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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · 8d

No longer on a weekly basis, but I could not resist ....
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To readers of my weekly comments

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · 24d

Exceptionally informative.

Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Apr 7

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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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jul 20

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.

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jul 16

Here is WEEK 22: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-22
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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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jul 9

WEEK 21: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-21

WEEK 21

The only thematic thought I have this week concerns the budget.

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jul 2

Still at it: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-20

WEEK 20

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 30

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.

Zhaotian Luo @luozhaotian.bsky.social · Jun 30

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....

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 25

Yet another week: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-19

WEEK 19

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 18

I am still at it, even if running out of steam: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-18

WEEK 18

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here is yet another week: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-17

WEEK 17

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 5

Es muy bueno

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gerardomunck.bsky.social @gerardomunck.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Here is WEEK 16: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-16

WEEK 16

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Jun 2

If you want to understand Poland, read Andrzej Szczypiorski, The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman.

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 28

Here is WEEK 15: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-15

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 22

Esta observación se debe a Paola Bergallo, no a mí.

Sergio Jiménez @craselrau.bsky.social · May 22

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

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 21

No longer daily but I am still at it: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-14

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 18

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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Andrew Little @anthlittle.bsky.social · May 14

Prato and Grillo? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

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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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 14

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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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 12

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?

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · May 7

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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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Apr 30

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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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Apr 26

I have been staying away from purely political posts but the attack on Wikipedia is more than I can bear. Wikipedia is the most valuable intellectual resource of the internet era. The MAGA crowd is not just against science, it is against knowledge.

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Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social · Apr 25

Good paper. Makes a lot of sense of recent political dynamics.

nevratutuncu 🫐 @nevrasland.bsky.social · Apr 24

Highly recommended 👇

The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies
April 14, 2025

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