Rahsaan Maxwell

There are bombshells and there's this www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

Just as a private equity firm buys out a corporation and strips it for parts, a consultant class is raiding the Democratic Party and getting “generationally wealthy” along the way New from me and @adambonica.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2163...

"Beyond Cosmopolitanism challenges these assumptions, finding more support for immigration in Europe than many people realize. In fact, there are more Europeans who support immigration than Europeans who oppose immigration."

“…there are more Europeans who support immigration than Europeans who oppose immigration. In addition, support for immigration has grown since the early 2000s, while opposition to immigration has remained constant, or declined, depending on the country.”

"[Far-right successes] largely come from shifting allegiances among people who were already anti-immigration but used to vote for other parties. [...] Xenophobic parties should be taken seriously, but their constituents are a minority, and they are outnumbered by Europeans who are pro-immigration."

Important (forthcoming) read 👇

Can't wait to read this!

This forthcoming book by @rahsaanmax.bsky.social should be compulsory reading for any commenter on immigration in Europe. Journalists and politicians have a skewed view of public opinion on immigration, overestimating opposition, and underestimating support outside of "Anywheres".

Immigrants and immigration are under attack everywhere. My forthcoming book looks at the other side, to examine the people who actually support immigration in Europe. cambridgeblog.org/2026/10/beyo...

The poetry of the prose is as glorious as ever. But I guess the bite-sized lifestyle has come for us all, because I’m rarely ready for this level of literary sumptuosity these days…

NYU is hiring in American Politics! Deadline October 6. See more details here: apply.interfolio.com/193724 @rozenas.bsky.social @cdsamii.bsky.social @sanfordgordon.bsky.social @bryantjmoy.bsky.social @awilke.bsky.social @stasavage.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social @peterrosendorff.bsky.social

Europe is heading into a super election year in 2027. Those elections will take place against a precarious security backdrop: war in Ukraine and Iran, a retreating US & Europeans increasingly worried about their own security. So shouldn’t this benefit the political centre? Not so fast. 🧵

I am sad to share that Project Implicit, my first non-profit and foundation of my career, is closing. The IAT website will continue, managed by the next generation of leaders in implicit bias research. Here's the statement I posted to LinkedIn. It didn't vibe right as a bsky thread.

The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.

🚨We are looking for a teaching assistant/PhD student in political behavior - to be able to teach in French is an asset for this position👇 jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...

Oh no... Now also Ireland is planning to increase the residence requirement for naturalisation (from 5 to 8 years)?? If this goes through it would be a pretty dramatic move. Justification rests on picking the most restrictive examples across Europe... www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

#shutupchrisfowler

RFK Jr. uses military aircraft as he campaigns for GOP in midterms www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Another good lesson in questioning assumptions about core social science variables often seen as fixed and exogenous huber.research.yale.edu/materials/12...

Polls have closed in Saxony-Anhalt and exit polls put result on a knife edge (AfD 41 seats, others 42). First projections based on actual results due out soon. But if exit polls are right this is a rupture in the history of the federal republic.

Whether we want to admit it or not, every NFL game is a snuff film. It's long past time fans of the sport faced up to a reality that becomes clearer every day: American football is simply too dangerous. This year, turn off the NFL. Our latest in @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com.

#easyontheeyes #apsayieldssights

If you're up early at @apsa.bsky.social on Thursday, please come to Marriott Boylston 8am to hear an all-star lineup discuss my new book: @claireadida.bsky.social, @ccavaille.bsky.social, Vicky Fouka, Elisabeth Ivarsflaten @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social convention2.allacademic.com/one/apsa/aps...

If you're up early at @apsa.bsky.social on Thursday, please come to Marriott Boylston 8am to hear an all-star lineup discuss my new book: @claireadida.bsky.social, @ccavaille.bsky.social, Vicky Fouka, Elisabeth Ivarsflaten @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social convention2.allacademic.com/one/apsa/aps...

EuroWEPS 14 is here! We'll meet in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social and discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars especially welcome to apply! Deadline is Sept 11.

Shameless self promotion, but my book on noncitizen students, the university, and immigration law comes out on Fordham in October and I'd be happy to share proofs and talk to students!

I wrote this because most journalists facing this pressure can’t. The paper we count on to check authoritarianism spiked an investigation into the Democratic Party because the party’s lawyers threatened to sue. Holding authoritarians accountable starts with holding your own side accountable.

Interested in a PolSci PostDoc @ Berlin? 4 more days left to apply! 👇

Democratic Drain by Justin Gest Explores a new phenomenon in which migration depletes origin countries of people with democratic political values, enabling authoritarianism. 📚 https://cup.org/4uhxpat

The most offensive thing I saw in the flurry of news stories about Puff getting sent to solitary is one media outlet referring to him as a rapper.

Are Jewish Americans really leaving the Democratic Party? Fewer identify as Democratic, but most still plan to vote for Democrats. Read the latest from @bfschaffner.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/are-jew...

"They’re reliably predictable, tasting the same in schools, delis, airports and Walmart stores..." Say what? Only predictable thing about bananas is they taste like cardboard garbage in US + Europe bc those are not tropical zones. They taste very different at home. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/d...

“Since 1776, the United States has received about 130 million immigrants—a legacy that the Founders fully expected and would have welcomed.” As a proud American immigrant, I absolutely adore this tremendous piece by @davidjbier.bsky.social and @cato.org.

Nice work @bfschaffner.bsky.social , makes a lot of sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...

Brilliant work 👇

Looking forward to presenting at #EPSS2026 in Belfast this week! @klingelt.bsky.social and I hand-collected 10,000+ campaign posters in Berlin and use automated image analysis to study placement and content strategies across parties THU, 5:10–6:50pm, Brookfield (Hilton) @epssnet.bsky.social

🧵 New working paper out today: "Measuring the Regional Economic Cost of Brexit: Evidence as of 2026" with @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social @trfetzer.com & Shizhuo Wang Here's what the data say about who paid the price in these 10 years from the referendum 1/…

Our department has three calls for tenure track positions. IE is a fast growing group of scholars doing top-notch work, which offers very attractive conditions in a great European city. If you are looking for an academic job in Europe, definitely do consider applying.

Preliminary projections by the broadcaster SRF suggests Swiss voters are set to reject the population "cap" referendum proposal - by 45% to 55%. (Methods unclear: actual result may differ) edition.cnn.com/2026/06/14/e...

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 in Science Advances. We meta-reanalyze 100 conjoint experiments to assess which immigrants citizens prefer around the world. Our evidence reinforces existing findings, identifies novel insights, and provides a basis for future research 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New piece out at @jepopy.bsky.social with the wonderful @cvargiu.bsky.social & Diego Garzia We use an experiment to test whether musical preferences and political attitudes influence each other. We find effects in both ways! Paper ungated: tinyurl.com/rpau9eyb Open data: osf.io/7vqgn

Shifting returns to education, not educational inequality, is the main force driving intergenerational income persistence today. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s... Proud supervisor moment to see this out in @sfjournal.bsky.social

📢 Postdoc opportunity at @UB-IPERG (University of Barcelona) 1-year position in Historical Political Economy. 💶 €35–40k | Start: Fall 2026 🗓️ Deadline for Expressions of Interest: June 5, 2026 All the info: 🔗 www.ub.edu/iperg/postdo...