Biff Parker-Magyar
@biffpm.bsky.social
postdoc @ Harvard Weatherhead 24-25 & asst prof @ Yale 25-. Networks, contentious politics, MENA. Peripatetic product of the garden state.
https://biffpm.github.io/
https://biffpm.github.io/
truly the depths of wikipedia
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
truly the depths of wikipedia
That shift is obvious to all: I reached out to a knowledgeable friend about the piece, and he hadn't even heard of the court case: "I've been on Palestine frequency since 2023"
But it also shows up in the data, for instance ACLED's tabulations of protests in Jordan --
But it also shows up in the data, for instance ACLED's tabulations of protests in Jordan --
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
That shift is obvious to all: I reached out to a knowledgeable friend about the piece, and he hadn't even heard of the court case: "I've been on Palestine frequency since 2023"
But it also shows up in the data, for instance ACLED's tabulations of protests in Jordan --
But it also shows up in the data, for instance ACLED's tabulations of protests in Jordan --
The muted response to the decision also underscores how Jordan’s political landscape has shifted as attention and activism center on Gaza and recent, horrifying images of starvation, rendering secondary many of the animating controversies of the post–Arab Spring years
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The muted response to the decision also underscores how Jordan’s political landscape has shifted as attention and activism center on Gaza and recent, horrifying images of starvation, rendering secondary many of the animating controversies of the post–Arab Spring years
The court decision declared unconstitutional an Arab Spring-era law conceding organizing rights for teachers, and comes nearly 5 years after a crackdown on the group that came to be seen as primary evidence of Jordan's shrinking political space
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The court decision declared unconstitutional an Arab Spring-era law conceding organizing rights for teachers, and comes nearly 5 years after a crackdown on the group that came to be seen as primary evidence of Jordan's shrinking political space
Congrats, Chagai! Amazing news.
April 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Congrats, Chagai! Amazing news.