Today we are sharing work from Nico Ravanilla, Renard Sexton, & @dotanhaim.bsky.social on government efforts to provide services and build trust w/ communities in a rural, conflict-affected region in the #Philippines during the COVID19 pandemic.

The central puzzle is why did Musk and Trump fight a war when a division of Mars would have left them both better off?

Publication day for our long, long awaited article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social on the effects of community policing on police officers' own attitudes about the community!

Thanks so much!!

Some takeaways:

A. Bureaucrats' attitudes are crucial outcomes! They shape how they do their jobs.

B. Field experiments are powerful, but we can learn even more by capturing unexpected insights that lead to new inductive theories.

C. Huge undertaking by our partners and staff. We're SO grateful.

Community policing improved officer understanding of citizens' concerns but not trust, empathy, or accountability.

But we noticed that certain officers reacted very differently! We theorize that social contact 1) helps "unembedded" bureaucrats but 2) backfires when it heightens safety concerns.

🧵 Proud to share our new paper in @apsrjournal.bsky.social (open access)!

We used a field experiment to test how contact with citizens shapes POLICE OFFICER attitudes then developed inductive theory about when it works v. backfires.

Paper w/ @matthewjnanes.bsky.social & @nicoravanilla.bsky.social

Hey Tim, I hadn't realized this until now, but I think because this was a polisky sub feed (which is now defunct), new folks can't be added to the list. I'll look into the best way to fix that!

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The consortium is co-organized with the incredible Megan Stewart (@meganastewart.bsky.social) and Mara Revkin (@mararevkin.bsky.social).

Together, we’re building a community of conflict scholars to foster collaboration across diverse methods and perspectives. 🎓

#Conflictsky

🚨 Call for Proposals! 🚨

Seeking junior scholars of conflict & violence for the Multi-Method Conflict Consortium (M2C2) Mini-Conference:

✨ March 21-22 @ FSU
✨ $1,250 honorarium
✨ Eligible: <3 yrs tenure track
✨ Mentorship & panels

📄 Full CfP: bit.ly/M2C2-CfP
📅 Apply by Jan 10: bit.ly/M2C2-Submit

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I am thinking of making my DiD materials that I used for teaching in the last 5 years available.

I am hoping these would find begineers in need of a step-by-step opinionated walkthrough of several developments

Let’s see if I find the energy to do this!

Lol but Sean this is the one time when it's ALSO Hanukkah!!

For early-career conflict researchers: the ESOC Mentorship Program is open! It provides fellows working on conflict with individual mentors, campus engagement with them, and professional development, including attending an ESOC meeting. More details here: esoc.princeton.edu/events/2025/...

1/ 🤔 Ever wondered if pairing socially isolated students with popular peers helps or hurts their outcomes?

My job market paper explores this through a large-scale RCT across Indian schools.

Thread below 🧵

#EconSky #EconJobMarket #JMP

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First of all, Tallahassee is really pretty so I reject your sass! But yeah, the waterfall caught me off guard

Amazing, will have to plan a visit!

Where are y'all!?

Look here PhD candidates in conflict research: this is a great workshop and networking opportunity ⤵️

Conflictsky

So… which one of Gaetz’s enemies masterminded this brilliant scheme to nominate him for AG just so he'd have to resign from Congress?

#ConflictSky

Note: ESOC "will cover travel expenses for presenters" to travel to Taipei!!