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Africa Centre for Transregional Research @actunifreiburg.bsky.social · 16d

One week to go: Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27

New deadline: 29 Sept 2025

miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

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Finn Klebe @finnklebe.bsky.social · 27d

On Friday 12 Sep at 10am @consueloamat.bsky.social and I share new work on the varying logics of org. alliances in nonviolent resistance movements and their impact on prospects for democratization. Looking forward to 5 papers and our amazing discussants @Jess Braithwaite and @janakrause.bsky.social

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Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono.bsky.social · Sep 3

Indonesia’s protests over lawmakers’ perks reveal frustration: Three decades after the fall of the Suharto dictatorship, political and economic power remain in the hands of the elite. The protests may have died down but the fury is unlikely to fade www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · Jul 22

Nothing to see here, just messianic racist war criminals having a conference about messianic war criminal things and other "tremendous opportunities" for crimes against humanity in the Knesset

Smotrich: Gaza will be ‘inseparable part of Israel,’ IDF chief favors ‘security annexation’

At Knesset conference on 'Gaza Riviera,' whose name and focus play off Trump announcement, far-right finance minister touts 'tremendous opportunity' to reestablish settlements in Strip

www.timesofisrael.com

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Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Call for Papers
WORKSHOP: Gender, Peace, and Security: Resistance and Resilience

Nairobi, 1-3 December, hosted by British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) with @rvinews.bsky.social

➡️ Application deadline 13 August!

@statsvitenskap.bsky.social
#resilience #gender #climate #peacebuilding

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Jun 26

This is fantastic. Very excited by this development in European Political Science.

Please come and join us. Get involved. Sign up to the listserv. Etc

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

🧵

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Jun 18

This is another excellent post by @catherinedevries.bsky.social — I really hope you turn this blog into a booklet (not too fast, of course, only after careful reflection).

The Dopamine Trap: Why Typing Feels Productive But Really Isn’t

The Cognitive Cost of Chasing Output

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · May 7

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Mar 15

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · Mar 13

Today is day 12 of a total blockade on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no medicine, no water. This is US-backed mass slaughter.

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · Mar 5

🎧 NEW EPISODE | The Horn

This week, we discuss the implications of the Trump administration’s slashing of foreign aid and the future of humanitarianism.

www.crisisgroup.org/africa/aid-s...

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Tobias Bunde @tobiasbunde.bsky.social · Mar 5

Recent events have underlined that we need to have more serious debates on #nuclear #deterrence in Europe. We're hosting our traditional @hertiesecurity.bsky.social Nuclear Security Workshop in Berlin in July. Deadline for applications: March 14. www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Nuclear Security Workshop at the Hertie School

Submit your papers for a Nuclear Security Workshop at the Centre for International Security taking place from 10 - 11 July, 2025.

www.hertie-school.org

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Hanna Pfeifer @hannapfeifer.bsky.social · Feb 18

Albanese in den Räumen der Jungen Welt: "We should not fear words, we shall fear crimes. Those who commit them and those who deny them." 2.400 watchers and counting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oxi...

LIVE FROM BERLIN: Palestine, Justice and the Power of Truth with Francesca Albanese and more

YouTube video by DiEM25

www.youtube.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Feb 16

As Vance 'lectures' Europe on free speech, it is good to be reminded that the United States ranks 55 (!) on the World Press Freedom Index.

The top 10 countries are ALL in Europe.

#journalism #democracy #freepress

rsf.org/en/index

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Feb 13

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Jan 28

Some concrete ideas from Theda Skocpol

newrepublic.com/article/1905...

How to Take Heart From What Really Worked in the First Resistance

Marches and lawsuits are fine, but the real wins over MAGA last time were powered by grassroots activists pushing from thousands of districts across the country.

newrepublic.com

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Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social · Jan 22

My depart is hiring 2-4 (!!) Associate Profs, with tenure & promotion track. Open call - but we're particularly looking for a profile in IR, security studies, conflict - and qualitative methods + fieldwork. Great place - happy to answer
questions! Deadline soon ⤵️ www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034) | University of Oslo

Job title: 2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social · Jan 15

Congrats William!!

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Joe English @joe-english.bsky.social · Dec 5

“Looking ahead to 2025, we estimate that 213 million children will need humanitarian assistance over the course of the year – a staggeringly high number."

@unicef.org appeals for US$9.9 billion to support children affected by conflict and crisis around the world

www.unicef.org/press-releas...

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Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · Nov 14

Please share:

✨We have a permanent position as Associate Professor in Human Rights (interdisciplinary) at NCHR, @unioslo-jus.bsky.social✨

🔎 Human rights scholar combining insights and methods from the social sciences with legal approaches

📅 Deadline: 2 Dec 2024

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Associate Professor in Human Rights (270032) | University of Oslo

Job title: Associate Professor in Human Rights (270032), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, December 2, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · Nov 9

I wrote an op-ed in one of the main Dutch newspapers today, highlighting that the 1 billion budget cuts to Higher eduction can only be explained as a way to make our universities more submissive. The piece has now been translated into English, and can be read here: crookedtimber.org/2024/11/09/t...

The submissive university

Together with many other academics in the Netherlands, I have been very busy in organizing a nation-wide demonstration next Thursday against the 1 billion budget cuts to higher education that our v…

crookedtimber.org

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Isak Svensson @isaksvensson.bsky.social · Jan 23

A great panel!

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Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social · Jan 23

Excellent discussion Civilian Protective Agency! Thank you Isak for presenting your research on civil resistance against ISIS in Mosul!

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Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social · Jan 15

Looking forward to this timely discussion on Civilian Protective Agency in Violent Settings. With Juan Masullo (Leiden), @isaksvensson.bsky.social (Uppsala), and Louise Olsson (PRIO). Academic-practitioner discussion followed by a wine reception.
22 Jan, 15-16:30, PRIO.
www.prio.org/events/9103

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