Matthew Nanes
@matthewjnanes.bsky.social
Associate Director, University of Chicago Committee on International Relations. I share research on conflict, policing, and security, plus occasional dog photos. http://m.nanes.org
Book (Policing for Peace): https://a.co/d/epVkdEj
Book (Policing for Peace): https://a.co/d/epVkdEj
Reposted by Matthew Nanes
Really proud of our new article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social!! @nicoravanilla.bsky.social @matthewjnanes.bsky.social
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Really proud of our new article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social!! @nicoravanilla.bsky.social @matthewjnanes.bsky.social
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
"Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes" is now published at @isq-jrnl.bsky.social!
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Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes
Abstract. Migration creates opportunities for transferring not just wealth but also norms, attitudes, and behaviors from migrant-receiving to migrant-sendi
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August 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Circular Migration and the Moderation of Social Attitudes" is now published at @isq-jrnl.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/isq/...
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Publication day for our long, long awaited article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social on the effects of community policing on police officers' own attitudes about the community!
🧵 Proud to share our new paper in @apsrjournal.bsky.social (open access)!
We used a field experiment to test how contact with citizens shapes POLICE OFFICER attitudes then developed inductive theory about when it works v. backfires.
Paper w/ @matthewjnanes.bsky.social & @nicoravanilla.bsky.social
We used a field experiment to test how contact with citizens shapes POLICE OFFICER attitudes then developed inductive theory about when it works v. backfires.
Paper w/ @matthewjnanes.bsky.social & @nicoravanilla.bsky.social
Just published on APSR First View: "How Does Community Policing Affect Police Attitudes? An Experimental Test and a Theory of Bureaucrat-Citizen Contact" by Dotan Haim, Matthew Nanes, and Nico Ravanilla. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
March 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Publication day for our long, long awaited article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social on the effects of community policing on police officers' own attitudes about the community!
There's lots of talk about how better bollards in New Orleans could have stopped the terror attack. But as Trevor Bachus and I write, physical barriers alone just shift the nature of political violence; they can't fully prevent it.
doi.org/10.1177/0022...
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Walls and Strategic Innovation in Violent Conflict - Matthew Nanes, Trevor Bachus, 2021
Governments build walls to curtail a range of illicit activities like immigration, crime, and terrorism. We argue that while physical barriers effectively preve...
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January 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There's lots of talk about how better bollards in New Orleans could have stopped the terror attack. But as Trevor Bachus and I write, physical barriers alone just shift the nature of political violence; they can't fully prevent it.
doi.org/10.1177/0022...
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doi.org/10.1177/0022...
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This time was not different. Hope turns to dispair.
There’s a sadistic sense of optimism that comes with starting a new IRB proposal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.
October 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
This time was not different. Hope turns to dispair.
There’s a sadistic sense of optimism that comes with starting a new IRB proposal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.
September 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
There’s a sadistic sense of optimism that comes with starting a new IRB proposal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.
Maybe this time things will be different. Maybe past experiences will help me navigate this bizarre and arbitrary process. Hope springs eternal.
R1: “The paper is also poorly written”
R2: “This manuscript is well-written”
Please go on…
R2: “This manuscript is well-written”
Please go on…
July 28, 2024 at 4:19 PM
R1: “The paper is also poorly written”
R2: “This manuscript is well-written”
Please go on…
R2: “This manuscript is well-written”
Please go on…
Reposted by Matthew Nanes
Happy to see my new article with @matthewjnanes.bsky.social in print with @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
When Bullets and Ballots Collide: How the Dissolution of the Anti-Islamic State Coalition Stalled Iraq’s Transition to Peacetime
Iraq’s 2017 victory over the Islamic State (IS) ushered in a period of political gridlock and electoral violence. Rather than demilitarising to compete in elections, pro-government militias retaine...
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March 8, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Happy to see my new article with @matthewjnanes.bsky.social in print with @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
Hey polisky, any recommendations for an academic article or chapter on the 1979 Iranian revolution appropriate for an undergraduate class?
December 27, 2023 at 10:16 PM
Hey polisky, any recommendations for an academic article or chapter on the 1979 Iranian revolution appropriate for an undergraduate class?
1/4 How do members of a majority group respond to inclusion of minorities in the police? In a new article @JPR_journal, I find no evidence that Israeli Jews respond negatively to Arab police. In fact, exposure to Arab police is associated with increased trust in Arabs.
December 1, 2023 at 4:08 PM
1/4 How do members of a majority group respond to inclusion of minorities in the police? In a new article @JPR_journal, I find no evidence that Israeli Jews respond negatively to Arab police. In fact, exposure to Arab police is associated with increased trust in Arabs.
Today, November 28th, I received IRB approval for a form I submitted in May. There were no questions, comments, or concerns, nor any communication in the intervening 6 months. I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I think the system might not be working correctly.
November 28, 2023 at 9:12 PM
Today, November 28th, I received IRB approval for a form I submitted in May. There were no questions, comments, or concerns, nor any communication in the intervening 6 months. I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I think the system might not be working correctly.
I have some credits with Cambridge University Press to spend. Any suggestions for recent books on policing, immigration, conflict processes, religion and politics, Middle East, or Southeast Asia? Self-promotion welcome!
polisky conflictsky
polisky conflictsky
October 16, 2023 at 1:37 PM
I have some credits with Cambridge University Press to spend. Any suggestions for recent books on policing, immigration, conflict processes, religion and politics, Middle East, or Southeast Asia? Self-promotion welcome!
polisky conflictsky
polisky conflictsky
It's page proofs day for the final article from my dissertation research, featuring data collected as a "proof of concept" for my prospectus in 2013. Perseverance pays off!
October 3, 2023 at 8:04 PM
It's page proofs day for the final article from my dissertation research, featuring data collected as a "proof of concept" for my prospectus in 2013. Perseverance pays off!
I know it's easy to get frustrated by the time commitment of letters of rec, but not every student is equally good at advocating for themself, and this "skill" likely correlates with the usual things like gender, SES, etc. A well-executed recommendation provides really important context.
September 26, 2023 at 8:20 PM
I know it's easy to get frustrated by the time commitment of letters of rec, but not every student is equally good at advocating for themself, and this "skill" likely correlates with the usual things like gender, SES, etc. A well-executed recommendation provides really important context.
I see all you polisky journal & book editors got together and decided to send me review requests today.
(I've set yes to them all)
(I've set yes to them all)
September 26, 2023 at 7:58 PM
I see all you polisky journal & book editors got together and decided to send me review requests today.
(I've set yes to them all)
(I've set yes to them all)
Hey Polisky has anyone had any (recent) positive experiences running a survey using the Qualtrics Offline app? Would love to chat!
September 20, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Hey Polisky has anyone had any (recent) positive experiences running a survey using the Qualtrics Offline app? Would love to chat!
Finally live! Now to start the slow, painful process of finding everyone to follow…
September 19, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Finally live! Now to start the slow, painful process of finding everyone to follow…