Happy to share that I've started as an Editorial Assistant at @poppublicsphere.bsky.social ! Perspectives has published some of my favorite political science articles, so this is a particularly exciting opportunity.
Jacob Fortier
@fortierjacob.bsky.social
PhD candidate Northwestern @polisciatnu.bsky.social Political violence, social movements, IR
New CWP post outlining my broader research agenda: how political parties actively engage with, respond to, and shape relationships with violent actors. Thank you @civilwarpaths.bsky.social ! @polisciatnu.bsky.social www.civilwarpaths.org/the-overlook...
The Overlooked Role of Political Parties in Violent Conflict - Civil War Paths
PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University. My research focuses on how political parties engage with violent organizations and the electoral consequences of politi...
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Excited to see this online! @markberlin2.bsky.social and I find that radical Islamist groups are more likely to make diverse recruitment appeals because they tap into shared identity, emphasize multiple threats to Islam, and internationalize their fights. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A Call to Arms: How Rebel Groups Choose Their Recruitment Appeals - Michael J. Soules, Mark Berlin, 2025
Why do some rebel groups mobilize around diverse grievances, while others organize around a narrow set of issues? Rebels can widen their recruitment pool by app...
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Thrilled to see this out! @polisciatnu.bsky.social I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...
Unraveling the Radical Flank Effect: The Role of Moderate Organizations in the Face of Radical Flank Violence
Why do moderate social movement organizations sometimes benefit from or avoid the negative effects of radical flank violence, while in other cases, they suffer strategic setbacks due to such extrem...
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