If you're in Chicago, I suggest you drop by this wonderful book event, featuring myself and Prof. Chiara Galli. We'll be discussing Prof. Alejandra Diaz de Leon's most recent book on Central American migration through Mexico - a necessary, harrowing, and humanistic read

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My article in ORIENT XXI on the Egyptian left, part of their dossier "The Arab left, past and future."

I am enjoying working through this issue. Great piece by Hesham Sallam on the problems posed by Sisi's ambivalence toward authoritarian formal politics.

Interesting work on conceptualizing state capacity in service of enduring purposes of the bureaucracy rather than responsiveness of its leaders. Congratulations Daniel A. N. Goldstein !

Interesting work on spatial interdependence in democracy and repression

Does anybody have suggestions for readings on mass polarization during democratic transitions? Or in relatively newly democratic countries?

NEWS: The National Democratic Institute (National Democratic Institute) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes as its new President. ndi.org/publications/t…

Thrilled to share the latest report I worked on for Freedom House, looking at the use of political imprisonment and other restrictions on HRDs, journalists, political activists, and countless others around the world. #FreeThemAll freedomhouse.org/report/free-th…

This is an interesting article on the ways that uncertainty about the stability of a weakly institutionalized regime serves to limit pluralism. It is theoretically and empirically rich. Congrats, Fahd.

Just out in the latest issue of American Political Science Review: "From Victims to Dissidents: Legacies of Violence and Popular Mobilization in Iraq (2003–2018)" by me, Dr. Chantal, and Rima Majed. Quick thread below on findings and takeaways 👇 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Can anyone recommend readings on the effects of the Social and Solidarity Economy Law in Tunisia?

This looks interesting

Very excited to publish my article with Ala Alrababah علاء الربابعة & Rachel Myrick, "Evidence-Based Transitional Justice: Incorporating Public Opinion into the Field, with New Data from Iraq & Ukraine" The Yale Law Journal, an interdisciplinary review of 329 empirical studies: yalelawjournal.org/feature/eviden…

Presidents often try to drag their militaries into their self-coups. Why do militaries sometimes obey and other times refuse? Some initial thoughts for Journal of Democracy, extending the findings of my book: journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

How do parties strategically engage with strict gender quotas? In a new paper with Alexandra Blackman and Julia Clark at Comparative Political Studies, we explore this question in Tunisia's historic 2018 local elections. A short thread 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

I am honored to contribute to Nawaat and grateful to Othman Selmi for bringing the piece to life with beautiful illustrations.

Après une spectaculaire transition démocratique, la chute de la #Tunisie vers un régime autocratique sous #kaissaied est brutale. Une analyse pertinente de Nate Grubman nawaat.org/2024/09/06/tun…

Great lineup! Excited about this event.