Michael Strausz
@strauszm.bsky.social
Political scientist, specializing in Japan https://www.michaelstrausz.com/ cooking | hiking | schmoozing
I am teaching an undergrad political science methods class in the fall on data visualization and advanced data analysis. I am going to use @kjhealy.co's & @hankjs.bsky.social's book. Do any of you have journal articles to recommend that visualize or explain polici methods well for undergrads?
Thank you to Jim Raymo, the Global Japan Lab, and @princetonpolitics.bsky.social for hosting me yesterday at @princeton.edu to present new research with @strauszm.bsky.social on population aging and democratic representation. Really appreciated the great conversation and thoughtful comments.
#OpenAccess - Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - https://cup.org/4phhcQx - Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social #FirstView
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - https://cup.org/4hxDATi "gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..." - Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social #jjps
#OpenAccess - Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4lV2PiL - Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social #FirstView
🚨TENURE TRACK POLI SCI JOBS🚨 Yes, "jobs" plural. TCU is hiring two assistant professors, to begin in Fall of 2026. 1) American Politics, with a preference for Gender and Politics. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista... 2) Public Law and/or Judicial Politics. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Come work with me! We’re hiring two Tenure Track positions this fall. One is in judicial politics and I’m on the committee! The other is in American Politics. Link below is for the judicial one but I’ll put the American line in the comments! 🎉 jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled. Application review will begin October 1. Position Details: The Department of Political Science Texas Christian University invites applications for a full-time,...
jobs.tcu.edu
Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else. They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
Nick Kapur@nickkapur.bsky.social · last yr.Bloodbath in Indiana higher ed as public colleges and universities ordered to eliminate 20% of all degree programs, apparently based purely on student demand (=enrollments) and not any rational calculation of need or value. www.ipm.org/news-section...
I just completed version 3.0 of my R workbook, which you can find here: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... This version has new data, some new tools, and some new, clear explanations of key concepts (including of statistical significance and residuals). Take a look!
Are you ready for R? A Workbook for R for Political Science and Beyond: Version 3.0
This is the preface of the workbook
strauszm.github.io
My article with Melanie Sonntag and @ykshrt.bsky.social about how supportive the Japanese public was of COVID-era entry bans on foreigners (short answer: very supportive) was just publised in Social Science Japan Journal: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Attitudes on the entry ban in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract. Japan had one of the most restrictive entry bans between 2020 and 2023 to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While there was
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TCU is hiring in Judicial Politics. The title "Instructor" undersells it a bit. As far as non-TT jobs go, this one is pretty great.
Instructor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline: Open until filled. Application review will begin on February 15. Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Science...
jobs.tcu.edu
I am delighted to annouce the publication of my new edited volume _No Island is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan_. You can order it, or ask your library to order it, here: uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/no-isl...
No Island Is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan
Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of g…
uhpress.hawaii.edu
2024 was the year that Japanese politics went Online. But there's a risk that politics will focus on the symptom rather than the cause. My latest: observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...
The year Japanese politics went Online
Japanese democracy grapples with social media
observingjapan.substack.com
Gendered views may affect how voters evaluate candidates on education and national security, but they may be less salient on the issue of immigration, an experimental study in Japan shows. Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social @ykshrt.bsky.social shiraito.github.io/research/fil...
shiraito.github.io
"How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out." I made this video to help nervous election viewers know what to pay attention to on Election Night -- and, more importantly, what not to pay attention to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamx...
How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out (2024)
YouTube video by Adam Schiffer
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Come work with me and other cool people! Instructor job for Public Law/Courts: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/instruc...
Instructor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline: Open until filled. Application review will begin on January 15. Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Science ...
jobs.tcu.edu
Check out this book by one of my great colleagues!
Matthew D. Montgomery@mdm.bsky.social · 2y agoI am happy to announce the publication of the Research Handbook of Judicial Politics from @elgarpublishing.bsky.social. Coedited by Mike Fix (@mpfix1.bsky.social) and myself, the volume offers a comprehensive examination of judicial politics. This is my first book, and I'm very proud of it!
Academic friends: we are hiring the Herman Brown Chair of Political Science at TCU (in Fort Worth, Texas). Please consider applying and please feel free to ask me any questions about the job, our department, TCU, Fort Worth, etc. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/herman-...
Herman Brown Chair of Political Science in the AddRan College of Liberal Arts - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled. Application review will start on November 1st. Position Details: Texas Christian University invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the Herman Brown E...
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How do you sleep at night when your job requires you to coerce children to get head trauma to win “points”? I guess the simplest answer is you don’t care if kids get head trauma
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 2y agoA former power five player told us he was concerned about head trauma and wanted to show his position teammates the new film *Concussion.* His coach told him he wasn't allowed to. www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...
Political scientists, and friends of political scientists: Texas Christian University is hiring an assistant professor of comparative politics, specializing in Latin America or Africa. The announcement is here: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista... Please feel free to ask me any questions!
Assistant Professor of Political Science - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin September 16. Open until filled. Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Scien...
jobs.tcu.edu
Here is version 2.0 of my R Workbook: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... R is tough to learn at first, but it is so rewarding and powerful. Feel free to use this workbook to teach yourself R or to teach students in a non profit educational setting. And please let me know if you are using it!
Are you ready for R? A Workbook for R for Political Science and Beyond: Version 2.0
This is the preface of the workbook
strauszm.github.io
I was in the gallery for Kishida's speech to Congress. Here's what I thought: observingjapan.substack.com/p/mr-kishida...
Mr. Kishida goes to Washington
Or: how Kishida Fumio found his purpose
observingjapan.substack.com