James Robinson and I have edited a two part series Whither Meritocracy? for the American Academy of Political and Social Science. I am delighted that Part One: Conceptual Issues of Meritocracy, is now available. Here is the Table of Contents 1. David Miller, Meritocracy: A Qualified Defense 2. Daniel Markovits @DSMarkovits, How Meritocracy Became Self-Defeating 3. Steven Durlauf, Retrospective Versus Prospective Meritocracy 4. Glenn Loury @GlennLoury, The Limits of Meritocracy in a Racially Divided Society 5. Guido Alfani @guido_alfani, Meritocracy in Historical Perspective 6. David Lay Williams @LayWilliams, The Meritocracy Debate of the Eighteenth Century Meritocracy is a major dimension of research activity at the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility @UCStoneCenter. Daniel Markovits and I had a public conversation on his important book The Meritocracy Trap Four of our podcasts have particular focus on meritocracy. Episode #22#: Lauren Rivera @Laurenaudrie on Meritocracy and Its Failings Episode #54#: Leslie McCall @LeslieMcCallgc on Intersectional Inequality, AI, and Meritocracy Episode #58#: Thomas Mulligan on Acting Meritocratically Episode #59#: Jahel Queralt @jahelqueralt on the Costs of Moralizing Success and Failure