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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 1d

Professor Wendy Pearlman (@wendy-pearlman.bsky.social) joins the UNE Center for Global Humanities (@unecgh.bsky.social) for a presentation on the stunning collapse of the Assad regime in a broader historical context and reminds us of what is at stake, in human terms. www.youtube.com/live/bp4-VmQ...

Understanding Syria - Wendy Pearlman

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 1d

"This study examines whether mayoral partisan ideology affected pandemic policymaking in Brazilian municipalities, a highly polarized context with a severe COVID-19 health burden."

Professor @blibgober.bsky.social and colleagues via Social Science & Medicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Beyond partisan rhetoric: Institutional constraints and local COVID-19 policies in Brazil

Political polarization can influence policy responses, particularly during crises. While institutions aim to counterbalance these effects, their capac…

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 3d

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Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers’ Rights | Russell Sage Foundation

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 3d

"Galvin’s insight into these Alternative or Alt-Labor groups was impressive because he taught a few of us something new about finding creative ways to organize and protect marginalized workers from exploitation." irs.princeton.edu/post-notewor...

2024 Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics

Nine titles selected by members of the Section for contributions to the field, published in 2024

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 3d

Professor Daniel Galvin's Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers' Rights @russellsagefdn.bsky.social named 2024 Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics by the Princeton University Industrial Relations Section @ipratnu.bsky.social irs.princeton.edu/post-notewor...
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Over the last half century, two major developments have transformed the nature of workers’ rights and altered the pathways available to low-wage workers to combat their exploitation. First, while national labor law, which regulates unionization and collective bargaining, has grown increasingly ineffective, employment laws establishing minimal workplace standards have proliferated at the state and local levels. Second, as labor unions have declined, a diversity of small, under-resourced nonprofit “alt-labor” groups have emerged in locations across the United States to organize and support marginalized workers. In Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers’ Rights, political scientist Daniel J. Galvin draws on rich data and extensive interviews to examine the links between these developments. With nuance and insight, Galvin explains how alt-labor groups are finding creative ways to help their members while navigating the many organizational challenges and structural constraints they face in this new context.

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 4d

[email protected] is also the recipient of the Lynne Reinner Best Dissertation Award from the African Politics Conference Group (APCG) @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social
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Nicole Wilson (Northwestern University) wins the Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award

Nicole Wilson (Northwestern University) wins the APCG Best Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled “Seeing Like an Estate: Middle-Class Political Behavior After Collective Exit.”

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 4d

First @nicolewilson.bsky.social is the co-recipient of the Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award from the Political Economy section of the American Political Science Association @apsa.bsky.social
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Section 25 - American Political Science Association (APSA)

Political Economy Section Award Recipients More on the Political Economy section McGillivray Best Paper AwardMichael Wallerstein AwardMancur Olson Best

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 4d

Please join us in congratulating Professor Nicole Wilson (@nicolewilson.bsky.social) for receiving TWO!! awards for her dissertation, “Seeing Like an Estate: Middle-Class Political Behavior After Collective Exit.” www.nicoleewilson.com

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 4d

Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides. @buffett.northwestern.edu @nuresearch.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Above the Law

Cambridge Core - UN and International Organisations - Above the Law

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 4d

Forthcoming book alert, now with book cover!

Professor Daniel Krcmaric's new book ABOVE THE LAW: The United States and the International Criminal Court via @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org out this December!

Pre-order www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

IMAGE: Book cover of ABOVE THE LAW, showing a U.S. Flag waving about the ICC flag.

BOOK ABSTRACT:

The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice – forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and leading the way in creating tribunals to address genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda after the Cold War. Yet the US views the International Criminal Court – the culmination of the tribunal-building process – as a dire threat. The US voted against its establishment, passed legislation threatening to invade The Hague, and tried to destroy the ICC with economic sanctions. Delving into the uneasy relationship between the world's superpower and one of its most prominent international institutions, Above the Law explains how the desire to shield American soldiers from unwanted ICC scrutiny is the ultimate source of tension. Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides.

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · 7d

Will Trump's new executive order “Strengthening Efforts to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad” help deter hostage diplomacy? Four big questions remain.

Professor @danigilbert.bsky.social via @goodauth.bsky.social

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Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens

A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”

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OSP - The Oxford SWANA Podcast @oxford-swana.bsky.social · 8d

"Home is going to the store and not having to pay because the owner knows you and you can just pay tomorrow”

Wendy Pearlman from @polisciatnu.bsky.social talked with Sarah Al Saeid about reoccurring themes of #belonging in the #Syrian #diaspora

Find us on Spotify via 🔗 in bio.

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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · 18d

IPR events bring together researchers, policymakers, students, and community members to examine and discuss today’s most pressing social issues. Join us at one (or all!) of our events this fall! 🍂 spr.ly/63323AVzyb

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Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social · 19d

Next week, join @polisciatnu.bsky.social's Ian Hurd, @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Juliet Sorensen, and Council fellows Cécile Shea and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social as they discuss the evolution and future of multilateralism through the lens of the United Nations' 80th anniversary. brnw.ch/21wVTkc

A promotional graphic for the Council's 9/22 event, "The Future of Multilateralism: UN80 and Beyond," featuring headshots of speakers Ian Hurd, Juliet Sorensen, Cécile Shea, and Paul Poast and event details over a blue background.

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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · 28d

Do U.S. elections have a primary problem?

@polisciatnu.bsky.social's Laurel Harbridge-Yong explains how low voter turnout in primaries gives more power to a small group of voters, which can skew representation. Read more: spr.ly/63327AKpFD

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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · Aug 27

#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN

- @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social

Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Aug 27

Meet Amanda Sahar d’Urso, 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient

Project Title: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) American Identity in the United States Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Georgetown University Dr. Amanda Sahar d’Urso is an assistant professor of government at…

Meet Amanda Sahar d’Urso, 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient

Project Title: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) American Identity in the United States Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Georgetown University Dr. Amanda Sahar d’Urso is an assistant professor of government at Georgetown University. Her research details how Middle Easterners and North Africans (MENA) have been racialized throughout the 20th and 21st century. Her work is published in Perspectives on Politics, …

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Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy @trienensinst.bsky.social · Aug 15

Join us and @ipratnu.bsky.social for a Distinguished Public Policy Lecture with @Ali Zaidi, former White House National Climate Advisor, on September 30.

Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1412826093...

Ali Zaidi: Distinguished Public Policy Lecture

Join Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research and Trienens Institute for a public policy lecture with Ali Zaidi.

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Amanda Sahar d’Urso @asdurso.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Rodrigo Barrenechea @rbarrenechea.bsky.social · Aug 14

New article with Daniel Encinas. “Cleavages without Parties: Populism and its Voters in Peru.”

Even without stable parties, Peruvian voting is quite predictable. Competition has long been structured by a core–periphery cleavage and a populist narrative of “people vs. elite.”
Link: t.co/P7AuVXzSTZ

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Using an original dataset..., Good finds women’s involvement in peace negotiations is positively correlated to comprehensive agreements containing provisions for women."

Long story-short: "simply having women in the room is insufficient."

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Power Over Presence: Women’s Representation in Comprehensive Peace Negotiations and Gender Provision Outcomes | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Power Over Presence: Women’s Representation in Comprehensive Peace Negotiations and Gender Provision Outcomes - Volume 119 Issue 3

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Now in Print!

Elizabeth Good (@tgsatnu.bsky.social Ph.D. & @stanfordcisac.bsky.social Postdoc), "Power Over Presence: Women’s Representation in Comprehensive Peace Negotiations and Gender Provision Outcomes" via @apsrjournal.bsky.social

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Power Over Presence: Women’s Representation in Comprehensive Peace Negotiations and Gender Provision Outcomes
ELIZABETH GOOD Northwestern University, United States
American Political Science Review (2025) 119, 3, 1099–1114
doi:10.1017/S000305542400073X

The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) sector assumes increasing the number of women involved in peace negotiations drives better outcomes for local women. However, empirical support for this assumption is inconsistent. This article tests how power alters the relationship between women’s formal (Track 1) involvement in peace negotiations and the inclusion of women-specific provisions in peace agreements. Using an original dataset comprised of 2,299 Track 1 delegates involved in 116 comprehensive peace agreements finalized between 1990 and 2021, I find women’s involvement in peace negotiations is positively correlated to comprehensive agreements containing provisions for women. However, this correlation is dependent on women holding positions of power—simply having women in the room is insufficient. This article offers a novel quantitative approach to WPS studies, provides nuance to theories linking descriptive and substantive representation, and casts doubt on the longstanding assumption that increasing women’s involvement inherently enhances gender equality.

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · Aug 14

"In the broadest sense, I study women revolutionaries who challenged what politics could be.”

Ph.D. Candidate Amanda Ziyi Fu discusses her research, inspirations, and academic career in the @tgsatnu.bsky.social spotlight.

Read more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · Jul 31

Above politics: The construction of human rights in the negotiation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Nathalia Justo, Journal of Human Rights, 1–16. #NUResearch doi.org/10.1080/1475...

Above politics: The construction of human rights in the negotiation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This article contributes to the academic debates on the legacies of the negotiation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for human rights and global politics. Shifting the conversation abou...

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · Jul 31

Nathalia Justo (www.nathaliajusto.com), @polisciatnu.bsky.social PhD & @grinnellcollege.bsky.social Prof., argues that state, United Nations, and nongovernmental organization representatives constructed human rights as moral to defer responsibility for rights realization. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

Above politics: The construction of human rights in the negotiation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Professor Nathalia Justo, Grinnell College

Journal of Human Rights, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2025.2530093

Abstract
This article contributes to the academic debates on the legacies of the negotiation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for human rights and global politics. Shifting the conversation about the negotiation beyond consensus, I argue that state, United Nations, and nongovernmental organization representatives constructed human rights as moral to defer responsibility for rights realization. I show that representatives deferred addressing the tensions in human rights by inserting them into a teleological trajectory organized around attempts to separate morality and politics. Representatives proposed to protect an abstract, internal, and thus universalizable “essence” to the detriment of external, embodied, and contextual manifestations of the human. This differentiation between the moral and political facets of the human incidentally supported the claim that rights should be declared first and enforced only in the future. By collapsing morality and law through the effacement and evacuation of politics, the declaration began to emphasize notions of moral worth as the condition of possibility for liberal rights, thus framing the potentialities and limits for international legal protection.

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