@aimin

Assistant professor of political science at Stanford | Cornell PhD | https://xitter.cf/t.co/oGqV6DTc6b

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Joined February 2008
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David Stasavage@stasavage29 Sep 2025
Just published! "Democracy, Inequality, and Antitrust" is out today with @kfscheve @aimin and me. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/ep…

Democracy, Inequality, and Antitrust | The Journal of Politics: Vol 88, No 1

This article investigates the relationship between democracy and antitrust policy. Strong antitrust policies advance the economic and political interests of most citizens, making their adoption more...

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I don't come on here much these days, but for all you survivors out there-- come read my new article about political socialization in electoral autocracies!
Cambridge University Press - Politics@CUP_PoliSci26 Mar 2024
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal - Partisanship and Political Socialization in Electoral Autocracies - cup.org/3PEdxgh - NATALIE WENZELL LETSA (@UofOklahoma) #FirstView
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(Almost) New Year, new publication! @MorseYonatan and I use original survey data from Cameroon to better understand whether legal institutions used by autocrats to repress political opponents can persuade ordinary citizens to support this repression 🧵 academic.oup.com/poq/article…

Autocratic Legalism, Partisanship, and Popular Legitimation in Authoritarian Cameroon

Abstract. Authoritarian regimes regularly turn to the law to justify repression. This article examines whether invoking legal institutions has a persuasive

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Very happy to share that my paper has been published in @IntOrgJournal! I argue that outsourcing public judicial services to transnational, private actors can harm domestic legal development. Thanks so much to everyone who gave me feedback and support! doi.org/10.1017/S00208183230…
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We are back! Join us next Monday, February 13th, at 12:00 ET for our first meeting of the spring series! @aimin will present his paper entitled "Unbundling the State: Legal Development in an Era of Global, Private Governance." @ZoeGe37 will moderate. DM for the Zoom link.
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Liz Acorn@Lizacorn21 Mar 2022
Come join our workshop! Experiments, surveys, international law + more. Abstracts due April 8. Please re-tweet or share with others who might be interested!
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.@pete_enns & I show how we were able to correctly predict 49/50 states +DC using fundamentals and state presidential approval. And how the stability of Trump's approval rating is concerning for democratic accountability:
Good Authority@goodauth12 Nov 2020
We predicted the states Biden would win 100 days before the election wapo.st/3pwYlTI

Analysis | We predicted the states Biden would win 100 days before the election

Presidential elections typically come down to the “fundamentals,” like economic conditions and approval ratings.

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My colleagues in the US were asking about what's going on in India so I wrote this piece for @monkeycageblog. Important to take note when the world's largest democracy cracks down on it's premier universities: washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Analysis | India is cracking down on university protests. Here’s what you need to know.

The rising opposition to the government’s tough response may bring out even larger crowds.

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Anthony Tao@anthonytao12 Nov 2019
The Bookworm's not done yet. This Friday, 8pm, I'll be hosting a pub quiz there for old time's sake. The final @BeijingBookworm quiz. Registration required: anthony@beijingbookworm.com
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Natalie Letsa@NatalieLetsa8 Nov 2018
I wrote this article for Foreign Affairs about the origins of the anglophone crisis in Cameroon-- I'd love to hear your thoughts! foreignaffairs.com/articles/… via @ForeignAffairs

What’s Driving the Conflict in Cameroon?

In recent months, political violence in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon has escalated dramatically.

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Debak Das@DebakD21 Jun 2017
Cyberattacks with American casualties greatly increase support for retaliatory airstrikes @sekreps & I find #cyber journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Admirals Goal: Allen (1). Assists: Reinhart, Oligny.
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On the subject of Twitter censorship, this is a pretty interesting (and worrying) result. dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2…
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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan8 Oct 2015
Cardinals-Cubs. This is going to be fun.
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Another good play in his own end by Conor Allen, takes puck away, starts rush up ice with outlet & Haggerty ends up with scoring chance #NYR
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Daniel@dannysandals9 Nov 2013
“@LakeViewILPatch: Some GREAT news about Le Creperie to kick off your weekend with. goo.gl/F43zO1” !!! @aimin
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New York Rangers
@NYRangers8 Sep 2013
Conor Allen just dropped the gloves for #NYR.
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