Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD. Author of Electing Peace (@CambridgeUP). Opinions are my own.

Joined June 2012
Closing tomorrow! Come and work with us as postdoc in Global Security at @UniofOxford 's @PembrokeOxford @GS_Oxford : pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/postdoc…
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In the latest IGCC working paper, Andrew Shaver of @ucmerced and a team of researchers at the Political Violence Lab share conclusions from online surveys in Bangladesh and Pakistan that helped uncover otherwise-unreported instances of political violence: bit.ly/3WrjlwH
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Absolutely delighted to be working more with @UCIGCC - such a fantastic organization!
IGCC is pleased to welcome Aila Matanock (@matanock) to the institute's leadership as Research Director for Violence, Intervention, and Order. Aila, an IGCC affiliate since 2022, is an associate professor at @GPS_UCSD. Learn more about Aila's work here: ucigcc.org/people/aila-matan…
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Are you a researcher or practitioners focused on governance, politics, & institutions displaced by recent policy shifts? EGAP is providing a platform to continue vital conversations and evidence-sharing! Learn more & apply here: buff.ly/J5BOmVK
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New #CEGABlog: "Pacific for Whom?" CEGA recently convened leading security experts from the Pacific region in partnership w/ @uhmanoa to explore how geopolitical competition interacts with foreign aid and security arrangements. Learn more: go.cega.org/blogPacificForWh…
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📢 Reminder: #AES2025 Call for Speakers + Posters - Deadline Tomorrow! Don’t miss the chance to present your work on African development economics in Nairobi this summer! buff.ly/4huDafj
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🌟 Reminder: Applications are OPEN! 🌟 Apply now for the EGAP #LatAmHub Learning Days Workshop & Doctoral Dissertation Camp in Uruguay (July 21–26, 2025). 📅 Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 🔗 buff.ly/4gfMRx7 Advance your research & make an impact in Latin America! 🚀
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🚨 Call for Proposals! 🚨 Seeking junior scholars of conflict & violence for a multi-method mini-conference: ✨ March 21-22 @ FSU ✨ $1,250 honorarium ✨ Eligibility: <3 yrs tenure track 📄 Full CfP: bit.ly/M2C2-CfP 📅 Apply by Jan 10: bit.ly/M2C2-Submit
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🚀 Exciting Opportunity for Early-Career Conflict Researchers! The 6th ESOC Mentorship Program will enhance fellows' research on conflict through personalized mentorship, professional development, and campus engagement. Apply by Jan 20: esoc.princeton.edu/events/20…
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This article (w/ @ArriolaLR & @matanock) now has a volume and issue number in @polcommjournal! Summary and key takeaways (plus open access link) in the thread👇 #Myanmar #Facebook #socialmedia xitter.cf/realosamet/status/1773…
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📖 New study alert! 📖 Claire Adida, @matanock, @ceciliamo + colleagues at @ActionAid Nigeria designed a new study to boost political participation among women in rural Southwest Nigeria. 🔗 Read more about the study + its impacts here: buff.ly/3Bx8s5w
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Curious what happens at an EGAP meeting? Check out this recap of our plenary in Paris this past October. Many thanks to @VinArceneaux & @CEVIPOF for hosting us and to all who joined for a productive and insightful two days! egap.org/resource/egap-plena…
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This should be a great meeting - please consider applying!
ESOC will host its first Asia meeting in Taipei 2-4 June, 2025. Please send in proposals here! forms.gle/tp1U8Y6HrTFKW9PB6 We welcome submissions on topics related to conflict, broadly defined, from political science, economics and adjacent disciplines.
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Job alert: I am looking for 2 collaborators for my new consolidator project "Decades of Peace" at the University of Zurich @IPZ_ch funded by @snsf_ch. Please help me find them. PhD position: ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:e32a7b3b-… Postdoc position: ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:94e1a470-…
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Thanks so much to the whole @EGAPTweets team, as well as to @CEVIPOF and @VinArceneaux for putting on such a fantastic meeting this week - I always learn about such cool initiatives and projects in this forum!
And for our final plenary… a look at the evolution of EGAP over the years! Current and past members of EGAP leadership @dktr_dr @maqartan @cdsamii & @dshyde discuss the network’s activities to date and map out potential future directions.
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CEGA is excited for @ESoConflict’s Annual Meeting this weekend! We’re pleased to host a side panel on “Engineering Peace” w/ @UN_OCT— ft. experts incl. @matanock, Scientific Director of CEGA’s Conflict & Security portfolio. Explore our work on conflict: cega.berkeley.edu/initiative…
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“We’re here because we care about social + economic progress – which cannot be achieved without serving people of all genders equally.” #E2A2024 is underway in San Francisco! @carsonamelia7 welcomed guests and announced the launch of CEGA's new research initiative on gender.
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Closing the global gender gap may take >100 years. How can policies & programs leverage evidence to address gender inequities? Don't miss #E2A2024 in San Francisco on Oct. 9 — where we'll explore how to advance gender equity + well-being. Register now: buff.ly/3ZZ5elt
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Come work with me as a postdoc next year apply.interfolio.com/142214 Can be remote. Please apply / share
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