Empirical Studies of Conflict Project
@ESoConflict
Followers
3K
Following
168
Media
17
Statuses
665
We identify, compile, & analyze micro-level conflict data & information on insurgency, civil war, & other sources of politically motivated violence worldwide.
Princeton, NJ
Joined May 2019
New White Paper: Implementing a pipeline to collect/identify social media handles using LLMs and API keys. It compares LLMs, with GPT-4.1 achieving 0.92 precision and 0.904 recall, and GPT-4.0 achieving 0.939 precision and 0.809 recall. Read paper here:
esoc.princeton.edu
This white paper outlines a budget-friendly coding pipeline to automatically collect and identify social media account handles for politicians in different countries. We incorporate API keys, web...
0
0
1
🚨Reminder - today is the deadline to submit papers for consideration at ESOC's Annual Meeting. We look forwad to reviewing your submissions!
One month left to submit to ESOC's call for papers for the 2025 Annual Meeting on Geostrategic Opportunity and Upheaval! See details at the link below. https://t.co/Rvpk2MX7Zj
0
3
5
Just two weeks to go! Don’t forget to submit your papers and panel proposals to our call for papers for the 2025 Annual Meeting.
One month left to submit to ESOC's call for papers for the 2025 Annual Meeting on Geostrategic Opportunity and Upheaval! See details at the link below. https://t.co/Rvpk2MX7Zj
0
1
0
One month left to submit to ESOC's call for papers for the 2025 Annual Meeting on Geostrategic Opportunity and Upheaval! See details at the link below. https://t.co/Rvpk2MX7Zj
esoc.princeton.edu
CALL FOR PAPERS AND POLICY PANEL PROPOSALSSubmission Deadline: June 16, 2025The Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) Project is holding its Annual Meeting October 9-10, 2025 in Washington D.C.The...
0
2
5
🚨New article! Side payments are seen as key to facilitate international bargaining: industralized countries are expected to pay the Global South to join international accords. Contrary to theory, Kapstein finds they are politically & financially low cost.
0
0
0
EVENT INVITE: New Carter Center public opinion study on Chinese citizens views of foreign policy & U.S.-China relations. Featuring @renardsexton, Princeton’s @rorytruex, @yawei_liu1960 & more. Co-hosted by @ESoConflict & @CarterCenter. RSVP: https://t.co/Ab4ZTLRDnf
0
4
6
📣 Job Alert at BDI 📣 The Bridging Divides Initiative is hiring a Collaborations Coordinator for their Creating Space for Cross-Sector Collaborations (CSCSC) portfolio. Check out the full job description here:
0
1
3
📣 Job Openings at the Bridging Divides Initiative 📣 BDI is recruiting for 2 mid-level roles! Wisconsin State Lead: https://t.co/vfzxXqDadH Library Project Manager: https://t.co/rd5hlBaROW Please apply & share widely!
0
0
1
🔖New Working Paper🔖 How does refugee return shape conflict in destination communities? For Afghan refugees returning from Iran, the reasons for repatriation shape the consequences of refugees' return. Read more here: https://t.co/G3qTppTSzG By: Blair, Krick, & Wright
0
1
1
🚨 ESOC January Deadlines 🚨 📄 Call for Papers ESOC's Taipei Research Conference (June 2-4, 2025): Topics: conflict, migration, climate, & security in Asia. 🗓 Due: Jan 15 🔗 https://t.co/CjrhOPW9We 🎓 Mentorship Program 🗓 Applications Due: Jan 20 🔗 https://t.co/EHODhMlSHj
0
2
2
🚀 Exciting Opportunity for Early-Career Conflict Researchers! The 6th ESOC Mentorship Program will enhance fellows' research on conflict through personalized mentorship, professional development, and campus engagement. Apply by Jan 20:
esoc.princeton.edu
We are pleased to announce the sixth year of the ESOC Mentorship Program. The purpose of this program is to support an international community of early-career investigators engaged in top-notch...
0
3
7
🌍 How much did Afghanistan's economy decline post-Taliban? New estimates by Sänger, Kapstein & Sircar show GDP fell ~16% (2020-22), less than the World Bank's 28% for 2021. Using synthetic controls & nightlights, they offer tools for data-scarce contexts: https://t.co/45SmYGawDv
journals.plos.org
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 is associated with a rapid collapse of the Afghan economy. However, assessing the scale of this collapse is proving difficult as official data are...
0
1
4
📢 Call for Papers! Join @ESoConflict's first Asia-based conference at National Taiwan University in Taipei, June 2-4, 2025. 🌏Topics: Conflict, political violence, & emerging security issues in Asia. 🗓️Deadline: Jan 15, 2025 Details here:
esoc.princeton.edu
Submission Deadline: January 15th, 2025 The Empirical Studies of Conflict network (ESOC) will host its first ever research and policy conference in Asia, held from June 2 to June 4 at National Taiwan...
0
0
7
This position is well-suited for folks interested in a PhD in Economics or Political Science, who have strong quantitative skills in statistics/econometrics and coding in R/Python, and who are interested in studying the online information environment.
1
0
0
Job alert 🚨 ESOC is hiring a Research Specialist interested in the political risks of generative AI, malign influence campaigns, social media use by elites, and the impacts of online platform content modernation. Please share and apply widely:
1
1
3
The Bridging Divides Initiative has another full-time position open for a Senior Research Specialist. The SRS will contribute to BDI's research to support civil society to address political threats in the US. Please apply and share widely: https://t.co/NDbBMHQ3eP
0
1
2
Do you have a full working paper that fits the theme of "Hate and Conflict?" Our Call for Papers for presentation at the ESOC Annual Meeting is open for another three weeks! See detail below.
Our Call for Papers for the 2024 ESOC Annual Meeting is now live. This year's theme is “Hate and Conflict." The submission deadline for full working papers is June 14th, and the meeting will be on October 17-19 at UCLA. See link for more details:
0
0
1
🚨 New article 🚨 @AndrewCShaver @benckrick and co-authors use newly estimated international displacement flow data (1962-2022) to replicate 28 studies on the causes and effects of refugee flows, highlighting significantly different results than previous stock-based estimates👇
Does your research or work in government involve questions concerning refugee/asylum seeker flows? Out today in the @apsrjournal, my most recent research with @benckrick and an outstanding team of (now former) @UCMercedPoliSci @PolViol_Lab members: 🧵
0
0
1
NEW: @Princeton's Bridging Divides Initiative has just launched a first-of-its-kind event-level dataset tracking threats and harassment against local officials around the United States. Reported events are on the rise overall, with a significant increase from 2022 to 2023.
1
8
15