Elisa D'Amico

New article in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social with Molly Melin & @sansosa.bsky.social:
“Private goods for peace: Economic provisions of peace agreements and the durability of peace.”

Findings: Economic reintegration provisions help sustain peace after war.

doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Great time at the Political Economy of Climate & Environment (PECE) conference!🍃 Presented my work with @katelynnutley.bsky.social on elite responses to climate pressures. Thanks to chair @lcsanford.bsky.social and fellow panelists Christian Baehr, @michaelhlerner.bsky.social, and Felicia Robertson.

Assistant Professor. Can’t quite believe I get to say that.
Thank you @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social 🎉📝✨
people.ucd.ie/elisa.damico

Resilient by design: isolating impactful climate adaptation measures in New England npj Climate Action - Resilient by design: isolating impactful climate adaptation measures in New England

New Publication Alert! 🌱

My latest research on the effectiveness of #climate adaptation policies has just been published with @springernature.com!

🔍 Read the full article here: rdcu.be/eCm89

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Adaptation #Sustainability #PolicyResearch #ClimatePolicy

Had an intense, inspiring two weeks at the @eitm-institute.bsky.social Summer Institute! Learned so much and got to meet so many brilliant peers, scholars, and mentors. See many of you soon at @apsa.bsky.social 😉

I'm very happy to share that I’ve accepted a tenure-track position at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social and International Relations starting this fall as an Assistant Professor! Excited to join the research community and to teach on climate, data/methods, and more! 🍀👩‍💻📚🌍📊🧑‍🏫🇮🇪

Had an amazing time at #EPSA2025 networking and presenting two projects: on conflict mediation with Kasia Houghton, and another on environmental protest and policy responses with @katelynnutley.bsky.social. Thanks to my discussants, Anna Lia Brunetti and Carly Nicole Wayne, for the great feedback!

Really enjoyed presenting a joint paper with @katelynnutley.bsky.social on protests, parliamentary rhetoric, and policy outcomes at the Sustainable Social Policy Workshop, hosted by @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social and organized by @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social. Always grateful for the feedback ☺️

Had a great time at the IPSI @bridgingthegap.bsky.social workshop in DC this week! Grateful to workshop my project on the geography of conflict mediation (tvancisin.github.io/elisa_damico/). Thanks to the organizers + amazing participants for the feedback, advice, and solidarity in uncertain times.

From garments to grievances: the dynamics of urban growth and economic shocks in rapidly industrialising economies In the face of rapid industrialisation, modern-day emergent economies are experiencing unprecedented urban growth driven by the ‘race to the bottom’ in trade. However, this urban expansion is not w...

My latest paper is out in @ripejournal.bsky.social!

"From garments to grievances" explores how economic shocks and rapid urbanization lead to social unrest in industrializing economies.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0969...

#UrbanGrowth #EconomicShocks #SocialUnrest #Industrialization

What do you know about the geography of conflict mediation?

@elisaadamico.bsky.social shares her research poster from PolMeth Europe 2025⤵️

Climate Change, Vulnerability, and the Propensity for Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala Abstract. As extreme weather events, including floods, heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, have increased in frequency and severity, climate migration has also become more commonplace. However, few s...

New in @gepjournal.bsky.social:
Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent.
Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios.
doi.org/10.1162/glep...
#ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics

Grateful to Dr. Lucy Abbott for the insightful discussion of my paper with Kasia Houghton at the @mybisa.bsky.social
conference. Your feedback on our work on militarised mediators was incredibly helpful!
#BISA2025

Important read on the gender citation gap. As a woman in academia: cite us!!

Huge thanks to everyone on my panels at #APSAVRM 2025 for the productive conversations! Grateful for the chance to share my work on sustainable development & conflict, climate shocks & rebel dynamics, and responses to armed conflict. Always appreciate the feedback at @apsa.bsky.social.

Had the best time at #PolMethEurope2025 thanks to brilliant colleagues at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Thanks for all the lovely chats about my geography of conflict mediation work! Learned so much from you all as well — Causal Inference, RDDs, MRP, Networks, LLMs… oh my! 📊🧠

Had a great time on my panel yesterday on "Sovereignty and the Ocean" at #ISA2025! Huge thanks to @christinaboyes.bsky.social and Alena Drieschova for the valuable feedback on my paper with @cullenhendrix.bsky.social and Sarah Glaser. 🌊

@isanet.bsky.social

Thanks to @ilyssa.bsky.social, Tanya Irwin, @jamesworrall.bsky.social, & @alexwaterman.bsky.social for their effort on the @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social Rebel Financing workshop @isanet.bsky.social. Feedback from @sanjidaamin.bsky.social & others on my paper w/ Kasia Houghton was incredibly valuable

ISA 2025 | PeaceRep Reception: Rethinking Peace and Transition Processes in a Changing World - PeaceRep Attendees of the 2025 International Studies Association (ISA) conference in Chicago are invited to join PeaceRep for a networking reception on Sunday evening.

Excited for ISA 2025 next week! Looking forward to great discussions—and especially to our PeaceRep Reception on Sunday!

peacerep.org/event/isa-20...

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