Matthew Stenberg
@MatthewStenberg
PostDoc @ UC Berkeley — local politics, urban governance, subnational democracy, infrastructure, EU, Central Europe
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Happy my paper with Conor O’Dwyer is out now—Open Access—in @govandopp. Using data from Poland and Hungary, we look at two factors in local elections that might inhibit dominant party regime consolidation: runoff elections and strategic coordination cambridge.org/core/journals/… (1/n)
#OpenAccess from @govandopp Local-Level Democratic Backsliding? The Consolidation of Aspiring Dominant-Party Regimes in Hungary and Poland - ow.ly/IHN050F7v6y - Conor O'Dwyer (@UFPoliSci) & @MatthewStenberg #FirstView
The Economist just published a deeply-researched story about car bloat, and it's very, very damning: "For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles." Well worth your time: economist.com/interactive/un…
Excited to share a new R-package (written w/ @AAoritz)! "nuts: Convert European regional data in R" docs.ropensci.org/nuts/articles/… nuts allows to harmonize and aggregate European regional data across all NUTS versions (2006, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2021) & levels (NUTS-3 to NUTS-1). 1/4
For the first time, the EPA is investigating the environmental harm caused by tires. The federal government is finally acknowledging that tailpipe emissions are just one of the ways that cars befoul the planet. Me in @Slate. 🧵 below slate.com/technology/202…
As the Polish election fast approaches, just wanted to repost our new preprint that looks at how PiS has been using local politics to push their agenda
NEW PREPRINT. Conor O’Dwyer and I try to understand what led some local governments in Poland to implement discriminatory “LGBT Free Zones”, while in other municipalities such measures either weren’t implemented or even proposed (1/8) osf.io/preprints/soca…
Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that are not yet fully understood. The team identified nine different types of polymers…
NEW: “In one of the most ambitious traffic overhauls yet proposed in Europe, Hanover Germany will remove almost all of its 4K street-side parking spots to discourage people from driving into its inner city.” They’ll give the space to trees, cafe seats etc. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
Just 11 adults are responsible for 60% of requests of ban books from school libraries nationwide, according to a Washington Post analysis of the 2021-2022 school year. washingtonpost.com/education/2023…
❗️Just in: #Hungarian government is preparing a „sovereignty bill”, which would punish #journalists , NGOs, and politicians who „sell the country abroad”. As the leader of the Fidesz group admitted, it would require modification of both the constitution and the penal code.
Still two left for the evening crowd
I get the impression that many people have them that want them, but I have four 🔵Sky codes if people want
I get the impression that many people have them that want them, but I have four 🔵Sky codes if people want
🍃 September issue 🍃 @MatthewStenberg & @niko_switek investigate the unique ways that #PolSci can be taught using TV series 📺, illustrating their methods on a typical introductory course on #European politics #OpenAccess 🔓 bit.ly/3VHSqvb
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