Yet another way that Brazil gets into the spirit of the jogo bonito.

In advance of election night, I think it's useful to calibrate expectations to the fundamentals, not to polls or vibes.

So, a good calibration:

House: Dems lose ~40-45 seats
Senate: Dems lose 1-3 seats

Anything significantly less = Dem over-performance. Here's why.

So excited to co-host (with Andrea Vilán!) a virtual workshop on “Incorporating, Embedding, Implementing, Vernacularizing: Making Law Meaningful at the Local Level” October 31, from 1:00-3:00pm ET!

Should be memorable!

Coleman and I at ⁦40 North⁩ on its last night. Just like Michael Jordan, the best pizza joint in Austin is retiring at the top of its game. Un-retire soon please!

A good way to evade #TermLimits is just not to count years in office. Leiv Marsteintredet

If you are looking for a comparative public law person with strong methods training, we have a great candidate for you. Siyun Jiang (siyunjiang.weebly.com) focuses on China and studies how the law & courts contribute to autocrats’ political control. womenalsoknowstuff UT Government

Have a position focusing on nat. sec. and/or environmental policy? You have to hire Laura Quaglia. Laura (lauracquaglia.com) uses network analysis and event history to research international policy diffusion and agenda setting. UT Government womenalsoknowstuff

I can imagine writing a paper with Jerry…

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David Collier, who is not on Twitter, has asked that I share some thoughts with all of you about our co-edited volume, 'Critical Junctures and Historical Legacies' (2022). These ideas are developed by Collier in Chapter 1 of the book. Thread.

What just happened in Chile? 🇨🇱

You may have read that on Sunday Chile rejected a new constitution on a referendum.

But how did we get here? And what happened in the days leading to the election?

A quick thread for an international audience. /1 🧵👇

By my count with Alexander Hudson, Chile is now one of only twelve countries since 1800 to have ever rejected a full constitution. Jack Nicas
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