Pulled Together or Pushed Apart? Victimization and Racial Solidarity In Event: Respectability and Deservingness Fri, April 24, 5:10 to 6:40 CDT Brandon J. Romero University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

At #MPSA2026: @bromero15.bsky.social presents a project exploring the association between experiences of crime victimization and ethno-racial solidarity, across and within racial groups.

In Event: Development, Democracy, and Citizenship in Africa Thursday, April 23, 5:10 to 6:40 CDT Global health at home and abroad: How health access impacts political participation in rural communities in the US and Kenya April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Michael Shepherd Kelly Hunter UM Center for Political Studies

Using original survey data from rural Kenya and survey data for US rural counties, @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and Kelly Hunter present a comparative study at #MPSA2026 investigating the link between health-seeking behavior and political attitudes towards leadership and political engagement.

Learning About Public Policy April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Kenny Lowande Mario Villegas Ben Guy Goehring

👀 @lowande.bsky.social, Ben Guy Goehring and Mario Villegas use browser history data to examine the relationship between exposure to presidential unilateral actions and support for democracy. #MPSA2026

In Event: Empires, States, and the Making of Power II. Building and Unbuilding the State: Elites, Bureaucracies, and the Foundations of Political Authority Thursday, April 23, 9:50 to 11:20 CDT Technocrats as Commitment Devices in Authoritarian Politics April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Hanna Lee ISR NEXT GENERATION University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

🇰🇷 At #MPSA2026, #ISRNextGeneration scholar Hanna Lee presents her work examining whether technocratic institutions served as credible commitment devices -- enhancing cooperation in South Korea under Park Chung Hee.

🇵🇷 Ignangeli Salinas-Muniz uses electoral debates in Puerto Rico from 2008-2024, and two surveys in Puerto Rico-- an in-person random sample (N= 1,200) and an online survey experiment (N=900)-- to test the effect of power constraints on accountability. #MPSA2026

Reciprocal political socialization within contemporary American families: Evidence from two randomized experiments April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 In Event: Speech and Political Expression Sun, April 26, 8 to 9:30 CDT Roberto F. Carlos et al University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

Children can influence their parents’ politics, especially on new issues. In diverse, tech-connected families, parents are receptive to political cues from their children, particularly on emerging topics like AI regulation. Don't miss @robertocarlos.bsky.social et al at #MPSA2026.

Meet Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Editor Christopher Towler at the Cambridge University Press book exhibit at #MPSA2026 in the Palmer House Hilton.

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Public Support for Censorship of Entertainment Media April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 In Event: The Politics of Social Media and Censorship Thu, April 23, 1:30 to 3 CDT Alisa Egecioglu Yanna Krupnikov John Barry Ryan University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

Research has often focused on public attitudes toward censorship of news content. Drawing on this literature, Alisa Egecioglu, Yanna Krupnikov, and John Barry Ryan shift focus and consider attitudes toward censorship of entertainment programs – and their implications for democracy. #MPSA2026

Hard Row to Hoe: The Long-term Influence of Rural Childhood Socialization and Health Outcomes In Event: The Politics of Rural Resources in the U.S. Michael Shepherd, Chair Sat, April 25, 11:40 to 1:10 CDT Michael Shepherd University of Michigan Center for Political Studies Alee Lockman Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo

@mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social et al find adults who grew up in rural areas had worse childhood health access, worse health outcomes, lower trust in medicine, and less support for health policies backed by scientific consensus. With Alee Lockman and @klunztrujillo.bsky.social #MPSA2026

Mapping Local Malapportionment: The Distrinct Characteristics of City and Council District Maps April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 In Event: The Design of Local Democracy: Electoral Systems and Competition Fri, April 24, 11:40 to 1:10 CDT Tyler Simko University of Michigan Center for Political Studies Gustavo Francisco Novoa Chris Warshaw

The existing literature on redistricting largely ignores local districts. @simko.bsky.social, Gustavo Novoa, and chriswarshaw.bsky.social analyze the largest collection of city and county maps to date, highlighting the effects of a unique aspect of local redistricting: malapportionment. #MPSA2026

In Event: Misinformation, Propaganda, and Online Behavior in Comparative Perspective Fri, April 24, 5:10 to 6:40pm CDT From Correction to Connection: Community Approaches to Countering Misinformation April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Julien Bernard Labonne Cesi Cruz

At #MPSA2026: CPS's Cesi Cruz (@voxdev.bsky.social) and @jblabonne.bsky.social examine how US federal agencies engage in AI-related rulemaking-- analyzing how ideology, authority, and capacity shape the scope and content of AI governance using descriptive and computational text analysis.

Roundtable Nazita Lajevardi, Chair Fri, April 24, 3:20 to 4:50 CDT MPSA Town Hall 2026: Alarm Bells of Rising Authoritarian Practices in the U.S. April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Vincent Hutchings Participant University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

🚨 Alarm bells are blaring to signal rising authoritarian practices in the United States. Vincent Hutchings participates in the #MPSA2026 Town Hall 2026 roundtable session chaired by @nazita.bsky.social.

In Event: Prosecutors and Officeholders Under Scrutiny Thu, April 23, 5:10 to 6:40 CDT The Costs of Holding Office: Deleterious Consequences for Democracy of Expensive Litigation Defense Deborah Beim Timothy Daniel Arvan

💰️ As "lawfare" becomes widespread in American government, government officials must pay hefty sums to defend themselves in lawsuits. Timothy Daniel Arvan and CPS's Deborah Beim investigate the consequences of these large bills for the functioning of American Democracy. #MPSA2026

In Event: Support for Democratic Norms Sat, April 25, 5:10 to 6:40 CDT Got Norms? The Instability of Democratic Norms and their Association with Vote Choice in the US Nicholas Valentino Avery Goods Center for Political Studies University of Michigan

Using ANES 2016-2020 panel data, @NickValentino.bsky.social and #ISRNextGeneration scholar Avery Goods find that democratic norms are largely unstable reflections of partisanship, and, with the exception of media trust, don’t affect vote choice. @electionstudies.bsky.social #MPSA2026

Especially Shameful? Naming and Shaming Gender-Based Violence In Event: Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Women and Violence Sun, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20 CDT Esmeralda López University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

It remains unclear when states name and shame gender-based violence and to what effect. Using computational text analysis and supervised machine learning, #ISRNextGeneration Scholar Esmeralda López identifies when the US shames other countries for gender-based violence. #MPSA2026

Left Wing Authoritarianism April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 In Event: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Survival and Collapse Sat, April 25, 1:30 to 3 CDT Dan Slater University of Michigan Center for Political Studies Kai M.Thaler

At #MPSA2026: @kaimthaler.bsky.social and CPS's @dnsltr.bsky.social emphasize the role of ideology in distinguishing left-wing and right-wing dictatorships. Left-wing regimes show a greater tendency toward political monopoly and regime closure, and more hostile stances to the US-led global order.

In Event: Executive Action by Presidents and Governors Thursday, April 23, 1:30 to 3 CDT Does Executive Action Work? Evidence from Military Subsidies to Policing April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Kenny Lowande Heonuk Ha

Does executive action work? CPS's @lowande.bsky.social, expert on executive power, and postdoc Heonuk Ha present evidence in domains from military subsidies to policing, crime, and officer safety at #MPSA2026.

Predictors of Latino Vote Shifts toward Trump from 2020 to 2024: Sexism, Material Self-Interest, or Immigrant Crime Threats? April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Nicholas Valentino Franshelly Marie Martinez-Ortiz Mario Vigellas Francy Luna Diaz In Event: Politics of Identity Across the Subfields IV. Identity, Ideology, and Institutions Sat, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50 CDT University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

What were the predictors of Latino vote shifts toward Trump from 2020 to 2024-- sexism, material self-interest, or immigration crime threats? A star team of CPS scholars presents at #MPSA2026: @nickvalentino.bsky.social, @fmortiz.bsky.social, @francy-lunadiaz.bsky.social and Mario Vigellas

In Event: Campaigns and Elections in Comparative Perspective Friday, April 24, 1:30 to 3 CDT Gerrymandering in Russian urban centers complements electoral fraud in the countryside April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Walter Mebane Fabricio Vasselai

CPS's Walter Mebane and #ISRNextGeneration scholar Fabricio Vasselai use a novel set of high-res GIS maps of the boundaries of Russian SMDs and new tests for fraud detection, showing strategic drawing of districts in Russian urban centers complements electoral fraud in the countryside. #MPSA2026

Logo of JREP with the hashtag OpenAccess on a grey background dotted with red circles reading Meet the Editor at MPSA 2026

Meet Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Editor Christopher Towler at the Cambridge University Press book exhibit at #MPSA2026 in the Palmer House Hilton.

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In Event: Health and Social Policy and Trust in Institutions Fri, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am CDT The Medicaid Makeover: Program Names, Policy Feedback, and Political Mobilization April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Michael Shepherd, University of Michigan Center for Political Studies Miranda Elyse Yaver

States’ decisions to rename Medicaid programs obscures Medicaid benefits. @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social present on a survey experiment assessing the OBBBA reforms’ perceived effect on political mobilization to safeguard Medicaid. #MPSA2026

May I See Your License? How Race and Gender Shape Public Perceptions of Policing in Traffic Stops April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Vincent Hutchings B. D’Andra Orey Mason Holland Rob Waiter Mickey Chelsea Waddell In Event: Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System Fri, April 24, 1:30 to 3:00 CDT University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

#MPSA2026 spotlight: UM researchers examine how the race and gender of police officers and the race of male motorists influence expectations of law enforcement behavior in routine traffic stops. Don't miss Vince Hutchings, @robmickey.bsky.social, B. D'Andra Orey, Chelsea Waddell and Mason Holland.

In Event: Misinformation, Misperceptions and Bias Fri, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am CDT Who knows public opinion? April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Carlos Galina Yanna Krupnikov John Barry Ryan University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

📌 Who knows public opinion? @cgalina.bsky.social, Yanna Krupnikov, and John Barry Ryan ran surveys contemporaneously with the 2024 ANES @electionstudies.bsky.social asking individuals to estimate what the ANES would show are the opinions of Dems, Republicans, and the public as a whole. #MPSA2026

In Event: Patronage, Power and Autonomy in Bureaucratic Politics (Mara Ostfeld, Chair) Sat, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30 CDT Who Deserves a Second Chance? Prosecutorial Discretion and the Politics of Deservingness April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Mara Ostfeld Brandon Romero Chelsea Waddell Charlotte Boucher University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

Who deserves a second chance? CPS's @maraceci.bsky.social and #ISRNextGeneration scholars @bromero15.bsky.social, @ch4rlotte.bsky.social and Chelsea Waddell survey prosecutors -- and argue prosecutorial discretion is a mechanism of democratic boundary-making. #MPSA2026

In Event: Creating Race: Socialization, Schools, Narratives Thursday, April 23, 9:50 to 11:20 CDT The Role of Race and Emotional Mobilization in Local School Board Politics April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Francy Luna Diaz Zoe Walker Hilary Jan Izatt ISR Next Generation, Center for Political Studies

Survey experiments show that structural accounts of inequality make white respondents angrier, boosting engagement and donations—revealing how race and emotions drive local political mobilization. Don't miss @hilaryizatt.bsky.social, @zoewithoutawhy.bsky.social and @francy-lunadiaz at #MPSA2026

Rural Roots: Place-based Socialization and Rural Conservatism In Event: The Politics of Rural Resources in the U.S. Michael Shepherd, Chair Sat, April 25, 11:40 to 1:10 CDT Michael Shepherd University of Michigan Center for Political Studies Alee Lockman Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo

@mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social, Alee Lockman, @klunztrujillo.bsky.social: We show that adults who grew up in rural American communities–regardless of their current place of residence–are more likely to identify with the Republican Party and as conservatives. #MPSA2026

Thursday, April 23, 9:50 to 11:20 CDT Authors Meet Critics: Workplace Politics: How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections by Timothy Frye, Ora John Reuter, and David Szakonyi Cesi Cruz, Participant at #MPSA2026 from Center for Political Studies

Friday, April 24, 11:40 to 1:10 CDT Authors Meet Critics for Strategic Responsiveness: How Congress Confronts Presidential Power by Scott Ainsworth, Brian Harward, and Kenneth Moffett Kenny Lowande, Participant

What to read before #MPSA2026? CPS's @lowande.bsky.social and Cesi Cruz will participate in authors-meet-critics sessions on "How Congress Confronts Presidential Power" and "How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections." @timfrye.bsky.social, @szakonyi.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social

In Event: Managing Religion and Moral Authority: Between Authoritarian Maintenance and Empowering Dissent Thu, April 23, 11:40am to 1:10 CDT Opportunistic Repression? Understanding the Relationship between Terrorism and Religious Regulation April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Pauline Jones Mostafa El Sharkawy University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

At #MPSA2026: Mostafa El Sharkawy and @umisrcps.bsky.social director @profpjones.bsky.social explore the relationship between state enactment of religious regulation and threat from terrorism -- by creating a new measure of threat perception.

Center for Political Studies at MPSA 2026: In Session: AI, Politics, and Power Thursday, April 23, 11:40-1:10 CDT When Polarization Pays: The Returns to Political Positioning in AI-Mediated Attention Markets Jun Fang

Businesses increasingly embrace polarizing political messages. AI-driven algorithms reward emotional engagement and selectively amplify messages among sympathetic audiences—turning polarization into a profitable competitive strategy. #ISRNextGeneration scholar Jun Fang presents at #MPSA2026 #Polisky

In Event: Methodological Advances in the Study of Elections Sat, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10 CDT Election-Forensics: A R Package for Detecting Signs of Frauds in Election Results April 23-26, 2026 | #MPSA2026 Walter Mebane Fabricio Vasselai ISR NEXT GENERATION University of Michigan Center for Political Studies

Presenting methodological advances at #MPSA2026: elections forensics expert Walter Mebane and #ISRNextGeneration alum Fabricio Vasselai present an R package that implements nearly all proposed techniques to detect election fraud. Follow @umisr.bsky.social for leading research on democracy.