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Introductions
Hello everyone aand welcome to the Politics Lab! I have a PhD in comparative politics (that means I compare systems in different countries) and public management, and I've been a politics nerd for 30 years. Being a high-functioning autistic gives me the hyperfocus superpower for this kind of thing! I have a dog and a cat, and am a dad for two teenagers. And this is my workspace! Please introduce yourself and your workspace!
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What are we missing?
Pick a current political event: what’s the hidden process behind it that people rarely talk about? (e.g., agenda setting, interest groups, elite bargaining, bureaucratic inertia, media incentives) → What analytical tool would help unpack it? And again - analytical tools, NOT conspiracy theories!
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Which Theory fits worst?
We often ask: which theory explains this best?Today I want the opposite. Think of a current or recent political event.👉 Which common theory (realism, liberalism, Marxism, institutionalism, etc.) does the worst job explaining it?👉 Why does that theory break down here? This is a good way to see the limits of our tools, not just their strengths. 👇
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Prediction Autopsy
Find a political event where media or experts predicted one thing, but something else happened. What process or mechanism caused the misprediction?→ What tools could improve forecasting next time?
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What’s a political concept or thinker you’ve always struggled to ‘get’ — and why?
Concepts are our key tools for understanding the political world. But to use them, we have to understand them! List your frustrations!
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