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Political Science Department at Syracuse University
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Maxwell School
5 days ago
Professor Mark Brockway notes that the plaques may seem ridiculous and are certainly a ham-fisted approach to pushing a message. “But they really are a way to reaffirm the narrative that everything that’s wrong in the world is because of somebody else,” he says.
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We Asked Actual Historians About Trump's New Plaques — And They Have THOUGHTS
"The newly installed plaques are the equivalent of drawing mustaches on other people’s portraits."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-white-house-plaques-historians_l_6944213be4b0bafbdede735e?origin=top-ad-recirc
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🚨New article alert 🚨 SU PoliSci PhD candidate
@meddhiah.bsky.social
has a new essay out in QMMR on a network based sampling method.
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15 days ago
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🚨New article alert🚨Check out the latest from our colleague
@ryan-griffiths.bsky.social
and co-authors on the state system.
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15 days ago
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Maxwell School
16 days ago
For Trump, it doesn't matter whether an immigrant obeys the law, or owns a business, or has been here for decades, says Professor Mark Brockway. “They are caught in the middle of Trump's fight against an invented evil enemy.”
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Trump ramps up hard-line rhetoric against immigrants from 'sh*thole' countries
US President Donald Trump reignited controversy by openly repeating his past slur about “shithole countries” at a Pennsylvania rally on Wednesday, underscoring a White House push to justify sweeping…
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251211-trump-ramps-up-hard-line-rhetoric-against-immigrants-from-sh-thole-countries
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Daniel McDowell
17 days ago
It took three days of work, but iteration two of my Geoeconomics & Statecraft PhD seminar is ready to launch in Spring 2026. Syllabus link:
drive.google.com/file/d/1u3p6...
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David Arceneaux
18 days ago
1/4 "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is now available through
@mitpress.bsky.social
in the
@belfercenter.bsky.social
Studies in International Security series! See below for contents, contributors, and discount codes.
@managingtheatom.bsky.social
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🚨New book alert🚨 Congrats to our colleague &
@isanet.bsky.social
President
@audieklotz.bsky.social
on the release of the 2nd edition of her seminal book on Norms in International Relations!
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23 days ago
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Maxwell School
24 days ago
Professor Margarita Estévez-Abe thinks most of the items on Takaichi's budget will do little to accelerate growth. “I don't think Takaichi's budget, or anything she has stated so far, addresses any of the core underlying factors,” she say.
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Why Japan's economic woes spark global market concern – DW – 12/08/2025
Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi wants to spend big to boost sluggish growth, despite the country's already huge debt load. With bond yields already rising, a sudden spike could shock the financial world wel...
https://bit.ly/48NRNHO
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Shannon Monnat
25 days ago
Check out my article in the
@us.theconversation.com
today, co-authored with Tim Slack. 6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
theconversation.com/6-myths-abou...
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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
https://theconversation.com/6-myths-about-rural-america-how-conventional-wisdom-gets-it-wrong-269037
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APSA
about 1 month ago
Apply now for the 2026 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute by January 25th! The 2026 institute will be held May 24 – June 25, at Duke University. Hear from past
#RBSI
scholars about program impact on research and graduate pathways.
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Apply Now!
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Call for Applications: Apply for the 2026 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) | Deadline: January 25, 2026
RBSI 30th Anniversary Alumni Reflections Nikol Alexander-Floyd, JD, PhD Associate Professor, Rutgers University RBSI Class of 1989 " enabled me to have a
https://buff.ly/0pLifGl
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Syracuse University
about 1 month ago
Today is Giving 'CUSEday! 🍊 When the
#SyracuseU
community comes together, we create lasting change for students and our Orange family 🧡 Make an impact:
https://go.syr.edu/mc/giving-tuesday
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Maxwell School
about 1 month ago
“I think the fundamental problem remains, that Putin wants to subjugate and control Ukraine and Ukraine wants to stay independent and sovereign. ...So it's really hard to see a meaningful deal coming out of this,” says Professor
@bdtaylor-su.bsky.social
@supolisci.bsky.social
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Russia-Ukraine war: Talks underway in Florida
Top US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Sunday in South Florida with a Ukrainian delegation ahead of Witkoff's meeting this coming week...
https://www.livenowfox.com/video/1748880
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Maxwell School
about 1 month ago
Professor Margarita Estevez-Abe reacts to Japan's $135-billion stimulus package: “We are already seeing the negative reactions from the market... Further depreciation of the yen will hit ordinary Japanese households with higher prices.”
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Japan's Takaichi insists $135 bn stimulus fiscally 'responsible'
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi insisted that a $135-billion stimulus package approved Friday was fiscally responsible and that she would reduce the country's colossal debt burden.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251121-japan-s-takaichi-insists-135-bn-stimulus-fiscally-responsible
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European Political Science Review
about 1 month ago
🍂 17.4 🗳️ Voters won’t defend democracy they can’t see slipping away. A study of African 🌍 elections by
@erinhern.bsky.social
finds citizens drive out
#Autocratizing
leaders only when their power grabs are visible 👀 🫳
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Visibility of autocratization and election outcomes | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Visibility of autocratization and election outcomes - Volume 17 Issue 4
https://buff.ly/NDBA6c4
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Sebastian Karcher
about 1 month ago
Less than 2 weeks to apply to the Open Pool Fellowships of the Institute for
#Qualitative
&
#Multi-Method
Research (IQMR) Details:
www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
The APSA/IQMR Fellowship for scholar from Arab MENA countries is also open (Dec. 14 deadline):
web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...
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http://web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/11/2026-IQMR-Call-for-Applications.pdf
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Ryan D. Griffiths
about 2 months ago
I did an interview on The Disunited States with Rorotoko.
www.rorotoko.com/11/20251117-...
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https://www.rorotoko.com/11/20251117-griffiths-ryan-disunited-states
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🚨 New article alert🚨 our colleague
@minjulisettekim.bsky.social
has a new article out in RIO on how transparency affects international bureaucrats. See the đź§µ below for more.
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about 2 months ago
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We were delighted to host
@jztidecat.bsky.social
at the
@cprmaxwell.bsky.social
seminar series today to hear about his book project on situational trust among Black Chicagoans.
about 2 months ago
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Ryan D. Griffiths
2 months ago
My piece in The Conversation: Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce
theconversation.com/polarizing-p...
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Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
https://theconversation.com/polarizing-political-events-are-leading-americans-to-increasingly-call-for-a-national-divorce-267812?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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@maxwellsu.bsky.social
is offering a new AI Minor at
@syracuseu.bsky.social
, co-led by our own Baobao Zhang with colleagues from all over campus:
news.syr.edu/2025/10/27/n...
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New AI Policy Minor to Grapple With Analytical, Ethical Questions
Taught by a team of faculty experts, the minor is offered to undergraduates from across the University starting this academic year.
https://news.syr.edu/2025/10/27/new-ai-policy-minor-to-grapple-with-analytical-ethical-questions/
2 months ago
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Check out the latest Campbell conversation where SU Prof Grant Reeher interviews
@ryan-griffiths.bsky.social
on his new book about these disunited states:
www.wrvo.org/podcast/camp...
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Ryan Griffiths on the Campbell Conversations
Ryan Griffiths, a political scientist at Syracuse University, talks about his new book, "The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work."
https://www.wrvo.org/podcast/campbell-conversations/2025-10-25/ryan-griffiths-on-the-campbell-conversations
2 months ago
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Maxwell School
2 months ago
Congratulations to Colin Elman, professor of
@supolisci.bsky.social
, on being elected to the American Political Science Association’s governing council! His leadership in qualitative and multi-method research represents the best of Maxwell scholarship and collaboration.
@apsa.bsky.social
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Colin Elman Elected to APSA’s Governing Council
Colin Elman Elected to APSA’s Governing Council
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article/colin-elman-elected-to-apsa-s-governing-council?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=maxwell&utm_campaign=faculty-excellence&utm_content=colin-elman-aspa
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3 months ago
My first post on Bluesky! Excited to share this good news! Thank you for all your support!
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Congratulations to our colleague Colin Elman on being elected tothe
@apsa.bsky.social
Governing Council!
www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
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Colin Elman Elected to APSA’s Governing Council
Colin Elman Elected to APSA’s Governing Council
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article/colin-elman-elected-to-apsa-s-governing-council?utm_source=social&utm_medium=seth-jolly&utm_campaign=faculty-excellence&utm_content=colin-elman-aspa
2 months ago
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Maxwell School
3 months ago
Committed to public service and public servants, the #1-ranked Maxwell School is offering current or former U.S. federal government employees a fee waiver and guaranteed tuition discount for qualifying professional graduate degree programs. ➡️ Find out more:
https://bit.ly/49d5odi
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Kudos to
@supolisci.bsky.social
faculty colleague
@sgadarian.bsky.social
on a new grant studying individual vaccine decisions: “The Association of State Vaccination Policies with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States.”
www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
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Political Science, Public Health Faculty Partner on Vaccine Study
Political Science, Public Health Faculty Partner on Vaccine Study
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article/political-science-public-health-faculty-partner-on-vaccine-study?utm_source=social&utm_medium=seth-jolly&utm_campaign=research&utm_content=kmush-gadarian-vaccine-study
3 months ago
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APSA
3 months ago
2025 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2025. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral…
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2025 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees
The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2025. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented. The following PhD candidates have been awarded grants for the 2025 award cycle.
https://politicalsciencenow.com/2025-apsa-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees/
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Thomas M. Keck
3 months ago
Great new contribution from
@advincensorship.bsky.social
to the literature on backlash to LGBT rights advances, featuring 3 cases studies of 1990s campus conflicts over recognition of LGBT student orgs
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The straight college strikes back: 1990s backlash against inclusive campuses
In the literature on social change and rights, the backlash narrative plays an enormous role. Advocates of the backlash theory posit that judicial declaration of rights stimulate a backlash from po...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21565503.2025.2561698
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Daniel McDowell
3 months ago
S. Erdem Aytaç, David Steinberg and I have a new experimental study out now in
@bjpols.bsky.social
exploring the impact of inflation on support for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. TL;DR: price increases hurt Harris' popularity, especially among Ds and Is, and in regions hit hardest by inflation.
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MarĂa Laura Veramendi GarcĂa
3 months ago
Last Friday was a very special day at
@maxwellsu.bsky.social
: the first meeting of the Latin American Politics Discussion Group, which I co-coordinate with Erika Arias under the mentorship of Jessie Trudeau. ✨
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@maxwellsu.bsky.social
hosted an excellent panel with UM's Rob Mickey &
@jamellebouie.net
, moderated by
@faricy.bsky.social
.
@jamellebouie.net
shared some of the insights from the Q&A on instagram:
www.instagram.com/reel/DPZBwVR...
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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPZBwVRABvZ/?igsh=cGNlbTY5cGpydXcx
3 months ago
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Ryan D. Griffiths
3 months ago
I wrote an op-ed about the dangers of a second American civil war. Commentary: How might future historians explain the events that led to a second civil war?
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
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Commentary: How might future historians explain the events that led to a second civil war?
More than a dystopian thought experiment, it's a chance to recognize the signs — and change course.
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/future-historians-explain-lead-up-second-civil-21067749.php
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SUPoliSci
Centre on Constitutional Change
3 months ago
New blog! The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work Read
@ryan-griffiths.bsky.social
on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce' Read more:
edin.ac/46Tl0jy
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The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work
There is a growing interest in secession, or what some refer to as a national divorce, between Red and Blue America. Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for it on multiple occasion...
https://edin.ac/46Tl0jy
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Kudos to
@supolisci.bsky.social
Ph.D. candidates
@nickdamico.bsky.social
@hannahradner.bsky.social
and Jingding Wang on their APSA prizes! Nick won a prize for his diss proposal while Hannah and Jingding each won an
@apsa.bsky.social
DDRIG fellowship!
www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
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PhD Candidates’ Work Recognized by American Political Science Association
PhD Candidates’ Work Recognized by American Political Science Association
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article/phd-candidates-work-recognized-by-american-political-science-association?utm_source=social&utm_medium=seth-jolly&utm_campaign=research&utm_content=phd-candidates-apsa-grants
3 months ago
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Sebastian Karcher
4 months ago
By Dennis Rasmussen, one of my colleagues here
@supolisci.bsky.social
-- also got a very enjoyable audiobook version, highly recommended.
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Headed to Vancouver for
#apsa2025
? Check out these great panels with SU PoliSci scholars. -
@nickdamico.bsky.social
presents "Diverse Identities, One Politics? Exploring Correlates of LGBTQ Participation" on Thursday 8am 1/x
4 months ago
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Maxwell School
4 months ago
🚀 Generative AI is transforming the workplace—and Maxwell’s Baobao Zhang is leading the research. She’s earned an NSF CAREER Award to study its effects on productivity, satisfaction and skill growth. Read more ➡️
bit.ly/41lD3wW
@supolisci.bsky.social
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Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace
Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace
https://bit.ly/41lD3wW
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SUPoliSci
Syracuse University Lerner Center
5 months ago
“We’re not seeing young people go live on communes,” said Lerner Affiliate,
@sgadarian.bsky.social
. “They’re working at banks, they’re starting gig economies, they’re working in high tech. If that’s not capitalism, I’m not clear what would be. Learn more:
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The billionaires and CEOs panicking about Zohran Mamdani are wrong about Gen Z
Young people aren’t anti-capitalist. They’re just sick of corporate hypocrisy.
https://fortune.com/2025/07/23/billionaires-ceos-gen-z-zohran-mamdani-new-york-city/
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APSA
5 months ago
Nicholas D’Amico Receives the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize for “Rainbow Participation? Assessing the Forces Motivating the LGBTQ Participation and Political Identity in the United States” The Kenneth Sherrill Prize is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor…
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Nicholas D’Amico Receives the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize for “Rainbow Participation? Assessing the Forces Motivating the LGBTQ Participation and Political Identity in the United States”
The Kenneth Sherrill Prize is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) topics in political science.   Citation from the Award Committee: Nicholas D’Amico is the winner of the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize, which recognizes the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topics in political science.
https://politicalsciencenow.com/nicholas-damico-receives-the-2025-kenneth-sherrill-prize-for-rainbow-participation-assessing-the-forces-motivating-the-lgbtq-participation-and-political-identity-in-the-united-state/
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Ryan D. Griffiths
5 months ago
Thanks to Kirkus for reviewing my book, The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work.
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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THE DISUNITED STATES | Kirkus Reviews
An exploration of the possibility that the U.S. could disintegrate along ideological lines.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ryan-d-griffiths/the-disunited-states/
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🚨 New chapter alert 🚨 A new Brookings edited volume on Russia under Putin has a chapter by SU Prof
@bdtaylor-su.bsky.social
. 🧵 ⬇️
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6 months ago
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🚨 New article alert 🚨 SU Prof
@labdelaaty.bsky.social
has a new article on how elite framing affects attitudes toward refugee. 🧵 ⬇️
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6 months ago
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Our
@supolisci.bsky.social
colleague Sarah Pralle is featured in this article on flood map oversight and Camp Mystic.
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6 months ago
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Kari Waters
6 months ago
My article about the EU Commission and infringements won the EUP Sage Award for 2024!
@eupthejournal.bsky.social
‬ Read the article here:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/XC7UG...
Link to the award announcement here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/XC7UGUEAAWIB4EP78BUG/full
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Kirin Taylor
6 months ago
Recently I completed the Institute for Qualitative and Multi‑Method Research (IQMR). I studied with some of the top methodologists in the Political Science and Social Science fields. Thank you to
@supolisci.bsky.social
for granting me the Kristi Andersen Award that funded my participation!
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🚨 new book alert 🚨 Professor
@ryan-griffiths.bsky.social
has *another* new book out, this one on the (lack of) potential for secession movements in the USA.
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6 months ago
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Kyungwon Suh
6 months ago
Thrilled to share my new EJIR article on what reassures U.S. allies in crises. It’s Open Access:
doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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Reassuring allies in times of crisis: assessing the effectiveness of tools for alliance reassurance in crises - Kyungwon Suh, 2025
What military and diplomatic instruments are effective for the United States to reassure its allies that their security will be protected as promised? Despite i...
https://doi.org/10.1177/13540661251349606
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Maxwell School
6 months ago
Just in time for
#UNPublicServiceDay
, Dean David M. Van Slyke writes to alumni about the challenges of the changing federal landscape and the importance of public service. ⬇️
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From the Dean: A Strong and Resilient Community
Dean David M. Van Slyke writes to alumni about the challenges of the changing federal landscape and the importance of public service.
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article/from-the-dean-a-strong-and-resilient-community?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=maxwell&utm_campaign=reputation-management&utm_content=dvs-letter-spring-2025
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🚨 New article alert 🚨 one of our outstanding PhD alums,
@aykutozturk.bsky.social
, has a new article out on advertising online surveys.
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7 months ago
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🚨 New article alert 🚨 our PhD alum
@thlim.bsky.social
has a new piece in Nature’s scientific data on his Korean campaign data project.
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7 months ago
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