Bianca Freeman

How to Write an Academic Article in Political Science - IGCC While each paper may be unique, the process of writing an academic paper is not (or does not have to be). In the hopes of helping to make the process more efficient and the final product more clear, c...

Helpful resource to share with graduate students!
David Lake's guide to writing an academic political science article (I remember reading some version of this in the past)
ucigcc.org/publication/... @ucigcc.bsky.social

Truly an honor and dream come true to see my book, Local Peace, International Builders, with the other Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org award winners at @apsa.bsky.social APSA 2025!

www.williamgnomikos.com/local-peace

Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.

It's always a busy news day, but the military attack on an alleged drug smuggling vessel is a very big deal.

@bcfinucane.bsky.social breaks down domestic and international law questions here:

www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...

Routed West @bampfa.bsky.social is stunning & worth the visit. I’d already planned to go but happened to meet one of the quilters leaving a coffee shop a few days before. She told me “look for the red cardinals” (her quilt) next to her grandmother’s (age 109) & great aunt’s quilts. Very memorable—

“What I do not doubt is the abiding importance of public service, and the value of what you have done with yours…I know that you will continue to serve in different ways, helping to stand watch over our great experiment, even as too many of our elected leaders seem to be turning their backs on it.”

🚨 🚨Calling all #polisky grad students who presented at #ISA2025: I'm chairing the committee for the Human Rights Section’s Steven C Poe best grad student paper award. We are currently accepting nominations, including self-nominations, and all you have to do is email your paper to me!

Alumni Confidential: James Goldgeier - IGCC Engaged scholarship is a cornerstone of IGCC’s mission. James Goldgeier, professor of international relations and former dean of the School of International Service at American University, is a leadin...

Way back in the day, I was lucky enough to get a dissertation fellowship from the UC system’s IGCC. They asked for some reflections all these years later, and I was happy to oblige ucigcc.org/alumni-confi...

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

Complementarity and Public Views on Overlapping International and Domestic Courts | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 3 Can international organizations (IOs) boost support for their authority? We consider the effectiveness of appeals to the principle of complementarity, which holds that IOs only act when domestic insti...

📄 New publication: Stephen Chaudoin and I have a new article in @thejop.bsky.social, featuring the largest-ever survey experiment on public opinion on the ICC (N > 10,000 ppl across Georgia, Israel, Philippines, South Africa, and the US)!
doi.org/10.1086/732982

Tiktok screenshot of a bride and groom, both Mexican-American, in a gown and tux on the streets of Riverside holding signs that say "protest, get married" and "Alexa, play FDT"

I'm loving all the videos of yesterday's protest but especially this wedding party that decided to join in

Individual Mobilization by Victims of Human Rights Abuse: Who Files Petitions in the United Nations? Abstract. Who files petitions against repressive regimes in the United Nations? Victims of human rights abuse face high personal costs of participation, in

As political scientists, we really want to know when, where, and why people mobilize against repressive governments.

Happy to share my latest article is out that helps us understand this in a specific context: intl legal petitions in the UN. How do courageous individuals overcome barriers?

Dr. Harold Trinkunas Awarded the Alfred Stepan Lifetime Achievement Award Trinkunas is awarded for his outstanding academic career and contributions to security and defense studies, such as civil-military relations, transnational organized crime, terrorism, and local orders...

Congratulations to @htrinkunas.bsky.social of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social on receiving the Alfred Stepan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin American Studies Association for his outstanding academic career and contributions to security and defense studies.

"Witnessing large-scale systems slowly unravel in real time can be profoundly surreal and frightening. The hypernormalization framework offers a way to understand what we’re feeling and why."

I couldn’t write a more eye-opening lecture on race and white identity politics than what this administration is offering in its differential treatment of Afrikaners versus every other refugee or immigrant group.

based on some reading i'm doing at the moment, there is a book to be written — if it already hasn't been — on defense of apartheid south africa as the great international cause of the american right

Excited to read!

Thank you Jim and @profsaunders.bsky.social and colleagues for your service. Like many, the FRUS volumes have been pivotal for me.

I’ve been honored to serve as the @apsa.bsky.social rep on the committee (a role mandated by Congress) since 2020 + to have chaired the committee since 2021. Congress understood in creating its 1991 statute governing our work the importance of “thorough, accurate, and reliable” accounts of the past

listening to some stevie and i kind of think that you could bring a good chunk of americans back from the abyss if you could just get them to listen to “As” and force them to hear him sing/growl “did you know that you're loved by somebody?!?”

Are you interested in applying to PhD programs in political science? If so, join us for an info session on May 1 at 6:00pm pacific time (virtual and in person). You may register with this link: forms.gle/LHpzVZTaitvf...

Amid all the uncertainty around the world, I am so honored that I get to have a book launch for Local Peace, International Builders with discussants @matanock.bsky.social and Salma Mousa.

📘 Book Link: www.williamgnomikos.com/local-peace

If you're in Santa Barbara on April 30th, come join us!

The Politics of Skin Tone A nuanced examination of the salience of skin tone within African American politics. Research shows that skin tone is associated with significant differences in life experiences. On average, African A...

Excited to share that my new book is now available for pre-order! This book has been a labor of love for the past decade & I am grateful to a whole community of people who supported this project.

Get 30% off your purchase using code UCPNEW at UChicago Press! Link: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Alvin Ailey at Cal Performance program

Alvin Ailey dancers final bows

Ailey week! finding free (2024) & treading (1979) were amazing, both bay area premieres. Revelations (1960) gets me every time. The company dedicated their Cal residency to Judith Jamison. Don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Might stir something hopeful for you too youtu.be/kDXerubF4I4?...

weird, what could explain this

New paper out from me, Adams-Fuller (Howard soc), Ahlquist (UCSD GPS), & Starman (Howard soc) using new survey of workers in hospitality, retail, telecom, health care, & warehousing

tl;dr 14% experience wage theft and many (mostly women) are ready to act

gated: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

The Gender Digital Divide and Gender Gaps in Political Participation

Next week: "The Gender Digital Divide and Gender Gaps in Political Participation" with Jakana Thomas

RSVP here⤵️
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/gende...

Looking forward to presenting next week at the Junior IO Scholars workshop! It’s online and open to all so please tune in if you’re interested

Will be presenting new work on party internationals - part of my larger research on opposition politics and transnational networks

Thank you as always! I had the best time hearing your students’ thoughts and really great ideas about the piece. I’m so excited for you and ODU!