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Civil Wars Journal @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

Huge thanks to our contributors @christinaboyes.bsky.social @hyyppati.bsky.social @mervekeskin.bsky.social Dana Landau, Rachel Schwartz and @meganastewart.bsky.social for reflecting on the fuzzy edges, ordering processes, need to de-centre violence and issues of knowledge production in the field

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Sep 2

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The Dogebags Comic

A new satire by Aspy

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Aug 27

Estaria encantada de dar la bienvenida a un posdoc quien gustaria trabajar las temas de #cambioclimatico, recursos naturales, #extractivismo, #violenciapolitica y #conflicto subnacional.

Manden sus solicitudes y difundan el anuncio, ¡por favor!

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Aug 20

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The roundtable that led to this article was the highlight of ISA Chicago for me. I'm excited to see this in print.

Civil Wars ISA Roundtable 2025 Civil War and Intrastate Conflict: Reimagining a Field of Study

Published in Civil Wars (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Jul 3

I've never been more nervous and excited about a publication than I am about this one. It's my first published co-authorship with an undergrad (my RA from my last year of grad school.) doi.org/10.1177/2753...

River conflicts and hydrological dominance - Christina Boyes, Katherine Lynch-Dombroski, 2025

How do the direction of river flow and the dynamics of power within a river basin affect international conflict and cooperation? Studies of border disputes sugg...

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Jun 4

Murphy's academic law: reviews and proofs are urgently and inevitably due at the end of semester, during conferences, or both.

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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · May 20

We're hiring!

Two tenure-track openings for Assistant Professors in Political Science or International Relations.

Sharing = 🙏❤️

www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Assistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leiden University is currently looking for at least two (2) assistant professors in Poli...

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · May 9

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Journeys in World Politics NSF Grant Revocation Appeal

The purpose of this form is to collect signatures for the Journeys in World Politics NSF grant revocation appeal letter. By sharing your contact information below, you indicate that you wish to be inc...

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · May 9

Sign the appeal letter here!: forms.gle/pwB8bG7AjgJ8...

Journeys in World Politics NSF Grant Revocation Appeal

The purpose of this form is to collect signatures for the Journeys in World Politics NSF grant revocation appeal letter. By sharing your contact information below, you indicate that you wish to be inc...

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · May 9

Sign here!: forms.gle/pwB8bG7AjgJ8...

Journeys in World Politics NSF Grant Revocation Appeal

The purpose of this form is to collect signatures for the Journeys in World Politics NSF grant revocation appeal letter. By sharing your contact information below, you indicate that you wish to be inc...

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · May 9

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · May 9

Share how the Journeys in World Politics workshop impacted your career and the field, and sign the appeal letter asking NSF to reconsider the revocation of the workshop's NSF grant!

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Journeys in World Politics NSF Grant Revocation Appeal

The purpose of this form is to collect signatures for the Journeys in World Politics NSF grant revocation appeal letter. By sharing your contact information below, you indicate that you wish to be inc...

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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · May 2

The NSF grant funding the Journeys in World Politics program was terminated last week. We are working on an appeal. If you are an alumnae of the program, and are willing to join a support letter, please contact @christinaboyes.bsky.social within the next week (our appeal window is short). Thanks!

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Jessica Weeks @jlpweeks.bsky.social · May 2

Alumae: please help us appeal the Journeys termination! Thank you @christinaboyes.bsky.social @sbmitche.bsky.social

Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · May 2

The NSF grant funding the Journeys in World Politics program was terminated last week. We are working on an appeal. If you are an alumnae of the program, and are willing to join a support letter, please contact @christinaboyes.bsky.social within the next week (our appeal window is short). Thanks!

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Justin S. Mankin @jsmankin.bsky.social · Apr 23

Can scientists trace climate losses back to the emissions from individual fossil fuel companies?

Yes, we can.

The inimitable @ccallahan45.bsky.social and I provide an 'end-to-end' attribution framework that can be applied in many climate accountability contexts:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature

A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Apr 26

The termination of Journeys' grant is heartbreaking. This workshop was a huge help for me during the transition from student to faculty, and I connected with talented, amazing scholars who continue to inspire me. I'm crushed that future female scholars won't have the same opportunity.

DeAnne Roark @deanneroark.bsky.social · Apr 26

I’m devastated to hear the Journeys grant was terminated today. The experience and mentorship I gained from participating in this workshop helped me land my current dream job at the GSS Lab. This is a devastating blow for the discipline.

Jessica Weeks @jlpweeks.bsky.social · Apr 25

It's hard to find the words. NSF just terminated the grant for Journeys, a mentoring workshop that tried to tackle underrepresentation of women in international relations. Future scholarship will be the worse for it. But this photo from our last gathering will motivate me to keep fighting.

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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · Apr 26

India using water as a weapon

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...

Kashmir attack: Why India’s Indus Waters Treaty freeze threatens Pakistan

Pakistan has deemed India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty following tourist attack in Pahalgam an ‘act of war’.

www.aljazeera.com

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · Apr 25

🚨 Another major round of #NSF terminations today 😞. Please report and encourage your colleagues to as well! We need this info to shed light on the damage caused, and to organize and advocate for science that includes and benefits all. airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... 🧪

Noam Ross @noamross.net · Apr 19

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨

We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!

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NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.

We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks.

We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA

WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential.

These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

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Cath Andrews @cathandrews.bsky.social · Apr 18

Along with colleagues and some former colleagues from CIDE, I've signed this letter in support of Harvard & all other US universities whose academic freedom and whose communities' human rights are currently under attack. #InSolidarity

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Sergi Pardos-Prado @sergipardos.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Glasgow! Interested in the following questions?

❓How do national identities shape attitudes toward migration?

🌍 How does this relationship change over time and across countries?

Apply before 21 April. Details here: tinyurl.com/3cxay963

University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Social Sciences - Student funding opportunities - Postgraduate Research - Latest PhD opportunitiesSearch iconClose menu iconMenu icon bar 1Menu icon bar 2...

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · Mar 31

Extremism and Terrorism: Rebel Goals and Tactics in Civil Wars
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social
Renanah Miles Joyce
@pagefortna.bsky.social

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Extremism and Terrorism: Rebel Goals and Tactics in Civil Wars | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

Extremism and Terrorism: Rebel Goals and Tactics in Civil Wars - Volume 23 Issue 1

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Christina Boyes @christinaboyes.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org · Mar 31

Looking for a PhD? Interested in #EarthObservation, #pollution and armed conflicts? Then take a look at this new opportunity we are collaborating on with the universities of York and Sheffield. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Mar 31

The human capital flight from the U.S. is well underway.

Hanna Herbst @hhumorlos.bsky.social · Mar 30

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org · Mar 31

New paper exploring how geopolitical strife impedes climate mitigation, including through reduced political cooperation, shifting trade relations, increased self-sufficiency, diversion of funds, military vehicle emissions and asset destruction. www.nature.com/articles/s44... #ClimateAction

Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation

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