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Michael Rubin is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He previously worked as an official at the… more

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Thanks to @drjlhazelton.bsky.social and the IS team!
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The team @intsecurity.bsky.social has graciously made our article “Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict” - w @danielarnon.bsky.social @rickmcalexander.bsky.social - free for this week only! Access it here:

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Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict
Abstract. What are the origins of conflict-related population displacement? Why do some communities in conflict zones suffer mass casualties while others evade conflict violence? Whether civilians mig...
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The essay by Daniel Arnon, Richard J. McAlexander, and Michael Rubin is free in celebration of its dual award wins:
- International Studies Association’s Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration section, 2025, and
- American Political Science Association’s Middle East and North Africa section, 2024.
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Finally published online in First View at APSR, our paper (with @rickmcalexander.bsky.social and Rob Williams) in which we show a link between right-wing radicalization and Iraq and Afghanistan war fatalities:
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
They’re Still There, He’s All Gone: American Fatalities in Foreign Wars and Right-Wing Radicaliz...
They’re Still There, He’s All Gone: American Fatalities in Foreign Wars and Right-Wing Radicalization at Home
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by Michael Rubin

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We use Iris' Armed Group Dataset, which includes a treasure trove of information on armed groups both above and below conventional thresholds for inclusion in datasets used in the study of civil wars. For more info on the data see the data feature paper:
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by Michael Rubin

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by Michael Rubin

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New piece at ISQ w Iris Malone: "Foreign Sponsorship of Armed Groups and Civil War"
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Preliminary evidence suggesting armed groups' organizational attributes, rather than foreign support on its own, are critical to explaining civil war risk
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by Michael Rubin

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That is, @rjschoner.bsky.social . Some day I'll learn how to use this app.
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by Michael Rubin

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Join us in Dodd 162 on Thurs, January 25 (12:30-1:45pm) for what will be a fascinating event with @rjschoner (@tulane). We'll learn about her research on how victims of human rights abuse engage in UN institutions to pressure repressive govts. Register here:
events.uconn.edu/human-rights...
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by Michael Rubin

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Thanks! Not a Mac user but will look into Windows equivalents
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by Michael Rubin

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Thanks! This is helpful and useful to know about the tradeoff with privacy. I appreciate these recommendations and will look into it.
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by Michael Rubin

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Any polisky friends that do interview based research have recommendations for the best apps or programs for recording and transcribing audio of interviews?
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Reposted by: Michael Rubin, Hyun Kim

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Thrilled to share my new paper (with Jeong Kim and Cana Kim)! We find the local news is more likely than national news to highlight the local impacts of climate change. And, this coverage increases Republicans’ willingness to help stop climate change!
News from Home: How Local Media Shapes Climate Change Attitudes
Abstract. Highlighting the local impacts of climate change has the potential to increase the public’s awareness of and engagement with climate change. However,
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Reposted by: Michael Rubin, Robert Klemmensen, Monika Nalepa

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Polisky: please help us spread the word about the Saltzman Institute’s postdoc, and tell your best students to apply!

www.siwps.org/programs/cal...
Call for Applications: Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University, Postdoctora...
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I wrote a thing:

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by Michael Rubin

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Thanks, Megan! Hope you're doing well and we have the chance to catch up soon.
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by Michael Rubin

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Thanks Seb! Appreciate your interest in the research! Hope to reconnect soon.
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by Michael Rubin

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Conflictsky polisky
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Michael Rubin @rubinmichael.bsky.social · Oct 20
Finally published online in First View at APSR, our paper (with @rickmcalexander.bsky.social and Rob Williams) in which we show a link between right-wing radicalization and Iraq and Afghanistan war fatalities:
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
They’re Still There, He’s All Gone: American Fatalities in Foreign Wars and Right-Wing Radicaliz...
They’re Still There, He’s All Gone: American Fatalities in Foreign Wars and Right-Wing Radicalization at Home
doi.org
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