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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 7d

Preregistering:
1. The shutdown will break the record for longest shutdown (35 days).
2. Attitudes about the shutdown, and who's to blame, will be polarized along partisan lines; there will be no coherent or consistent narrative about its cause.
3. The shutdown will persist until context changes.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you, Sara!

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to receive page proofs for GOVERNING TRUTH today! It’ll be out early next year, with the paperback priced at $29.95 – run, don’t walk, to get your copy!

You can pre-order here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Sep 3

William & Mary’s government department is hiring in comparative politics (Europe focus). I’m on the search committee and attending APSA next week. Feel free to reach out to set up an informational meeting.

Apply here: williammary.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WM/job...

Assistant Professor of Government (The Politics of Europe)

Job Requisition: JR100780 Assistant Professor of Government (The Politics of Europe) (Open) Job Posting Title: Assistant Professor of Government (The Politics of Europe) Job Family: Faculty - Tenure T...

williammary.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Simple Plan is on their 25th anniversary tour and they’re in Richmond tonight! Excited to see them and my beloved Bowling for Soup to say my final goodbye to sabbatical and summer! #blessed

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Aug 26

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I’ve heard enough. Off I go to refresh my browser and log back on, lol!

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Aug 26

One thing about me is I’m gonna log into ScholarOne to track an r&r even though journals will communicate any news via email.

🥲

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🎃🪦 BLOODSUGARSETHMASKET 🪦🎃 @smotus.bsky.social · Aug 6

New at Tusk: The Democrats also doing mid-decade redistricting would be chaos. It's also the only way out of this situation.

The case for Democratic recklessness, redux

The Democrats also doing mid-decade redistricting would be chaos. It's also the only way out of this situation.

open.substack.com

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Aug 6

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Aug 5

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 5

Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

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ninahall.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social · Jul 21

⭐NEWLY published: "Challenges and Opportunities for Transnational Advocacy" in ISR #openaccess

Fantastic collaboration w/ @ninareiners.bsky.social
@kellyzvobgo.bsky.social @andreavilan.bsky.social @lisasundstrom.bsky.social @peacemedie.bsky.social @sch-ir.bsky.social Laura Henry & Soumita Basu 🙏

Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · Jul 21

✨ Our forum “Challenges and Opportunities for Transnational Advocacy” is out #openaccess in International Studies Review ✨

👓: academic.oup.com/isr/article/...

@ninahall.bsky.social

Journal Article
Challenges and Opportunities for Transnational Advocacy Open Access
Nina Hall , Nina Reiners , Soumita Basu , Suparna Chaudhry , Laura Henry , Peace A Medie , Lisa Mcintosh Sundstrom , Andrea Vilán , Kelebogile Zvobgo
International Studies Review, Volume 27, Issue 3, September 2025, viaf015, https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viaf015

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Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · Jul 21

✨ Our forum “Challenges and Opportunities for Transnational Advocacy” is out #openaccess in International Studies Review ✨

👓: academic.oup.com/isr/article/...

@ninahall.bsky.social

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jul 14

I don’t know how fellow academics working on issues of human rights, migration, and international justice can call migrants “stock” even after being urged by colleagues (including me) not to do so because it is dehumanizing and seems at cross purposes with the work they’re doing. It’s appalling.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · Jun 17

Ten years since the murder of Black Bible study worshippers by a white power activist in Charleston

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you!!

Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 17

That appeal is different and is one worth studying!

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 17

We use our original survey experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of complementarity, a key ICC defense — the court investigates when governments fail to do so.

Does this message“work”? No, not really.

But null results aren’t null findings! We believe the ICC needs a new song to grow support.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 17

📄 New publication: Stephen Chaudoin and I have a new article in @thejop.bsky.social, featuring the largest-ever survey experiment on public opinion on the ICC (N > 10,000 ppl across Georgia, Israel, Philippines, South Africa, and the US)!
doi.org/10.1086/732982

Complementarity and Public Views on Overlapping International and Domestic Courts | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 3

Can international organizations (IOs) boost support for their authority? We consider the effectiveness of appeals to the principle of complementarity, which holds that IOs only act when domestic insti...

doi.org

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Lisa Gaufman @lisares.bsky.social · Jun 1

I didn’t follow the entire conversation, but when I was crossing the border in March, ISA attendees at the border were asked to open their laptops, show the invitation letter, and sometimes the titles of their papers. It did not feel safe and it’s a legitimate concern

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

*ask

FML

Anyway, academic social media squabbles are back, lmao.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

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Emily Regan Wills @ajnabieh.bsky.social · Jun 1

Things I do at work that I consider acts of global solidarity: teach texts written in the global south. Get grants and transfer money to global south academic and community partners. Advocate for better policy. Things I do that are not global solidarity: academic conferences.

Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

My only contribution to The Discourse is that no conference is “a vital part” of my professional life and I don’t see participation as an act of “global solidarity.” If I participate, I do so for myself. We shouldn’t browbeat colleagues who decide to not attend – whatever their reasons.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

Don’t forget the drink tickets!!!

🎃Rac-HELL🩸Tor-MENT-s👻 @torrespolisci.bsky.social · Jun 1

I’m like, I eat shrimp and gossip at these things. The only cause I’m furthering is my inevitable death from gout

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

I’ll add that yeah, sometimes we need to call in favors, make big asks. By all means, we can ask; but we must show respect if folks say, “No.” Being “on the same team” means mutual respect, loyalty and support. I know about taking one for the team—it’s what I do—but I gotta aka now, is this my team?

Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

My only contribution to The Discourse is that no conference is “a vital part” of my professional life and I don’t see participation as an act of “global solidarity.” If I participate, I do so for myself. We shouldn’t browbeat colleagues who decide to not attend – whatever their reasons.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · Jun 1

My only contribution to The Discourse is that no conference is “a vital part” of my professional life and I don’t see participation as an act of “global solidarity.” If I participate, I do so for myself. We shouldn’t browbeat colleagues who decide to not attend – whatever their reasons.

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K. Chad Clay @kchadclay.bsky.social · May 3

Further, I thought we were teaching folks how to think logically and critically, how to use evidence to understand the world, and how to separate evidence from misinformation. That means some arguments are bad and wrong. We should be teaching folks to be uncomfortable making bad arguments. 3/3

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K. Chad Clay @kchadclay.bsky.social · May 3

The same goes for "conservatives don't feel comfortable discussing everything openly without censoring themselves." Do you know how frequently people from marginalized groups and progressives have to self-censor at the vast majority of institutions of higher ed? 2/3

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