Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
@KSGleditsch
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Regius Professor of Political Science, University of Essex & Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), https://t.co/O2M4zvdxr8
Joined August 2021
RT @JustinWolfers: I was pretty chuffed by this callout in The Economist. But Betsey was less sure, suggesting that perhaps the roles of fu….
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RT @sapinker: The Demographic and Health Surveys brought crucial data for more than 90 countries — without them, we risk darkness - And in….
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Cuts to US aid could end the Demographic and Health Surveys. This would leave a massive gap in our understanding of global health, mortality, and development.
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Still the optimist in me think we can learn something useful and find better actionable ideas given constraints if pay attention to the importance of environments and community in science.
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Unfortunately many things have turned even worse since this lecture in February 2024, with many UK institutions including Essex facing substantial deficits, and cuts to contributions and research funding in many other countries.
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The Department of Government at Essex has done well since its founding 60 years ago, because it managed to create a productive research environment, making individual researchers better.
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This was partly motivated by the problems of maintaining vibrant environments on campus after COVID and excessive enthusiasm over working from home and moving things online.
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The article version of the 2024 Regius Lecture in Political Science on "How can a strong environment foster better research? Reflections on the 60th anniversary of the University of Essex" has now been published in European Political Science and is available online open access.
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RT @sapinker: I've long argued against the repressiveness of Critical Social Justice leftism, but mere Anti-Wokeism is not a coherent or co….
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RT @TradeDiversion: I stand corrected. The formula is not deficit/imports. The formula is surplus/(imports * ε * φ), where ε = -4 and φ = 0….
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RT @sapinker: I'm as cynical about university bloat as anyone, but Trump's slashing of NIH grant overhead payments is not pressure toward….
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RT @Valen10Francois: A chart mapping how often the soviet newspaper Pravda mentioned "fascism.". Notice the blip from 1939 to 1941. https….
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RT @chris_dworschak: Interesting analysis by @guardian on backgrounds of UK rioters. This is very much in line with our conclusions that a)….
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The Guardian has scrutinised data that provides insights into the lives of hundreds of people accused of taking part in the unrest
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RT @MCCRA_Essex: We’ve been busy at @ODI_Global London discussing language, multilingualism, conflict, and conflict resolution in Cameroon,….
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RT @rpondiscio: The opacity of academic prose arises from the epistemological imperative to operationalize disciplinary jargon, facilitatin….
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RT @kaushikcbasu: Why theory is important. If Pythagoras had tried to prove his theorem by collecting lots of right-angled triangles & meas….
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Things were grim in the past.
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Archaeologists uncover the remains of a giant rack of skulls beneath downtown Mexico City
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