Boris Heersink
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Political scientist at Fordham. Author of National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics (Oxford University Press) and Republican Party Politics and the American South (Cambridge University Press). Cat liker. www.borisheersink.com
Last call! Deadline for applications to both the Judicial Politics and Urban Politics jobs is September 15! More info in the thread below.
Fordham - Department of Political Science@fordhamposc.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Department of Political Science at Fordham University will be hiring two Assistant Professors this fall: one in Judicial Politics and one in Comparative Urban Politics. Both positions will be at Fordham's Rose Hill location in The Bronx.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agowhat is the world is going on with Trump's hair? (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty)
Fordham will be hiring two Assistant Professor positions this fall; one in AP (Judicial Politics) and one in CP (urban politics). Unless things radically change, I will be on the search committee for the judicial politics search, but feel free to reach out with any questions regarding either search!
Fordham - Department of Political Science@fordhamposc.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Department of Political Science at Fordham University will be hiring two Assistant Professors this fall: one in Judicial Politics and one in Comparative Urban Politics. Both positions will be at Fordham's Rose Hill location in The Bronx.
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
The 2026-27 Academic Year Schedule for the new APD Workshop Series is almost full. We have one slot left in March of 2027. I'm so grateful to all of the presenters, discussants, and co-organizers who have helped make this idea a reality. 🧵 with the schedule below. sites.google.com/maine.edu/ap...
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Denial > Anger > Bargaining > Depression > Acceptance All 5 stages of grief, in 30 seconds.
biftechnoir@kenmegalopsuxos.bsky.social · last mo.This bit just now with Kornacki getting word Wisconsin election officials fucked up was pure cinema.
Fordham will be hiring two Assistant Professor positions this fall; one in AP (Judicial Politics) and one in CP (urban politics). Unless things radically change, I will be on the search committee for the judicial politics search, but feel free to reach out with any questions regarding either search!
Fordham - Department of Political Science@fordhamposc.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Department of Political Science at Fordham University will be hiring two Assistant Professors this fall: one in Judicial Politics and one in Comparative Urban Politics. Both positions will be at Fordham's Rose Hill location in The Bronx.
A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
Just kidding, @borisheersink.bsky.social and I (as well as others) cast doubt on the shark attacks --> electoral punishment for incumbents hypothesis: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Gosh, I hope these sharks don't depress electoral support for incumbents in November!
Diane Patterson@dianepatterson.bsky.social · 3mo agoNOT NOW, SHARKS
What makes the modern Supreme Court such a problem for democratic accountability? In a new article, @wsnead.bsky.social and I tackle the longstanding question of the Court's counter-majoritarian potential, and update some political science theory along the way: doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Warren Snead@wsnead.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhy does the modern #SCOTUS seem so prone to counter-majoritarian decisionmaking? In a new @poppublicsphere.bsky.social piece, @kumar.fyi and I argue that the Court's relationship to democratic politics has changed as parties have become more cohesive and competitive. doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Congratulations to Prof. Helen Rabello Kras on the publication of her new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org elements "Perceptions of Danger: How Risk Assessments Underpin Attitudes on Crime and Intimate Partner Violence"! www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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I have a book review out in Interest Groups & Advocacy on Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler's Partisan Nation and Mia Costa's How Politicians Polarize - two excellent recent books that try to make sense of how the modern polarized system came about and why politicians keep it going; rdcu.be/fkJzM
Group evolution, partisan incentives, and the stacking of cleavages: the creation and expansion of the modern polarized American political system
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(1) I both feel a need to talk about the DNC autopsy report (to the extent that it was a report, which it wasn't) while also being more than happy to just direct people to @smotus.bsky.social and others' takes and enjoy my day. But my need-to-talk-side won out sooooo....
Pik Chan and Cheong Yin Ho have worked together for nearly two decades. They start each shift the same way: Sharing a home-cooked meal, side-by-side. “It’s rare to meet someone you can work with for 16 years,” Pik said.
A Friendship Built on Keeping the Dim Sum Carts Rolling
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, these women have forged a friendship while serving baskets of dumplings at a cavernous dim sum restaurant.
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To add excitement to everybody's Presidents Day; @davidryanmiller.com and I have a new article out today in American Politics Research in which we engage with the 1916 shark attacks debate. journals.sagepub.com/share/YQAM7F...
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Happy to report that I have a new article out with Sid Milkis in Presidential Studies Quarterly: "Through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall: Barack Obama, the Gay Rights Movement, and the Formative Relationship Between Presidents and Social Activists" (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)!
Through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall: Barack Obama, the Gay Rights Movement, and the Formative Relationship Between Presidents and Social Activists
Organized groups frequently appeal to the president of the United States for support of their policy agenda. However, even if presidents are broadly supportive of the groups in question, they may not...
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I am absolutely over the moon that my book “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” is officially published TODAY! After years of hard work, I am incredibly proud. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible 📚🐘🗃️ @uscpress.bsky.social
The way this election night is going we could all be in bed by 10 PM. (I approve this message.)
The Democrats had some midterm conventions in the 70s (though weirdly they held them after the midterms since they were afraid party infighting or a coherent message would hurt candidates).
The Department of Political Science at Fordham is hiring an adjunct instructor to teach Political Psychology in the Fall semester at its Rose Hill location. We are also able to offer them the opportunity to teach a second course – Introduction to Politics – though this is not a requirement.
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Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form By Boris Heersink, Fordham University and Matthew J. Lacombe, Case Western Reserve University While scholars have focused extensively on the consequences of partnerships between…
Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form
Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form By Boris Heersink, Fordham University and Matthew J. Lacombe, Case Western Reserve University While scholars have focused extensively on the consequences of partnerships between interest groups, less attention has been paid to the historical dynamics shaping when, how, and why such groups unite. This is especially true of “unexpected” partnerships, which unite groups with seemingly little in common.
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APSA's POP section is accepting applications for the Virginia Gray Graduate Student Research Award for students presenting at APSA 2026. There are 5 $300 awards available to POP members (and membership is free for grad students!) Apply here; urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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