Thanks to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social for giving us the possibility to guest edit a special issue on "Political violence in democracies". Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social and I wrote an open access introduction: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to all authors of 14 articles!

Some months ago at the La Terturalia Museum in Cali, I felt the responsibility to get a paper published that contributes to our understanding of what happens when women activists get killed.

A month has passed and I still think about the Summer School for Women in Political Methodology in Bremen. A big thank you to @gessler.bsky.social, Denise, @sophiahunger.bsky.social and Sophia R for organizing and to all the other participants who made this methods training so special.

CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN! Apply to the Latin American Peace Science Society (LAPSS) 2026 Conference! www.eafit.edu.co/lapss Details below 🧵

Happy to have presented joint work with @juliakoebrich.bsky.social at the NEPS2025 in Barcelona. This is a new project and we got some many interesting and helpful comments --> new energy 🚀

So proud of my first solo JPR article on Rebel leaders’ military training and the duration of civil conflict journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.

Next week, May 7, 4 pm I will present some of my research on activism in Colombia at the Political Science Institute in Tübingen and give insights into a new project with @juliakoebrich.bsky.social. You can join us online: uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...

8 March - many challenges remain and increase. We created a network for scholars examining gender and violence across Latin America. Check out eGAL (estudios de género y violencia en América Latina). www.egalpolsci.com. and please join our newsletter for updates on publications & networking events.

It is official - I am part of the Institute for International Relations / Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Tübingen. uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties...

We just happened to publish an article that shows what happens when an electoral autocracy co-opts humanitarian organizations and uses them for its goals. Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID doi.org/10.1007/s121...

Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States. Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.

Excited for a new chapter as a postdoc @iratut.bsky.social at the University of Tübingen! Stay tuned for new projects on (wo)men civilians and leaders in civil conflicts.

Nada como discutir ideas de investigación con colegas de paz y conflicto en América Latina - LAPSS- Latín American Peace Science Society is such a supportive environment.

Te enfocas en género y violencia y quieres conocer más Latinx que trabajan estos temas? El 16 de enero, ICESI Cali, organizo una mini conferencia para establecer un grupo de investigación. Si quieres participar, escríbame. Esto será un evento antes de la LAPSS organizada por @sansosa.bsky.social

My favourite novels in 2024.

Christmas came early this year 🎉 Check out my first article published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution ! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Ever wondered if rebel leaders really experience punishment after signing peace agreements? Check out my new article on their fates after peace agreements academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...

Representing the Department of Government this week at the Catholic University of Lille for strengthening academic partnerships and student exchange.

Favourite books I read in 2023.

Did you ever wonder if more and more people are writing about Colombia or if this is just a wrong impression? New publication on the last 25 years of scholarship on Colombia’s civil conflict @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My WarEffects Team is moving to the bluesky, follow @carlokoos.bsky.social @amobermeier.bsky.social @wareffectserc.bsky.social Welcome !

Our first workshop flew by! I learned so much organising it and really enjoyed the official kickoff of the WarEffects project. Thanks to our participants for coming the long way to Bergen!

No better way of starting here than through my friend Liana!

Hispanic Heritage Month! @TappeOrtiz is a Postdoc Uni of Bergen, aff w. @GIGA_Institute. Colombian/German. From Bello, Colombia. First Gen PhD. PhD PoliSci Hamburg, MPhil LatAm Oxford. Frmr visiting fellow @ Columbia. Published. Interviews rebel leaders. Examines individuals during/after civil war.