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The Vibes Are Off: Did Elon Musk Push Academics Off Twitter?

Political Science Now

Using a snowball sample of more than 15,700 academic accounts from the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and psychology, we show that academics in these fields reduced their engagement with the platform, measured by either the number of active accounts (i.e., retweeting and replying to others content).

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How Gender Alters the Costs of Political Toxicity.

Political Science Now

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Jack Wippell, covers the new article by Gregory Eady and Anne Rasmussen, “Gendered Perceptions and the Costs of Political Toxicity.”

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Learn more about: Exploring Indigenous Governance and Cultural Evolution in Oaxaca, Mexico

Political Science Now

He is a behavioral economist who uses economic theory and empirics to study topics in the intersection of economics, psychology, political science, sociology and anthropology.

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OPINION: Why segregation and racial gaps in education persist 70 years after the end of legal segregation

The Hechinger Report

Alexandra Filindra is an associate professor of political science and psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago and a Public Voices Fellow through The OpEd Project. Policymakers, funders and education advocates must overcome white resistance to strengthen support for programs geared toward Black and Latino children.

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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Grafting ethnography onto journalism has been suggested for decades—it’s time to put it into practice.

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Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Mason Holland, University of Michigan

Political Science Now

Mason Holland is a graduate student in the political science Ph.D. in political science with a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from the University of Connecticut. His subfield is in American politics with a specific focus on Black politics. program at the University of Michigan.

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Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Marzia Hussaini, Michigan State University

Political Science Now

student in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University where she studies American politics and research methods. She is particularly interested in political psychology and identity politics and her current research focuses on the psychological factors influencing political engagement.