Adam Przeworski
@adamprz.bsky.social
I wonder about G Elliot Morris's findings. Are the concern about economic well-being and ideology mutually exclusive? In France a few years ago 71% of respondents agreed that "the notions of the Left and the Right are obsolete," but 94% were still able to locate themselves on this dimension.
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I wonder about G Elliot Morris's findings. Are the concern about economic well-being and ideology mutually exclusive? In France a few years ago 71% of respondents agreed that "the notions of the Left and the Right are obsolete," but 94% were still able to locate themselves on this dimension.
Musings 3: on municipal socialism, on worldwide surveys on democracy. adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/musings-3
Musings 3
Municipal Socialism
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November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Musings 3: on municipal socialism, on worldwide surveys on democracy. adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/musings-3
No longer on a weekly basis, but I could not resist ....
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Musings 1
To readers of my weekly comments
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September 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Exceptionally informative.
First instalment of my substack primer on right-wing populism in Europe is out.
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Explaining the emergence and consolidation of right-wing populism: Part I
Stylised facts, or what has actually happened?
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September 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Exceptionally informative.
Beliefs in conspiracies cannot be shaken by anything. Denials are interpreted as confirmations. "Full disclosure" only raises suspicions that something is being hidden. This is inherent in the logic of conspiracies.
July 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Beliefs in conspiracies cannot be shaken by anything. Denials are interpreted as confirmations. "Full disclosure" only raises suspicions that something is being hidden. This is inherent in the logic of conspiracies.
Here is WEEK 22: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-22
It will be the last one at least for the foreseeable future.
It will be the last one at least for the foreseeable future.
WEEK 22
There is an old song, by Doris Day:
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July 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Here is WEEK 22: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-22
It will be the last one at least for the foreseeable future.
It will be the last one at least for the foreseeable future.
Still at it: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-20
WEEK 20
WEEK 20
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July 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Still at it: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-20
What a disclosure that it is by my co-author, I find this paper to be both intellectually profound and technically path-breaking. Not easy, but truly worth reading.
New Working Paper:
Why does power alternate even without formal institutions? We develop a dynamic model where power alternation emerges spontaneously before it is formalized, as part of an efficient self-enforcing agreement governed by evolving norms.
Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Why does power alternate even without formal institutions? We develop a dynamic model where power alternation emerges spontaneously before it is formalized, as part of an efficient self-enforcing agreement governed by evolving norms.
Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What a disclosure that it is by my co-author, I find this paper to be both intellectually profound and technically path-breaking. Not easy, but truly worth reading.
Yet another week: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-19
WEEK 19
WEEK 19
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June 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Yet another week: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-19
I am still at it, even if running out of steam: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-18
WEEK 18
WEEK 18
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June 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I am still at it, even if running out of steam: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-18
Here is yet another week: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-17
WEEK 17
WEEK 17
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June 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Here is yet another week: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-17
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Capitalism & democracy
The capitalism-democracy relationship has been studied from what I call a power structure perspective (top row) & a political economy one (bottom row)👇
A key issue this literature grapples with are the precise conditions under which capitalism & democracy are compatible
The capitalism-democracy relationship has been studied from what I call a power structure perspective (top row) & a political economy one (bottom row)👇
A key issue this literature grapples with are the precise conditions under which capitalism & democracy are compatible
June 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Capitalism & democracy
The capitalism-democracy relationship has been studied from what I call a power structure perspective (top row) & a political economy one (bottom row)👇
A key issue this literature grapples with are the precise conditions under which capitalism & democracy are compatible
The capitalism-democracy relationship has been studied from what I call a power structure perspective (top row) & a political economy one (bottom row)👇
A key issue this literature grapples with are the precise conditions under which capitalism & democracy are compatible
Here is WEEK 16: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-16
WEEK 16
WEEK 16
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June 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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If you want to understand Poland, read Andrzej Szczypiorski, The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman.
June 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you want to understand Poland, read Andrzej Szczypiorski, The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman.
Here is WEEK 15: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-15
May 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Esta observación se debe a Paola Bergallo, no a mí.
más allá de explicaciones culturales sobre al ultraderechización de los varones jóvenes, me ha gustado el análisis de @adamprz.bsky.social acerca de que mientras las mujeres de ahora (de momento) aspiran a mejores condiciones de vida que sus madres, los varones han perdido, como poco estatus
May 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Esta observación se debe a Paola Bergallo, no a mí.
No longer daily but I am still at it: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-14
May 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
No longer daily but I am still at it: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-14
I cleaned the cumulative version of the Diary, mainly because one week was repeated but also because there were some spelling mistakes. Otherwise, it is untouched. For the record: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary
May 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I cleaned the cumulative version of the Diary, mainly because one week was repeated but also because there were some spelling mistakes. Otherwise, it is untouched. For the record: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary
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Prato and Grillo? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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We propose a theory of democratic backsliding where citizens' retrospective assessment of an incumbent politician depends on expectations that are endogenous to the incumbent's behaviour. We show tha...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Prato and Grillo? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Last update on a daily basis: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-13, also in the cumulative text: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary.
WEEK 13
Wednesday, May 7
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May 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Last update on a daily basis: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-13, also in the cumulative text: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary.
I vaguely remember a paper in which the government makes a large unpopular step, then backs part way, and increases its support. Does anyone know of such a paper?
May 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I vaguely remember a paper in which the government makes a large unpopular step, then backs part way, and increases its support. Does anyone know of such a paper?
Now it is WEEK 12: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-12. As always, also appended to the running Diary: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary
WEEK 12
Wednesday, April 30
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May 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Now it is WEEK 12: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-12. As always, also appended to the running Diary: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary
Here is WEEK 11: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-11 Also appended to the entire Diary: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary
WEEK 11
Wednesday, April 23
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April 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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