Hilary Matfess
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Asst. Prof @JosefKorbel , non-res fellow @CSISAfrica , 📚 @ZedBooks . Prev: ✌️Fellow @USIP , @Yale , @SAISAfrica .💗reading, running, & coffee.
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In a week of bad news Kennedy v. Bremerton School District hit me pretty hard. I just sent this letter to my former coach because I don't know what else to do.
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quietly begging media outlets to stop being surprised by Ukrainian women contributing to the war effort.
women's contributions to political violence are not a novelty, they're an integral part of conflict dynamics.
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On the dire need for humanitarian aid in Tigray:
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Ethiopia accused of ‘serious’ human rights abuses in Tigray in landmark case
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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
(where do I put this in my tenure file?)
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It’s here! If you have any interest in every day life in rebel groups and women’s experiences during and after war, download a copy for free for the next two weeks!
New Cambridge Element In Love and at War by
@hilarymatfess
is now free to read for 2 weeks!
#cambridgeelements
#politics
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In light of recent reporting, I am no longer affiliated w/ the GWU Program on Extremism. While there are many people that are, or were, affiliated w/ the POE that I respect, I cannot continue an affiliation in good faith in light of this new-to-me information.
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absolutely iconic response from one of my students when I asked him if he had the outlook app on his phone:
"no, that's bad vibes."
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a paper I've been working on since Summer 2019 has officially been accepted for publication!
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all smiles to be 22 weeks pregnant and still able to make it to the top of Bergen Peak!
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Embarrassing confession:
Yesterday I went to urgent care because I couldn’t get my heart rate < 100 bpm.
Normal EKG & chest X-ray ( 🎉) means that the doc’s recommendation is to reduce stress ( & ☕️ ). Feeling much better today but: this was a reminder that rest isn’t optional!
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🚨🚨🚨
@meredithloken
and I are THRILLED to announce that our new dataset, the Women's Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) Project is now forthcoming with
@JPR_journal
and available at our website ! 🚨🚨🚨
Quick thread on this new dataset 1/6
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welp, between the crushing loss of a fundamental human right last week and the school prayer case dredging up memories of being preached to by my soccer coach's wife and then benched over religion, I'm going to just scream into a pillow.
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… and that’s a wrap on my first year as a professor! 🎉 🥂
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not to yuck anyone's yum but: I fundamentally do not understand how pregnancy came to be understood as this like, magical, pastel-hued, transcendental experience.
pregnancy is the most punk thing I've ever done. I don't feel like a beautiful earth mama, I feel metal as hell.
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I know everyone is trying their best and I truly am not trying to be a jerk, but the timelines associated with academic publishing continue to feel like an elaborate joke: 9 months to get copy edits, 1 week to return them.
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This week! My latest book "In Love and at War: Marriage in Non-state Armed Groups" will finally be here!
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Pleased that this article, examining the legacies of rebel humanitarian aid provision in the 1980s famine in Ethiopia, is finally out:
As ever, lmk if you don’t have institutional access.
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Absolutely AMPED to be contributing to this series! Signed a contract to provide a manuscript on rebel marriage practices and their impact on women’s lives during and after war yesterday! 🎉🎉🎉 excited to work with this team!
W/
@tiffanydbarnes
, I'm thrilled to announce a new
@CUP_PoliSci
Elements Series on Gender & Politics. We're looking for short monographs (20-30k words) that focus on both traditional areas of gender & politics research + new frontiers in the field. Write 'em, read 'em, cite 'em!
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absolutely devastated to learn from my undergrads today that they don’t use Twitter so ‘summarize the argument of the article in a tweet’ (h/t
@SKalyvas
) is not the hip way of connecting with the youths I had hoped it was.
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wish I still didn't have a chip on my shoulder from something that happened half a lifetime ago, but here we are! If your kid is going through something similar, I'm happy to talk to them (or you about how my parents supported me through a really shitty and confusing time). 2/2
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pregnancy is the most radicalizing experience of my life.
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Before affiliating I should have done my due diligence about the director’s research and professional activities; I didn’t and I regret that. To be extremely clear: I condemn in the strongest possible terms Islamophobia.
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ugh I am a sap but here are some of my favorite shots of me and my husband looking at each other on our wedding day
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Big pharma: welcome to the resistance!
Breaking News: Executives from over 250 drug companies called for the reversal of a judge’s abortion drug ruling, warning it could disrupt the entire industry.
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rough week (personally and professionally) and after nearly 2 years of covid-land I am no better at sitting with uncertainty or disappointment.
trying to savor the little wins, like kicking it with my pupper; other photos of Very Good Pets welcome.
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So happy that our piece, "Introducing the Women’s Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) project, 1946–2015” is now available with
@JPR_Journal
:
loved working with
@meredithloken
on this project!
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@llmunro
Have you read ‘the power of fun?’ It’s helpful for figuring out what’s actually fun and workable for you
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A Venn diagram of ‘people who despise participation trophies’ and ‘people who collect challenge coins’ has a hefty, cranky middle.
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a cool part about being a working mom is the constant, gnawing fear that I am bad at literally everything I do.
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Has anyone written about the rise of ‘law enforcement operation’ as a justification for military action?
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Pleased that my latest article, with Jakana Thomas and Mariam Santara, is now available! ‘From the public to the private: mapping women’s formal and informal participation in peacebuilding in Mali’
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My loving parents, who never doubted my ability to finish my PhD and who have been cheerleaders at countless marathons and who know that I am a college professor, apparently felt the need to PACK CANS OF CRANBERRY SAUCE IN THEIR LUGGAGE AS THEY TRAVELED FROM GEORGIA TO COLORADO.
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A librarian just said ‘oh I recognize your name, you’re and ILL regular’ and I feel like I just unlocked some new level of geekdom.
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Ran a 50k (31 miles) to celebrate turning 31 tomorrow. The views at the Colorado Cold Rush race did not disappoint!
#werunnatsec
#polisciruns
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uh, guys, not to defend the bird app and El*n but are we all just conveniently forgetting how bad zuck has been at moderating hate speech?
not in the mood to trade one billionaire-run hellsite for another.
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watch this space! thrilled that "In Love and at War: Marriage in Non-State Armed Groups" will be the inaugural text in the Cambridge Elements in Gender and Politics.
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very excited that this piece with
@marieeberry
and
@roudabehkishi
, examining the relationship between women's representation in the legislature and political violence targeting women, is finally out in
@ifjpglobal
! Read it here: .
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Okay: if I get 1500+ downloads before the free trial period expires, I will run a 5k in a prom dress
New Cambridge Element In Love and at War by
@hilarymatfess
is now free to read for 2 weeks!
#cambridgeelements
#politics
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Was feeling p down (been bogged down with administrative stuff this week and just bummed out by 2022) but then this big, dumb cuddle monster climbed onto my lap.
~70 lbs of unfettered adoration and fluff.
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Inspired by
@profmusgrave
's tweet: I love teaching, I am an extrovert, and my students are wonderful
- AND STILL, after ~5 hours of teaching on Mondays, I am functionally useless.
(curious how much of this is my degraded social stamina after a couple years of pandemic life)
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making my slides for my spring quarter class and every time I include a meme I worry I'm inching closer and closer to
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I get why the stories about the 'ghost pilot of Kyiv' & the "Russian warship, go f*ck yourself" quote & giving Russian soldiers sunflower seeds are everywhere.
We want stories of badassery.
I just also want there to be a recognition of the heroism of surviving & giving care.
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BREAKING: I said no to something and they don't hate me. I intend to learn nothing from this.
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a moment that lives rent free in my head is asking a dude I was dating if he had seen 'The Princess Bride' and he responded along the lines of 'listen to the title, do you think I've seen it?'
like... congrats on too tough for an all-time great comedic film?
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Spent a few days in and around Mbarara, Uganda. Absolutely stunning!
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Finished my first 70.3! Chased
@djheet
on the swim and bike and then caught him on the run 💕
#werunnatsec
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absolute stunner of a short trail run today in Indian Peaks Wilderness. Colorado is incredible.
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what advice would you give grad students?
been thinking and I think the best advice I have is to be a squeaky wheel. nobody will be as invested in your success as you are or will know your specific needs as well as you do.
speak up, politely, about what you need to succeed.
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We finished the
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Loveland pass took my breath away in many ways. A long ride with
@djheet
and some other friends is a great way to ward off the Sunday scaries.
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didn't have 'crying after someone told me that you can't bring pets into nuclear fallout shelters' on my 2022 bingo card but here we are...
(crying and petting my dogs)
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big goal for today is to keep the number of times spontaneously burst into rage tears to < 5.
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My latest article, with Meredith Loken, is now available! Check out "Women’s Wings in Rebel Organisations: Prevalence, Purposes and Variations"
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Absolutely thrilled to be included in the
@JournalofCW
's 25th Anniversary issue! My article, "New Frontiers in Rebel Socialisation: Considering Care and Marriage," takes up
@rkrystalli
and
@philipp_schulz1
's call to take "love and care" seriously
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my latest with
@SusannaCampbell
on the need for a new model of
#humanitarian
aid in
#Sudan
for
@CSISAfrica
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guys, I did it. I turned a shit-post on the bird site into an op-ed.
my latest, with
@WPReview
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quietly begging media outlets to stop being surprised by Ukrainian women contributing to the war effort.
women's contributions to political violence are not a novelty, they're an integral part of conflict dynamics.
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2022 mood: torn between caring too much about everything and giving in to nihilism.
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Thanks to the
@MehdiHasanShow
for having me on to discuss my new report with
@DevorahMargolin
on women’s involvement in the January 6th riot. Clip here:
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I am so very tired.
Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg says "no two countries run by women would ever go to war"
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During a bike ride today, my husband took a photo of me, explaining ‘I want you to see how strong your quads look.’
I really, really, really love having a partner that appreciates those sorts of things and helps me appreciate them too.
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I saw an extremely dumb take from a fitness/leadership influencer saying that we should all be doing burpees to prepare for war and I am torn between hysterical laughter and sobbing.
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Since finishing graduate school, I’ve been trying to read for pleasure and outside of my field more often. Here’s a few books I’ve enjoyed recently:
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Dolos managed a few rock scrambles but is still an incredible, photogenic coward.
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super happy that "Women’s Participation in Violent Non-State Organizations" (w/ the incredible
@meredithloken
) is out and (it looks like) open-access:
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In 2022 I finally ‘gave in’ & got on medication to help w/ OCD. I finally feel like myself again. 🎉
Stigma about meds put me off for years. If you’re struggling & therapy isn’t enough, please be smarter than I was about medication as a possibility & talk to a psychiatrist.
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thanks to the excellent team at
@WPReview
for featuring this article, in which I shamelessly plug my new book and discuss the importance of marriage for rebel groups
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during today's ultrasound, baby M was sticking her tongue out, yawning, and flapping her jaw.
the ultrasound tech said 'she's going to be chatty!' and, in seeing a flash of my future, I have never felt more compassion for my parents.
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it's the 2 year anniversary of my first date with 'the tinder rando with the cute dog,' aka my husband.
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sometimes I miss my early morning routine of drinking scalding hot coffee and focusing on work without any distractions, but then my baby girl lets out a little pterodactyl shriek and grins at me and I think I'm fine being distracted for another day.
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A man that I am confident has used the term ‘snowflake’ unironically just tattled to my husband that a joke I made about his obsession with rifles is him overcompensating hurt his feelings, in case any of y’all forgot that masculinity is remarkably fragile.
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my dad got some great shots of the run leg of the 70.3 yesterday! if only I could run without making ridiculous faces.
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Very excited that this article (with
@SusannaCampbell
and
@JakeKurtzer
) is available (un-gated!) from
@ForeignAffairs
: 'How to Vaccinate Behind Enemy Lines'
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can't stop thinking about how, because I'm in my 30s w/ an autoimmune disease and thus a 'high risk' pregnancy, access to safe and legal abortion is a prerequisite for me to even consider thinking about trying to maybe get pregnant. tgif, amirite?
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I def thought being a mom would suck for the first couple months but it's mostly been like having a muppet sidekick and it's awesome.
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Seeing a lot of advice (good and bad) about the job market and how to prepare yourself and my unsolicited nugget is: the first version of your job talk is going to suck. Don’t be demoralized!
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I have toured exactly one (1) house and talked to a realtor about the bidding process and I am already over this process.
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Prettiest pain cave I’ve ever been in… ~15 miles ~1500 in elevation in an out and back to Gemini Bridges.
#werunnatsec
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Academia is wild because I started writing this book as a newlywed in spring 2021 and I’m promoting it now as a new mom. And that’s a *fast* timeline.
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in all likelihood, we'll have a newborn in less than 5 weeks. for those of you that have been through that experience, what did you do in the final stretch that made your life easier? alternatively, what should I not waste my time doing?
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re the housing market in Denver:
it's not so much that I got "sticker shock," it's that I'm now deep in the throws of "financial nihilism."
money is fake! nothing matters! I'm never bringing a lunch again! catch me at the casinos, slack jaw'ed and joyless at the slot machines!
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ICYMI:
@WPReview
published the first in a series of articles I'm writing on women and world politics.
Inspired by so many of my incredible students, colleagues, and friends, my goal is to show that 'feminist international relations is for everyone.'
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Efforts to increase the number of ♀️ in politics often overlook the possibility of violent backlash resisting any potential change in the status quo. A short, belated thread on our findings (1/5):
very excited that this piece with
@marieeberry
and
@roudabehkishi
, examining the relationship between women's representation in the legislature and political violence targeting women, is finally out in
@ifjpglobal
! Read it here: .
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look, I'm not trying to pile on but:
1) main character syndrome is out of control. this is so disrespectful to the race organizers.
2) as someone else noted, it's hard to believe that she ran sub 8's for 13 miles without training and others in the photo are CLEARLY walking
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the trail running community in Colorado is awesome and made Sunday such a delight. grateful to still be able to run a 12k at 8 months pregnant.
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Still not totally comfortable with marriage as an institution but incredibly amped that my husband and I have an entire shelf dedicated to peanut-butter-based snacks.
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