Political Science Department at Northwestern University

⏱ UPCOMING EVENT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

#ResearchSeminar | Beyond State Capacity: How Non-State Governance and Adjudication Influence Rebel and Criminal Rule

🗣️ Ana Arjona (@polisciatnu.bsky.social y.social)
Chair: Lesley-Ann Daniels (IBEI)

🗓️ Monday, February 2 at 12:00
Info here 👉 t.ly/HiIjK

Cover of Above the Law featuring the flag of the US and the United Nations

"A compelling and deeply researched account of why the US has been such a robust supporter of global justice initiatives, except for one: the International Criminal Court"

Above the Law by Daniel Krcmaric (@polisciatnu.bsky.social)

#LawSky #PoliSci #ICC 🗺️ #BookSky

https://cup.org/49uFoZA

Cover of Above the Law featuring the flag of the US and the United Nations

"A compelling and deeply researched account of why the US has been such a robust supporter of global justice initiatives, except for one: the International Criminal Court"

Above the Law by Daniel Krcmaric (@polisciatnu.bsky.social)

#LawSky #PoliSci #ICC 🗺️ #BookSky

https://cup.org/49uFoZA

We spoke with one of our inaugural fellows, Cansada "Sadie" Barlow, about her experience as one of our inaugural Buffett Undergraduate Research Fellows. She collaborated with @polisciatnu.bsky.social Professor Ian Hurd to examine the concept of world order through a skeptical lens.

Next Thursday we are talking about debt.💵

Chloe Thurston from North Western University (@polisciatnu.bsky.social) will give a lecture on "Indebted Citizens and the Political Development of American Debt".

In cooperation with the American Academy Berlin.

📍 HCA, Atrium
🕰️ November 13, 6:15 p.m.

Blaming the Victim: Hostage Deservingness and the Politics of Hostage Recovery: Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University Visiting Scholars and Policy Fellows Programs

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by @polisciatnu.bsky.social's @danigilbert.bsky.social on "Blaming the Victim: Hostage Deservingness and the Politics of Hostage Recovery." spr.ly/633257K1Qx

When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start | USAPP As the beneficiaries of reparations policies, Black Americans must have a close part of the policy development process.

When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start write @mattnelsen.bsky.social of @univmiami.bsky.social, Monique Newton of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @asdurso.bsky.social of Georgetown University

blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Chloe Thurston Joins Perspectives on Politics Editorial Board | Consortium on the American Political Economy Scholar to shape the discipline's broader conversation on the American political economy

Thrilled to see @chloethurston.bsky.social joining Perspectives on Politics( @poppublicsphere.bsky.social ) as an Associate Editor - 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #APE ! 🥳 Congratulations, Chloe!

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/chloe-t...

The Oxford Handbook of Institutions of International Economic Governance and Market Regulation Abstract. The handbook gathers a multidisciplinary author team to question how international systems of exchange work and evolve. It starts by exploring th

Interested in a comprehensive look at global economic regulation and governance institutions? Check out this Oxford Handbook, in which Bruce Carruthers and I have a chapter on sovereign debt contracts! 🧵

@chloethurston.bsky.social & Mary McGrath (both at @polisciatnu.bsky.social) join the Perspectives on Politics editorial team as Associate Editors in American Politics!

Chloe Thurston and Mary McGrath join the Perspectives on Politics editorial team as Associate Editors APSA is happy to announce that Chloe Thurston, Associate Professor of Political Science and Mary McGrath are joining the Perspectives on Politics editorial team as Associate Editors in American Politics. Chloe Thurston, Associate Professor of Political Science; Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University Professor Thurston’s research is on American political development, political economy, and public policy, with a particular interest in how politics and public policy shape market inequality, including along the lines of race and gender.

Chloe Thurston and Mary McGrath join the Perspectives on Politics editorial team as Associate Editors

APSA is happy to announce that Chloe Thurston, Associate Professor of Political Science and Mary McGrath are joining the Perspectives on Politics editorial team as Associate Editors in American…

IPR Colloq.: T. Bonilla (IPR/SESP) - Anti-CRT or Anti-Me? The Results of Restrictive Education Policies Date: October 20, 2025 Start time/End Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster St, Ruan Conference Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Tabitha Bonilla on "Anti-CRT or Anti-Me? The Results of Restrictive Education Policies" spr.ly/63323AFIPh

HPE Project 2025 Summer Research Grant CFP — History & Political Economy Project The History & Political Economy (HPE) Project invites applications from PhD students and early-career scholars for our 2025 summer research grant.

More info about the grant program and other grantees this cycle, check out: www.hpeproject.org/grants-cfp

Please join us in congratulating Chloe Bernadaux, who has been awarded a 2025 Historical Political Economy grant from @hpe-project.bsky.social to support her project "Neoliberal Siege: How Sanctions Reshaped Power and Politics of Legitimacy in Saddam’s Iraq" www.hpeproject.org/grantees

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Understanding Syria - Wendy Pearlman YouTube video by UNE Center for Global Humanities

Professor Wendy Pearlman (@wendy-pearlman.bsky.social) joins the UNE Center for Global Humanities (@unecgh.bsky.social) for a presentation on the stunning collapse of the Assad regime in a broader historical context and reminds us of what is at stake, in human terms. www.youtube.com/live/bp4-VmQ...

Beyond partisan rhetoric: Institutional constraints and local COVID-19 policies in Brazil Political polarization can influence policy responses, particularly during crises. While institutions aim to counterbalance these effects, their capac…

"This study examines whether mayoral partisan ideology affected pandemic policymaking in Brazilian municipalities, a highly polarized context with a severe COVID-19 health burden."

Professor @blibgober.bsky.social and colleagues via Social Science & Medicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Get your copy here: www.russellsage.org/publications...

2024 Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics Nine titles selected by members of the Section for contributions to the field, published in 2024

"Galvin’s insight into these Alternative or Alt-Labor groups was impressive because he taught a few of us something new about finding creative ways to organize and protect marginalized workers from exploitation." irs.princeton.edu/post-notewor...

Over the last half century, two major developments have transformed the nature of workers’ rights and altered the pathways available to low-wage workers to combat their exploitation. First, while national labor law, which regulates unionization and collective bargaining, has grown increasingly ineffective, employment laws establishing minimal workplace standards have proliferated at the state and local levels. Second, as labor unions have declined, a diversity of small, under-resourced nonprofit “alt-labor” groups have emerged in locations across the United States to organize and support marginalized workers. In Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers’ Rights, political scientist Daniel J. Galvin draws on rich data and extensive interviews to examine the links between these developments. With nuance and insight, Galvin explains how alt-labor groups are finding creative ways to help their members while navigating the many organizational challenges and structural constraints they face in this new context.

Professor Daniel Galvin's Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers' Rights @russellsagefdn.bsky.social named 2024 Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics by the Princeton University Industrial Relations Section @ipratnu.bsky.social irs.princeton.edu/post-notewor...
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Nicole Wilson (Northwestern University) wins the Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award Nicole Wilson (Northwestern University) wins the APCG Best Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled “Seeing Like an Estate: Middle-Class Political Behavior After Collective Exit.”

.@nicolewilson.bsky.social is also the recipient of the Lynne Reinner Best Dissertation Award from the African Politics Conference Group (APCG) @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social
💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 www.afpol.org/blog/nicole-...

First @nicolewilson.bsky.social is the co-recipient of the Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award from the Political Economy section of the American Political Science Association @apsa.bsky.social
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IMAGE: Profile Photo of Profession Nicole Wilson

Please join us in congratulating Professor Nicole Wilson (@nicolewilson.bsky.social) for receiving TWO!! awards for her dissertation, “Seeing Like an Estate: Middle-Class Political Behavior After Collective Exit.” www.nicoleewilson.com

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Above the Law Cambridge Core - UN and International Organisations - Above the Law

Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides. @buffett.northwestern.edu @nuresearch.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

IMAGE: Book cover of ABOVE THE LAW, showing a U.S. Flag waving about the ICC flag. BOOK ABSTRACT: The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice – forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and leading the way in creating tribunals to address genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda after the Cold War. Yet the US views the International Criminal Court – the culmination of the tribunal-building process – as a dire threat. The US voted against its establishment, passed legislation threatening to invade The Hague, and tried to destroy the ICC with economic sanctions. Delving into the uneasy relationship between the world's superpower and one of its most prominent international institutions, Above the Law explains how the desire to shield American soldiers from unwanted ICC scrutiny is the ultimate source of tension. Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides.

Forthcoming book alert, now with book cover!

Professor Daniel Krcmaric's new book ABOVE THE LAW: The United States and the International Criminal Court via @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org out this December!

Pre-order www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”

Will Trump's new executive order “Strengthening Efforts to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention Abroad” help deter hostage diplomacy? Four big questions remain.

Professor @danigilbert.bsky.social via @goodauth.bsky.social

goodauthority.org/news/trump-w...

"Home is going to the store and not having to pay because the owner knows you and you can just pay tomorrow”

Wendy Pearlman from @polisciatnu.bsky.social talked with Sarah Al Saeid about reoccurring themes of #belonging in the #Syrian #diaspora

Find us on Spotify via 🔗 in bio.

#exile #belonging

Schedule of IPR events

IPR events bring together researchers, policymakers, students, and community members to examine and discuss today’s most pressing social issues. Join us at one (or all!) of our events this fall! 🍂 spr.ly/63323AVzyb

A promotional graphic for the Council's 9/22 event, "The Future of Multilateralism: UN80 and Beyond," featuring headshots of speakers Ian Hurd, Juliet Sorensen, Cécile Shea, and Paul Poast and event details over a blue background.

Next week, join @polisciatnu.bsky.social's Ian Hurd, @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Juliet Sorensen, and Council fellows Cécile Shea and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social as they discuss the evolution and future of multilateralism through the lens of the United Nations' 80th anniversary. brnw.ch/21wVTkc

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Do U.S. elections have a primary problem?

@polisciatnu.bsky.social's Laurel Harbridge-Yong explains how low voter turnout in primaries gives more power to a small group of voters, which can skew representation. Read more: spr.ly/63327AKpFD

Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN

- @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social