@UMich Sociology PhD candidate; International migration and housing in the former Soviet Union; Law and society; He/him.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined February 2012
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YouTube’s search and recommendation algorithms are driving children to Russian-language content even when they seek out videos in Kyrgyz, creating a cultural shift that concerns some parents. wired.com/story/youtube-prom…
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New to FirstView, don't miss @jeffbilik's "Citizenship Under the Plan: Managing Migrant Worker Inclusion in Late-Soviet #Moscow." #Migration #SovietUnion
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Can laws be translated into software? In a new study,
@nelescher @jeffbilik @nikola_banovic and I show that the translation process is rife with misunderstandings, leading to errors and policy distortions in legal software.
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Important paper: refugee resettlements have *no effect* on crime.
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New paper alert! 🚨
Oxus Fellows Assem Kalkamanova & Akylai Otkulbek kyzy examine the role of aitys(h) (improvised oral poetry) in activism in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 & Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬. The paper draws on interviews with aqyns (performers) & participant observation
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well. @UMich has officially docked all pay but $100 for april from its grad workers, putting many of us in a position of dangerous financial precarity. friends/allies, please consider donating to @geo3550 strike fund at givebutter.com/GEOStrikeFund. we need all the help we can get ✊
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Thrilled to announce our new edited volume w @ordinarysquares, The Sociology of Housing. The book examines the key role housing plays in everything from social networks, to health and racial inequality, and sets an agenda to elevate housing as a distinct subfield within sociology
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worth pointing out that they’re being held in a migrant detention center outside Moscow where detainees have complained of severe overcrowding for years
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The US welfare system is broken & so is the technology that administers it. The punitive nature of means-testing is compounded by software failures. For commentary on welfare access during COVID-19 & a summary of our #CSCW2020 paper, see my Medium article: link.medium.com/ooP8luAQD7
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nomorecopmoney.com is now live with *national data* on campaign contributions that local and state politicians accepted from law enforcement PACs since 2015! #blacklivesmatter @nomorecopmoney
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Our website is live: nomorecopmoney.com/
Use our tool to contact Michigan politicians who've taken money from the cops and ask them to donate it to organizations that are committed to ending police brutality and affirm the value of black lives #BlackLivesMatter #NoCopMoney
ALT Screenshot of the contact tool on nomorecopmoney.com
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THREAD: Where is police interest group money going in #michiganpolitics? We have the records. Here are the top recipients of police and corrections money in Michigan electoral politics (1/5)
ALT A bar chart of top recipients of cop money in michigan state politics: the top recipients are Jim Stamas (R), Gretchen Whitmer (D), Wayne Schmidt (R), Jason Wentworth (R), and Michael Shirkey (R).
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We are live! Hold your Michigan politicians to account for the money they have accepted from policing and corrections interest groups! Link here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
If you or someone you know is keeping track of politicians in your area taking cop money, reply with the link or tweets below #NoCopMoney
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Ppl looking to give $$$--a few local/national orgs that are doing incredible work and focused on both black survival & systems change.
All social movts need funding; so give if you can!
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Standing in solidarity w/ communities in Minneapolis & Louisville and beyond. We encourage support to our partners providing bail support for people arrested at demonstrations. #FreeThemAll
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