Delighted to hear that Orfeo Fioretos will be serving as the discussant for my Global Governance and the European Union webinar this coming Tues, 8 Nov. I'll be talking about my new book "Change in Global Environmental Politics" with Cambridge University Press - Politics. Sign up here! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Every year, ISA's Historical International Relations Section presents prizes to scholars who have made a contribution to the field, which we will announce this week: First up, the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations goes to two books:

The digitised League of Nations archives are an amazing gift that keeps on giving. What an incredible resource for scholars. archives.ungeneva.org

On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had asked “What makes a good citizen?"

After months of delivery problems, finally a hard copy in my hands - nothing like it! But for those who prefer a free open access copy: global.oup.com/academic/produ… Key point: citizen-elite gap in legitimacy beliefs is down to individual diffs in trust, economics, values & identities

An updated version of the TRade & ENvironment Database (TREND) is now available. It covers all #environmental clauses of 775 #trade deals (1947-2021). Available at: chaire-epi.ulaval.ca/en/trend Thanks to Clara Brandi Noémie Laurens Apoorva Shivakumar, Ken Mbeva and DESTA

#MLA2023 UChicagoPress 1/12 Some ideas about revising a book, all of which I promise you know you know but will be happier if you face:

The Decline in Transformative Science This trend has been partly reflected in the transition towards “nano economics” -- the thorough investigation of narrow research questions whose results are self-evident at the outset or inconsequential. tinyurl.com/5t5fshk7

We are organizing a conference at the European University Institute for at-risk scholars in the social sciences to share their work and experiences, and to engage in a conversation about how to address these challenges. Please help us spread the word about this call for speakers or consider applying

Honoured to win the ISA Alger Award for the best book in international orgs and multilateralism at #ISA2023 and receive honorable mention for the ISA Sprout Environmental Studies Award for my book "Change in Global Environmental Politics"! Cambridge University Press - Politics NPSIA at Carleton University Courtney J. Fung

Let me simplify things to make it clearer: Polarization = both sides radicalize Radicalization = one side radicalizes The US is not “polarized” (in ideological terms). Only one party, the GOP, is radicalized. It really is that simple!

“I saw crematoria still going. The bodies starved, lying dying, on the ground. I’ve seen the horrors of war more than can be adequately described.” RIP Ben Ferencz, a great man whom I met in Rome at the ICC conference in 1998. May his memory be a blessing nytimes.com/2023/04/08/wor…

Omfg she went off. Honestly I’m not even mad about having to read States and Social Revolutions anymore

What is the Biden administration’s international economic agenda? National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (Jake Sullivan) kicks off a The Brookings Institution talk on the New Washington Consensus.

In a quest to understanding what constitutes & explains complexity in global gov, I am super excited for Orfeo Fioretos and my politics of global complexity workshop. Papers use archives, legal judgments & other exciting sources to examine complexity across time & issues Global Governance Centre

CES is hiring an Exec Director at our new home at Temple University We start reviewing applications in a week. Great opportunity to work with leading scholars of Europe to promote excellent research and teaching. Please share widely. temple.taleo.net/careersection/…