UN estimated it would take 14 years to clear debris and unexploded ordinances in Gaza.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

So what's the global perception of US democracy these days?

Folks who teach American government/politics:

I'm trying to put together a list of resources (i.e. readings/textbooks/videos/podcasts/etc.) for international students and others who have little exposure to American government/politics.

What should I definitely include?

Excited this is moving through proofs & getting closer to getting out there! LMK if anyone's depts/ centers etc. would like a talk on peacekeeping SEA, accountability, and child victims in the coming academic year!

#earthday #PlasticsTreaty 🌏

Due to a weirdly high number of participation rejections, Ben Smith & I are looking for papers for APSA's Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research. This is to fill two slots on a panel. Pls send candidates! Can be an APSA 2024 rejected paper or something that was never proposed.

What the American people think professors do: lecture dramatically in a suede jacket at a chalk board while indoctrinating
What I'm actually doing: hunched over laptop trying to complete annual info security & fire safety trainings so university doesn't cut off my email access

Spot on

First big chunk of tenure file went in! woot! Last bit is due in July on teaching, so if you happen to use any of my work in your classes (or plan to) please LMK!

That was a new questionable email scam-asking if they could, 'given my expertise' swing by my office to 'show me a florescent microscope.'

sometimes it is crickets in this job and sometimes it is everything all at once

Hey IOs friends! Has the org that you study (or one you know of) adopted virtual for some/all of its meetings since COVID? (i.e., did not go fully back to having meetings in person)? (1/2)

Article acceptance email during a tired, crying toddler moment while I'm formatting tenure packet - pretty good Academic Mom, PhD mix today

what's a very mundane and/or nerdy thing you have unintentionally memorized. me: some UNTC treaty codes/subcodes and some COWcode countries/codes

Working on ISA reimbursement &thought about transparency. Hotel flights 2 ubers & M&IE I am requesting $1,344.20 from uni. Doesn't include ubers to airport in PHX, conf reg/memb, & my extra childcare costs. I'm lucky - was a close conf, no visa needed for me, & supportive uni

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2000 ♀️ brought this case&ECHR ruled 'the Swiss government had violated some of the women’s human rights due to “critical gaps” in its national legislation to reduce planet-heating emissions, as well as a failure to meet past climate targets.cnn.com/2024/04/09/cli…

Headed home after a quick but great #ISA2024 . Wonderful to see so many friends, meet some new ones, finally meet some folks in person & hear about great research. If I didn't see you, hope to catch up soon!

Good thing I'm a morning person! Join my #isa2024 panels bright and early Friday&Saturday AM on international order and human rights&conflict. With some great folks and projects Øyvind Svendsen Genevieve Bates Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) Liana Eustacia Reyes, J.D., Ph.D. Courtney Hillebrecht and more

My new study in the European Journal of Development Research EADI finds that the impact of a food aid cut on a country’s food security depends its democracy level.

📢New #PAG20 Critical Perspectives📢 Audrey Comstock & Andrea Vilán envision new paths of research on autocratic engagement with int'l women's rights treaties in 'Looking beyond Ratification: Autocrats’ International Engagement with Women’s Rights' cambridge.org/core/journals/…