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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 17h

The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog:

'Optimising microsurveys to improve the use of research #evidence from websites' by Esmeralda Michel, Megan Mitchell, Nehal Eldeeb and Valerie B. Shapiro

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Phil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 2d

The thing that distinguishes Trump’s approach to federalism from that of his predecessors is that he rejects the ontological premises of federalism itself, primarily the premise that states are sovereigns in any sense of that term. /1

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 2d

From Evidence & Policy Editors' Choice Collection:

'Evaluation of researchers’ #policy-related knowledge, needs and self-efficacy before and after the 2021 Texas Legislative Session' by Kaitlin Brand et al.

#FreeAccess until 31 October:
doi.org/10.1332/1744...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

.@morganevelyncook on TikTok is trying to figure out why Trump is sending troops to Portland, Oregon, and her video is the greatest thing ever 🤣

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 7d

Now Open! The APSA Graduate Student Member Support Grant is accepting applications from #graduatestudent #members through October 8th. Lottery system; no review; anticipated to fund up to 14 applications this quarter.

🔗 See eligibility and apply here: buff.ly/97gcQJb

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Alex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 7d

For public policy scholars: JPIPE published our article that uses machine learning to code the universe of congressional and state legislative data since 2009 by the Comparative Agenda Project policy codes. That's 1.68 million bills. OPEN-ACCESS here: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 7d

New on the Evidence & Policy Blog:

'Optimising microsurveys to improve the use of research #evidence from websites' by Esmeralda Michel, Megan Mitchell, Nehal Eldeeb and Valerie B. Shapiro

evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/01/o...

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 12d

Great read for those on the academic job market

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What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 12d

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog post?

'Recognising the expertise of people with #disability' by Shane Clifton

evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/09/17/r...

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 13d

From Evidence & Policy Editors' Choice Collection:

'How perceptions of voter control affect politicians’ evaluations of expertise in the news: a survey experiment on the role of accountability beliefs' by Anina Hanimann

Read with #FreeAccess:
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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 14d

The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog:

'Recognising the expertise of people with #disability' by Shane Clifton

evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/09/17/r...

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 14d

That's a great one! I use it in 309 too.

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 15d

Read our latest issue, 21.4:

Featuring a special article collection focused on the intersections between health, #evidence use, and the application of research within evolving and complex public health #policy contexts.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Phil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 16d

If you want to learn more about the conditions of possibility for policy defiance in US federalism, I cannot recommend this book — and the symposium it spawned — enough.

Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

Very excited to see the symposium on Green Rush (with @leehannahwsu.bsky.social ) published in Publius! The editor's introduction can be found here: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...

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Thanks to everyone involved! All reviews are posted below.

Editors’ Introduction to Book Review Symposium on Green Rush: The Rise of Medical Marijuana in the American States by Daniel J. Mallinson and A. Lee Hannah

The following symposium emerged from an “author meets critics” panel that took place at the 2024 meeting of the American Political Science Association in P

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Jamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 16d

My book w/@profsorelle.bsky.social will be out in January! These ideas have brewed since I interned at Queens Legal Services 20 years ago. The book is for anyone who cares about people, justice, power & democracy. Much more to share more in the coming months!

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Uncivil Democracy

How the civil legal system undermines the political lives of marginalized communities

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

I should say, I hope Correlates of War is keeping track of all these. MID is the dataset.

What can I say, I'm just a dumb Americanist. 😜

Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

I hope MIDS is keeping track of all of these.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16d

hey political scientists, wake up, wild new country-pair just dropped.

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

I hope MIDS is keeping track of all of these.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16d

hey political scientists, wake up, wild new country-pair just dropped.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 17d

❗️Trump:We stopped the conflict between Cambodia and Armenia. It was just starting and it was a bad one.

Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

My response to reviewers with @leehannahwsu.bsky.social:

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

Jeffrey Moyer's review: "Defiant Innovation: A Framework for Understanding Policy Divergence?"

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

Nyron Crawford's review: "The Gateway Drug: Cannabis Legalization in the American States"

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

@clarebrock.bsky.social's review: "Defiant Innovation and Federalism: How Interest Groups Help Shape the Relationship between Federal and State Government

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

@policyandpups.bsky.social's review: "Learning from US Marijuana Legalization Policymaking: Insights for Theories of Federalism, Policy Process, and Policy Entrepreneurship

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Learning from US Marijuana Legalization Policymaking: Insights for Theories of Federalism, Policy Process, and Policy Entrepreneurship

A well-established normative justification for federalism, as an institutional arrangement, is that it preserves the rights of geographically concentrated

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Dan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 16d

Very excited to see the symposium on Green Rush (with @leehannahwsu.bsky.social ) published in Publius! The editor's introduction can be found here: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...

@philiprocco.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone involved! All reviews are posted below.

Editors’ Introduction to Book Review Symposium on Green Rush: The Rise of Medical Marijuana in the American States by Daniel J. Mallinson and A. Lee Hannah

The following symposium emerged from an “author meets critics” panel that took place at the 2024 meeting of the American Political Science Association in P

academic.oup.com

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 16d

Evidence & Policy Editors' Choice Collection!

Selected articles free to access until 31 October.

Explore the collection:
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...

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