Nir Rotem

Yes, this is a sound critique

This research moves past local explanations to show how judicial independence has become a central "cultural battleground" in world society today.

Mainstreaming the attack: Practices like "court packing" (adding judges for political reasons) are moving from the illiberal fringe into the mainstream, appearing even in countries previously considered democratic strongholds.

The postliberal era: Since roughly 2008, the gap between liberal and illiberal alignments has widened, with attacks on the judiciary becoming more synchronized across different regions.

States embedded in liberal international networks tend to maintain higher judicial autonomy, while those linked to illiberal organizations show significant signs of erosion.

A Growing Global Divide: Using data from 156 states, I found that judicial independence is increasingly tied to global cultural alignments.

While the 20th century saw a worldwide expansion of independent courts, that trajectory has recently come under intense pressure from governments worldwide.

Happy to share my latest research!
In my new article, "From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018," published in @soc-forum.bsky.social, I explore the global shift away from judicial autonomy. #Worldsociety #Illiberalism #JudicialIndependence

A great opportunity to contribute to this important conversation about the attacks on higher education

Our typology maps these near- and far-future techniques, showing how sociotechnical imaginaries shape tech development.

Excited to share our new paper (co-authored with Limor Samimian-Darash & Amit Sheniak) in Social Studies of Science! We dive into how Israeli high-tech workers actively imagine the future—through scenario planning, CEO “visioning,” strategic roadmaps, and user data analysis.

Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
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Hi there! We are now on Bluesky! 🦋 ☁️

Is the ISA community around? Wave hello in the comments if you're online!

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Thanks for sharing! Added to my reading list, too. The first thing that came to mind is Monika Krause's book Model Cases: On Canonical Research Objects and Sites