My course prep reading piles have officially reached new levels of unhinged. Any guesses on what the topics of my two new courses are this fall? #polisky #politicalscience #publicpolicy #USpolitics
Be Stone
@drbestone.bsky.social
Studying the power of keywords in US political culture. Assistant Professor, Rhodes College. PhD Graduate Center, CUNY. Associate Editor, Polity @polityalsberuf.bsky.social. Cat fanatic. they/them. more: tinyurl.com/bestonephd
I'm honored to be one of the inaugural recipients of Rhodes College's Inclusive Excellence Awards for 2026! Thanks to John Johnson for his leadership, the Inclusive Excellence Council, & all the LGBTQIA+ Working Group members--students, staff, and faculty--who I couldn't do this work without!
Today is election day in TN where we can expect <25% turnout, while our reps in Nashville are starting a special session to gerrymander their way into an all-Republican Congressional delegation with the stamp of approval from SCOTUS, who effectively gutted the VRA last week. Apropos of nothing...
#NowOut in @npsjournal.bsky.social via @dukepress.bsky.social my latest: "What Does Addiction Mean in US Policy Debates? A Case Study of the 'Welfare Addict,'" where I examine how Repubs & Dems alike used alleged "welfare addiction" framework to push reform in the '90s... doi.org/10.1215/0739...
What Does Addiction Mean in US Policy Debates? | New Political Science | Duke University Press
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Our latest #AskAPoliticalScientist features Joan Tronto, Professor at the University of Minnesota. She explains her turn to care ethics, how to distinguish good from bad care, and reframes care as political activity requiring democratic accountability. Read it: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
A Conversation with Joan Tronto about Making Good Care a Central Concern of Political Life | Polity: Vol 58, No 2
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Coming soon to @npsjournal.bsky.social!! What “addiction” means in the context of welfare policy debates, and what it means for present-day efforts to expand social welfare policies in the US #polisci #polisky
Our Oct issue cover #NowOut features artist Kelly Popoff’s “Shame.” Part of her "Americana" series, for Popoff, shame is less about cowering regret than an invitation to do differently next time. See it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #PoliSciResearch @kellypopoff.bsky.social
Goodnight, Vancouver! Hands down the most beautiful backdrop for an @apsa.bsky.social conference I can remember #APSA2025
The Methods Café is going strong at #APSA2025! Still time to come by and chat all things interpretive and qualitative methods until 5:30 @interpretivemm.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social @robinlturnerphd.bsky.social
See a Methods Café poster in the wild at #APSA2025? Snap a pic and meet us at 4pm today in the Marriott Point Grey room for informal, friendly conversations on all things qualitative and interpretive methods. It’s a great time with great people! @interpretivemm.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
As you're settling in to (beautiful!) Vancouver for #APSA2025 don't forget to mark your calendar for the 20th annual Methods Café! It's a venue for one-on-one & small group discussion w/top experts in the field on a range of qualitative and interpretive research methods & approaches. Don't miss it!
This is a great part of APSA!
Be Stone@drbestone.bsky.social · 11mo agoHope you can join us for the 20th annual Methods Café @ #APSA2025, an excellent venue for folks at all levels to connect on all things interpretive methods. Always the highlight of my @apsa.bsky.social! Hosted by @interpretivemm.bsky.social, @robinlturnerphd.bsky.social, biko koenig, & yours truly
Read more about the Methods Café, topics, and experts here: www.interpretivemethods.com/methods-cafe... .
Methods Café 2025 — Interpretive Methodologies and Methods
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Hope you can join us for the 20th annual Methods Café @ #APSA2025, an excellent venue for folks at all levels to connect on all things interpretive methods. Always the highlight of my @apsa.bsky.social! Hosted by @interpretivemm.bsky.social, @robinlturnerphd.bsky.social, biko koenig, & yours truly
Robin L Turner@robinlturnerphd.blacksky.app · 11mo agoYou're invited to learn more about interpretive methods at the 20th annual IMM Methods Cafe at #APSA2025! Sept. 11, 4-5:30 pm, Marriot Point Grey Room.
Diving back into the belly of the beast this summer... Somewhere in this 236pg behemoth is the germ of a first draft of a book manuscript. My job for the next 7mos is to find it and write the real thing. wish me luck! 👋 #Polisky #Polisci #Booksky #academicsky
#Polisky #polisci Job Alert! The Politics & Law Dept at Rhodes College is hiring a 2yr VAP in American Politics. We're a collegial department that supports junior faculty in a growing, affordable city. Feel free to reach out w/ Qs, apps due March 28: rhodes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Rhodes_Caree...
Visiting Assistant Professor In Political Science
Job Title: Visiting Assistant Professor In Political Science Department: Politics and Law Job Description: The Politics and Law Department at Rhodes College invites applications for a two-year, non-te...
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The deadline for nominations for the Stephen E. Bronner Dissertation Award is just a month away! The Caucus for Critical Political Science of @apsa.bsky.social looks forward to your nominations #PoliSky For details and submission info: connect.apsanet.org/s27/executiv...
Stephen E. Bronner Dissertation Award
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I’m so stressed about *everything* I’ve taken up a most unusual hobby for me—cooking! And fortunately that means I now have something to contribute to wholesome #poliscicooks content. I present my first attempt at poppyseed roll from Zuza Zak’s Slavic kitchen alchemy! #polisky #enbysalsocook
Me, back at my desk on a still-quiet campus, preparing to teach my intro to AP class this spring #polisky
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
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Just settling in here, taking the opportunity to share some good news for a change--the Critical Political Science Caucus of @apsa.bsky.social recognized my work w/ the Stephen E. Bronner Dissertation Award earlier this year! I'm still in disbelief #Polisky news.rhodes.edu/stories/ston...
Stone Receives Dissertation Award From American Political Science Association
Dr. Be Stone, assistant professor of political science, has received the Stephen E. Bronner Dissertation Award, which is presented annually by the Critical Political Science Caucus of the American Pol...
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