Sign in

Allison McCulloch

@allimcculloch.bsky.social
886 followers 738 following 33 posts

Political Science, travel, dogs. Not in that order. Editor-in-chief, Nationalism & Ethnic Politics

PostsRepliesMedia
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
011
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.
The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. 

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
282115142168
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Reuters @reuters.com · 27/08/2026
Bosnian Serb general ‌Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide in the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia, has died ‌in the United Nations detention center in The Hague, Belgrade's Informer TV reported reut.rs/3Sd1MSL
reut.rs
Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide, has died, Serbian TV reports
Bosnian ​Serb general ‌Ratko Mladic, who ​was serving ​a life sentence ⁠for ​genocide in ​the bloody 1992-95 war ​in ​Bosnia, has died ‌in ⁠the United Nations detention centre ​in ​The ⁠Hague, Belgrad...
94552137
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Kristin Grogan @kristingrogan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Faculty will be ”given a score between zero and three by the university” - unbelievable stupidity and cruelty, solidarity with comrades at Exeter
75437
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/06/2026
Polls open in New Caledonia’s first provincial elections since 2019 aje.news/snsr6z
Polls open in New Caledonia’s first provincial elections since 2019
2347
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The death toll from Israel’s war on Lebanon has surpassed 4,000. Since March 2nd, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health: — Israel has killed at least 4,057 people throughout Lebanon. — More than 12,000 injured. — 135 health workers killed; 17 hospitals damaged.
Chart from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, showing the number of deaths and injured:

Overview of Israeli War in Lebanon 2026: 

Deaths and Injuries from 02/03/2026 to 20/06/2026
03943
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 11/06/2026
‘This is not our first summer of racially motivated unrest, but the level of fear this time is unprecedented. Videos circulating on social media appear to show masked individuals stopping cars to identify people from immigrant backgrounds.’ Luqman Saeed in Belfast. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ju...
lrb.co.uk
Luqman Saeed | In Belfast
It isn’t an exaggeration to say that we are living under a kind of house arrest, unable to go out, with an oppressive...
22413
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
More than 1 million people - a fifth of Lebanon's population - have been displaced by Israel's strikes and evacuation warnings across Lebanon since aggressions escalated on March 2.
25351
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
theguardian.com
Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid
Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights
000
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Many in Lebanon told me they don’t trust this ceasefire. Some went to check their homes but didn’t stay. Many expect a resumption of fighting at some point. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...
aljazeera.com
Displaced Lebanese wary as ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah begins
Tensions linger as evacuees await clarity on the ceasefire’s terms before risking a return to war-torn villages.
13516
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The death toll in Lebanon is now 2,020 with 6,436 injured
2276232
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/04/2026
Israel strikes central Beirut without warning aje.news/ygb521
Rescuers gather at the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Beirut. [Anwar Amro/AFP]Firefighters at the site of an Israeli air strike that hit an apartment building in Beirut. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]The Israeli military described the bombardment as the largest coordinated strike of the current war. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]
19235181
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
For context, when Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich says, "The Litani must be our new border with the state of Lebanon," he is a sitting member of the Israeli Cabinet talking about the illegal takeover of sovereign Lebanese land. That is 30 km north of the current border.
49761
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"There is no better way to honor this anniversary than to deliver on the vision of protesters fifteen years ago." Today, we at @timep.bsky.social join Syrians globally to remember the 15 year anniversary of the Syrian uprising and to uphold its memory by realigning with its compass.
095
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Ayman Makarem @aymanmak.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Follow these accounts to understand more about whats hppening in Lebanon. go.bsky.app/Bwe7hSf
01413
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2026
The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without public support. Above all it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people, and without a plan to let them build a legitimate Iranian state. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.
1452176964
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social as they wrap up a third week on the picket lines in the Sudbury cold! Solidarité avec l’APPUL alors qui terminent une troisième semaine de piquetage dans le froid de Sudbury!
Flying pickets on the LUFA picket lines in Sudbury.
0117
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
picture of Alex Pretti
7039801594
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Kamaran Palani @kamaranpalani.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Join us on Saturday, February 14, for PeaceRep Iraq's final conference, 'Reframing Iraq: Power, Politics, and Paths to Inclusion'. @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social @peacerep.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk//middle-east...
021
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato." surreal times dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
dailynous.com
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
21347561871
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
IPSA RC14 Politics and Ethnicity @ipsarc14.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We're organising an @ipsa.org Research Committees Colloquium in Bolzano/Bozen in June 2026, to be hosted by @euracminorities.bsky.social and @autonomyexperience.bsky.social. We welcome papers on all aspects of politics of and in ethnically plural societies. sites.google.com/view/ipsarc1...
sites.google.com
rc14.ipsa.org - Bolzano/Bozen 2026
Image credit: Eurac Research | Marion Lafogler
004
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address. First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it. 1/
25684293
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Even if Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro somehow led to a positive impact on Venezuela’s future, it would not make these actions by the United States legal, moral or wise. Normalising and legitimising this behaviour endangers all countries - democracies and dictatorships alike.
1513621813
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
maclellannic.bsky.social @maclellannic.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Bowing to reality, the French government has abandoned plans to hold a referendum on 15 March for a new political statute for New Caledonia. My report for Islands Business looks at shifting French policy, which has divided legislatures in Paris and Noumea. islandsbusiness.com/news-break/f...
islandsbusiness.com
France delays New Caledonia referendum
BOWING to reality, the French government has abandoned plans to hold a referendum on March 15 to consider a new political statute.
001
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 16/12/2025
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
theguardian.com
‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks
045
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Johanna Winant @johannawinant.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
may I recommend writing a book review? it's fast, it's useful, it's a good thing to do. if it's an academic review, just look up the book review editor for a journal where you'd like to publish and pitch a review of a book that came out in the last few years or is forthcoming
28516
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Our book now has a cover and a preorder link! In it, @drsiobhanbyrne.bsky.social and I trace the rise of the WPS agenda & power-sharing as conflict resolution norms, chart their intersections, and reckon with the possible decline of both norms utpdistribution.com/978104980435...
utpdistribution.com
Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing
Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing examines the rise of two powerful norms in international conflict resolution and post-conflict governance: power-sharing as ...
171
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This looks great, looking forward to reading it!
110
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
And the Dayton at 30 series continued with a look at 'strategic defection' from power-sharing and the Dodik administration @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social www.forumfed.org/document/the...
forumfed.org
The Defection-Punishment Cycle: The Curious Case of Milorad Dodik and the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Forum of Federations
Successful power-sharing depends on political actors’ willingness to play by the rules of the game. Yet, many political elites find...
021
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇱🇧 🇮🇶 Under what conditions are 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 established, and when are they effective? 🔓 Read the #openaccess article by @allimcculloch.bsky.social Soeren Keil, Eduardo Wassim Aboultaif and Sahar Ammar here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #power #agreement #Lebanon #Iraq
002
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Thrilled to publish this exceptional collection on Syria a year after Assad pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
pomeps.org
POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad - Project on Middle East Political Science
Many developments during the past year have given rise to a host of crucial questions about the future of Syria and the Syrian people. To explore them, the Project on Middle East Political Science (PO...
01611
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Next up in the Dayton at 30 series, an analysis of the 2020 Mostar Agreement and perceptions of inclusion and exclusion @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social www.forumfed.org/document/pow...
forumfed.org
Power-sharing and “Legitimate Representation”: Perceptions of Inclusivity and Exclusivity of the 2020 Mostar Agreement - Forum of Federations
Interviews, focus groups, and power mapping in Mostar reveal gaps in perceptions of the 2020 Mostar Agreement’s inclusivity. While acknowledging...
101
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Another Dayton at 30 brief, this time analyzing what citizens want from their representatives @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social www.forumfed.org/document/is-...
forumfed.org
Is There a Representation Gap? Citizen Preferences for Political Representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Forum of Federations
Through a public opinion survey, we find that citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina have strong preferences for candidates that are...
101
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Today, we honour the lives of those murdered at Polytechnique Montreal in 1989 and all people impacted by gender-based violence. CAUT remembers them and reaffirms its commitment to fight gender-based violence, hatred and misogyny. Read our full statement: www.caut.ca/news/caut-ma...
Illustration of a red rose on a black and red gradient background. Text that reads "December 6 National Date of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women" above the CAUT logo.
01811
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
@inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
@inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social colleagues were among those who gave evidence to the NI Affairs Committee on the gov’s approach to Legacy reform. committees.parliament.uk/publications... @feargalc.bsky.social @neophytosloizides.bsky.social @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social @warwickpais.bsky.social
committees.parliament.uk
054
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The next brief in our Dayton at 30 series is now out: Bonn Voyage: Is it Time to Close the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia & Herzegovina? @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social www.forumfed.org/collection/f...
forumfed.org
Federalism, Power-sharing, and Citizen Inclusion: Evaluating the Dayton Agreement at 30 Archives - Forum of Federations
Policy Brief Series November 21, 2025, marks 30 years since an agreement to end the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was reached. The Dayton Agreement established an uneasy peace as well as a complex con...
112
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Tracey Raney @traceyraney.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
In honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I'm sharing my new op-ed for The Conversation on the harms of online misogyny targeting women in public life, especially when amplified by political leaders. #polisky #gendersky theconversation.com/quiet-piggy-...
theconversation.com
‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and media
Gender-based violence in politics has democratic costs, diminishing diverse voices and expertise in public office.
0158
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
We've just launched a new policy brief series, evaluating the Dayton Agreement at 30. A partnership between @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social and the Forum of Federations, our first brief examines public opinions on constitutional reform options in BiH. Read it here: www.forumfed.org/collection/f...
forumfed.org
Federalism, Power-sharing, and Citizen Inclusion: Evaluating the Dayton Agreement at 30 Archives - Forum of Federations
Policy Brief Series November 21, 2025, marks 30 years since an agreement to end the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was reached. The Dayton Agreement established an uneasy peace as well as a complex con...
155
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A Brandon University panel discussion on bail reform will give people a chance to hear directly from experts who are working in or studying the system, BU chair and professor of political science Kelly Saunders says. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
brandonsun.com
BU panel of experts to tackle ins, outs of bail reform
A Brandon University panel discussion on bail reform will give people a chance to hear directly from experts who are working in or studying the system, BU chair and professor of political science…
001
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This issue includes articles by our colleague, Dr Dawn Walsh @dawnwalsh.bsky.social , and our former PhD student, Dr Emma Murphy @emmamurphy.bsky.social , including: "Gender quota adoption for commissions in post-conflict societies" by Dawn Walsh and Emma Murphy journals.sagepub.com/toc/ipsa/46/5
036
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19/10/2025
Bosnia’s Serb entity names an interim president after separatist Milorad Dodik is barred from politics by a state court.
bit.ly
Bosnia’s Republika Srpska installs temporary president as Dodik steps aside
Bosnia’s Serb entity names an interim president after separatist Milorad Dodik is barred from politics by a state court.
04211
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Excited to see this out in the world, now available open access
051
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Luke Field 🌃🦉 @lukefield.ie · 14/09/2025
Thank you to @allimcculloch.bsky.social and @jonathanarlow.bsky.social for joining me on the @psaireland.bsky.social panel today! #APSA2025 (Side note: one person using she/her pronouns, one using they/them, and one using he/him—do we get some kind of award for absolutely nailing gender balance?)
Luke Field (me), Jonathan Arlow, and Allison McCulloch standing beside a projected Political Studies Association of Ireland logo.
001
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
September 14 deadline is approaching 🚨
013
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
EDITORIAL: The BDO final report should be of serious concern to Minister Cable, incoming university president Dr. Christine Cnossen and the current members of the Brandon University Board of Governors. www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025... #bdnmb #mbpoli
brandonsun.com
Opinion: Botched BU project begs for comprehensive review
In its final report to Brandon University over the failure of the “Renew BU” Enterprise Resource Planning implementation project with Florida-based computer firm Anthology, BDO Canada pointed to…
012
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Friends who study all things demonic: For the CHA this coming June at UPEI, my colleagues and I are arranging sessions that explore aspects of devil belief & their consequences in any historical period, w/ any geographical focus. Please get in touch with @devilprof.bsky.social if you have questions!
064
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Join us for the online launch of a special issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics on 'Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension.' Expertly edited by @giudifontana.bsky.social with some great articles by @elisabethking.bsky.social @laiabalcells.bsky.social and many others! 4 Sept, 9am EST
055
Allison McCulloch @allimcculloch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Such kind words, thank you Ian! @annadrake.bsky.social
020
Reposted by Allison McCulloch
BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
📝 Don't miss this #openaccess article from the current issue of #BJPIR 27(3) 'Getting things done?: Process, performance, and decision-evasion in consociational systems' by Allison McCulloch. 🔗: buff.ly/tLIXZEz @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
buff.ly
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
044