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It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! Let’s do year 2 of HHM thread. Was so fun to meet, learn from, & introduce fellow Latinas/Latinos. If you’re Hispanic (born abroad or of Hispanic descent) please message me. I’d like to showcase you sooner than later.

HHM1: Alejandra López Villegas PhD Candidate, Comp Poli & Methods MSU. Born CDMX. ITAM alumn. Research: Democratic Backsliding, Gender, Methods, Latin America. Published, award winning, grant funded. Public goods provider. OTM. See alejandralopezvillegas.com

Have any of you done fieldwork in Chiapas, Mexico? Or know anyone who has?

A summary of my recent work w/ @KarinKitchens is out now in Journal of Politics @[email protected] blog. We use an historical case to explain variation in officeholding by marginalized groups, with important implications for today, including contestation over land use (npr.org/2023/08/03/119…)

Thank you @France24/InfoMigrants for the opportunity to talk about the new Italian immigration quotas. We need better laws to protect migrant workers from exploitation infomi.gr/1Hek.T

HHM2:@johnkbonilla Postdoc. Phd in Comp Politics Mizzou Truman School of Gov't & Public Affairs. Colombian. Research: Political institutions of Global South, Cyberspace, Peace/conflict studies. Published: LAPSjournal,Revista Análisis Político, etc. Fullbright. See sites.google.com/view/johnkboni…

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… global.oup.com/academic/produ… But there was no concrete ethical guidance on how to do this… UNTIL NOW!

Looking forward to reading this…

Just published on APSR First View: "Colonial Genealogies of Pluralism: Consociation as Disavowal in Contemporary Democratic Theory" by Joy Wang. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Introducing the November Issue of CMPS! We’re back with Volume 41(6), featuring six new articles on alliance dynamics, conflict prevention strategies, nuclear crises and rebel governance. Explore the latest insights into the complexities of peace science below.

In an explainer for Good Authority, I share some historical and contemporary context to martial law in South Korea and Yoon's botched attempt yesterday. goodauthority.org/news/martial-l…

Looking for your next read? Currently published in FirstView: “Analyzing Ballot Order Effects When Voters Rank Candidates.” Yuki Atsusaka uses survey and natural experiments to show how ballot designs can impact voters’ ranking behavior via pattern ranking.

Thanks Ayesha Rascoe NPR for inviting me to discuss ISIS' evolution since its territorial defeat: npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-…. More on ISIS' theory of the "gray zone" & how it exploits Islamophobic & anti-immigrant policies in my 2016 Foreign Affairs article: tinyurl.com/4y3may85

🚨 Call for Proposals! 🚨 Seeking junior scholars of conflict & violence for a multi-method mini-conference: ✨ March 21-22 @ FSU ✨ $1,250 honorarium ✨ Eligibility: <3 yrs tenure track 📄 Full CfP: bit.ly/M2C2-CfP 📅 Apply by Jan 10: bit.ly/M2C2-Submit

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So cool!!! Congrats Gemma Dipoppa on another killer publication!

I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)! It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D). Thread below 👇 (1/)

📌 Excited to announce the 2nd Northeast Political Economy Conference 📌 We (Brian Knight) are seeking submissions from economists & political scientists working on political economy topics. Please submit by June 16 and join us at Brown on Friday, Oct 3 forms.gle/i4wi88Q6P3tJyJ…

Depoliticizing rebels: Government use of civilian trials during armed conflict - Liana Eustacia Reyes, Justin Conrad, Cyanne E. Loyle, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

New pub alert: We examine why incumbents sometimes use civilian courts instead of the less risky military courts by focusing on the threat and opportunity presented by rebel taxation. With Justin Conrad Cyanne E Loyle journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…