New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia.

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

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

I recently drove across the country and listened to the entire Rolling Stones discography in order (I’ve listened to all of these albums many times but never like this 😁). Here is the top 20. Worst album (by far): Dirty Work. The lesson: even if you’ve hit rock bottom in your job you can improve. 😂

"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"

Great news. Very well earned!

You can’t just leave us hanging like that for … a week or so!!

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Turks have an unforgettable saying

▸ Öküz tahta çıkarsa öküz padişah olmaz, saray ahır olur

“When an ox ascends to the throne, he doesn’t become king; the palace becomes a barn”

What the Trump administration wants to do by creating these camps is monstrous enough. But a key thing I found when writing a book on concentration camp history is that when you establish this kind of detention, it tends over time to devolve into much worse kinds of camps.

Three things that make the U.S. the envy of the world:

1) Professionalized military with strong norm of civilian control

2) Higher education and cutting-edge scientific research

3) Ability to welcome immigrants and attract the “best and the brightest”

All three are under threat.

“increasingly looks as though [Trump] and his allies are targeting academia more broadly”
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social

Higher ed administrations need to recognize that these forces cannot be appeased. They’re at war with the value of truth itself, and their conspiracy theories say destroy you.

ICYMI: Will Syrian refugees go 'home'?

Looking at the experimental evidence of Syrian refugee return intentions, with work from @loribeaman.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social @dmasterson.bsky.social @mirandasimon.bsky.social @thebraith.bsky.social and others

www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/will...

Thanks so much, @andreapitzer.bsky.social ! Very much inspired by your phenomenal book :)

Happy new year, folks! Looking forward to a fun 2025.

Am going to try to celebrate daily. Starting today
(#1) by celebrating my fantastic better half —
@ayearofcrafting over at insta.

Everything is better with Jess around to share it!!

Here are the first five sets of slides:

01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...

02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...

03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...

04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...

05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...

And buy a bottle of the white port some time to mix with tonic. A completely different style for before dinner (or whenever!) :)

⚡✨New expert survey data ⚡✨ We are very happy to finally publish the second wave of the Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey! The first wave was downloaded almost 7000 times, we hope the second wave will also be a success!

Please spread the word! Reposts are very much appreciated!

To those wondering about the legality of Trump's potential use of the military, I strongly encourage you to read this piece from earlier today. It does a sober job of explaining the state of the law and what is/isn't authorized under existing law. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

A friend is putting together a grass-roots organizing event and looking for best books for a general audience on how-to, principles, and history (writ broadly). They're connecting with existing orgs but are looking to help newbies catch up knowledge-wise. Please reply here or DM me your favorites!

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Award, for graduate students in their final year, is now open. It's a $25,000 award to facilitate diss write-up. All projects that focus on the causes and/or control of violence welcome. Applications accepted from 1 Nov to 1 Feb 2025.

Details: www.hfg.org

This was an excellent one, for sure :)

Nori and Napoleon during a brief ceasefire :)

Reminder that we are hiring in international law or international organization

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