What a way to start a new semester! Yesterday we kicked off the new term with a Workshop on Survey Designs and Survey Experiments. Thanks to my amazing colleague @timallinger.bsky.social for co-organising this with me, and to the @ipz.bsky.social for their financial support.

Thank you! The recent workshop we co-organised on Organised Crime: Local Roots & Global Reach was inspired by a very successful event organised by @angeltguevara.bsky.social and @geraldinebustos.bsky.social a couple of years ago at @uniessexgov.bsky.social Looking forward to more collaborations

Department of Government, Essex@uniessexgov.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well done to @angeltguevara.bsky.social for co-organising this organised crime workshop! And it's great to see Essex PhD @amayoap.bsky.social! Essex PGRs/PhDs, getting it done. And thanks @roxanagutz.bsky.social for the post and your leadership!

With Colombia's 2026 elections approaching and the future of the peace process back at the centre of political debate, I want to share a piece I wrote for Civil War Paths: "Does Ideology Matter to Make Peace? Lessons from Colombia and Beyond."

Civil War Paths@civilwarpaths.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Out now on the @civilwarpaths.bsky.social blog, @geraldinebustos.bsky.social shares her research from Colombia and beyond to show how armed group ideology shapes both war and peace. 👇 www.civilwarpaths.org/does-ideolog...

I’m pleased to share that I have started a new position as a Research Assistant within the Peace Dividends and Post-Conflict Project at the University of Essex a few months ago! More information about the project can be found here: www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2...