Eitan Hersh

@eitanhersh

Political scientist at Tufts. Elections, civic engagement, voting rights. Author of Politics is for Power

Brookline, MA
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Joined January 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    14 Jan 2020

    My new book, Politics is for Power, is out today. Interest in politics is very high right now, but most people do a form of politics I call `political hobbyism'. In hobbyism, power is the topic of our intrigue but not the goal of our actions.

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  2. Retweeted
    Mar 5

    As debates rage over how to administer US elections, many people want to know how absentee voting affected the 2020 election. Our new study finds surprisingly muted effects on turnout and on partisan differences in turnout, even despite the pandemic.

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  3. Mar 5

    summer starts when i hear someone blasting sublime with the windows down. if it happens in march, it happens in march.

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  4. Mar 4

    dear god grant me the wisdom to self-censor more often

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  5. Mar 3

    everyone really should read this article.

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  6. Mar 2

    Local political ideology is so weird. I spend my volunteer time on policing and housing. I want fewer regulations stopping housing development. And I want the police to have a smaller role in my community. I think these are conservative views. Others think they're liberal.

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  7. Mar 2

    i will not tweet more opinions about ranked choice voting. i will not tweet more opinions about ranked choice voting. i will not tweet more opinions about ranked choice voting. i will not tweet more opinions about ranked choice voting. i will not tweet more opinions a...darn it.

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  8. Mar 1

    My clumsy child earnestly says "oopsie-doopsie" whenever he drops/breaks/spills, and it's impossible to be even slightly annoyed after he says it. Hoping it will last for a long time.

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  9. Mar 1

    Question for university-affiliated people. Which political belief is more "off-limits" in academia (i.e. would result in more social/professional sanctions): public expressions in favor of Zionism or public expressions opposed to Zionism?

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  10. Feb 26

    Invite me to a clubhouse that has a mission of getting things done for my community and state. No other clubhouses.

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  11. Feb 26

    Welcome back, long lost friend!

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  12. Feb 24

    i know in like two hours i wont be in the algorithmic company of michael lewis anymore, but it's nice for even a second.

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  13. Feb 23

    Thanks to Destiny and community for hosting me in my first experience with the gaming world. And thanks to for explaining to me words like "election pilled" so I know what we were talking about.

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  14. Feb 18

    Calling spring semester SPRING semester is a cruel lie.

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  15. Feb 16

    looking for reading recommendations (scholarly or non-scholarly) about the social gospel movement. suggestions?

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  16. Feb 14

    Go interns!

    Eitan Hersh's book Politics is for Power is required reading for Arizona AFL-CIO interns.
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  17. Feb 12

    Innovations in the herring world are not sufficiently appreciated, IMO.

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  18. Feb 11

    "There is a danger — not just in California, but everywhere — that politics becomes an aesthetic rather than a program. "

    In much of SF, you can’t walk 20 feet without seeing a sign declaring that Black lives matter and no human being is illegal. Those signs sit in yards zoned for single families, in communities that organize against the new housing that would bring those values closer to reality.
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  19. Feb 11

    At the same time, people often think that transparency measures (at state/local) are pro-democratic. sometimes they are quite anti-democratic in that the exacerbate inequality in participation. Read Bruce Cain's book for more:

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  20. Feb 10

    Sorry folks. You’re either pro-spectacle or anti-spectacle. You want people to trust experts and facts? Then we need more intermediaries and fewer viral videos.

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  21. Retweeted
    Feb 10

    If you're into that making local impact sorta thing, join our Febuary 24th Conversation For Progress with political scientist on his breakthrough book Politics Is For Power

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