JUST PUBLISHED: Trump's announced tariffs—25% on Mexico & Canada (besides Canadian energy, at 10%) + a 10% increase in tariffs on China—would be the largest tax increase in at least a generation. It would cost the median US household more than $1,200 a year. #PIIECharts

The interesting thing for me as a trade scholar and GATT geek is that the US has adopted a blanket rule (25% on everything) vs Canada’s targeted list. And in all of this news I have seen exactly ZERO mention of the WTO or even USMCA trade dispute resolution fora. None.

Draft syllabus for my new class on the Politics of Climate Change in Developing States--open any and all feedback! cobrienudry.github.io/files/The%20... thanks to @jeffcolgan.bsky.social for the Climate Solution Lab's syllabus bank

A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)

Having just spent 3 days at a Canadian science policy conference, it was frustrating to see such limited social sciences and humanities representation; even though I work in the housing and public infrastructure space, I had hoped for more. Hm.

What research grant enabled you to do your best work? Why? Was it just funding or something else?

There's a lot of talk about how Trump's tariffs may help revive American manufacturing by encouraging consumers to buy American-made goods. If you believe this, I want to tell you a story. 🧵

Boston is home to more universities per capita than anywhere else in the US. I want to tell you about one, Lesley University, that you may not have heard of, and what Lesley leadership is doing to faculty. 1/

Question for 1st gen PhDs coming from a low income background. Do you also have personal finance ptsd despite graduating and having a better income than your stipend?

In May of this year, I let go of a postdoc at Harvard in favour of a permanent full-time position in the Canada federal public service. I didn't want to risk the uncertainty of living in the US under Trump 2.0, or 3 three months of work visa delays, or 7 months of unemployment between positions. 1/n

$8.75 an hour for a part-time job as a pastry counter clerk at a family run Italian grocery/bakery. Ontario student wages in 2009. (Made more babysitting/nannying).

Excited to announce a call for papers and discussants for the Just Research Conference, to be held online May 9-11, 2024! Just Research is a virtual, free conference for early career scholars and grad students in political science! Apps are due April 1: sites.google.com/view/just-re... #polisky

Unfortunately, I am looking at another unsuccessful year on the academic job market. I’m trying to hold onto the dream of being a professor, or even a postdoc. The applications continue, as does seeking permanent employment since my current contract ends in May.

PoliSky what made for your best experience at a virtual conference or symposium? What activities facilitated networking?

Recent discovery: if you mix up some carrot cake batter, but bake it as cupcakes, you then have carrot muffins and they can be eaten for breakfast guilt-free.

International Political Economy Society (IPES)’s Virtual IPES is calling for paper submissions for its Winter/Spring 2024 round of workshops VIPES: www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org/virtual-ipes Application link: forms.gle/BBGVJdJKnH2b...

I miss being in an office and bantering with colleagues about what cool things they're doing. As someone who works 100% remotely, it's not the same for me to chat with my cat about research or conference plans.

The US embassy in London has weighed in on the controversy created by a US scientist's suggestion that tea needs a pinch of salt.

PoliSky friends: do you know of cool work on urban planning, housing and quality of life - bonus points if the work focuses on Canada. Self cites welcome!

Looking to add something about hostage taking to your syllabi? Check out my latest for @goodauth.bsky.social, a "Good to Know" explainer on hostage taking and the rise in hostage diplomacy: goodauthority.org/news/good-to... Polisky TeachLearnSky IntSec Conflictsky

Thrilled to share that my paper with Sojun Park on the exploitation of treaty ambiguity in TRIPs has been published by @the-peio.bsky.social and is available via open access today! doi.org/10.1007/s115... Working through page proofs during the holidays is so worth it.

It’s that season where even a glimpse at a blue sky has me running to the window to get precious vitamin D.

Susan Sell and I took intro IR together in grad school and then we were colleagues together at GWU for 17 years. Her passing is an enormous loss for so many of us blogs.gwu.edu/elliott360/2...

Reckoning with the impact of neglecting my health the last 12 months. Visited my GP in Nov and routine bloodwork flagged a few things. I still don’t have health benefits (maybe by the Fall?) but grateful for an incredible family doc in Canada over the years.

2023: I became a Dr. I fell in love. I survived 7 months without a paycheck. I lived with one of my best friends. Moved back in with family. Had my second paper accepted with 2 rounds of revisions. Started a new contract job. Looking forward to stability (hopefully) in 2024!

Happy 12/31/23. 🥂

Working a contract 9-5, M-F job that pays biweekly has been life changing. For 9 years I’ve been paid monthly, sometimes unreliably. And for 9 years I had to fight to reserve at least Saturdays for myself/life chores. That first paycheck after 6 months of being unemployed also hit different.

Our paper introducing the "American Local Government Elections Database" is online at Scientific Data. The data includes 78,000 candidates in 57,000 electoral contests in races for seven distinct local political offices in most medium and large cities and counties over the last three decades.

Revising page proofs.

Polisky, as a faculty member, have you ever coordinated with policymakers for assignments? E.g. have your students write research papers in partnership with government agencies? I’d love to chat about how it went! Drop me a DM.

PEPFAR is at risk of not being renewed by US Congress. It is estimated to have saved over 20 million lives so far, and even now averts over a million deaths annually. In my view this is the most important risk to global health we face today. My post: forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/gF4nLB...

In 1926 an American university went to sea and caused an international scandal. Could it still be considered a success? In History Today on the ‘Floating University’ buff.ly/3uJkftR

My latest - on the state of UK trade policy as we look forward to a likely election year. A government Free Trade Agreement agenda losing momentum, Labour picking up many of the obvious gaps in promising a new approach, stakeholders heading in their direction. ecipe.org/blog/state-o...

Polisky: please help us spread the word about the Saltzman Institute’s postdoc, and tell your best students to apply! www.siwps.org/programs/cal...

New in APSR: Journalism isn't/isn't meant to be systematically representative of events; it's not even consistent or constant across time, space, or topic. Using original interviews, I examine the political economy of media & data generation processes. polisky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Polisky hive mind: do you know anyone (poli sci and beyond) working on transit and infrastructure accessibility? Clean water infrastructure?

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey work? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Dec. 22. More info: www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

We are pleased to announce the 2024 *Rebecca B. Morton Conference on Experimental Political Science,* which will be held on Friday, *March 1st* and Saturday, *March 2nd,* 2024 at New York University nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Deadline December 4!

For my contract job, I have the choice to work 8AM to 4PM or 9AM to 5PM Mon-Fri and I feel so indecisive about it. I have no PTO or sick days as a causal employee. Any day I take off requires paperwork and deducts pay. What’s going to be healthier in the long run? 🤷‍♀️

FBI agents rushed to respond Wednesday to a vehicle explosion on the Rainbow Bridge connecting Canada to Niagara Falls, N.Y. Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center received one injured person from the scene, a hospital official told The Post. Follow for live updates:

Princeton bound for American Thanksgiving and to rescue my things from storage. Bittersweet but excited nonetheless.

CfP: Supporting Women in International Political Economy Conference When: April 12 Where: UPenn What: Mentorship, feedback, solidarity! Who: Junior women & non-binary scholars (post-PhD) Submit full drafts by December 15: forms.gle/Waj2dejPtf3d... Register to attend: forms.gle/oLddU2Jgdxnc...

Polisky I truly love talking to people about their projects and troubleshooting issues or offering feedback. What cool papers are you working on?! Let’s have a virtual coffee to talk about them!

If you are at all interested in economic sanctions and/or weaponized interdependence then you’re really gonna want to check out the latest issue of International Security. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/economic-s...

Another 15th of the month, another slew of deadlines for applications. Check your lists job market candidates!

@mjurkovich.bsky.social has joined us here on the other place! 🎉