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Alex Braithwaite

@thebraith.bsky.social

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Political scientist, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona. Research on concentration camps, refugees and forced migration, violent and nonviolent conflict.

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International Organization @iojournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia

www.cambridge.org

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 5

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Aug 19

Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...

Worksheet called "Check-in and warm-up" with these questions:

1. Name and date
2. Check in asking about attendance and preparation with readings
3. Write 1–2 paragraphs about (1) what you most want to talk about from the readings today, and (2) why.
4. Write 1–2 paragraphs connecting this week’s topic and readings to a recent or current event.

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Big Data Kane @cmwitko.bsky.social · Aug 29

I recently drove across the country and listened to the entire Rolling Stones discography in order (I’ve listened to all of these albums many times but never like this 😁). Here is the top 20. Worst album (by far): Dirty Work. The lesson: even if you’ve hit rock bottom in your job you can improve. 😂

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Jul 5

"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"

Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.

This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

www.msnbc.com

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · May 19

Great news. Very well earned!

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · May 1

You can’t just leave us hanging like that for … a week or so!!

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Apr 8

BJPolS is an #OpenAccess journal.

All articles accepted for publication in BJPolS since July 2024 will be open access; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online.

Find out about your open access options - cup.org/4gD95tA

#OA

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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · Mar 20

Applications for the 2025 New Era Workshop (NEW) are now open! NEW is an annual three-day training program for PhD students in international affairs and related disciplines, held September 25-27, 2025 at the University of Denver! Applications and more info can be found on our website. Please share!

NEW — Bridging the Gap

www.bridgingthegapproject.org

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Feb 28

Turks have an unforgettable saying

▸ Öküz tahta çıkarsa öküz padişah olmaz, saray ahır olur

“When an ox ascends to the throne, he doesn’t become king; the palace becomes a barn”

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Feb 23

What the Trump administration wants to do by creating these camps is monstrous enough. But a key thing I found when writing a book on concentration camp history is that when you establish this kind of detention, it tends over time to devolve into much worse kinds of camps.

Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants

The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.

www.nytimes.com

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · Feb 22

Three things that make the U.S. the envy of the world:

1) Professionalized military with strong norm of civilian control

2) Higher education and cutting-edge scientific research

3) Ability to welcome immigrants and attract the “best and the brightest”

All three are under threat.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Feb 15

“increasingly looks as though [Trump] and his allies are targeting academia more broadly”
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social

Higher ed administrations need to recognize that these forces cannot be appeased. They’re at war with the value of truth itself, and their conspiracy theories say destroy you.

Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts

The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.

www.nytimes.com

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Kristen McCollum @kris10mccollum.bsky.social · Jan 15

ICYMI: Will Syrian refugees go 'home'?

Looking at the experimental evidence of Syrian refugee return intentions, with work from @loribeaman.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social @dmasterson.bsky.social @mirandasimon.bsky.social @thebraith.bsky.social and others

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/will...

Will Syrian Refugees Go ‘Home’? A Look at Some Experimental Evidence On Return Intentions | COMPAS

www.compas.ox.ac.uk

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thanks so much, @andreapitzer.bsky.social ! Very much inspired by your phenomenal book :)

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Jan 1

Happy new year, folks! Looking forward to a fun 2025.

Am going to try to celebrate daily. Starting today
(#1) by celebrating my fantastic better half —
@ayearofcrafting over at insta.

Everything is better with Jess around to share it!!

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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · Dec 30

Here are the first five sets of slides:

01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...

02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...

03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...

04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...

05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Dec 22

And buy a bottle of the white port some time to mix with tonic. A completely different style for before dinner (or whenever!) :)

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Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey (POPPA) @poppa-data.bsky.social · Nov 21

We are super pleased to announce the new 2023 wave of the Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey!

The data offers info on party characteristics for 312 parties in 31 🇪🇺 countries, based on 324 expert judgments

The data is available on HarvardDataverse. A quick 🧵: doi.org/10.7910/DVN/... 1/

Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey 2023 (POPPA)

In 2018, the first wave of the Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey (POPPA) introduced a new approach for measuring populism among politica...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Nov 19

To those wondering about the legality of Trump's potential use of the military, I strongly encourage you to read this piece from earlier today. It does a sober job of explaining the state of the law and what is/isn't authorized under existing law. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

How Can Trump Deploy the Military at the Southern Border?

Presidents have extensive power to deploy the military to assist with immigration enforcement, even without a declaration of national emergency.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Nov 17

A friend is putting together a grass-roots organizing event and looking for best books for a general audience on how-to, principles, and history (writ broadly). They're connecting with existing orgs but are looking to help newbies catch up knowledge-wise. Please reply here or DM me your favorites!

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · Nov 13

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Award, for graduate students in their final year, is now open. It's a $25,000 award to facilitate diss write-up. All projects that focus on the causes and/or control of violence welcome. Applications accepted from 1 Nov to 1 Feb 2025.

Details: www.hfg.org

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation - HFG

www.hfg.org

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Nov 12

This was an excellent one, for sure :)

Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Oct 4

Nori and Napoleon during a brief ceasefire :)

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Oct 2

Reminder that we are hiring in international law or international organization

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Sep 23

We are hiring! Assistant Professor of International Law and/or International Organization here at School of Government & Public Policy at UArizona. Review of applications starts Oct 9th. Send questions and please share widely!

Assistant Professor - SGPP

Duties and Responsibilities● Publish in refereed journals and other appropriate outlets.● Teach classes on international law, international organizati...

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Sep 30

@profmusgrave.bsky.social could I please bother you to add me (right phrase?) to the Polisky environment (is that a thing?), please?

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Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Sep 23

Could be a great cfp for some CCamps work, @rdv.bsky.social

Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Sep 22

I am excited to announce Francesca Parente and I will be guest editing the 2025 special issue of the International Journal of Transitional Justice! This is a full-circle moment for me, as my first journal submission was to IJTJ.

The CfP is available here: academic.oup.com/ijtj/pages/cfp. #polisky

Alex Braithwaite @thebraith.bsky.social · Sep 23

Assistant Professor - SGPP

Duties and Responsibilities● Publish in refereed journals and other appropriate outlets.● Teach classes on international law, international organizati...

arizona.csod.com

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Sep 22

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