Political Violence Lab
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Focused on producing policy relevant research relating to the causes and consequences of political violence. Director: @AndrewCShaver, @UCMercedPoliSci
Joined May 2022
Many major international issues receive limited major news media attention. But, does their lack of coverage simply reflect lack of demand for them? In @MediaLSE Working Paper #74, @PolViol_Lab explores this question. SeeĀ š§µfor findings and link to paper.
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The @PolViol_Lab is looking once again to partner with (freelance or other) journalists (on a paid basis). This time, we are looking for journalistsĀ based in/working on Bangladesh specifically! Please DM us if you are interested or have any leads!
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For law school and master's programs: @BlancaflorJudy will join @georgetownmsfs. Mary Shamon will start her law studies at @BoydLawUNLV. Joey Wang will pursue a Master of International Affairs at @UCSD's School of Global Policy and Strategy.
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A huge congratulations to @UCMercedPoliSci @PolViol_Lab members for their graduate school admissions this cycle! First, for PhD admissions: @leo_fdantas will join @Princeton Politics. @Claudia_Loomis_ is joining @UCDPoliSci. @KathaSikka will join @Yale Political Science.
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@AndrewCShaver and my paper āThe Causes and Consequences of Refugee Flowsā is officially published (and open access) at @apsrjournal! This project was made possible by years of collaboration with @PolViol_Lab members and a partnership with @Refugees.
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The Causes and Consequences of Refugee Flows: A Contemporary Reanalysis - Volume 119 Issue 1
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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: š§µ
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Do you use conflict event data in your research as a scholar; in forecasting as a government analyst? I am delighted to share a new paper (w/ @PrincetonSPIA PhD student @HannahKazis, @ucmerced postgraduateĀ @Claudia_Loomis_, and an outstanding team of @PolViol_Lab co-authors). 1/9
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Congratulations to @UCMercedPoliSci Professor Andrew Shaver on his publication on Expanding the Coverage of Conflict Event Datasets in @journalofCW's #civilwars25thanniversary Special Issue! š https://t.co/IXp2dF4qhz
#civilwarsjournal #UCMerced #CAPEUCMerced
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Many contemporary studies on political violence/social unrest rely on conflict event datasets derived primarily from major international/national news reports. Yet, a large body of research identif...
Do you use conflict event data in your research as a scholar; in forecasting as a government analyst? I am delighted to share a new paper (w/ @PrincetonSPIA PhD student @HannahKazis, @ucmerced postgraduateĀ @Claudia_Loomis_, and an outstanding team of @PolViol_Lab co-authors). 1/9
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Congratulations to @UCMercedPoliSci Professor Andrew Shaver on his new publication on Expanding the Coverage of Conflict Event Datasets in @journalofCW's #civilwars25thanniversary Special Issue! Check it out: https://t.co/j8suwhizQb
#civilwarsjournal #UCMerced #UCMercedPoliSci
tandfonline.com
Many contemporary studies on political violence/social unrest rely on conflict event datasets derived primarily from major international/national news reports. Yet, a large body of research identif...
Do you use conflict event data in your research as a scholar; in forecasting as a government analyst? I am delighted to share a new paper (w/ @PrincetonSPIA PhD student @HannahKazis, @ucmerced postgraduateĀ @Claudia_Loomis_, and an outstanding team of @PolViol_Lab co-authors). 1/9
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Itās out.. just in time for Christmas! Weāre delighted to share Civil Warsā 25th Anniversary SI with you all. A huge thank you to our fantastic contributors whose stellar work made putting this issue together such a rewarding experience:
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Civil Wars 25th Anniversary. Volume 25, Issue 2-3 of Civil Wars
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@benckrick presenting work with @AndrewCShaver and coauthors about determinants of displacement and return @perryworldhouse @bizherman @DukePoliSci
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Does ambient temperature influence wartime violence? We explore this question in an @IntOrgJournal article published this week.Ā We find that it affected how often insurgents during wars in Afghanistan and Iraq carried out attacks.Ā More below. #TemperatureViolence #openaccess 1/6
#OpenAccess from @IntOrgJournal - Disorganized Political Violence: A Demonstration Case of Temperature and Insurgency - https://t.co/TM02FhT2DT - @AndrewCShaver & @alexbollfrass
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Such a profound finding: Large influxes of refugees don't generate political backlash when inclusive refugee hosting policies are in place. Excellent article from @guygrossman, @yangyang_zhou & @GeShuning
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Contributors: @BridgetCoggins, @JanaGrittersova, @Jess_Peake_, @areddie89, @C_J_Schneider, @AndrewCShaver, @slantchev, and more.
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Russiaās war in Ukraine will soon enter its second year. The war continues to cause destruction both in and beyond Ukraine and is challenging assumptions about the world among policymakers and...
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Twitterverse, my lab (@PolViol_Lab) is looking for opportunities to hire/contact with freelance journalists reporting in countries experiencing political violence/social unrest. Please DM me if interested in discussing further!
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Calling all IR scholars, please consider taking @trip_irsurvey's faculty survey!
š¢ Paging IR scholars at U.S. colleges and universities! For the first time since 2017, TRIP is fielding a multi-country IR faculty survey and we want to hear from you. Check your email to take the survey and give us your thoughts on the IR discipline and current events! (1/3)
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š¢ Paging IR scholars at U.S. colleges and universities! For the first time since 2017, TRIP is fielding a multi-country IR faculty survey and we want to hear from you. Check your email to take the survey and give us your thoughts on the IR discipline and current events! (1/3)
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.@Dartmouth Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding is accepting applications for E. John Rosenwald, Jr. '52 TU'53 Fellows in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security now thru January 2, 2023 #postdocposition
https://t.co/tXGo93Mx3J
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Scholars and practitioners together discussing how big data can be used for development and governance purposes + sessions on how to work with ML models online too @pdri_info @USAID @_Tiagoventura @D_JRomero @roya_talibova @JRGSpringman @guygrossman @ecalvo68 @AndrewCShaver
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What are the effects of a changing global climate on patterns of organized political violence? I am delighted to share that @alexbollfrass and my work on the influence of ambient temperature on insurgent violence & wartime attitudes is now accepted at @IntOrgJournal. 1/5
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