4th annual Department of Social Sciences at West Point seminar is on! Submit abstracts for panels or individual papers by 3 September at the link below (Seminar is 5-6 February at West Point (West Point Dean): forms.office.com/pages/response… CSDS PISM_DC The Dickey Center at Dartmouth MESO Lab are our partners!

My department is hiring in political theory at the assistant level. I'm not on Twitter often, but my email address is easy to find and I'm happy to answer any questions about the position, department, university, or life in the area. appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/46241

We’re back from summer break and excited to present CMPS Volume 41, Issue 5! The September Issue revisits four articles from our symposium on the Russia-Ukraine War and introduces three papers with new approaches to analysing political violence, insurgency, and terrorism.

Folks, Princeton Politics is looking for a Formal Theory/Quantitative Methods "QAPS" postdoc. This is different to the one that will work with me directly, but I am chairing this search too (iirc). Great opportunity for an early career scholar; pls circulate. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply…

Do you want to see how much the margin in a pre-election poll can vary based on "reasonable" decisions by a pollster? Check this out: disq.us/t/4rd8rfy

Seems like a lot of you are migrating. I’m on the other place too if you care to follow me there. To the degree that I post, I think I’ll do it over there. bsky.app/profile/bradsm…

Some good news to share: I learned last week that Vanderbilt officially approved my promotion and tenure. I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for all the support I've gotten from friends, family, and colleagues on this journey - too many to name.

Happy to have this out (open access)! I examine the conditions under which alliances can promote a division of defense labor, offering a new theory about how strategic compatibility and hierarchy mitigate opportunism and coordination costs that often plague collective action. 1/

There’s so much interesting research coming from Vanderbilt University Political Science. As dept chair, it is a pleasure to highlight a bunch of it. First, up, Jessica Trounstine and Sarah Anzia in the American Political Science Review on civil service adoption: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

I’m very happy to see this published in open access at AJPS! Peter and I had a lot of fun writing this paper, and I hope you find it interesting and useful.

can never hope to repay our debt of gratitude and inspiration to Ozzy 💔

One of the great moments on The Osbournes was Ozzy watching his burrito get made at Chipotle in sheer reverence. It was like he was witnessing Michelangelo sculpt David right in front of him.

Ozzy Forever!

Rest in Power, Ozzy 🤘 🦇 open.spotify.com/track/1i6AoL8Z…

In honor of Ozzy, here are some contemporary albums that any Sabbath fan can appreciate. Celebrate the legacy 🤘 Green Lung - This Heathen Land Khemmis - Hunted Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose Spirit Adrift - Curse of Conception

In happier times, love always PC x

Some more great new research from Vanderbilt University Political Science faculty! Peter Schram in International Organization, "Conflicts that Leave Something to Chance." cambridge.org/core/journals/…

New political science grad students, a piece of unsolicited advice: Take the full formal theory sequence; if it's not offered, go to the econ department (that's what I did). Formal logic is also a great option! Why? You never know what will happen during grad school. 1/8

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Three new publications from Vanderbilt University Political Science faculty! First up, Diana Da In Lee and Yamil Ricardo Velez, "Measuring Descriptive Representation at Scale: Methods for Predicting the Race and Ethnicity of Public Officials." cambridge.org/core/journals/…