Which questions about international politics can you actually answer using large-N data? The big ones. That's what Bear Braumoeller taught us. [THREAD]

Congratulations to my brilliant friend, colleague, and officemate Doctor Kara Hooser! UChicago CIR is so lucky to have you now!

If you're a grad student in IR, I strongly recommend applying for the IR Theory Colloquium. It's a unique opportunity to get really substantive feedback from a great community. Grateful to @JenniferMitzen Stacie Goddard and Sebastian Rosato for running it! tinyurl.com/yffzdp4f

Huge congratulations to Dr. Ku!

Lucas was with us through three states, five apartments, two graduate degrees, and a pandemic. He has been a constant source of kindness, love, and support. I miss him so much.

Some professional news: I'm extremely excited to have accepted a position as an Assistant Instructional Professor in the Master of Arts Program in Computational Social Science at The University of Chicago. Really thrilled to start teaching in a great program and to be moving back to Chicago!

A model of hierarchy and war that produces the same result -- less war with hierarchy than without -- that obtained in East Asian history. And, great to see the wonderful, sorely missed Bear Braumoeller among the authors. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

The IR Theory Colloquium will give you the *unique* opportunity to join a small cohort of junior IR theorists and get feedback from top scholars! I was privileged to be part of last year’s cohort, a fantastic experience all around. Do file your application, deadline August 9.

I want to echo Jordan Becker. It was a privilege to work on this tribute to Bear Braumoeller and I’m very grateful to Jordan, Diane Labrosse, and each of the contributors.

A true honor to take part in this wonderful tribute to Bear Braumoeller. As I wrote at the beginning of my piece, "I am a Michigan PhD because of Bear Braumoeller"

Now on #FirstView: how do contemporary Chinese IR scholars understand international order? Haoming, David A. Peterson & Bear Braumoller compare four modern Chinese IR theories with conventional paradigms. OSU Polisci, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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).

Faculty Forward unequivocally condemns these visa revocations and calls on the University of Chicago to stand with its international students, workers, and community members against these authoritarian tactics. Read our full statement below:

Our statement on the latest moves by the Trump administration to intimidate international students. We call on the University of Chicago administration to act.