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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Can development aid reduce migration? New GODAD working paper by @narcissechangom.bsky.social uses geocoded aid and census data from Senegal. Doubling local aid per capita reduces internal migration by 9.8% and irregular international migration by 9.7%. godad.me/papers/

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📣 SI “Public Opinion and International Organizations”, ed by @lisadellmuth.bsky.social & @jonastallberg.bsky.social, now found its issue in @the-peio.bsky.social #RIO! doi.org/10.1007/s115...

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

PEIO Call for Papers – submission deadline is end of this week!

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Lisa Dellmuth @lisadellmuth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our new special issue of RIO on "Public Opinion and International Organizations" is finally out in print! Read the introduction by @jonastallberg.bsky.social and myself here: rdcu.be/eXt2R 🙏 @adreher.bsky.social, @the-peio.bsky.social, all reviewers, and the special issue contributors!

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

On World Humanitarian Day, I joined hr2-kultur's "Der Tag" to discuss the state of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Contrary to what people seem to think, I'm clearly in favor of humanitarian aid... Full episode (in German): www.hr2.de/podcasts/der...

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Mehr Krisen, mehr Gefahr - Humanitäre Helfer am Limit

Hilfslieferungen - im Sudan und in Gaza wird die Lage der Menschen immer schlimmer. Hilfsorganisationen versuchen zu helfen, werden dabei aber auch immer häufiger selbst angegriffen oder erreichen Kra...

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Who should decide how development aid is spent? I spoke with Das Parlament about the GIZ and German development cooperation. My main point: in democratic partner countries, governments should have much more say over priorities and projects. www.das-parlament.de/aussen/entwi...

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Do higher oil prices fuel conflict? New column with Maximilian Herrmann and Jingke Pan: organized violence moves toward oil locations and away from nearby areas, while protests spread outward. Aggregation can hide the resource curse:

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

6/4 Thanks to the reviewers who gave their time, care, and expertise to the RIO. Some of you I persuaded over coffee, some over beer, and some by more shameless forms of editorial coercion. I learned a great deal from your reports, and the journal is much better because of them. Thank you!

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

5/4 Thanks to the many colleagues who have made this possible, on the editorial board and in other functions: Co- and Associate Editors Helen Milner, James Vreeland, Todd Sandler, and Roland Vaubel above all.

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

4/4 It meant that great papers were sometimes rejected because they were less polished than others. I rarely wanted to invite major revisions with a good chance of eventual rejection. I enjoyed the work a lot. But I'm now also looking forward to more time for other things.

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

3/4 I tried above all to be procedurally fair. In practice, this often meant rejecting papers when one reviewer was not sufficiently supportive, because we had more submissions with uniformly positive reports than space for articles.

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

2/4 What I learned most is that having a good paper is often not enough. The paper has to be stronger than the other very good papers that can fit into the journal. That necessarily adds a large random component to the process.

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New RIO (@the-peio.bsky.social) editor: Christopher Kilby After more than 20 years as editor of the Review of International Organizations, I'm stepping back from new submissions. As of today, Christopher will take them over. I will continue with resubmissions for papers I originally handled.

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 25/06/2026

#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social - Dirty Work and the Domestic Politics of Aid - cup.org/4voddVQ - Santi Foncillas, Erasmus Kersting & Christopher Kilby #FirstView

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

What happens when Wagner enters African conflict zones? New GODAD paper by @lilleberlin.bsky.social and Lev Lvovskiy: Western bilateral donors retreat, while the World Bank initially reengages – more projects and disbursements. After 2022, that WB premium declines. godad.me/papers/

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Minju Kim @minjulisettekim.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My paper with Bo Won Kim is out at the Review of International Organizations (doi.org/10.1007/s115...)! If you are interested in the growing role of lawyers in international commerce and how they can shape the design of international cooperation, this paper may be of interest. 🧵

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International Organization @iojournal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New research note: Santi Foncillas, Erasmus Kersting & Christopher Kilby, "Dirty Work and the Domestic Politics of Aid" When rewarding or punishing other countries, why does the U.S. sometimes use bilateral aid and other times work through the World Bank? [1/3] www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Dirty Work and the Domestic Politics of Aid | International Organization | Cambridge Core

Dirty Work and the Domestic Politics of Aid

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

What happened after the USAID shutdown? New GODAD paper by Marcella Nicolini and Fabio Sabatini: exposed African regions saw falling nightlights and rising acute food insecurity, especially where vulnerability was high and institutions weaker. godad.me godad.uni-goettingen.de/uploads/GODA...

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Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset

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Oca sapiens @ocasapiens.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

See also - @adreher.bsky.social's "When aid stops" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - @dominic-rohner.bsky.social's et al.'s "Aiding peace or conflict? The impact of USAID cuts on violence" - and @sanneru.bsky.social's🧵https://bsky.app/profile/sanneru.bsky.social/post/3mltnrxxws227

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When aid stops

How aid ends may matter as much as what aid does while it is there

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Here is a short Perspective on the article in case you don't want to read the full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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When aid stops

How aid ends may matter as much as what aid does while it is there

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD) invites submissions to its new working paper series. If you have a paper using sub-national aid data, let us know. First contributions by Jimmy Graham; @andreaf.bsky.social, Marcella Nicolini, @fabiosabatini.bsky.social: godad.me/papers/

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Nina Obermeier @ninaobermeier.com · 02/04/2026

@kcl-spe.bsky.social is hosting a Junior International Political Economy Researchers Workshop on 28 April and we have a great line-up of papers by early-career researchers. @adreher.bsky.social will also share expertise on publishing in the field. Register here: forms.office.com/e/q7rUFAVg21

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Yiqing Xu @yiqingxu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

1/🧵 A major update to our paper: "Scaling Reproducibility" w/ Leo Yang [Cross-posted from X] We move beyond reanalyzing a single design to (almost) full-paper replication! Paper: bit.ly/repro-ai

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Manoel Bittencourt @manoel-bittencourt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Chatting with @adreher.bsky.social about Chinese aid & public support (for China), Western aid & political violence, US bilateral aid & the United Nations Security Council, aid & diffusion of economic activity, & some more. Link to full chat in comments. #econsky

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join us for the Political Economy of International Organization Conference (@the-peio.bsky.social) at the University of Texas at Austin, January 7-9, 2027. Submission is now open at peio.me. Thanks to Terry Chapman, Dan Nielson, @natemjensen.bsky.social, @rwellhausen.bsky.social for hosting!

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

IE SPEGA had the pleasure to host the 18th edition of @the-peio.bsky.social, a truly transatlantic conference that brings together senior and junior scholars from both sides of the Atlantic doing state-of-the-art work in the fields of international political economy and international organizations.

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Check out the papers of the 18th PEIO (@the-peio.bsky.social, IE University) at www.peio.me. Please save the date for our next PEIO, hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, on January 7-9, 2027. Thanks to Dan Nielson et al. for hosting us! @rwellhausen.bsky.social, @natemjensen.bsky.social

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Maria Berlin @lilleberlin.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Today I’m presenting part of the Russia in Africa project at the 18th @the-peio.bsky.social conference @iepolisci.bsky.social in Segovia. Great conference, great people!

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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

We are very excited that the 18th @the-peio.bsky.social conference will be held at IE's Segovia campus next weekend. More information at www.peio.me

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CESifo @cesifo.org · 22/01/2026

New Paper Alert!📢 "From Moderates to Extremes: How Immigration Polarizes American Politics" 🗽 by @matzat.bsky.social @adreher.bsky.social @langlotzsarah.bsky.social & Christopher Parsons Insights on how immigration reshapes American politics: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Program and papers for the 18th PEIO (@the-peio.bsky.social, IE University, Jan 29-31) are now online at www.peio.me. Thanks to Zoe Ge, Nikitas Konstantinidis and Irene Menéndez González for hosting us! @iepolisci.bsky.social

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Lisa Dellmuth @lisadellmuth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New Special Issue in @the-peio.bsky.social: Public Opinion and International Organizations. In the SI intro, we map the field, place the SI papers & identify ways forward: rdcu.be/eXt2R with @jonastallberg.bsky.social, 🙏 @adreher.bsky.social, reviewers & SI authors #Polisky #InternationalRelations

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Valentin Lang @valentinlang.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy to share that our paper on the ideological biases of international organizations is now out in the current issue of the AJPS (@ajpseditor.bsky.social): dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajps... @the-peio.bsky.social @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social @akentikelenis.bsky.social

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Lisa Dellmuth @lisadellmuth.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🙌 Recommended reading: rising powers can use international organisations to improve their image among foreign publics. These efforts may have negative effects on the perceived legitimacy of international organisations. Based on novel survey #Brazil #China #polisky @the-peio.bsky.social 👇

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Sabrina B. Arias @sabrinabarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

As the US steps back from leading in global governance institutions, China has increasingly stepped into leadership roles, serving as head of WHO, FAO, and other important UN agencies in recent years. In new (open access!) work with @rhulvey.bsky.social in @the-peio.bsky.social we ask: why? 1/5

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Chris Earney @chrisearney.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We're increasingly using data on donor funding trends & combining it with strategic foresight to understand what the state of multilateralism could plausibly be in the coming years. This analysis from @the-peio.bsky.social on government donor funding is very interesting: bit.ly/4mkkUqB

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The far right and international organizations: How the far right in government affects foreign aid funding - The Review of International Organizations

The far right is on the rise, winning elections, entering governments globally, and politicizing international cooperation. Existing research finds only very limited effects of far-right governments o...

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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Another call for better aid reporting. Axel Dreher says we should distinguish & report separately on: 1. Humanitarian aid 2. Global public goods 3. Development aid www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Axel Dreher @adreher.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Deadline for PEIO 2026: September 30.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Again, a highly interesting and timely paper in @the-peio.bsky.social. Thanks to @benchristian.bsky.social for distributing it! @adreher.bsky.social - is there a way to push ROIO authors to have a bluesky-account? 😉

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 08/09/2025

@adreher.bsky.social, Jingke Pan, & @cjschneider.bsky.social find that in regions receiving foreign aid, targeted killings of politicians are 15-20% higher in the years with aid inflows. Direct cash transfers should be considered in fragile contexts. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

Map of the world by ADM1 regions showing the number of years with targeted political violence in each region, 1990-2020.

Western donors drastically cut foreign aid in 2025, reigniting the familiar debate over whether aid works. This column examines how aid affects targeted political violence, looking at assassinations and attacks against politicians in 121 countries between 1990 and 2020. In regions receiving aid, targeted killings of politicians are 15%-20% higher in the years with aid inflows, especially where institutions are weak and elections are upcoming. Donors should avoid large transfers immediately before elections, consider direct cash transfers in fragile contexts, and incorporate political dynamics in risk assessments.

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Ricky Clark @rickyclark.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Many thanks to Michael Breen @dublincityuni.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, in The Review of International Organizations @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Richard Clark. 2025. Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) - The Review of International Organizations

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CESifo @cesifo.org · 15/07/2025

New Paper Alert!📢 "Foreign Aid and Targeted Political Violence" by @adreher.bsky.social‬ Jingke Pan @cjschneider.bsky.social To understand how foreign aid can unintentionally fuel political violence in fragile democracies, read the full study here: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

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Marc Debus @marcdebus.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Looking forward to present new research (with @hannaeback.bsky.social and @michaelimre.bsky.social) on the relationship between ideological polarization, coalition governance and the number of party members in the German states at the Sogang Conference on Party Activism and Democracy next week 😊

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Christina Cottiero @ccottiero.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

📌The special issue "Illiberal Regimes and International Organizations" is now published as Vol. 20 Issue 2 in RIO! @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/journal/1155... Summary thread with each piece-- 🧵

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The Review of International Organizations

The Review of International Organizations publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of international political economy, with a focus on ...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵

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