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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale
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Now "Ahead of Print" at JOP! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Now "Ahead of Print" at JOP! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I’m hiring a full-time predoc for 2026-2027! Please encourage your quant-minded students with strong interests in American politics to apply. They’ll be part of our vibrant community of CSAP/Tobin predocs who take PhD courses, present OG/collab research, & more. tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
CSAP Predoc: U.S. Congressional Elections
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December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Delighted to discover that "Candidate Positions, Responsiveness, and Returns to Extremism" is now available online from JOP 🧵
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September 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Very fortunate to be teaching Special Interest Politics in the US this semester!
jztidecat.bsky.social Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · Sep 4
It's incredibly difficult to teach Intro to American Politics because not much applies to the moment.
September 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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My Twitter account got hacked, so I guess now is as good a time as any to transition over here!
January 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM