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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · 3d

How do you know you’re dealing with a predatory journal? #academicsky #polisky

☑️ Aggressive solicitation (often unsolicited emails)
☑️ Unrealistic, rapid publication timelines
☑️ Misrepresenting impact factor
☑️ High author fees (APCs)❕

When in doubt research the editorial board and ask around.

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POMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · 5d

POMEPS is thrilled to announce a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East. Deadline to apply: Oct. 15th. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-pro...

Call for Proposals: 2026 Travel Research Engagement Grants - Project on Middle East Political Science

The Project on Middle East Political Science announces a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2026. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research ...

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · 14d

It would be lovely to be added, please.

Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · 18d

Congratulations Rana!

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Rana B. Khoury @rbkhoury.bsky.social · Aug 29

A conversation that grew out of work w @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social alongside Daniel Neep, hosted by @emilykmscott.bsky.social. Recorded 2 months ago, but holds up and helps think about roles of state and society in Syria's future.

open.spotify.com/episode/3yIo...

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Syria After Assad

Podcast Episode · New Books in Political Science · 08/29/2025 · 41m

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 29

Breaking News: The White House is moving to cancel $4.9 billion that lawmakers approved for foreign aid programs, using a legally untested maneuver to slash spending without congressional approval.

Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

The White House notified Congress that it plans to use a legally untested maneuver to circumvent lawmakers and claw back more money for foreign aid programs.

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 31

A good faith commitment to recognize Palestine would require the government to believe its conditions are reasonable and achievable. I don’t see demilitarization in exchange for a Canadian commitment as an exchange the government expects to be taken up.

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 31

To my mind that matters, but less so than whether the Canadian government reasonably expects it’s more measured conditions to be achievable, but also it’s more far-reaching conditions like demilitarization to be acceptable to any Palestinian government.

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 31

A key consideration is whether the conditions can be met, and whether meeting them will help the PA and Palestinians more broadly. If not, what does that mean for the Canadian commitment to recognize Palestinian statehood?

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 30

#Starmer offers recognition for a Palestinian state unless… #Carney will recognize Palestine if…

I don’t remember continuation of a genocidal siege being a condition of statehood. For that matter, I don’t remember democratic reform as a condition either.

#Palestine #Gaza

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Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social · Jul 30

Devastating account of
-the irredeemability of Western govs' responses to 🇮🇱's starvation of #Gaza
-our collective moral failure
-applicable legal obligations right NOW

by the foremost experts on starvation Alex deWaal &
@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social

justsecurity.org/117962/mass-...

Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative

It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

justsecurity.org

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 28

Yes. “They also must consider taking direct action, such as trying to break the siege on Gaza by attempting to bring in aid by land and sea in defiance of Israel and complicit neighbouring governments...”

@tammam.bsky.social @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · Jul 27

For anyone still buying into genocidal propaganda: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Exclusive: USAID analysis found no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid

The internal U.S. government analysis challenges the main rationale that Israel and the U.S. give for backing a new armed private aid operation.

www.reuters.com

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · Jul 22

What is there to say. Palestinians in Gaza are dropping from starvation imposed by Israel. We witness and can do nothing.

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WHO @who.int · Jul 21

WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in #Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse.

Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...

WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Deir al Balah, Gaza

WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse. Following inten...

www.who.int

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · Jul 10

The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide.

It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.

No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 10

#IDF “regret” won’t bring them back.

#Gaza #CeasefireNow

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Children queuing for supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says

Eight children were among 15 people reportedly killed while queuing outside a clinic in the central town of Deir al-Balah.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · Jul 10

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... “Silence is not an option”: UN Special Procedures’ Coordination Committee condemns US sanctions on Francesca Albanese | OHCHR

“Silence is not an option”: UN Special Procedures’ Coordination Committee condemns US sanctions on Francesca Albanese

GENEVA – The Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the US Government’s sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the si...

www.ohchr.org

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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · Jul 7

US 'unbelievably satisfied' with Lebanon reply to proposal on disarming Hezbollah

Maya Gebeily, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US 'unbelievably satisfied' with Lebanon reply to proposal on disarming Hezbollah

A U.S. envoy said on Monday he was "unbelievably satisfied" with Lebanon's reply to a U.S. proposal on disarming Hezbollah, following meetings in Beirut held hours after Israel launched new air strikes and a cross-border incursion.

www.reuters.com

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Susie Steinbach @susielaurie.bsky.social · Jul 4

non-affiliated friends and colleagues this is good news!

BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · Jul 3

Heads up, you do NOT need to be affiliated with a college or university to get access to JSTOR! Here's how to sign up as an independent researcher! You can read up to 100 articles per month. You cannot download or print PDFs. All of this is FREE.

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How to Register & Get Free Access to Content

What's in this article: What is a personal account? Who uses a personal account? How do I register for a personal account? What can I do with a personal account? What is a personal account? A re...

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 4

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...

Israel kills nearly 600 Palestinians at aid centres: All you need to know

Hundreds killed seeking aid in Gaza as famine deepens and limited food access leaves hundreds of thousands starving.

www.aljazeera.com

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 4

The travesty that is the #GazaHumanitarinFoundation has not just failed to control crowds, distribute aid more widely throughout the strip, or prevent violence at sites, it has turned aid sites into death traps. #GHF #GAZA

www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

#OXFAM @oxfamamerica.bsky.social
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GAZA: Starvation or gunfire — not a humanitarian response | Oxfam International

www.oxfam.org

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 4

We should criticize the United Nations! The #UNSC fails to prevent atrocity crimes or end impunity for those who perpetrate them doi.org/10.1162/daed...

But, #UNRWA, #UNFPA, #UNAIDS, and so on do things NO OTHER institutions manage, or care to manage

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Talk Is Cheap: Security Council Resolution 2286 & the Protection of Health Care in Armed Conflict

Abstract. In May 2016, as attacks on health care in armed conflicts were increasing globally, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2286, demanding warring parties comply with their i...

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 4

A crucial detail: “not run by the United Nations.”

This is no accident. UNRWA and the #UnitedNations have been the subject of valid criticisms, but also politically-motivated criticisms in #Gaza.

The latter were meant to delegitimize the organization, and justify stopping their work. 🧵

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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · Jul 2

1500 medical workers killed in #Gaza.

Killed alongside their patients. Killed alongside their families. Killed trying to save lives.

Medical care is #NOTATARGET. #MedicalCareUnderFire #Gaza

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says

Dr Marwan Sultan was killed along with several family members in a strike on his home, the health ministry says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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