The tour for this book has been a wild ride. I met so many people who are trying to understand what's happening to civil society. I offer some ideas -- and encouragement.
Thanks to all those who made this a bestseller.
Together with @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social and Lise Rakner, I've prepared a short brief on Zambia's upcoming general elections, and three key challenges for the resilience of its democracy.
www.prio.org/publications...
Some quick thoughts on Secretary Bessent’s WB/IMF Spring Meetings statement as regards the World Bank bits… TLDR: one really good bit, some silly bits, and a lot in the middle.
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No amount of gerrymandering will fix that
An interesting statistical presentation which makes the case that the nature of Israel's assault on Gaza most closely resembles the massacres in Rwanda, Cambodia and the El Mozote Massacre in El Salvador.
Presenter says this isn't itself proof of genocide but is of indiscriminate killing.
@everycasualty.bsky.social
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Yesterday I presented new research on what I'm calling the "demographic fingerprints" of armed conflict — and what they reveal about Gaza.
Here is a recording of the presentation: vimeo.com/1175493576?s...
Reuters says Tisza has at least 135 seats: 133 is the constitutional supermajority!
Live by highly disproportional electoral systems (which Orbán made even more disproportional with the extra compensation votes awarded to winners), die by highly disproportional electoral systems.
Please read the whole thread. I concur with Elizabeth's assessment.
Don't think I've ever been as terrified in all the Trump security crises. As @pkrugman.bsky.social said, "It’s the most astonishing, awful thing that I’ve ever seen, and we’ve all seen a lot of awful things." Mainly as cope, and to teach it, I keep asking why. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
I'm a bit of a broken record on this, but usurping the power of the purse isn't just one constitutional violation among all the many others. It is, uniquely and singularly, the death of constitutional government altogether. Game over, end of story, you now live in an autocracy.
Prisen for å kutte avgiftene på diesel og bensin i et halvt år koster like mye som nasjonalt månedskort, tannhelsereform eller gratis barnehage.
Det kunne finansiert underskuddet i frie midler til kommunene eller sørget for innføring av billigere tannhelsetjeneste. Matmomsen kunne også vært halvert
Well the banner is up. Nothing more nerve-wrecking than to send your manuscript to people you respect & wait for their opinion. V.grateful to @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @ciaranm.bsky.social @gavinesler.bsky.social and especially the generous @jameshawes.bsky.social for supporting my book.
I want to put this as plainly as possible: This site has way too many self-righteous, underinformed assholes looking to pick a fight. We need fewer of them and more people with Mark's expertise.
NEVER FORGIVE • NEVER FORGET
On March 31, Ukraine marks four years since the liberation of Bucha, the Kyiv suburb whose name became synonymous with the brutality of Russian occupation.
It became the proof the russians are the absolute evil of this world.
RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES
Trump is now apparently willing to leave Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz because reopening it will take too long
What an incredible own-goal. If this happens, it will studied in our textbooks as one of the most disastrous, and self-inflicted, strategic blunders in military history
Trump is asking everyone to wait on Iran, promising long-term benefits. But this goes against Trump’s entire political schtick, which is one reason it’s not working. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
Social movement scholar here to comment on No King again. a 🧵:
These protests are important b/c:
1.) as sustained image events, protests offer evidence of continued disapproval of the direction the country is going and disavowal of the country's leadership.
@ejprjournal.bsky.social even timed the publication to my birthday 🎉😀
More seriously: so happy to see this published, and grateful to have worked with and learned from @plutscher.bsky.social & @draege.bsky.social
Propaganda—>Diff’t Emotions—>Protest behavior
Check out Philipp’s thread 👇
Se for deg reaksjonene, debattene, fordømmingen som hadde kommet hvis noen i den (unge) klimabevegelsen *truet* med noe sånt som dette. Om Greta hadde gjort det… Enormt talende hva vi ser på som ekstremt og radikalt og hva som er innafor.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/j0...
The theme of public excellence is something Mamdani emphasized in his inauguration address. One big potential he mentions here is inhousing tech talent rather than spending too much on contracts that don't deliver.
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After decades consolidating their control over Area C, Israeli settlers are expanding into Areas B and A — nominally under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction — and displacing communities.
By Oren Ziv & Ariel Caine, with
@thenation.com & @mekomit.bsky.social
www.972mag.com/israel-settl...
I wrote a book! A whole, real, actual book! Ada Limón, genius poet, said nice things about it! As did other absolute heroes! And now it's in libraries and bookstores in several countries! Be careful what you wish for, it might turn out awesome bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
💡 What does V-Dem Data not cover?
Watch the V-Dem Methodology video or read in the thread to find out! 👇
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#Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #Academia #VDemMethodology #VDemDataset
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