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Our CfP for spring 2026 is out, & the deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to Dec. 10th. forms.gle/Xz8vrW77sdoK...
We welcome submissions on a variety of topics in peace & conflict----if in doubt, apply!
Workshops are on Feb. 4th, March 4th, & April 8th, at 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT.
Grateful for the chance to present some early-stage work with @vipworkshop.bsky.social! Thanks to MP Broache (@mbroache.bsky.social) and all the participants for such constructive and generous feedback!
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New Zoom link for today! sandiego.zoom.us/j/92514637085
03.12.2025 16:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We are also pleased to have Zachariah Parcels (@zachariahparcels.bsky.social) presenting his work on "Catholic Institutions and Civilian Victimization in Civil War" with discussant MP Broache (@mbroache.bsky.social).
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First up is work by Jungmin Han (@jungminhan.bsky.social) and Thomas Chadefaux on βPatterns of Cooperation and Public Support for Rapprochementβ featuring Clara Suong @chsuong.bsky.social as discussant. (Paper here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Fabl...)
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The December round of the Fall 2025 #VIPWorkshop series is happening this Wednesday (12/3 @ 11am EST; 8am PST)! Join us virtually to discuss two exciting papers (Meeting link here: bccte.zoom.us/j/9230214761...). Thread 𧡠(1/4)
02.12.2025 17:55 β π 1 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0VIP pleased to announce our call for spring 2026. Submit abstracts by December 5th: forms.gle/Xz8vrW77sdoK...
Workshops will be on Feb. 4th, March 4th and April 8th. We meet at 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT.
You can also use this form to express your interest in VIP-sponsored programming at APSA.
Happening now!
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Our VIP format involves reading the papers in advance and focusing workshop time on discussion. See our website to read the papers and for details about this and future sessions: vip-workshop.github.io #polisky #conflictsky
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We are also pleased to have Natalya Adam-Rahman (@natalyaadam.bsky.social) presenting her work on Gender-segregated voting and electoral irregularities (drive.google.com/file/d/1i1Ue...) with discussant Sarah Khan.
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First up is a paper by Giovanny Alvarez on The Divergent Effects of Transitional Justice on Post-Conflict Violence in Intrastate Wars (drive.google.com/file/d/19ina...) with discussant Francesca Parente .
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The second round of the Fall 2025 #VIPWorkshop series is tomorrow (11/5 @ 11am EST)! Join us virtually to discuss two exciting papers (Meeting link here: umd.zoom.us/j/2828623824...).
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(Minor clarification, the meeting date is Wednesday 10/1)
29.09.2025 21:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Watch this space for further details about this and future sessions, or check our website: vip-workshop.github.io
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Our VIP format involves reading the papers in advance and focusing workshop time on discussion. See our website to read the paper or follow this link: drive.google.com/file/d/1zR-5...
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The Fall 2025 #VIPWorkshop series starts tomorrow (10/1 @ 11am EST)! Join us virtually to discuss a paper by Juan Carlos Campos on police reform as an instrument of criminal protection (w/discussant @juangelvezf.bsky.social).
Meeting link here: asu.zoom.us/j/88283976606
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Thereβs still time to apply to the @vipworkshop.bsky.socialβs fall series! Send your abstracts here: forms.gle/gN7yUQKBudiK...
25.08.2025 16:19 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0We welcome work from scholars at all career stages, but particularly encourage submissions from junior or early-career scholars. We are a feedback-oriented workshop---attendees read papers in advance and come prepared with comments.
Visit our website to learn more: vip-workshop.github.io
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The Violence, Instability, and Peace (VIP) Workshop series is a virtual and international forum for scholars of conflict, protest, crime, peace, and related topics. We aim to provide feedback on research-in-progress to scholars from political science and related disciplines across subfields.
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VIP friends and colleagues! We are pleased to announce our call for submissions for fall 2025. Submit abstracts here by August 29th: forms.gle/gN7yUQKBudiK...
Workshops in fall 2025 are on the following Wednesdays: 10/1/25; 11/5/25; 12/3/25. We will meet at 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT.
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Register to attend via the Zoom link here: georgetown.zoom.us/j/94920663115
And see our website to download the papers:
vip-workshop.github.io
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The second paper is a coauthored project by Jamie Shenk and Shauna Gillooly @drshaunagillooly.bsky.social on corporate-state security contracts with discussant Clara Voyvodic (@cvoyvodic.bsky.social). (2/3)
18.04.2025 18:17 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1The final meeting of the spring 2025 #VIPWorkshop series happens next week (4/24 @ 11am EST)! Daniel Rio Tinto (@driotinto.bsky.social) and coauthors will present a paper on criminal actors and welfare projects, with Lucia Tiscornia (@tiscornia21.bsky.social) as discussant. (1/3)
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@vipworkshop.bsky.social has extended the deadline to apply for our Peace Science pre-conference workshop in November! Apply here by 4/16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
15.04.2025 14:49 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1Find and download the papers and learn other details about VIP at our website: vip-workshop.github.io
And don't forget to submit your abstract for our peace science pre-workshop proposal here: forms.gle/dU3Cdn1gLQKA...
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And, Sobia Paracha will present a paper on nationalism in territorial disputes (discussant Andi Zhou).
Attend via the Zoom meeting here: umd.zoom.us/j/5769616090...
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The second meeting of the spring 2025 #VIPWorkshop series happens next week (3/27 @ 11am EST)! Leonor Oliveira Toscano (@leoatoscano.bsky.social) will present a paper on peace infrastructure in Kenya (w/discussant Blair Welsh @blairwelsh.bsky.social).
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VIP is assembling a pre-workshop proposal for the 2025 Peace Science conference at UCF on November 13th. If you β VIP presenters, discussants, or attendees β would be interested in presenting at the workshop, please sign up at the link. Deadline is Tuesday, March 25th.
forms.gle/dU3Cdn1gLQKA...
Happening tomorrow (2/20)!
@mpbroache.bsky.social will be discussing Tosin Salau's paper on civilian cooperation with rebels, and @kbclarke.bsky.social will be discussing Betul Ozturan's paper on political violence in Turkey.
See quoted post for details on how to sign up and participate!
