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Jared Edgerton

@jarededgerton.bsky.social
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Assistant professor at Penn State | External researcher at Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab | Research in machine learning, network science, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, international security, conflict processes

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Check out the full programme with abstracts for the Political Networks Conference at Manchester in a couple of weeks: sites.google.com/view/confpol.... Exciting line-up with 90 presentations across 28 panel sessions in 4 parallel tracks! Registration has closed, but perhaps of interest.
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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I'm so psyched I forgot to include a link. Join us! sites.google.com/view/confpol...
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2026 Manchester
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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Discourse Network Analysis: attend my MethodsNet Summer School 2026 course in Vienna 29 June - 3 July. Early-bird registration until 25 Feb, normal registration until 20 Apr 2026. Will cover software, annotation, DNA methods, inference, theory. #SNA #PublicPolicy #Polisky #Discourse #NetworkAnalysis
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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at The University of Manchester
Recruiting now: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Marina Duque @mduque.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Ever wondered why some countries get recognition while others struggle to be seen? My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world! 📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560
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The Making of International Status
Abstract. With great power rivalry on the rise again, many worry that struggles for status among states could lead to war. As a growing consensus indicates
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Daniel Tavana @danieltavana.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The Department of Political Science at Penn State is hiring in CP/IR, for a position focused on non-democratic politics. Link to apply: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
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Assistant Professor, Political Science
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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Michael Nelson @mjnelson.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Penn State is searching at the Assistant Professor level in in American political behavior, broadly defined. We are seekign someone who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology or social data analytics.
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Assistant Professor, Political Science
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Working on a new project that examines internet takedown requests to google and other media platforms. Anocratic states experiencing political challenges issue more government, court order, and law enforcement takedown requests. All states issue more takedown requests over time.
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Working on a new project that examines internet takedown requests to google and other media platforms. Anocratic states experiencing political challenges issue more government, court order, and law enforcement takedown requests. All states issue more takedown requests over time.
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Connor T. Jerzak @jerzakconnor.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
New postdoc position posted at the AI & Global Development Lab! What would you do? Use ML & causal inference to evaluate African development programs—build remote-sensing pipelines for geo-temporal poverty estimates & impact evals, among other things. Details: liu.se/en/work-at-l...
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AI & GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LAB - AI and Global Development Lab
The AI & Global Development Lab fuses AI with Earth Observation to illuminate the causes and consequences of human development across time and space. Our interdisciplinary team—including data scientis...
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
PolNet is a really great conference with generally good panel participation so you get helpful feedback!
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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Save the date! PolNet & PaCSS 2025 are joining forces at Harvard and Northeastern on August 11–14, 2025—workshops on Aug 11–12, conference on Aug 13–14. Stay tuned for details on CFP, registration, and more. See you at #PolNetPaCSS2025!
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Ilayda B. Onder @ilaydaonder.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
One of my recent articles has now been officially assigned page numbers in Journal of Conflict Resolution. 🔍 Key finding: The spatial distribution of loyal, disloyal, and wavering rebel supporters explains who gets targeted and where. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1177/0022...
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Connor T. Jerzak @jerzakconnor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Earth Observation Meets Adam Smith: Earth Observation AI in Policy Innovation for Global Development👇 planetarycausalinference.org/earth-observ...
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Earth Observation Meets Adam Smith: Earth Observation AI in Policy Innovation for Global Development | Planetary Causal Inference
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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
If you are a scholar publishing in political networks and you're eligible for any of these section awards, hit me up for a nomination!
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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Call for nominations for #APSA Political #Networks Section awards 2025. We have 5 awards. More details with award committee contact details on the awards page: apsanet.org/section41. Please spread the word and send us your nominations. #polnet #SNA #NetworkScience #NetworkAnalysis #polisky #polisci
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Section41 - American Political Science Association (APSA)
Political Networks (Section 41) The purpose of the Political Networks organized section is to promote intellectual exchange among scholars regarding the
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
We need more research on social media effects on elites, activists, and other subgroups per our recent Nature review www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation - Nature
This Perspective identifies common misperceptions regarding the harms of online misinformation, finding that exposure to false and inflammatory content is rare and concentrated among a small minority ...
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Mike Thompson-Brusstar @mthompsonbrusstar.com · 26/12/2024
Some news: I'll be starting as an assistant professor at Trinity College in Hartford, CT as of this coming summer. I'm so excited to get started working with great colleagues. It's been a really tough series of markets, and I'm so lucky to have found a great place to teach and do research.
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Giuseppe Peressotti @gperessotti.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
For the rubric “it ain’t much but it’s honest work”, I just got my first R&R (w/ Major Revisions) on a solo author paper. It’s just the beginning, but these little wins definitely contribute in fostering my love for the path I’m pursuing & academia!
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OC Media @ocmedia.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Thousands of people are marching throughout Tbilisi towards parliament including groups from several regions of Georgia to protest the government's EU U-turn and call for new elections. 🔴 Georgia live updates: oc-media.org/georgia-live...
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Ilayda B. Onder @ilaydaonder.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Our article on the lasting impact of rebel governance on post-conflict state and citizens' perceptions of state institutions now has page numbers and is open-access in Comparative Political Studies. Check out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
My coauthored article with Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira and Trey Billing, titled "The Effect of Radio Propaganda on Mobilization during the Rwandan Genocide," has been officially published in the American Sociological Review. #conflictsky You can find it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Article has an issue number! In the paper, I find that relational ties between states lower the rate of interstate conflict while simultaneously spreading political institutions. #conflictsky
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Clint Peinhardt @clintpeinhardt.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
UTD has 2 open-rank IR jobs. I'm on the committee if you have questions. jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/27562
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Open Rank Faculty Positions in International Relations
Position Description The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) at The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking applications for two open-rank positions specializing in international...
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Siv Cheruvu @sivcheruvu.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
UT-Dallas is hiring for an open rank faculty position in IR! We're particularly interested in scholars studying IPE and/or Conflict. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! polisky psjminfo jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/27562
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Open Rank Faculty Positions in International Relations
Position Description The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) at The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking applications for two open-rank positions specializing in international...
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Excited this is done. It took a few years to clean the data!
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 17/07/2024
In a forthcoming article at American Sociological Review, we reexamine the effect of radio propaganda on participation in the Rwandan Genocide. With new data, we find that access to the radio led to an earlier onset of but not higher rate of violence. w/ Trey Billing & Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
An oped from my UTD colleague Curtis Bram. He draws an interesting thread between Democrats initial reaction to the debate and Republicans’ discussion of the capitol riots. thehill.com/opinion/4752...
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Don’t let Thursday’s debate become the Democrats’ Capitol riot
We all remember the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. It was obvious that what happened that day was wrong, and it was equally obvious what it implied about Donald Trump. Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch …
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 27/06/2024
My article on cooperative communities and interstate conflict is available online at JoP. I find that network ties between states simultaneously spread political institutions and induce within group cooperation. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 13/06/2024
The networked movements of al-Shabaab after losing the capital.
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Adam L @adam-lg.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
Christoper Bishop has a new ML book out, about Deep Learning. His original ML book was so good, high hopes for this one: www.bishopbook.com #stats #MLsky polisky 📉📈
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Deep Learning - Foundations and Concepts
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the central ideas that underpin deep learning. It is intended both for newcomers to machine learning and for those already experienced in the field.
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Soyoung Lee @soyounglee.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
🥳Yay, this paper's now officially out! Available open access👇 cup.org/3GTQ99X #polisky, intsec, nationalisky
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Gabriella Levy @gabriellalevy2.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
My newest paper is now online at the Journal of Peace Research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Roya Talibova @royatalibova.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
So happy to see our paper on repression and combat motivation (w/ Arturas Rozenss & Yuri Zhukov) forthcoming in American Economic Journal: AE. This was one of my favorite long-term projects to work on, and I could not have asked for a better team of co-authors. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Fighting for Tyranny: State Repression and Combat Motivation
(Forthcoming Article) - We utilize over 100 million declassified Red Army personnel records from World War II to study how state repression shapes soldiers’ motivation to exert effort in fighting. E...
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Gino Pauselli @ginopauselli.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
I am excited to share that I will be joining the amazing Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as an Assistant Professor next Fall! Huge thanks to people at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University for their incredible support.
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Dani Gilbert @danigilbert.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
🚨Attn polisky🚨 applications are now open for Bridging the Gap’s International Policy Summer Institute! This workshop provides invaluable training for scholars interested in policy & media engagement. Apply!! ⤵️
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Andy Halterman @ahalterman.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
I couldn't find a tutorial I liked to get students who know R up and running with Python, so I wrote my own! Part 1 is here: andrewhalterman.com/post/python_... (And if you have a tutorial you like, please let me know!)
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Joshua Kertzer @jkertzer.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
Am a big fan of this new (and unfortunately timely) @iojournal.bsky.social article by WUSTL's @carlynwayne.bsky.social. Terrorism doesn't make people afraid. It makes them angry, which is why we end up with cycles of violence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Terrified or Enraged? Emotional Microfoundations of Public Counterterror Attitudes | International O...
Terrified or Enraged? Emotional Microfoundations of Public Counterterror Attitudes
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Siv Cheruvu @sivcheruvu.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
Deadline for proposals for the UT Emerging scholars conference is this Friday! Spread the word polisky
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
I got an official confirmation that my JOP replication file is finished. I’m very excited to have this article finished!
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Dani Gilbert @danigilbert.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
🚨🚨Bridging the Gap is searching for our next Fellow to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives! Please check out the call, share it with your networks, and apply! Happy to answer any questions ⤵️ polisky
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Soyoung Lee @soyounglee.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
🚨New paper alert🚨 #polisky #intsec My paper, "Domestic Distributional Roots of National Interest", has been cond. accepted at APSR! I ask: Why are some international issues perceived as national interests worth fighting for while others are not? While we may think the answer is obvious..1/4
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Dotan Haim @dotanhaim.bsky.social · 30/09/2023
Introducing Conflictsky, a new feed for political conflict and violence! Like and pin the feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:... To post, tag with 'conflictsky' or 'violencesky' It's a polisky sub-feed, so request to join that list if you haven't already: www.paulmusgrave.info/how-to-use-p...
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Jared Edgerton @jarededgerton.bsky.social · 11/09/2023
Call for papers for the Junior Scholars in Quantitative Conflict Workshop, organized by Chris Blair, Roya Talibova, Maryum Alam, and me. I used a bunch of the papers from the workshop in my grad international conflict syllabus this semester. You can apply using the link below. tinyurl.com/2u54ywyh
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Ilayda B. Onder @ilaydaonder.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
My article titled "Signaling Resolve through Credit-Claiming" is now published online in International Interactions. I show that groups that are younger or have recently suffered the loss of a leader claim attacks to burnish their organizational reputation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Signaling Resolve through Credit-claiming
What explains when militant groups claim attacks? In this study, I argue that militant groups are more likely to claim attacks early in the organization’s lifespan and after major blows to reputati....
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