JUST PUBLISHED: Trump's announced tariffs—25% on Mexico & Canada (besides Canadian energy, at 10%) + a 10% increase in tariffs on China—would be the largest tax increase in at least a generation. It would cost the median US household more than $1,200 a year. #PIIECharts

The interesting thing for me as a trade scholar and GATT geek is that the US has adopted a blanket rule (25% on everything) vs Canada’s targeted list. And in all of this news I have seen exactly ZERO mention of the WTO or even USMCA trade dispute resolution fora. None.

Draft syllabus for my new class on the Politics of Climate Change in Developing States--open any and all feedback! cobrienudry.github.io/files/The%20... thanks to @jeffcolgan.bsky.social for the Climate Solution Lab's syllabus bank

A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)

Having just spent 3 days at a Canadian science policy conference, it was frustrating to see such limited social sciences and humanities representation; even though I work in the housing and public infrastructure space, I had hoped for more. Hm.

What research grant enabled you to do your best work? Why? Was it just funding or something else?

There's a lot of talk about how Trump's tariffs may help revive American manufacturing by encouraging consumers to buy American-made goods. If you believe this, I want to tell you a story. 🧵

Boston is home to more universities per capita than anywhere else in the US. I want to tell you about one, Lesley University, that you may not have heard of, and what Lesley leadership is doing to faculty. 1/

Lesley University is undergoing a massive cost-cutting program. Is it working? - The Boston Globe

Administrators believe the Cambridge institution is on track to reverse from its financial woes. Staff and students say it’s happening at their expense.

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Question for 1st gen PhDs coming from a low income background. Do you also have personal finance ptsd despite graduating and having a better income than your stipend?

In May of this year, I let go of a postdoc at Harvard in favour of a permanent full-time position in the Canada federal public service. I didn't want to risk the uncertainty of living in the US under Trump 2.0, or 3 three months of work visa delays, or 7 months of unemployment between positions. 1/n

$8.75 an hour for a part-time job as a pastry counter clerk at a family run Italian grocery/bakery. Ontario student wages in 2009. (Made more babysitting/nannying).

Gregory A. Hargreaves@bordergroves.bsky.social · 3y ago

How much did you earn in your first job? At 15yo I bussed tables at an Italian place for $3/hr plus unlimited breadsticks and marinara At 18yo I baked bagels for $8/hr plus unlimited bagels and sandwich toppings

Excited to announce a call for papers and discussants for the Just Research Conference, to be held online May 9-11, 2024! Just Research is a virtual, free conference for early career scholars and grad students in political science! Apps are due April 1: sites.google.com/view/just-re... #polisky

Unfortunately, I am looking at another unsuccessful year on the academic job market. I’m trying to hold onto the dream of being a professor, or even a postdoc. The applications continue, as does seeking permanent employment since my current contract ends in May.

PoliSky what made for your best experience at a virtual conference or symposium? What activities facilitated networking?

Recent discovery: if you mix up some carrot cake batter, but bake it as cupcakes, you then have carrot muffins and they can be eaten for breakfast guilt-free.

International Political Economy Society (IPES)’s Virtual IPES is calling for paper submissions for its Winter/Spring 2024 round of workshops VIPES: www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org/virtual-ipes Application link: forms.gle/BBGVJdJKnH2b...

I miss being in an office and bantering with colleagues about what cool things they're doing. As someone who works 100% remotely, it's not the same for me to chat with my cat about research or conference plans.

The US embassy in London has weighed in on the controversy created by a US scientist's suggestion that tea needs a pinch of salt.

PoliSky friends: do you know of cool work on urban planning, housing and quality of life - bonus points if the work focuses on Canada. Self cites welcome!

Looking to add something about hostage taking to your syllabi? Check out my latest for @goodauth.bsky.social, a "Good to Know" explainer on hostage taking and the rise in hostage diplomacy: goodauthority.org/news/good-to... Polisky TeachLearnSky IntSec Conflictsky

Good to Know: Hostage taking and the rise in hostage diplomacy

Detaining foreign hostages to gain political concessions from another government is on the rise.

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Thrilled to share that my paper with Sojun Park on the exploitation of treaty ambiguity in TRIPs has been published by @the-peio.bsky.social and is available via open access today! doi.org/10.1007/s115... Working through page proofs during the holidays is so worth it.

It’s that season where even a glimpse at a blue sky has me running to the window to get precious vitamin D.

Susan Sell and I took intro IR together in grad school and then we were colleagues together at GWU for 17 years. Her passing is an enormous loss for so many of us blogs.gwu.edu/elliott360/2...

In Memoriam: Susan K. Sell, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs

Susan K. Sell, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Emeriti passed away on December 24, 2023. Susan was a faculty member in the political science department from 1991 to 20...

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Reckoning with the impact of neglecting my health the last 12 months. Visited my GP in Nov and routine bloodwork flagged a few things. I still don’t have health benefits (maybe by the Fall?) but grateful for an incredible family doc in Canada over the years.

2023: I became a Dr. I fell in love. I survived 7 months without a paycheck. I lived with one of my best friends. Moved back in with family. Had my second paper accepted with 2 rounds of revisions. Started a new contract job. Looking forward to stability (hopefully) in 2024!

Happy 12/31/23. 🥂

Working a contract 9-5, M-F job that pays biweekly has been life changing. For 9 years I’ve been paid monthly, sometimes unreliably. And for 9 years I had to fight to reserve at least Saturdays for myself/life chores. That first paycheck after 6 months of being unemployed also hit different.

Our paper introducing the "American Local Government Elections Database" is online at Scientific Data. The data includes 78,000 candidates in 57,000 electoral contests in races for seven distinct local political offices in most medium and large cities and counties over the last three decades.

American local government elections database - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - American local government elections database

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