Deadline today - we're generous with timezone - can't discriminate against Hawaii - come join us in DC!

Already some excellent submissions in for #PEADS2026 from May 22-23 at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. Don't have yours in yet? Don't worry there's still time - deadline January 30th! Please "re-sky" to spread the word!

#PEADS is back and coming stateside! Hosts Jen Tobin & Shanta Devarajan welcome us @mccourtschool.bsky.social May 22-23rd, 2026. Submission deadline January 30th! Please Share!

Congrats @cobrienudry.bsky.social‬ who drew the top random number! Only 3 of the reposts came on BlueSky but it came up lucky!

It's a thing that exists! If you want a free copy of The Invisible Hand(out) repost this & I'll pick one name on the release date (8/12) & send it to you wherever you are! Or if you can't wait that long, the e-version is available at academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...

Congrats @linettelim.bsky.social! Linette is doing some really cool work on how the PRC delegitimizes foreign media that operates in the country - check it out!

Seems a good moment to mention that Ireland is running a Global Talent programme w/ very generous research funding for both "Rising Stars" & "Research Leaders" - if you might be interested in coming to UCD DM/e-mail me. EOI deadline Aug 28th. Please share! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

And it's published (online) - check it out if your library has access (ours doesn't) and let me know what you think! academic.oup.com/book/60642?l...

🚨Pub alert! This is xtra fun - frmr ‪@ucdpolitics.bsky.social‬ masters student's thesis & ‪@researchireland.ie‬ (IRC) #TRADEME project - TLDR - Bangladeshi children living close to exporting firms ⬆️ work & ⬇️ school. Open access thanks 2 ‪@ucdresearch.bsky.social‬ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#PEADS25 in the books! A huge thanks to our hosts Bernhard Reinsberg & Patrick Shea @uofglasgow.bsky.social & all the participants. #PEADS26 will hop the pond to hosts @Georgetown -keep an eye for the CfP and hope to see you there!

The Review of International Organizations invites papers using geocoded data on foreign aid for a special issue “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD).” See godad.me, godad.uni-goettingen.de/uploads/RIO_...

So @ucdpolitics is hiring AGAIN! Open field call for TT Assistant Professor. Applications due April 7th - please share widely! (and, yes, you can apply for this even if you're still in the running for our Ad Astra positions!) my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

Thoughts and prayers for my Grad IPE students in the "trade war simulation" exercise this term.

And, in rapid succession, The Invisible Hand(out) is now available @OUPAcademic or Amazon. Get your library to pre-order & we'll use the royalties to split a Coke! (Book workshop members, you get a full Coke - on the house) global.oup.com/academic/pro... tiny.cc/7rha001

The book has a cover!

Hey there, #polisky. Just swinging by to let you all know that Jane L. Sumner's textbook just dropped: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... I'll also be bringing copies to #ISA and #MPSA, so you can see it in person. #polmeth #methods #R

If Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on Mexico & Canada went into effect, the largest flows affected would be transportation equipment & machinery, as well as electronics, some manufacturing, & fuel. Current tariffs on goods imported from the USMCA partners are generally below 1%. #EconSky

We're hiring @ucdpolitics again! 2 positions (Ad Astra Fellow - basically TT APs w xtra start up money) - 1 in Global Governance (broadly defined) & 1 in Environmental Politics. Please R/T send Qs my way my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

Nice to see article on "Mask Diplomacy" w/ @alexdukalskis.bsky.social & @stefanmueller.bsky.social was 2nd most read (or at least viewed) at PRX last year - more than COVID19. Bigger argument is about how states manage their image in times of crisis. Open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Trump's America First Trade Policy Memo is here:

Submission deadline today (15th)! (but we're pretty generous with time zones - don't want to exclude any Howland Islanders)

Really fantastic submissions coming in so far - looks like it's going to be a great two days discussing PE of Development in Scotland - still time to get your submission in. Not sure how widely this has circulated here so very much appreciate you spreading the word!

In-depth feedback from a great group of your peers in the surroundings of the beautiful Scottish uplands - what more could you ask for?

Really excited to be under contract to write the 10th edition of Routledge's Empirical Political Analysis w/ Richard Rich. If you use, or might use, this book tell me here (or email) what'd you like to see added/cut to make it more useful for you! www.routledge.com/Empirical-Po...

Hi Everyone! I think I'm connected with most of you on that other place - but in case you didn't see it there - join us in beautiful Pitlochry, Scotland in April for the 3rd meeting of the Political Economy of Aid and Development Society - no conference fee - please share! Submissions by Dec. 15th!