Rachel Blaifeder
@rblaifeder.bsky.social
Publisher at Cambridge University Press, acquiring in political science and sociology.
Hey there, #ASA2026! Looking forward to conferencing in my hometown over the next few days. Stop by the Cambridge University Press booth to check out our latest offerings in political sociology, historical sociology, elements, textbooks, and more!
Can migration change the future of democracy? In How Migration Helps Authoritarians, Justin Gest examines the idea of "democratic drain". Read the article in Foreign Affairs: https://cup.org/4fxknjN #Migration #PolSky #Book
How Migration Helps Authoritarians
The costs of democratic drain.
foreignaffairs.com
Shared Morals by Jae-Hee Jung This book examines how moral rhetoric is a crucial – and potentially unifying – part of how we experience democratic representation. 📚 https://cup.org/4lR6KPk
Persistent Citizens by Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro and Matthew S. Winters. This book analyzes why individuals vary in their persistence when pursuing social welfare programs in the Global South. 📚 https://cup.org/3TQPi3p
The Coup Trap in Latin America by Fabrice Lehoucq Explains instability in Latin America-and why some countries escaped from chronic instability by building democracy or dictatorship. 📚 https://cup.org/4ajy97U
Examines how wage-earner bankruptcy governs White middle-class precarity and reproduces Whiteness in America's racialized political economy. White Knuckling: Holding On in America's Racialized Political Economy by Tess Wise (@wakeforest.bsky.social), Coming Soon #PoliSky https://cup.org/4tQBmmS
White Knuckling
Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - White Knuckling
cambridge.org
Thanks so much to @mswinche.bsky.social for the lovely and thoughtful review of my book Coverage Denied at Health Affairs Forefront! I arrived at this scholarly work because of my own encounters with this, so I’m especially glad when it resonates. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Health Affairs Journal
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OUT NOW!!! with Cambridge University Press: The Far Right in Latin America, co-edited with Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Carlos Meléndez, Talita Tanscheit & me. @ceudeminst.bsky.social Open Access on Cambridge Core. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
The Far Right in Latin America
Cambridge Core - Latin American Studies - The Far Right in Latin America
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Read in The Guardian: "One reason US democracy is in trouble? Its supporters are moving elsewhere" by Justin Gest https://cup.org/4x9pgae #PolSky #Democracy
One reason US democracy is in trouble? Its supporters are moving elsewhere | Justin Gest
The recent exodus of people – voluntary and not – from the US threatens to worsen America’s authoritarian slippage
theguardian.com
Democracy. Migration. Civic engagement. Explore the connections in The Democratic Drain. Listen now. https://cup.org/4x2wahh #Democracy #PolSky
The Democratic Drain
Immigration, democratic backsliding, and the future of free societies.
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How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams by @cmgreer.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...
How to Build a Democracy
Cambridge Core - American Studies - How to Build a Democracy
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I reviewed Justin Gest’s new book, “Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy” for @UnPopulistMag. www.theunpopulist.net/p/does-immig...
Does Immigration Lead to ‘Democratic Drain’ and Illiberalism in Native Countries?
A fascinating book by a political scientist says yes—but, in fact, there is strong evidence for the opposite case, too
theunpopulist.net
Ghostwriting Legislation by Mary Kroeger. Delves into the central yet often-overlooked role that interest groups, think tanks, companies, and bureaucrats play in shaping state law. 📚 https://cup.org/3R8Czs6
Justin Gest joins Research Remix to discuss how global migration influences democracy, the challenges of "democratic drain," and what these trends mean for countries of origin and destination. https://cup.org/44NrnUT #DemocraticDrain #Podcast #PolSky
Justin Gest on Global Migration and Democracy
Podcast Episode · Research Remix · July 21 · 14m
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“A pathbreaking, absorbing study of the global political effects of migration…” Democratic Drain, Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy by Justin Gest https://cup.org/3TtjzoJ #PoliSci #ComparativePolitics #USPol
Democratic Drain
Cambridge Core - Political Sociology - Democratic Drain
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Justin Gest on Why Authoritarian Regimes Outlast Popular Anger — and How Emigration Quietly Shrinks the Constituency for Democracy. https://cup.org/3RyN9si #PolSky #Democracy
The Democratic Drain Behind Failed Uprisings
Essay · Justin Gest on Why Authoritarian Regimes Outlast Popular Anger — and How Emigration Quietly Shrinks the Constituency for Democracy
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I'm thrilled to share that the website for our new Elements series in Problem-Solving Sociology, edited by Monica Prasad, is now live! The series has been taking shape for close to a year, and there couldn't be a better time to launch it than just before this year's @asanews.bsky.social.
Elements in Problem-Solving Sociology
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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APSA celebrates Disability Pride Month! Check out the latest journal articles and publications highlighting disability politics and research in the political science profession. #disabilitypolitics #DisabilityPrideMonth2026 🧵
Getting excited about the slate of books we have coming out this fall / winter, including Jennifer Erkulwater’s incisive examination of race in the disability rights movement in the US. Pre-order below, or at APSA where you can also get 30% & free shipping! We’ll have a proof on display :)
APSA@apsa.bsky.social · last mo.Coming Aoon! Look out for Disability in Black and White: The Racial Politics of Disability Rights in the United States from @jerkulwater.bsky.social. To be released in January 2027. buff.ly/RHOrUAe @universitypress.cambridge.org
A groundbreaking exploration of how local school boards shape public voice, democratic accountability, and educational equity Democracy Speaks: School Boards, Public Discourse, and the Fight to Be Heard by Jonathan E. Collins, Coming Soon #EduSky #PolISci #PoliSky https://cup.org/4wgOpPs
Democracy Speaks
Cambridge Core - American Studies - Democracy Speaks
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It was a real treat to do a reading, Q&A, and signing of my book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States today at Orinda Books in the Bay Area. A great discussion on the findings from this research and what they mean for health reform. @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
Huge congratulations to @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org authors Luis Schiumerini and Ning Leng on their APSA award wins! Looking forward to celebrating these & all our section prize winners in Boston in September :)
APSA@apsa.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to the 2026 American Political Science Association (APSA) Award Winners The American Political Science Association (APSA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 APSA Awards…... https://politicalsciencenow.com/congratulations-to-the-2026-apsa-award-winners/
If you're in the SF Bay Area and fancy hearing me talk about my book Coverage Denied and how we can move America's health care forward, I'll be doing a book event at Orinda Books in Orinda, CA at 2pm on Saturday, July 18. Hoping it'll be an interesting discussion! orindabooks.com/event/2026-0...
Miranda Yaver, Coverage Denied
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🚨New Cambridge Element🚨 The Logic of Group Voting by Paul Friesen, part of the Comparative Political Behavior series, is out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at https://cup.org/4wFROrr #PoliSci #PoliSky
Join @smotus.bsky.social, author of The Elephants in the Room, for a book launch at @politicsprose.bsky.social on August 10th! Learn more and register at the link: https://cup.org/4vMe6Yh?utm_date=20260612&utm_id=1781291721&utm_campaign=&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content= #PoliSky
Seth Masket -- The Elephants in the Room: How Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders with HANS NOEL -- at conn ave
Seth Masket -- The Elephants in the Room: How Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders with HANS NOEL -- at conn ave The 2024 nomination of Donald Trump was both predictable and wildly unusual. Parties almost never nominate someone who has ...
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Out now: In The Elephants in the Room, Seth Masket examines the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination using interviews and survey data collected between 2021 and 2024. Get your copy: https://cup.org/4vEI2Wh
Why Elections Need Parties by Alejandro Trelles. Partisan inclusion and institutional design shape de facto autonomy for electoral management bodies across Latin America and Africa. 📚 https://cup.org/4oWef9e
I had the pleasure of speaking on @andyluttrell.bsky.social's fantastic podcast, Opinion Science.🎙️ We discuss my book on moral rhetoric & studies of morality in political science and psychology more generally. Andy's podcast is a fabulous source for learning and entertainment. I highly recommend! 👏
Episode 118: Making Moral Arguments with Jae-Hee Jung – Opinion Science Podcast
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Andy Luttrell@andyluttrell.bsky.social · last mo.Is moral language in politics a recipe for polarization, or is it actually a bridge to finding common ground? Today's episode of Opinion Science features my conversation with @jaeheejung.bsky.social on the strategic language of persuasive messages in political campaigns and beyond.
