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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

At the Cline Center, we develop innovative tools and datasets to advance research on global events. Two key initiatives—the Global News Index (GNI) and Archer- offer powerful ways to explore worldwide news coverage. Learn more about how to access this data: buff.ly/PBGs88u

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We work on police use of force, coups, ethnic conflict, and terrorism coverage. Topics where everyone has a position. Ours is that documenting it well, without trying to win the argument, is the job. What happens next belongs to communities and decision-makers.

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Homecoming, Illini! 🧡💙 From all of us at the Cline Center, we’re proud to be part of the University of Illinois community. Whether you’re back on campus or celebrating from afar, we hope you have a great Homecoming weekend. #ILLINOIS #Illini #Homecoming

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Human flourishing starts with informed decisions. The Cline Center's mission is to advance this by turning complex data into actionable insights. Learn how our interdisciplinary teams are creating impactful knowledge for a better world.

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Cline Center is home to the world’s largest global registry of failed and successful coups. To learn more about our Coup d’Ètat Project, click here: buff.ly/7Rl8zGj

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A look back at the 2025 Richard G. & Carole J. Cline Symposium, Accountable Policing after the SAFE-T Act. The event brought together experts to explore the SAFE-T Act’s impact on policing, implementation challenges and accountability in Illinois

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We could not accomplish the work we do without our team. Read more about the people involved here: buff.ly/YafxX5W

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

How researchers classify race can change what we learn about police use of force. Cline Center Assistant Directors Jay Jennings and Ajay Singh, with Illinois professor Jennifer K. Robbennolt, compare human and AI-based methods and propose a more reliable approach. Read more: buff.ly/B74GsLp

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wishing our Illinois community a restful Labor Day weekend! The Cline Center is grateful for the people whose work strengthens our campus, our communities, and the research we do every day!

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Coups and attempted coups by decade, 1945 to the present, from the Coup d'État Project. Free to download: buff.ly/zJhJEP4

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The first week is in the books, Illini. 🔶🔷 A new semester means new questions to ask, ideas to explore, and discoveries to make. From all of us at the Cline Center, good luck with the semester ahead! #ILL

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We’re excited to welcome Elisha Cohen and Don Casler as the Cline Center’s 2026–27 Linowes Faculty Fellows! Their research examines how police oversight improves accountability and why leaders respond differently to political violence. Read more: buff.ly/WFqWyE0

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Which U.S. counties experience more law enforcement uses of lethal force than predicted, and which experience fewer? The new SPOTLITE Anomaly Detector Dashboard uses 28,000+ incidents from 2014-2023 to identify county-level anomalies nationwide. news.illinois.edu/spotlite-ano...

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Illinois Accountability Commission’s final report incorporates data and analysis from the Cline Center’s Firewatch project documenting societal instability events involving federal actors during Operation Midway Blitz. Our full report and methodology:

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Overview of Societal Instability Events Involving Federal Government Actors in the Chicagoland Area from September 1, 2025 through January 30, 2026 | IDEALS

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We are excited to see that a story was written about our new Coup D’Etat Dashboard! It features some of our employees who helped create the dashboard: Scott, Joseph, Loretta, and Emmy, who worked on this as their grad student project. Read the story here:

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New interactive dashboard will help policymakers better understand global instability – News Bureau

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has released an innovative new interactive dashboard for policymakers who want to better…

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We had a great turnout for this year’s Linowes Lecture! Last week, we welcomed @katestarbird.bsky.social (U. of Washington), who delivered an insightful talk on how misinformation spreads through online communities—and why it matters most during crises. Thank you to all who joined us!

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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 02/04/2026

🌎Learning about international affairs just became more accessible. Check out the new interactive dashboard from the Cline Center at the U. of I. that documents governmental instability around the world in an easy-to-use, interactive format. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/coup-project...

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Avital Livny on winning the Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research! Dr. Livny, we thank you for your dedication to student success!

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

On April 2nd, we will host our Annual David F. Linowes Lecture! This year's speaker is Professor Kate Starbird from the University of Wisconsin. Read more here: buff.ly/3vAUZp1

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Data to Insight. Insight to Knowledge. Knowledge to Impact. Our researcher at the Cline Center use data to influence lasting social change. Read more about our researcher here:

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Researchers | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Our Coup D’Etat Project has a new data dashboard! Go check it out here: buff.ly/3ClMTgC

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The Cline Center provides impactful data driven by our values: collaboration, innovation, transparency, excellence, and difference-making. To learn more visit:

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Mission and Core Values | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The Cline Center is the proud home of the largest registry in the world of failed and successful coups, and we are excited to share that we have updated our Coup D’Etat data to reflect current events. Find our updated datasets here: buff.ly/4jo89DP

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

By blending social sciences, humanities, and data science together, the Cline Center is redefining research to help build a better tomorrow. From innovative technology to analyzing news at a gigantic scale, we make data work for scholars.

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We could not accomplish the work we do without our team. Read more about the people involved here: buff.ly/BLfBoUE

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

What is the Cline Center Capable of? Read about our capabilities here: buff.ly/QhIx99F

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Did you know that the Cline Center is home to the largest registry of Coups D’Etat in the world? Read more about it here:

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Coup d'État Project | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cline Center! 🦃 This year, we are grateful for all of our partners, researchers, and especially our student employees, who are essential in making our research possible. Wishing everyone a safe and festive holiday full of warmth and gratitude.

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Data to Insight. Insight to Knowledge. Knowledge to Impact. Our researchers at the Cline Center use data to influence lasting social change. Read more about our researchers here:

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Researchers | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Happy Student Appreciation Week! Our work and research would be impossible without the help of our students. Thanks for everything you do!

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The Cline Center is home to the world’s largest global registry of failed and successful coups. To learn more about our Coup d’Ètat Project, click here: buff.ly/hXOnBbd

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join us on October 30th at 2:30 pm for the Annual Richard G. and Carol J. Cline Symposium. Experts will discuss “Accountable Policing after the SAFE-T Act” in a roundtable on Zoom. RSVP here: buff.ly/lKLRF2L

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

The Cline Center aims to transform information into knowledge that advances human flourishing. In short, we use data to help make the world a better place. Read more about our mission and core values here:

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Mission and Core Values | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Our website has interactive maps you can use to explore the frequency of coup events around the world. You can find them here:

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Coup d'État Project | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Coups d'etat come in many forms, as exemplified by the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Signifying the end of a totalitarian regime, this event is classified in our Coup d'Etat Project as a realized coup that involved a popular revolt. Learn more from this video:

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The Romanian Revolution of 1989

At the Cline Center, we maintain one of the largest global registries of coups d’état. In this video, we examine the complex events of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and explain why our Coup d’État…

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Cline Center director Scott Althaus discussed the SPOTLITE data release with WBEZ. He says, "The Cline Center Spotlight project aims to rebuild trust between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve." Read here:

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Police use of force is declining, according to University of Illinois study

The study looked at national incidents of police using lethal force. The total number of such incidents in 2023 was the lowest in almost a decade.

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Our latest SPOTLITE data reveals a 24% decrease in police-involved lethal force incidents in the U.S. from 2021 to 2023, marking 2023 as having the fewest incidents since 2015. More details can be found about the SPOTLITE Project here: buff.ly/KTLl0nW

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Our latest release of SPOTLITE data offers for the first time a comprehensive picture of the demographic characteristics of civilians involved in police uses of lethal force on a national scale, including incidents without lethal outcomes.

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Scott Althaus @salthaus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Big news from the @cline-center.bsky.social: police uses of lethal force in the US dropped 24% from 2021 to 2023, with 2023 having the smallest number of lethal force incidents involving police since 2015. news.illinois.edu/research-pol...

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Research: Police uses of lethal force dropped dramatically in US from 2021-23 – News Bureau

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

We’re proud to share the latest update to our SPOTLITE project, which now includes data through 2023. The database documents 28,726 incidents of police use of lethal force from 2014–2023. Learn more: buff.ly/KTLl0nW

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The Cline Center is happy to announce the Cline Center’s 2025-2026 David F. Linowes Fellows. Congratulations to Professors Yun Huang and Don Casler @doncasler.bsky.social! You can learn more about their projects and the Linowes Fellowship here: : buff.ly/Sc6usa4

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Since 1945, there have been 374 attempted coups, 262 conspiracies, and 458 successful coups globally, and we're still counting. We have one of the largest global registries in the world, and we continue to monitor these political events. Learn more through interactive maps here:

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Coup d'État Project | Cline Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The Cline Center is redefining research by blending social science, humanities, and data science. From next-gen tools to news analysis at extreme scales, we’re making data work for scholars.

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Did you know that the countries with the most coup activity are Bolivia, Sudan, Argentina, Haiti, and Venezuela? This includes successful and attempted coups as well as conspiracies. Explore more from our coup data here: buff.ly/GAeuLwQ

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The top 5 states with the most police uses of lethal force according to SPOTLITE registry are California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio. Learn more on SPOTLITE dashboard: buff.ly/ie2VyW6

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The Cline Center’s expansive global news index illuminate societal well-being and the forces that shape it. Dive into the data that drives change: buff.ly/3XZYRJD

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The Cline Center’s research employs news indexes and unique datasets to fuel social science research focused on societal well-being. Here’s a look at the data resources we curate to support impactful studies and data: buff.ly/PLd8gfd

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Coups come in 3 types: successful, attempted, and conspiracy. Want to learn more about global coup d'etats? Explore our updated dataset: buff.ly/tRLyYrn

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Cline Center @cline-center.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The Cline Center is pleased to announce the Cline Center’s 2024 Schroeder Summer Fellowships. Congrats to Larissa Migotto Brandolt and Do Young Gong! To read about their interesting projects visit: buff.ly/kej5XQJ

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