Political scientist @Harvard | @jkertzer.bsky.social on Bsky

Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2010
With the election around the corner, what does political science tell us about how the green transition affects voting? Here’s a thread jam-packed with climate politics and elections research ⬇️
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Katherine Irajpanah studies #InternationalRelations, focusing on political violence and U.S. foreign policy. Her #dissertation examines the relationship between norms around the use of force and patterns in international conflict. Advisor: @jkertzer. scholar.harvard.edu/kirajpan…
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In a Harris or Trump administration, what's next? Join us for a Weatherhead Forum webinar the day after the election as we break down the results. We've got a stellar panel including @PippaN15, @jkertzer, and @dziblatt from @EuropeAtHarvard. Register here: loom.ly/41KqvC8
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Brian Highsmith (@bd_highsmith) studies #AmericanPolitics & #SocialPolicy. His #dissertation explores the forms of public & private governance that facilitate localized corporate domination - and has been quoted in the likes of @Harpers & @MotherJones. brianhighsmith.com
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Delighted to share a new article in @ForeignAffairs by me and Jeff Friedman challenging the idea that presidential elections are all about "the economy, stupid." In 2024, as in the past, foreign policy is shaping the campaign - and vice versa: foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
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.@Chris_T_Kenny is an #Americanist and #methodologist, studying democratic institutions using computational methods with a focus on redistricting and the census. His job market paper studies how rules impact the actions of courts and policymakers. christophertkenny.com
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How do domestic politics shape powerful states' engagement with international orders? In a new 🚨 @SecStudies_Jrnl article 🚨, I look at Ming and Qing emperor legitimacy needs and Chinese tribute exchanges between the 14th and 19th centuries: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Liz Thom studies #AmericanPolitics focusing on social policy, place-based inequality, & political economy. Her #dissertation explores how policy responses to extractive industry decline in Appalachia reshape local community contexts & political behavior. lizthom.com
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Want US regulations on automation? Make the robots foreign. Then citizens want similar policy responses to globalization. MD Mangini (**on job market**) and I show this in "Robots, Foreigners, and Foreign Robots" accepted @The_JOP (pending rep. check). stephenchaudoin.com/robots.p…
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We're thrilled to announce our 4th annual Political Science-Prep (PS-Prep), an informational & mentoring event for individuals interested in pursuing doctorates in political science. Find out more on the PS-Prep website: projects.iq.harvard.edu/ps-p…
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My latest for @ForeignPolicy analyzing Mexico's judicial overhaul with @m_ballesteross 👇 "We argue that the real problem with Mexico’s judicial overhaul is not just direct elections for judges but rather the specific design of those elections." 1/🧵 rb.gy/4zzvpo
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Elizabeth Perry on work teams as a means of CCP governance journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Josh Kertzer retweeted
I’m excited to share that “Credibility, Organizational Politics, and Crisis Decision Making” is now out at JCR! A quick 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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Josh Kertzer retweeted
Super excited this article is out in @AJPS_Editor on intl crisis decision-making in groups with @jkertzer @Prof_MHolmes @mitsurumu. The 2nd from our larger project on group processes in foreign policy making! Lots of implications here for the present news cycle...
New in @AJPS_Editor with @CarlyNWayne @mitsurumu @Prof_MHolmes: how do group dynamics affect assessments of resolve and costly signals? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Josh Kertzer retweeted
New in @IntOrgJournal with @carsonaust and @Maya_VanNuys: Applying text analysis methods to almost 5,000 President's Daily Briefs (1961-1977), we find that states viewed as "racialized Others" are described more frequently using implicit racial tropes. doi.org/10.1017/S00208183240…
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One of the most challenging pieces of writing I've ever been a part of. Grateful to @HDiplo for the opportunity, @GoodhartAndrew for making it happen, @IRgetsreal @SarahCroco @tanishafazal @jkertzer @JenniferMitzen @ProfPaulPoast & @AyseZarakol for sharing memories of @Prof_BearB
H-Diplo | RJISSF Tribute to the Scholarship and Legacy of Bear Braumoeller is published here: issforum.org/to/jt2
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Josh Kertzer retweeted
How does domestic economic context shape support for honoring institutionalized trade commitments? I use survey experiments to study this question in a new paper out now at Review of International Organizations (@The_PEIO). Read the full paper here: rdcu.be/dPwmc
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Who is blamed when factories close or when there are mass layoffs? How does blame attribution affect policy preferences? @A_Guisinger and I answer these questions in our new article in @PolBehavior (rdcu.be/dOhJW). 🧵
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