Michael Nelson
@mjnelson7
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Prof. of Political Science @psupolisci. Law and Courts. A "sober scholar"--Vox.com A "skilled Qualtrician!"--Qualtrics employee. 🏳️🌈
State College, PA
Joined August 2007
The Efficacy of Judicial Review by Michael J. Nelson, Jay N. Krehbiel and Amanda Driscoll Explains when, where, and how constitutional courts help citizens hold executives to account and protect the rule of law 📚 https://t.co/0rO9HTFGmO
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Currently in FirstView: In “An Expert-Sourced Measure of Judicial Ideology,” @KevinLynnCope develops a dynamic method for estimating the ideology of federal judges. The Jurist-Derived Judicial Ideology Score (JuDJIS) is based on over 20,000 evaluations by a sample of jurists.
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The full job posting is available here: https://t.co/a91GjvJdTt.
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This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about connecting students to careers in politics, policy, and public service. The position combines teaching, mentorship, and program leadership.
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Penn State Political Science is launching a new Semester in Washington program and we’re hiring a full-time on-site coordinator for the program, based permanently in Washington, D.C.
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SPPC 2026 will be held in Chicago and has a website: https://t.co/c2fPzQrNF5. Hope to see you there!
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Happy to see this out in first view! I'm deeply indebted to many wonderful colleagues for their careful and encouraging feedback on earlier versions of the paper--both at @FSUPoliSci and elsewhere. I'm currently on the job market! Check out my research at
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NEW - Trust in the Judiciary and Partisan Reactions to Judicial Checks: Evidence from Argentina - https://t.co/8ObzEiv5Q5 "judicial checks expose citizens to information that is primarily instrumental" - Martín Gandur (@FloridaState) #FirstView
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NEW - Trust in the Judiciary and Partisan Reactions to Judicial Checks: Evidence from Argentina - https://t.co/8ObzEiv5Q5 "judicial checks expose citizens to information that is primarily instrumental" - Martín Gandur (@FloridaState) #FirstView
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In #FirstView by Jay N. Krehbiel: "Does Descriptive Representation Increase Acceptance of Judicial Decisions?"
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Increasing the descriptive representation of courts often has the aim of improving citizens’ views of the judiciary and thereby promoting acceptance of court de...
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For public policy scholars: @JPIPE_journal published our article that uses machine learning to code the universe of congressional and state legislative data since 2009 by the Comparative Agenda Project policy codes. That's 1.68 million bills.
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Help us celebrate the incredible work in our field! Nominate yourself or others for the annual Law & Courts Section Awards! 🗓️ Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 🏅 Winners announced at APSA Boston, Sept 3–6, 2026 Details ➡️
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Law and Courts (Section 2) The purpose of this section is to promote interest in teaching and research in the areas of law and the judicial process.
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Consider submitting an abstract for the upcoming conference on constitutions and federalism at @FloridaState and @fsuigc! Accepting abstracts until Nov. 1. PhD students, post-docs, and faculty can submit; more info in the link. See you in March! https://t.co/XtXGVH2rXi
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🚨 New working paper! 🚨 Happy to share my new data on affective polarization by party across states, CDs, counties, and towns from 2009-23. Key point: polarization is not just an individual trait... contexts and electorates can be "polarized" too! 1/ https://t.co/NdqU7FijYR
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In #FirstView by Justin Wedeking and Michael A. Zilis: "Supreme Court Legitimacy in a New Media Era: Judicial Legitimacy, Polarization, and the Changing Media Landscape"
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The media environment has changed dramatically in the last 25 years. “New media” sources now dominate the landscape, although there has been very little systema...
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In #FirstView by Alex Badas: "Judicial Ambition and the Crafting of Law: How Promotion Potential Shapes Appellate Opinions"
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This study examines how promotion potential shapes the opinion-writing behavior of U.S. Court of Appeals judges. While prior research has explored how promotion...
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Each year at #APSA our section honors a scholar with the Lifetime Achievement Award. 🎉 This year we celebrate Chuck Cameron! Join us for a roundtable on his scholarship, teaching, and mentorship: 📅 Fri Sept 12 | 4:00–5:30pm PDT 📍 Vancouver CC, West Level 3, West 302 & 303
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We welcome candidates with expertise in any geographic region whose research and teaching address topics, including but not limited to, authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, state repression, contentious politics, and intrastate conflict.
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We welcome candidates whose research and teaching address topics including public opinion, electoral behavior, the role of AI in democracy, democratic principles, representation, political participation, political psychology, partisanship, polarization, gender, or race/ethnicity.
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