Losing R&Rs is such an awful part of academia.
Jessica Trounstine
@trounstine
2022 Carnegie Fellow. Prof. of political science at UC Merced. Go Bobcats! Author of Segregation by Design & Political Monopolies in American Cities
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Only 10 more days to get your application in to the Local Political Economy (APSA) Pre-Conference hosted by me, & at McGill University on September 14th!
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Available now: the first three episodes of our new podcast series, “Race and Regulation,” featuring of , of , and Jessica of . regrev.us/3sSqKH4
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I am extremely excited to join the 2022 class of #CarnegieFellows! 's investment will support my research on the political entrenchment of exclusivity and local polarization.
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Goodbye Dad . You left the world better than you found it. I was so lucky to have 45 years with you. tinyurl.com/438aedy7
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Please join , , and me at the 2022 Local Political Economy Pre-Conference at McGill University on September 14th! Apply here:
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Policymakers “must build a coalition to work for a more just and equitable desegregated society,” contends of .
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Exciting news!! I’m joining as an assistant professor in the Fall! To say I feel lucky to start this particular job would be a major understatement. I’m forever thankful to all the people who got me here & I’m excited to pay it forward at 😊🧵
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We are happy to announce that @melissabaker712 will be joining us @UTEP_PoliSci @UTEPLiberalArts @UTEP this fall!
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Our Urban Policy Lab at UC Merced partnered with ABAG/MTC to write segregation reports for every Bay Area city! Working to ensure housing policy is attentive to structural inequality. See our work here:mtcdrive.app.box.com/s/d0kki6p26idi w/
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Never before have we collectively as housing partners set out such a clear action plan to address California’s housing need.
This isn’t just about planning, it’s about holding each other accountable & getting the homes we need built. 8/8
bit.ly/3sHHvFn
#CAHousingPlan
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New pod out! The Woodside story was so wild we did an all-avocado episode, and brought on to discuss how the mountain lion move fits into a greater pattern in California.
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Today in Broadstreet, discusses the Historical Origins of Ethnic Representation in the Nigerian Bureaucracy.
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I finally get to announce this!! I'm so proud of Ada and so excited for this next chapter.
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Excited to start as faculty @ukpoliscidept this Fall! I could not have gotten here without support from my fantastic advisor @trounstine and excellent committee @_adasgupta and Dan de Kadt! twitter.com/ukpoliscidept/…
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Do you have a favorite paper that uses 2-way fixed effects? Please send it to me!
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Our job ad closes on Monday. Make sure to get your applications in! aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01210
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NEW! My article in Annals of "From Crisis to Progress: Housing and Latino Youth since 2000" examines housing progress amid ongoing disparities-mixed status, crowding +3 key outcomes: #eviction, #foreclosure, & zip code #COVID19 case/death rates.
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So who is writing the book on how national and state politics have been localized? (p.s. all politics is still local)
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UC Merced Poli Sci is hiring!!! Apply here: aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01210
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Looking for dissertation research funding, mentoring and networking opportunities? Check out 's newest initiative!
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We are pleased to announce our new Dissertation Scholars Program! This program provides grant funding and networking opportunities for political science PhD students outside of Princeton University. Details: bit.ly/2VJWaC1
@PUPolitics @PrincetonSPIA @RDancygier
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Well this time it was Reviewer #1. I really like this little paper and I just can't seem to get it published. Blargh!
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Great conversation coming up about how policy keeps us segregated.
Join and for a discussion with Professor on Friday.
Register: bit.ly/3hG6NOK
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/1. Yesterday at the ACS Data Users Conference, the Census Bureau described its plans to replace the American Community Survey (ACS) microdata with “fully synthetic” data over the next three years.
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Congratulations to and ! Winners of this year's Clarence Stone Scholar Award given by the Urban and Local Politics Section of APSA. I love seeing amazing work by emerging scholars in the field.
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Today, on #EarthDay, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe () as Director of the Office of Science, Department of . bit.ly/2QgAoDn via
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This week on Not Another Politics Podcast, we're discussing the institutional racism of land use regulation. In a new paper, makes a strong case for why we need to pay more attention to land-use policies. Listen now 👇
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Recent survey of local elections in CA revealed that ~25% of people can't remember who they voted for a month prior. Is this overreporting of turnout or lack of engagement?
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Study from and finds that candidates of color are similarly penalized in nonpartisan plurality and RCV elections--but adding partisan labels significantly reduces these penalties.2/5
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Consider nominating an early career urban/local politics scholar for the Clarence Stone award. Details here:
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Merced Public Health says Merced County vaccine allocation is much lower than what other CA counties are getting. Why? Because we have a healthcare provider shortage. The very definition of structural inequality. FIX THIS
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Political scientists - please consider signing. Send an email with your name, title, and institutional affiliation to psopenletter@gmail.com to add your name
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Donald Trump should be removed from office immediately - he is unwilling or unable to fulfill his oath to protect and defend the Constitution.
An open letter from 200+ political scientists (and counting):
docs.google.com/document/d/1iL
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In times like this small things can create heroes. The Senate staffers who secured the Electoral College documents before the takeover qualify
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Super excited about this partnership with , thanks to support from #STIRLabs! polisci.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/prof
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Joint work with the fabulous Eddie Lucero and . Find the article on the newly launched California Journal of Politics and Policy doi.org/10.5070/P2cjpp
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@trounstine is now discussing her recent article examining voter behavior and why people vote in certain elections and not others. @UCCenterSac She mentions lack of information as one driver of lower turnout.
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I need to write more articles that I don't care about so that when they get rejected it doesn't string so much.
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and de Kadt find that exposure to inequality increases support for redistribution among the poor. Randomized field experiment in South Africa.
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Look at what my AWESOME colleagues did!! Congratulations and Daniel de Kadt nature.com/articles/s4158
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Don't forget! Our 4th? 5th? Annual Local Political Economy Conference (LPEC) is happening tomorrow, September 10th, from 9-12:30 PDT. If you'd like to join, email me at jessica@trounstine.com so I can send you the link.
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"When people who oppose housing construction in the United States can block it without the president’s help, even the most NIMBY-minded of homeowners are free to base their votes on other things," writes:
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