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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 20d

Final reminder! Political scientists in the southeast, submit your paper to SoWEPS to get great feedback and hang out in New Orleans on 11/7! We match you with a discussant and everyone reads ahead. Submissions due TOMORROW 9/19: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#polisky

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Aug 26

I analyze 4 of the longest running CBPFs—Afghanistan, DRC, Myanmar, Sudan—by tracking financial flows & social ties over 10 yrs. I find 4 brokerage models that produce varied levels of localization: low (gatekeeper, liaison), moderate (corporatist) & high (facilitator). doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance

This article analyzes Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implem...

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Aug 26

In the article I examine the role of intermediaries in the aid chain. I analyze UN Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs), which sit at the interface of global and national aid systems, to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance

This article analyzes Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implem...

doi.org

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy to share my new article, "Brokering #Localization: Country-based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance," out in @journalpad.bsky.social. If you're interested in #intermediaries, #PooledFunds, #localization or #brokerage read it open access here! doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance

This article analyzes Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implem...

doi.org

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Aug 26

That's GW's campus right?

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Aug 26

Book launch event! Please join me and Sigrid Quack on September 3 for a discussion of our edited volume, A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics (Oxford University Press).

See the book here: academic.oup.com/book/59913?l...

Event details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-relation...

A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics

Join us for the book launch of: A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics.

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Jul 4

Insightful and important piece on the rise and fall of NGOs by @sarahbush.bsky.social and @jenniferhadden.bsky.social. Sobering analysis of the factors that have led to the waning power of civil society worldwide.

Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · Jul 3

“Overall, the NGO sector has less political opportunity and capacity than it once had,” write @sarahbush.bsky.social and @jenniferhadden.bsky.social. “The result is an end to the era of NGOs—a boon to autocratic governments that have seen their advocacy as a threat.”

The End of the Age of NGOs?

How civil society lost its post–Cold War power.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Jun 25

😂 lies

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · May 24

“They bombed us. They shot many people. Some fled and others died.”
In South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, civilians recount army airstrikes and mass displacement as a long-flawed peace deal collapses. ⬇️

Army barrel bombs spark exodus as South Sudan peace deal crumbles

Civilians face brutal attacks and dire straits in displacement camps.

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Nina Reiners @ninareiners.bsky.social · Apr 29

✨ Finally out - thanks to Maryam and Sigrid! Great pleasure to be part of this collaborative project and see the edited volume "A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition" available open access ✨

My chapter: academic.oup.com/book/59913/c...

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Apr 28

Will do a proper thread soon but thank you to @ninareiners.bsky.social @george3mitchell.bsky.social
@hanspeterschmitz.bsky.social and so many others for their important contributions and for going with the flow as we worked on this volume together!

Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Apr 28

Happy to share that our book is out! A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition (OUP) theorizes NGOs through their relations to understand their power & effects in global politics. TY to all contributing authors! Open access!
academic.oup.com/book/59913

A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition

Abstract. How do nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) create the spaces in which they act, despite all the odds against them? How do NGOs seem to meet the

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Apr 28

Happy to share that our book is out! A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition (OUP) theorizes NGOs through their relations to understand their power & effects in global politics. TY to all contributing authors! Open access!
academic.oup.com/book/59913

A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition

Abstract. How do nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) create the spaces in which they act, despite all the odds against them? How do NGOs seem to meet the

academic.oup.com

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Mar 30

As reported by CNN

Screenshot of CNN article headline "India sends rescue team and aid to Myanmar"

Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Mar 30

As reported by BBC

Photo of Chinese search and rescue team clad in orange arriving in Myanmar

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Mar 30

Typically, the US would have deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) by now as it did in Syria/Turkey. This would include search & rescue teams, heavy machinery to remove rubble & emergency shelter & healthcare. China & India deployed SAR teams on Sat.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/w...

Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar (Gift Article)

While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.

www.nytimes.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · Mar 29

You might know him for his work on climate change but @busbyj2.bsky.social wrote the book on how PEPFAR became a life-saving reality.

Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · Mar 29

Do not forget what is stake with these cuts to foreign aid. abcnews.go.com/Health/poten...

Potential foreign aid cuts could lead to millions of HIV infections, deaths: Study

Potential foreign aid cuts could lead to millions of HIV deaths and "soaring" rates of infections around the world, a new study published Wednesday evening found.

abcnews.go.com

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Mar 30

Oops sorry

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Nadine Benedix @nadibenedix.bsky.social · Mar 29

We now have an issue "The Politics of Child and Youth Representation in Global Governance: Confronting International Institutions" tandfonline.com/toc/rglo20/2... . Look at novel contributions on #youth as governance tool, #children's exclusion from politics and #activism strategies 👇

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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · Mar 29

Bilan, dégâts, aide internationale : ce que l'on sait du séisme en Birmanie et Thaïlande

Le plus puissant séisme à frapper la Birmanie depuis des décennies a tué plus de 1 000 personnes dans ce pays en pleine guerre civile et fait des morts en Thaïlande voisine. Les dommages sont considérables dans toute la région. L'aide internationale commence à être acheminée. Le point sur la situation.

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IFRC @ifrc.org · Mar 29

As the full extent of the damage and official casualty figures begin to emerge following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, Myanmar Red Cross teams are racing against time to provide critical support.

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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · Mar 29

Noelle waves hi 👋

Still looking for an adopter (or even a new foster in the DC area)

Noelle is a light tan colored dog, smol, with one ear that stands up. She is cozy on a green couch.

Noelle is available for adoption from Homeward Trails Animal Rescue in Virginia. She’s currently living with a foster (me!) in DC.

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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · Mar 28

Congratulations, Alvina! This is a terrific article that examines how personal and professional biographies shape the ability of these actors to connect, translate between, and lead in and across several professions. It offers important insights on how global governance is mobilized. #RelationalIR

Alvina Hoffmann @alvinahoffmann.bsky.social · Mar 28

My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!

I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence

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Pamina Firchow @pfirchow.bsky.social · Mar 26

Take a look at this opinion piece I just published with @apaczynska.bsky.social on the complexities of accountability for international cooperation and US foreign aid thehill.com/opinion/inte...

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Bruno Abarca @brunoabarca.bsky.social · Mar 27

Are you a medical practitioner with at least two years of clinical work experience, anywhere in the world, interested in becoming a humanitarian aid worker? Admissions to MSF's Global Health & Humanitarian Medicine (GHHM) course are now open, until April 21, 2025. Course fees are lower for LMICs!

Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine course

A part-time course run by MSF to provide affordable, global access to high-quality education in tropical medicine

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Mar 25

This is Turbo. He hopped everywhere as a puppy and still does as an adult. Because happy hops are not a phase, they are a lifestyle. 13/10 (IG: corgiturbopaws)

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