Jenna Bednar

@jennabednar.bsky.social

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Umich prof, polisci & public policy, Assoc Dean, & Santa Fe Institute. Institutions, federalism, robustness, sustainability. New work on democratic norms, coming soon.

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It's great to see this attention to Yanna Krupnikov's provocative work on voters who avoid politics. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/o...

Opinion | The Biggest Political Divide Is Not Left vs. Rightwww.nytimes.com Yanna Krupnikov probes the motivations of Americans who avoid politics — but often vote.

Please share with your complexity-curious graduate students: SFI's Global Complexity School is in Bogota this summer. It's a super introduction to complexity science. 100% free for all students, open to applicants from the Americas and Europe. www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

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📚 Paul Smaldino’s (@psmaldino.bsky.social) new book, “Modeling Social Behavior.” explores the power of computational modeling to understand why misinformation spreads, cooperation falters, and vaccination hesitancy persists. www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

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They the old days’: Hawaii Supreme Court says ‘Aloha spirit’ trumps 2nd Amendment lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

'They the old days': Hawaii Supreme Court says 'Aloha spirit' trumps 2nd Amendmentlawandcrime.com The "Aloha Spirit" supersedes the Second Amendment in a gun control case decided by the Hawaii Supreme Court that found prioritizing "life force" takes precedent over antiquated, militia-based laws.

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Speaking of "Tyranny of the Minority," I finally got around to reading it to help prep this lecture on the Founding and democracy, and this is by far the best passage in an excellent book, as it very succinctly makes a point I have harped on time and again. Stealing "banality of authoritarianism":

Found while looking for some lecture content to present points from Ziblatt and Levitsky's "Tyranny of the Minority" to an intro class. I can't not use this now. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Are cows better represented in the Senate than people?www.washingtonpost.com Some states have more cows than people. Here's what that tells us about representation.

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“States are well positioned to take advantage of the federal government’s inability to act.” In a 2022 essay, @jennabednar.bsky.social and Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar explain how state administrations fill in policy gaps—and what this reveals about the U.S. federal system.

The Fractured Superpowerwww.foreignaffairs.com Federalism is remaking U.S. democracy and foreign policy.

$1500 and then $500 per month for every Flint infant's first year of life. Exciting new Ford UMich anti-poverty project by my stellar colleague Luke Shaefer and MSU's Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Biggest US program of its kind, ever.

Shaefer anticipates major poverty reduction in upcoming Flint prenatal and infant cash programfordschool.umich.edu “I can’t talk about this without smiling. We are getting ready to eliminate extreme poverty for families with babies in Flint.”

Axelrod's biography is out! Free download 🤩

A Passion for Cooperationpress.umich.edu A Passion for Cooperation is the exciting autobiography of Robert Axelrod, one of the most acclaimed and wide-ranging scientists of the last fifty years. After being recognized by President Kennedy fo...

Local news has been hit hard by loss of its subscriber base. But local news gets slammed from the other direction too: reporting is extra tricky when local governments reduce transparency. Gifted here for you 😘

Letter from the Editor: Ottawa County tests the limits of open governance – and the stamina of tho...www.mlive.com Marathon meetings and mum officials make reporting jobs challenging

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Good news! I know, right? Sounds like an oxymoron. But, really. GOOD NEWS www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Agreement on loss and damage deal reached on first day of Cop28 talkswww.theguardian.com Fund to help world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries hit by climate disaster is first decision agreed at conference

Calling all complexity scientists whose work addresses 21C challenges, from climate change and net zero transition to polarization. Special issue of JEBO, proposals due Feb 15 2024 #econsky polisky www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...

Call for papers - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScience...www.sciencedirect.com Read the latest articles of Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

Pro-level admin skill unlocked: debrief of meeting about a meeting about a meeting

For all things complexity science, follow the Santa Fe Institute, now here @sfiscience.bsky.social (and hi there SFI—great to see you here!)

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I can't promise I know much more than you do but here is my attempt to answer the question on everyone's mind www.brookings.edu/articles/who...

UMich Ford School is pleased to announce the launch of a one-year MPA degree program for policy professionals. Spread the word to those who are looking to acquire the skills they need to make a leap in their policy careers.

Ford School opens applications for powerful one year degree programfordschool.umich.edu Today, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy opens applications for its Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program—an innovative, powerful one-year degree.

My students taught me a new acronym today: YIGBY, yes in god’s backyard, and I’ve never been so excited about church parking lots.

Senator Wiener’s YIGBY - Yes in God’s Backyard - Bill Passes thesd11.senate.ca.gov SACRAMENTO – The Assembly passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember Tina McKinnor’s (D-Inglewood) Senate Bill 4. SB 4 would open over 170,000 acres for affordable housin...

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The U.S. House has sailed into dangerously uncharted territory. There’s no going back. Seven data points mapping the weirdness of this moment, and a plea for reform. My latest: leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-us-hou...

The U.S. House has sailed into dangerously uncharted territory. There’s no going back.leedrutman.substack.com Seven data points mapping the weirdness of this moment, and a plea for reform.

Curious about using sustainabiility cases in your classes? Want to build your own? My amazing colleague @rebeccollab.bsky.social and her team have built a platform for case development and dissemination. Check it out here: www.learngala.com

Gala www.learngala.com

If you, like me, have had a long week at your computer, let me recommend doing your best imitation of Will West pursuing Mette Linturi. Who cares if you don’t come close to keeping up. You’ll feel great. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q3lX2p_Uy9I

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I cannot understate how much I appreciate and endorse this principle. The goal is not less polarization. The goal is more democracy, which necessarily includes more justice and more equality. Nice job, Mike and Nathan!

Our research-informed principles set us apart: we center pluralistic democracy as the basis for renewal, rather than conventional foci, like depolarization. What we're divided over--and what we're striving for--matters more than whether or not we're divided. More fully: cccr.wisc.edu/civic-renewal/

Civic Renewalcccr.wisc.edu We take to heart The Wisconsin Idea — that researchers and educators have a moral obligation to use our knowledge to make the world a better place for everyone. CCCR is guided by research-informed p...

Planning for when Michigan is like Tennessee, but with beaches. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-are-no-u-s-climate-havens-from-heat-and-disaster-risk/

There Are No U.S. ‘Climate Havens’ from Heat and Disaster Riskwww.scientificamerican.com Even supposed “climate havens” in the U.S. face a riskier future, and infrastructure often isn’t built to handle climate change. But there are steps cities can take to prepare

Reposting not just to share the beauty of this bird, but also to draw attention to @hollykirk.bsky.social ‘s sublime class in ALT text writing. Those captions, essential to reach the vision impaired, are also a leg up for the perception impaired—that is, for everyone.

Nature: So, what shade of blue would you like to be? Splendid Fairy-wren: Yes #urbanNature #wildOz 🪶🌏🐦

I just landed in Charleston and keep thinking about how you could lose a whole plane—and appeal to the public for help finding it 🤣 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-09-18/search-missing-marine-corps-fighter-jet-south-carolina

Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejectedwww.latimes.com A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina, but the search is on for his aircraft, which might've crashed into a lake.

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We're hiring! Fancy endowed level, area: U.S. domestic economic policy Be part of an awesome group of economists embedded in an awesome interdisciplinary school Posting: apply.interfolio.com/132023

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Anyone know a great (reliable, fairly comprehensive, free) source of local campaign contribution data?

This is my favorite naturalist on instagram. His reels are always just the right dose of nerdy curiosity. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cw_ZgQ5LQ-a/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Shane Alden Edwards on Instagram: "Finding the cultivated Golden Oyster Mushrooms! It’s our first ...www.instagram.com 9,534 likes, 193 comments - the_wild_dryad on September 9, 2023: "Finding the cultivated Golden Oyster Mushrooms! It’s our first time finding this species this y..."

New Denver mayor Mike Johnston promotes downtown foot traffic with car-free zones pilot

Axios Denverwww.axios.com A daily look at the most significant and interesting stories affecting Denver.

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It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows. (1/n)

Beware: phish targeting service-minded academics: review proposal on short notice, decent $ comp, from actual admin, proposal (quite good!) real but old, and req for bank & SSN from real NYU docs.https://safecomputing.umich.edu/phishing-alerts/request-nyuad-review-research-proposal-2023-07-24-000000