Chris Uggen
@chrisuggen.bsky.social
Professor, sociologist, criminologist, TheSocietyPages editor. Nerdy but sturdy. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8c95RVAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Brilliant! As a sociologist and nerd, I’d say that prosocial group activities like buckthorn removal spark collective effervescence and counter the toxic individualism of modern dating apps. As a veteran of the Buckthorn Wars, I’d welcome them to my backyard. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis buckthorn singles club uproots invasives, cultivates love
Fed up with dating apps? These sweaty work sessions convene conservationists and weed out players.
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Before you act on this advice, a friendly reminder from your local sexual harassment researcher: do consult your organization's nepotism and workplace relationship policy, especially re: promotion, conflict of interest, reporting obligations & retaliation.[gift link] www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/o...
Opinion | Go On, Date Your Co-Workers
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Just look at your phone? Fine Greta Kaul piece on how clock towers once democratized timekeeping and civic identity, serving as navigational beacons, meeting points, and monuments to community pride and history. Gift link: www.startribune.com/bloomington-...
In the age of smartphones, aging clock towers are running out of time
Some cities and building owners are grappling with what to do with aging clock towers, which are expensive to maintain and largely symbolic in an era of watches and smartphones.
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How Prevention Reduced Crime and How To Get More of It. @johnkroman.bsky.social makes the case that an infusion of state and local COVID-19 recovery funds helped prevent crime by stabilizing social supports for youth at high risk of violence and victimization. www.vitalcitynyc.org/how-preventi...
How Prevention Reduced Crime and How To Get More of It
We have to understand what drove 2025 dramatic nationwide declines to build on them.
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Psst— A.I. was secretly developed and funded by a cunning consortium of old-timey stationery suppliers, a/k/a Big Blue Book. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
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New in Criminology! Punishment as a racialized package of confinement, cash, and surveillance. By @ryanplarson.bsky.social , @robertstewart.io , @veronicalhorowitz.bsky.social, and some old guy. This detailed thread by Ryan show ‘n tells the story.
Ryan Larson@ryanplarson.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew paper out in Criminology w/ @robertstewart.io, @veronicalhorowitz.bsky.social, & @chrisuggen.bsky.social We model punishment more closely as it is experienced by defendants - a constitutive package of incarceration, probation, and monetary sanctions. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Informative research-based thread from political scientist and voting rights expert Kevin Morris on Wednesday's US Supreme Court decision Louisiana v. Callais.
Kevin Morris@kevintmorris.bsky.social · 3mo agoI am unspeakably angry about this turnout gap figure, and it gives insight into the whole ballgame for gutting the VRA. Alito points out that Black turnout exceeded White turnout twice in 5 elections. The argument is garbage 1/x
Sunday Serenity. I was a blissed out second-year grad student on top of the world. The wee lad soon grew to 6’6”.
Q: Who Got the Guggenheims (and Other Prestigious Fellowships), 1925-2025? A: Folks in "the highest-status and best-resourced colleges in the US." -Dominique J. Baker & Christopher T. Bennett, new in @publicbooks.bsky.social www.publicbooks.org/who-gets-gug...
Meet NoMark, the Minnesota campus superhero whose power “lies less in his personally stopping or solving crimes than encouraging his fans to shrug off their bystander malaise and take more responsibility for their community’s well-being.” www.startribune.com/nomark-is-mi...
I'm not sayin' it's causal but class discussion was amazing after pre-lecture exposure to Angine de Poitrine. youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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If your word clouds are equally grim, perhaps you’d like to join my Duckies and Bunnies in Happy Fun Town research team.
Scholar Goggler bot@scholargoggler.bsky.social · 4mo agoA snapshot of Christopher Uggen's expertise: disenfranchisement, crime, felon, criminal, states, united @chrisuggen.bsky.social Create yours at https://scholargoggler.com/
Curious about recidivism among the ~1500 January 6 pardons? At least 12 have since been charged with other serious crimes, including child molestation, assault, harassment, and murder plots. And at least 27 more had new crimes before getting their pardons. [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...
Opinion | The People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree
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A nice anecdote — and a rare inverse compliment sandwich — from Chris Sims' NYT obituary regarding his "friendly, bantering relationship" with former UMN colleague Tom Sargent. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...
Sociology in the papes! Read @jenniferreich.bsky.social in action.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5mo agoIn @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The assumption that hospitals can easily absorb an increase in vaccine-preventable diseases is flawed and dangerous,” Jennifer Reich, a sociologist who studies vaccine hesitancy, writes. “Pediatric emergency medicine and intensive care are struggling.”
It was quite a tourney in the State of Hockey (Hair). This year's @pulltabsports.bsky.social highlights include some vintage class of '82 flow (at 1:50) and some amazing game video (at ~7:30). youtu.be/s4nqFg6H1WI?...
2026 Minnesota State High School All Hockey Hair Team Presented by DripDrop.
YouTube video by Pulltab Hockey
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The social infrastructure of protest art in Minnesota, how it wins hearts and minds and mobilizes action, and the public history projects to archive and preserve it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘Winning hearts and minds’: How protest signs shaped the anti-ICE movement in Minnesota
Minnesota has seen an explosion of art made in response to ICE’s presence. Perhaps more than any other art form, artists and designers have made protest posters and signs en masse. “There’s never been...
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The social infrastructure of protest art in Minnesota, how it wins hearts and minds and mobilizes action, and the public history projects to archive and preserve it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘Winning hearts and minds’: How protest signs shaped the anti-ICE movement in Minnesota
Minnesota has seen an explosion of art made in response to ICE’s presence. Perhaps more than any other art form, artists and designers have made protest posters and signs en masse. “There’s never been...
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New! How homicide changed in Minnesota’s Twin Cities after the police murder of George Floyd. Check out @ryanplarson.bsky.com’s thread (and data viz) and/or our team’s new article in J of Quant Crim.
Ryan Larson@ryanplarson.bsky.social · 5mo agoFresh in JQC w/@jillkpeterson.bsky.social , @chrisuggen.bsky.social, and others! We use an ITS design to examine the changes in the Twin Cities in relation to the pandemic and the police murder of George Floyd. Finding summaries below! Link here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 1/n
Social Indicators of the Surge — Labor Edition @aaronsojourner.org & @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social show how the DHS surge reduced the # of employees working, hours worked, and # of businesses open in Mpls-Saint Paul, costing an estimated $106 million in lost wages. northstarpolicy.org/labor-outcom...
Aaron Rosenthal@aaronrosenthal.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew research with @aaronsojourner.org of the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social posted on @northstarpolicy.org's blog. We find that Operation Metro Surge caused declines in employees working, hours worked, and businesses open, leading to an estimated $106 million wage loss for Twin Cities workers.
The drawdown can be spun many ways “but history will show what this was: regular people, clergy and teachers, janitors and soccer moms, people across all of our complicated differences, simply refusing to let our neighbors be attacked and abducted without a fight” www.startribune.com/minnesota-re...
Minnesota resistance movement says drawdown is ‘hard-fought community victory’
Border czar Tom Homan said the ICE surge will soon end, but protest leaders say there’s a need for continued vigilance.
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New! Poll shows that ICE tactics are deeply unpopular here in Minnesota — and that clear majorities blame the Trump administration for the violence and unrest, rather than state and local leaders or protesters and observers. [Gift link] www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-...
It’s really quite lovely during baseball season— and you might be able to find a ticket to see the Twins this year.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo agoIf my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
A major development. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Force Investigations Unit (FIU) is the natural home for this investigation -- they have the expertise to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation of Alex Pretti's fatal shooting. www.startribune.com/pretti-inves...
Sources: State, feds set to announce joint investigation into Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting
An agreement would mark a critical compromise as state and federal leaders continue to rebuild working relationships amid Operation Metro Surge.
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Student (shaking her head) to ChatGPT: "Gurl, this is not your best work."
1/3 Love is the Law is a “movement song” you’ll hear on the streets of Minneapolis. Released in 1983 by The Suburbs it was the anthem of the 2013 marriage equality movement in Minnesota. Eminently danceable, with big hooky horns, it's become our own homegrown... www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The Suburbs - Love is the Law | Live Performance from STAGE
YouTube video by Twin Cities PBS
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The national headlines describe “fear” in Minnesota, but here on the ground it feels more like anger and resolve in the face of betrayal and intimidation. We’re “hunkering down,” not cowering, in the face of this long, cold, brutal winter. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
