My R&R has been accepted at Cooperation and Conflict (Cooperation and Conflict) today. I'm really, really excited because it will be my first *solo* peer-reviewed publication. More details will be coming soon!! 😀🔥👍 Mizzou Truman School of Gov't & Public Affairs MU Institute for Korean Studies

💡 New research in International Studies Quarterly | APARC postdoc fellow
Gidong Kim, Yu Bin Kim / 김유빈 (金裕彬), and Dongjin Kwak use an original survey experiment in South Korea to demonstrate how perceptions of rivalry shape public opinion on international conflict. academic.oup.com/isq/article-ab…

Back from spring break to see my book in PRINT!! 😱🥳 Avail Oxford Academic: bit.ly/govafterwar or amzn.to/3TGF0R9

The Qs: How do rebel victors consolidate power after war? Why do some fail? And, what role does *rebel governance* play? 🧵 1/8

Curious about states’ performative, gendered behaviors? 🧐 Check out my new article “International Virtue Signaling: How Female Combatants Shape State Support for Armed Rebellion,” now available from Conflict Management & Peace Science 🌍📝

Please share with your networks! 🩷

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Ever wondered if rebel leaders really experience punishment after signing peace agreements?
Check out my new article on their fates after peace agreements academic.oup.com/jogss/article/…

🚨My Annual Review article 'Endogenous State Capacity' is now online. I am grateful for the rich conversations with Anna Grzymala-Busse Pablo Beramendi Cathy Boone, David Stasavage, Emily Sellars, Volha Charnysh , Dann Naseemullah, Francesca R. Jensenius , Mai Hassan & Xiuyu Li: tinyurl.com/3ux8dyds

As part of my dissertation work, I created a new ordinal measure of 'rebel diplomacy.' The following are some of the visualizations created using Stata. Moving forward (i.e., after finishing my dissertation), I plan to refine it further!! 😀🔥👍

Delighted that my new book, Politics of the North Korean Diaspora, is online & open access today through 1/3! For those interested in how authoritarianism shapes migration & diaspora politics, you can download the pdf here:
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It's out! My latest article on rebel groups' alliances has been published in the Journal of Civil Wars special issue in temporary open access! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #civilwars25thanniversary #civilwarsjournal Alex Waterman James Worrall

Emails from students like the one below, particularly at the end of any semester, always encourage me to improve my teaching skills further. It looks like I wasn't such a bad instructor for POL_SC 1400 - International Relations in Fall 2023. Good luck grading, everyone!! ☺️👍🔥

My graduate colleague, Hang Qi (Hang Qi), did a guest lecture in my “Intro to IR” class today. My students (and I, of course) learned a lot about American public opinion on both military and welfare spending. Excellent job, Hang!! 😊👍👏

Students in my 'Intro to IR' course submitted their final papers/projects. 👏 Those who chose to do something more creative ended up creating interesting podcasts, posters, and videos:

1. YouTube Video (by Xander Kerber)
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2. Poster (by Tara Raifet)

I'm super excited to share the news that my paper, 'Public Opinion, Rivalry, and the Democratic Peace: Experimental Evidence from South Korea,' with Gidong Kim and Dongjin Kwak has been accepted at International Studies Quarterly. I'm extremely grateful to those who supported us along the way!! 😊🔥🙏

Congrats, Gidong!! 😊

I have been selected to receive the 2023 APSA First Generation Scholar Travel and Accessibility Grant. I'm extremely thankful to the selection committee. Congrats to all those selected to receive this grant!! ☺️ APSA Mizzou Truman School of Gov't & Public Affairs MU Institute for Korean Studies

Read Vanderbilt University Political Science Prof. J Andres Gannon forthcoming article in International Studies Quarterly: Planes, Trains, and Armored Mobiles: Introducing a Dataset of the Global Distribution of Military Capabilities academic.oup.com/isq/article-ab…

Nice to see my paper with Daniel Krcmaric and Michael Joseph, “When Do Leader Backgrounds Matter?”, out Conflict Management & Peace Science. The paper features some fun data on leader biographies drawn from the CIA's PDB. Here’s a quick summary:

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We’re recruiting IKS Undergraduate Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year. Please spread the word!! 🔥 Mizzou College of Arts & Science

Check it out!! It’s live!! 🔥
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