Excited to share an updated paper from a longstanding agenda with Andy Hall, @dthompson.bsky.social, and Jesse Yoder: "Fortunate Sons: Elite Political Selection in American History"
We link Members of Congress (+ their families) to the complete count census, covering congresses from 1850-the 2000s
James Feigenbaum
🚨Political economy workshop at BI - May 28 🚨
👉 send me an email if you would like to attend
Presenters: Sophie Hatte, @siggi-econ.bsky.social, Laura Barros, Nicola Mastrorocco, @moritz-marbach.com,
@bcegerod.bsky.social, @oskorge.bsky.social, @alicirone.bsky.social, @maxemilking.bsky.social
New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨
In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at the University of Copenhagen, September 24-25. See politicalscience.ku.dk/events/the-6... for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 29). Please distribute.
Very happy to see our APSR paper out today. Figure 2 tells the main story: in Norway, criminal backgrounds become rarer at each step from citizens to candidates to elected officials. Additional analyses point to political parties as key gatekeepers. cup.org/3OKSdbH
Norway is one of the most gender-equal countries, yet women's rise to power has been slower than it looks. Smith, Cirone, @dawn_teele, Cox, and @JFiva explain why for @apsrjournal. Summary by @ximecalos for PS 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 Ximena Caló, covers the new article by Daniel M. Smith, Alexandra Cirone, Dawn L. Teele, Gary W. Cox, and Jon H. Fiva, "Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems". Norway is one of the most gender-equal countries in the world.
politicalsciencenow.com
We are happy to invite proposals for the 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop.
🚨Political economy workshop at BI - May 28 🚨
👉 send me an email if you would like to attend
Presenters: Sophie Hatte, @siggi-econ.bsky.social, Laura Barros, Nicola Mastrorocco, @moritz-marbach.com,
@bcegerod.bsky.social, @oskorge.bsky.social, @alicirone.bsky.social, @maxemilking.bsky.social
There is still one month left to apply to the WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites. The deadline is the 1st of April.
It takes place in Oslo, August 20-21st, 2026. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood.
Call is found here : bit.ly/whogovminico...
APSA
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
Kvinner møter fortsatt flaskehalser på vei mot politiske toppverv.
www.bi.no/forskning/bu...
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Vetting for Virtue: Democracy’s Challenge in Excluding Criminals from Office - https://cup.org/3OKSdbH
- @siggi-econ.bsky.social, @fiva.no & RUNE J. SØRENSEN
#FirstView
Jon Fiva
Jon Fiva
Norsk politikk har blitt mer likestilt, men ikke alle deler av karrierestigen har endret seg like raskt.
www.bi.no
🚨 New paper: Can light-touch information reduce tolerance of sexual harassment?
We tested this in a randomized controlled trial with recruits in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
with @ollefolke.bsky.social , Torbjørn Hanson, @kotsadam.bsky.social and @johannarickne.bsky.social
