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There's a lot of good stuff out there in an exciting and rapidly growing literature on authoritarian power sharing!

Publishing American Political Science Review is very cool, but the fact that many people are reading our open-access article w/ Jack Paine & Xiaoyan/Christy Qiu is even better!! 🥳cambridge.org/core/journals/…

We are hosting the fourth annual Formal Models of Conflict Conference in the fall! Call for papers is below. Deadline is in five weeks. Here's the submission portal: forms.gle/LqiTduTHX6LK3v…

Update to previous job post! Please apply to a year-long RA position with me, Nathan Nunn (UBC) Awa Ambra Seck (HBS) and Jacob Moscona (MIT). Project on culture and institutions in SSA using ethnographic data. Deadline 7/11/24. Thank you! Econ RA Listings employment.ucsd.edu/research-assis…

❗️❗️❗️CALL FOR PAPER ❗️❗️❗️ The PSPE group is hosting the 10th annual Comparative Formal Theory Conference on 11-12 October 24. Apply to preset by August 9, 2024. More details in the pic below and in the document here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/sbo7n4k…. Please share widely!

It arrived! Already available electronically, seems like physical copies available next week! cambridge.org/core/books/col… amazon.com/Colonial-Origi… Alex Lee Cambridge University Press - Politics Emory Political Science Rochester Political Science

Woo new paper! And check out Anne's excellent summary thread 👀

This new paper by Clarke/Meng/paine helps us understand the Sudanese Civil War and choices of the armed groups. One important fact of the war has been that almost all rebel groups have sided with the SAF over the RSF, despite RSF victories. Why? Anne Meng Jack Paine

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Amazing! Their research has had an immeasurable impact on my career And collaborating and otherwise hanging out with Jim the last few years has been incredibly rewarding on both a personal and professional level. Incredibly kind and generous with his time So excited for them!

Brief thread on A&R regime transitions model, possibly of interest given ongoing Nobel discussion Summary: Intuitive, tractable framework that scholars can productively build on to address other important questions

So happy to announce that my book with Tara Slough is now out at Cambridge Elements!! External Validity and Evidence Accumulation Part 1 develops key theoretical concepts for evidence accumulation. Part 2 applies those concepts to meta-analysis, replication, and extrapolation

My paper with Killian Clarke & Jack Paine, “Violent Origins and Authoritarian Order: Divergent Trajectories after Successful Rebellions,” was featured in a NYT article analyzing recent events in Syria. Thanks so much Amanda Taub! nytimes.com/2024/12/12/wor…

Pleased to see research I've been working on with Anne Meng and Jack Paine on rebel regimes featured in the The New York Times Interpreter column this week. Amanda Taub did a really nice job summarizing our paper, and discussing its implications for what comes next in #Syria. Link 👇

Brief summary of my recent book with Alex Lee at Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com/reviews/coloni…

Thrilled this is out! 🎉 We summarize the main findings in an earlier thread: x.com/ricarthuguet/s… Joan Ricart-Huguet

I wrote this review essay on three wonderful new books on democracy by Jack Paine Alex Lee Sean Gailmard and John Gerring nowpublishers.com/article/Detail…

New at Broadstreet blog! Brief synopsis of our recent article on African borders at American Political Science Review cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Pleased to share this podcast with alexandermlee.bsky.social about our recent book! newbooksnetwork.com/colonial-origi…

Glad to see my book review of Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship by Alex Lee and Jack Paine in International Affairs International Affairs ! An essential read if you're interested in the enduring effects of colonial rule on democratic governance.