Wow! Women are principal investigators (PI) in approximately 1/3 of federal grants. But when you look at nearly 1400 terminated grants at NSF, those led by women as PIs count for nearly 2/3! Rampant sexism when getting these grants, rampant sexism when losing them…

1. Following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, X started censoring hundreds of accounts in Türkiye. Yesterday, X finally issued a statement defending its actions. Let’s take a closer look at why Musk and X are wrong 👇 x.com/GlobalAffair...

#Turkey is embroiled in another political crisis. Popularly elected mayor of Istanbul (pop. 16+ million) arrested for: -corruption charges -his COLLEGE degree revoked -he’s accused of TERRORISM! + -journalists arrested -students beaten up, pepper sprayed -internet throttled, X suspends accounts

Pazartesi bekleriz. 🤗💻

New Syrian administration denies entry to Russian flag bulkers carrying stolen grain from occupied territories of Ukraine: One more ship joins Mikhail Nenashev and Matros Shevchenko ! Unable to unload in Tartus Syria, Matros Pozynich also sailed to Egypt & is waiting in Alexandria’s anchorage. #OATT

Happy New Year! 🎆🎊🎈 Elections, cancer treatments, a whole bunch of other struggles and headaches but we’re here, 2025! May this be a more hopeful and pleasant year for everyone. ❤️

Let’s just forget about elections and hand over every municipal, local and federal office to the super rich of that area and call a quits to democracy! That’s how it was anyway, lords, dukes, aristocracy held all the power and $$, they were so rich, could not have had conflict of interest!

Those who hated George Soros and called him a puppet master miraculously all became Elon Musk fans.

March in Tbilisi tonight, the 24th day of continuous protest against the ruling Georgian Dream: From Mziuri Park in Vake via Tbilisi State University to Rustaveli Avenue. 📽️ via Qartli.ge

NEW: Photos discovered by MeidasTouch reveal Trump Secretary of Defense pick Pete Hegseth kept a liquor stash in his Fox News office for years, bolstering NBC's report about his concerning drinking habits.

New two-pager on Turkey's role in Syria, by the U.S. Congressional Research Service's Jim Zanotti and Clayton Thomas. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I wanted to share a mini video lecture we recorded in Turkey during early COVID. My Russia-Ukraine example on levels of analysis still seem valid. Hope you’d enjoy.😊 Blue Sky Dostları, Kısa bir video ders paylaştım, umarım sevilir. youtu.be/LTK6G6Tcve4?...

Athletes or equipment? This is hilarious! 😆 Now, you all might be surprised but, chances are, the annual cost of a single horse for the equestrian team might be more than the salary of a tenure-track faculty…🤷🏻‍♀️ I say, the joke is on us!

Hope all the Syrians from all denominations, ethnicities and walks of life could come together and build a peaceful country together. Everyone is happier in their home. Around holidays, it pains me to think about millions of children shuffled across borders because grown ups can’t stop fighting.

University of Oslo is hiring 2-4(!) Associate Professors in Political Science. The call is open to candidates from all subfields. Deadline is February 3rd. It comes with amazing colleagues, great work conditions, and lots of snow. Brown cheese, salmon, and cross-country skis can be supplementary.

Rule by billionaires for billionaires 😉

Well, check out this handsome!🥰🐕‍🦺 Blue Sky is like a new car and I’m trying to keep it nice and clean, have the new car small last, by posting only positive and pleasant content 😅 Who cares what’s going on in South Korea. Eventually they’ll sort it out!

Does he have the character traits to lead the entire Department of Defense? That’s what the Senate will decide… Just look at his attitude even towards the Fox camera person. If he becomes a secretary, he’s in public office paid by our tax $$, and needs to answer to everyone. Hope he understands it

Could you all share? We're advertising a 2 yr postdoc position for someone who works in #VastEarlyAmerica #VastEarlyAmericas to help coordinate the @jcblibrary.bsky.social projects and programs around 2026. Fuller info here: apply.interfolio.com/159279 and v happy to answer questions!

Reminder: We are seeking a post-doctoral fellow! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with a deadline of December 15. More details here: www.foreignpolicyandpeace.org/index.php/en...

It’s the end of the year. As I renew my journal/newspaper subscriptions, I can’t help but recall a Pew post election survey: Top source of political news for a great majority of voters were social media. Next highest, YouTube & cable news. Newspapers and magazines were at the bottom of the list!

Sky got along well with the new puppy 🐶 friend, Snoopy. Shared his bed and everything. But Snoopy ended up chewing a big hole in the doggy bed, so we’re buying a new bed for our friendly chocolate lab #Thanksgiving accidents 😅

Thankful to be alive to see another Thanksgiving🙏 I cooked the turkey 🦃 since I’m from Turkey! 🇹🇷 😂 Dave carved and carried it to the table because it was heavy. We had a house full of friends, even Sky 🐕‍🦺 had a little buddy, Snoopy! 🐶 Nice little break before we wrap up the semester.

France is trying to dodge the bullet. The ICC stature explicitly states NO IMMUNITY to heads of states, governments, members of parliament, etc. in Article 27.

And since I'm promoting opportunities and most of my followers are #turkey watchers: Please spread the word about the Turkish Philanthropy Funds Sena Eken Scheiber Scholarship for Turkish women studying economics eager to do graduate work in the US. www.tpfund.org/sena-eken-sc...

I notice, majority of my followers are Turkish. Great. Majority of my posts are about Turkey, that’s also great. One might think, why am I writing in English then? Let me explain the rationale: It’s for self-defense. I write in English to avoid the nasty crowd in social media who attacks women.

Preemptive steps from universities that had faced the 7 country Muslim ban at the beginning of President-elect’s first term. They don’t want international students to suffer while the US is trying to settle political scores.

Choose your own public square:

The No Billionaire Left Behind cabinet!

Happy Sundays, all the nice folks in Blue Sky 🦋 Happy Teachers & Educators Day for everyone in Turkey. I’ll squeeze in a little memory here because, why not? 😉 So we lived in Ankara until my son was 5 yrs old. Juggling work with a toddler, I found this amazing daycare, high quality but a bit pricey.

Apparently local governments in Japan started matchmaking services due to low birth rates. Japan ranks surprisingly poorly on gender parity indexes. Despite its technological advances, women still don’t have equal footing as men Addressing the vast gender gap might be more effective than matchmaking

Birbirimizi bulmaya çalışıyoruz 🙌🗺️🌎🌍🌏 #UIK #IR

This is so awesome!!! 👏 Covers pretty much everything! Except maybe: “Here We Challenge the Eurocentric IR: Never Mind the Fact That We Do This from Our Offices in Top Western Institutions”

Well, I don’t know if I’d survive if I were to be held upside down and slammed to the ground by some giant dude… so she’s got some solid credentials, but how much they are relevant for running the Dept of Ed, I dunno 🤷🏻‍♀️

They’re not even trying to be subtle.

I’m all about meals 😋 and hugs 🤗

Yay! 🙌 Every celebrity will get a position in this administration!!! I guess their performance will be based on their ratings! 😅

It seems only billionaires and sex offenders can be considered for higher office in the new administration. incidentally, all are men. Is this the team that’s going to take down “elitism” in DC?? I wonder if any of these guys ever traveled economy class on an airplane… but, he’s got the mandate!🤷🏻‍♀️

Pass the hot potato!!! After elbowing their way into the negotiations as the big brothers of Palestine, Turkish government quickly switches sides after the US elections. No one can flip as fast as these guys. The electorate can’t catch up to all this flip flopping!

Creep Milei and his sister attends global summit, trying to charm power brokers with his crazy hair and crazier rhetoric! Apparently, Biden lost his way into the Amazon after praising the rain forests at a press address 😅 #G20

The election campaigns in the US tried to marginalize the women’s reproductive rights issue as an “abortion problem” Those of us who know first hand the creeping of religion into politics see it different. There’s a direct attack to 1st Amendment here: no establishment clause is violated

IR theory seems to be delving further into irrelevance… I can’t understand how one can be so oblivious to the drastically reactionary global electoral trends that have completely destroyed these “progressive margins” Honestly… is it still the 1990s of the Zapatista uprisings??

📣Announcement📣 Politics & Gender Conference 2025 A conference celebrating 20 years of P&G for scholars working on all aspects of women, gender, & politics. 📅 May 28-29, 2025 📍 Rutgers University CFP: mlkrook.org/PAGC_CFP_202... Website: www.pagconference.org Submit: forms.gle/nc6ZpaEX7qnz...

I don’t remember such successful attacks against workers rights in the history of industrialization. These handful of ultra rich are out there, destroying the gains of more than a century. It is tragic how they can sell their personal gain as some kinds of a crusade against establishment!

Good night 🌔folks in the US, good morning folks in Turkey and Europe.☀️ Here’s a little friendly advise: don’t skip routine screening after 40. I skipped mammograms for 2 yrs during covid; when I got back on track, they found a stage 2 breast cancer! Go get checked if you want to see your 50s & 60s

Good by fall 🍁🍂 you’re almost over… We had an unusually nice, long fall this year here in the Midwest. I won’t complain! I still have a two-hour round trip ride to the Cancer Institute for my treatments. It’s nice to not fight the snow or ice on the way. I should be done in February. 🤞

Thanksgiving is fast approaching! Here are some lucky turkeys 🦃 roaming around at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. They must be the best taken care of birds of their kind. Well maintained grounds, plenty food, no predators. 😅

This is a growing list of scholars who study gender and women’s representation in authoritarian regimes. If I missed you, please reply to be added. Also, feel free to share this list and mention any names you think should be included. Thanks! #gendersky #polisky #Gendersky go.bsky.app/BDjUh6V

So I’m new. I decided to migrate to Blue Sky after conceding to the fact that the ads I see at X, & the overall lack of civility are bad enough to give up my over 10K followers… Maybe all the nice, decent folk are already here! I’m hopeful 🤞 I’ll be posting some silly stuff, pls don’t judge me! 🤪