Dani Gilbert

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Assistant professor of political science at Northwestern, studying hostage taking in international security. Fellow with Bridging the Gap, contributor to Good Authority. She/her. Hiking, biking, mostly plants 🌱

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Happy to share I've signed a contract with Cornell University Press for my book When Rebels Win: Ideology, Statebuilding, and Power after Rebel Victory in Civil War. It should be out in 2025 alongside great new related books by Philip Martin, @thedapperchef.bsky.social, & others!

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Okay there may be *some* difference between the parties.

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Navigating the unthinkable: A Russian prison sentence Highlights from Coming Home by Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford. goodauthority.org/news/brittne...

Navigating the unthinkable: a Russian prison sentencegoodauthority.org Did keeping Brittney Griner's plight in the public's eye help negotiations for her release, or strengthen Vladimir Putin's hand?

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ICYMI, read @danigilbert.bsky.social's review of Brittney Griner's memoir about her experience in a Russian prison:

Navigating the unthinkable: A Russian prison sentence Highlights from Coming Home by Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford. goodauthority.org/news/brittne...

Navigating the unthinkable: a Russian prison sentencegoodauthority.org Did keeping Brittney Griner's plight in the public's eye help negotiations for her release, or strengthen Vladimir Putin's hand?

My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social: what I learned about hostage diplomacy from Brittney Griner’s new bestselling memoir goodauthority.org/news/brittne... Polisky @bridgingthegap.bsky.social

Navigating the unthinkable: a Russian prison sentencegoodauthority.org Did keeping Brittney Griner's plight in the public's eye help negotiations for her release, or strengthen Vladimir Putin's hand?

I’m so excited that @polisciatnu.bsky.social and the Evanston Public Library will host @tanishafazal.bsky.social & @profsaunders.bsky.social next week to talk about their new books!! cc @bridgingthegap.bsky.social @goodauth.bsky.social polisky

Chicagoland: Please join @profsaunders.bsky.social and me for joint book events on May 8 at UChicago at noon (feat. @carsonaust.bsky.social) and Evanston Public Library at 6pm (thanks to @danigilbert.bsky.social et al.). Tell your friends!

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ICYMI: Super thrilled to share my thoughts at @goodauth.bsky.social on the new OMB changes regarding Hispanic/Latino and MENA identity TLDR: although I’m extremely happy with the MENA label, new changes continue to erase Afro-Latino and Afro-MENA identity, and why it matters. Polisky MENAsky

Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity optionsgoodauthority.org Hispanic/Latino Americans faced a complicated census checklist. And MENA individuals were never a separate category in the U.S.

It’s not just a “struggle for diversity”; it’s a deep and abiding failure of inclusion. www.reuters.com/investigates...

The U.S. Air Force wants a diverse officer corps. It’s not workingwww.reuters.com The Air Force Academy has tried – and failed – for several years to close the graduation gap for Black cadets.

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BTG is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 New Era Workshop applications! NEW is BTG's annual 3-day training workshop for PhD students in international affairs. Join us October 13-15 at the University of Denver! www.bridgingthegapproject.org/new-era-work...

NEW — Bridging the Gapwww.bridgingthegapproject.org

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Time to remember the best voting advice I ever heard: voting isn't marriage, it's public transport. You're not waiting for "the one" who's absolutely perfect: you're getting the bus, and if there isn't one to your destination, you don't not travel- you take the one going closest.

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UMN Humphrey School of Public Affairs searching for an Associate Professor of Global Policy - open to a broad range of interests including international security, global governance, humanitarianism, intl aid, etc and in a great place/state to work and live in. polisky www.hhh.umn.edu/employment

Work with Uswww.hhh.umn.edu Below are short descriptions of all current job openings that the Humphrey School has to offer. To see the full descriptions, please follow the link after the short description, select if you're an ex...

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Forgot to add, 30% discount code P325 at press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... Polisky

The end of a very long and very winding road. Pre-order from @princetonupress.bsky.social here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

The Insiders’ Gamepress.princeton.edu How elites shape the use of force in American foreign policy

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Friends: can anyone recommend reading on the shift in terminology from "global warming" to "climate change"? I.e., why do we use the latter more than the former today? (I can think of reasons, just looking for studies on this question). Many thanks!

Looking to add something about hostage taking to your syllabi? Check out my latest for @goodauth.bsky.social, a "Good to Know" explainer on hostage taking and the rise in hostage diplomacy: goodauthority.org/news/good-to... Polisky TeachLearnSky IntSec Conflictsky

Good to Know: Hostage taking and the rise in hostage diplomacygoodauthority.org Detaining foreign hostages to gain political concessions from another government is on the rise.

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Now in @EJPRjournal: Are Politicians Democratic Realists? Social scientists debate whether citizens are competent participants in the political game, but where politicians stand on this question is far more consequential, and yet we know virtually nothing about their views. /1

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📢Announcing Good Authority Teaching Resources📢 Today @goodauth.bsky.social launches new polisky resources: new Good to Know explainers, Good Playlists, topic guides, & more. We accept proposals for explainers & playlists. Details on new resources page. Bookmark it! goodauthority.org/news/good-au...

Announcing Good Authority teaching resourcesgoodauthority.org American politics, international relations, comparative politics, political science, and more teaching resources from Good Authority!

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There's still time to apply for BTG's 2024 International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI)! Not sure it's the right fit? Reach out to [email protected]. Applications close January 21st. bridgingthegapproject.org/programs/ipsi/

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Please apply!

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Good to Know: Collective Security. Read our explainer on collective security agreements like NATO, written by Stacie Goddard. goodauthority.org/news/good-to...

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We're just one week away from the deadline (Jan 15) to apply to the Good Authority Fellows program. If you want to share political science with the broader public, please consider applying. And please share in your networks! goodauthority.org/news/good-au...

Announcing the Good Authority fellows programgoodauthority.org Apply by Jan. 15, 2024 for the Good Authority fellowship and be a regular contributor to our blog on politics and political science.

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As we roll out Good to Know, you can find them all on this page and we welcome proposals or requests, via this simple form. Students, faculty, readers, what explainers would you like to see? 2/2 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... goodauthority.org/tag/good-to-...

good to know Archivesgoodauthority.org Good to Know is a series of explainers on essential topics or concepts in political science. If you want to propose an explainer that Good Authority should publish, send us your suggestions using this...

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2nd Good to Know polisky explainer is from @jeremywallace.bsky.social on the U.S. commitment to Taiwan. Does the U.S. have a defense pact with Taiwan? No. Does it help Taiwan in other ways? Yes. It's confusing, but important, esp as Taiwan votes this weekend. 1/ goodauthority.org/news/good-to...

Good to Know: The U.S. commitment to Taiwangoodauthority.org The U.S. strategic ambiguity policy towards Taiwan avoids stating what explicit actions might prompt the U.S. to intervene.

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It is entirely feasible to not treat the bad-faith framings of events by the far right as legitimate news. It’s a choice. If you are concerned about the integrity of higher Ed, look at what is happening in Florida.

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Excited to see @tanishafazal.bsky.social forthcoming book Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War available for pre order in the @bridgingthegap.bsky.social book series at Oxford University Press global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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It’s out.. just in time for Christmas! We’re delighted to share Civil Wars’ 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: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fciv20/2...

Civil Warswww.tandfonline.com Civil Wars 25th Anniversary. Volume 25, Issue 2-3 of Civil Wars

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What else can you call this but fascism? What would you say if you saw it in another country? www.cnn.com/2023/12/16/p...

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I was honored that the editors of @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social-Alex Waterman and James Worrall-asked me to contribute to the journal's 25th Anniversary Issue. The most personal work I've published, the essay shares my perspective of + my journey in the CW field www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....)

One Perspective on the Evolution of Civil Wars Researchwww.tandfonline.com This essay presents a perspective on the intellectual history and development of the field of civil wars. It argues that scholarship on civil wars has its origins in research on revolution and cont...

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Yep. "What counts as woke? The answer isn’t clear, but that lack of clarity is, in a way, the point." www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/o...

Opinion | The Biggest Threat to America’s Universitieswww.nytimes.com We pay too much attention to institutions that educate so few Americans.