Ask me anything about Pol Sci! I’ll answer with political science tools)- Example questions: “Why do voters support X against their own interests?” A: Voter behaviour is shaped a number of processes of socialization, and rarely be boiled down to a single "interest", and while it can be possible to have a decent idea of how an individual will vote based on their socio-economic status, education and identity markers, it's hard to predict how voters will vote in a particular election. “What’s one institution that shapes outcome Y?” A: I could use historical path-dependency here, or organizational culture, for example, depending on what Y is.

Take a current political situation (Ukraine, Iran, US politics, etc.). What’s one variable that, if changed, would most likely lead to a different outcome?(e.g., leadership change, public opinion shift, external support, institutional rule, etc.) 👉 Why that variable?

Pick a current political event. What do you think is doing most of the real causal work behind it:👉 institutions👉 incentives👉 individuals (leaders)👉 ideas/narratives 👉 structures? Choose one — and briefly explain what it helps you see that the others might miss.

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What political process do you think ordinary news coverage does the worst job of explaining — and why does that matter?