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Luis L. Schenoni

@llschenoni.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Univeristy College London. Director of UCL’s Security Studies Programme. Author of “Bringing War Back In” (CUP, 2024) bit.ly/4fXYtVv War/State Formation/Nation Building

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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨 Madrid people, mark your calendars: the permanent seminar of the Instituto Juan Linz is back! We have a great series of speakers from across the social sciences this year. First talk this Friday with @llschenoni.bsky.social Here is the program for this Fall:
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UCL Political Science @uclspp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Many congratulations to @llschenoni.bsky.social! Luis' book ‘Bringing War Back In. Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America’, has received the J. David Greenstone Award from the American Political Science Association. Read more: tinyurl.com/y42frvvu #apsa
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'Bringing War Back In' receives its fourth major book award
Dr Luis Schenoni has won the American Political Science Association's J. David Greenstone Award for his book ‘Bringing War Back In. Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America'.
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm very pleased to share that #BringingWarBackIn has received its fourth (!) major award: the @apsa.bsky.social J. David Greenstone Award to the best book in history and politics of the past two years. Many thanks to the award committee doi.org/10.1017/9781... tinyurl.com/y42frvvu
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Bringing War Back In
Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Bringing War Back In
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If anyone is conferenced out and want to see a bit more of Paris, feel free to come to this talk at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30 PM, closer to the Seine www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
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[Séminaire d'axe] War and the state in Latin America: a new research agenda
with Luis Schenoni, University College London
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
What explains cross-national variation in state capacity (and, therefore, development) in Latin America? #Colonialinstitutions (James Mahoney), #Trade (Sebastian Mazzuca) or #War (yours truly)? Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1:45 PM we debate each other at @lasabluesky.bsky.social
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
If you’re around at @lasabluesky.bsky.social tomorrow at 8:30 AM, don’t miss this great panel on war and state making in Latin America, featuring some brilliant colleagues advancing this frontier agenda
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Hace tiempo vengo repensando las largas conversaciones que teníamos con Carlos Escudé sobre cómo actualizar su teoría del Realismo Periférico para un mundo con una China en ascenso. Gracias al @CARIconsejo los primeros esbozos de esa teoría están acá cari.org.ar/uploads/arti...
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Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos @ipp-csic.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
América Latina sigue marcando nuestro programa de seminarios. Hoy a las 12:00 horas, @llschenoni.bsky.social (@uclspp.bsky.social) nos propone volver al siglo XIX para entender cómo la guerra dio forma a los Estados de la región. En el @cchscsic.bsky.social o aquí: www.youtube.com/live/QHjgONt...
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Seminario de Luis Schenoni en el Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos del CSIC
YouTube video by Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Today at 4 PM London time, I’ll be giving the closing keynote at LSE's Latin America Workshop. If you’re in town, come by! latinamericaworkshop.site
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Self-Determination in Latin America | LSE Workshop, 21–22 May 2026
A two-day academic workshop at the LSE exploring sovereignty, Indigenous politics, and democratic life in Latin America. 21–22 May 2026.
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📢 If you’re in Columbus for the ISA meeting consider joining us in this roundtable on BWBI at 10:30, room A114
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Excited to be in Manchester to discuss how studies of Latin America are injecting new energy into the agenda on war and state building, across disciplines. If you’re in Manchester join us at the CLACS @OfficialUoM.bsky.social tomorrow at 5pm! events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
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CLACS Seminar: Luis Schenoni (UCL): "Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America" | Events at The University of Manchester
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📚 Best Book in Foreign Policy Analysis. Winner: Luis Schenoni, Bringing War Back In Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America @llschenoni.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org cambridge.org/core/books/bringing-war-back-in/849FF87CA1DC04EDE8657C90F00D9504
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Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Bringing War Back In
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Yet another award for BWBI!🙀 Many thanks to my colleagues at the International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social looking forward to seeing y’all soon!
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UCL Political Science @uclspp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
“Receiving the Luciano Tomassini Award is truly one of the greatest honours of my career. I accept it with deep humility and gratitude." — @llschenoni.bsky.social Find out more about Dr Luis L. Schenoni' book and award: tinyurl.com/LASASchenoni @ucl.ac.uk #Books #InternationalRelations #LASA
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Dr Luis L. Schenoni awarded Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award
UCL Department of Political Science & School of Public Policy is delighted to share that Dr Luis L. Schenoni has been given the prestigious award for his book.
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EULAS - Jean Monnet Network @eulasnetwork.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
How do wars make states, and why do their effects last centuries? Join EULAS for a webinar on "Bringing War Back In" with expert and author Dr. @llschenoni.bsky.social + discussant Dr. Matthias vom Hau. 📅 24 Feb 2026, 15:00 CET: zoom.us/webinar/regi... @ucl.ac.uk @ibei.org @ethnicgoods.bsky.social
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Exited to be at University of Cambridge Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) tomorrow at 4 PM to present on how war made the state in nineteenth century Latin America. If you're around please drop by. goodpods.com/podcasts/new...
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Luis L. Schenoni, "Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America" (Cambridge UP, 2025) | New Books in Political Science - Podcast on Goodpods
Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America (Cambridge UP, 2025) provi... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Gracias a Héctor Pavón, Director de Revista Ñ del diario Clarín, por esta entrevista sobre seguridad internacional cubriendo Ucrania, Taiwán, Groenlandia, entre otros temas. www.clarin.com/revista-n/nu...
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EE.UU. vs. China: El nuevo tablero mundial reconstruye la bipolaridad de la Guerra Fría
Desde Londres, Luis Schenoni explica porqué la hegemonía militar estadounidense relativiza la noción de “esferas de influencia”. Algunas elecciones de 2026 podrían ser influenciadas por conflictos ext...
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Many congratulations to my great colleague Luis Schenoni on this wonderful, richly deserved achievement! @uclspp.bsky.social
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Rodrigo Barrenechea @rbarrenechea.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Charles Tilly: War makes the state, and the state makes war. Luis Schenoni: State makes war, and war makes (or breaks) the state.
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Javier Mejia @javiermejiac.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
🚨🎙️In the latest #EPHPodcast episode, I chatted with Luis Schenoni. Is war the origin of state capacity in Latin America? Recommended if you're interested in: - War and state formation - Latin America's history - International relations youtu.be/6UsYERYdWyM?...
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Apply to join UCL’s Institute of the Americas as Lecturer in International Relations of the Americas 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Si interpretamos los aranceles a Canadá y la UE como “desacople” (reacción a sus acuerdos comerciales con China en las últimas semanas) y lo de Groenlandia como “disuasión territorial”, este artículo habría envejecido muy, pero muy bien www.lanacion.com.ar/estados-unid...
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Qué hay detrás de la aparente locura de Trump frente al mundo
Aunque a primera vista incoherentes, las acciones de política exterior del presidente de Estados Unidos revelan un patrón que podría formar parte de una estrategia destinada a frenar el ascenso chino
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Mi breve manifiesto de hoy en @lanacioncom.bsky.social en contra de la idea de "esferas de influencia". Para que no nos comamos la curva por enésima vez... www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/mit...
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¿Mito o realidad?: América para EE.UU., Ucrania para Rusia y Taiwán para China
La distribución del mundo en zonas de influencias entre potencias constituye un diagnóstico equivocado
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
If you’re a PhDing political science and working on conflict (broadly defined), consider applying to our Conflict & Change PhD Workshop. Selected participants meet 20+ of the top PhD candidates in the field. Our keynote speaker will be Stathis Kalyvas. www.conflictandchange.org/phdworkshop2...
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PhD workshop - call for papers — Conflict & Change
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
¿Fin del orden de posguerra? En @lanacioncom.bsky.social argumento que este annus horribilis no es una ruptura, sino un reacomodamiento como los de Truman y Nixon para asegurar la ventaja de EEUU frente a la URSS y permitirle volver a una hegemonía benévola. www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/la-...
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¿Trump le puso fin al orden de posguerra o es un reacomodamiento estratégico?
Contra la idea de un cambio de era, la política exterior de Trump encaja con un patrón en que Estados Unidos, viendo su primacía amenazada, suspende y rediseña el panorama internacional mediante la co...
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
En @lanacioncom.bsky.social poniendo a Venezuela en contexto (como intervención de Estados Unidos y como transición de régimen), con tablas y datos sobre cada episodio anterior y una conclusión: América Latina tiene que jugar un rol mucho más activo www.lanacion.com.ar/estados-unid...
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Venezuela entre la intervención y la transición: un desafío para el sistema interamericano
La captura de Nicolás Maduro por fuerzas estadounidenses expone la fragilidad de los mecanismos regionales para garantizar estabilidad y democracia
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Carl Müller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🚨 History buffs of the Holy Roman Empire: We built an app to visualize rulers' itineraries between 919 and 1519 based on the Regesta Imperii. Thank you @albertwendsjo.bsky.social for all the help! Explore here: carlmc.shinyapps.io/hre-itinerar... Please let us know of any issues and feedback!
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Rulers on the Road
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
La Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional de Trump fue leída como otorgando a América Latina una nueva relevancia estratégica. En @lanacioncom.bsky.social argumento que intenta prevenir amenazas extra-hemisféricas y enviar mensajes para otras audiencias más relevantes. www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/el-...
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El “Corolario Trump” a la luz de la irrelevancia latinoamericana
La reorientación del líder estadounidense con la región no parece representar una estrategia de largo plazo
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Our report for the European Parliament analyses the geopolitical stakes of the EU–Mercosur deal, which could create the largest free trade zone in history if signed on Dec 20. Useful reading if you invest in affected sectors. MEPs vote on Dec 16. www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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Geopolitical aspects of the EU-Mercosur agreement | Think Tank | European Parliament
Geopolitical aspects of the EU-Mercosur agreement
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Hoy en letra de molde para La Nación
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¿Ánimos bipolares? Por qué el conflicto entre EE.UU. y China seguirá escalando pero no estallará
El desenlace más probable del conflicto entre las dos potencias es una Segunda Guerra Fría
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Next week, we will be hosting the former Portuguese Minister of Defence, Helena Carreiras, at UCL www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-peac...
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Women, Peace And Security: In Conversation With Helena Carreiras
Join us to discuss gender in international security with security expert and former Portuguese Minister of National Defence (2022–2024)
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Thank you for this great review @raulaldaz.bsky.social ! If after reading this great review anyone is interested in the book (for yourselves or your libraries) feel free to use this discount voucher valid until Friday
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
New podcast on how war made the state in Latin America. Ideal for a relaxing Saturday afternoon
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Luis L. Schenoni, "Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
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ivanopina.bsky.social @ivanopina.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Este documento indaga en la inutilidad de la aspersión aerea para erradicar cultivos de coca y demas, la cual generalmente provoca mas violencia y deslegitima al estado, incentivando la violencia contra agentes estatales www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - Volume 55
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
If we set aside ad-hoc explanations, two forces stand out in shaping global development: colonial institutions and war—even if the former fails to explain Europe itself. Latin America has long tilted the debate away from the latter, but what if the real driver was war here as well?👇
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Beyond Colonialism: The Long Shadow of War in Latin America’s Development
Capable states that enforce the rule of law, secure property rights, and provide public goods are prerequisites for development, but where do they originate?
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Thrilled to join @notredame.bsky.social London on Thu, Oct 16, 6pm to discuss trends in democracy from a Latin American perspective, with former @apsa.bsky.social and @ipsa.org president D. Pinderhughes, E. Gonzalez Ocantos, B. Forjwuor and L. Keita. 4 Suffolk St www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perspectiv...
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Perspectives on US Democracy in Challenging Times
Perspectives on US Democracy in Challenging Times: Historical and Comparative Reflections
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
#OpenAccess from July 2025 - Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - cup.org/473YHcr - Juan Felipe Campos-Contreras, Camilo Nieto-Matiz & @llschenoni.bsky.social
BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of state interventions and aerial spraying of coca crops on violence in Colombia, analyzing the impact on local economies, insurgency movements, and civilian victimization from 2000 to 2015.
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Today at Princeton University the intellectual father meets the son: Miguel Centeno and I will be discussing the arguments in Bringing War Back In at 12pm, Aaron Burr Hall, Room 216. Come join the conversation! plas.princeton.edu/events/2025/...
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Luis L. Schenoni | Book Talk: Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America
Bringing War Back In provides a fresh theory connecting war and state formation that incorporates the contingency of warfare and the effects of war outcomes in the long run. The book demonstrates that...
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Starting in an hour (4 PM local time) at Pan Pacific Vancouver - Oceanview 5! 👇
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Call For Papers - Special Issue: "War and the State in Latin America" with the Journal of Latin American Studies 📢 please retweet! The deadline for proposals is October 30, 2025. Invited proposals must be submitted next year by January 30.
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I apparently wrote the best book of 2024/25 in International Relations 😱🥳 Huge thanks to the generous committee!
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Counting down! Just one week until I get to discuss how war made the state in Latin America with an incredible AMC panel at APSA! Venue is still TBA, but save the time to participate if you are around.
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
With Brussels moving forward with the EU - #Mercosur agreement, this morning @andresmalamud.bsky.social presented the study he co-authored with @llschenoni.bsky.social on “Geopolitical aspects of the EU-Mercosur agreement” at the #AFET Committee meeting 📚🌍 Read it here 🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/geo...
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Call For Papers - Special Issue: "War and the State in Latin America" with the Journal of Latin American Studies 📢 please retweet! The deadline for proposals is October 30, 2025. Invited proposals must be submitted next year by January 30.
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Glad to be spending some time at Princeton University to wrap up my sabbatical year, hosted by the Latin American Studies Program. I’ll be arriving Sept 1 eager to catch up with friends & faculty—if you’re around, let me know! plas.princeton.edu/people/luis-...
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Luis L. Schenoni
Luis L. Schenoni (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of international relations and director of the Security Studies Programme at the Department of Political Science, University Co...
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
NEW - Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - cup.org/473YHcr "Aerial spraying... propitiates retaliatory violence against the state, stimulates turf wars..." - Juan Felipe Campos-Contreras, Camilo Nieto-Matiz & @llschenoni.bsky.social #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of state interventions and aerial spraying of coca crops on violence in Colombia, analyzing the impact on local economies, insurgency movements, and civilian victimization from 2000 to 2015.
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Katherine Bersch @kbersch.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
On behalf of IPSA’s Research Committee 27 (sponsor of @govjournal.bsky.social), I’m pleased to share that the 2025 Levine Prize Honorable Mention goes to Bringing War Back In by Luis Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org.👏
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UCL Political Science @uclspp.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
@llschenoni.bsky.social's 'Bringing War Back In' received an Honorable Mention for the Levine Prize at #IPSA2025 🇰🇷 and is now required reading for PhD comps at Waseda University 🇯🇵 🏅 As a Visiting Fellow at IDE-JETRO, he’s also given talks at Hitotsubashi, Kobe, and the U of Tokyo. buff.ly/PV69HL9
Dr Schenoni delivers a lectureDr Schenoni stands by a statue of Wasada Uni founder Ōkuma ShigenobuDr Schenoni stands on Wasada university campus
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Raúl Aldaz Peña @raulaldaz.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Ok, so I finally finished reading this book by @llschenoni.bsky.social. If your are into states and development (in and beyond Latin America), you have to read it! The book is theoretically ambitious and has a clever and brilliant research design. (1/4)
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🗣️ #NewStudy - In the latest study coordinated by TEPSA for the AFET Committee of the European Parliament, @andresmalamud.bsky.social & @llschenoni.bsky.social ‬ examine the Geopolitical aspects of the EU-Mercosur agreement Read in full 🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/geo...
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