Sam Workman

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Professor & Director of the Rockefeller Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs at West Virginia University 🍸cocktails 📜 policy 📊 data

📍Morgantown, West Virginia, Appalachia, USA

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Today, my new one @3streamsblog.bsky.social. Vance, the academy, and our own complicity. Why and what it means for the academy. medium.com/3streams/tru...

Trump’s VP versus the Academymedium.com How disconnected academics elevate poverty porn, why, and what it means

Doesn't take long to erode trust in public institutions if you ignore the social science. 🌐🗺️🏛️ tnc.news/2024/07/12/b...

B.C. gov snubs Dr. Bonnie Henry’s proposal to distribute illicit street drugstnc.news Dr. Bonnie Henry’s proposal for the government to distribute illicit street drugs to addicts is dead on arrival.

EPA's new Community Water System mapping tool lets us see water infrastructure in #WestVirginia. Water is a huge impediment to fully exploiting the recreational economy that is picking up steam. #EconomicGrowth #econdev #outdoorrec arcg.is/1Lyjmy0

Thanks so much, @pubpolicychina.bsky.social! A thoughtful read and even some insights in this review that go beyond Chris Weible's and my volume. Check out 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. #publicpolicy 🏛️🌐🗺️https://www.routledge.com/Methods-of-the-Policy-Process/Weible-Workman/p/book/9781032215723

Highly recommended recent publication: "Methods of the policy process." A powerful resource for students, researchers, teachers, journal editors, and peer reviewers in policy process research. Thanks to the IRPP for the invitation to reflect on this book! journals.openedition.org/irpp/4160

Etherial TJ laughing at all the #polisci folks that drool over John Marshall today. 🌐 🏛️

Hot off the press. 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣-𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 (𝙊𝘼), my colleagues and I examine changes in issue attention in the science of public policy at @psjeditor.bsky.social. 🏛️🌐🗺️PoliSciSky 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 doi.org/10.1111/psj....

<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Librarydoi.org This article examines the policy topics and theoretical debates found in Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) articles over the last three decades. PSJ is the premier journal for scholars studying policy pro...

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Now online and open access in @psjeditor.bsky.social! We perform a thorough content analysis of PSJ articles from 1993-present, including the policy topics they cover, the theories of the policy process and the stages of the policy cycle they mention. 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Libraryonlinelibrary.wiley.com This article examines the policy topics and theoretical debates found in Policy Studies Journal (PSJ) articles over the last three decades. PSJ is the premier journal for scholars studying policy pro....

I've had lots of conversations around EV uptake in West Virginia. Politics figures prominently in a lot of takes, but the situation highlights the unevenness of policy effects across regions. 🌐🏛️PoliSciSky wv

As the number of electric vehicles continues to grow on U.S. highways and with climate change causing more stress on the existing electrical grid system, a new report calls for proactive transmission planning for the regional grid that serves West Virginia.

New report calls for electrical grid expansions to meet future demandwww.newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — As the number of electric vehicles continues to grow on U.S. highways and with climate change causing more stress on the existing electrical grid

I've penned some thoughts @3streamsblog.bsky.social on 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘺. I've tried to cover some angles that get less attention. So, take a look. It's free and ungated. #Election #WestVirginia #publicpolicy #politics #Campaign 🌐🏛️wv medium.com/3streams/sen...

Senator Joe Manchin’s Independence Daymedium.com Two possibilities and a way to think about how they might matter

There was lots of #publicpolicy and #governance news in #WestVirginia this week, none bigger than Senator Joe Manchin's decision to become an independent. I offered some thoughts about this to the Charleston Gazette Mail's Ty McClung yesterday. #Election2024 🏛️🌐🗺️ www.wvgazettemail.com/news/politic...

Manchin switches registration, says he's 'committed to put country before party'www.wvgazettemail.com U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced, on May 31, 2024, that he is leaving the Democratic Party, registering as an independent, on May 31 at the state Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.

Are narrow, streamlined organizations always better? In a new free and open-access (OA) paper for 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 & 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 @brisunipress.bsky.social, Scott Robinson, Tracey Bark, and I explore this question in federal agency policymaking. #publicpolicy #governance 🌐🏛️ doi.org/10.1332/0305...

Organisation, information processing, and policy change in US federal bureaucraciesdoi.org We examine the shape of policy change in the US federal bureaucracy. Punctuated equilibrium suggests institutional friction and limited attention as prime influences on policy change. We build on this...

I had the opportunity to pen some thoughts for WV Weakly on what the West Virginia primary means for the general election and our future. Thanks to @davemistich.bsky.social & Giles Snyder for giving me the space to think for a bit about what this all means for us. open.substack.com/pub/wvweakly...

Analysis: West Virginia's primary election shows fault lines, and November's race for governor will be keyopen.substack.com The West Virginia Weakly Election Extra

I joined Austin Westfall on LiveNOW from Fox last evening to discuss the primary election results in West Virginia. 🌐🏛️ #WestVirginia #ElectionDay #voting #publicpolicy #governance www.livenowfox.com/video/1456110

Decision 2024: What's at stake in West Virginia?www.livenowfox.com West Virginia University's Sam Workman joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to break down some key primary races in West Virginia.

It's primary election day in West Virginia. My thoughts in @usatoday.com on WV-1, governance by norm, and seating pursuant to 14A. www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...

He went to prison for Jan. 6. Now he's running for Congress. How do voters weigh insurrection?www.usatoday.com Derrick Evans resigned as state lawmaker and apologized for raiding the Capitol in 2020. Now, he holds up his conviction as the ultimate MAGA credential.

Yesterday, I gave some thoughts on the #WestVirginia primary to the Washington Examiner. See below. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaig...

West Virginia primary election sets stage for post-Manchin future - Washington Examinerwww.washingtonexaminer.com The West Virginia primary election on Tuesday is expected to be where the action will take place, with critical races for governor and Congress

This.

imo earmarks and term limits are two big litmus tests on “do you understand what makes a legislature functional or not”

Remember those maps? We just released our latest report on 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 in #Morgantown #WestVirginia. Have a look if local economic development here in #Appalachia is interesting. bit.ly/3Qq8tfQ

Comparative Business Opportunities in Morgantownbit.ly This report provides a gap and void analysis for business opportunites in Downtown Morgantown compared to downtown businesses of college towns in the same region. The study was initiated at the reques...

Most energy, climate, and environmental, really most "issues," are issues not because of a lack of good #STEM or #hardscience. Instead, it's the failure to integrate #socialscience on #governance, #publicpolicy, and #economics. 🌐🏛️🗺️#SciPol 🔌 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Potential for small and micro modular reactors to electrify developing regions - Nature Energywww.nature.com A new study assesses global small-scale nuclear power reactor deployment suitability, finding that reactors in the 1–50 MWe range could serve 70.9% of the population living in regions without night-ti...

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I'm quoted in CNN here about the dangers of Schedule F www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/p...

What Trump’s war on the ‘Deep State’ could mean: ‘An army of suck-ups’ | CNN Politicswww.cnn.com At one campaign rally after another, former President Donald Trump whips his supporters into raucous cheers with a promise of what’s to come if he’s given another term in office: “We will demolish the...

I am proud to serve on the inaugural steering committee for WISER - an institution important to the #science and #publicpolicy of #energytransition here in #WestVirginia. 🌐 🏛️ wv poliscisky policysky PAsky energy.wvu.edu/news/2024/04...

WISER appoints chief scientific officer; names faculty to newly created steering committeeenergy.wvu.edu

🏛️ 🌐🗺 📊 #SciPol policysky wv 🩺📊 🛟 edpolisky I was recently on @wvpublicnews @wvpublic 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 with Chris Schulz to discuss our new report on #developmentaldisabilities in #WestVirginia. Hear my comments at tinyurl.com/569kxs2c. (1/4)

New Analysis On Special Education And A Look At Growing Flood Events, This West Virginia Morning - West Virginia Public Broadcastingtinyurl.com On this West Virginia Morning, a new analysis of special education data hopes to advance understanding and solutions for students with the greatest need.

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Thrilled to see my working paper on partisan disparities in the use of science in policy-making with @timlapira.bsky.social and Dashun Wang covered by Science Magazine! www.science.org/content/arti...

Congress is using more science, but the two parties rarely cite the same studieswww.science.org Democrats reference papers more often than Republicans, and the shared base of research to inform policymaking is small

Some wisdom from a family member to brighten your Friday amid all the hot takes - "Don't matter if we come from aliens, god, or an ape, we're here, and we gotta try to make it somehow." And that, friends, is the real American (#WestVirginia) spirit. 🏛️ polisky

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Super cool work just out on policy adaptation in administrative agencies by @sam-workman.bsky.social and colleagues in Policy and Politics: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Super interesting new experimental findings on support for AI regulations from @cmwitko.bsky.social just posted @3streamsblog.bsky.social cc @justinhendrix.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/peo...

People With More Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prefer Stronger Regulation of the…medium.com New experimental evidence suggests as more people learn about AI, support will grow for new regulations

You couldn't ask for better editors for this special issue. Check it out. 🌐🏛️policysky

Are you working on something related to food and environmental policy? Consider sending us an abstract! Do you know someone who works on these issues? Send them the link! The call for proposals is here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/as...

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I read @lulugn.bsky.social interview with Heritage president Kevin Roberts and wrote this in response for @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/the...

The Schedule F Trapmedium.com Understanding what drives conservative personnel policies

When you're feeling #tiki but there's 10 inches of snow outside. My version of a Rum Old Fashioned. #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktail #WestVirginia #Appalachia

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Time to remember auld lang syne. The year could end with only one. Sheri does it like no one else. And sorry folks, no recipe for this one - a sacred secret of those who nog and believe strongly that December 21 is way better than June 21. Imbibe well in 2024.