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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · Sep 4

💫Thrilled to support two amazing @ucrpolisci.bsky.social PhD students on the market this year: Felicity Turkmen @fulyafelicity.bsky.social & Eun-A Park @kafei0220.bsky.social. Their exciting projects bridge Comparative Politics & IR, and writing letters for them made me want to spotlight their work.

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out this new @bjpols.bsky.social article from Asst. Prof. @nicholasnapolio.bsky.social: “Executive Policymaking Coalitions, Veto Activation, and Collective Action Problems.” The article explores how agency coalitions activate veto points and leverage congressional collective action problems.

Nico Napolio @nicholasnapolio.bsky.social · Aug 29

The final paper from my dissertation is now out in
@bjpols.bsky.social!

I argue that federal agencies collaborate in the policymaking process in order to induce collective action problems in Congress and to pit oversight committees against each other so that agency policies stick.

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Aug 15

Congrats to UCR PoliSci PhD candidate Miki Hayashi on being named a UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation Dissertation Fellow!

Her work explores how great power economic ties to rivals shape alliances.

More via @ucigcc.bsky.social → ucigcc.org/funding/diss...

#UCR #PoliticalScience

Dissertation Fellowship – IGCC

The University of California Dissertation Fellowship is IGCC’s oldest program designed to bolster the capabilities of the next generation of engaged scholars and peacemakers. Since its inception in 19...

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Aug 13

So fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Aug 13

Proud to celebrate 10 years of the Ronald O. Loveridge Public Service Fellowship! This year’s 13 fellows continue the tradition of service, gaining hands-on experience across California in government, advocacy, and policy.

See highlights from the Sacramento reception in the photo collage below.

Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations to 2025 Ronald O. Loveridge Public Service Fellows. I still fondly remember my time as a fellow in 2017, and I know it has certainly shaped my career since. Proud of my home department @ucrpolisci.bsky.social for keeping this program running.

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Aug 12

New publication in @pnas.org from UCR’s Ben Newman! They find future cops start college already holding more right-leaning views than their peers on race, gender, immigration, and more. Differences shrink for non-Whites, but drop sharply for women. Full study → doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · Aug 6

One of my @ucrpolisci.bsky.social undergraduate students wrote this blog post! I'm so grateful for our partnership with @3streamsblog.bsky.social to bring political science research to a broader public.

If you're not already following @poscresearch.bsky.social, please check out what we're sharing.

Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · Aug 6

🇨🇳 Is #China really socialist?

New research featured on @3streamsblog.bsky.social questions whether a country with booming markets, billionaire elites, and weak labor rights fits Marx’s vision of socialism.

Dive in 👇
medium.com/3streams/is-...
#polisky #Socialism

Is China socialist?

Recently published research examines whether or not China, home of the world’s second-largest economy, is a socialist country.

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Aug 6

Check out this new publication from UCR’s @dioferrari.bsky.social!

Does feeling threatened lead voters to back more conservative candidates? A new experiment finds partisanship and policy matter more than status threat.

Read in J. Exp. Pol. Sci: doi.org/10.1017/XPS....

#UCR #polisky

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨 New NSF-funded project!

UCR’s Nick Weller & USC collaborators are using AI to analyze LAPD traffic stop footage. The goal? Understand officer-driver communication and improve outcomes.

Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/everydayresp...

#polisky #UCR

Home - Everyday Respect

Analyzing Police Officer Communication During Traffic Stops

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to UCR Political Science PhD candidate Eunseong Oh, winner of the 2025 John T. Williams Dissertation Prize from PolMeth! Her project uses deep learning and multi-modal data to measure bipartisan cooperation — an exciting step forward for political methodology.

#UCR #polisky

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Jul 8

Congrats to Kashish Rai and Lauren Vega, recipients of #UCR Political Science’s Outstanding Student Award! 🎉 Honorable mentions: Faridah Adelotan and Sophia Fu. We’re proud of your academic excellence and service!

More info can be found here:

politicalscience.ucr.edu/awards-schol...

Awards, Scholarships, and Fellowships

Scholarships Awarded in Fall Quarter

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Jun 27

Congratulations to @jieun-lee.bsky.social on receiving a Dissertation Research Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation! 🎓 Her project on partisan dehumanization and its political consequences is timely and important. 👏
🔗 www.russellsage.org/awarded-proj...

Political Consequences and Remedies of Partisan Dehumanization in the

Partisan dehumanization—conceiving members of the other party as less than fully human beings—is not a new phenomenon nor is it limited to elite partisans. Recent studies find that rank-and-file membe...

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Jun 9

Congrats to Donald Zarate (PhD student, Political Science) on winning UCR’s 2025 Lindon Barrett Award for his essay “Here and Now: Black Perspectives on Antiutopianism.” A powerful reflection on Black utopian traditions and their radical possibilities. 👏 #UCR

UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Jun 4

New publication alert! Current PhD candidate @hobbsadam.bsky.social and recent PhD graduate Deren Onursal develop and test a general theory of protest radicalization in "The Dynamics of Protest Radicalization."

Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#polisky #politicalscience

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 29

Gregory Hutchins (PhD Candidate) and UCR GSA Advocacy Officer visited DC to advocate for UCR. He met with Congressman Takano’s office alongside UCR alum Tanner Martson (Legislative Correspondent) and current student Jasmine Esmail (UCDC intern at UC Fed Advocacy). Great job!
#UCR #Advocacy #HigherEd

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 20

The UCR chapter of @pisigmaalpha.bsky.social is hosting a symposium for undergraduate and graduate students interested in political science research on Friday, May 23rd in SSC MPR-1. See attached flyer for full itinerary. Hope to see you there!

#UCR #UCRCHASS @ucrchass.bsky.social

UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 19

Don't forget to come see @snsoroka.bsky.social present his co-authored research today! See flyer for more details.

UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 15

We are excited to be hosting @snsoroka.bsky.social to present his co-authored project "Political Polarization as a Co-Adaptive Process." See the flyer for more details. We hope to see you there.

@ucrchass.bsky.social #polisky #politicalscience #polarization

UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 15

We are excited to be hosting @snsoroka.bsky.social to present his co-authored project "Political Polarization as a Co-Adaptive Process." See the flyer for more details. We hope to see you there.

@ucrchass.bsky.social #polisky #politicalscience #polarization

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 7

Publication alert! Departmental PhD graduate Nick Willis and current Professor @indridi.bsky.social published an article in the journal French Politics. See below for more information:

Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#polisky #Elections #UCRPoliSci

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 6

🎉 Congrats to Sarah Siddique & Harry Muttram! 🎉

We’re proud to announce that both have been named Outstanding Teaching Assistants for 2024–2025 by UCR’s Graduate Division 👏

Their dedication to undergraduate teaching and excellence in the classroom reflect the very best of our department.

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · May 1

Congrats to UCR PhD alum @cogitoergodoom.bsky.social on their new publication in Contemporary Political Theory! 🐻✨

Kehlenbach critiques the Lockean property model of data and offers a compelling alternative lens to view data.

Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 28

Dont forget, we are hosting Professor Sharece Thrower today! See the flyer for more details.

UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 15

Next up on the schedule for our speaker series, Professor Sharece Thrower from Vanderbilt University! See the flyer for more details and don't forget to save the date.

#polisky @ucrchass.bsky.social

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 16

🎉 Congratulations to Karina Alpayeva! 🎉

Karina, a second-year Ph.D. student in Political Science at UC Riverside, has received an Honorable Mention in this year’s Grad Slam competition!

👏 Please join us in celebrating Karina and all of this year’s winners! @ucrchass.bsky.social #polisky

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 15

Next up on the schedule for our speaker series, Professor Sharece Thrower from Vanderbilt University! See the flyer for more details and don't forget to save the date.

#polisky @ucrchass.bsky.social

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · Apr 14

🎉 Congrats to Mirena A. Munich, recipient of the Spring APSA Diversity Fellowship! Her research explores institutional trust among Latino immigrant communities, focusing on healthcare, political behavior & intergenerational skepticism. 👏 #PoliSci #HigherEd

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