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Oliver Kaplan

@oliverkaplan.bsky.social
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Prof @JosefKorbelSchool.bsky.social @UofDenver 📚Books: RESISTING WAR (2017) SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER (2024) Nonviolent action | Research + Policymaking Ethics | @KorbelAsylum ⛷️🚵‍♂️🖖 linktr.ee/oliverkaplan

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I shared some thoughts on the broader significance of Colombia’s presidential election - voters decide this Sunday
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Sign up for our online course on (RESPONSIBLE) Policy Engagement! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Thanks to @rbreich.bsky.social for sharing our article/ interview in @us.theconversation.com 🙏 ... We offer some helpful lenses for making sense of the social movements taking shape in the U.S. theconversation.com/what-america...
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What Americans can learn from other civil activism movements against authoritarian regimes
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
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Betcy Jose @betcy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
My @wpr.bsky.social piece with @charlicarpenter.bsky.social centers the heroic civilian self-protection efforts in MN (which continue today), arguing not only are Minnesotans protecting each other, but global human rights norms as well:
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From War Zones to Minneapolis, ‘Civilian Self-Protection’ Proves Its Value
Many tactics used in Minneapolis are akin to civilian efforts to protect each other from human rights violations in wars or highly repressive situations.
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Join me in this 'Conversation' tomorrow hosted by... @us.theconversation.com !
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
My article is currently open-access... Click away... We map out the creative ways people nonviolently use phones to protect themselves in war zones... Americans have now adopted some of these approaches too academic.oup.com/ia/article/101/3/1043/8106131
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Technology for civilian self-protection
The capacity of citizens to self-protect against armed conflict has been transformed by the development of information and communications technologies. Cas
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
My article is currently open-access... Click away... We map out the creative ways people nonviolently use phones to protect themselves in war zones... Americans have now adopted some of these approaches too academic.oup.com/ia/article/101/3/1043/8106131
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Technology for civilian self-protection
The capacity of citizens to self-protect against armed conflict has been transformed by the development of information and communications technologies. Cas
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 30/01/2026
Early warnings. Safety in numbers. Cameras everywhere. Anti-ICE protests in the U.S. mirror the nonviolent survival strategies civilians use in war zones around the world.
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Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities
Americans are learning and doing the kind of work that civilians in war zones worldwide have done for decades: dealing with threats by organizing to help protect their neighbors and communities.
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I wrote something... Hope it’s helpful ☮️ I’ve studied Nonviolent protection movements in war zones for 2 decades. Here’s what I’m seeing in the U.S. theconversation.com/anti-ice-pro...
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Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities
Americans are learning and doing the kind of work that civilians in war zones worldwide have done for decades: dealing with threats by organizing to help protect their neighbors and communities.
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Psyched + humbled to see our SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER recognized as #1 Top Book in IR per @iajournal.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org (reviewed by @mgmessmer.bsky.social) global.oup.com/academic/pro... @epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @siecenter.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
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Rana B. Khoury @rbkhoury.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
So excited to hold my book! You can do so too in November! Leila Khoury's cover art captures the story of a contentious movement becoming something like a civil society in the depths of Syria's war. @cornellupress.bsky.social designed it beautifully. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Rana Khoury holding her book, Civilizing Contention: International Aid in Syria's War
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
If you don’t think you need this book YES YOU DO. I'm offering guest lectures on SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER for this academic year… Add the book to your syllabus, and then add me as a guest lecturer! I’m happy to join your class either virtually or in person... 🧪🔬📚 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
My new article on #PDET community development programs in #Colombia -- Can they boost trust in (post-)conflict conditions? ** Original 2021 survey data on 2 towns -> More positive attitudes when project priorities matched community needs (e.g., roads vs. health) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
A new article by Korbel Prof @oliverkaplan.bsky.social analyzes Colombia's Program for Development with a Territorial Focus (PDET) by assessing its effects on sustainable peace, development, and confidence in state institutions. @journals.sagepub.com Read more here:
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Danny Postel @dannypostel.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Academics: have you ever assigned a @newlinesmag.bsky.social article, podcast episode, or video essay in a class? If so, which one(s) and what class(es)? Any and all details welcome! You can respond here, DM me, or e-mail dpostel@newlinesmag.com 🙏
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Grateful to Matthew Flinders for his thoughtful (+ constructively-critical) review of our new book @poppublicsphere.bsky.social --that it "should become core reading for all PhD students" @epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policy Making. Edited by Rachel A. Epstein and Oliver Caplan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 242p. | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge...
Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policy Making. Edited by Rachel A. Epstein and Oliver Caplan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 242p.
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Happy to share my new article in @iajournal.bsky.social on how civilians use TECHNOLOGY to protect themselves/ counter disinfo in conflict settings We found these uses of tech amplify #nonviolent strategies & are WAY more common and diverse than we first expected! academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
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Technology for civilian self-protection
The capacity of citizens to self-protect against armed conflict has been transformed by the development of information and communications technologies. Cas
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Ok, can we stop calling it a tariff “strategy”?
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Glad to be a part of this exciting new forum on Localization in development/ humanitarianism!
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Emily K. M. Scott @emilykmscott.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social & Emily Paddon Rhoads discuss “insider-led” localization and show information and communication technologies for civilian protection have facilitated rebalancing of relationships between global humanitarians and local actors in Colombia, Ecuador, & Syria. 16/
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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
As scholars who study humanitarian aid, Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social and GW Prof @mzdeloffre.bsky.social, write that we are seeing not just a crisis of funding, but also one that jeopardizes the credibility of the entire global system that provides this lifesaving assistance.
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Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose
Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.
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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Applications for the 2025 New Era Workshop (NEW) are now open! NEW is an annual three-day training program for PhD students in international affairs and related disciplines, held September 25-27, 2025 at the University of Denver! Applications and more info can be found on our website. Please share!
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NEW — Bridging the Gap
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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
They’ve arrived! “The Mompos Project: A Tale of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia.”
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
My new article on how TECHNOLOGY 📲⚡️🌎📡 contributes to LOCALIZATION of power to local actors, focusing on civilian protection Original interviews: INDIGENOUS GUARD #Ecuador #Colombia WHITE HELMETS #Syria **Open Access! @gsqjournal.bsky.social @emilykmscott.bsky.social academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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How Insider-Led Processes Lead to Localization: The Case of Digital Technology and Humanitarian Protection
Abstract. The humanitarian sector has been increasingly concerned with localizing its activities—devolving capacity, power, and decision-making authority t
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
This has been such useful survey data on LatinAm… I’ve been fortunate to publish with it myself…Tragic to see USAID’s core source of support come to an end
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Standing up for Science!
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
As editors of SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER @epsteinprof.bsky.social & I believe that the responsible use of SCIENCE contributes to the public good and makes the world better We stand in solidarity with @standupforscience.bsky.social 3/7/25
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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Timely talk at @isanet.bsky.social today: @epsteinprof.bsky.social and @oliverkaplan.bsky.social discussed their new book Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social, which explores policy-engaged research. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Glad my copy of “Surviving the Islamic State” by @austinknuppe.bsky.social made it to the Rockies ⛰️🏔️ … Per my praise it “shows how civilians weigh risks of retaliation as they decide whether to acquiesce, mount everyday resistance, or pursue more active opposition”…. Key insights for unstable times
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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A thought-provoking roundtable by @epsteinprof.bsky.social & @hilaryappel.bsky.social about Russia's war on Ukraine challenges conventional wisdom & uncovers biases in research & policy with @charlicarpenter.bsky.social @oxanashevel.bsky.social & Milada Vachudova @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
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Bridging The Gap @bridgingthegap.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2025 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞! Know anyone who could use tools and networks to disseminate policy-relevant academic research? Now's the time! Applications close Sunday 1/26@11:59pm MT www.bridgingthegapproject.org/ipsi
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IPSI — Bridging the Gap
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
“Covid-ravaged Peru, afflicted by the world’s worst covid death rate, offers perhaps the clearest example of the swing from corruption to populism," write @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, @mikealbertus.bsky.social, Diana Senior-Angulo, and Gustavo Flores-Macías et. al. muse.jhu.edu/article...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
It was a blast to lead this week-long field course in Colombia for MA students @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social! We learned SO much meeting with a bunch of great speakers! And even managed to conduct some research on coffee and climate resilience! duclarion.com/2025/01/korb...
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Korbel students learn about peace in Colombia during an interterm course
During the Winter Break, several Korbel School of International Studies master's students traveled to Colombia for an interterm course to learn about the country's path to peace and various environme
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William Nomikos @wnomikos.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My book, "Local Peace, International Builders," is now OUT. It examines the conditions under which international actors successfully bring order, peace, and stability to fragile settings. To read more about each chapter and download the book OPEN ACCESS: www.williamgnomikos.com/local-peace
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Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Very excited to announce the release of my new book today, Land Power! Based on 15 years of work, it tells the story of how land shapes societies, from racial hierarchy to inequality, development, gender & the environment. In hardcover/eBook/audiobook. More in 🧵
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Mauro Gilli @maurogilli.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Very happy to see that the article "Weapons of the Weak: Technological Change, Guerrilla Firepower, and Counterinsurgency Outcomes" that Costantino Pischedda, @aagilli.bsky.social and I have written is finally out in The Journal of Conflict Resolution. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Excited to have a new article out today at Journal of Democracy: How Covid Changed Latin America. With @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, Gustavo Flores-Macías, Diana Senior-Angulo, Amy Erica Smith, Henrique Delgado, Rafael Ioris & Melissa Martinez. #Democracy #covid #LatinAmerica
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Project MUSE - How Covid Changed Latin America
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Glad to share our new article "HOW COVID CHANGED LATIN AMERICA" in @jodemocracy.bsky.social @mikealbertus.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social We find COVID created challenges & risks of democratic backsliding but also brought hopeful responses and resiliencies
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 26/12/2024
Read @ccaryl.bsky.social on how the rise of the Georgian Dream party has contributed to Georgia’s authoritarian turn—and what Moscow stands to gain if Tbilisi pivots decisively away from the West:
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Georgia’s Authoritarian Drift
The West should not let Tbilisi slip back into Russia’s orbit.
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Danny Postel @dannypostel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Civilians were often trapped between violent actors during the Colombian conflict, explains @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, an associate professor at the @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social at the University of Denver and the author of the 2017 book, “Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves.”
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Enzo Nussio @enzonussio.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
In the process, I learned how the simple shuffling of survey questions can become a powerful experiment. More research on lynching in the American Sociological Review journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Here’s a starter pack for the Josef Korbel School of Int’l Studies at U of Denver @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social … Some great scholars to follow! go.bsky.app/UsqnDvq
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Josef Korbel School of International Studies - DU (@josefkorbelschool.bsky.social)
12th best place to earn a Master's in International Affairs by Foreign Policy.
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Here’s a new podcast I did —about 2 new papers on how civilians use technology to protect themselves! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Technology for Civilian Self-Protection (Forthcoming, International Affairs)
From alerting communities at risk to connecting local responders to those in need, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming local prot
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Concerned about how to engage with policymakers ethically? Worried about how your research might be used? Check out our new edited volume, Speaking Science to Power, on these issues and more re: ethical policy engagement (I have a chapter on why we should pre-register our ethical redlines)
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Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking
Science has the potential to do much good. But it can also be misused and cause harm. How can researchers become aware of the risks and share their insights responsibly? This volume gathers a premier ...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I started a Colombianistas starter pack. I’m sure it will grow! Saludos! go.bsky.app/KY4Vcsb
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Hey @oliverkaplan.bsky.social look what arrived! If you're interested in, or thinking about, ethical engagement with policymakers, this is a terrific volume. It covers the waterfront, from research design to final outputs, & the chapters are short + accessible, so perfect for teaching
https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-Science-Power-Responsible-Policymaking-ebook/dp/B0DHV1PKFX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HAWC492IWS26&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZkVg_IYjP9cIdVJc6ArEa94HkiupeLlzyL1oLGJR5Tvt_R1HHYmXCXrMCs3wGro0VXluWVt66RCsxoslq_yluMkHKRM_P19c63WihPcy3MHN9V7I0T_skQnkg1VZGPuqTnYzDrOr-ytz9UiHwlMA9ThGY-xyaxGg_DjYR8QSvS556iDSA0I_g_dgekXl6htYb-3PeIGgczjxWLGvMHAD9sYWMXXY8E3J0EwGaFoxKTY.5LTGp4-LU1poKHSosRYcLSRXgfoq1ezJrSTuoEE5vn8&dib_tag=se&keywords=speaking+science+to+power&qid=1729605952&sprefix=speaking+science+t%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Very excited to see this volume out in the wild. If you're an academic and interested in ethical engagement with policy-makers, check it out (Kindle's only $15). I have a chapter on why you should consider pre-registering your ethical redlines *before* fieldwork and engaging with policy-makers
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Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking - Kindle edition by Epstein, Rachel A., Kaplan, Oliver. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking - Kindle edition by Epstein, Rachel A., Kaplan, Oliver. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking.
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
Now available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Speaking-Sci...
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Speaking Science to Power: Rachel A. Epstein, Rachel A. Epstein: 9780198877134: Amazon.com: Books
Speaking Science to Power [Rachel A. Epstein, Rachel A. Epstein] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Speaking Science to Power
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
PUBLICATION DAY ‼️📚 OK, this book is a GAME CHANGER! Many scholars “Bridge the Gap" and brief policymakers, and many policymakers seek out research and evidence… There was no concrete ethical guidance on how to do this… UNTIL NOW! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
I was glad to contribute to this important article led by colleagues @ Korbel School’s Pardee Center & a team of outstanding students “Built to support the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018…” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Bearing witness: Introducing the Perceived Mass Atrocities Dataset (PMAD) - Collin J Meisel, Jonathan D Moyer, Austin S Matthews, Oliver Kaplan, Ruth Byrnes, Kerent Benjumea, Phoebe Cribb, Collin Van ...
The risk factors and consequences of atrocities are deeply interconnected with questions of intra- and interstate stability and conflict, economic development, ...
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