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Evan Lieberman

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Political science professor, Director of MIT Center for International Studies and Global Diversity Lab. I study democratic governance, climate policy, ethnic politics, mostly in Africa.

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Evan S. Lieberman is the director of the Center for International Studies (CIS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa, and the faculty director for the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and the Global Diversity Lab (GDL). Lieberman is an E-GAP network member, a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) fellow, and co-coordinator of the Boston-area Working Group on African Political-Economy (BWGAPE). .. more

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · 4d

The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is searching for two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. Please apply! To learn more, visit: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

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Postdoctoral Associate

MIT - Postdoctoral Associate - Cambridge MA 02139

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Sep 8

Call for applications! The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is seeking two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. We are looking for scholars demonstrating exceptional scholarly achievement and promise for policy-
relevant research. Please visit: tinyurl.com/33d2veuf

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Aug 24

With today's start of women's and men's singles at the #usopen25, I want to share my brief essay that appeared in the @nytimes.com yesterday. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o... Thanks to so many who reached out with nice comments! (And the less nice ones were pretty civil!)

Opinion | What the U.S. Open Tells Us About America

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MIT Center for International Studies @mit-cis.bsky.social · Apr 1

#EVENTALERT: Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days, April 16, 5:30 PM, MIT 45-230

Experts Juliette Kayyem & Kori Schake will analyze Trump’s first 100 days. Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, will moderate.

Learn more: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 3

🧠Can dignity appeals boost engagement with marginalized groups?

➡️P. Bollen, W. Kymlicka, @evlieb.bsky.social & B.Read show that Facebook ads using dignity language spark positive reactions, but only when targets are not seen as “blameworthy” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Jul 3

Very happy to share that our study of dignity appeals is now out at PSRM

Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 3

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MIT Center for International Studies @mit-cis.bsky.social · Jun 16

CIS is delighted to announce the launch of a new pilot initiative with Angola! The initiative marks a significant collaboration between MIT-Africa, Sonangol, and the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC). Read here: cis.mit.edu/news/mit-afr... @evlieb.bsky.social

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · May 1

JOB ALERT: Come work as lab manager / research associate at the Global Diversity Lab at MIT -- a great opportunity for recent undergraduates considering a PhD in political science #development #climate #diversity Recent LM's went to Stanford, Yale, Berkeley
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Research Support Associate 2

MIT - Research Support Associate 2 - Cambridge MA 02139

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Apr 22

Looking forward to presenting some research (joint with @devincaughey.bsky.social and Preston Johnston) on ethnicity and climate attitudes in Africa at the USC Comparative Politics workshop tomorrow.

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MIT Center for International Studies @mit-cis.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thank you to our speakers @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and @evlieb.bsky.social for their insightful analysis of President Trump's first 100 days in office and the implications for domestic and foreign policy. In case you missed it, watch the event here: youtu.be/osl65UXxNJI?...

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days

YouTube video by MIT Center for International Studies (MIT CIS)

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Apr 15

I am looking forward to this event on Wednesday @mit-cis.bsky.social when I'll be moderating a discussion with two leading analysts Kori Schake (AEI) and Juliette Kayyem (HKS), focused on US Foreign Policy under President Trump

MIT Center for International Studies @mit-cis.bsky.social · Apr 1

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Donghyun Danny Choi @dhdannychoi.bsky.social · Jan 20

Please submit your papers for the Boston/New England Area Working Group in African Political Economy (BWGAPE), scheduled for May 16, 2025, at Brown University with the generous support of Brown's PPE Center.

Deadline: March 28
Link: forms.gle/vTGSfp4kEpuJ...

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Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Mar 7

Of all the minority groups in the world that need the care and support of the United States, the white farmers of #SouthAfrica ... do not rank very high. If the U.S. cares about South Africans, let's not take away aid for HIV meds or energy transition www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...

Trump Offers South African Farmers Expedited Citizenship

The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Feb 24

My piece on the remarkable parallels between turn-of-the-20th century South Africa and the United States today, with lessons for what could come next. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Lessons from Donald Trump’s South African doppelgänger, Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger, the second president of the South African Republic, might as well have been a prototype for Donald Trump. The echoes between their leadership styles — xenophobia, nationalism, disdain for...

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Feb 4

Despite efforts to shutter #USAID, which would be a significant blow to many African countries, it's clear that Pres Trump does care deeply about one minority group on the continent: White South Africans -- the wealthiest 4+ million people on a continent of 1.5 billion. apnews.com/article/trum...

How Trump's pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk's criticism of his homeland

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a massive human rights violation.

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Jan 27

Encouraging evidence of global leadership from #SouthAfrica President Cyril Ramaphosa www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Ramaphosa champions forward-thinking G20 agenda

While Donald Trump is at the head of the pack of global strongman leaders, President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa firmly in the camp of the diminishing progressive world.

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Research & Politics @respol.bsky.social · Jan 23

Sarah Lockwood & @evlieb.bsky.social consider whether financial incentives increase participation in surveys. They find that, if anything, material incentives depress response rates, but there is some heterogeneity in estimated effects by political party.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/2053...

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Kent Buse @kentbuse.bsky.social · Jan 21

#Trump’s withdrawal from @who.int was widely anticipated & criticised for damage it will cause. It serves as a wake-up call for the importance of multilateralism in the face of American unilateralism. In our @bmj.com piece, we outline actions to address the crisis
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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mitpolisci.bsky.social @mitpolisci.bsky.social · Dec 12

New study examines American attitudes on global climate policies. Authors are Professors Evan Lieberman and Volha Charnysh, MIT PhD student Jared Kalow and UPenn postdoctoral student Erin Walks.

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Professor Evan Lieberman, Professor Volha Charnysh, MIT PhD student Jared Kalow and UPenn postdoctoral student Erin Walk

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Dec 11

... but that is mostly driven by Democrats. This despite much (much, much) more support for such aid among Dems. Though we test a solidaristic, "In it together" message, we found no effect on generosity. @vcharnysh.bsky.social @jaredkalow.bsky.social erin.walk

Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Dec 11

Following #COP29, critical to understand sources of support, resistance for climate aid to the Global South. Published today in Climatic Change, we highlight that messages about America's historic carbon emissions boost support for climate-related foreign aid...

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How information about historic carbon emissions affects support for climate aid: evidence from a survey experiment - Climatic Change

In recent years, international climate negotiations have reached increasing consensus that the wealthiest countries should make significant financial contributions to offset the damages caused by the ...

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Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social · Dec 11

Congratulations @vcharnysh.bsky.social on the publication of Uprooted!

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