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Our Rice University Political Science Rice University Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies students do such a fantastic job advocating for themselves and supporting one another. Apparently our students learn useful things about collective action and advocacy!

I am so pleased to see Norma Lara recognized for her outstanding work. She is such an amazing leader for our graduate program. She works every day to make Rice University Political Science better.

Today I got to hood Yui Nishimura. It was a joy and honor to work with her over the past six years. This is only the beginning! Yui is going to make an impact on so many students and also on our understanding of the role of the international community in improving human rights.

This is an excellent paper by an excellent student! Interested in cyber, international cooperation and/or international conflict? Look out for this paper and other work by Conner Joyce!

Working on your IR, foreign policy, or American REP syllabus? Check out this article on U.S. foreign policy, bureaucracy, and race.

Working on an IR syllabus for fall? Check out this new review essay on contemporary Chinese scholarship on international order. Published posthumously, this is likely one of Bear Braumoeller’s last scholarly contributions (with Haoming and David A. Peterson).

How racial tropes shape the way foreign policy bureaucracies interpret the world. Text analysis of thousands of declassified intelligence assessments across four US presidents. Really proud of this one! Now out *open access* in International Organization

Thanks to Good Authority for inviting me to write an explainer about U.S. defense pacts. This is such a great series for teaching! goodauthority.org/news/good-to-k…

Rice is a great place to work, and this is a great department to work in. I'm excited to welcome new leadership!

My new colleagues! So exciting!

I'm teaching a workshop at STaRT@Rice in October. Register here: start.rice.edu #STaRTatRice2024 #Shapingthefuture

It's job market season in political science, and yet again, there are lots of amazing Women in Conflict Studies looking for positions! Learn about them here: womeninconflictstudies.org/participants-s…

This is an impressive group! You should check them out, particularly if you are hiring in AP, CP, or IR!

Know someone who might be interested in studying for a Ph.D. in political science at Rice University Political Science? Please encourage them to sign up for one of our virtual coffee chats to learn more about the program and the application process.

New article (with Jesse C. Johnson and Burcu Savun) published online with International Studies Quarterly. The article advances our understanding of how governments use international security policy to maintain power domestically and how alliances impact civil wars. academic.oup.com/isq/article-ab…

Know anyone thinking about pursuing a Ph.D. in political science at Rice? Please let them know about our virtual coffee chats! The first one is Thursday!

Analyzing international intervention in civil conflicts 1975-2017, Jesse C. Johnson, Ashley Leeds & Burcu Savun find that some kinds of alliances are associated with pro-government intervention, but all alliances are not equal. academic.oup.com/isq/article-ab…