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Prof @JosefKorbelSchool.bsky.social @UofDenver 📚Books: RESISTING WAR (2017) SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER (2024) Nonviolent action & Colombianista | Research + Policymaking Ethics | @KorbelAsylum ⛷️🚵‍♂️ linktr.ee/oliverkaplan

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Oct 15

PUBLICATION DAY ‼️📚

OK, this book is a GAME CHANGER!

Many scholars “Bridge the Gap" and brief policymakers, and many policymakers seek out research and evidence…

There was no concrete ethical guidance on how to do this… UNTIL NOW!
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Rana B. Khoury @rbkhoury.bsky.social · 21d

So excited to hold my book! You can do so too in November! Leila Khoury's cover art captures the story of a contentious movement becoming something like a civil society in the depths of Syria's war. @cornellupress.bsky.social designed it beautifully. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Rana Khoury holding her book, Civilizing Contention: International Aid in Syria's War

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats Rana! Look forward to reading!

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's especially relevant for courses such as:
• Research design/ Scope and methods courses
• Practicum/ applied projects courses
• Public policy courses
• Thesis courses
• Tech policy courses
...But really any classes dealing with policy engagement issues!

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Also happy to hold center-/ school-/ department-wide keynote sessions.

While the book has a social science/ international relations focus, the general principles apply to all scientific and publicly-engaged disciplines, from History to Physics to Public Health

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you don’t think you need this book YES YOU DO.
I'm offering guest lectures on SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER for this academic year…
Add the book to your syllabus, and then add me as a guest lecturer!
I’m happy to join your class either virtually or in person...
🧪🔬📚
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congrats Mauro!

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Jun 10

My new article on #PDET community development programs in #Colombia -- Can they boost trust in (post-)conflict conditions?

** Original 2021 survey data on 2 towns -> More positive attitudes when project priorities matched community needs (e.g., roads vs. health)
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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · Jun 9

A new article by Korbel Prof @oliverkaplan.bsky.social analyzes Colombia's Program for Development with a Territorial Focus (PDET) by assessing its effects on sustainable peace, development, and confidence in state institutions. @journals.sagepub.com
Read more here:

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Danny Postel @dannypostel.bsky.social · May 20

Academics: have you ever assigned a @newlinesmag.bsky.social article, podcast episode, or video essay in a class? If so, which one(s) and what class(es)? Any and all details welcome! You can respond here, DM me, or e-mail [email protected] 🙏

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · May 6

Grateful to Matthew Flinders for his thoughtful (+ constructively-critical) review of our new book @poppublicsphere.bsky.social --that it "should become core reading for all PhD students"
@epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social
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Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policy Making. Edited by Rachel A. Epstein and Oliver Caplan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 242p. | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge...

Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policy Making. Edited by Rachel A. Epstein and Oliver Caplan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 242p.

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Apr 18

Happy to share my new article in @iajournal.bsky.social on how civilians use TECHNOLOGY to protect themselves/ counter disinfo in conflict settings
We found these uses of tech amplify #nonviolent strategies & are WAY more common and diverse than we first expected!
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Technology for civilian self-protection

The capacity of citizens to self-protect against armed conflict has been transformed by the development of information and communications technologies. Cas

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Apr 13

Ok, can we stop calling it a tariff “strategy”?

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Apr 2

Glad to be a part of this exciting new forum on Localization in development/ humanitarianism!

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

In this new article 📖 ✍️, @adamkochanski.bsky.social, Jennifer Welsh, and I talk ALL about localization, and kick off the Localization in World Politics Special Forum! Dive in open access @gsqjournal.bsky.social #OxfordUniversityPress @isanet.bsky.social 1/

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Localization in World Politics: Bridging Theory and Practice

Abstract. This Introduction and Special Forum highlight the importance of localization for the study of world politics, both as a theoretical concept in in

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

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social & Emily Paddon Rhoads discuss “insider-led” localization and show information and communication technologies for civilian protection have facilitated rebalancing of relationships between global humanitarians and local actors in Colombia, Ecuador, & Syria. 16/

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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · Mar 24

As scholars who study humanitarian aid, Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social and GW Prof @mzdeloffre.bsky.social, write that we are seeing not just a crisis of funding, but also one that jeopardizes the credibility of the entire global system that provides this lifesaving assistance.

Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose

Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.

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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · Mar 20

Applications for the 2025 New Era Workshop (NEW) are now open! NEW is an annual three-day training program for PhD students in international affairs and related disciplines, held September 25-27, 2025 at the University of Denver! Applications and more info can be found on our website. Please share!

NEW — Bridging the Gap

www.bridgingthegapproject.org

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · Mar 18

They’ve arrived!

“The Mompos Project: A Tale of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia.”

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Mar 19

Congrats Richard! Great work!

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Mar 15

But of course the Titans rule :)

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Mar 11

My new article on how TECHNOLOGY 📲⚡️🌎📡 contributes to LOCALIZATION of power to local actors, focusing on civilian protection
Original interviews:
INDIGENOUS GUARD #Ecuador #Colombia
WHITE HELMETS #Syria
**Open Access!
@gsqjournal.bsky.social @emilykmscott.bsky.social
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How Insider-Led Processes Lead to Localization: The Case of Digital Technology and Humanitarian Protection

Abstract. The humanitarian sector has been increasingly concerned with localizing its activities—devolving capacity, power, and decision-making authority t

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Mar 10

This has been such useful survey data on LatinAm… I’ve been fortunate to publish with it myself…Tragic to see USAID’s core source of support come to an end

Center for Global Democracy @vu-cgd.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨 Important update on our partnership with USAID. Read our full announcement below. ⬇️

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Mar 7

Standing up for Science!

Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Mar 7

As editors of SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER @epsteinprof.bsky.social & I believe that the responsible use of SCIENCE contributes to the public good and makes the world better

We stand in solidarity with
@standupforscience.bsky.social 3/7/25

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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · Mar 5

Timely talk at @isanet.bsky.social today: @epsteinprof.bsky.social and @oliverkaplan.bsky.social discussed their new book Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social, which explores policy-engaged research. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · Feb 9

Indeed. Trying to work myself out of business… hasn’t happened yet