Pub Alert! Check out or work on the use of military versus civilian trials during armed conflict. We bridge work on rebel taxation, crime, civil war, and justice/comparative courts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @cloyle.bsky.social @justinconrad.bsky.social

Interesting article on how rebels use narcotics (both directly and as finance), but the Taliban's approach was not uncommon. The Chinese Communist Party destroyed many opium crops but kept some to manufacture anesthetics (at minimum), and in work with @lianaeustacia.bsky.social and Justin Conrad ...

Headed to APSA 2025? I’m putting together a panel on new approaches to military effectiveness. All methods + time periods welcome! (We have an experiment on discrimination and unit cohesion, for example). If you’re interested, send me an email.

Folks: does anyone know of any studies on whether academics move more than people in other professions? TIA.

Kicking off Peace Science over dinner with @lianaeustacia.bsky.social and Mich Gov Big Gretch, what?!?!

Is your Bluesky feed missing in conflict analysis? I made a starter pack of peace and conflict scholars to follow here. DM me if you want to be included. #Conflictsky go.bsky.app/7o8tZt2

New blogpost for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social with @cwiehler.bsky.social on why conflict researchers need to view communal conflict as a wartime phenomenon and how such a perspective can help prevent, curb, and resolve communal violence ⤵️ theloop.ecpr.eu/why-communal... #polisky #conflictsky

Thoroughly enjoyed discussing several papers at ISA, eating my way through SF, and celebrating the accomplishments of others. It was fun and probably my favorite SF trip. See you all again next year!

Fortunate to have such an amazing and brilliant colleague like @mjcohen.bsky.social! Beyond excited for her new book on protest voting in Latin America!! Electoral behavior, invalid voting, democracy, new knowledge in an election year? What more do you need?!

If the book gets 1500 downloads before February 13th, I’ll run a 5k in a prom dress.

My latest book, on rebel groups' management of marriage, is available and FREE to download for 2 weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Today Is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Germany’s memory landscape helps us teach about the past – and the present. Read this moving post from @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social here: goodauthority.org/news/interna...

What happens when a formal modeler and a political psychologist walk into a room? …Very excited that my paper with @keithschnak.bsky.social, Anger and Political Conflict Dynamics, has been accepted at APSR! 1/7

Love this study and seeing it in print! Congrats @sebvanbaalen.bsky.social on another fantastic pub.

below is a link to the syllabus for the grad seminar I'll teach this spring on the "political economy of developing countries." www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2778r...

Claudine Gay responds, and she’s spot on: “It is not lost on me that I make an ideal canvas for projecting every anxiety about the generational and demographic changes unfolding on American campuses: a Black woman selected to lead a storied institution.” www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/o...

Disease as the long shadow of war.

Looking forward to discussing Kevin Lou’s work on land reform, revolution, and civil war mobilization this Friday at 1pm EST at the virtual Chinese Politics Research in Progress seminar. More information and link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Another wonderful Peace Science conference. My heart and mind are full. Thanks to all for the brilliant work and welcoming community!

Excited to be going to Belfast next week to participate in a panel on Cultural Memory in the Bridging the Atlantic conference (it will be live streamed): globalirish.georgetown.edu/bridgingthea...

It's time to vote for ISA officers! Very honored to be nominated for an at-large position along some amazing people. Check out candidate statements and **vote** ! 🗳 www.isanet.org/ISA/Governan...

I’m officially an et al.! We analyzed the discourse of al-Masra, an Arabic language newspaper linked to AQAP, surrounding over 100 individuals and organizations across 1250 articles Menasky Conflictsky www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New by @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social today: "The ICC will likely investigate, and later prosecute, Hamas’s killings and hostage taking as war crimes. The ICC may also investigate, and later prosecute, Israel’s blockade and bombing campaign as war crimes." goodauthority.org/news/the-icc...

We at @goodauth.bsky.social are excited to share this call for the Good Authority fellows program. Deadline is January 15. Application is brief. Please share! (And yes, in my mind, I'm calling it goodfellas.) goodauthority.org/news/good-au...

Hispanic Heritage Month has come to an end. It was such a joy creating this thread. While it's not exhaustive, it is filled with some amazing scholars. I was lucky enough to learn about their work & accomplishments. You should too. Inspired by my little community.

Hispanic Heritage Month! Giancarlo Visconti is AP @ Penn State. PhD Columbia. Southern Chilean. Pub: BJPS, PSRM, etc. Awards: SSRC, Purdue, Columbia, etc. Research: comp political behavior & political economy of developing countries, focus on LatAm. Methodologist. giancarlovisconti.com

Hispanic Heritage Month! @jluisrod.bsky.social AP @ GMU’s @ ScharSchool. Ph.D. JHU. From Mexico. First gen. Research: international security & law, global south, humanitarian intervention, nonproliferation. Awards: JHU, ISA, etc. Funded: Stanton & McArthur. CISAC & BTG affiliate. jluisrodriguez.com

Hispanic Heritage Month! @mattlamb.bsky.social AP @ TTUPoliSci. PhD @ RicePoliSci. First gen. Mexican descent. Texas raised. Pub: SSQ, ELJ, APR, JPSE, etc. Awards: MIT, Rice, APSA, etc. Research: election administration; Latinx politics; civics education. mattlambpolisci.com/research.html

Hispanic Heritage Month!Chelsea Estancona AP@UofSC. PhD@UNC. From Spain(Basque). Pubs: ISQ, CMPS,etc. Awards: ISA, Russell Sage,etc. Research: poli econ violence, org crime, rebel funding & gov, militias, offshore finance. Founder Carolinas Conflict Consortium clestancona.wixsite.com/chelseaestan...

I wrote about the hostage crisis ongoing since Hamas kidnapped scores of Israelis and foreigners on Saturday. So much is unknown, but here’s what I’ve got for now, in @goodauth.bsky.social ⤵️ polisky conflictsky intsec goodauthority.org/news/why-the...

Hispanic Heritage Month! @ Glayds Zubiría is a PhD ABD @ RicePoliSci. MA Essex. From Barranquilla, Colombia. Pub (eng&sp) & award-winning. Fulbright Scholar. Research: civil war outcomes & determinants of peace after conflict, particular emphasis on Colombia. Passionate teacher. gladyszubiria.com

Hispanic Heritage Month (Indigenous Day break from scholars): The majority of uni employees that clean your offices, dept, serve your food, etc, are Hispanic. These are the real MVPs. W/o them your ability to produce knowledge, teach, mentor, & so much more would suffer. Make sure to say THANK YOU

Forgot to share on here: Hi! Conflict Processes @ MPSA section head here. Don’t forget to submit your proposals today. If you’re struggling because of world events or not sure of fit email/message me.

Hispanic Heritage Month! @austinlw.bsky.social AP @ Harris UChicago. Visiting @ Yale. PhD @ Princeton. Mexican descent, Texas raised. 1stgen. Pub: AJPS, AER, JOP, etc. Awards: NSF, UChicago, etc. Research: substate conflict, rebel tactics, PolEcon crime & pandemic response www.austinlwright.com/home

Hispanic Heritage Month! @laiabalcells.bsky.social FULL @ Georgetown. From Spain(Catalan) Pub: Book(Rivalry & Revenge), APSR, JOP, etc. Award/Grant: HFG, FBA, ESRC, APSA, etc. Research: civil wars, terrorism, nationalism, ethnic conflict, & transitional justice after armed conflict laiabalcells.com

Hispanic Heritage Month! @ Eduardo Moncada Assoc Prof @ Barnard/Columbia. 1st gen; family from ECU&COL. Awards: HFG, Ford, SSRC, etc. Pub: 3 books (Resisting Extortion CUP 2022 & CUP/SP); CP, CompIntlDev, JGC, etc. Research: crime, urban politics, & subnational comparative analysis. Fieldwork: LatAm

Hispanic Heritage Month! @agannon.bsky.social AP @ VandyPoliSci @ VUDataScienc. Colombian. PhD @ UCSDPoliSci. Pub (ISQ, JCR, etc). Award/grant (NSF, CFR, SmithRichardson,etc). Cool data (jandresgannon.com/data). Research: intl security, pol econ of conflict, mil tech, alliances. jandresgannon.com

Hispanic Heritage Month!Carlos Schmidt-Padilla. Postdoc @UPenn PDRI-Devlab. 1stgen El Salvador. PhD PoliSci Berkeley, BA Harvard. Pub (econ/pol) & award/grant winner (+50k). Research: imp of org crime/migration/climate change/health inequality for dev., human capital, & gov cschmidtpadilla.github.io

Hispanic Heritage Month! @ietchacq.bsky.social is PhD cand @RicePoliSci. Uruguay. 1st Gen PhD. Research: causes/consequences of political rep hist marginalized groups in W. Democracies. LargeN, field & elite experiments. Awardee (APSA Latino Fund, etc). Work w. practitioners in Uruguay ietchacq.com

🚨🚨Bridging the Gap is searching for our next Fellow to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives! Please check out the call, share it with your networks, and apply! Happy to answer any questions ⤵️ polisky

Rebel and Incumbent Law and the Durability of Post-Civil War Peace osf.io/tgdcp preprint via OSFramework. PoliSky Conflictsky

Hispanic Heritage Month! Michelle Torres is AP @ UCLA PolSci. From CDMX. PhD PoliSci & AM Statistics @ WashUStL. Published in AJPS, Political Analysis, etc & Rpackages. Research: political methodology & behavior, computer vision, causal inference, public opinion, & surveys smtorres.org

Excited to share my first piece as a @goodauth.bsky.social contributor on the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin, re: war crimes in #Ukraine. He may never stand trial but that’s not all that matters. Read here: goodauthority.org/news/what-th... #polisky

Update from the Mapping Militants Project! New updates to Oath Keepers & Proud Boys profiles include: 🔹Jan 6 trials & seditious conspiracy 🔹ties to other groups 🔹activities of local chapters & splinters ➡️Oath Keepers - bit.ly/mmp-oath-kee... ➡️Proud Boys - bit.ly/mmp-proud-boys polisky conflictsky

For polisky or related fields: If you're looking for an alternative to the two week "math camp" with which many social science programs start, I put together an online, work-at-your-own-pace-over-the-summer version here: daveasiegel.com/teaching/math-course. Happy to answer questions about it.

Great podcast, great research. Really enjoyed this one. Conflictsky

Hispanic Heritage Month! @GustavoGuajar20 is a PhD candidate @ Rice PoliSci. From Mexico. Pub scholar (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...). Research: electoral institutions, legislative behavior, anticorruption reform, LatAm: gguajardo.com/research.html

HispanicHeritageMonth! @tanishafazal.bsky.social FULL prof @ Minnesota PolSci. Puerto Rican/Bangladesh. Published top journals, author 2 award winning books, another on the way. Grants winner: NSF, HFG, etc. Carnegie Fellow. Research: sovereignty, intl law, med care in conflict zones& armed conflict

Introducing Conflictsky, a new feed for political conflict and violence! Like and pin the feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:... To post, tag with 'conflictsky' or 'violencesky' It's a polisky sub-feed, so request to join that list if you haven't already: www.paulmusgrave.info/how-to-use-p...