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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thrilled to join the Stanford-Göttingen "The Civilizationism Project" network.

By way of introduction I was asked to share some brief reflections, here are my thoughts on civilizationism as critique and alternative vision of world order:

thecivilizationismproject.stanford.edu/people/grego...

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · May 28

Thanks for sharing. helpful resource while I'm writing on different - liberal and far-right - conceptualisations of "Western civilization".

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Seva @seva.bsky.social · May 28

they use "western heritage" six times here, zombie huntington is so back

Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · May 27

From the US State Department: “Europe has devolved into a hotbed of digital censorship, mass migration, restrictions on religious freedom, and numerous other assaults on democratic self-governance”

statedept.substack.com/p/the-need-f...

The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe

Author: Samuel Samson

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Marc Palen @mwpalen.bsky.social · May 21

H-Diplo Roundtable on Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World

H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 16-39 Marc-William Palen, Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World. Princeton University Press, 2024. ISBN: 9780691199320. 19 May 2025 | PDF: | Website: rjissf.org | Twitter: @HDiplo Editor: Diane LabrosseCommissioning Editor: Diane LabrosseProduction Editor: Christopher BallPre-Production Copy Editor: Bethany S. Keenan Contents Introduction by Jamie Martin, Harvard University.

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · May 19

We are accepting a new round of book proposals for this new Routledge series on "Identity, Ideology, and Worldviews in Global Politics" that Stephane Baele (UCLouvain), Beverley Loke (Australian National University), and I edit. #IR

Send us your great ideas!

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Ayşe Zarakol @aysezarakol.bsky.social · May 19

Why do we have such difficulty making sense of our current moment? I brainstorm some possible answers

www.theideasletter.org/essay/certai...

Certainty and Strange Thoughts - The Ideas Letter

Zarakol reflects on the collapse of the post–Cold War liberal international order and contrasts today's disorientation with the bold, definitive visions offered by thinkers like Fukuyama, Huntington, ...

www.theideasletter.org

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · May 14

DEADLINE: June 15, 2025

Call for Submissions from @iojournal.bsky.social -

Special Section on the Future of IR

cup.org/4iGlq0B

In fall 2025, IO will publish a supplemental, online-only issue of the journal, focused on the Future of Global Governance and World Order.

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · May 14

Just arrived!

Honored to be part of this "Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism" edited by the intrepid Marlene Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social which includes so many colleagues I admire.

My chapter focuses on the illiberal global politics of religion and civilizations: doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...

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Deborah Avant @deborahavant.bsky.social · May 13

Transparent corruption. @dandrezner.bsky.social describes it well.
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

The Trump Administration Has No Shame

They are still lying badly -- but for how long?

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Jason Reifler @jasonreifler.bsky.social · May 13

Funded workshop at Southampton on the topic of "Public Opinion, Identity, and Security in Europe"!

Workshop will be held on June 16. Please submit your proposals/abstract by May 21. (Please help circulate widely!)

Kamil Zwolski, John Denham, and I are the coordinators of this event.

Public Opinion, Identity, and Security in Europe

The Centre for Comprehensive European Security at the University of Southampton is pleased to invite paper submissions for an upcoming workshop on Public Opinion, Identity, and Security in Europe. The workshop will take place on June 16 at the University of Southampton.
Europe is currently navigating a period marked by significant political upheaval and realignments – both domestically amidst the rising tide of populism and internationally with the second Trump Administration. We invite papers that explore the relationship between identity (broadly defined) and public opinion about European security.

Globalisation, energy security, and the rise of a multi-polar world (inter alia) significantly challenge the ability of nation states to meet the aspirations of voters in both domestic and international affairs. Yet, the nation state retains its place as the primary site of political contest and preference aggregation. We seek papers that explore the how this space between expectation and delivery has implications for comprehensive European security.

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · May 13

Very interesting project, international network of scholars, and reading resources on "Civilizationism" #IR

thecivilizationismproject.stanford.edu

The Civilizationism Project

thecivilizationismproject.stanford.edu

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Matthias Leese @matthiasleese.bsky.social · May 12

we all fail rather frequently in different aspects of academic work - but we rarely talk about it

check out this🔥@ispjournal.bsky.social forum on understanding, reflecting, and coping with failure

@meibauir.bsky.social @ncrenic.bsky.social @jrodehaun.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/isp/article/...

Forum: Dead-Ends, Disasters, Delays? Reflecting on Research Failure in International Studies and Ways to Avoid It

Abstract. This forum urges international relations (IR) practitioners to rethink the nature of both failure and success, and their own responsibility in bu

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · May 12

Despite its ambiguous nature Nye's concept of SOFT POWER captures in unique ways the importance of ideas and beliefs in generating consent, attraction, and legitimacy.

In this OUP edited volume by P. Mandaville we explore its applicability to the religious field:

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · May 5

The Princeton University Press team is thrilled to congratulate Benjamin Nathans, whose book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement is the winner of 2025 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction! 🎉

www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Apr 30

Attention Higher Education, which has much more in common with Starbucks than it would like to acknowledge:

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Starbucks says cutting shop staff in favour of automation has failed

Chief executive Brian Nicoll vows to ‘fundamentally change’ strategy in face of worse-than-expected results

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · May 1

Happy May Day!! 😍🌹
youtu.be/15Nht-_smm8?...

Toscanini dirige l'Internazionale

YouTube video by robisc01

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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · May 1

2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · Apr 30

In this TRIUM CONNECTS podcast, I talk to Matt Mulford about my new book 'The Market in Global International Society' (with Barry Buzan, OUP) & why the global market norm has proved so volatile over its 200-year history. Esp now during Trump's anti-globalist battle.

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · Apr 30

Short but incisive reflections by @dhnexon.bsky.social on one of the sexy concepts of the moment, "great power competition" #IR #HistIR

So much for “Great Power Competition”, The Duck of Minerva

www.duckofminerva.com/2025/03/so-m...

So much for “Great Power Competition”

The buzzword of the first Trump administration was “Great Power Competition.” That was also a lie.

www.duckofminerva.com

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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · Apr 29

Happy to be ISA HIST Communications Officer for the next two years! If you don't yet, make sure to follow @hist-isanet.bsky.social for any and all Historical IR updates. Check out the section website here: www.isanet.org/ISA/Sections... 1/3

Historical International Relations Section (HIST)

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Gregorio Bettiza @gregoriobettiza.bsky.social · Apr 28

Terrific new handbook on International Political Sociology, a what's what and who's who in the field:

"The Oxford Handbook of International Political Sociology"
eds. Stacie E. Goddard, George Lawson, and Ole Jacob Sending

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Giovanni Mantilla @giofabman.bsky.social · Apr 24

Check out this new @ejir.bsky.social article by Zikun Yang, who's writing richer histories and theory abt China's performance across key areas of multilateralism @campolis.bsky.social based on primary research in multiple countries and languages. She's on the academic job market too - hire her!

Zikun Yang @zikunyang.bsky.social · Apr 22

Extremely thrilled to share that my article "The multiple audiences dynamic of status (dis) satisfaction: examining China’s shifting response to the emerging global environmental regime, 1950–1972" is now published #openaccess in @ejir.bsky.social at doi.org/10.1177/1354...! (1/n)

The multiple audiences dynamic of status (dis)satisfaction: examining China’s shifting response to the emerging global environmental regime, 1950–1972 - Zikun Yang, 2025

How does status dissatisfaction shape a state’s behavior? Existing literature suggests that mistreatment and misconception by the great powers could elicit a st...

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · Apr 24

New piece! Sam Hamad on the relationship between the Global War on Terror and the transnational illiberalism of today. Check it out!

@ieres-gwu.bsky.social

Illiberalism in its Epoch: Modern Illiberalism as a Consequence of the Global War on Terror illiberalism.org |

Sam Hamad on the relationship between the Global War on Terror and the transnational illiberalism of today.

www.illiberalism.org

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Feb 26

This semester, I am organizing weekly International Office Hours that are open to everyone. Wanna talk about your research? Have questions about European politics, about the far right, or about soccer and politics? Sign up now or a next time! 👇

Office Hours Sign-Up Sheet

SIGN-UP SHEET FOR “INTERNATIONAL OFFICE HOURS” WITH CAS MUDDE IN SPRING 2025, I WILL HOLD “INTERNATIONAL OFFICE HOURS” FOR COLLEAGUES/STUDENTS/OTHERS WHO WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH OR...

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