Timing matters… ⏱️ New paper in @climate-policy.bsky.social: adaptation laws don’t work the same across time… politics, finance, and global shocks shape whether they succeed or fail. doi.org/10.1080/1469...

Felt festive so I made a holiday RStudio theme✨ Red/green/gold, full dark mode. github.com/elisadamico/...

UCD Graduate Studies and I have produced a Research Group Handbook template for supervisors and researchers. The template outlines core topics, resources, and policies that groups can adapt to their needs. ➡️ Template and details: www.ucd.ie/graduatestud... @ucddublin.bsky.social 1/2

Happy National GIS Day ;) #GIS #Geospatial #GeoData #RemoteSensing #Geoinformatics #Cartography #Maps

Join the Women in Comparative & International Politics (WICIP) Network! 🌍 International working group for women scholars in IR, CP, IPE & CSS. Monthly meetings to close the gender citation gap and build collaborative research. To join, email: [email protected]

📢 Applications are open for the UCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship in Environmental and Climate-Related Risk! Fully funded PhD under my supervision at @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social. Please reach out to me with any questions! 😊 Deadline: Feb 6, 2026 🔗 www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...

New article in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social with Molly Melin & @sansosa.bsky.social: “Private goods for peace: Economic provisions of peace agreements and the durability of peace.” Findings: Economic reintegration provisions help sustain peace after war. doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Great time at the Political Economy of Climate & Environment (PECE) conference!🍃 Presented my work with @katelynnutley.bsky.social on elite responses to climate pressures. Thanks to chair @lcsanford.bsky.social and fellow panelists Christian Baehr, @michaelhlerner.bsky.social, and Felicia Robertson.

Assistant Professor. Can’t quite believe I get to say that. Thank you @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social 🎉📝✨ people.ucd.ie/elisa.damico

New Publication Alert! 🌱 My latest research on the effectiveness of #climate adaptation policies has just been published with @springernature.com! 🔍 Read the full article here: rdcu.be/eCm89 #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Adaptation #Sustainability #PolicyResearch #ClimatePolicy

Had an intense, inspiring two weeks at the @eitm-institute.bsky.social Summer Institute! Learned so much and got to meet so many brilliant peers, scholars, and mentors. See many of you soon at @apsa.bsky.social 😉

I'm very happy to share that I’ve accepted a tenure-track position at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social and International Relations starting this fall as an Assistant Professor! Excited to join the research community and to teach on climate, data/methods, and more! 🍀👩‍💻📚🌍📊🧑‍🏫🇮🇪

Had an amazing time at #EPSA2025 networking and presenting two projects: on conflict mediation with Kasia Houghton, and another on environmental protest and policy responses with @katelynnutley.bsky.social. Thanks to my discussants, Anna Lia Brunetti and Carly Nicole Wayne, for the great feedback!

Really enjoyed presenting a joint paper with @katelynnutley.bsky.social on protests, parliamentary rhetoric, and policy outcomes at the Sustainable Social Policy Workshop, hosted by @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social and organized by @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social. Always grateful for the feedback ☺️

Had a great time at the IPSI @bridgingthegap.bsky.social workshop in DC this week! Grateful to workshop my project on the geography of conflict mediation (tvancisin.github.io/elisa_damico/). Thanks to the organizers + amazing participants for the feedback, advice, and solidarity in uncertain times.

My latest paper is out in @ripejournal.bsky.social! "From garments to grievances" explores how economic shocks and rapid urbanization lead to social unrest in industrializing economies. Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0969... #UrbanGrowth #EconomicShocks #SocialUnrest #Industrialization

What do you know about the geography of conflict mediation? @elisaadamico.bsky.social shares her research poster from PolMeth Europe 2025⤵️

New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent. Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios. doi.org/10.1162/glep... #ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics

Grateful to Dr. Lucy Abbott for the insightful discussion of my paper with Kasia Houghton at the @mybisa.bsky.social conference. Your feedback on our work on militarised mediators was incredibly helpful! #BISA2025

Important read on the gender citation gap. As a woman in academia: cite us!!

Huge thanks to everyone on my panels at #APSAVRM 2025 for the productive conversations! Grateful for the chance to share my work on sustainable development & conflict, climate shocks & rebel dynamics, and responses to armed conflict. Always appreciate the feedback at @apsa.bsky.social.

Had the best time at #PolMethEurope2025 thanks to brilliant colleagues at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Thanks for all the lovely chats about my geography of conflict mediation work! Learned so much from you all as well — Causal Inference, RDDs, MRP, Networks, LLMs… oh my! 📊🧠

Had a great time on my panel yesterday on "Sovereignty and the Ocean" at #ISA2025! Huge thanks to @christinaboyes.bsky.social and Alena Drieschova for the valuable feedback on my paper with @cullenhendrix.bsky.social and Sarah Glaser. 🌊 @isanet.bsky.social

Thanks to @ilyssa.bsky.social, Tanya Irwin, @jamesworrall.bsky.social, & @alexwaterman.bsky.social for their effort on the @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social Rebel Financing workshop @isanet.bsky.social. Feedback from @sanjidaamin.bsky.social & others on my paper w/ Kasia Houghton was incredibly valuable

Excited for ISA 2025 next week! Looking forward to great discussions—and especially to our PeaceRep Reception on Sunday! peacerep.org/event/isa-20... @isanet.bsky.social