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Michelle D. Weitzel

@mweitzel.bsky.social

Assistant Professor The Graduate Institute Geneva Sensory politics, MENA, security, conflict, emotions, interpretive polisci. New Yorker/Hawaiian at heart.

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Interpretive political science grad students, don't miss the chance to apply for the Alker Award! @interpretivemm.bsky.social offers annual awards from grad students through senior faculty.

27.03.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli Police Raid Two Palestinian Bookshops in East Jerusalem (Gift Article) The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the business had been arrested. A lawyer said their detention was β€œpolitical” rather...

My heart is with Ahmad and Mahmoud and the Muna family amidst this latest assault on democracy, decency, and rule of law. The Educational Bookshop and the Bookshop at the American Colony Hotel are sparkling gems in these dark times. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w...

10.02.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Scholars! I'm in charge of African Politics at @mpsa.bsky.social conference this year.

We're recruiting discussants for 3 great sessions:

Critical Theory - Fri, 4/4
Democracy & Contesting Power - Fri, 4/4
Politics of Development/Development Politics - Sat, 4/5

Let me know if you're interested!

16.01.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! Me too, me too. And thank you for your feedback on an early draft!

08.01.2024 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Making Political Science" @gsqjournal.bsky.social
is finally out-- and is open access: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic... I argue for the importance of moving beyond text and the written word in political science research. Let's make things!

08.01.2024 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Society and Space statement and virtual issue on Palestine and Israel

Society and Space has a free virtual issue on Palestine that gathers their publishing on the subject. It includes something I wrote in 2014 called Habit of Destruction about Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza. What is happening now is orders of magnitude worse, but the plan/politics are the same.

10.11.2023 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jadaliyya's "Gaza in Context" teach-in, with great people. Today, October 20, at 13:00 EST. Check it: www.jadaliyya.com/Details/4541...

20.10.2023 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, Bluesky! I am mustering the courage for another platform...

14.10.2023 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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