Ari Mamshae
@Mamshae
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PhD Research Fellow at University of Oslo | Political Science, Public Administration | Formerly @UniofOxford's @BlavatnikSchool & @UKH_official & @Kurdistan
Oslo, Norway
Joined October 2009
Can't be happier than casting my vote for #YesKurdistan in #KurdistanReferendum. Bjit Kurd, bjit Kurdistan. Viva #Kurdistan.
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نیشتیمان نەخشەیەک نیە لەسەر کاغەز بێت، بەڵکوو خوێنە و بە دەمارەکاندا دەگەڕێ. ئەوەی ئەمڕۆ دەچێندرێ، سبەی دەدورێتەوە.
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Getting round to launching this great @CTCWP piece on the extent of terrorist/Iranian oil smuggling and monetization in Iraq, and the Sudani government's complicity in the schemes - as ever, CTC is THE place to showcase authoritative analysis on counter-terrorism issues 🧵
A landmark CTC Sentinel cover story by @Mikeknightsiraq with extraordinarily granular detail on the nexus between Iraqi Oil and the Iran Threat Netwok. The scale of the terror financing flows is staggering.
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Special thanks to colleagues and participants at various conferences and settings for valuable input. Above all, deepest gratitude to my supervisor @Tobias_Bach_1 for the guidance throughout.
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For more findings and details, read the article: https://t.co/Ybb48JodJY Reply or DM for a copy
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This article examines the complex balancing of political loyalty and meritocratic competence in the appointment of top civil servants—a pivotal aspect of public administration that is particularly...
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Main argument: Simple divide between developing (patronage) & developed (merit) countries overlooks reality. Both show nuanced combination. 'Hybrid appointments' framework helps understand this complexity.
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Expertise varies by ministry - a pattern observed globally: Technical ministries (e.g., electricity/agriculture): higher expertise needed General portfolios (e.g., labor): more diverse backgrounds
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Yet both data and interviews show merit matters significantly: Formal requirement by laws & procedures 17+ years median government experience 45% hold PhDs
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Key insight: Director General positions are part of post-election portfolio allocations, requiring political loyalty to parties participating in the cabinet. Found strong patterns of activism: youth wing politics, Party organizations/unions, advisory roles, etc
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1/5 Thrilled to share my first PhD research publication in @Gov_Journal! I propose 'hybrid appointments' framework challenging merit-patronage dichotomy + first empirical study of @Kurdistan top civil servants:
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This article examines the complex balancing of political loyalty and meritocratic competence in the appointment of top civil servants—a pivotal aspect of public administration that is particularly...
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Years ago in Beirut, I had a surprise (and unfortunate) run-in with a Syrian regime official which taught me an important lesson about how Damascus tactfully used #captagon as a tool of coercive diplomacy. But in the wake of the regime's fall in #Syria, I've reflected on how
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Right up to its collapse, the regime lied about its role in the drug’s production and distribution
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“It was emphasized that the Kurdish parties in Syria must determine their future independently and without external interference, relying on peaceful means to safeguard their rights,” reads the statement on Pres Barzani-Abdi meeting.
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Today’s meeting in Erbil between President Masoud Barzani and SDF Commander of N.E Syria is a significant achievement to strengthen Kurdish unity and position visa-a -veer the new Syrian rulers in DAMASCUS for a smooth political transition. Thanks to all our allies & friends.
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This short 4:30-minute video is all you need to know about the Assad regime and the current Syrian euphoria to see this regime gone. With clearer subtitles.
“I sat down and started to tell him — 'There was this bird —,' He interrupted me. ‘What is a bird?” Watch this short video interview — about a child discovered in a notorious Syrian prison — from beginning to end.
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.@IKRPresident at the reopening of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. #NotreDameDeParis
#DonaldTrump #EmanuelMacron
#ELONMUSK
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En stund så krigen ut til å være fastlåst: Assad holdt seg ved makten, ulike fraksjoner kontrollerte sine respektive territorier, og verden gikk videre. Men den plutselige overtakelsen av Aleppo forteller en helt annen historie. Les artikkelen min. https://t.co/wD5ZfDsITe
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Akkurat da verden trodde den syriske krigen hadde låst seg fast i en dyster stillstand, har Aleppo – byen som en gang symboliserte Syrias økonomiske s...
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We are recruiting a 3-year researcher with a specialization in public policy and administration or comparative politics for a three-year position in a Horizon project. The application deadline is 16 December 2024 (!). https://t.co/MSlo1vGHNa
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Pretty cool that our department's (@UniOslo_SVfak ) @SirianneD and @carlhknutsen are cited *several times* in the report justifying the Nobel Prize in economics to Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson. Oslo political science representing!! https://t.co/MWNtiwRHc1
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Recent reports suggest this meeting is likeky on a new peace process with Öcalan and the PKK. Erdoğan is reportedly asking Barzani/KRG to mediate, similar to the role they played in the early 2010s.
I am delighted to have met with President @RTErdogan once again in Ankara. Our discussions covered a range of issues, including enhancing regional stability and further strengthening the ties between the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and Türkiye.
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Nasrallah here taking a hard stance against the Kurdish independence referendum in 2017, depicting it as an American-Israeli plot to open the door to “re-dividing” the region. Apart from the fact that such remarks are nonsense as the US was vehemently against the idea, it’s
حەسەن نەسروڵڵا سەرۆکی حیزبوڵڵای لوبنان یەکێک لەو خوێڕیانە بوو کە لە کاتی ڕێفراندۆمی سەربەخۆیی کوردستان لە باشوور، دژایەتی خۆی بە ڕاشکاوی دژی سەربەخۆیی کوردستان ڕاگەیاند. دوێکە بە دەستی ئیسرائیل تەنیا دەوڵەتێک کە پشتیوانی لە سەربەخۆیی کوردستان کرد، تۆپێنرا و نێردرا بۆ جەحەنەم. Der
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إذا غامَرْتَ في شَرَفٍ مَرُومِ فَلا تَقنَعْ بما دونَ النّجومِ ——— إنَّ الحريةَ أثمنُ ما في الوجود، لذلك كان ثمنُها باهظاً.
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