outlets.● Teach classes on international law, international organizati...

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