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ilyssa Yahmi

@ilyssa.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor, The American University of Paris | PhD, Temple University | smuggling, borders, violence & (in-)security, identity | Former @USIP @DoDMinerva Peace Scholar & @XCEPT_Research | Sahel & North Africa

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · 8d

100% with you. I felt so much anger. Protecting participants should not be an expectation for academics exclusively…

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Sep 9

Angie Torres-Beltran receives the 2025 Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award for Mentoring of Graduate Students

The Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award is presented annually by the APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession to recognize the exemplary mentoring of Latino y…

Angie Torres-Beltran receives the 2025 Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award for Mentoring of Graduate Students

The Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award is presented annually by the APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession to recognize the exemplary mentoring of Latino y Latina students and junior faculty each year. The award is named in honor of Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell, the first Latina to earn a PhD in political science. Dr. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson was awarded for exemplary mentoring of undergraduate students.

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you for everything, Alexandra! I hope we meet again soon ☺️

ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Jul 30

Successfully defended my dissertation and completed my PhD journey 🎉🥂
So grateful to the people who walked this path with me: my amazing advisors, mentors, peers, friends, and family who supported me and reminded me why this work matters. Tysm Temple and Philly for all the memories, I’ll miss you 🦅♥️

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Nicolas Réméné @nikosp23.bsky.social · Mar 7

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La ONU anticipa recortes de ayuda en el oeste de África por la falta de fondos

El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) de la ONU ha advertido este viernes de que si no recibe fondos de...

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Mar 7

This is such a shame and truly upsetting.. I loved all the presentations at ASA on this project/grant!

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Mar 1

Stay tuned for our super exciting Special Issue (w/ bluesky-less Tanya Irwin)!

Civil Wars Journal @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social · Mar 1

Great start to the day in our workshop on Rebel Financing and Rebels’ Use of Economic Instruments for Rebel Governance! @ilyssa.bsky.social @jamesworrall.bsky.social @alexwaterman.bsky.social

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Nov 20

best title ever 😌

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Civil Wars Journal @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 13

Call for contributions to a fascinating special issue on the finances of insurgency and rebel governance - please share widely across your networks! Deadline 1 August 2024 for proposals:

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POMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · Mar 22

The Project on Middle East Political Science is thrilled to announce POMEPS Studies 50: The Politics of Migration and Refugee Rentierism in the Middle East! Download the full PDF here! pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

POMEPS Studies 50: The Politics of Migration and Refugee Rentierism in the Middle East - Project on Middle East Political Science

How does the rentier concept apply in the context of the regulation and governance of human mobilities? Given that the hosting of forcibly displaced populations grants political actors the ability to ...

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Mar 25

Forever grateful to have met and been published along with such incredible colleagues. You can access the full issue here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Mar 25

🔔1st publication! As part of @pomeps.bsky.social volume titled "The Politics of Migration and Refugee Rentierism", edited by @tsourapas.bsky.social and @abuaardvark.bsky.social, my article ‘Not our Burden: a Principal-Agent Analysis of Morocco’s EU-Style Migratory Policies’ has been published!

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ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Dec 26

bluesky^2

ilyssa Yahmi @ilyssa.bsky.social · Dec 11

Glad you’re safe!!

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Sarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · Nov 27

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

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