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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · May 10

So proud of my first solo JPR article on Rebel leaders’ military training and the duration of civil conflict journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Trained to rebel: Rebel leaders’ military training and the dynamics of civil conflicts - Juliana Tappe Ortiz, 2025

Rebel leaders can prolong civil wars. Although past research has examined how rebel groups have shaped civil wars, little attention has been paid to rebel leade...

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Andrea Ruggeri @andrearuggeri.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks to @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social for giving us the possibility to guest edit a special issue on "Political violence in democracies". Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social and I wrote an open access introduction: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to all authors of 14 articles!

Political violence in democracies: An Introduction - Andrea Ruggeri, Ursula Daxecker, Neeraj Prasad, 2025

It is well established that democracies experience less political violence than autocracies. Paradoxically, however, this widely accepted fact has led scholars ...

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Big thank you to Ursula Daxecker, @neerajprsd.bsky.social , and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social for their encouragement (and so much more) and to Abby Cordova, @sritholtz.bsky.social and Juan Masullo for their helpful comments.

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you, Chris. Very kind!

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mil gracias a mi compatriota @andresrtcausal.bsky.social. I learned so much about stacked difference-in-difference strategies and you kept it all together.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Art work: Carolina Caycedo (1978) Mi linaje femenino de la resistencia ambiental (see carolinacaycedo.com)

Carolina Caycedo

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Sep 4

And here it finally is: Thankful that our paper "Gender in elections: The consequences of killing women activists" is out in the Journal of Peace Research (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...)

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some months ago at the La Terturalia Museum in Cali, I felt the responsibility to get a paper published that contributes to our understanding of what happens when women activists get killed.

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Aug 14

A month has passed and I still think about the Summer School for Women in Political Methodology in Bremen. A big thank you to @gessler.bsky.social, Denise, @sophiahunger.bsky.social and Sophia R for organizing and to all the other participants who made this methods training so special.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Jul 14

LAPSS- January 29 and 30, deadline: September 15th, 2025. We will also have a gender and conflict pre-conference workshop again.

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Santiago Sosa @sansosa.bsky.social · Jun 24

CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN!

Apply to the Latin American Peace Science Society (LAPSS) 2026 Conference!

www.eafit.edu.co/lapss

Details below 🧵

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Jun 22

Happy to have presented joint work with @juliakoebrich.bsky.social at the NEPS2025 in Barcelona. This is a new project and we got some many interesting and helpful comments --> new energy 🚀

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · May 10

- but at this very moment, he is making his dream come true and visiting Lenin's Mausoleum. We should not understimate how important leaders' prior experiences are for their willigness to persist and their dreams for the future.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · May 10

For this paper, I interviewed high-ranking leaders of the FARC and verified whether Rodrigo Londoño had received military training in the UdSSR, which academic and non-academic circles claimed to be true. Only recently it is confirmed what he told me in the interview - that he had never been.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · May 10

Special thanks to Matthias Basedau, Sabine Carey and the Women Publication Support Group (@sabinecarey.bsky.social), Austin Doctor, Anastasia Shesterinina, Margit Bussmann, and Christian von Soest.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · May 10

So proud of my first solo JPR article on Rebel leaders’ military training and the duration of civil conflict journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Trained to rebel: Rebel leaders’ military training and the dynamics of civil conflicts - Juliana Tappe Ortiz, 2025

Rebel leaders can prolong civil wars. Although past research has examined how rebel groups have shaped civil wars, little attention has been paid to rebel leade...

journals.sagepub.com

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Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research @iratut.bsky.social · May 6

We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · May 2

Next week, May 7, 4 pm I will present some of my research on activism in Colombia at the Political Science Institute in Tübingen and give insights into a new project with @juliakoebrich.bsky.social. You can join us online: uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...

Institutskolloquium IfP (07.05.25) - "Women under threat: perceptions of women's activism in Colombia"

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations! So proud!

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Mar 8

And the biggest support comes from the core members. So happy we are doing this together.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Mar 8

8 March - many challenges remain and increase. We created a network for scholars examining gender and violence across Latin America. Check out eGAL (estudios de género y violencia en América Latina). www.egalpolsci.com. and please join our newsletter for updates on publications & networking events.

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Feb 6

It is official - I am part of the Institute for International Relations / Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Tübingen.
uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties...

Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz

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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · Feb 4

We just happened to publish an article that shows what happens when an electoral autocracy co-opts humanitarian organizations and uses them for its goals.
Autocrats don’t do humanitarian aid. They do control. #USAID

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Humanitarian Nationalism During Autocratic Disaster Governance: The Politicization of the Earthquake Response in Türkiye - Studies in Comparative International Development

What happens when humanitarian crises are managed by autocratic governments in politicized contexts? This article gives a critical reflection on the 2023 earthquake emergency response in Türkiye. Our ...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jan 26

Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States.

Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jan 26

NEWS

After President Petro of Colombia denied entry of two US repatriation flights of Colombian migrants, President Trump has announced these retaliatory measures.

Petro said he wouldn’t allow the flights in until Trump establishes a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants.

I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the US, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia's Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his
people. Petro's denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the US, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa
Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection
Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Jan 22

Excited for a new chapter as a postdoc @iratut.bsky.social at the University of Tübingen!
Stay tuned for new projects on (wo)men civilians and leaders in civil conflicts.

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Juliana Tappe Ortiz @tappeortiz.bsky.social · Jan 17

Nada como discutir ideas de investigación con colegas de paz y conflicto en América Latina - LAPSS- Latín American Peace Science Society is such a supportive environment.