Alex Dyzenhaus

Alex Dyzenhaus

@dyzenhaus.bsky.social

Incoming Lecturer at St Andrews in the School of International Relations. PhD from Cornell. Studies land reform, agriculture, colonialism and elections in South Africa and Kenya. www.dyzenhaus.com

1,730 Followers 862 Following 115 Posts Joined Aug 2023
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South African President Talks Trump, Racism and That Oval Office ‘Ambush’

South Africa's president has given an unusually direct interview about Trump, to the NYT.

“I do think the Afrikaner policy is racist... It is that racist sort of demeanor that we want to be able to whittle down so that he can see the truth of the situation.”

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If employers don't pay, then the extension will massively punish migrants - especially those with families who have to pay the cost for each family member - and those with lower salary prospects.

It's truly a nonsensical strategy.

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But that cost will fall back on the state. Some workplaces, like universities, will bear that cost. But as we all know, UK higher ed can't really afford that. It will be the state inefficiently taxing both itself and the private sector.

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As someone who just got a skilled worker visa, I feel like there's another motive. If you can get settled status after 5 years, you only pay one round of skilled worker visa fees + NHS surcharges. With 10-15 years for ILR, the government will make ~£6-12,000 more on each migrant.

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2 weeks ago

This is blatant patrimonial politics

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If you can maybe see Kilimanjaro from the easternmost part of the Serengeti migratory region on a clear day in the distance, then the metaphor of moral clarity isn't so clean...and I think it's been well documented that the band didn't know anything about "Africa" when they wrote it

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Almost like saying the rocky mountains rise above Kansas City. Technically they are above Kansas City, but it shows a lack of geographical awareness to say KC and not Denver.

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So Kili does rise above a plain - I've seen it. Very beautiful. It's just far enough away that you can't see it from the Serengeti.

I think it's safe to assume that they're paired together because they're in the same country and both known, even if they're several hundred kilometers away.

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Also I'm pretty sure Mt Kilimanjaro isn't in the Serengeti so that may be part of the Derrida-esque reading of the skepticism. What is morally right is actually what is factually dubious?

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3 weeks ago

We are expanding the team!

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

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Professor Jaimie Bleck will join us next week for our @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG seminar. She will present her book: Informal Clubs, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement in Mali: Looking for Democracy in the Wrong Places.
Please do join us online or in person.
ir.cas.lehigh.edu/faculty-staf...

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2 months ago

This paper with @pruett.bsky.social, @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social and Dao Freeman was an interesting piece to work on. It was my first time working on a field experiment and taught me a lot about how field experiments interact with the messy world around them.

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This is my holiday(+) book!

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Another answer: the list is all American authors. Americans consume American cultural products at a higher rate than they do non-American English speakers. Lessing is (a critical) product of a different cultural hegemony who is less legible to Seattle readers than Le Guin or Morrison or Baldwin

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So your husband was on the right track, even if the preparation was wrong. And corned beef can be deceptively tricky. I once remember trying to make it in the UK and realising too late that they don't wash the salt off their corned beef before selling it...the meal was an inedible salty stew

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Is Corned Beef Really Irish? The rise and fall and rise of the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal

As a Jew who grew up eating corned beef, I can say pretty confidently say that corned beef is also firmly established in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine! Eating corned beef on St Patrick's Day came from Irish Americans getting cheaper kosher deli cuts in the US. www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

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3 months ago
Bicentenary Research Fellowships in Humanities:Oxford Road The University of Manchester has been celebrating 200 years of achievement in research-driven learning, development and innovation: this has included investing in our prestigious Bicentenary PhD Studentships and Fellowships. The scheme represents a major University investment of £28 million to recruit and fund more than 200 early-career researchers between 2025/26 and 2026/27.

Exciting times at UoM: we are hiring up to 15 postdocs. See below

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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3 months ago
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APCG Officer Elections: Please Vote! Voting will remain open through Monday December 15, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.

It's Election Time! Please vote for your new APCG officers. Voting will remain open through Monday, December 15, 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. www.afpol.org/blog/apcg-of...

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4 months ago

You can start tracking them over the years as they pass the greats! (N.B. the greats somehow now includes Wiaan Mulder...)

www.espncricinfo.com/records/most...

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5 months ago

Great opportunity: A position in IR/Politics of China in a *fantastic* department @sciencepo-udem.bsky.social and wonderful city! 👇

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5 months ago

As a lifelong spurs fan, I can say that as he comes under more pressure, Ange starts to look increasingly like a damp bit of lettuce at the bottom of a bag of mixed greens

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For some reason predatory journals (and similar things) have latched on to book reviews that I've written. So they invite me to submit something based on... other people's work.

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5 months ago

The Canadian Academic Mafia

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5 months ago

Have you run into @aleshaporisky.bsky.social yet?

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6 months ago
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

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Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social!

This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.

Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.

We only work in English, so language is not an issue.

Apply!

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Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland

🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

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APCG Online Colloquium Call for Papers - Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 The APCG Online Colloquium is designed to increase opportunities for scholars of African politics to present and receive timely, constructive feedback on unpublished work. Colloquium sessions will be ...

Great forum to present some work and get some feedback if you have a paper on anything on African politics. Given its virtual format, it's a great place for junior scholars and scholars based on the continent to do an hour long workshop-style discussion of a paper!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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We are hiring in American Politics at Hamilton College this year! We're seeking a scholar of political institutions, broadly understood. Hamilton's been a wonderful place to work, & I'm happy to answer any questions about the position, department, life in upstate NY, etc. apply.interfolio.com/171832

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6 months ago

Yeah these low numbers scream "attenuation bias from measurement error"

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