The Center on the Politics of Development at UC Berkeley promotes the study of the political economy and governance of developing societies

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12 May 2021
Former CPD Fellow Madhumitha (Madhu) Krishnan received the 2021 Muir Leadership Award, which recognizes exemplary undergraduate students with a demonstrated commitment to public service.
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26 Sep 2019
Last #TBT EGAP Policy Brief for September, #53: "Fostering Inclusionary Behavior towards Syrian Refugees through Perspective-Taking: Evidence from the US" from @ClaireAdida @melinaplatas and Adeline Lo. Thanks @catlanreardon for preparing this brief! tinyurl.com/y5jf9rce
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24 Sep 2019
Congrats and welcome to our twelve new CPD Undergraduate Fellows! Learn more about the AY 2019-20 cohort here: cpd.berkeley.edu/people/curr…

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What does WhatsApp has to with Indian bureaucracy? It is reducing information asymmetry & facilitating coordination. My column with @p_gupta93 & @anustubh. Needless to say, WhatsApp can only amplify good intentions, it cannot create them. theprint.in/opinion/how-what…
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6 Sep 2019
Congratulations to former CPD Research Associate, @nikhargaikwad!
Huge congrats to Nikhar Gaikwad⁩ at Columbia, who received the Juan Linz Prize for best dissertation at #APSA2019. @nikhargaikwad⁩ ⁦@CPDBerkeleypolisci.columbia.edu/news/ni…
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5 Sep 2019
🚨🚨Early-round RA application now open! 🚨🚨 @JPAL, @poverty_action, and partner organizations are recruiting for office-based Research Associates to conduct data analysis. Apply by October 11! More details here: j-p.al/31bc9 @econ_ra #RA #econtwitter

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Please circulate! This online colloquium offers an opportunity for junior scholars and Africa-based scholars to connect with others in the discipline.
The #APCG Online Colloquium is open for applications for Oct and Nov editions! The Colloquium is a great forum for feedback on your work, especially for Africa-based scholars. Apply to present here: forms.gle/L8LqTVm3cD3qPcwH8
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19 Aug 2019
Register for the 2019 Political Psychology APSA Pre-Conference today! The fifth annual pre-conference will be held at @Georgetown on Wednesday, August 28 and presenters will include EGAP members @betsylevyp @laurenyoung231 @vavreck and many more! tinyurl.com/y2l4m7bm

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9 Aug 2019
Congratulations to CPD Research Associate Justine Davis for receiving the APCG-Ralph Bunche award!
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7 Aug 2019
Applications for the CPD Undergraduate Fellows Program are now open! Apply to be a CPD Undergraduate Fellow for the 2019-20 academic year by sending a resume and cover letter to CPD@berkeley.edu. Learn more here: bit.ly/CPD-undergrad!

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Our recent ⁦@PNASNews⁩ article on discrimination against immigrants was just covered by the ⁦@latimes⁩. The writer ⁦@aminawrite⁩ did a terrific job explaining the rather complicated experimental design in an easily accessible way. latimes.com/science/story/20…
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Stanford is hiring in modern South Asian history! Please spread the word! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…

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Our paper "Parochialism, social norms, and discrimination against immigrants" has just been published in @PNASNews! Through an experiment in Germany, we explore drivers of discrimination against immigrants & how conflict between host populations & immigrants can be overcome. 1/n
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30 Jul 2019
Congratulations to EGAP Post-Doc @MathiasPoertner and co-authors on their recently published article in @PNASNews!
Our paper "Parochialism, social norms, and discrimination against immigrants" has just been published in @PNASNews! Through an experiment in Germany, we explore drivers of discrimination against immigrants & how conflict between host populations & immigrants can be overcome. 1/n
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How India Voted 2019 Excited that the August issue of Seminar magazine will be on stands tomorrow. Please do get you copies from nearest bookshops/ newspaper stands. We have made an attempt to understand the verdict from various angles (1/n)
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I'm hiring a field based RA for qualitative research in Rajasthan. Please apply (and share)!
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New post about the work about how to best monitor electoral violence in Cote d’Ivoire that we -- @jsteendavis, Leo Arriola, Manuela Travagliati, and I -- are doing with @bricebado, at CERAP, and generously funded by @CarnegieCorp: alliancemagazine.org/blog/ad…
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16 Jul 2019
¡Trabaja conmigo en Medellín! Estoy buscando un analista de investigación en Medellín, Colombia, con @poverty_action. Ideal para un estudiante que recientemente se graduó de la universidad en Colombia. poverty-action.org/job/resea…

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