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Michael Soules

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Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston. Studies rebel recruitment and indoctrination, gender and conflict, and terrorism during civil wars. https://www.michaelsoules.com

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09.09.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Call to Arms: How Rebel Groups Choose Their Recruitment Appeals - Michael J. Soules, Mark Berlin, 2025 Why do some rebel groups mobilize around diverse grievances, while others organize around a narrow set of issues? Rebels can widen their recruitment pool by app...

Excited to see this online! @markberlin2.bsky.social and I find that radical Islamist groups are more likely to make diverse recruitment appeals because they tap into shared identity, emphasize multiple threats to Islam, and internationalize their fights.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

09.09.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Professor - Aspire Institute for Global Engagement Endowed Professor - Houston, Texas, United States Department:ย Political Science Salary:ย Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for tenured Professor for the...

We are hiring! @houstonpolsci.bsky.social is seeking an endowed professor of international relations. I am on the search committee and am happy to answer any questions!

careers.uh.edu/jobs/profess...

30.08.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!

15.08.2025 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of Escaping Justice featuring an image of barbed wire

Cover of Escaping Justice featuring an image of barbed wire

"This rigorously researched and engagingly written book offers a compelling explanation for why some perpetrators of gross human rights violations are prosecuted and why some escape justice."

Escaping Justice by Cyanne E. Loyle, Coming Soon

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22.07.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Thanks for the shout out! I love your JCR piece about ideology and conflict duration; itโ€™s very influential for my own work!

24.07.2025 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Empowering candidacy: how authorizing the use of campaign funds for childcare increases womenโ€™s candidacy for state legislatures Women remain underrepresented at all levels of government in the United States and face numerous barriers to political participation, one of the most significant being household and caregiving resp...

Congratulations to recent PhD graduate Shana Hardin on her new publication in Politics, Groups, and Identities: "Empowering Candidacy: How Authorizing the Use of Campaign Funds for Childcare Increases Womenโ€™s Candidacy for State Legislatures."

Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

21.07.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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