Chagai Weiss
Assistant professor at the University of Toronto and faculty affiliate at PASCL-Stanford. (Almost done) writing a book about how institutions can shape intergroup relations in conflict-ridden societies.
www.chagaiweiss.com
- 🌍Climate action is a polarized topic & increasing support for mitigation is very challenging!🌎 In a new WP w/ @saumjha.bsky.social, Kala, Shroff, Hanlon, we use an RCT to show that exposure to financial assets in the energy sector ↗️ support for climate action www.chagaiweiss.com/papers/inpro...
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🎺 Call for proposals 🎺 1️⃣ replicate an existing experiment 2️⃣ run a novel experiment on repdata.com 3️⃣ coauthor with Mary McGrath and me to meta-analyze the replications and existing studies 4️⃣ publish your study details: alexandercoppock.com/replication_... applications open Feb 1 please repost! - Reposted by Chagai WeissJOIN us for this year’s Rebecca Morton conference on experimental political science at NYU! March 6-7. We have a great line up of papers and posters! Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspolitica... Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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- Reposted by Chagai WeissThe section is searching for new editors for @jepsjournal.bsky.social ! Please check out the call here, and circulate widely: connect.apsanet.org/s42/editor-s...
- Reposted by Chagai WeissLovely to see the outpouring of love for Kimuli, whose presence is so very missed. I’m adding here the “in memoriam” colleagues wrote for the department (a bit more personal than the one from the university!) polisci.columbia.edu/content/memo...
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- blog post: 4th helpings of the logit shift y_1 = governor vote choice y_2 = abortion proposition vote choice x = demographics You want E(y_2 | county). You have y_1, y_2, x in a survey, x in the population, and E(y_1 | county). @wpmarble.bsky.social and Josh Clinton have ideas !
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- 🚨Amazing (and time sensitive!) opportunity to join us at UofT!!!🚨
- 99% sure that our baby car seat manual uses the same Beamer template I used for my job talk slides 😂🫠
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- Reposted by Chagai Weiss🚨 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science ⏰ Deadline 4th January 2026 🙋♀️ Any questions, please reach out 👇
- 🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨 We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social Any questions, please reach out to me 📣 Please share! 📣 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
- Reposted by Chagai WeissCoauthors Liz Sperber, O’Brien Kaaba and I have published 3 papers about youth civic ed and political participation, based on a WhatsApp experiment and a prior in-person pilot conducted in collaboration w/ Caritas Zambia CCMG Zambia @poverty-action.bsky.social and United Council of Churches Zambia
- NEW - Reducing Gender Gaps in Political Participation with Efficacy Promotion: Evidence from a Civic Education Experiment in Zambia - cup.org/4q7MBpt - @gmcclendon.bsky.social, Elizabeth Sperb & O’Brien Kaaba #OpenAccess
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- Thrilled to receive an Analyst Institute Expy Award for Bridging Research and Practice for my papr w/ @robbwiller.bsky.social & Don Green “Can Politicians Bridge Partisan Divides?” I’m incredibly proud of this work & honored tht practitioners see value in our academic research osf.io/preprints/os...
- Exciting! One of the priority areas is democratic and community resilience 🇨🇦
- It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers. Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +) Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders. I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
- Reposted by Chagai WeissNew paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social. Is descriptive representation good for substantive representation? Why do voters stay loyal to corrupt and poorly governing ethnic parties? I argue that we ought to focus less on patronage and more on dignity concerns. Defiant pride can come at a price. 1/🧵
- Political attacks on the press are ↗️ globally & so is partisan polarization. In a new 📝 @aasiegel.bsky.social & I explore the polarizing effects of attacks on the press using an event study of targeted radio journalists and a series of experiments in Israel! www.chagaiweiss.com/papers/inpro...
- Reposted by Chagai Weiss🚨Jobs!🚨 3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you! Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
- Fascinating work, give it a close read, if you haven't yet!
- Devastating news. Kimuli's pathbreaking scholarship on ethnic segregation deeply inspired my research on intergroup relations, and her generous, constructive feedback and sharp sense of humor made every encounter with her meaningful and special.
- That’s a wrap on my 1st semester teaching our PhD course on causal inference @utoronto.ca! It was a joy to teach our amazing students, and incredibly gratifying to see them use various designs to tackle big questions in their final projects. They even surprised me with a heartwarming holiday gift ❤️
- Reposted by Chagai Weiss🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨 We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social Any questions, please reach out to me 📣 Please share! 📣 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
- 🏆APSA's Experimental Research Section Best Paper Award🏆 Did you present an experiment at APSA2026? Submit your conference paper for the Experimental Research Section's best paper award by April 15, 2026. @sumitra.bsky.social @talbotmandrews.bsky.social and I are excited to read your work!
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- 🚨Registration is open for the TPBW🚨 Join us on Nov. 7-8 to discuss exciting political behavior/behaviour research. We have an awesome list of presentations and posters from all around the 🌏🌍🌎 Program: www.rubenson.org/events Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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- Reposted by Chagai Weiss🚨 Job Alert U. de Montréal 🚨 Assistant/Associate Prof: Politics or IR of China If that sounds like you and you speak some French, please consider applying for this job. Our dept is ultra-friendly, support is good, and Montréal is amazing! Reach out with any Q?s tinyurl.com/y9trt5va
- Reposted by Chagai WeissThe University of Chicago Department of Political Science is hiring at the junior level in American Politics and Quantitative Methods; links below:
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- Reposted by Chagai WeissApply to EuroWEPS 12/13! We're organizing the next EuroWEPS workshops at Bocconi (Nov 14) and EUI (Dec 15) to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is Sep 30
- Went to meet Jeremy for a 🍺 and bumped into the OG sad dad Matt Berninger ❤️
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- Yesterday was my last (in-person) day at Stanford ☀️ I benefited so much from my 3 years here & am so thankful for all the supportive friends and colleagues I met along the way, especially @saumjha.bsky.social and @robbwiller.bsky.social! Excited for what comes next in Toronto!
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- I am finally at the stage where I get to think about the cover of my book 📗 (ahhh), and am looking for inspiration! What are your favorite (academic) book covers???
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- 🔟 days to submit your paper for TPBW! This is an amazing workshop! Check out recent line-ups: www.rubenson.org/events Submission🔗 nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- 🚨 The Toronto Political Behavior Workshop is back for its 11th edition! 📍Nov 7–8/25 @uoft.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social #Munk Apply to present a paper/poster by July 11: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @dktrdr.bsky.social @ericmerkley.bsky.social @sborwein.bsky.social @mjdonnelly.bsky.social
- Reposted by Chagai Weiss@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire... 🚨Please share widely! #Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
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- 🚨 The Toronto Political Behavior Workshop is back for its 11th edition! 📍Nov 7–8/25 @uoft.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social #Munk Apply to present a paper/poster by July 11: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @dktrdr.bsky.social @ericmerkley.bsky.social @sborwein.bsky.social @mjdonnelly.bsky.social
