Michael Nelson
@mjnelson.bsky.social
Political Scientist and Dept. Head @ Penn State. Courts, judicial legitimacy, state politics.
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A new article with @mjnelson.bsky.social in PRQ, using a conjoint, CPS ASES and medical residency application data, finds that abortion bans make states less desirable places to live for young women, college graduates and doctors.
This law is more extreme.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This law is more extreme.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A new article with @mjnelson.bsky.social in PRQ, using a conjoint, CPS ASES and medical residency application data, finds that abortion bans make states less desirable places to live for young women, college graduates and doctors.
This law is more extreme.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This law is more extreme.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Friends, my article w/ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social and @louisabo.bsky.social on how/why the "have nots" come out ahead in litigation @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We propose a theory of judicial leveling & spotlighting to explain these contrarian results: take a look!
NEW -
Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - https://cup.org/4oWD6ZT
- @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - https://cup.org/4oWD6ZT
- @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Friends, my article w/ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social and @louisabo.bsky.social on how/why the "have nots" come out ahead in litigation @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We propose a theory of judicial leveling & spotlighting to explain these contrarian results: take a look!
Penn State Political Science is launching a new Semester in Washington program and we’re hiring a full-time on-site coordinator for the program, based permanently in Washington, D.C.
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Penn State Political Science is launching a new Semester in Washington program and we’re hiring a full-time on-site coordinator for the program, based permanently in Washington, D.C.
SPPC 2026 will be held in Chicago and has a website: www.luc.edu/politicalsci.... Hope to see you there!
: Loyola University Chicago
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October 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
SPPC 2026 will be held in Chicago and has a website: www.luc.edu/politicalsci.... Hope to see you there!
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NEW -
Trust in the Judiciary and Partisan Reactions to Judicial Checks: Evidence from Argentina - https://cup.org/42BRe1j
"judicial checks expose citizens to information that is primarily instrumental"
- Martín Gandur
#FirstView
Trust in the Judiciary and Partisan Reactions to Judicial Checks: Evidence from Argentina - https://cup.org/42BRe1j
"judicial checks expose citizens to information that is primarily instrumental"
- Martín Gandur
#FirstView
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
NEW -
Trust in the Judiciary and Partisan Reactions to Judicial Checks: Evidence from Argentina - https://cup.org/42BRe1j
"judicial checks expose citizens to information that is primarily instrumental"
- Martín Gandur
#FirstView
Trust in the Judiciary and Partisan Reactions to Judicial Checks: Evidence from Argentina - https://cup.org/42BRe1j
"judicial checks expose citizens to information that is primarily instrumental"
- Martín Gandur
#FirstView
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#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
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Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.
Journal of Statistics Education, V2N1: Eckert
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September 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.
Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.
Journal of Statistics Education, V2N1: Eckert
jse.amstat.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.
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colleagues in political science. the formal update to the Garand and Giles journal ranking survey is now live. many of you will receive an email momentarily inviting you to participate. in the event you do NOT receive an invitation, please see this website to self-enroll. thanks! sharing = caring!
Participating
The Evaluation of Publication in Political Research study is open to serious producers and consumers of political research, including faculty in institutions of higher education, doctoral students,…
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September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
colleagues in political science. the formal update to the Garand and Giles journal ranking survey is now live. many of you will receive an email momentarily inviting you to participate. in the event you do NOT receive an invitation, please see this website to self-enroll. thanks! sharing = caring!
More than you've ever wanted to know about the consequences executives face for defying courts, available for 20% off with discount code TEJR2025 at www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...!
September 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
More than you've ever wanted to know about the consequences executives face for defying courts, available for 20% off with discount code TEJR2025 at www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...!
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Penn State is searching at the Assistant Professor level in in American political behavior, broadly defined. We are seekign someone who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology or social data analytics.
Assistant Professor, Political Science
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Penn State is searching at the Assistant Professor level in in American political behavior, broadly defined. We are seekign someone who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology or social data analytics.
Penn State is searching in Comparative Politics or International Relations for someone with a focus on non-democratic politics who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology.
Assistant Professor, Political Science
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Penn State is searching in Comparative Politics or International Relations for someone with a focus on non-democratic politics who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology.
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📢 @davidkosar.bsky.social & Patrick Leisure introduce the concept of judicial overstay ⚖️ and argue that we should pay more attention to this transnational phenomenon 🌍.
📖 Read their new article on the IACL blog ✍️📰
🔗 blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2...
📖 Read their new article on the IACL blog ✍️📰
🔗 blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2...
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📢 @davidkosar.bsky.social & Patrick Leisure introduce the concept of judicial overstay ⚖️ and argue that we should pay more attention to this transnational phenomenon 🌍.
📖 Read their new article on the IACL blog ✍️📰
🔗 blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2...
📖 Read their new article on the IACL blog ✍️📰
🔗 blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2...
It is that time of year where the handout I made about how to read a social science article comes in useful for faculty and students. In case it is helpful for you: mjnelson.org/Teaching/How....
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August 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It is that time of year where the handout I made about how to read a social science article comes in useful for faculty and students. In case it is helpful for you: mjnelson.org/Teaching/How....
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Really pleased to announce that my paper "The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Cases of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals" has been accepted at the APSR. The paper can be found here: anthonytaboni.com/wp-content/u...
August 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Really pleased to announce that my paper "The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Cases of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals" has been accepted at the APSR. The paper can be found here: anthonytaboni.com/wp-content/u...
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Constitutionalism in a nutshell
August 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Constitutionalism in a nutshell
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Everything is awful, but a new paper with @profjvross.bsky.social provides new evidence that state court chief justices are much more like academic department chairs than ideologically-driven seekers of policy outcomes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Opinion Self-Assignment on State Supreme Courts - Meghan E. Leonard, Joseph V. Ross, 2025
The assignment of a majority opinion author is a pivotal moment in the judicial decision-making process, yet nearly all our understanding of the assignment deci...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Everything is awful, but a new paper with @profjvross.bsky.social provides new evidence that state court chief justices are much more like academic department chairs than ideologically-driven seekers of policy outcomes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Attention #polisky! Apply for
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
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August 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Attention #polisky! Apply for
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
@utaustin.bsky.social LBJ School of Public Affairs with a focus on American Political Institutions. I'm on the committee, so please reach out with questions. See below: apply.interfolio.com/170943
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@abbymatthews.bsky.social & Rachael Hinkle's analysis of judicial citations demonstrates that diversity in race, gender, *and* partisanship plays a critical role in the evolution of legal doctrine, with judges sharing all 3 salient traits experiencing a 25% increase in citation probability.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
@abbymatthews.bsky.social & Rachael Hinkle's analysis of judicial citations demonstrates that diversity in race, gender, *and* partisanship plays a critical role in the evolution of legal doctrine, with judges sharing all 3 salient traits experiencing a 25% increase in citation probability.
Thrilled that this book, with Driscoll and Krehbiel, is out this week. Its topic that become surprisingly relevant: under what conditions does the public punish presidents who ignore court decisions?
August 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thrilled that this book, with Driscoll and Krehbiel, is out this week. Its topic that become surprisingly relevant: under what conditions does the public punish presidents who ignore court decisions?
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Historian friends: tell me about your favorite research & writing tools.
As a bonus, would love to know where you learned how to use them & if you'd be interested in sharing your knowledge w/ others.
As a bonus, would love to know where you learned how to use them & if you'd be interested in sharing your knowledge w/ others.
July 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Historian friends: tell me about your favorite research & writing tools.
As a bonus, would love to know where you learned how to use them & if you'd be interested in sharing your knowledge w/ others.
As a bonus, would love to know where you learned how to use them & if you'd be interested in sharing your knowledge w/ others.
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Explains when, where, and how constitutional courts help citizens hold executives to account and protect the rule of law
The Efficacy of Judicial Review by Amanda Driscoll, Jay N. Krehbiel (@ubuffalo.bsky.social), & @mjnelson.bsky.social, Out Now
#LawSky 💙📚 #Politics
https://cup.org/4fbNxVd
The Efficacy of Judicial Review by Amanda Driscoll, Jay N. Krehbiel (@ubuffalo.bsky.social), & @mjnelson.bsky.social, Out Now
#LawSky 💙📚 #Politics
https://cup.org/4fbNxVd
July 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Explains when, where, and how constitutional courts help citizens hold executives to account and protect the rule of law
The Efficacy of Judicial Review by Amanda Driscoll, Jay N. Krehbiel (@ubuffalo.bsky.social), & @mjnelson.bsky.social, Out Now
#LawSky 💙📚 #Politics
https://cup.org/4fbNxVd
The Efficacy of Judicial Review by Amanda Driscoll, Jay N. Krehbiel (@ubuffalo.bsky.social), & @mjnelson.bsky.social, Out Now
#LawSky 💙📚 #Politics
https://cup.org/4fbNxVd
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Political science suggests liberals are more tolerant of the Supreme Court when it makes decisions they don't like. Kathryn Haglin, Soren Jordan, Alison Higgins Merrill and @joeura.bsky.social ask: does that still hold up with the new-look Court?
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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July 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Political science suggests liberals are more tolerant of the Supreme Court when it makes decisions they don't like. Kathryn Haglin, Soren Jordan, Alison Higgins Merrill and @joeura.bsky.social ask: does that still hold up with the new-look Court?
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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We are hiring at @opensecrets.org! If you are interested in working with and analyzing large datasets - and you care about government transparency and accountability - apply now to join our research team. www.opensecrets.org/about/jobs?1
Jobs
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July 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are hiring at @opensecrets.org! If you are interested in working with and analyzing large datasets - and you care about government transparency and accountability - apply now to join our research team. www.opensecrets.org/about/jobs?1