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Pavithra Suryanarayan

@pavisuri.bsky.social

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Associate Professor, Government Department, LSE
Indian politics, state capacity, status politics, historical political economy
www.pavisuri.com
Editor at http://broadstreet.blog

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@jakemgrumbach.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:11 PMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

Calling my shot: we will see less than half as many pundit-consultant pieces about this Latino realignment as we saw in the other direction 2021-2025, because a Latino blue shift doesn’t fit the Dems-Too-Woke narrative

@pavisuri.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 8:28 AM

Another day, another election, and another public service announcement that your area political scientist is having a tough one figuring out what the hell is going on.

@stevelevitsky.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 6:58 PMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece.

www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...

journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
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@mathiaspoertner.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 7:50 AMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

Excited to welcome @viroliveros.bsky.social at the inaugural LSE Comparative Politics seminar series today *12:00 - 1:30 pm UK time* (in-person and online). She will present “The Policy Basis of Affective Polarization in Weak Party Systems” (with @noamlupu.bsky.social and Luis Schiumerini)

@pavisuri.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 7:46 AM

We are so thrilled to introduce a flagship Comparative Politics Seminar series in the Government Department at the LSE. What a lineup!

@pavisuri.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 8:05 PM

English state primaries are the best! And now for more resources into secondaries please!

@alicirone.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 9:53 AMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

LSE’s Data Science Institute recently hosted a Global Forum on AI; you can both find the recordings online AND take advantage of all the datasets and reports released at the Forum!

Start here! www.lse.ac.uk/global-ai-fo...

@pavisuri.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 8:10 AM

Such a great piece this is! Super to see it in print.

@pavisuri.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 8:08 AM

Interesting choice (multiple times) of a capitalized “Reconstruction”

@pavisuri.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 6:57 AM

“Mission Accomplished”- devastating another storied institution of the national media in a time of declining trust, social media rise and polarization is a big win for the populist right.

@pavisuri.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 7:43 AM

The word research does not appear once and that in some sense is the political problem universities face in the UK. This is a league table from the left/liberal newspaper of choice:

@pavisuri.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 4:55 PM

Well that’s certainly how my mum announced it in the family whatsapp.

@hakeemjefferson.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 1:47 PMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

One of my big academic rules: only write papers you really care about on topics you really care about. I try to follow this rule 99% of the time. This paper is one of the best examples of that, and I’m stoked it’s one step closer to being in the world. We’ve corrected proofs & you’ll have it soon!

First page of article proofs for “The Politics of Black Classification: Sociopolitical Cues and Racial Perception”
@fgenovese.bsky.socialSep 1, 2026, 6:29 AMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

Not in Boston this #APSA2026 but do check out our IPE panel on firms ⬇️

Jing Ling Tan (Harvard) will be presenting a pilot survey fielded in GS LinkedIn that needs feedback! The rest of the papers is amazing 10/10 recommend 🌟

Abstract. Working paper “carbon adjusted” at apsa 2026
@pavisuri.bsky.socialAug 28, 2026, 5:33 AM

Justice for Mill!

@tressiemcphd.bsky.socialAug 27, 2026, 11:20 AMReposted by @pavisuri.bsky.social

I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column.

Thank you.

www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

@pavisuri.bsky.socialJul 31, 2026, 7:37 AM

Endnotes.

SSanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.comJul 30, 2026, 2:40 PM

What is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?

Claire Willett: "one of my favorite things in the world is when someone hates a generally mundane thing with the sort of white-hot wrath you normally reserve for someone who has murdered your whole family"
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