One week to go: Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27 New deadline: 29 Sept 2025 miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

On Friday 12 Sep at 10am @consueloamat.bsky.social and I share new work on the varying logics of org. alliances in nonviolent resistance movements and their impact on prospects for democratization. Looking forward to 5 papers and our amazing discussants @Jess Braithwaite and @janakrause.bsky.social

Indonesia’s protests over lawmakers’ perks reveal frustration: Three decades after the fall of the Suharto dictatorship, political and economic power remain in the hands of the elite. The protests may have died down but the fury is unlikely to fade www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Nothing to see here, just messianic racist war criminals having a conference about messianic war criminal things and other "tremendous opportunities" for crimes against humanity in the Knesset

📢 Call for Papers WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social ➡️ Application deadline 13 August! @statsvitenskap.bsky.social #resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding

This is fantastic. Very excited by this development in European Political Science. Please come and join us. Get involved. Sign up to the listserv. Etc

This is another excellent post by @catherinedevries.bsky.social — I really hope you turn this blog into a booklet (not too fast, of course, only after careful reflection).

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

Today is day 12 of a total blockade on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no medicine, no water. This is US-backed mass slaughter.

🎧 NEW EPISODE | The Horn This week, we discuss the implications of the Trump administration’s slashing of foreign aid and the future of humanitarianism. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/aid-s...

Recent events have underlined that we need to have more serious debates on #nuclear #deterrence in Europe. We're hosting our traditional @hertiesecurity.bsky.social Nuclear Security Workshop in Berlin in July. Deadline for applications: March 14. www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Albanese in den Räumen der Jungen Welt: "We should not fear words, we shall fear crimes. Those who commit them and those who deny them." 2.400 watchers and counting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oxi...

As Vance 'lectures' Europe on free speech, it is good to be reminded that the United States ranks 55 (!) on the World Press Freedom Index. The top 10 countries are ALL in Europe. #journalism #democracy #freepress rsf.org/en/index

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Some concrete ideas from Theda Skocpol newrepublic.com/article/1905...

My depart is hiring 2-4 (!!) Associate Profs, with tenure & promotion track. Open call - but we're particularly looking for a profile in IR, security studies, conflict - and qualitative methods + fieldwork. Great place - happy to answer questions! Deadline soon ⤵️ www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

“Looking ahead to 2025, we estimate that 213 million children will need humanitarian assistance over the course of the year – a staggeringly high number." @unicef.org appeals for US$9.9 billion to support children affected by conflict and crisis around the world www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Please share: ✨We have a permanent position as Associate Professor in Human Rights (interdisciplinary) at NCHR, @unioslo-jus.bsky.social✨ 🔎 Human rights scholar combining insights and methods from the social sciences with legal approaches 📅 Deadline: 2 Dec 2024 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

I wrote an op-ed in one of the main Dutch newspapers today, highlighting that the 1 billion budget cuts to Higher eduction can only be explained as a way to make our universities more submissive. The piece has now been translated into English, and can be read here: crookedtimber.org/2024/11/09/t...

A great panel!

Looking forward to this timely discussion on Civilian Protective Agency in Violent Settings. With Juan Masullo (Leiden), @isaksvensson.bsky.social (Uppsala), and Louise Olsson (PRIO). Academic-practitioner discussion followed by a wine reception. 22 Jan, 15-16:30, PRIO. www.prio.org/events/9103