Iranian women and men have taken to the streets for their rights, men chant along women: “women, life, freedom.” This is a revolution of a nation against a theocracy that has no room in the heart of its people. Be their voice. #مهسا_امینی #IranProtests2022

"Mahsa Amini’s death while in police custody set off this latest wave of protests, but the underlying conditions were years in the making..." Short article I wrote for Journal of Democracy on the anti-government protests in Iran: journalofdemocracy.org/iran-erupts

Check out Peyman Asadzade’s insightful article on the ongoing protests in Iran in the Journal of Democracy:

My analysis of current protests in Iran from the lens of security forces, at @monkeycageblog The Washington Post.I argue that security forces, especially the IRGC,are unlikely to defect given that regime change would put at risk their grip on economic power: washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

As protests rock Iran, its most feared security force is lying in wait, writes Miriam Berger washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/…

As protests rock Iran, its most feared security force is lying in wait wapo.st/3D95j8Z

Come check out presentations from the GSS lab at the Peace Science Society (International) conference! #PSSI2022

Interested in Russia's #WagnerGroup #WagnerPMC & at Peace Science Society (International)? Then come check out my poster, where Mattew Kyle Ellis and I use the war in Ukraine as an instrument to measure Wagner's violence. We conclude that Wagner commits more severe political violence than CAR forces.

This is a map of 314 protests in the City of Tehran at the neighborhood level from September 16 to November 17. Protests have been concentrated in highly educated and relatively affluent neighborhoods. Protests have been limited in working-class neighborhoods of south Tehran.

Here's a more detailed map showing the percentage of people with a college education and protest frequency per neighborhood in Tehran. Each dot represents one protest incident. The graduated color shows the percentage of educated individuals at the neighborhood level.

Political Science Professor Nicolai Petro's new book, "The Tragedy of Ukraine" looks at the 150-year history of struggle and internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to the current conflict with Russia. bit.ly/3PLX7Bt

Today @vottasullivan & I have a new article out in PS: Political Science & Politics! We introduce a "methods lab" approach to teaching undergrads about archival research, interviewing & survey question design 1/3

The ElsieFund is launching a new call for proposals! Tune in to the live event and learn about the imperative of ensuring women's equal participation in UN Peacekeeping & innovative practices to achieve #InclusivePeacekeeping 🗓️ 30 March |​​ 🕙 9 am x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

At the 3rd programming round launch of the ElsieFund Canada’s #WomenPeaceSecurity Ambassador Jacqueline O'Neill @jacquioneill.bsky.social announced $4.6M to DCAF HQ & $1.6M to Gender and the Security Sector Lab to continue supporting countries undergoing a Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations barrier assessment.

The Gender and the Security Sector Lab is hiring a post-doc for next year! Details are here: sabrinamkarim.com/open-positions

Come work with us at the wonderful GSS lab and be part of impactful policy work & research. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about working at the lab.

This week, the #ElsieInitiative community are gathered for lessons learned from the #MOWIP assessments of barriers & opportunities for #women’s meaningful participation in #UN #peaceoperations. Great energy to build on the findings and create #change. #Equality ElsieFund

My friends, it is finally happening. After 10 years in the making, my book is coming out with Oxford University Press on July 25! "Soldiers of Democracy? Military Legacies and the Arab Spring" Summary and reviews here: global.oup.com/academic/produ… Discount code below to pre-order with 30% off!

Excited to see this open-access at American Political Science Review! And grateful it recently received the APSA Democracy & Autocracy award for best paper presented at APSA last year. It asks: when do powerful, politicized militaries show restraint towards mass protests? 🧵 bit.ly/44w9cRp

I had the pleasure to be in a panel with these wonderful scholars Yasir Atalan Roya Izadi during my first ever ISA conference. #ISA2025