Austerity and the salary crisis are the most important issues for ordinary people in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. Yet, they get bafflingly little attention from outside observers. My new paper for @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social seeks to redress that and outline how austerity works in practice. 🧵

Political patronage, corruption, and economic pressures have left Iraqi Kurds with little optimism for the region's future. #Longread by @wrodgers2.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/in-iraqi-kur...

#FirstView from @iojournal.bsky.social - Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation - https://cup.org/47sOKFw - Lucy Right, @jrspringman.bsky.social#FirstView& Erik Wibbels

Super excited that APSA is funding my dissertation research!

Our article on civilian harm and military legitimacy is now available at @iojournal.bsky.social. We believe it has timely implications for events playing out now in the Middle East and beyond. From North Carolina to Northern Iraq, working with Jon and Mara has been a truly rewarding experience!

🚨🚨🚨🚨 New WP (with @benckrick.bsky.social @austinlw.bsky.social) available at the ESOC working paper series: esoc.princeton.edu/wp39

The return and reintegration of Iraqis with perceived ISIL affiliation is crucial for post-conflict peacebuilding and stabilization. However, these returnees face steep social and economic barriers, @mararevkin.bsky.social @benckrick.bsky.social & Dr. Raed Aldulaimi find in their UNIDIR report⬇️

New report by me, @benckrick.bsky.social & Dr. Raed al-Dulaimi for UNIDIR on attitudes toward Iraqis with perceived ties to ISIL based on original survey data and interviews. We find that stigmatization persists 8 years after ISIL's territorial defeat, even of children: unidir.org/publication/...

My new working paper with @benckrick.bsky.social & @jonpetkun.bsky.social on the relationship between civilian harm and perceptions of military legitimacy after the battle of Mosul in Iraq based on survey, satellite, and interview data for the Households in Conflict Network: hicn.org/working-pape...