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Allison Grossman

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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tulane | politics of development & humanitarianism in the Sahel and West Africa | bilingue

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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
~42% of deaths by extremist groups in Africa taking place in the Sahel -- the security situation in the region is so much worse than in 2023, and this is almost certainly an underestimate
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Maryam Deloffre @mzdeloffre.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Privatization of aid is one likely reconfiguration of humanitarian and development aid, but it's not sustainable and might lead to even larger redundancies or gaps in assistance.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Grad students, postdocs & jr faculty studying African politics: submit your work in progress to get dedicated feedback at our online colloq!
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Sign up for the next APCG colloquium! @allisong.bsky.social @pruett.bsky.social @adajkanu.bsky.social
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Veuillez participer à la colloque en ligne demain le 7 mai! 👇
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
People are dying preventable deaths in Zambia while the US government extorts the Zambian government for access to minerals: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h... I wish this was hyperbole but it's the result of transactional policy devoid of expertise.
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
not a surprising move by a military regime consolidating power but a worrying one
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
My fav investigative reporter on the story my law student next door neighbor and i have been following obsessively 👌
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Upcoming APCG Online Colloquium (in French)! We'll be discussing Koffi Adaba's paper on trust in political institutions on May 7 at 12 PM EDT / 4 PM GMT. Please join us: forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social
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Colloque en ligne de l'APCG: Koffi Adaba (May 7) en francais
Veuillez remplir le formulaire ci-dessous si vous souhaitez recevoir les instructions pour participer au colloque en ligne de l'APCG consacré à l'œuvre de Koffi Adaba, qui aura lieu le jeudi 7 mai de ...
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Prochain colloque en ligne de l'APCG (en français) ! Nous discuterons de l'article de Koffi Adaba sur la confiance dans les institutions politiques le 7 mai à 12 h (EDT) / 16 h (GMT). Rejoignez-nous : forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Upcoming APCG Online Colloquium (in French)! We'll be discussing Koffi Adaba's paper on trust in political institutions on May 7 at 12 PM EDT / 4 PM GMT. Please join us: forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social
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Colloque en ligne de l'APCG: Koffi Adaba (May 7) en francais
Veuillez remplir le formulaire ci-dessous si vous souhaitez recevoir les instructions pour participer au colloque en ligne de l'APCG consacré à l'œuvre de Koffi Adaba, qui aura lieu le jeudi 7 mai de ...
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
supply chain disruptions from the war are making aid delivery harder and more expensive at the same time donors have cut aid budgets www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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As Iran war drags on, food and medicine for millions is stuck in limbo
The war has disrupted shipping routes, raised fuel and insurance prices, closed airports, and left aid groups with tons of essential supplies stuck in warehouses.
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Hi, political scientist here. Did you know we have an extensive body of research and theory that says if people believe you will violently betray them, they are less likely to enter into an agreement with you? I swear to God I have a real, non-bullshit job.
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Katie Lee @resourcefulsqrl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Maybe we could remove the *lead* (known, proven harmful) from our water before removing fluoride (known, proven safe at the levels in water and largely responsible for population-level improvements in dental health).
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Has anyone else teaching at the university level noticed a dramatic decline in participation/student engagement quality this spring? For me the difference from Fall to Spring this year has been DRAMATIC.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
headshot of Judith Butler centered in a Judith Butler apology form:

"The media convinced me their work was unreadable.

I don't know shit about critical theory

I only looked at analytic philosophy.

My agenda blinded me.

I was jealous of Gender Studies' joie de vivre

I am sorry for my behaviour and I will hereby respect Judith Butler."
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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Court documents used to convict five men in London for burning a warehouse of supplies for Ukraine included Telegram chats with an account called Lucky Strike. Lucky Strike turned up again in Poland, named as offering $4,000 to a man to burn down a paint factory. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
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From pigs’ heads to arson plots: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe
The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
2. Our new analysis suggests that protest events in 2025 have occurred across a wider range of US counties than we observed during Trump's first term. And the current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
an insane expansion and abuse of powers that is so clearly rooted in Global War on Terror architecture
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Final reminder! Political scientists in the southeast, submit your paper to SoWEPS to get great feedback and hang out in New Orleans on 11/7! We match you with a discussant and everyone reads ahead. Submissions due TOMORROW 9/19: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #polisky
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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Two things to add to this: 1) I am much more concerned with party elites and leaders encouraging and stoking violence than shifts in the public from vaguely worded questions. 2) These public shifts in support for violence are almost always downstream of elite rhetoric and narratives.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Political scientists in the southeast (broadly defined), submit your paper to SoWEPS to get great feedback! We match you with a discussant and everyone reads ahead. We're hosting at Tulane on November 9, submissions due September 19: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Rachel Schoner @rjschoner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Come hang out in New Orleans! January, not surprisingly, is a great time to be here! SPSA deadline today. spsa.net/annual-meeti...
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2026 Conference Information – Southern Political Science Association
The purpose of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) shall be to publish professional journals, improve teaching, promote interest and research in theoretical and practical political probl...
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies @africacenter.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Les acteurs russes ont joué un rôle de premier plan en alimentant et en amplifiant de faux récits autour de la junte burkinabè. La junte, à son tour, a été l’un des plus ardents défenseurs de la présence sécuritaire croissante de Moscou en Afrique.
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Une divergence croissante de narratifs autour de la sécurité au Burkina Faso – Centre d’Études Stratégiques de l’Afrique
Les conditions sécuritaires du Burkina Faso continuent de se détériorer sous la junte militaire, malgré une campagne d’information de grande envergure.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
OUT OF EVERY DITCH, A PATH
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Come work with me! Tulane Poli Sci is hiring an Assistant Professor in comparative political economy: apply.interfolio.com/172989 I'm not on the committee but happy to answer Qs about dept, NOLA, etc
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Alex Dyzenhaus @dyzenhaus.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
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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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 ...
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Jamelle Bouie Receives the 2025 Carey McWilliams Award The Carey McWilliams Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor major journalistic contributions to society’s understanding of politics. Citation from the Award Committee: The American Political…
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Jamelle Bouie Receives the 2025 Carey McWilliams Award
The Carey McWilliams Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor major journalistic contributions to society’s understanding of politics. Citation from the Award Committee: The American Political Science Association's Carey McWilliams Award honors "a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics." This year's winner is Jamelle Bouie. Since joining the New York Times as a columnist in 2019, Jamelle Bouie has consistently worked to redefine what a newspaper opinion column can be.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
We're hosting the next edition of the Southern Workshop in Empirical Political Science (SoWEPS) at Tulane on November 7! Please submit a paper or sign up to be a discussant here by September 19: forms.gle/iB5b4E8mrofq...
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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
We're at the dawn of some bad shit in the Azawad. Again
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
this is all horrible. alongside devastating blows to PBS and NPR, this bill totally ends US funding to key UN bodies that do frontline work, including UNICEF & OCHA, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Completely eliminates US contributions—previously the US was the key funder.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
indefensible
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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This is the reality of Burkina, just when a massive campaign on anglophone social media invents non-existent, crazy achievements by IB Traoré and makes him the liberator of Africa, thanks to AI generated posts. Also, yesterday was another day of debacle for the army, with 11 attacks by JNIM
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Burkina Faso: Army Directs Ethnic Massacres | Human Rights Watch
The Burkina Faso army led and participated in the massacre of more than 130, possibly many more, ethnic Fulani civilians by pro-government militias in the western Boucle du Mouhoun region in March 2025.
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies @africacenter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
After noteworthy gains in the previous decade under democratically elected governments, Niger’s military coup in July 2023 has resulted in a deterioration in security, economic wellbeing, and agency for Nigerien citizens. africacenter.org/spo... 1/2
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Virginia Oliveros @viroliveros.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
My colleagues @andrewleber.bsky.social & @stano.bsky.social: "If American university presidents do not forcefully denounce these unconstitutional and un-American actions, our universities will soon be shells of their former selves, like (...) other nations that have lapsed into authoritarian rule."
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Kai Thaler @kaimthaler.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
This is horribly unethical. Violating the subreddit’s rules, no meaningful consent, and has the downstream consequence of reducing people’s trust in other posters in a space that seems like it was actually a decent place for dialogue & people being open to changing their minds about important issues
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies @africacenter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
About 70% of the migration flows across West & Central Africa involve temporary, seasonal, and permanent migration of workers, with economic hubs such as Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria the key destinations. See our Spotlight for more: africacenter.org/spo...
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African Migration Trends to Watch in 2025 – Africa Center
A preview of migration trends for 2025 including the need for more regional innovation to accommodate intracontinental population movements.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
"The same person [...] coordinating all foreign assistance across the department is also [...] the chief humanitarian for the U.S. government, responsible for getting billions of dollars of assistance to the most difficult operating environments with likely 95 percent less staff than before" 1/2
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Rubio unveils sweeping reorganization of State Department
The Trump administration’s proposed shake-up of the State Department targets human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and democracy.
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 23/04/2025
Well this was a fucking ride archive.is/0SrwO
NEWYORK 
ICan Hear Thoughts A podcast claims a group of nonspeaking autistic children can read minds. But what's the real story behind The Telepathy Tapes? BY ELIZABETH WEIL
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I first learned Rwanda was open to accepting people not wanted in the US via a copy of a diplomatic cable sent in March. A new cable sent today confirmed that the first person had been "relocated" after the US paid the Rwandan government $100,000.
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US “relocates” Iraqi refugee to Rwanda via new diplomatic arrangement
A State Department cable indicates at least 10 more people will be subjected to the same.
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Ken Opalo @kopalo.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Mobutu couldn’t hold a candle to these guys. “Taken together, the various projects are approaching $1 billion in paper gains even after accounting for the latest round of trade war-induced market gyrations, according to Bloomberg.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Trump Family Is Going All-In on Crypto Projects, From Bitcoin Mining to Stablecoins
President Donald Trump and his family have taken a interest in just about every corner of the crypto industry.
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Sarah Zimmerman @sjzimmerman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
In other news regarding the West African/Sahelian move away from France...
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Niger Adopts Hausa As National Language Replacing French
Niger's junta has adopted Hausa as the national language in the place of French in a further break from Paris, its former colonial master.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
This is very noticeable among students as well. Especially international students are increasingly reluctant to speak, even inside the classroom, because they are - understandably! rightfully! - frightened they might get punished by the regime. It is heartbreaking and it makes me so fucking angry.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We hang together or we hang separately. Could not be clearer what is happening and how universities must respond.
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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 09/04/2025
I wrote this in November 2024. It was a difficult thing to write then, and it is a depressing thing to read now. And yet I share it because I think we still need to ask ourselves how far we will go.
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Living through the Next American Political Order: Institutions Will Comply, and You Will Be Made Complicit
I woke up this morning to see that Donald Trump had been elected president again. Like roughly half of American voters, this is not the outcome that I had hoped for. Politics, like history, is chao…
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I'm sorry, but any major news media outlet not covering hands off protests, tesla protests, or the acts of popular resistance are making a deliberate choice -- to serve power.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
Line graph showing comparison of reported protests from Jan 22 through March 31 in both 2017 and 2025. The graph shows 3X more events in 2025 than in the same period in 2017, as well as some prominent upticks in the rate of events per week in 2025.
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Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
it was so cute! bubbles and confetti -- carnival culture does protest
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