Important and timely work by my work bestie, Dr. Lisa A. Bryant. This recognition is well-deserved!!! 👏🏽🙌🏽

I’m so proud of Jose! He will continue to do great things when he starts his PhD program at Political Science at WashU in the Fall. 👏🏽

Fantastic work by my friend and Fresno State colleague, Dr. Luis Fernando Macías, and his research team! 👏🏽

The issue of PS: Political Science & Politics focused on the paper by Andrew Little & Anne Meng on the measurement of democracy is now formally out. Hopefully this is just the start of a scholarly exchange about how we can better measure democracy.

Access the issue here ➡️ cambridge.org/core/journals/…

A must-read essay by Ian Lustick revealing the lengths Israel's backers will go to silence anyone who challenges their narrative. Lustick is a remarkable scholar, and we should be grateful for his intellectual gifts, scholarly integrity, and courage. zenodo.org/records/110604…

If you want to know what happens when university authorities accuse students of being terrorists and ask the Police to storm a university campus, look into the Peruvian police's raid of San Marcos university in January 2023. 🧵

Happening today, Fresno State students! 🌎

Happening now!

New Dataset Alert: The Latin American Guerrillas Dataset (LAGD) covers the actions of 90 guerrilla organizations in 19 countries in the region,

You received your ballot, now what? Join Dr. Bryant and Dr. Cummins for a discussion about the upcoming primary election. Wednesday, Feb 21 - 2:00 pm in Social Science 112.
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How does being a mother and politician influence voters choices? The Los Angeles Times recently spoke to COSS Fresno State Political Science Chair Lisa A. Bryant, Ph.D. on the topic. There most recent article highlights how Congress Woman Katie Porter juggles being a Congress woman & Mom.
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Interested in attending the Emerging Methodologists Workshop for qualitative and multi-method scholarship? Join us for an informational webinar next Monday Jan 22 at 1pm Eastern. Info and Zoom link at alturl.com/fbjz9 - please share and RT widely!

And for those seven authoritarian states? 🤔

Are you trying to think through how to navigate AI in your class next semester? We are hosting a dynamic conversation about this (chock full of resources) through WPSA Inclusive Teaching Virtual Community on January 17th at 12 EST! Register to attend for free at bit.ly/teaching_chatg…

Paper accepted for publication! 🥳 This is a great way to go into the break. Now to pour an adult beverage and get back to grading. 🤓

How do Peruvians and Chileans remember the War of the Pacific (1879–84)? In this article I show that social media platforms such as YouTube provide a compelling perspective on the circulation and reproduction of nationalist historical memories. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

How do rebel group social media strategies impact civilian engagement? Sam Bestvater and I find that indirect appeals and self-promotion overcome audience fatigue.

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Come one, come all and celebrate the end of the semester with us this Friday!!

Trivia is back again, we hope to see you there in RSU room 207. Remember all are welcome! 🤓📚

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Being a woman in political science from the Global South is difficult.

But being a woman in political science in Peru is genuinely an odyssey: the lowest share of women professors in Latin America.

Why do autocracies hold elections and referenda? The two most important reasons are to signal something to the opposition and to acquire information. If so.., annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/an…