NEW - Ignoring Women’s Performance: A Survey Experiment on Policy Implementation in Argentina - cup.org/3QVOUfv - Gustavo Diaz (Northwestern Political Science, Virginia Oliveros 💚, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro (Brown University Political Science) & Matthew S. Winters #OpenAccess

This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me — the rare kind that made academia feel like family. It’s back, in beautiful Iowa!

📅 Mark your calendar for next Tuesday’s workshop! Betul Ozturan (Boston College) will present new research on how rebel alliances shape post-conflict power-sharing institutions, with Chelsea Johnson (University of Liverpool) as discussant.

Amid a sharp deterioration in the political and security situation in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸, the Head of #UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, briefed the United Nations Security Council on the need for urgent steps to secure a cessation of hostilities, preserve the peace deal, and prevent a relapse into war.

Congrats to Elizabeth Menninga, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, for being selected for our first CSSI Faculty Research Fellowship! This fellowship will provide Menninga with resources and support for a year as she researches how cooperation can unfold

I am hiring a new Lab Manager to help run the NYU Center for Conflict & Cooperation. We start reviewing apps on MAY 1st and it pays over $58,000. Please share with anyone who might be interested! Apply in link below...

Azifah Astrina, a Ph.D. candidate at UI Political Science, looks at the threat of MOOTW in Indonesia in a new piece for The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2025/04/indone…

Journeys has been a cornerstone of our academic path, and we hope other junior scholars can benefit from it just as we did. Please consider signing the appeal and help spread the word to support the continuation of this vital workshop.

Last month, I stepped down as an editor after 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA). I have gathered a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary negative referee reports.

1/ Hi, I’m Amanda Murdie — political scientist, data translator, and -as of today! - Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts) at Georgia Tech.

Congrats to the 2025 UG Research Symposium Award Winners! Special cheers to: Calvin Franke (Sophomore, PS), Serina Farah (Sophomore, PS) and Myung Jung Kim (Research Mentor, PS) on Strategic Surrenders: When and Why States Cooperate in Extradition. blogs.illinois.edu/view/6204/6610…

Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Timbs!! My 18th PhD student! Elizabeth Menninga was a terrific co-chair and Megan Stewart and Brian Lai were excellent committee members. Best of luck at UVA in your NSDPI post-doc! Nathan Timbs Iowa Political Science

The Junior Law and Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for its fall seminar series on zoom! Submit by August 25 for full consideration. To apply to present or to get on our email list to attend our seminars see 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We are hiring in political behavior (comparative politics or American politics)! UIUC is a great place to work. More info here: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

Calling IR scholars: RSIS 🇸🇬 is recruiting for 3 positions (IPE, Strategic Studies & Asian Studies). Exceptionally collegial, globally engaged, and rich with opportunities to build research. Links in comments.

In 2009 my job market paper was rejected by APSR. My findings were described as not “sufficiently interesting for a general journal” 17 years later, it’s still not published. Which makes sense because it wasn’t very good and the reviewers were 100% correct.

Thousands of Koreans, Taiwanese, and others tortured, and forced into drug-fueled labor in Cambodia’s “scam villages” run by Chinese crime org near the borders. Criminals or victims? UN says crackdowns by S. Korea are pushing operations to E. Timor. aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/1…