Geneva
@genevavalerie.bsky.social
Assistant professor at the University of Arizona SGPP | studying whiteness and racial justice, probably running🏃🏼♀️
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Geneva
@genevavalerie.bsky.social
· Feb 20
I’m recruiting Minnesotans for a confidential study about experiences during ICE Operation Metro Surge that includes both surveys and interviews. Please share widely!
I guess, to be fair, there are no pawn shops in my data about small businesses that closed on Jan 23 in protest of ICE Operation Metro Surge and human rights abuses www.genevacole.com/iceout.html
what's crazy about this premise is that local businesses in minneapolis hated the ice raids, made it clear they hated the ice raids, lost a ton of money because of the ice raids, and were generally quite sympathetic to the people telling ice to get the fuck out bsky.app/profile/will...
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire is quietly shooting a pro-ICE movie that dramatizes the Renee Good killing. We got the script.
My latest False Flag for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/daily-wire...
My latest False Flag for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/daily-wire...
October 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I guess, to be fair, there are no pawn shops in my data about small businesses that closed on Jan 23 in protest of ICE Operation Metro Surge and human rights abuses www.genevacole.com/iceout.html
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🚨 Today is the date of my first solo publication. 🚨
You'd expect seasoned organizers to be the quickest to turn broad public support into electoral engagement. But in 2020, it was newer organizers who pushed their supporters toward electoral politics.
You'd expect seasoned organizers to be the quickest to turn broad public support into electoral engagement. But in 2020, it was newer organizers who pushed their supporters toward electoral politics.
October 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🚨 Today is the date of my first solo publication. 🚨
You'd expect seasoned organizers to be the quickest to turn broad public support into electoral engagement. But in 2020, it was newer organizers who pushed their supporters toward electoral politics.
You'd expect seasoned organizers to be the quickest to turn broad public support into electoral engagement. But in 2020, it was newer organizers who pushed their supporters toward electoral politics.
Had a great time visiting my alma mater to participate in the convening “Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota” and also to get some feedback from the great folks at @umnpolisci.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Had a great time visiting my alma mater to participate in the convening “Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota” and also to get some feedback from the great folks at @umnpolisci.bsky.social
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I'm excited to share 'City Limits and Partisan Sorting', available online at JPIPE! It's cool to see this chapter of my dissertation in print.
doi.org/10.1108/JPIP...
Using geocoded election results, registered voter data, and city shapefiles in the U.S., I show that…
doi.org/10.1108/JPIP...
Using geocoded election results, registered voter data, and city shapefiles in the U.S., I show that…
City limits and partisan sorting
To what extent does variation in access to local governance explain partisan sorting in the USA? Prior research shows that voters do not sort into neighborhoods based on partisan concerns alone. Howev...
doi.org
September 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I'm excited to share 'City Limits and Partisan Sorting', available online at JPIPE! It's cool to see this chapter of my dissertation in print.
doi.org/10.1108/JPIP...
Using geocoded election results, registered voter data, and city shapefiles in the U.S., I show that…
doi.org/10.1108/JPIP...
Using geocoded election results, registered voter data, and city shapefiles in the U.S., I show that…
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Program's up!
30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social
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30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
September 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Program's up!
30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
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Registration is open, free, limited, & required.
Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more.
Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more.
Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Registration is open, free, limited, & required.
Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more.
Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more.
Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social digs into the symbolic politics of the Trump administration and why historical narratives matter for contemporary politics
The White House is trying to change more than the Smithsonian.
Read the latest on how changing museums can change how people see the past – and the present.
goodauthority.org/news/the-whi...
Read the latest on how changing museums can change how people see the past – and the present.
goodauthority.org/news/the-whi...
The White House is trying to change more than the Smithsonian
Changing museums can change how people see the past – and the present.
goodauthority.org
September 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social digs into the symbolic politics of the Trump administration and why historical narratives matter for contemporary politics
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Today we announce the recipients of the 2026 Kettering Democracy Prize: the people of the Twin Cities and Hong Kong political prisoner and free speech advocate Jimmy Lai. bit.ly/4bZXg0s
The People of the Twin Cities and Free Speech Advocate Jimmy Lai Win the 2026 Kettering Democracy Prize
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August 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Today we announce the recipients of the 2026 Kettering Democracy Prize: the people of the Twin Cities and Hong Kong political prisoner and free speech advocate Jimmy Lai. bit.ly/4bZXg0s
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The MN Truth Council is still accepting additional people to talk about the experiences they had during Metro Surge. You can be anonymous or named, and this is an important part of making sure what happened is captured in full. Sign up on this site.
MN Truth Council - The Advocates
www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
August 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The MN Truth Council is still accepting additional people to talk about the experiences they had during Metro Surge. You can be anonymous or named, and this is an important part of making sure what happened is captured in full. Sign up on this site.
If you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇
goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics
Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation?
goodauthority.org
July 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM
If you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇
goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
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monarca are launching their electoral engagement work ahead of the midterms with a lot of neighborhood-based democracy defense trainings coming up in minneapolis, including one in loring park on july 27
monarcamn.org/training
monarcamn.org/training
Training — Monarca
monarcamn.org
July 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
monarca are launching their electoral engagement work ahead of the midterms with a lot of neighborhood-based democracy defense trainings coming up in minneapolis, including one in loring park on july 27
monarcamn.org/training
monarcamn.org/training
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New voices join Good Authority in 2026!
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
New voices join Good Authority in 2026
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
goodauthority.org
July 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
New voices join Good Authority in 2026!
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
Really excited to be part of the @goodauth.bsky.social fellows team this year! Looking forward to writing about all things racial justice, public opinion, and human rights in the coming months.
July 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Really excited to be part of the @goodauth.bsky.social fellows team this year! Looking forward to writing about all things racial justice, public opinion, and human rights in the coming months.
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From our FirstView: The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone by AVI AHUJA and @gmcclendon.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
June 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
From our FirstView: The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone by AVI AHUJA and @gmcclendon.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives.
🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.
🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.
May 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives.
🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.
🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.
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In our new policy brief for the @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Mengfan Cheng, and I explore the domestic politics and regional dynamics underpinning Senegal’s handling of its recent hidden debt crisis. We welcome your thoughts!
psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
psfl.princeton.edu
May 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
In our new policy brief for the @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Mengfan Cheng, and I explore the domestic politics and regional dynamics underpinning Senegal’s handling of its recent hidden debt crisis. We welcome your thoughts!
psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
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From our FirstView: Threats and Commitments: International Tribunals and Domestic Trials in Peace Negotiations by @genbates.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
April 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
From our FirstView: Threats and Commitments: International Tribunals and Domestic Trials in Peace Negotiations by @genbates.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
FWIW, I'm interviewing people who experienced ICE in MN and it's not surprising to me that they didn't react with voter reg + pol donations. People are disenchanted with mainstream politics, spending spare $ on rent funds + buying groceries for neighbors. Mobilized by injustice a la @hlw.bsky.social
ICE is everywhere.
In 2022, ICE made arrests in 30% of counties.
In 2025, ICE made arrests in 62% of counties.
We ask: Do ICE arrests spark political action?
Theory and prior evidence suggest it should.
We find that ICE activity mostly does not mobilize citizens.
In 2022, ICE made arrests in 30% of counties.
In 2025, ICE made arrests in 62% of counties.
We ask: Do ICE arrests spark political action?
Theory and prior evidence suggest it should.
We find that ICE activity mostly does not mobilize citizens.
May 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
FWIW, I'm interviewing people who experienced ICE in MN and it's not surprising to me that they didn't react with voter reg + pol donations. People are disenchanted with mainstream politics, spending spare $ on rent funds + buying groceries for neighbors. Mobilized by injustice a la @hlw.bsky.social
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This week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed.
This will be a long thread; buckle up.
I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed.
This will be a long thread; buckle up.
May 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed.
This will be a long thread; buckle up.
I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed.
This will be a long thread; buckle up.
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New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨
In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
March 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨
In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:
Annual reminder that I went to CPAC (twice!) and found that it’s not *just* the circus it looks like from the outside.
With CPAC 2025 happening now in DC, it feels pertinent to mention that I went a couple of times to better understand the process of activist mobilization happening there.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Mobilizing middlemen: the Conservative Political Action Conference and the creation of party activists
How are activists molded into middlemen in a polarized two-party system? Using the case of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), this paper examines the process of activist mobilizat...
www.tandfonline.com
March 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Annual reminder that I went to CPAC (twice!) and found that it’s not *just* the circus it looks like from the outside.
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#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
March 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone - https://cup.org/41rDghm
- @avi-ahuja.bsky.social & @gmcclendon.bsky.social
#FirstView
Grateful for the support from RSF and @j-palna.bsky.social and excited to work on this project with @genbates.bsky.social!
Geneva Cole (University of Arizona) and Genevieve Bates (@uwmadison.bsky.social) will examine the impact of exposure to interactive memorials of past atrocities on support for contemporary efforts to redress those atrocities.
Co-funded by J-PAL North America
www.russellsage.org/research/gra...
Co-funded by J-PAL North America
www.russellsage.org/research/gra...
Walking with the Enslaved: The Effects of Memorializing Racial Injustice in the Contemporary United States | Russell Sage Foundation
www.russellsage.org
March 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Grateful for the support from RSF and @j-palna.bsky.social and excited to work on this project with @genbates.bsky.social!
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"The events of 2020 reshaped how many white Minnesotans understand — and act upon — their racial identity," writes Geneva Cole in Community Voices. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
How the 2020 Twin Cities uprising set the stage for the ICE response - MinnPost
The 2020 uprising disrupted white blamelessness about racial injustice, leading some people to participate in acts of interracial solidarity.
www.minnpost.com
March 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"The events of 2020 reshaped how many white Minnesotans understand — and act upon — their racial identity," writes Geneva Cole in Community Voices. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...