In the most recent issue of the APSA MENA Section's newsletter, I curated a roundtable on the implications of AI for research on Middle East politics. zenodo.org/records/2019...

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is out from editors @dbgreenwald.bsky.social @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social @samershehata.bsky.social! Featuring deep dives into the role of AI in MENA politics, and in MENA research. Plus career reflections from Nathan Brown. Check it out! zenodo.org/records/2019...

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 @cbarns.bsky.social , Michael FitzGerald, @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social & @manika.bsky.social outline the trends in publishing in P&G compared to general-interest and other gender and politics journals in "What Does Politics & Gender Publish? " buff.ly/78zQfiN

TOMORROW: There is still time to register for our upcoming Crown Seminar. Join us for this virtual conversation!

New Governance Uncovered episode: we discuss the new book "Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa" with chapter authors @cbarns.bsky.social, Alexandra Blackman, & Steven Brooke. Insights from Morocco, Tunisia, and beyond. Listen now! bit.ly/3WuO0d2

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 @cbarns.bsky.social , Michael FitzGerald, @katiekrumbholz.bsky.social & @manika.bsky.social outline the trends in publishing in P&G compared to general-interest and other gender and politics journals in "What Does Politics & Gender Publish? " tinyurl.com/ym7ra5z4

📚 Just released! "Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa" explores critical governance reforms across MENA. Editors Kristen Kao & ellenlust.bsky.social, featuring 14 regional specialists. Open Access and more info here: mailchi.mp/gld.gu.se/ne...

Chapters by: - Sylvia Bergh with @fcolin.bsky.social - Alexandra Blackman, Aytug Sasmaz, Julia Clark - Steven Brooke with Monica Komer - @mattbuehler.bsky.social & Freddy Ghergis - Intissar Kherigi - @cmparreira.bsky.social - @shalaby12.bsky.social & @cbarns.bsky.social - @mikisosnowski.bsky.social

♀️Do citizens evaluate quota and non-quota politicians similarly? ➡️Using a vignette experiment in Morocco, @cbarns.bsky.social A. Blackman @shalaby12.bsky.social find no evidence that quota-elected women are viewed as less competent than other politicians www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView