Blair Read
@bm_read
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poli sci phd student @MIT and @mitgovlab // politics of public services, non-state service delivery, state-building, education, south asia
Somerville, MA
Joined May 2014
Starting tomorrow!
🚨Happening in two days🚨 Register now for the 3rd Workshop on the Political Economy of S. Asia! Attendees will get a link to the following lineup of papers to read before our in-depth workshop discussions! Here's a preview of what's ahead on Day 1: (1/)
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Please apply! We're so excited to see all of your work.
One more day! Junior scholars, send us your abstract by tomorrow (March 1) to participate in the 3rd virtual Workshop on the Political Economy of South Asia. Please share with your networks! More info: https://t.co/sYWqMZkmcE Form: https://t.co/XXwr5pqH2d
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Thanks @graemedblair for sharing. We hope this study makes people feel less isolated. Your story helps. Respondents say that what you're doing (wellbeing check-ins) is important. We'd love to hear from students and faculty about what works and doesn't with these check-ins.
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Announcing WPESA3! Apply now with a full paper or PAP. It's a lively, thoughtful, and (most importantly) kind venue for great feedback. Feel free to DM with questions!
⚡️⚡️⚡️Call for Papers!⚡️⚡️⚡️ We're accepting submissions for the 3rd Workshop on the Political Economy of South Asia, on Jan 27-28, 2022. Junior scholars, apply by Dec 31! #wpesa3 #PoliSciTwitter
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Excited to share our new research on respondent attentiveness in online surveys!
Sharing a new paper with that uses individual-level response time data to measure attentiveness on surveys. Racing the Clock: Using Response Time as a Proxy for Attentiveness on Self-Administered Surveys
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A fantastic model of knowledge synthesis and a tremendous resource for comparativists -- regardless of whether they study India!
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After twenty years of research on the subject, I thought I knew a lot about Indian village democracy - but this...wow.... this is something else 👇🏾
What happens when a private company gets to rule a village? An example from a corporate utopia in Kerala, where laws are malleable, personal autonomy is at times a luxury, but giveaways and goodies exist like nowhere else!
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PoliSci should help us understand of how politics shapes education, and vice versa. If you are an @APSAtweets member, please support the creation of a new Education Politics and Policy section. Happy to say more/ answer questions! Please sign and RT https://t.co/ICXBt5p3xs
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The Education Politics and Policy Related Group, which is a burgeoning group with over 100 people on our email list, is collecting signatures to become a full-fledged APSA section. We need 200...
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Happening tonight! Please join us!!
Like 🍻 + working with practitioners?? Come to #happyhour @APSAtweets
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Annual call for abstracts for @mitgovlab political behavior of development conference. #PBD1019 Apply here: https://t.co/Z0x3VtrEaE Past participants have heralded this as the “best conference ever!” #science #mit
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MIT Governance Lab (MIT GOV/LAB) is a group of political scientists focusing on innovation in citizen engagement and government responsiveness. More online: http://www.mitgovlab.org/. Questions?...
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This should also be read. An archived Crimson article raising this issue over 30 years ago.
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