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At long last, my paper with Erica Chenoweth presenting NAVCO 2.1 is out! (available in Journal of Peace Research here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… Want to dive into nonviolent resistance data? This is a great place to start!

In 2018, Colombia regularized the status of around 280,000 displaced Venezuelans. How did this shape their subsequent economic contribution in the form of starting new businesses? Credible causal evidence from Dany Bahar 🌎🎗️, Cowgill, & Jorge Guzman —> nber.org/papers/w30624

In the #APSRNewIssue, Rob Blair - robertblair.bsky.social, Manuel Moscoso Rojas, Andres Vargas, and Michael Weintraub look at how states can prevent armed groups from exploiting local governance gaps to (re)establish territorial control during transitions. #PoliSciResearch ow.ly/g2cX50LtMyY

Very honored to receive the 2021 Bruce Russett Award for Article of the Year in JCR for “Competitive Governance & Displacement Decisions Under Rebel Rule: Evidence from the Islamic State in Iraq." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… Many thanks to the committee and reviewers! @SAGECQPolitics

Read Vanderbilt University Political Science Prof Cassy Dorf (& Max Gallop & Shahryar Minhas's) forthcoming article British Jnl Poli Sci: Network Competition and Civilian Targeting during Civil Conflict bit.ly/3ThaYjd

New dataset alert: Diego Martin, Jacob N Shapiro & Julia G Ilhardt developed a dataset on the covert use of social media to influence politics by promoting propaganda, advocating controversial viewpoints, & spreading disinformation.

We built an interactive tool to infer Indian journalists' polarity using politicians' tweets TL;DR Star journalists v polarized BJP engages more anchors/commentators INC/AAP more beat journalists AAP high press engagement Many party favorite journalists join politics 🧵

How borders have changed over the last thousand years...

What were the effects of fact-checks/misinfo during 2020 election? New paper, with @aecoppock, Kim Gross, Emily Thorson & Tom Wood, coming at BJPS, has answers! No backfire; effects on beliefs don't disappear; small effects on attitudes; & more! bit.ly/3NqcIFC

ESOC and the School of Economics at Universidad del Rosario are pleased to announce a joint conference and call for papers on #crime, #conflict and #migration, submissions due January 15, 2023. Conference to be held next May in Bogota - full details here: bit.ly/3gUhiQx

Sharp cover! Jared Rubin and I are pleased! Coming in late-2023. Should be in time for APSA!

📢Data Alert📢 SamanthaMGamez and I are very excited to share with you the African Peace Processes (APP) dataset. The dataset covers negotiations in interstate, intrastate, and non-state conflicts. Check out the introduction in Journal of Peace Research here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… 1/8

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#TBT to @LuciaMotoliniaC's quasi-natural experiment derived from Mexico's 2014 Electoral Reform lifting the ban on reelection. She finds compelling evidence that reelections increase particularistic legislation. WashU Political Science ow.ly/ORBy50NfJMz

New dataset alert: @jamesigoewalsh, Justin Conrad & Beth Elise Whitaker developed the Rebel Human Rights Violations (RHRV) dataset measuring the frequency with which rebel groups engage in eight types of human rights abuses.

Thrilled to co-host (with Tamar Mitts) the inaugural Media Effects Empirical Workshop on May 5 at Columbia University. This biannual workshop features the latest works in political communication across subfields. Please RSVP here: sites.google.com/view/columbia-….

Does ambient temperature influence wartime violence? We explore this question in an International Organization article published this week. We find that it affected how often insurgents during wars in Afghanistan and Iraq carried out attacks. More below. #TemperatureViolence #openaccess 1/6

How, and under what conditions, does electoral violence influence voter turnout? @sebvanbaalen investigates this puzzle by taking a subnational approach to probe the moderating effect of local incumbent strength on the association between electoral violence and turnout.

What is the relationship between patriarchal values and armed conflict? Elin Bjarnegård, Anders Engvall, Srisompob Jitpiromsri, & Erik Melander find patriarchal values drive voluntary participation in armed conflict. #APSRNewIssue #OpenAccess #PoliSciResearch ow.ly/YH3N50NPsaI

So happy to see this very interesting paper coming out! This finding substantially changes the way I think about rally effects. Congrats Yusaku and TJ.