Psyched + humbled to see our SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER recognized as #1 Top Book in IR per @iajournal.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org (reviewed by @mgmessmer.bsky.social) global.oup.com/academic/pro... @epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @siecenter.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social

So excited to hold my book! You can do so too in November! Leila Khoury's cover art captures the story of a contentious movement becoming something like a civil society in the depths of Syria's war. @cornellupress.bsky.social designed it beautifully. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

If you don’t think you need this book YES YOU DO. I'm offering guest lectures on SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER for this academic year… Add the book to your syllabus, and then add me as a guest lecturer! I’m happy to join your class either virtually or in person... 🧪🔬📚 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

My new article on #PDET community development programs in #Colombia -- Can they boost trust in (post-)conflict conditions? ** Original 2021 survey data on 2 towns -> More positive attitudes when project priorities matched community needs (e.g., roads vs. health) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

A new article by Korbel Prof @oliverkaplan.bsky.social analyzes Colombia's Program for Development with a Territorial Focus (PDET) by assessing its effects on sustainable peace, development, and confidence in state institutions. @journals.sagepub.com Read more here:

Academics: have you ever assigned a @newlinesmag.bsky.social article, podcast episode, or video essay in a class? If so, which one(s) and what class(es)? Any and all details welcome! You can respond here, DM me, or e-mail [email protected] 🙏

Grateful to Matthew Flinders for his thoughtful (+ constructively-critical) review of our new book @poppublicsphere.bsky.social --that it "should become core reading for all PhD students" @epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Happy to share my new article in @iajournal.bsky.social on how civilians use TECHNOLOGY to protect themselves/ counter disinfo in conflict settings We found these uses of tech amplify #nonviolent strategies & are WAY more common and diverse than we first expected! academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

Ok, can we stop calling it a tariff “strategy”?

Glad to be a part of this exciting new forum on Localization in development/ humanitarianism!

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social & Emily Paddon Rhoads discuss “insider-led” localization and show information and communication technologies for civilian protection have facilitated rebalancing of relationships between global humanitarians and local actors in Colombia, Ecuador, & Syria. 16/

As scholars who study humanitarian aid, Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social and GW Prof @mzdeloffre.bsky.social, write that we are seeing not just a crisis of funding, but also one that jeopardizes the credibility of the entire global system that provides this lifesaving assistance.

Applications for the 2025 New Era Workshop (NEW) are now open! NEW is an annual three-day training program for PhD students in international affairs and related disciplines, held September 25-27, 2025 at the University of Denver! Applications and more info can be found on our website. Please share!

They’ve arrived! “The Mompos Project: A Tale of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia.”

My new article on how TECHNOLOGY 📲⚡️🌎📡 contributes to LOCALIZATION of power to local actors, focusing on civilian protection Original interviews: INDIGENOUS GUARD #Ecuador #Colombia WHITE HELMETS #Syria **Open Access! @gsqjournal.bsky.social @emilykmscott.bsky.social academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

This has been such useful survey data on LatinAm… I’ve been fortunate to publish with it myself…Tragic to see USAID’s core source of support come to an end

Standing up for Science!

As editors of SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER @epsteinprof.bsky.social & I believe that the responsible use of SCIENCE contributes to the public good and makes the world better We stand in solidarity with @standupforscience.bsky.social 3/7/25

Timely talk at @isanet.bsky.social today: @epsteinprof.bsky.social and @oliverkaplan.bsky.social discussed their new book Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social, which explores policy-engaged research. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Glad my copy of “Surviving the Islamic State” by @austinknuppe.bsky.social made it to the Rockies ⛰️🏔️ … Per my praise it “shows how civilians weigh risks of retaliation as they decide whether to acquiesce, mount everyday resistance, or pursue more active opposition”…. Key insights for unstable times

A thought-provoking roundtable by @epsteinprof.bsky.social & @hilaryappel.bsky.social about Russia's war on Ukraine challenges conventional wisdom & uncovers biases in research & policy with @charlicarpenter.bsky.social @oxanashevel.bsky.social & Milada Vachudova @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social

𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2025 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞! Know anyone who could use tools and networks to disseminate policy-relevant academic research? Now's the time! Applications close Sunday 1/26@11:59pm MT www.bridgingthegapproject.org/ipsi

“Covid-ravaged Peru, afflicted by the world’s worst covid death rate, offers perhaps the clearest example of the swing from corruption to populism," write @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, @mikealbertus.bsky.social, Diana Senior-Angulo, and Gustavo Flores-Macías et. al. muse.jhu.edu/article...

It was a blast to lead this week-long field course in Colombia for MA students @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social! We learned SO much meeting with a bunch of great speakers! And even managed to conduct some research on coffee and climate resilience! duclarion.com/2025/01/korb...

My book, "Local Peace, International Builders," is now OUT. It examines the conditions under which international actors successfully bring order, peace, and stability to fragile settings. To read more about each chapter and download the book OPEN ACCESS: www.williamgnomikos.com/local-peace

Very excited to announce the release of my new book today, Land Power! Based on 15 years of work, it tells the story of how land shapes societies, from racial hierarchy to inequality, development, gender & the environment. In hardcover/eBook/audiobook. More in 🧵

Very happy to see that the article "Weapons of the Weak: Technological Change, Guerrilla Firepower, and Counterinsurgency Outcomes" that Costantino Pischedda, @aagilli.bsky.social and I have written is finally out in The Journal of Conflict Resolution. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Excited to have a new article out today at Journal of Democracy: How Covid Changed Latin America. With @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, Gustavo Flores-Macías, Diana Senior-Angulo, Amy Erica Smith, Henrique Delgado, Rafael Ioris & Melissa Martinez. #Democracy #covid #LatinAmerica

Glad to share our new article "HOW COVID CHANGED LATIN AMERICA" in @jodemocracy.bsky.social @mikealbertus.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social We find COVID created challenges & risks of democratic backsliding but also brought hopeful responses and resiliencies

Read @ccaryl.bsky.social on how the rise of the Georgian Dream party has contributed to Georgia’s authoritarian turn—and what Moscow stands to gain if Tbilisi pivots decisively away from the West:

Civilians were often trapped between violent actors during the Colombian conflict, explains @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, an associate professor at the @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social at the University of Denver and the author of the 2017 book, “Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves.”

In the process, I learned how the simple shuffling of survey questions can become a powerful experiment. More research on lynching in the American Sociological Review journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Here’s a starter pack for the Josef Korbel School of Int’l Studies at U of Denver @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social … Some great scholars to follow! go.bsky.app/UsqnDvq

Here’s a new podcast I did —about 2 new papers on how civilians use technology to protect themselves! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Concerned about how to engage with policymakers ethically? Worried about how your research might be used? Check out our new edited volume, Speaking Science to Power, on these issues and more re: ethical policy engagement (I have a chapter on why we should pre-register our ethical redlines)

I started a Colombianistas starter pack. I’m sure it will grow! Saludos! go.bsky.app/KY4Vcsb

Hey @oliverkaplan.bsky.social look what arrived! If you're interested in, or thinking about, ethical engagement with policymakers, this is a terrific volume. It covers the waterfront, from research design to final outputs, & the chapters are short + accessible, so perfect for teaching

Very excited to see this volume out in the wild. If you're an academic and interested in ethical engagement with policy-makers, check it out (Kindle's only $15). I have a chapter on why you should consider pre-registering your ethical redlines *before* fieldwork and engaging with policy-makers

Now available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Speaking-Sci...

PUBLICATION DAY ‼️📚 OK, this book is a GAME CHANGER! Many scholars “Bridge the Gap" and brief policymakers, and many policymakers seek out research and evidence… There was no concrete ethical guidance on how to do this… UNTIL NOW! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I was glad to contribute to this important article led by colleagues @ Korbel School’s Pardee Center & a team of outstanding students “Built to support the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018…” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Great over view of trends in/ rise of conflict scholarship on Colombia in recent years

I was proud to be the guest editor of this special issue on “Promoting Restraint in War” — in collaboration with the ICRC and some incredible colleagues…. Sadly a topic that is more frequently relevant than it should be. Perhaps some helpful insights for this moment…