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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations!!

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Andrew Szarejko @szarejko.bsky.social · 8d

It’s publication day 🥳 my book is officially out in the world thanks to @stanfordpress.bsky.social, and I celebrated by giving it the 6+1 treatment at the @duckofminerva.bsky.social.

Duck of Minerva @duckofminerva.bsky.social · 8d

6+1 Questions about American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of US Foreign Policy

What’s the name of the book, and where can we find it? American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of US Foreign Policy (Stanford University Press, 2025). What’s the argument?…

6+1 Questions about American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of US Foreign Policy

What’s the name of the book, and where can we find it? American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of US Foreign Policy (Stanford University Press, 2025). What’s the argument? Relations with Native American groups were constitutive of early U.S. foreign policy, and this should make us reconsider the notion that the United States was isolationist in this period.

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 8d

👀 New from @profpjones.bsky.social @deandulay.bsky.social @anilmenon.bsky.social & @yoniabramson.bsky.social, studying the effects of 🇺🇦 President Zelensky’s historical analogies with survey experiments in four countries – US, UK, Germany, and Israel. Do these appeals impact foreign policy attitudes?

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · 8d

(5) Overall, our findings indicate that historical analogies can be a powerful rhetorical tool, but they may be more effective in shaping policy attitudes when used early in a conflict or foreign policy crisis.
@armenon.bsky.social @deandulay.bsky.social @profpjones.bsky.social

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · 8d

(4) However, only in Israel did exposure to the analogy increase public support for specific assistance to Ukraine. Why? We suggest that, compared to the other three countries, Israel provided noticeably less assistance to Ukraine. Thus, public opinion had more room to shift.

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · 8d

(3) To study the effects of President Zelensky’s historical analogies, we simultaneously fielded survey experiments in four countries – the US, the UK, Germany, and Israel. In all four, those exposed to the analogy had an emotional reaction consistent with the content of the speech.

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · 8d

(2) Leaders often use historical analogies to mobilize public opinion around foreign policy events. Most memorable are Zelensky’s speeches, comparing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Pearl Harbor and 9/11 (in the US), World War II (in the UK), and the Holocaust (in Germany and Israel).

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · 8d

(1) Are historical analogies effective as a persuasion tactic during foreign policy crises? Our new article in Security Studies finds that while exposure to analogies elicits an emotional reaction, it does not always translate into a shift in policy attitudes. 🧵: doi.org/10.1080/0963...

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Sep 3

ברכות גם פה!

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Jelena Subotic @jelenasubotic.bsky.social · Aug 26

Guess what, my new book "The Art of Status" is out with @oxfordacademic.bsky.social 📚💃🎉 It's about looted art and international status competition - why some states decide to return and some don't. I explore in detail Parthenon Marbles, Benin Bronzes, and Nazi-looted art. More info/pics soon.

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Tristan Klingelhöfer @klingelt.bsky.social · Aug 5

I learned so much from @rdassonneville.bsky.social's Voters Under Pressure, Tillman's Authoritarianism and the Evolution and Bartels's Democracy Erodes from the Top. In @comppol.bsky.social, I review each book on its own terms and draw out implications for the view that elections confer mandates. 🧵

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Aug 4

So great to see Voters Under Pressure featured in this @comppol.bsky.social review article by @klingelt.bsky.social!

Reviewing the book alongside work of Bartels and Tillman, Tristan's reading is the mandate function of elections is being challenged👇

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

Recasting the Meaning of Election...Mandate Interpretation in Europe: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

www.ingentaconnect.com

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devorahmanekin.bsky.social @devorahmanekin.bsky.social · Jun 18

Excellent op-ed on nonviolent protest from @robbwiller.bsky.social and @owasow.bsky.social on the importance of nonviolence here www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o.... Some additional points worth noting:

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · May 30

Congratulations!

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Tristan Klingelhöfer @klingelt.bsky.social · Mar 27

Incredibly honored that our (@sricht.bsky.social @loewnic.bsky.social) paper "Changing affective alignments between parties and voters" @wepsocial.bsky.social won the inaugural Rudolf Wildenmann prize for election research of Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V.

www.forschungsgruppe.de/Aktuelles/Wi...

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Yuri van Hoef @vanhoef.bsky.social · Nov 13

Starter pack of scholars of #emotions, #friendship, #positivepeace, #specialrelationships, #affect, etc in politics. Suggestions welcome!

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@simonkoschut.bsky.social, @bctallis.bsky.social, @yoniabramson.bsky.social, @piakoivunen.bsky.social, @europeanisa.bsky.social

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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · Mar 13

Whose critique matters? The effects of critic identity and audience on public opinion by Yehonatan Abramson, Anil Menon, and Abir Gitlin is now available in Early View. @yoniabramson.bsky.social @armenon.bsky.social ajps.org/2024/03/12/w...

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 6

I am honored! Also - you are cited of course :)

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 6

That's a different one, but the best papers are constructivists who do experiments!

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thank you!!

Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 5

(8) There are many people to thank, but I am especially grateful to @aecoppock.bsky.social, @florianfoos.bsky.social, and Eline de Rooij - the instructors of the ICPSR Field Experiments course - for tolerating my constructivist sensibilities.

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 5

(7) This contribution, we hope, will open up a new comparative research agenda on diasporas’ naming and shaming. For example, Russians, Ethiopians, Indians, Hungarians, and Filipinos abroad have been also active in criticizing their “homeland” over various issues.

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 5

(6) In terms of human rights, consistent with past work, we find a backlash effect. Compared to respondents who were not exposed to criticism, Israelis became less supportive of improving existing practices. This was only true when the criticism was made by non-Israeli critics.

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Yoni Abramson @yoniabramson.bsky.social · Mar 5

(5) Jewish-American critics, however, have a slight advantage compared to Americans regarding their intentions: Israelis evaluate Jewish-American critics as more well-intentioned than non-Jewish Americans.

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