Yale ISPS
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The Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale advances interdisciplinary research to shape public policy and support democratic deliberation.
Please join us for this year's Litowitz Lecture by Alejandro Poiré on "How to Confront Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization: Lessons From Mexico’s Failed Democratization.” Tuesday at 4 PM at Luce Hall, Room 101. Register to attend: bit.ly/498Gvzw
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Please join us for this year's Litowitz Lecture by Alejandro Poiré on "How to Confront Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization: Lessons From Mexico’s Failed Democratization.” Tuesday at 4 PM at Luce Hall, Room 101. Register to attend: bit.ly/498Gvzw
With support from ISPS, the student-run Yale Politics Initiative held a seminar with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. @adamsmith.house.gov
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
With support from ISPS, the student-run Yale Politics Initiative held a seminar with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. @adamsmith.house.gov
Yale Community: Please join us for a special breakfast talk next week with Tamar Chugoshvili on innovations to democratic resistance. RSVP to attend: bit.ly/4onTvWE
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Yale Community: Please join us for a special breakfast talk next week with Tamar Chugoshvili on innovations to democratic resistance. RSVP to attend: bit.ly/4onTvWE
We are thrilled to once again help support this year's Global Environmental Justice "Environmental Joy" conference. Today and tomorrow at the School of the Environment. ycej.yale.edu/en/conferenc...
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We are thrilled to once again help support this year's Global Environmental Justice "Environmental Joy" conference. Today and tomorrow at the School of the Environment. ycej.yale.edu/en/conferenc...
Join us Nov. 3 at ISPS to hear former IRS Commissioner and OMB Director Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social, former general counsel for Sen. Marco Rubio, speak about leadership, policy, and institutional culture in public service. Register to attend: bit.ly/3J514T3
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join us Nov. 3 at ISPS to hear former IRS Commissioner and OMB Director Danny Werfel and @greggnunziata.bsky.social, former general counsel for Sen. Marco Rubio, speak about leadership, policy, and institutional culture in public service. Register to attend: bit.ly/3J514T3
We chat with @slskowronek.bsky.social about his new book "The Adaptability Paradox" and how American democracy may have outgrown the Constitution: bit.ly/3WODXPz
October 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We chat with @slskowronek.bsky.social about his new book "The Adaptability Paradox" and how American democracy may have outgrown the Constitution: bit.ly/3WODXPz
Can sortition save democracy? @alicirone.bsky.social leads a conference on representation and recruitment for citizens' assemblies. bit.ly/4ni4aAW
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Can sortition save democracy? @alicirone.bsky.social leads a conference on representation and recruitment for citizens' assemblies. bit.ly/4ni4aAW
Join us Wednesday Oct. 22 for a showcase of students sharing their experiences as Millstone fellows working public service internships. Great for juniors looking to apply to the program. Register to attend: bit.ly/4n56o6I
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Join us Wednesday Oct. 22 for a showcase of students sharing their experiences as Millstone fellows working public service internships. Great for juniors looking to apply to the program. Register to attend: bit.ly/4n56o6I
How has technological advancement shaped democracy? Where are democratic systems headed with the rise of AI? We invite the Yale community to join us and visiting scholars for a symposium on how to innovate democracy in the era of rapid technological transformation. Register to attend: bit.ly/4opWQo1
October 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
How has technological advancement shaped democracy? Where are democratic systems headed with the rise of AI? We invite the Yale community to join us and visiting scholars for a symposium on how to innovate democracy in the era of rapid technological transformation. Register to attend: bit.ly/4opWQo1
Good science invites others to assess the work and to reproduce and replicate the results. See how and why we do it at Yale. bit.ly/4nJkFa7
October 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Good science invites others to assess the work and to reproduce and replicate the results. See how and why we do it at Yale. bit.ly/4nJkFa7
The Center for Civic Thought invites the Yale community to a guest seminar with Nicholas Buccola on his book "One Man's Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle Over an American Ideal." Friday from 12:30 to 2 PM at ISPS, 77 Prospect, Room A001. Register to attend: bit.ly/48fHlKp
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Center for Civic Thought invites the Yale community to a guest seminar with Nicholas Buccola on his book "One Man's Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle Over an American Ideal." Friday from 12:30 to 2 PM at ISPS, 77 Prospect, Room A001. Register to attend: bit.ly/48fHlKp
Who counts as a "radical?" Which movements could be considered a "backlash?" How does AI affect the way we consume news? Enjoy our chat with sociologist Daniel Karell about the future of political discourse. bit.ly/42fZaVP
September 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Who counts as a "radical?" Which movements could be considered a "backlash?" How does AI affect the way we consume news? Enjoy our chat with sociologist Daniel Karell about the future of political discourse. bit.ly/42fZaVP
What does the U.S. Constitution mean in American democracy today? The Center for Civic Thought entertains some ideas ... bit.ly/4pC9vWl
September 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What does the U.S. Constitution mean in American democracy today? The Center for Civic Thought entertains some ideas ... bit.ly/4pC9vWl
New study from @cantstopkevin.bsky.social. People often trust fake "pink slime" local news sites more than real ones: bit.ly/48hwuiW
September 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New study from @cantstopkevin.bsky.social. People often trust fake "pink slime" local news sites more than real ones: bit.ly/48hwuiW
Ian Shapiro will discuss "Angry Populist Politics: Why It's Happening and What to do About It" at the New Haven Lawn Club on Wed. Sept. 17 at noon. Buy tickets to this preordered lunch event: www.ycnh.org/events/septe...
September 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Ian Shapiro will discuss "Angry Populist Politics: Why It's Happening and What to do About It" at the New Haven Lawn Club on Wed. Sept. 17 at noon. Buy tickets to this preordered lunch event: www.ycnh.org/events/septe...
Yale Community: Help us kick off our new Population Studies Workshop with a presentation this Monday at noon by Princeton's James Raymo on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in Japan. A light reception will be held immediately after. Please register to attend: bit.ly/3V8QJaT
September 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yale Community: Help us kick off our new Population Studies Workshop with a presentation this Monday at noon by Princeton's James Raymo on divorce, remarriage, and fertility in Japan. A light reception will be held immediately after. Please register to attend: bit.ly/3V8QJaT
Psychedelic Ethics: The push to deregulate MDMA, magic mushrooms, and ketamine to treat PTSD, depression, substance abuse disorders and more offers great promise but also risks. bit.ly/46cF3ZU
September 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Psychedelic Ethics: The push to deregulate MDMA, magic mushrooms, and ketamine to treat PTSD, depression, substance abuse disorders and more offers great promise but also risks. bit.ly/46cF3ZU
Ph.D. student Nicholas Ottone presents his work on the ambiguities of police violence.
September 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ph.D. student Nicholas Ottone presents his work on the ambiguities of police violence.
NEW STUDY: 80% of passed laws are supported by a majority of Americans. But Congress overall aligns with public opinion just 55% of the time: bit.ly/41qYFrB @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NEW STUDY: 80% of passed laws are supported by a majority of Americans. But Congress overall aligns with public opinion just 55% of the time: bit.ly/41qYFrB @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social
Omowunmi Afolabi @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social participates in a mock public hearing during the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics summer program.
August 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Omowunmi Afolabi @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social participates in a mock public hearing during the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics summer program.
Fiona Kniaz presents work she is conducting with @jacobhacker.bsky.social on issues, groups, and congressional factions within the Democratic Party coalition.
August 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fiona Kniaz presents work she is conducting with @jacobhacker.bsky.social on issues, groups, and congressional factions within the Democratic Party coalition.
Well that's a good sign
August 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Well that's a good sign
Predoctoral fellow Jack Walker presents data on the effect on vote choice of the June 2024 debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
August 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Predoctoral fellow Jack Walker presents data on the effect on vote choice of the June 2024 debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Meet our newest postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows! bit.ly/3HqGzzi
August 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Meet our newest postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows! bit.ly/3HqGzzi
Our summer workshop recently featured @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social presenting his work with @jacobhacker.bsky.social on public attitudes toward the big tax bill passed by Congress this year.
August 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Our summer workshop recently featured @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social presenting his work with @jacobhacker.bsky.social on public attitudes toward the big tax bill passed by Congress this year.